| Competition: | 1983 European Karate Championships |
| Dates: | May 5 to 7 |
| Location: |  Madrid, Spain |
| Prev: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1983 European Karate Championships, the 18th edition, was held in Madrid, Spain from May 13 to 15, 1983. The women's competition in kumite was held in Brussels, Belgium on February 26 and 27, 1983 (with juniors).[1] [2]
| Kata | Deogracias Medina | Luis Maria Sanz | ||
| Kumite -60 kg |  Tim Stephens | Stewart Mackinnon |  Mohamed Kathiri Rudolphe Vallée | |
| Kumite -65 kg | David Coulter | Joseph Goffin | Ricardo Abad Cebolla Didier Lupo | |
| Kumite -70 kg |  Ari Kaunismäki |  Raffaele Bernardi |  Flavio Donatello Felipe Hita | |
| Kumite -75 kg | Francisco Merino | Pierre Pinard | Javier Gomez[3]  Angelo Spataro | |
| Kumite -80 kg | Tapio Pirttioja | Francisco Manzano Diaz | Gianluca Guazzaroni Neiman Prince | |
| Kumite +80 kg | Patrice Ruggiero | Marc Pyrée | Jerome Atkinson Jean-Pierre Carbila | |
| Kumite Open | José Manuel Egea | Geoff Thompson |
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| Kumite | |
| Kata | María Moreno | Helen Raye | ||
| Kumite -53 kg | Helen Raye | Francine Fillios | Moira Hooper Ann Ameele | |
| Kumite -60 kg | Beverly Morris | Rita Varelius | Daniela Galilei[4] Yrsa Lindquist | |
| Kumite +60 kg | Guus van Mourik | Elisabeth Harmel | Henny van de Ploeg Coral-Navas |