1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Soviet Union
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| Dates | December 26, 1982 – January 4, 1983 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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Soviet Union (5th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Czechoslovakia
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Third place 
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 Canada
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| Fourth place |
 Sweden
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 257 (9.18 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Vladimír Růžička (20 points) |
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1984 →
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The 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1983 WJHC) was the seventh edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Leningrad, Soviet Union between December 26, 1982, and January 4, 1983. The host Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record.
The tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Norway was relegated to Pool B for the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The second tier was contested from March 14 to 20, in Anglet, France. Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups where the top two, and bottom two, graduated to meet there respective opponents in a final round robin. Results between competitors who migrated together were carried forward.
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
Italy was relegated to Pool C for the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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