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{{Short description|Sports-related events of 1982}}
''See also:''
{{more citations needed|date=January 2022}}
[[1981 in sports]],
[[1982|other events of 1982]],
'''1982 in sports''' describes the year's events in world sport.
{{Year nav sports topic5|1982|sports}}
[[1983 in sports]] and the
[[list of 'years in sports']].


==[[Auto racing|Auto Racing]]==
==[[Alpine skiing]]==
* [[1981–82 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]]:
*[[Stock car racing]]:
** Men's overall season champion: [[Phil Mahre]], United States
**[[NASCAR Championship]] - [[Darrell Waltrip]]
** Women's overall season champion: [[Erika Hess]], Switzerland
**[[Bobby Allison]] won the [[Daytona 500]]
*[[Champcars|CART Racing]] - [[Rick Mears]] won the season championship
**[[Indianapolis 500]] - [[Gordon Johncock]]
*[[Formula One|Formula One Champion]] - [[Keke Rosberg]] of [[Finland]]
*[[24 hours of Le Mans]]:
**won by the team of [[Jacky Ickx]] / [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]] driving a [[Porsche|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|Opel Ascona 400]]
*[[Drag racing]] - [[Shirley Muldowney]] won the [[NHRA]] [[Top Fuel]] championship.


==[[Baseball]]==
==[[American football]]==
* [[Super Bowl XVI]] – the [[San Francisco 49ers]] (NFC) won 26–21 over the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] (AFC)
* [[July 13]]: [[Montreal]] hosts the first [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] outside the [[United States]]. [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]] [[Shortstop|SS]] [[Dave Concepcion|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 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MVP]].
**Location: [[Pontiac Silverdome]]
**Attendance: 81,270
**MVP: [[Joe Montana]], QB (San Francisco)
* [[1982 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] (1981 season):
** The [[Clemson Tigers]] won 22-15 over the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] to win the college football [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season|national championship]]
* [[Strike action|Strike]] – First regular season strike by [[National Football League|NFL]] players ends on November 16 after 57 days.


==[[Association football]]==
*[[August 18]]: [[Pete Rose]] sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
* [[1982 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in Spain]] – [[Italy national football team|Italy]] beats [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 3-1 for their third title.
* [[1982 European Cup Final|Champions' Cup]] – [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 1-0 [[Bayern Munich|Bayern München]]
* [[1982 UEFA Cup Final|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 [[1982–83 UEFA Cup#Second round|second round]] match between [[FC Spartak Moscow]] and [[HFC Haarlem]] in Moscow on 20 October.
* [[1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|Cup Winners' Cup]] – [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] 2-1 [[Standard Liège]]
* [[1982 UEFA Super Cup|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 1982|Copa Libertadores de América]] – Two legs; 1st leg [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]] 0-0 [[Cobreloa]]; 2nd leg Cobreloa 0-1 Peñarol. Peñarol win 1-0 on aggregate
* [[1982 FA Cup Final|England – FA Cup]] – [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] won 1-0 over [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]


==[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]==
*[[World Series]]: [[St. Louis Cardinals]] won 4 games to 3 over the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]. The Series [[World Series|MVP]] was Cardinals [[catcher]] [[Darrell Porter]].
* September – [[1982 European Athletics Championships]] held in Athens
* October – [[Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Commonwealth Games]] held in [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisbane]], Australia
* December – [[Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]] held in [[New Delhi, India|New Delhi]], India


==[[Basketball]]==
==[[Australian rules football]]==
* [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]]
*[[NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]]:
** [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] wins the 86th [[1982 VFL season|VFL Premiership]] (Carlton 14.19 (103) d [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] 12.13 (83))
**North Carolina wins 63-62 over Georgetown
** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Brian Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|Brian Wilson]] ([[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]])
** The inaugural [[AFL Players Association|VFL Players Association]] [[Leigh Matthews Trophy|Most Valuable Player Award]] goes to [[Leigh Matthews]] ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]). The award would be renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy in his honour in 2002.


