- Source: 1984 in sports
1984 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine Skiing
Alpine Skiing World Cup:
Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland
At the Winter Olympics, Bill Johnson becomes the first American to win the gold medal in downhill skiing.
American football
Super Bowl XVIII – the Los Angeles Raiders (AFC) won 38–9 over the Washington Redskins (NFC)
Location: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 72,920
MVP: Marcus Allen, RB (Los Angeles)
Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's rushing record on October 7.
Philadelphia Stars win United States Football League Championship, 23-3 over Arizona Wranglers
Orange Bowl (1983 season):
The Miami Hurricanes won 31-30 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the national championship
Doug Flutie wins the Heisman Trophy
November 23 – The Hail Flutie Game
1984 college football season:
The Brigham Young Cougars win the national championship following their victory in the Holiday Bowl on December 21
Association football
European Championship – Final: France 2-0 Spain; Hosts: France
Asian Cup – Final: Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 P.R. China; Hosts: Singapore
Champions' Cup – – May 30 – Liverpool 1-1 A.S. Roma; Liverpool won 4-2 on penalties after extra time.
UEFA Cup – Two legs; 1st leg Anderlecht 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur; 2nd leg Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Anderlecht; 2-2 on aggregate, Spurs won 4-2 on penalties
Cup Winners' Cup – Juventus 2-1 Porto
Super Cup – Juventus 2-0 Liverpool
Copa Libertadores de América – Two legs; 1st leg Grêmio 0-1 Independiente; 2nd leg Independiente 0-0 Grêmio; Independiente won 1-0 on aggregate
England – FA Cup – – May 12 – Everton win 2-0 against Watford
FIFA gives the right to host the 1990 FIFA World Cup to Italy
The North American Soccer League folds due to financial problems
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
March 31: Carlton 31.13 (199) beat North Melbourne 9.8 (62) at VFL Park. This remains the largest opening round win in League history.
July 28: On a waterlogged Western Oval, Footscray and Essendon play a goalless first half. It is the first time this has occurred since 1968 and only the second since 1899.
Essendon wins the 88th VFL Premiership, defeating Hawthorn 14.21 (105) to 12.9 (81) in the Grand Final
Brownlow Medal awarded to Peter Moore (Melbourne)
West Australian Football League
May 5: West Perth 15.15 (105) draw with South Fremantle 16.9 (105) at Leederville Oval for the first senior WAFL draw in 888 matches since East Fremantle and Swan Districts each scored 11.14 (80) at East Fremantle Oval on April 21 of 1974. This constitutes the second-longest non-occurrence of draws in a major Australian Rules competition; ironically the only longer one ended with a draw between the same two clubs at the same ground.
Baseball
January 10 – Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
World Series – Detroit Tigers win 4 games to 1 over the San Diego Padres
Basketball
Donald Sterling relocates the San Diego Clippers to Los Angeles.
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
Georgetown wins 84-75 over Houston
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship
University of Southern California(USC) wins 72–61 over Tennessee
NBA Finals –
Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
Canberra Cannons defeated the Brisbane Bullets 84-82 in the final.
Central Missouri State University won the NCAA Division II men's and women's basketball titles, becoming the first school ever in any division to accomplish the feat. The University of Connecticut would do the same in Division I in 2004.
NBA draft –
A new era in the NBA is born on June 23 with the drafting of Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon, North Carolina's Michael Jordan, Auburn's Charles Barkley and Gonzaga's John Stockton.
Boxing
March 31 – Wilfredo Gómez defeats Juan Laporte by a decision in 12 rounds to conquer the WBC's world Featherweight crown.
June 15 – in the most anticipated bout of the year, Thomas Hearns, WBC world Jr. Middleweight champion, knocks out WBA world champion Roberto Durán in two rounds. The WBA elects not to sanction the bout, declaring their version of the title vacant instead.
