1982 in sports
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See also: 1981 in sports, other events of 1982, 1983 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- 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 Rhorl 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.
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.
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals won 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Series MVP was Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter.
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
- FIBA World Championship
- USSR World Champion
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)
- Pairs champions: Sabine Baess & Tassilo Thierbach, (Germany)
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.
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 time
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 CL (Ličge)
- 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 Peńarol 0-0 Cobreloa; 2nd leg Cobreloa 0-1 Peńarol. Peńarol win 1-0 on aggregate
- League champions
- Argentina: Ferro Carril Oeste (National Championship) and Estudiantes (Metropolitan ChChampionship)
- Brazil: Flamengo
- England: Liverpool
- France: A.S. Monaco
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: Ajax
- Portugal: Sporting Lisbon
- Scotland: Celtic
- Spain: Real Sociedad
- West Germany: Hamburger SV
- England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 over Queen's Park Rangers
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
Harness Racing
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
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:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- 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
Births
- January 1 - David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player
- January 5 - Janica Kostelic, Croatian alpine skier
- January 13 - Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player
- January 15 - Benjamin Agosto, American skater
- January 17 - Dwyane Wade, NBA player
- April 13 - Ria Male, Welsh field hockey goalkeeper
- May 17 - Tony Parker, French NBA player
- June 1 - Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgian tennis player
- June 8 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
- June 11 - Diana Taurasi, WNBA player
- June 25 - Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
- August 30 - Andy Roddick, American tennis player
- September 13 - Nenę, Brazilian NBA player
- October 11 - Helen Wardlaw, English cricketer
- October 13 - Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
- November 16 - Amare Stoudemire, 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 driverfr:1982 en sport