==[[Baseball]]==
* [[NBA|NBA Finals]]:
* March 27 – [[KBO League]], a professional baseball league in [[South Korea]], a first officially game held.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
**[[Los Angeles Lakers]] won 4 games to 2 over the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
* 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 [[1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] outside the United States. [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]] [[Shortstop|SS]] [[Dave Concepción]] hits a 2-run [[home run]] in the 2nd inning to spark the [[National League (baseball)|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 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MVP]].
* August 18 – [[Pete Rose]] sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
* [[1982 World Series|World Series]] – [[St. Louis Cardinals]] won 4 games to 3 over the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] to claim their first World Championship since 1967. The Series [[World Series|MVP]] was Cardinals [[catcher]] [[Darrell Porter]].
* The [[Salem Angels]] won the [[Northwest League]] championship.


*[[Basketball World Championship|FIBA World Championship]]
==[[Basketball]]==
* [[1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]] –
**[[USSR]] World Champion
** [[North Carolina Tar Heels|North Carolina]] wins 63-62 over [[Georgetown Hoyas|Georgetown]]
* [[1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship]]
** Louisiana Tech wins 76–62 over Cheyney State
* [[1982 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] –
** [[Los Angeles Lakers]] won 4 games to 2 over the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
* [[National Basketball League (Australia)]] [[1982 NBL Finals|Finals]]:
** [[West Adelaide Bearcats]] defeated the [[Geelong Supercats|Geelong Cats]] 80-74 in the final.
* [[1982 FIBA World Championship|FIBA World Championship]]
** [[USSR]] World Champion


==[[Boxing]]==
==[[Boxing]]==
*[[June 11]] [[Larry Holmes]] defeats [[Gerry Cooney]] for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Heavyweight title. Cooney, a white challenger, was dubbed "The White Hope" in what builded up to be a very racially toned fight, see [[Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney]].
* May 4 to May 15 – [[1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] held in Munich
* June 11 – [[Larry Holmes]] defeats [[Gerry Cooney]] for the [[World Boxing Council|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 Arguello]] in what would later be called the ''fight of the decade''. Pryor retained the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]]'s world Jr. Welterweight title with a 14th round [[Knockout|knockout]]
* November 12 – [[Aaron Pryor]] defeats [[Alexis Argüello]] in what would later be called the ''fight of the decade''. Pryor retained the [[World Boxing Association|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.
* 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]].
*[[December 3]] the [[Carnival of Champions]]

==[[Canadian football]]==
* [[70th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] – [[Edmonton Eskimos]] won 32–16 over the [[Toronto Argonauts]], the Eskimos' record fifth consecutive Grey Cup victory.
* [[18th Vanier Cup|Vanier Cup]] – [[UBC Thunderbirds]] won 39–14 over the [[Western Ontario Mustangs]]


==[[Cricket]]==
==[[Cricket]]==
*[[Graham Gooch]] leads a "rebel" team of players on tour of [[South Africa]], banned from official cricket since [[1970]] because of [[apartheid]].
* [[Graham Gooch]] leads a "rebel" team of players on tour of South Africa, banned from official cricket since 1970 because of [[apartheid]].


==[[Cycling]]==
==[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]==
*[[Giro d'Italia]] won by [[Bernard Hinault]] of [[France]]
* [[1982 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] won by [[Bernard Hinault]] of France
*[[Tour de France]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] of [[France]]
* [[1982 Tour de France|Tour de France]] – [[Bernard Hinault]] of France
*[[World Cycling Championship]]: [[Giuseppe Saronni]] of [[Italy]]
* [[1982 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race]] – [[Giuseppe Saronni]] of Italy


==[[Dogsled racing]]==
==[[Dogsled racing]]==
*[[Iditarod|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion]]:
* [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion]] –
**[[Rick Swenson]] won with lead dog: ''Andy''
** [[Rick Swenson]] won with lead [[sled dog]] – ''Andy''


==[[Field Hockey]]==
==[[Field hockey]]==
* [[1982 Men's Hockey World Cup|Men's World Cup]] in [[Bombay]], [[India]]
* [[1982 Men's Hockey World Cup|Men's World Cup]] held in Bombay won by Pakistan
* [[1982 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Champions Trophy]] held at [[Amstelveen]] in the Netherlands and won by the host nation
** Gold Medal: Pakistan
** Silver Medal: West Germany
** Bronze Medal: Australia


==[[Figure skating]]==
* [[1982 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)|Men's Champions Trophy]] in [[Amstelveen]], [[The Netherlands]]
* [[1982 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Championship]] –
** Gold Medal: The Netherlands
** Men's champion: [[Scott Hamilton (figure skater)|Scott Hamilton]], United States
** Silver Medal: Australia
** Ladies' champion: [[Elaine Zayak]], United States
** Bronze Medal: India
** Pair skating champions: [[Sabine Baeß]] & [[Tassilo Thierbach]], Germany

** Ice dancing champions: [[Jayne Torvill]] & [[Christopher Dean]], Great Britain
*[[March 20]]: In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. The Netherlands beat England 4-2.

