1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 |
Alpine skiing
- Alpine Skiing World Cup:
- Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA
- Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, USA
American football
- January 3 – Tony Dorsett sets NFL record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown.
- January 26 – death of Paul "Bear" Bryant, noted college football coach
- 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.
- Michigan Panthers win United States Football League Championship, 24-22 over Philadelphia Stars
- October 31 – death of George Halas, Chicago Bears founder and coach
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
Association football
- 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.
Athletics
- January 18 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) restores medals to the family of Jim Thorpe
- February 27 – Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan sets a new World Indoor Record for the mile, clocking 3:49.78 at East Rutherford in New Jersey
- August – 1983 World Championships in Athletics held in Helsinki
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)
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 31 – death of Jack Dempsey, former world heavyweight champion
- 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.
Canadian football
- 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
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 held at Amstelveen won by the Netherlands
- Men's Champions Trophy held at Karachi won by Australia
- Pan American Games (Men's Competition) held in Caracas won by Canada
- Women's World Cup held in Kuala Lumpur won by the Netherlands
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
Gaelic Athletic Association
- Camogie
- 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
- Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Kilkenny 3-18 d. Cork 1-13
- National Hurling League –
Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Seve Ballesteros
- U.S. Open - Larry Nelson
- British Open - Tom Watson
- 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
- U.S. Women's Open - Jan Stephenson
- Classique Peter Jackson Classic - Hollis Stacy
- LPGA Tour money leader - JoAnne Carner - $291,404
Harness racing
- Ralph Hanover wins the United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
- # Cane Pace - Ralph Hanover
- # Little Brown Jug - Ralph Hanover
- # Messenger Stakes - Ralph Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
- # Hambletonian - Duenna
- # Yonkers Trot - Joie De Vie
- # Kentucky Futurity - Power Seat
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Gammalite
- Trotters: Scotch Notch
Horse racing
- February 8 – champion racehorse Shergar is kidnapped from Ballymany Stud, near the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. No trace of the horse has ever been found.
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Bregawn
- Grand National – Corbiere
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Kiwi
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by Bompago
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by All Along
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Shareef Dancer
- Japan – Japan Cup won by Stanerra
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Lomond
- Epsom Derby – Teenoso
- St. Leger Stakes – Sun Princess
- United States Triple Crown Races:
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
Motor racing
- Stock car racing –
- 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 - Hannu Mikkola in an Audi won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Walter Röhrl /Christian Geistdörfer 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.
Radiosport
- First European High Speed Telegraphy Championships held in Moscow, Russia.
Rugby union
- 89th Five Nations Championship series is shared by France and Ireland
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Steve Davis beats Cliff Thorburn 18-6
- World rankings – Steve Davis becomes world number one for 1983/84
Swimming
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- # Australian Open - Mats Wilander
- # French Open - Yannick Noah
- # Wimbledon championships - John McEnroe
- # US Open - Jimmy Connors
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- # Australian Open - Martina Navratilova
- # French Open - Chris Evert
- # Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
- # US Open - Martina Navratilova
- Davis Cup – Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
Volleyball
- Asian Volleyball Championships held in Japan: both men's and women's tournaments won by Japan
- European Volleyball Championships held in East Germany won by USSR (men) and DDR (women)
- Volleyball at the 1983 Pan American Games held in Caracas won by Brazil (men) and Cuba (women)
Water polo
- 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup held in Malibu, California won by USSR
- Men's competition at Pan American Games in Caracas won by USA
- 1983 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup held in Sainte Foy, Canada, won by the Netherlands
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, Venezuela
- Ninth Mediterranean Games held in Casablanca, Morocco
- Twelfth Summer Universiade held in Edmonton, Canada
- Eleventh Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Lewis, Track and field
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Martina Navratilova, Tennis
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