1983 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was the ninth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 24 July to 6 August 1983. The Soviet Union won their sixth world championship, defeating the United States 84–82 in the final.

Preliminary round

The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinal round, while the bottom two teams played in the classification round.

Semifinal round

The United States qualified for the semifinal round by the virtue of winning the previous world championship, while Brazil qualified as hosts. A total of 25 matches were played in the semifinal round. Results between two teams from the Preliminary Round carried over; teams only played teams they had not already played.