==[[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]])
**Ice Dance champions: [[Jayne Torvill]] & [[Christopher Dean]] ([[Great Britain]])

==[[Football]] ([[American Football|American]])==
*[[Super Bowl XVI]]: [[San Francisco 49ers]] won 26-21 over the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
*[[Strike action|Strike]]: First regular season strike by [[NFL]] players ends on [[November 16]] after 57 days.

==[[Football]] ([[Australian Rules Football|Australian Rules]])==
* [[Victorian Football League]]
** [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] wins the 86th VFL Premiership (Carlton 14.19 (103) d [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] 12.13 (83))
** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Brian Wilson]] ([[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]])
** The inaugural [[AFL Players Association|VFL Players Association]] [[Leigh Matthews Trophy|Most Valuable Player Award]] goes to [[Leigh Matthews]] ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]). The award would be renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy in his honour in [[2002]].

==[[Football]] ([[Canadian Football League|Canadian]])==
* [[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]]

==[[Football]] ([[Rugby football|Rugby]] [[Rugby union|union]])==
* [[Six Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]]: [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] win the [[Triple Crown (Rugby Union)|Triple Crown]] for the first time since [[1948 in sports|1948]].

==[[Football]] ([[rugby league]])==
The [[Sydney]] [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership]] expanded its competition for the very first time in its seventy four year history out of the state of [[New South Wales]]. Nine teams contested the initial season back in [[1908 in sports#Football (rugby league)|1908]], but to date the NSWRL consists of fourteen teams.

*Fourteen Teams competing

[[Balmain Tigers]],

[[Canberra Raiders]],

[[Canterbury Bulldogs]],

[[Cronulla Sharks]],

[[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]],

[[Illawarra Steelers]],

[[Manly Sea Eagles]],

[[Newtown Jets]],

[[North Sydney Bears]],

[[Parramatta Eels]],

[[Penrith Panthers]],

[[St. George Dragons]],

[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]],

[[Western Suburbs Magpies]],

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Team!!Played!!Wins!!Draws!!Losses!!For!!Against!!Points
|-
|''[[Parramatta Eels]]||26||21||0||5||619||242||42''
|-
|''[[Manly Sea Eagles]]||26||17||0||9||530||411||34''
|-
|''[[North Sydney Bears]]||26||16||1||9||399||360||33''
|-
|''[[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]||26||15||2||9||437||304||32''
|-
|''[[Western Suburbs Magpies]]||26||16||0||10||412||349||32''
|-
|[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]||26||14||1||11||395||400||29
|-
|[[Newtown Jets]]||26||13||2||11||406||309||28
|-
|[[Cronulla Sharks]]||26||13||1||12||400||336||27
|-
|[[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||26||12||3||11||399||361||27
|-
|[[St. George Dragons]]||26||11||2||13||408||402||24
|-
|[[Balmain Tigers]]||26||10||1||15||383||427||21
|-
|[[Penrith Panthers]]||26||7||1||18||375||441||15
|-
|[[Illawarra Steelers]]||26||6||0||20||344||572||12
|-
|[[Canberra Raiders]]||26||4||0||22||269||862||8
|}

**[[Parramatta Eels]] win their second title, defeating [[Manly Sea Eagles]] 21-8 in the final.

==[[Football]] ([[Soccer]])==
*[[Football World Cup 1982|World Cup]]: [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (hosts: Spain)
*[[UEFA Champions League|Champions' Cup]]: [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 1-0 [[Bayern Munich|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]]: [[FC Barcelona|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 [[C.A. Peñarol|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 de La Plata|Estudiantes]] (Metropolitan Championship)
**Brazil: [[Clube de Regatas Flamengo|Flamengo]]
**England: [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
**France: [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
**Italy: [[Juventus]]
**Netherlands: [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]]
**Portugal: [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisbon]]
**Scotland: [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
**Spain: [[Real Sociedad]]
**West Germany: Hamburger SV
*[[FA Cup|England - FA Cup]]: [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] won 1-0 over [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]


