1983 in sports

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500
CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship
- Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva
Formula One Championship - Nelson Piquet of Brazil
24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Vern Schuppan / Al Holbert / Hurley Haywood won, driving a Porsche 956
Rally racing - Hannu Mikkola in an Audi won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Walter Rohrl /Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia 037
Drag racing - Gary Beck won the NHRA Top Fuel championship.

Baseball

January 12 - Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal are elected to the Hall of Fame. Robinson, winner of 16 straight Gold Glove Awards and hero of the 1970 World Series, becomes the 14th player elected in his first year of eligibility. Marichal, the winningest Latin American pitcher in major league history, won 20 or more games six times and had an ERA of 2.50 or less six times.

World Series: - Baltimore Orioles win 4 games to 1 over the Philadelphia Phillies

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- North Carolina State wins 54-52 over Houston

NBA Finals:
- Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers

Boxing

May 20 - For the first time ever, two world Heavyweight champions defend their titles the same night, at the same place: Larry Holmes retains the WBC title defeating future two time world champion Tim Witherspoon, and Michael Dokes retains his WBA title with a 15 round draw (tie) against former world champion Mike Weaver.

June 16 - Roberto Duran wins his third world title, knocking out WBA world Jr. Middleweight champion Davey Moore in eight rounds.

November 10 - Marvin Hagler retains his unified world Middleweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Roberto Duran. It was 1983's most anticipated bout.

Cricket

Cricket World Cup - India beat West Indies by 43 runs.
Asian Cricket Council formed.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Giuseppe Saronni of Italy
Tour de France - Laurent Fignon of France
World Cycling Championship: Greg Lemond of the United States

Field Hockey

March 12 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England beat West Germany 3-2.
April - In the 5th women's Field Hockey Cup,The Netherlands are the World Champions.
October 28 - November 4: Fifth Men's Champions Trophy held in Pakistan for the fourth time in 5 editions in Karachi won by Australia for the first time. Hosts Pakistan finish 2nd.

Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, (United States)
- Women's champion: Rosalynn Sumners, (United States)
- Pairs champions: Jelena Walowa & Oleg Wassiljew, (Soviet Union)

Football (American)

Super Bowl XVII: Washington Redskins won 27-17 over the Miami Dolphins

Football (Australian Rules)

Victorian Football League
- Hawthorn wins the 87th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 20.20 (140) d Essendon 8.9 (57))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts won 18-17 over the B.C. Lions
Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos won 31-21 over the Queen's Golden Gaels

Football (Soccer)

Champions' Cup: Hamburger SV 1-0 Juventus
UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg R.S.C. Anderlecht 1-0 SL Benfica; 2nd leg SL Benfica 1-1 RSC Anderlecht; RSC Anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate
Cup Winners' Cup: Aberdeen F.C. 2-1 Real Madrid C.F. (AET)
Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Hamburger SV 0-0 Aberdeen F.C.; 2nd leg Aberdeen F.C. 2-0 Hamburger SV; Aberdeen F.C. won 2-0 on aggregate
Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg Peñarol 1-1 Grêmio; 2nd leg Grêmio 2-1 Peñarol; Grêmio won 3-2 on aggregate
League champions
- Argentina: Estudiantes LP (Nacional), Independiente (Metropolitano)
- Brazil: Clube de Regatas Flamengo (Taça de Ouro)
- England: Liverpool F.C.
- France: FC Nantes-Atlantique
- Italy: A.S. Roma
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Portugal: SL Benfica
- Scotland: Dundee United
- Spain: Athletic Club de Bilbao
- West Germany: Hamburger SV
England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2 - 2 (aet); 4 - 0 (replay) over Brighton & Hove Albion

Golf

Men's Golf

Grand Slam of golf results:
1. May - The Masters - Seve Ballesteros
2. June - US Open - Larry Nelson
3. July - British Open - Tom Watson
4. August - PGA Championship - Hal Sutton

PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Hal Sutton - $426,668
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Don January - $237,571
Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open - Jan Stephenson
LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
JoAnne Carner:leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $291,404.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

February 8 - the great Shergar was kidnapped from Ballymany Stud, near the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. No trace of the horse has ever been found.

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Kiwi
Canada - Queen's Plate - Bompago
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - All Along
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Shareef Dancer

English Triple Crown Races:

United States Triple Crown Races:
Sunny's Halo becomes on the second Canadian bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.

Harness Racing

Ralph Hanover wins the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:

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

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 Edmonton Oilers

World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
- Junior Men's champion: USSR defetated Czechoslovakia

Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA
- The women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, USA

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats Cliff Thorburn 18-6
World rankings: Steve Davis becomes world number one for 1983/84

Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.

General sporting events

January 18 - The International Olympic Committee restores the medals to the family of Jim Thorpe

February 27 - In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan set a new World Indoor Record for the mile, clocking 3:49.78.

First IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Helsinki

Alan Bond and his team from of Australia defeated Dennis Conner and his team from the United States to capture the America's Cup of yacht racing. For 132 years, from 1850-1980, and through 25 challenges, the America's Cup had been held by the United States.
61 year old potato farmer Cliff Young Wins Sydney-Melbourne Foot Race(a)