1985

Recap of the year 1985 in sports.

[edit] Artistic Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
- Men's all-around champion: Yuri Korolev, USSR
- Women's all-around champions: Oksana Omelianchik, USSR, Yelena Shushunova, USSR
- Men's team competition champion: USSR
- Women's team competition champion: USSR

[edit] Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip
- Ken Schrader enters NASCAR
CART Racing - Al Unser Sr won the season championship
- - Indianapolis 500 - Danny Sullivan
Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Klaus Ludwig / Paolo Barilla / "John Winter" (Louis Krages) won, driving a Porsche 956
Rally racing - Timo Salonen in a Peugeot won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Ari Vatanen / Terry Harryman won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Peugeot 205T16
Drag racing:
- Don Garlits won the NHRA Top Fuel championship
- Gary Beck won Top Fuel at the NHRA World Finals

[edit] Baseball

On September 11, Pete Rose collects his 4,193rd hit to pass Ty Cobb as MLB's all-time hit leader.
Rollie Fingers breaks Sparky Lyle's American League career record of 232 saves.
1985 World Series: The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3, becoming the first team to win the World Series after losing the first two games at home.
Books published:
- Bill James, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: A seminal volume of baseball history by the leading sabermetrician of the day. He revised the book into a new edition in 2001.
See also 1985 in baseball.

[edit] Basketball

April 11985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:
- Villanova wins 66-64 over Georgetown

NBA Draft
- Patrick Ewing was drafted, adding the final piece of the puzzle to the NBA, increasing it's already immense popularity.

NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics

[edit] Boxing

April 15 - The War: Marvin Hagler knocks out Thomas Hearns in three rounds to retain the world's Middleweight title.
August 10 - Hector Camacho defeats Jose Luis Ramirez to lift the WBC's world Lightweight title.
September 21 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes by a decision in 15 rounds to become the first world Light Heavyweight champion to win a world Heavyweight title.

[edit] Cricket

Kim Hughes leads a "rebel" team of players on tour of South Africa, banned from official cricket since 1970 because of apartheid.

[edit] Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Bernard Hinault of France
Tour de France - Bernard Hinault of France
World Cycling Championship: Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands

[edit] Dogsled racing

Libby Riddles with her lead dogs, Axle & Dugan, becomes the first woman to ever win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

[edit] Field Hockey

Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, Spain
- Gold Medal: Spain
- Silver Medal: New Zealand
- Bronze Medal: Poland

Men's Champions Trophy in Perth, Australia
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: Great Britain
- Bronze Medal: West Germany

Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Gold Medal: Soviet Union
- Silver Medal: Argentina
- Bronze Medal: South Korea

[edit] Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexander Fadeev, (Soviet Union)
- Women's champion: Katarina Witt, (East Germany)
- Pairs champions: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev, (Soviet Union)

[edit] Football (American)

January 20 Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers won 38-16 over the Miami Dolphins

[edit] Football (Australian Rules)

Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 89th VFL Premiership (Essendon 26.14 (170) d Hawthorn 14.8 (92))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Brad Hardie (Footscray)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 37-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos win 25-6 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

[edit] Football (Soccer)

The NASL announced that it was suspending operations and hoped to return in 1986; it never did.

England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 1-0 (aet) over Everton

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny
- National Camogie League: Kilkenny

Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 2-12 d. Dublin 2-8
- National Football League: Monaghan 1-11 d. Armagh 0-9

Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- National Football League: Kerry

Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Offaly 2-11 d. Galway 1-12
- National Hurling League:

[edit] Golf

Major championship results:
1. April - The Masters - Bernhard Langer
2. June - US Open - Andy North
3. July - British Open - Sandy Lyle
4. August - PGA Championship - Hubert Green

PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Curtis Strange - $542,321
Champions Tour leading money winner: Peter Thomson - $386,724
Ryder Cup: Europe won 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 over the USA in world team golf

US Women's Open - Kathy Baker
LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $416,472

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - What A Nuisance
Canada - Queen's Plate - La Lorgnette
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Rainbow Quest
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Law Society