==[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]==
==[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]==
*'''[[Camogie]]'''
* [[Camogie]]
**All-Ireland Camogie Champion: [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
** [[1982 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship|All-Ireland Camogie Champion]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
**National Camogie League: [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
** [[1982 National Camogie League|National Camogie League]]: [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
* [[Gaelic football]]

** [[1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] – [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] 1-15 died [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 0-17
*'''[[Gaelic football]]'''
**[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]: [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] 1-15 d. [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 0-17
** [[1981–82 National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] – [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 1-9 died [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0-5 (replay)
* [[Ladies' Gaelic football]]
**[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 1-9 d. [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0-5 (replay)
** All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]

** National Football League: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
*'''[[Ladies' Gaelic football]]'''
* [[Hurling]]
**All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
** [[1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] – [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 3-18 died [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 1-13
**National Football League: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
** [[1981–82 National Hurling League|National Hurling League]] – [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 2–14 beat [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] 1–11

*'''[[Hurling]]'''
**[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 3-18 d. [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 1-13
**[[National Hurling League]]:


==[[Golf]]==
==[[Golf]]==
[[Men's Golf]]
'''Men's professional'''
* [[1982 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]] – [[Craig Stadler]]
*[[Major championship]] results:
* [[1982 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] – [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
*#May - [[The Masters golf tournament|The Masters]] - [[Craig Stadler]]
*#June - [[US Open (golf)|US Open]] - [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
* [[1982 Open Championship|British Open]] – [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
* [[1982 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] – [[Raymond Floyd]]
*#July - [[British Open (golf)|British Open]] - [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
*#August - [[PGA Championship]] - [[Ray Floyd]]
* [[PGA Tour]] money leader – [[Craig Stadler]] – $446,462
* [[Champions Tour|Senior PGA Tour]] money leader – [[Miller Barber]] – $106,890
'''Men's amateur'''
* [[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] – [[Martin Thompson (golfer)|Martin Thompson]]
* [[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] – [[Jay Sigel]]
'''Women's professional'''
* [[1982 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] – [[Jan Stephenson]]
* [[1982 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] – [[Janet Anderson (golfer)|Janet Anderson]]
* [[1982 Peter Jackson Classic|Classique Peter Jackson Classic]] – [[Sandra Haynie]]
* [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] money leader – [[JoAnne Carner]] – $310,400


==[[Harness racing]]==
*[[PGA Tour]] leading money winner for the year: [[Craig Stadler]] - $446,462
* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]] –
*[[Champions Tour]] leading money winner: [[Miller Barber]] - $106,890
*# [[Cane Pace]] – [[Cam Fella]]
*# [[Little Brown Jug (horse racing)|Little Brown Jug]] – [[Merger (harness horse)|Merger]]
*# [[Messenger Stakes]] – [[Cam Fella]]
* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]] –
*# [[Hambletonian Stakes|Hambletonian]] – [[Speed Bowl]]
*# [[Yonkers Trot]] – [[Mystic Park]]
*# [[Kentucky Futurity]] – [[Jazz Cosmos]]
* [[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]] –
** Pacers: [[Rhett's Law]]


[[Women's Golf]]
==[[Horse racing]]==
'''Steeplechases'''
*[[US Open (golf)|US Women's Open]] - [[Janet Anderson]]
*[[LPGA Championship]] - [[Jan Stephenson]]
* [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] – [[Silver Buck]]
* [[1982 Grand National|Grand National]] – [[Grittar]]
*[[JoAnne Carner]]: leading money winner on the [[LPGA]] tour, earning $310,399.
'''Flat races'''
* Australia – [[1982 Melbourne Cup|Melbourn Cup]] won by [[Gurner's Lane]]
* Canada – [[Queen's Plate]] won by [[Son of Briartic]]
* France – [[1982 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe|Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] won by [[Akiyda]]
* Ireland – [[Irish Derby Stakes]] won by [[Assert (horse)|Assert]]
* Japan – [[Japan Cup]] won by [[Half Iced]]
* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown Races]]:
*# [[2,000 Guineas Stakes]] – [[Zino (horse)|Zino]]
*# [[1982 Epsom Derby|The Derby]] – [[Golden Fleece (horse)|Golden Fleece]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Epsom Derby {{!}} History, Winners, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*# [[St. Leger Stakes]] – [[Touching Wood]]
* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown Races]]:
*# [[1982 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]] – [[Gato Del Sol]]
*# [[1982 Preakness Stakes]] – [[Aloma's Ruler]]
*# [[Belmont Stakes]] – [[Conquistador Cielo]]


