title: 1982 in sports
text: # 1982 in sports
  
  1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
  
  ## 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.
  * 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 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.
  * August 18 – Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
  * World Series – St. Louis Cardinals won 4 games to 3 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 4 games to 2 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: see Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney.
  * 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 – Melbourn 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 Fleece
     * 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
  
  ## 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, Australia
  
  ## 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
  