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The year 1982 in sports:

Auto Racing[]

  • NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip
  • Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500
  • CART Racing - Rick Mears won the season championship
  • Indianapolis 500 - Gordon Johncock
  • 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 Röhrl in an Opel won the World Rally Championship
  • Walter Rohrl / Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving an Opel
  • Ascona 400
  • Drag racing - Shirley Muldowney won the NHRA Top Fuel Championship.
  • On May 8, 1982 Formula 1 driver Gilles Villeneuve crashed and died during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder.

Baseball[]

  • July 13: Montreal hosts the first MLB All-Star Game outside the United States. Reds SS Dave Concepción hits a 2-run home run in the 2nd inning to spark the National League to its 11th consecutive win over the American League 4-1. The NL has now won 19 of the last 20 contests. Concepción was named the MVP.
  • August 18: Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
  • World Series: St. Louis Cardinals won 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Series MVP was Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter.


Basketball[]

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


Cricket[]

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

Cycling[]

  • Giro d'Italia won by Bernard Hinault of France
  • Tour de France - Bernard Hinault of France
  • World Cycling Championship: Giuseppe Saronni of Italy

Field Hockey[]

  • March 20: In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. The Netherlands beat England 4-2.
  • June 6 - 13: Fourth Men's Champions Trophy held for the first time in Europe in Amstelveen.

Figure Skating[]

  • World Figure Skating Championships:
    • Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, (United States)
    • Women's champion: Elaine Zayak, (United States)
    • Ice Dance champions: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (England)


American Football[]


Football (Australian Rules)[]

  • Victorian Football League
    • Carlton wins the 86th VFL Premiership (Carlton 14.19 (103) d Richmond 12.13 (83))
    • Brownlow Medal awarded to Brian Wilson (Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)[]

  • Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos won 32-16 over the Toronto Argonauts
  • Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds won 39-14 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

Football (Rugby)[]

  • Five nations championship: Ireland won triple crown in Lansdowne Road for first timesince 1948

Football (Soccer)[]

  • World Cup: Italy (hosts: Spain)
  • Champions' Cup: Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern München
  • UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg IFK Göteborg 1-0 Hamburger SV; 2nd leg Hamburger SV 0-3 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg won 4-0 on aggregate
  • Cup Winners' Cup: Barcelona 2-1 Standard Liège
  • Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa; 2nd leg Aston Villa 3-0 Barcelona. Aston Villa won 3-1 on aggregate
  • Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg Peñarol 0-0 Cobreloa; 2nd leg Cobreloa 0-1 Peñarol. Peñarol win 1-0 on aggregate

Gaelic Athletic Association[]

  • Camogie
    • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
    • National Camogie League: Kilkenny
  • Gaelic football
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Offaly 1-15 d. Kerry 0-17
    • National Football League: Kerry 1-9 d. Cork 0-5 (replay)
  • Ladies' Gaelic football
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
    • National Football League: Kerry
  • Hurling
    • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 3-18 d. Cork 1-13
    • National Hurling League:


Golf[]

Men's Golf[]

  • Major championship results:
        1. May - The Masters - Craig Stadler
        2. June - US Open - Tom Watson
        3. July - British Open - Tom Watson
        4. August - PGA Championship - Ray Floyd
  • PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Craig Stadler - $446,462
  • Champions Tour leading money winner: Miller Barber - $106,890

Women's Golf[]

  • 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:
        1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zino
        2. Epsom Derby - Golden Fleece
        3. St. Leger Stakes - Touching Wood
  • United States Triple Crown Races:
        1. Kentucky Derby - Gato del Sol
        2. Preakness Stakes - Aloma's Ruler
        3. Belmont Stakes - Conquistador Cielo


Harness Racing[]

  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
        1. Cane Pace - Cam Fella
        2. Little Brown Jug - Merger
        3. Messenger Stakes - Cam Fella
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
        1. Hambletonian - Speed Bowl
        2. Yonkers Trot - Mystic Park
        3. Kentucky Futurity - Jazz Cosmos
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
    • Pacers: Rhett's Law

Ice Hockey[]

         o Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
         o 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


Snooker[]

  • World Snooker Championship: Alex Higgins beats Ray Reardon 18-15
  • World rankings: Ray Reardon becomes world number one for 1982/83


Tennis[]

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
        1. Australian Open - Johan Kriek
        2. French Open - Mats Wilander
        3. Wimbledon championships - Jimmy Connors
        4. US Open - Jimmy Connors
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
        1. Australian Open - Chris Evert
        2. French Open - Martina Navratilova
        3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
        4. US Open - Chris Evert
  • Davis Cup: United States won 4-1 over France in world tennis.
  • Billy Jean King makes her final singles appearance at the US Open, losing in the first round.
  • Total prize money at US Open exceeds 1 million US dollars.

General sporting events[]

  • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
    • Rick Swenson won with lead dog: Andy
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