==[[Ice hockey]]==
==[[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred Horse Racing]]==
* [[Art Ross Trophy]] as the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s leading scorer during the regular season: [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Edmonton Oilers]]
*[[Australia]] - [[Melbourne Cup]] - [[Gurner's Lane]]
* [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s Most Valuable Player: [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Edmonton Oilers]]
*[[Canada]] - [[Queen's Plate]] - [[Son of Briartic]]
* [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] – [[New York Islanders]] win 4-0 over the [[Vancouver Canucks]]
*[[France]] - [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] - [[Akiyda]]
* [[1982 Ice Hockey World Championships|World Hockey Championship]] –
*[[Ireland]] - [[Irish Derby Stakes]] - [[Assert (horse)|Assert]]
** Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated [[Czechoslovakia]]
** [[1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|Junior Men's champion]]: Canada defeated [[Czechoslovakia]]


==[[Motorsport]]==
*[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown Races]]:
{{main|1982 in motorsport|List of 1982 motorsport champions}}
*#[[Two Thousand Guineas Stakes]] - [[Zino]]
*#[[Epsom Derby]] - [[Golden Fleece (horse)|Golden Fleece]]
*#[[St. Leger Stakes]] - [[Touching Wood]]


==[[Rugby league]]==
*[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown Races]]:
*[[1982 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France]]
*#[[Kentucky Derby]] - [[Gato del Sol]]
*[[1982 KB Cup]]
*#[[Preakness Stakes]] - [[Aloma's Ruler]]
*[[1982 New Zealand rugby league season]]
*#[[Belmont Stakes]] - [[Conquistador Cielo]]
*[[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]]


==[[Harness racing|Harness Racing]]==
==[[Rugby union]]==
* 88th [[1982 Five Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]] series is won by [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]
*[[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]]:
*#[[Cane Pace]] - [[Cam Fella]]
*#[[Little Brown Jug]] - [[Merger (harness horse)|Merger]]
*#[[Messenger Stakes]] - [[Cam Fella]]


==[[Snooker]]==
*[[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]]:
* [[1982 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship]] – [[Alex Higgins]] beats [[Ray Reardon]] 18-15
*#[[Hambletonian]] - [[Speed Bowl]]
* [[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]] – [[Ray Reardon]] becomes [[Snooker world number ones|world number one]] for 1982/83
*#[[Yonkers Trot]] - [[Mystic Park]]
*#[[Kentucky Futurity]] - [[Jazz Cosmos]]


==[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]==
*[[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]]:
* The fourth [[1982 World Aquatics Championships|FINA World Championships]] held in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]
**Pacers: [[Rhett's Law]]

==[[Ice Hockey]]==
*[[Art Ross Memorial Trophy]] as the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s leading scorer during the regular season: [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Edmonton Oilers]]

*[[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the [[National Hockey League|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]], [[United States|USA]]
**The women's overall season champion: [[Erika Hess]], [[Switzerland]]

==[[Snooker]]==
*[[World Snooker Championship]]: [[Alex Higgins]] beats [[Ray Reardon]] 18-15
*[[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]]: [[Ray Reardon]] becomes [[Snooker world number ones|world number one]] for 1982/83


==[[Tennis]]==
==[[Tennis]]==
*[[Grand Slam in tennis]] men's results:
* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] men's results:
*#[[Australian Open]] - [[Johan Kriek]]
*# [[1982 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] – [[Johan Kriek]]
*#[[French Open]] - [[Mats Wilander]]
*# [[1982 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] – [[Mats Wilander]]
*#[[Wimbledon championships]] - [[Jimmy Connors]]
*# [[1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon championships]] – [[Jimmy Connors]]
*#[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] - [[Jimmy Connors]]
*# [[1982 US Open – Men's singles|U.S. Open]] – [[Jimmy Connors]]
* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:

*# [[1982 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] – [[Chris Evert]]
*[[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:
*#[[Australian Open]] - [[Chris Evert]]
*# [[1982 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] – [[Martina Navratilova]]
*#[[French Open]] - [[Martina Navratilova]]
*# [[1982 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon championships]] – [[Martina Navratilova]]
*# [[1982 US Open – Women's singles|U.S. Open]] – [[Chris Evert]]
*#[[Wimbledon championships]] - [[Martina Navratilova]]
* [[1982 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] – United States won 4-1 over France in world tennis.
*#[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] - [[Chris Evert]]
* [[Billie Jean King]] makes her final singles appearance at the US Open, losing in the first round.

