| Event: | Badminton |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Venue: | Singapore Badminton Hall |
| Dates: | 28 May – 6 June 1983 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Previous: | 1981 |
| Next: | 1985 |
Badminton at the 1983 SEA Games was held at Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore City, Singapore. Badminton events was held between 28 May to 6 June.
In the individual events, Indonesia captured 4 titles, while Singapore won a title in the men's singles event. Wong Shoon Keat made a history as the first ever Singaporean player to win a gold medal at the Games.[1]
| Men's singles | |||
| Women's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | |||
| Women's doubles | |||
| Mixed doubles | |||
| Men's team | Icuk Sugiarto Liem Swie King Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata Hastomo Arbi Hadibowo | Foo Kok Keong Ong Beng Teong Soh Goon Chup Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Bandid Jaiyen Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul Preecha Sopajaree Suwat Poonumphai Sakrapee Thongsari |
Wong Shoon Keat Lau Wing Cheok Abdul Hamid Khan Tan Kum Hwa Sulaiman Zaini | |||
| Women's team | Ivana Lie Elizabeth Latief Ruth Damayanti Maria Fransisca Rosiana Tendean Mary Harlim | Kanitta Mansamuth Suleeporn Jittariyakul Jutatip Banjongsilp Sirisriro Patama Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem | Leong Chai Lean Katherine Teh Juliet Poon Kok Chan Fong Tan Sui Hoon |
Irene Lee Soo Chiew Ming Choy Leng Siong Leong Kay Sine Ho Kam Meng Koh Ee Boon | |||
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Wong Shoon Keat |  Sarit Pisudchaikul | 16–17, 15–8, 15–5 |
| Hastomo Arbi | Lau Wing Cheok | 7–15, 15–3, 15–9 | |
| Women's singles | Elizabeth Latief | Jutatip Banjongsilp | 11–5, 11–2 |
| Ivana Lie | Phanwadee Jinasuyanont | 12–9, 11–2 | |
| Men's doubles | Hadibowo & Liem Swie King | Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul | 18–15, 15–10 |
| Bobby Ertanto & Christian Hadinata | Soh Goon Chup & Ong Beng Teong | 15–8, 7–15, 15–6 | |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti & Maria Fransisca | Amporn Kaipituk & Kanitta Mansamuth | 15–5, 15–7 |
| Mary Harlim & Rosiana Tendean | Juliet Poon & Katherine Swee Phek Teh | 17–16, 15–6 | |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Ivana Lie | 15–6, 15–1 | |
| Bobby Ertanto & Ruth Damayanti | Sawei Chanseorasmee & Amporn Kaipituk | 11–15, 15–10, 15–11 |
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Wong Shoon Keat | Hastomo Arbi | 9–15, 15–2, 15–11 | |
| Women's singles | Ivana Lie | Elizabeth Latief | 11–2, 11–4 | |
| Men's doubles | Bobby Ertanto & Christian Hadinata | Hadibowo & Liem Swie King | 8–15, 15–9, 15–5 | |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti & Maria Fransisca | Mary Harlim & Rosiana Tendean | 15–3, 15–9 | |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Ivana Lie | Bobby Ertanto & Ruth Damayanti | 15–2, 15–2 |