1982 in sports

none January 2022 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. 1982 sports Alpine skiing Alpine Skiing World Cup: Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland American football Super Bowl XVI – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 26–21 over the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) Location: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 81,270 MVP: Joe Montana, QB (San Francisco) Orange Bowl (1981 season): The Clemson Tigers won 22-15 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship Strike – First regular season strike by NFL players ends on November 16 after 57 days. Association football World Cup in Spain – Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for their third title. 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. 66 fans died in the Luzhniki disaster during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem in Moscow on 20 October. 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 England – FA Cup – Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 over Queens Park Rangers Athletics September – 1982 European Athletics Championships held in Athens October – 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Australia December – 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India Australian rules football 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) The inaugural VFL Players Association Most Valuable Player Award goes to Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn). The award would be renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy in his honour in 2002. Baseball March 27 – KBO League, a professional baseball league in South Korea, a first officially game held.December 2016 May 30 – Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays the first of what will become a record-breaking 2,632 consecutive games July 13 – Montreal hosts the first MLB All-Star Game outside the United States. Reds SS Dave Concepción hits a two-run home run in the second 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 four games to three over the Milwaukee Brewers to claim their first World Championship since 1967. The Series MVP was Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter. The Salem Angels won the Northwest League championship. Basketball NCAA Men's Basketball Championship – North Carolina wins 63-62 over Georgetown NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Louisiana Tech wins 76–62 over Cheyney State NBA Finals – Los Angeles Lakers won four games to two over the Philadelphia 76ers National Basketball League (Australia) Finals: West Adelaide Bearcats defeated the Geelong Cats 80-74 in the final. FIBA World Championship USSR World Champion Boxing May 4 to May 15 – 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Munich June 11 – Larry Holmes defeats Gerry Cooney for the WBC Heavyweight title. Cooney, a white challenger, was dubbed "The White Hope" in what built up to be a very racially toned fight. November 12 – Aaron Pryor defeats Alexis Argüello 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 four days later and the fight's outcome brought many new resolutions to boxing. December 3 – The Carnival of Champions; Wilfredo Gomez defeats Lupe Pintor by a 14th-round knockout and Thomas Hearns defeats Wilfred Benitez by a 15 rounds majority decision; all four boxers are later enshrined as members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Canadian football Grey Cup – Edmonton Eskimos won 32–16 over the Toronto Argonauts, the Eskimos' record fifth consecutive Grey Cup victory. Vanier Cup – UBC Thunderbirds won 39–14 over the Western Ontario Mustangs 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 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Giuseppe Saronni of Italy Dogsled racing Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion – Rick Swenson won with lead sled dog – Andy Field hockey Men's World Cup held in Bombay won by Pakistan Men's Champions Trophy held at Amstelveen in the Netherlands and won by the host nation Figure skating World Figure Skating Championship – Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, United States Ladies' champion: Elaine Zayak, United States Pair skating champions: Sabine Baeß & Tassilo Thierbach, Germany Ice dancing champions: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean, Great Britain Gaelic Athletic Association Camogie All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork National Camogie League: Kilkenny Gaelic football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Offaly 1-15 died Kerry 0-17 National Football League – Kerry 1-9 died 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 died Cork 1-13 National Hurling League – Kilkenny 2–14 beat Wexford 1–11 Golf Men's professional Masters Tournament – Craig Stadler U.S. Open – Tom Watson British Open – Tom Watson PGA Championship – Raymond Floyd PGA Tour money leader – Craig Stadler – $446,462 Senior PGA Tour money leader – Miller Barber – $106,890 Men's amateur British Amateur – Martin Thompson U.S. Amateur – Jay Sigel Women's professional LPGA Championship – Jan Stephenson U.S. Women's Open – Janet Anderson Classique Peter Jackson Classic – Sandra Haynie LPGA Tour money leader – JoAnne Carner – $310,400 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 Horse racing Steeplechases Cheltenham Gold Cup – Silver Buck Grand National – Grittar Flat races Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Gurner's Lane Canada – Queen's Plate won by Son of Briartic France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Akiyda Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Assert Japan – Japan Cup won by Half Iced English Triple Crown Races: 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Zino The Derby – Golden FleeceEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 4 January 2022 en St. Leger Stakes – Touching Wood United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby – Gato Del Sol 1982 Preakness Stakes – Aloma's Ruler Belmont Stakes – Conquistador Cielo Ice hockey Art Ross 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 Motorsport 1982 in motorsport List of 1982 motorsport champions Rugby league 1982 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France 1982 KB Cup 1982 New Zealand rugby league season 1982 NSWRFL season – Parramatta Eels win their second title, defeating Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21-8 in the final. 1981–82 Rugby Football League season / 1982–83 Rugby Football League season 1982 State of Origin series Rugby union 88th Five Nations Championship series is won by Ireland Snooker World Snooker Championship – Alex Higgins beats Ray Reardon 18-15 World rankings – Ray Reardon becomes world number one for 1982/83 Swimming The fourth FINA World Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador Tennis Grand Slam in tennis men's results: Australian Open – Johan Kriek French Open – Mats Wilander Wimbledon championships – Jimmy Connors U.S. Open – Jimmy Connors Grand Slam in tennis women's results: Australian Open – Chris Evert French Open – Martina Navratilova Wimbledon championships – Martina Navratilova U.S. Open – Chris Evert Davis Cup – United States won 4-1 over France in world tennis. Billie 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. Volleyball 1982 FIVB Men's World Championship held in Buenos Aires, Argentina won by USSR 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship held in Lima, Peru won by China Water polo Men's World Championship held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, won by USSR Multi-sport events Asian Games held in New Delhi, India Central American and Caribbean Games held in Havana, Cuba Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, AustraliaOur Games Commonwealth Games Federation https://thecgf.com/games thecgf.com 4 January 2022 en 4 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220104004327/https://thecgf.com/games dead Awards Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Wayne Gretzky, NHL ice hockey Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mary Decker, Track and field ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Wayne Gretzky References Category:Sports by year