1982 in sports (original) (raw)
See also: 1981 in sports, other events of 1982, 1983 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 - Gordon Johncock
- CART Racing - Rick Mears won the season championship
- Formula One Champion - Keke Rosberg of Finland
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- won by the team of Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell driving a Porsche 956
- Rally racing - Walter Rohrl / Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving an Opel Ascona 400
- Drag racing - Shirley Muldowney won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals won 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Series MVP was Darrell Porter, St. Louis
- July 13 - Montreal hosts the first baseball All-Star Game outside the United States.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- North Carolina wins 63-62 over Georgetown
- NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia 76ers
Boxing
- November 12 Aaron Pryor defeats Alexis Arguello in what would later be called the fight of the decade. Pryor retained the WBA's world Jr. Welterweight title with a 14th round knockout
- November 13 Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim by knockout in 14 rounds in a tragic fight. Kim died five days later and the fight's outcome brought many new resolutions to boxing.
- December 3 the carnival of champions
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Bernard Hinault of France
- Tour de France - Bernard Hinault of France
- World Cycling Championship: Giuseppe Saronni of Italy
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, (United States)
- Women's champion: Elaine Zayak, (United States)
- Pairs champions: Sabine Baess & Tassilo Thierbach, (Germany)
Football (Soccer)
- World Cup: Italy (hosts: Spain)
- Champions' Cup: Aston Villa F.C 1-0 F.C. Bayern M�nchen
- UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg IFK G�teborg 1-0 Hamburger S.V; 2nd leg Hamburger SV 0-3 IFK G�teborg. IFK G�teborg won 4-0 on aggregate
- Cup Winners' Cup: F.C. Barcelona 2-1 Standard CL (Li�ge)
- Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg F.C. Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa F.C.; 2nd leg Aston Villa F.C. 3-0 F.C. Barcelona. Aston Villa F.C. won 3-1 on aggregate
- Copa Libertadores de Am�rica: Two legs; 1st leg Pe�arol 0-0 Cobreloa; 2nd leg Cobreloa 0-1 Pe�arol. Pe�arol win 1-0 on aggregate
- League champions
- Argentina:
- Brazil: Clube de Regatas Flamengo
- England: Liverpool F.C
- France: A.S. Monaco
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Portugal: Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Scotland: Glasgow Celtic F.C
- Spain: Real Sociedad
- West Germany: Hamburger S.V.
- England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 over Queen's Park Rangers
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers won 26-21 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Strike: First regular season strike by NFL players ends on November 16 after 57 days.
Canadian Football League
- Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos won 32-16 over the Toronto Argonauts
- Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds won 39-14 over the Western Ontario Mustangs
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Craig Stadler
- June - US Open - Tom Watson
- July - British Open - Tom Watson
- August - PGA Championship - Ray Floyd
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Craig Stadler - $446,462
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Miller Barber - $106,890
- US Women's Open - Janet Anderson
- LPGA Championship - Jan Stephenson
- JoAnne Carner: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $310,399.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Gurner's Lane
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Son of Briartic
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Akiyda
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Assert
- English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zino
- Epsom Derby - Golden Fleece
- St. Leger Stakes - Touching Wood
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby - Gato del Sol
- Preakness Stakes - Aloma's Ruler
- Belmont Stakes - Conquistador Cielo
Harness Racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Cam Fella
- Little Brown Jug - Merger
- Messenger Stakes - Cam Fella
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Speed Bowl
- Yonkers Trot
- Kentucky Futurity
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Rhett's Law
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- Stanley Cup: New York Islanders win 4-0 over the Vancouver Canucks
- World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Czechoslovakia
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA
- The women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Johan Kriek
- French Open - Mats Wilander
- Wimbledon championships - Jimmy Connors
- US Open - Jimmy Connors
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: United States won 4-1 over France in world tennis.
General sporting events
- Embassy World Snooker Championship:
- Alex Higgins won 18-15 over Ray Reardon
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Rick Swenson won with lead dog: Andy
Births
- May 17 - Tony Parker, French NBA player
- June 1 - Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgian tennis player
- August 30 - Andy Roddick, American tennis player
- September 13 - Nen�, Brazilian NBA player
Deaths
- January 07 - Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer
- January 20 - Marc Demeyer, 31, Belgian cyclist
- April 26 - Ville Ritola, Finnish Olympic gold medal runner
- May 8 - Gilles Villeneuve, F1 race driver
- June 8 - Satchel Paige, baseball great
- August 12 - Salvador Sanchez, world champion boxer
- October 3 - Roger Claessen, Belgian soccer star
- November 13 - Dorothy Round, English tennis star
- November 17 - Duk Koo Kim, South Korean boxer
- November 26 - Hub Walker, MLB player
- December 16 - Anthony Chapman, English F1 race driver