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 47–17 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Vanier Cup – Guelph Gryphons won 22–13 over the Mount Allison Mounties
Cricket
Inaugural edition of the Asia Cup is held in Sharjah, UAE: India defeats Pakistan in the final.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia won by Francesco Moser of Italy
Tour de France – Laurent Fignon of France
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Claude Criquielion of Belgium
Dog sledding
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
Dean Osmar wins with lead dogs: Red & Bullet
Field hockey
Olympic Games (Men's Competition) won by Pakistan
Olympic Games (Women's Competition) won by the Netherlands
Men's Champions Trophy held in Karachi won by Australia
Women's European Nations Cup held in Lille won by the Netherlands
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, United States
Ladies' champion: Katarina Witt, East Germany
Pair skating champions: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini, Canada
Ice dancing champions: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean, Great Britain
Gaelic Athletic Association
Camogie
All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Dublin
National Camogie League: Cork
Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Kerry 1-11 defeated Dublin 1-6
National Football League – Kerry 1-11 defeated Galway 0-11
Ladies' Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
National Football League: Kerry
Hurling
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Cork 3-16 defeated Offaly 1-12
National Hurling League – Limerick 3–16 beat Wexford 1–9
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Ben Crenshaw
U.S. Open – Fuzzy Zoeller
British Open – Seve Ballesteros
PGA Championship – Lee Trevino
PGA Tour money leader – Tom Watson – $476,260
Senior PGA Tour money leader – Don January – $328,597
Men's amateur
British Amateur – José María Olazábal
U.S. Amateur – Scott Verplank
Women's professional
Nabisco Dinah Shore – Juli Inkster
LPGA Championship – Patty Sheehan
U.S. Women's Open – Hollis Stacy
Classique du Maurier Classic – Juli Inkster
LPGA Tour money leader – Betsy King – $266,771
Harness racing
North America Cup – the inaugural event won by Legal Notice
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – On the Road Again
Little Brown Jug – Colt Fortysix
Messenger Stakes – Troublemaker
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Historic Freight
Yonkers Trot – Baltic Speed
Kentucky Futurity – Fancy Crown
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Gammalite
Trotters: Sir Castleton
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Burrough Hill Lad
Grand National – Hallo Dandy
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Black Knight
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Key to the Moon
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Sagace
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by El Gran Senor
Japan – Japan Cup won by Katsuragi Ace
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – El Gran Senor
The Derby – Secreto
St. Leger Stakes – Commanche Run
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Swale
Preakness Stakes – Gate Dancer
Belmont Stakes – Swale
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
Breeders' Cup Classic – Wild Again
Breeders' Cup Distaff – Princess Rooney
Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Chief's Crown
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Outstandingly
Breeders' Cup Mile – Royal Heroine
Breeders' Cup Sprint – Eillo
Breeders' Cup Turf – Lashkari
Ice hockey
Art Ross 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 – Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 1 over the New York Islanders
World Hockey Championship –
Men's champion: (vacant) – the USSR won the Olympic Gold Medal
Junior Men's champion: USSR defeated Finland
Motorsport
Olympic Games
1984 Summer Olympics takes place at Los Angeles (July 28 - August 12)
USA wins the most medals (174) and the most gold medals (83)
1984 Winter Olympics takes place at Sarajevo (February 8 - February 19)
USSR wins the most medals (25) and the GDR wins the most gold medals (9)
Pickleball
U.S. Amateur Pickleball Association, now USA Pickleball, formed.
Radiosport
Second Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Oslo, Norway.
Rugby league
1984 National Panasonic Cup
1984 New Zealand rugby league season
1984 NSWRL season
1983–84 Rugby Football League season / 1984–85 Rugby Football League season
1984 State of Origin series
Rugby union
90th Five Nations Championship series is won by Scotland who complete the Grand Slam
Shooting Sports
The National Rifle Association of America takes control of the Bianchi Cup and designates it the National Action Pistol Championship
Snooker
World Snooker Championship – Steve Davis beats Jimmy White 18-16
World rankings – Steve Davis remains world number one for 1984/85
Swimming
XXIII Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles (July 29 – August 4)
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Australian Open – Mats Wilander
French Open – Ivan Lendl
Wimbledon – John McEnroe
US Open – John McEnroe
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
Australian Open – Chris Evert
French Open – Martina Navratilova
Wimbledon – Martina Navratilova
U.S. Open – Martina Navratilova
1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Singles competition
Gold – Stefan Edberg
Silver – Francisco Maciel
Bronze – Jimmy Arias and Paolo Canè
Women's Singles competition
Gold – Steffi Graf
Silver – Sabrina Goleš
Bronze – Raffaella Reggi and Catherine Tanvier
1984 Davis Cup
Sweden wins 4-1 over the United States in Men's world tennis.
1984 Federation Cup
Czechoslovakia wins over Australia in Women's world tennis.
Water polo
Olympic Games (Men's Competition) won by Yugoslavia
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Lewis, Track and field
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics
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