title: Uganda at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Uganda at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Uganda competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Track and road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Moses Kyeswa | 400 metres | 46.35 | 11 Q | 46.31 | 14 Q | 46.79 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Mike Okot | 400 metres | 46.69 | =19 Q | 46.38 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Peter Rwamuhanda | 400 metres hurdles | 50.99 | =21 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | John Goville Mike Okot Charles Mbazira Moses Kyeswa | 4 × 400 metres relay | DQ | DQ | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### Track and road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Ruth Kyalisima | 400 metres hurdles | 57.58 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  