1983 in sports

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Years in sports:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Artistic Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
- Men's all-around champion: Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR
- Women's all-around champion: Natalia Yurchenko, USSR
- Men's team competition champion: China
- Women's team competition champion: USSR

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1983 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

International Races

April 9 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:08:37
- Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:32:27

April 17 — London Marathon, United Kingdom
- Men's Winner: Mike Gratton (GBR) 2:09:43
- Women's Winner: Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:25:29

April 18 — Boston Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Greg Meyer (USA) 2:09:01
- Women's Winner: Joan Samuelson (USA) 2:22:43

May 7 — Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Cor Vriend (NED) 2:13:41
- Women's Winner: Antonia Ladanyi (HUN) 2:43:47

August 7 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Helsinki, Finland
- Women's Winner: Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:28:09

August 14 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Helsinki, Finland
- Men's Winner: Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:10:03

August 28 — Pan American Games Marathon, Caracas, Venezuela
- Men's Winner: Jorge González (PUR) 2:12:43

September 10 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Kevin Forster (GBR) 2:14:19
- Women's Winner: Priscilla Welch (GBR) 2:36:32

September 16 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Casablanca, Morocco
- Men's Winner: Mehmet Terzi (TUR) 2:22:33

October 23 — New York City Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Rod Dixon (NZL) 2:08:59
- Women's Winner: Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:27:00

December 4 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 2:08:52

December 11 — Honolulu Marathon, Hawai (USA)
- Men's Winner: Kevin Ryan (NZL) 2:20:19
- Women's Winner: Annick Loir (FRA) 2:41:25

World Records

February 27 — In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan set a new World Indoor Record for the mile, clocking 3:49.78.

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison
- Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500
CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship
- Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva
Formula One Championship - Nelson Piquet of Brazil
24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Vern Schuppan / Al Holbert / Hurley Haywood won, driving a Porsche 956
Rally racing - Hannu Mikkola in an Audi won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Walter Röhrl /Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia 037
Drag racing - Gary Beck won the NHRA Top Fuel championship.
Touring car racing:
- Peter Brock and Larry Perkins successfully defended their Bathurst 1000 title in Australia; they and co-driver John Harvey won the race in a Holden Commodore. It was Brock's 7th and Perkins' 2nd Bathurst win.

Baseball

January 12 - Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal are elected to the Hall of Fame. Robinson, winner of 16 straight Gold Glove Awards and hero of the 1970 World Series, becomes the 14th player elected in his first year of eligibility. Marichal, the winningest Latin American pitcher in major league history, won 20 or more games six times and had an ERA of 2.50 or less six times.

World Series: - Baltimore Orioles win their most recent World Series 4 games to 1 over the Philadelphia Phillies

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- North Carolina State wins 54-52 over Houston

NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
- Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers

National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Canberra Cannons defeated the West Adelaide Bearcats 75-73 in the final.

Boxing

May 20 - For the first time ever, two world Heavyweight champions defend their titles the same night, at the same place: Larry Holmes retains the WBC title defeating future two time world champion Tim Witherspoon, and Michael Dokes retains his WBA title with a 15 round draw (tie) against former world champion Mike Weaver.

June 16 - Roberto Duran wins his third world title, knocking out WBA world Jr. Middleweight champion Davey Moore in eight rounds.

November 10 - Marvin Hagler retains his unified world Middleweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Roberto Duran. It was 1983's most anticipated bout.

Cricket

Cricket World Cup - India beat West Indies by 43 runs.
Asian Cricket Council formed.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Giuseppe Saronni of Italy
Tour de France - Laurent Fignon of France
World Cycling Championship: Greg Lemond of the United States

Dogsled racing

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Rick Mackey won with lead dogs: Preacher & Jody

Field Hockey

Men's European Nations Cup in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Soviet Union
- Bronze Medal: West Germany

Men's Champions Trophy in Karachi, Pakistan
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: West Germany

Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Caracas, Venezuela
- Gold Medal: Canada
- Silver Medal: Argentina
- Bronze Medal: Chile

Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gold Medal: Ireland
- Silver Medal: Spain
- Bronze Medal: Malaysia

Women's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Canada
- Bronze Medal: Australia

March 12 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat West Germany 3-2.

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, United States
- Ladies' champion: Rosalynn Sumners, United States
- Pair skating champions: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev, Soviet Union
- Ice dancing champions: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean, Great Britain

Football (American)

Super Bowl XVII: The Washington Redskins win their first Super Bowl title, and first NFL title since 1942, 27-17 over the Miami Dolphins.

The Miami Hurricanes win their first national championship over the Nebraska Cornhuskers 31-30 in the Orange Bowl.

January 3 - Tony Dorsett sets NFL record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown.

