Wikipedia: 1983 in sports

1983 in sports
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See also: 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Cale Yarborough wins the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison
Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva
CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship
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 - the team of Walter Rohrl /Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia 037
Drag racing - Gary Beck won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

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.

October 28 - November 4: Fifth Men's Champions Trophy held in Pakistan for the fourth time in 5 editions in Karachi won by Australia for the first time. Hosts Pakistan finish 2nd.

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, (United States)
- Women's champion: Rosalynn Sumners, (United States)
- Pairs champions: Jelena Walowa & Oleg Wassiljew, (Soviet Union)

Champions' Cup: Hamburger SV 1-0 Juventus
UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg RSC Anderlecht 1-0 SL Benfica; 2nd leg SL Benfica 1-1 RSC Anderlecht; RSC Anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate
Cup Winners' Cup: Aberdeen F.C 2-1 Real Madrid C.F (AET)
Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Hamburger SV 0-0 Aberdeen F.C.; 2nd leg Aberdeen F.C. 2-0 Hamburger SV; Aberdeen F.C. won 2-0 on aggregate
Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg Peñarol 1-1 Grêmio; 2nd leg Grêmio 2-1 Peñarol; Grêmio won 3-2 on aggregate
League champions
- Argentina: Estudiantes LP (Nacional), Independiente (Metropolitano)
- Brazil: Clube de Regatas Flamengo (Taça de Ouro)
- England: Liverpool F.C
- France: FC Nantes-Atlantique
- Italy: A.S. Roma
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Portugal: SL Benfica
- Scotland: Dundee United
- Spain: Athletic Club de Bilbao
- West Germany: Hamburger SV
England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2 - 2 (aet); 4 - 0 (replay) over Brighton & Hove Albion

Grand Slam of golf results:
1. May - The Masters - Seve Ballesteros
2. June - US Open - Larry Nelson
3. July - British Open - Tom Watson
4. August - PGA Championship - Hal Sutton
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Hal Sutton - $426,668
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Don January - $237,571
Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.

Women's Golf

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. Two Thousand 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. Kentucky Derby - Sunny's Halo
2. Preakness Stakes - Deputed Testamony
3. Belmont Stakes - Caveat

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

January 18 - The International Olympic Committee restores the medals to the family of Jim Thorpe
February 27 - In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan set a new World Indoor Record for the mile, clocking 3:49.78.
First IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Helsinki
Alan Bond and his team from of Australia defeated Dennis Conner and his team from the United States to capture the America's Cup of yacht racing. For 132 years, from 1850-1980, and through 25 challenges, the America's Cup had been held by the United States.
Embassy World Snooker Championship:
- Steve Davis won 18-6 over Cliff Thorburn
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Rick Mackey won with lead dogs: Preacher & Jody

Adios Butler - harness racing horse
January 26 - Del Rice, Major League Baseball player
January 26 - Paul "Bear" Bryant college football coach at Alabama
February 1 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer
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 28 - Ron James, Australian cricketer
April 17 - Dutch Leonard, Major League Baseball player
May 31 - Jack Dempsey world champion boxer
June 27 - Don Ida, balloonist, killed during a race
June 27 - Maxie Anderson, balloonist, killed during a race
June 29 - Joe Delaney, football player, Kansas City Chiefs, a true hero, after rescuing one boy, he drowned while attempting to rescue 2 more
July 7 - Vic Wertz, Major League Baseball player
July 28 - Alec Marks, Australian cricketer
August 12 - Henry Gifford Vivian, New Zealand cricketer
September 08 - Antonin Magne, French cylist
October 31 - George Halas, NFL coach, Chicago Bears
November 15 - Charlie Grimm, Major League Baseball player