English Triple Crown Races:

United States Triple Crown Races:

Breeders' Cup:

[edit] Harness Racing

North America Cup - Staff Director

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian - Prakas
2. Yonkers Trot -
3. Kentucky Futurity - Flak Bait

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Preux Chevalier
- Trotters: Scotch Notch

[edit] 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: Edmonton Oilers win 4 games to 1 over the Philadelphia Flyers

World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Czechoslovakia defeated Canada
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Czechoslovakia

[edit] Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- The women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland

[edit] Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Dennis Taylor beats Steve Davis 18-17 in one of the greatest snooker matches of all time
World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1985/86

[edit] Swimming

First Pan Pacific Championships held in Tokyo (August 15 – August 18)

[edit] Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

Davis Cup: Sweden wins 3-2 over Germany F.R. in world team tennis.

[edit] General sporting events

Sixth Pan Arab Games held in Rabat, Morocco

Second World Games held in London, United Kingdom

Thirteenth Summer Universiade held in Kobe, Japan

Twelfth Winter Universiade held in Belluno, Italy

[edit] Births

[edit] January

January 1 — Alex Danson, English field hockey player
January 2 — Teng Haibin, Chinese gymnast
January 15 — Bahodirjon Sooltonov, Uzbek boxer
January 18 — Joel Julio, Colombian boxer
January 28 — Libby Lenton, Australian swimmer
January 28 — Basharmal Sultani, Afghan boxer

[edit] February

February 3 — Celina Lemmen, Dutch swimmer
February 5 — Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese football (soccer) player
February 6 — Joji Kato, Japanese speedskater
February 13 — Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch football (soccer) player
February 28 — Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player

[edit] March

March 11 — Anita Galić, Croatian freestyle swimmer
March 11 — Kai Reus, Dutch cyclist
March 15 — Mario Delač, Croatian freestyle swimmer
March 16 — Teneal Attard, Australian field hockey player
March 17 — Tugba Karademir, Turkish figure skater

[edit] April

April 4 — Dudi Sela, Israeli tennis player

[edit] May

May 2 — Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
May 14 — Nicholas Sprenger, Australian freestyle swimmer
May 15 — Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder
May 16 — Stefanie Luiken, Dutch swimmer
May 21 — Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer
May 21 — Susannah Harris, Australian field hockey player
May 22 — Effiong Okon, Nigerian boxer
May 24 — Juan Toja, Colombian Soccer Player

[edit] June

June 4 — Anna-Lena Grönefeld, German tennis player
June 6 — Sota Hirayama, Japanese football (soccer) player
June 8 — Alexandre Despatie, French Canadian diver
June 10 — Kaia Kanepi, Estonian tennis player
June 17 — Ozge Gurler, Turkish track running athlete
June 28 — Phillip Bardsley, English football (soccer) player
June 30 — Michael Phelps, American swimmer

[edit] July

July 9 — Pawel Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer

[edit] August

August 20 — Kobie McGurk, Australian field hockey player
August 21 — Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player
August 5 — Salomon Kalou, Ivorian football player
August 10 — Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
August 18 — Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer

[edit] September

September 1 — Larsen Jensen, US swimmer
September 8 — Likar Ramos Concha, Colombian boxer
September 15 — Denis Calincov, Moldovan football (soccer) striker

[edit] October

October 12 — Boniface Kiprop, Ugandan track and field athlete
October 17 — Collins John, Dutch football (soccer) player
October 23 — Sadat Tebazaalwa, Ugandan boxer
October 24 — Wayne Rooney, English football (soccer) player

[edit] November

November 11 — Robin Uthappa, Indian cricketer
November 20 — Caitlin McClatchey, Scottish swimmer
November 30 — Madonna Blyth, Australian field hockey player

[edit] December

December 3 — László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
December 15 — Jolly Katongole, Ugandan boxer

[edit] Deaths

August 12 — Manfred Winkelhock, auto racing driver
November 13 — Pelle Lindbergh, NHL goaltender Philadelphia Flyers
December 14 — Roger Maris, MLB player

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