Michigan Panthers win United States Football League Championship, 24-22 over Philadelphia Stars

Football (Australian rules football)

Victorian Football League
- Hawthorn wins the 87th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 20.20 (140) d Essendon 8.9 (57))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts won 18-17 over the B.C. Lions
Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos won 31-21 over the Queen's Golden Gaels

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1983 in football (soccer)

World Club Championship: Grêmio (Brazil) 2-1 Hamburger SV (Germany)
UEFA Champions League: Hamburg 1-0 Juventus
Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg Peñarol 1-1 Grêmio; 2nd leg Grêmio 2-1 Peñarol; Grêmio won 3-2 on aggregate
UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Anderlecht 1-0 Benfica; 2nd leg Benfica 1-1 Anderlecht; Anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate
Cup Winners' Cup: Aberdeen 2-1 Real Madrid (AET)
Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Hamburg 0-0 Aberdeen; 2nd leg Aberdeen 2-0 Hamburg; Aberdeen won 2-0 on aggregate
England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2 - 2 (aet); 4 - 0 (replay) over Brighton & Hove Albion
FIFA decided to give to Mexico the right to host the Football World Cup 1986 after Colombia announced the reject to celebrate the event.

Gaelic Athletic Association

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
- National Camogie League: Dublin

Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Dublin 1-10 d. Galway 1-8
- National Football League: Down 1-8 d. Armagh 0-8

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:

Golf

Men's professional

April 7-11 - Masters Tournament - Seve Ballesteros
June 16-20 - U.S. Open - Larry Nelson
July 14-17 - British Open - Tom Watson
August 4-7 - PGA Championship - Hal Sutton
PGA Tour money leader - Hal Sutton - $426,668
Senior PGA Tour money leader - Don January - $237,571
Ryder Cup - United States won 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 over Europe in team golf.

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Nabisco Dinah Shore - Amy Alcott
LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
July 28-31 - U.S. Women's Open - Jan Stephenson
Classique Peter Jackson Classic - Hollis Stacy
LPGA Tour money leader - JoAnne Carner - $291,404

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

February 8 - the great Shergar was kidnapped from Ballymany Stud, near the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. No trace of the horse has ever been found.

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Kiwi
Canada - Queen's Plate - Bompago
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - All Along
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Shareef Dancer

English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Lomond
2. Epsom Derby - Teenoso
3. St. Leger Stakes - Sun Princess

United States Triple Crown Races:
Sunny's Halo becomes on the second Canadian bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.
1. May 7 - Kentucky Derby - Sunny's Halo
2. Preakness Stakes - Deputed Testimony
3. Belmont Stakes - Caveat

Harness Racing

Ralph Hanover wins the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian - Duenna
2. Yonkers Trot - Joie De Vie
3. Kentucky Futurity - Power Seat

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Gammalite
- Trotters: Scotch Notch

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 Edmonton Oilers

World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
- Junior Men's champion: USSR defeated Czechoslovakia

Radiosport

First European High Speed Telegraphy Championships held in Moscow, Russia.

Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA
- The women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, USA

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats Cliff Thorburn 18-6
World rankings: Steve Davis becomes world number one for 1983/84

Swimming

Events

Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela

Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.

Volleyball

Asian Championship
- Men's Tournament in Tokyo, Japan
  - Gold Medal: Japan
  - Silver Medal: China
  - Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Women's Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan
  - Gold Medal: Japan
  - Silver Medal: China
  - Bronze Medal: South Korea

European Championship in East Germany
- Men's Tournament
  - Gold Medal: Soviet Union
  - Silver Medal: Poland
  - Bronze Medal: Bulgaria
- Women's Tournament
  - Gold Medal: East Germany
  - Silver Medal: Soviet Union
  - Bronze Medal: Hungary

Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela
- Men's Tournament
  - Gold Medal: Brazil
  - Silver Medal: Cuba
  - Bronze Medal: Argentina
- Women's Tournament
  - Gold Medal: Cuba
  - Silver Medal: United States
  - Bronze Medal: Peru

Water polo

Men's Competition

FINA World Cup in Malibu, United States
- Gold Medal: Soviet Union
- Silver Medal: West Germany
- Bronze Medal: Italy

Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela
- Gold Medal: United States
- Silver Medal: Cuba
- Bronze Medal: Canada

Women's Competition

FINA World Cup in Sainte Foy, Canada
- Gold Medal: Netherlands
- Silver Medal: United States
- Bronze Medal: Australia

Yacht racing

Australia II, of the Royal Perth Yacht Club, wins the America's Cup over Liberty, from the New York Yacht Club, 4 races to 3; the victory breaks a 132-year winning streak by the NYYC through 25 Cup challenges, the longest-running unbeaten streak in all of sports