*[[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.
* Total prize money at US Open exceeds 1 million US dollars.


== [[Water Polo]] ==
==[[Volleyball]]==
* [[1982 World Aquatics Championships|Men's World Championship]] in [[Guayaquil, Ecuador]]
* [[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
** Gold Medal: Soviet Union
** Silver Medal: Hungary
** Bronze Medal: West Germany

==[[General sporting events]]==
*[[1982 Asian Games|Asian Games]] held in [[New Delhi, India]]

* First [[Gay Games]] held in [[San Francisco, California]]

<br>
==Births==
===January===
* [[January 1]] &mdash; [[Ahmed Khaddour]], Lebanese born Danish boxer
* January 1 &mdash; [[Joseph Lubega]], Ugandan boxer
* January 1 &mdash; [[David Nalbandian]], Argentinian tennis player
* January 1 &mdash; [[Sebastián Pardo]], Chilean football player
* [[January 2]] &mdash; [[Athanasia Tsoumeleka]], Greek race walker
* [[January 5]] &mdash; [[Janica Kostelic]], Croatian alpine skier
* January 5 &mdash; [[Vadims Vasiļevskis]], Latvian athlete
* [[January 7]] &mdash; [[Joachim Johansson]], Swedish tennis player
* January 7 &mdash; [[Hannah Stockbauer]], German swimmer
* [[January 12]] &mdash; [[Sherzod Abdurahmonov]], Uzbek boxer
* [[January 13]] &mdash; [[Guillermo Coria]], Argentinian tennis player
* [[January 15]] &mdash; [[Benjamin Agosto]], American skater
* [[January 17]] &mdash; [[Dwyane Wade]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
* [[January 20]] &mdash; [[Serghei Covalciuc]], Moldovan football (soccer) midfielder
* [[January 29]] &mdash; [[Adam van Koeverden]], Canadian kayaker


===February===
==[[Water polo]]==
* [[Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|Men's World Championship]] held in [[Guayaquil, Ecuador]], won by USSR
* [[February 2]] &mdash; [[Dorcus Inzikuru]], Ugandan athlete
* February 2 &mdash; [[Filippo Magnini]], Italian swimmer
* [[February 6]] &mdash; [[Bojan Djordjic]], Swedish football (soccer) player
* February 6 &mdash; [[Jade Edmistone]], Australian swimmer
* [[February 9]] &mdash; [[Zersenay Tadesse]], Eritrean athlete
* [[February 10]] &mdash; [[Justin Gatlin]], American athlete
* [[February 14]] &mdash; [[Marian Gaborik]], Slovak ice hockey player
* [[February 17]] &mdash; [[Adriano Leite Ribeiro|Adriano]], Brazilian football (soccer) player
* [[February 19]] &mdash; [[Camelia Potec]], Romanian swimmer
* February 19 &mdash; [[Hamit Şare]], Turkish skier
* [[February 23]] &mdash; [[Malia Metella]], French swimmer
* [[February 25]] &mdash; [[Flavia Pennetta]], Italian tennis player
* [[February 26]] &mdash; [[Li Na]], Chinese tennis player
* February 26 &mdash; [[Andrew Sewnauth]], Scottish field hockey player
* [[February 28]] &mdash; [[Thijs de Greeff]], Dutch field hockey player


