1982 in sports
See also: 1981 in sports, other events of 1982, 1983 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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
since 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 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: 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
- English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes – Zino
- Epsom Derby – Golden Fleece
- St. Leger Stakes – Touching Wood
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Gato del Sol
- Preakness Stakes – Aloma's Ruler
- Belmont Stakes – Conquistador Cielo
Harness Racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace – Cam Fella
- Little Brown Jug – Merger
- Messenger Stakes – Cam Fella
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian – Speed Bowl
- Yonkers Trot – Mystic Park
- Kentucky Futurity – Jazz Cosmos
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Rhett's Law
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:
- Australian Open – Johan Kriek
- French Open – Mats Wilander
- Wimbledon championships – Jimmy Connors
- 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.
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 – Nenê, 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 driver
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