Multi-sport events

Ninth Pan American Games held in Caracas, Colombia
Ninth Mediterranean Games held in Casablanca, Morocco
Twelfth Summer Universiade held in Edmonton, Canada
Eleventh Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
January 18 - The International Olympic Committee restores the medals to the family of Jim Thorpe
Association of Christian College Athletics formed
61 year old potato farmer Cliff Young wins Sydney-Melbourne Marathon

Awards

Births

January

January 3 — Juan Urán, Colombian diver
January 7 — Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
January 7 — Natalie Gulbis, American golfer
January 8 — Chen Xiexia, Chinese weightlifter
January 13 — Marsha Marescia, South African field hockey player
January 13 — Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player
January 16 — Marta Marrero, Spanish tennis player
January 17 — Johannes Herber, German basketball player
January 20 — Jayme Cramer, American backstroke and butterfly swimmer
January 21 — Francesca Segat, Italian butterfly swimmer
January 24 — Marina Canetti, Brazilian water polo player
January 25 — Brian Mayanja, Ugandan boxer
January 31 — Elizabeth Armstrong, American water polo goalkeeper

February

February 1 — Alessandro Calvi, Italian swimmer
February 2 — Bridget McKeever, Irish field hockey player
February 5 — Adi Bichman, Israeli freestyle and medley swimmer
February 6 — Franck Caldeira, Brazilian long-distance runner
February 6 — Elisabetta Sancassani, Italian rower
February 9 — Keith Beavers, Canadian backstroke and medley swimmer
February 9 — Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russian beach volleyball player
February 11 — Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch football (soccer) player
February 12 — Vikki Bunce, Scottish field hockey forward
February 13 — Santi Freixa, Spanish field hockey striker
February 13 — Bradley Shaw, New Zealand field hockey player
February 18 — Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player
February 19 — Detelin Dalakliev, Bulgarian boxer
February 20 — Kayla Bashore, American field hockey defender
February 23 — Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
February 23 — Mido, Egyptian football (soccer) player
February 26 — Floris Evers, Dutch field hockey player
February 27 — Duje Draganja, Croatian swimmer

March

March 3 — Olia Berger, Canadian judoka
March 4 — Olaf Wildeboer, Dutch-Spanish freestyle swimmer
March 10 — Elena Bovina, Russian tennis player
March 13 — Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer
March 14 — Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer
March 15 — Carlos José Tamara, Colombian boxer
March 20 — Elma de Vries, Dutch marathon speed skater
March 30 — Gergely Gyertyános, Hungarian flatwater canoer

April

April 12 — Jelena Dokic, Serbian tennis player
April 13 — Schalk Burger, South African rugby player
April 15 — Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian NHL player
April 17 — Miguel Cabrera, Major League Baseball player
April 22 — Igor Čerenšek, Croatian freestyle swimmer
April 23 — Daniela Hantuchova, Slovak tennis player

May

May 5 — Matt Naylor, Australian field hockey player
May 5 — Giacomo Vassanelli, Italian swimmer
May 6 — Connor Grimes, Canadian field hockey player
May 7 — Marco Galiazzo, Italian archer
May 7 — Christina Yannetsos, American judoka
May 9 — Yoshihiro Okumura, Japanese swimmer
May 10 — Fiona Hammond, Australian water polo player
May 11 — Francisco Bojado, Mexican boxer
May 11 — Dóra Kisteleki, Hungarian water polo player
May 13 — Kelly Doton, American field hockey forward
May 17 — Nicky Hofs, Dutch football player
May 17 — Danko Lazović, Serbian football player
May 21 — Diego Camacho, Bolivian tennis player
May 24 — Thomas Felten, Dutch swimmer
May 27 — Bobby Convey, American soccer player

June

June 6 — Joe Rokocoko, New Zealand rugby player
June 8 — Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player
June 12 — Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
June 12 — Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
June 13 — Gérson Magrão, Brazilian football player
June 25 — Todd Cooper, English swimmer

July

July 1 — Sheilla Castro, Brazilian volleyball player
July 5 — Jie Zheng, Chinese tennis player
July 6 — Thijs van Valkengoed, Dutch breaststroke swimmer
July 14 — Igor Andreev, Russian tennis player
July 14 — Joeri van Dijk, Dutch sailor
July 16 — Zhang Xiangxiang, Chinese weightlifter
July 17 — James Pereira, Brazilian boxer
July 20 — Ignisious Gaisah, Ghanaian athlete
July 21 — Tara Campbell, Canadian water polo player
July 22 — Juliana Felisberta, Brazilian beach volleyball player
July 23 — Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
July 25 — Olga Zhitova, Russian volleyball player
July 26 — Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player
July 26 — Jessika Dubuc, Canadian synchronized swimmer

