| Iaaf: | UGA |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Uganda |
| Games Link: | 1983 World Championships in Athletics |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Date: | August 7–14, 1983 |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Competitors Men: | 5 |
| Competitors Women: | 1 |
| Events: | 4 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Uganda 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 | ||
| Moses Kyeswa | align=left rowspan=2 | 400 metres | 46.35 | 11 Q | 46.31 | 14 Q | 46.79 | 15 | colspan=2 |
| Mike Okot | 46.69 | =19 Q | 46.38 | 16 | colspan=4 rowspan=3 | ||||
| Peter Rwamuhanda | 400 metres hurdles | 50.99 | =21 | colspan=2 | |||||
| John Goville Mike Okot Charles Mbazira Moses Kyeswa | 4 × 400 metres relay | ||||||||