==[[Multi-sport event]]s==
===March===
* [[1982 Asian Games|Asian Games]] held in [[New Delhi, India|New Delhi]], India
* [[March 2]] &mdash; [[Henrik Lundqvist]], Swedish ice hockey player
* [[1982 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]] held in [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]], Cuba
* March 2 &mdash; [[Joel Lundqvist]], Swedish ice hockey player
* [[1982 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] held in [[Brisbane]], Australia<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Games {{!}} Commonwealth Games Federation |url=https://thecgf.com/games |website=thecgf.com |access-date=4 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104004327/https://thecgf.com/games |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[March 5]] &mdash; [[Daniel Carter (rugby player)|Daniel Carter]], New Zealand rugby player
* [[March 9]] &mdash; [[Matias Paredes]], Argentine field hockey midfielder
* [[March 17]] &mdash; [[Steven Pienaar]], South African football player
* [[March 21]] &mdash; [[Klete Keller]], American swimmer
===April===
* [[April 2]] &mdash; [[David Ferrer]], Spanish tennis player
* [[April 5]] &mdash; [[Donna-Lee Patrick]], Australian field hockey player
* [[April 8]] &mdash; [[Gennadiy Golovkin]], Kazakh boxer
* [[April 13]] &mdash; [[Ria Male]], Welsh field hockey goalkeeper
* [[April 22]] &mdash; [[Kaká]] (Ricardo Iczecson Santos Leite), Brazilian football player
===May===
* [[May 1]] &mdash; [[Tommy Robredo]], Spanish tennis player
* [[May 4]] &mdash; [[Markus Rogan]], Austrian swimmer
* [[May 5]] &mdash; [[Pavel Vorobiev]], Kazakhstani ice hockey right winger
* [[May 6]] &mdash; [[Kyle Shewfelt]], Canadian gymnast
* [[May 8]] &mdash; [[Ugur Yildirim]], Dutch football player
* [[May 14]] &mdash; [[Ai Shibata]], Japanese swimmer
* [[May 15]] &mdash; [[Veronica Campbell]], Jamaican athlete
* [[May 17]] &mdash; [[Tony Parker]], French [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
* [[May 18]] &mdash; [[Timo Glock]], German race driver
* May 18 &mdash; [[Roderick Weusthof]], Dutch field hockey player
* [[May 22]] &mdash; [[Apolo Anton Ohno]], US short track speed skater
* [[May 24]] &mdash; [[DaMarcus Beasley]], American football player
* [[May 26]] &mdash; [[Mikel Arteta]], Spanish football player
===June===
* [[June 1]] &mdash; [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]], Belgian tennis player
* [[June 3]] &mdash; [[Yelena Isinbayeva]], Russian athlete
* [[June 8]] &mdash; [[Nadia Petrova]], Russian tennis player
* [[June 11]] &mdash; [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] player
* [[June 13]] &mdash; [[Kenenisa Bekele]], Ethiopian distance runner
* [[June 24]] &mdash; [[Serginho Greene]], Dutch football player
* [[June 25]] &mdash; [[Mikhail Youzhny]], Russian tennis player
===July===
* [[July 3]] &mdash; [[Manon van Rooijen]], Dutch swimmer
* [[July 9]] &mdash; [[Rebecca Sanders]], Australian field hockey international
* [[July 21]] &mdash; [[Katy Sexton]], British swimmer
* [[July 31]] &mdash; [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]], Spanish tennis player
===August===
* [[August 5]] &mdash; [[Brian Johns]], Canadian swimmer
* [[August 7]] &mdash; [[Yana Klochkova]], Ukrainian swimmer
* August 7 &mdash; [[Marco Melandri]], Italian motorcyclist
* [[August 10]] &mdash; [[Shaun Murphy]], English snooker player
* [[August 12]] &mdash; [[Andrew Hurd]], Canadian swimmer
* August 12 &mdash; [[Even Wetten]], Norwegian speed skater
* [[August 13]] &mdash; [[Shani Davis]], American speedskater
* [[August 24]] &mdash; [[Kim Källström]], Swedish footbll player
* [[August 25]] &mdash; [[Rob Derikx]], Dutch field hockey player
* [[August 28]] &mdash; [[Thiago Motta]], Brazilian football (soccer) player
* [[August 30]] &mdash; [[Andy Roddick]], American tennis player
* [[August 31]] &mdash; [[Ian Crocker]], American swimmer
* August 31 &mdash; [[Lien Huyghebaert]], Belgian athlete
===September===
* [[September 11]] &mdash; [[Elvan Abeylegesse]], Ethiopian-born Turkish track and field athlete
* September 11 &mdash; [[Tom Prinsen]], Dutch long track speedskater
* [[September 13]] &mdash; [[Nenê]], Brazilian [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
* [[September 19]] &mdash; [[Eleni Daniilidou]], Greek tennis player
* [[September 21]] &mdash; [[Danny Kass]], American snowboarder
* [[September 22]] &mdash; [[Kosuke Kitajima]], Japanese swimmer
* September 22 &mdash; [[Maarten Stekelenburg]], Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
* [[September 24]] &mdash; [[Paul Hamm]], US gymnast
* [[September 27]] &mdash; [[Fabian Estoyanoff]], Uruguay football (soccer) player
* September 27 &mdash; [[Markus Rosenberg]], Swedish football (soccer) player
* [[September 28]] &mdash; [[Anderson Varejão]], Brazilian basketball player


