1982 in sports

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Auto Racing

Stock car 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 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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Cricket

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

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Cycling

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

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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.

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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)

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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 (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
League champions
- Argentina:
- 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

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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.

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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

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Golf

Men's Golf

Grand Slam of golf 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's leading money winner for the year: Craig Stadler - $446,462
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Miller Barber - $106,890

Women's Golf

US Women's Open - Janet Anderson
LPGA Championship - Jan Stephenson
LPGA tour, earning $310,399.

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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

Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zino
1. Epsom Derby - Golden Fleece
2. St. Leger Stakes - Touching Wood

Kentucky Derby - Gato del Sol
1. Preakness Stakes - Aloma's Ruler
2. Belmont Stakes - Conquistador Cielo

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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

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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

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Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA
- The women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland

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Snooker

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

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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:

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.

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General sporting events

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

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Births

January 1 - David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player
January 5 - Janica Kostelic, Croatian alpine skier
January 13 - Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player
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
August 30 - Andy Roddick, American tennis player
September 13 - Nenê, Brazilian NBA player
October 11 - Helen Wardlaw, English cricketer

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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


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