| Iaaf: | RWA |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Rwanda |
| Games Link: | 1983 World Championships in Athletics |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Date: | August 7–14, 1983 |
| Competitors: | 2 |
| Competitors Men: | 1 |
| Competitors Women: | 1 |
| Events: | 5 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Rwanda competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa | 400 metres | 50.52 | 45 | colspan=6 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:55.12 | 53 | colspan=4 rowspan=2 | ||||||
| 1500 metres | 3:57.49 | 47 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Marcianne Mukamurenzi | 1500 metres | 4:30.58 | 18 | colspan=2 rowspan=2 |
| 3000 metres | 9:26.59 | 25 | |||