===October===
==Awards==
* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#List of award winners|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]] – [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[NHL|NHL ice hockey]]
* [[October 8]] &mdash; [[Glenn Kirkham]], English field hockey player
* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#List of award winners|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]] – [[Mary Decker]], [[Track and field]]
* [[October 11]] &mdash; [[Lucas Rey]], Argentine field hockey midfielder
* [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)|Wide World of Sports]] Athlete of the Year: ''Wayne Gretzky''
* October 11 &mdash; [[Helen Wardlaw]], English cricketer
* October 11 &mdash; [[Matthias Witthaus]], German field hockey player
* [[October 12]] &mdash; [[Frédéric Michalak]], French rugby union player
* [[October 13]] &mdash; [[Ian Thorpe]], Australian swimmer
* [[October 19]] &mdash; [[Chantal Groot]], Dutch swimmer
* [[October 22]] &mdash; [[Isaac Ekpo]], Nigerian boxer
* October 22 &mdash; [[Melinda Czink]], Hungarian tennis player
===November===
* [[November 3]] &mdash; [[Moniek Kleinsman]], Dutch speed skater
* [[November 9]] &mdash; [[Andy Souwer]], Dutch shoot boxer and kickboxer
* [[November 11]] &mdash; [[Asafa Powell]], Jamaican athlete
* [[November 15]] &mdash; [[Giaan Rooney]], Australian swimmer
* [[November 16]] &mdash; [[Amare Stoudemire]], NBA player
* [[November 17]] &mdash; [[Andriy Serdinov]], Ukrainian swimmer
* [[November 24]] &mdash; [[Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson]], Icelandic swimmer
* [[November 30]] &mdash; [[Igor Alborov]], Uzbek boxer
* November 30 &mdash; [[Dilshod Mahmudov]], Uzbek boxer
===December===
* [[December 9]] &mdash; [[Tamilla Abassova]], Russian cyclist
* [[December 11]] &mdash; [[Darren Gilford]], Maltese athlete
* [[December 13]] &mdash; [[Tsoanelo Pholo]], South African field hockey striker


==Deaths==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[January 07]] - [[Bert Oosterhuis]], Dutch motor racer
*[[January 20]] - [[Marc Demeyer]], 31, Belgian cyclist
*[[April 26]] - [[Ville Ritola]], Finnish Olympic gold medal runner
*[[May 7]] - [[Claudio Barrientos|Claudio "Tripa" Barrientos]], 45, Chilean boxer
*[[May 8]] - [[Gilles Villeneuve]], Canadian F1-race driver
*[[June 8]] - [[Satchel Paige]], baseball great
*[[August 12]] - [[Salvador Sanchez]], world champion boxer
*[[October 3]] - [[Roger Claessen]], Belgian soccer player
*[[November 13]] - [[Dorothy Round]], English tennis player
*[[November 17]] - [[Duk Koo Kim]], South Korean boxer
*[[November 26]] - [[Hub Walker]], Major League Baseball player
*[[December 16]] - [[Anthony Chapman]], English Formula One race driver


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1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports
1982 in sports

Alpine skiing

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American football

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Association football

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Athletics

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Australian rules football

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Boxing

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Canadian football

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Cricket

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  • Graham Gooch leads a "rebel" team of players on tour of South Africa, banned from official cricket since 1970 because of apartheid.

Cycling

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Dogsled racing

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Field hockey

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Figure skating

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Gaelic Athletic Association

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Golf

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Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

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Horse racing

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Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

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Motorsport

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Main articles: 1982 in motorsport and List of 1982 motorsport champions

Rugby league

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Rugby union

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Snooker

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Swimming

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Tennis

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Volleyball

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Water polo

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Multi-sport events

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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