1982

The year 1982 in sports:

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 Röhrl 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.
 * 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. 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

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)
 * Ice Dance champions: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (England)

American Football

 * 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 timesince 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 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

Gaelic Athletic Association

 * Camogie
 * All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
 * National Camogie League: Kilkenny
 * Gaelic football
 * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Offaly 1-15 d. Kerry 0-17
 * National Football League: Kerry 1-9 d. 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 d. Cork 1-13
 * National Hurling League:

Men's Golf
1. May - The Masters - Craig Stadler 2. June - US Open - Tom Watson 3. July - British Open - Tom Watson 4. August - PGA Championship - Ray Floyd
 * Major championship results:


 * PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Craig Stadler - $446,462
 * Champions Tour leading money winner: Miller Barber - $106,890

Women's Golf

 * 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

1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zino 2. Epsom Derby - Golden Fleece 3. St. Leger Stakes - Touching Wood
 * English Triple Crown Races:

1. Kentucky Derby - Gato del Sol 2. Preakness Stakes - Aloma's Ruler 3. Belmont Stakes - Conquistador Cielo
 * United States Triple Crown Races:

Harness Racing
1. Cane Pace - Cam Fella 2. Little Brown Jug - Merger 3. Messenger Stakes - Cam Fella
 * United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

1. Hambletonian - Speed Bowl 2. Yonkers Trot - Mystic Park 3. Kentucky Futurity - Jazz Cosmos
 * United States Trotting Triple Crown races:


 * Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
 * Pacers: Rhett's Law

Ice Hockey
o Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia o Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Czechoslovakia
 * 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:

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
1. Australian Open - Johan Kriek 2. French Open - Mats Wilander 3. Wimbledon championships - Jimmy Connors 4. US Open - Jimmy Connors
 * Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

1. Australian Open - Chris Evert 2. French Open - Martina Navratilova 3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova 4. US Open - Chris Evert
 * 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