1983 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 1983 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in East Germany from 17 to 25 September 1983, with the final round held in Rostock.

Format
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided into three groups of four teams each. In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups (six teams in total) to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining six teams which played for position places (7th to 12th). All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format.

Pool 1

 * venue location: Schwerin, East Germany

Pool 2

 * venue location: Cottbus, East Germany

Pool 3

 * venue location: Rostock, East Germany

7th–12th pool

 * venue location: Cottbus, East Germany

Final pool

 * venue location: Rostock, East Germany

Final ranking
Team Roster Ariane Radfan, Heike Lehmann, Maike Arlt, Monika Beu, Andrea Heim, Grit Naumann, Ramona Landgraf, Martina Schmidt, Ute Oldenburg, Kathrin Heidrich, Silke Schott and Karla Roffeis. Head Coach: Dieter Grund.