1983 UK Athletics Championships

{{Short description|British athletics event}}

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{{Infobox Athletics Championships

|Name=1983 UK Athletics Championships

|Host city=Edinburgh, Scotland

|Dates= 28 & 29 May

|Stadium=Meadowbank Stadium

|Stadium image=File:Meadowbank Stadium stand.jpg

|Level=Senior|Type=Outdoor

|Events=|Records set=

|Previous=1982

|Next=1984

|Games=UK Athletics Championships

}}

The 1983 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was the second time the event was held in the Scottish city, following on from the 1978 UK Athletics Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19830530/016/0016 |title=Peter Elliott |work=Western Daily Press |date=30 May 1983 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 March 2025}}

It was the seventh edition of the competition limited to British athletes only, launched as an alternative to the AAA Championships, which was open to foreign competitors. However, because the calibre of national competition remained greater at the AAA event, the UK Championships this year were not considered the principal national championship event by some statisticians, such as the National Union of Track Statisticians (NUTS). Many of the athletes below also competed at the 1983 AAA Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm UK Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.[https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists]. NUTS. Retrieved 2018-02-25.