August

August 5 — Annika Mehlhorn, German butterfly and medley swimmer
August 6 — Robin van Persie, Dutch football (soccer) player
August 7 — Leandro Guilheiro, Brazilian judoka
August 10 — Jamie Reid, American backstroke swimmer
August 11 — Ren Hui, Chinese speed skater
August 12 — Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch football (soccer) player
August 13 — Loris Facci, Italian breaststroke swimmer
August 14 — Elena Baltacha, Scottish tennis player
August 18 — Georgina Bardach, Argentine swimmer
August 18 — Russell Ford, Australian field hockey striker
August 20 — Luis Díaz , Venezuelan volleyball player
August 20 — Leonoor Voskamp, Dutch field hockey player
August 22 — Theo Bos, Dutch track cyclist
August 27 — Suzie Fraser, Australian water polo player
August 28 — Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
August 28 — Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player
August 31 — Alex Blackwell, Australian cricketer
August 31 — Kate Blackwell, Australian cricketer

September

September 15 — Tatiana Rouba, Spanish swimmer
September 16 — Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer
September 22 — Glenn Loovens, Dutch football player
September 23 — Carly Piper, American swimmer
September 24 — Lyndon Ferns, South African swimmer
September 27 — Kirsten Thomson, Australian freestyle swimmer
September 29 — Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese football player
September 30 — Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast

October

October 2 — Prakash Amritraj, Indian tennis player
October 5 — Florian Mayer, German tennis player
October 6 — Rubi Palmieri, Brazilian water polo player
October 7 — José David Mosquera, Colombian boxer
October 8 — Jochen Schöps, German volleyball player
October 11 — Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukrianian chess player
October 14 — Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player
October 16 — Philipp Kohlschreiber, German tennis player
October 16 — Ramaz Nozadze, Georgian wrestler
October 20 — Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player
October 21 — Brent Hayden, Canadian swimmer
October 24 — Brian Vickers, NASCAR driver
October 31 — Darien Ferrer, Cuban volleyball player

November

November 4 — Melanie Kok, Canadian rower
November 9 — Pleumjit Thinkaow, Thai volleyball player
November 11 — Philipp Lahm, German footballer
November 13 — Ibán Pérez, Spanish volleyball player
November 15 — John Heitinga, Dutch football player
November 15 — Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
November 17 — Jodie Henry, Australian swimmer
November 24 — André Bahia, Brazilian football player
November 24 — Víctor Sojo, Spanish field hockey striker
November 30 — Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakhstani swimmer

December

December 1 — Noelle Bassi, American butterfly swimmer
December 8 — Pierre Roger, French swimmer
December 13 — Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan middle distance runner
December 13 — Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish butterfly swimmer
December 21 — Niels Scheuneman, Dutch cyclist
December 28 — Flávia Delaroli, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
December 30 — Yussif Chibsah, Ghanaian football (soccer) player
December 30 — Nabil Kebbab, Algerian freestyle swimmer
December 31 — Jaqueline Carvalho, Brazilian volleyball player
December 31 — Alejandra Fuentes, Venezuelan diver
December 31 — Andreas Zisimos, Greek freestyle swimmer

Deaths

Adios Butler — harness racing horse
January 24 — Juan Carlos Zabala, Argentine athlete (b. 1911)
January 26 — Del Rice, Major League Baseball player
January 26 — Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach
February 1 — Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer
February 14 — Lina Radke (79), German athlete (b. 1903)
February 22 — Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist
March 13 — Louison Bobet, French cyclist
April 23 — Buster Crabbe, U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist turned actor
April 24 — Rolf Stommelen, German racing driver
April 28 — Ron James, Australian cricketer
April 17 — Dutch Leonard, Major League Baseball player (b. 1909)
April 23 — Marguerite Broquedis (90), French tennis player (b. 1893)
May 1 — George Hodgson (89), Canadian swimmer (b. 1893)
May 31 — Jack Dempsey, American world champion boxer
June 27 — Don Ida, balloonist
June 27 — Maxie Anderson, balloonist
June 29 — Joe Delaney, football player, Kansas City Chiefs
July 7 — Vic Wertz, Major League Baseball player
July 28 — Alec Marks, Australian cricketer
August 12 — Henry Gifford Vivian, New Zealand cricketer
September 4 — Katsutoshi Nekoda (39), Japanese volleyball player (b. 1944)
September 8 — Antonin Magne, French cylist
September 12 — Sabin Carr (79), American pole vaulter (b. 1904)
September 28 — Ko Willems (82), Dutch track cyclist (b. 1900)
October 11 — Cor Blommers (81), Dutch boxer (b. 1901)
October 31 — George Halas, National Football League coach, Chicago Bears
November 15 — Charlie Grimm, Major League Baseball player

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1983 in sports

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International Races

Football (American)

Football (Australian rules football)

Football (Canadian)

Football (Soccer)

Events

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Awards

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths