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'''1983 in sports''' describes the year's events in world sport.

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==[[Alpine skiing]]==

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* [[1982–83 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]]:

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** Men's overall season champion: [[Phil Mahre]], United States

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** Women's overall season champion: [[Tamara McKinney]], United States

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==[[ArtisticAmerican Gymnasticsfootball]]==

* [[Super Bowl XVII]] – the [[Washington Redskins]] (NFC) won 27–17 over the [[Miami Dolphins]] (AFC)

*[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]:

**Location: [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]

**Men's all-around champion: [[Dmitry Bilozerchev]], [[USSR]]

**Attendance: 103,667

**Women's all-around champion: [[Natalia Yurchenko]], [[USSR]]

**MVP: [[John Riggins]], RB (Washington)

**Men's team competition champion: [[People's Republic of China|China]]

* January 3 – [[Tony Dorsett]] sets NFL record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown.

**Women's team competition champion: [[USSR]]

* January 26 – death of [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], noted college football coach

* [[1983 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] (1982 season):

** The [[Penn State Nittany Lions]] won 27-23 over the [[Georgia Bulldogs]] to win the college football [[1982 NCAA Division I-A football season|national championship]]

* [[Michigan Panthers]] win [[1983 USFL season|United States Football League]] Championship, 24-22 over [[Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars|Philadelphia Stars]]

* October 31 – death of [[George Halas]], [[Chicago Bears]] founder and coach

==[[Artistic gymnastics]]==

==[[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]]==

* [[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] –

===Track===

** Men's all-around champion: [[Dmitry Bilozerchev]], [[USSR]]

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

** Women's all-around champion: [[Natalia Yurchenko]], [[USSR]]

** Men's team competition champion: [[China]]

** Women's team competition champion: [[USSR]]

==[[Association football]]==

*First [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships]] held in [[Helsinki]]

* [[1983 Intercontinental Cup|World Club Championship]] – [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] (Brazil) 2-1 [[Hamburger SV]] (Germany)

* [[1983 European Cup Final|UEFA Champions League]] – [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] 1-0 [[Juventus]]

* [[1983 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores de América]] – Two legs; 1st leg [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]] 1-1 [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]; 2nd leg Grêmio 2-1 Peñarol; Grêmio won 3-2 on aggregate

* [[1983 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup]] – Two legs; 1st leg [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] 1-0 [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]; 2nd leg Benfica 1-1 Anderlecht; Anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate

* [[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final |Cup Winners' Cup]] – [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] 2-1 [[Real Madrid]] (AET)

* [[1983 UEFA Super Cup|Super Cup]] – Two legs; 1st leg Hamburg 0-0 Aberdeen; 2nd leg Aberdeen 2-0 Hamburg; Aberdeen won 2-0 on aggregate

* [[1983 FA Cup Final|England - FA Cup]] – [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] won 2 - 2 (aet); 4 - 0 (replay) over [[Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.|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.

* [[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]] – [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] won the [[1982–83 Scottish Premier Division|First Division]] for the first time in their history. They won the league at their rivals home ground [[Dens Park]] of [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].

===[[MarathonSport (sports)of athletics|MarathonAthletics]]===

* January 18 – [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) restores medals to the family of [[Jim Thorpe]]

====International Races====

* 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

* [[April 9]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]

* August 7 – 14 – The inaugural [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships in Athletics]] are held in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]

**Men's Winner: [[Robert de Castella]] (AUS) 2:08:37

**Women's Winner: [[Rosa Mota]] (POR) 2:32:27

==[[Australian rules football]]==

* [[April 17]] — {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London Marathon]], [[United Kingdom]]

* [[Victorian Football League]]

**Men's Winner: [[Mike Gratton]] (GBR) 2:09:43

** June 18 – {{AFL Fit}} achieve an amazing win in a top-of-the-ladder clash with {{AFL NM}}, winning 34.16 (220) to 10.10 (70) and more than doubling the previous biggest loss by an eventual minor premier of 69 points.

**Women's Winner: [[Grete Waitz]] (NOR) 2:25:29

** July 23 – Fitzroy with 12.6 (78) and St. Kilda with 7.1 (43) kick a record quarter aggregate of 19.7 (121) during the second quarter.

** August 5 – {{AFL Ric}}'s [[Kevin Bartlett (Australian rules footballer)|Kevin Bartlett]] became the first player to play 400 VFL games against {{AFL Col}}. Only [[Michael Tuck]], [[Brent Harvey]] and [[Dustin Fletcher]] have since equalled his achievement.

* [[April 18]] — {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston Marathon]], [[United States]]

** [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] wins the 87th [[1983 VFL season|VFL Premiership]], beating [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] 20.20 (140) to 8.9 (57)

**Men's Winner: [[Greg Meyer]] (USA) 2:09:01

** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Ross Glendinning]] ([[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]])

**Women's Winner: [[Joan Samuelson]] (USA) 2:22:43

* [[May 7]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]

**Men's Winner: [[Cor Vriend]] (NED) 2:13:41

**Women's Winner: [[Antonia Ladanyi]] (HUN) 2:43:47

* [[August 7]] — {{flagicon|FIN}} [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships Marathon]], [[Helsinki, Finland]]

**Women's Winner: [[Grete Waitz]] (NOR) 2:28:09

* [[August 14]] — {{flagicon|FIN}} [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships Marathon]], [[Helsinki, Finland]]

**Men's Winner: [[Robert de Castella]] (AUS) 2:10:03

* [[August 28]] — {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games Marathon]], [[Caracas, Venezuela]]

**Men's Winner: [[Jorge Gonzáles (athlete)|Jorge Gonzáles]] (PUR) 2:12:43

* [[September 10]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Enschede Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]

**Men's Winner: [[Kevin Forster]] (GBR) 2:14:19

**Women's Winner: [[Priscilla Welch]] (GBR) 2:36:32

* [[September 16]] — {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games Marathon]], [[Casablanca, Morocco]]

**Men's Winner: [[Mehmet Terzi]] (TUR) 2:22:33

* [[October 23]] — {{flagicon|USA}} [[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]] — {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fukuoka Marathon]], [[Japan]]

**Men's Winner: [[Toshihiko Seko]] (JPN) 2:08:52

* [[December 11]] — {{flagicon|USA}} [[Honolulu Marathon]], [[Hawai]] ([[USA]])

**Men's Winner: [[Kevin Ryan (athlete)|Kevin Ryan]] (NZL) 2:20:19

**Women's Winner: [[Annick Loir]] (FRA) 2:41:25

====Year Rankings====

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|align="center"| 1. || [[Robert de Castella]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:37''' || [[Rotterdam Marathon|Rotterdam]] ||[[April 9]]

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|align="center"| 2. || [[Toshihiko Seko]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:38''' || [[Tokyo Marathon|Tokyo]] ||[[February 13]]

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|align="center"| 3. || [[Carlos Lopes]] || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:39''' || [[Rotterdam Marathon|Rotterdam]] ||[[April 9]]

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|align="center"| 4. || [[Toshihiko Seko]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:52''' || [[Fukuoka Marathon|Fukuoka]] ||[[December 4]]

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|align="center"| 5. || [[Takeshi So]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:55''' || [[Tokyo Marathon|Tokyo]] ||[[February 13]]

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|align="center"| – || [[Juma Ikangaa]] || {{flagicon|TAN}} [[Tanzania]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:55''' || [[Fukuoka Marathon|Fukuoka]] ||[[December 4]]

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|align="center"| 7. || [[Rod Dixon]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand]] ||align="center"| '''2:08:59''' || [[New York City Marathon|New York]] ||[[October 23]]

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|align="center"| 8. || [[Greg Meyer]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] ||align="center"| '''2:09:01''' || [[Boston Marathon|Boston]] ||[[April 18]]

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|align="center"| 9. || [[Geoffrey Smith (athlete)|Geoffrey Smith]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England]] ||align="center"| '''2:09:08''' || [[New York City Marathon|New York]] ||[[October 23]]

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|align="center"| 10. || [[Shigeru So]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]] ||align="center"| '''2:09:11''' || [[Fukuoka Marathon|Fukuoka]] ||[[December 4]]

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==[[Auto racing|Auto Racing]]==

*[[Stock car racing]]:

**[[NASCAR Championship]] - [[Bobby Allison]]

**[[Cale Yarborough]] won the [[Daytona 500]]

*[[Champcars|CART Racing]] - [[Al Unser]] won the season championship

**[[Indianapolis 500]] - [[Tom Sneva]]

*[[Formula One|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|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 (motorsport)|John Harvey]] won the race in a [[Holden VH Commodore|Holden Commodore]]. It was Brock's 7th and Perkins' 2nd Bathurst win.

==[[Baseball]]==

* [[January 12]] -– [[Brooks Robinson]] and [[Juan Marichal]] are elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|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.

* [[1983 World Series|World Series]] – [[1983 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] win their most recent World Series 4 games to 1 over [[1983 Philadelphia Phillies season|the Philadelphia Phillies]]

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

==[[Basketball]]==

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*[[NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]]:

* [[1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]] –

**North Carolina State wins 54-52 over Houston

** [[North Carolina State Wolfpack|North Carolina State]] wins 54-52 over [[Houston Cougars|Houston]]

* [[1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]]

* [[National Basketball Association|NBA Finals]]|[[National Basketball Association|NBA Finals]]:

** University of Southern California(USC) wins 69–67 over Louisiana Tech

**[[Philadelphia 76ers]] won 4 games to 0 over the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]

* [[1983 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] – [[1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia 76ers]] won 4 games to 0 over [[1982–83 Los Angeles Lakers season|the Los Angeles Lakers]]

* [[National Basketball League (Australia)]] [[1983 NBL Finals|Finals]]:

** [[Canberra Cannons]] defeated the [[West Adelaide Bearcats]] 75-7375–73 in the final.

* [[Philippine Basketball League]], as predecessor for [[PBA Developmental League]], first officially game held on May 6.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

==[[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 [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title defeating future two time world champion [[Tim Witherspoon]], and [[Michael Dokes]] retains his [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] title with a 15 round draw (tie) against former world champion [[Mike Weaver]].

* 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 [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title defeating future two time world champion [[Tim Witherspoon]], and [[Michael Dokes]] retains his [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] title with a 15-round draw (tie) against former world champion [[Mike Weaver (boxer)|Mike Weaver]].

*[[ June 16]] -– [[Roberto DuranDurán]] wins his third world title, knocking out [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] world Jr. Middleweight champion [[Davey Moore (boxer, born 1959)|Davey Moore]] in eight rounds.

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

==[[Canadian football]]==

*[[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.

* [[71st Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] – [[Toronto Argonauts]] won 18–17 over the [[B.C. Lions]]

* [[19th Vanier Cup|Vanier Cup]] – [[Calgary Dinos]] won 31–21 over the [[Queen's Golden Gaels]]

==[[Cricket]]==

* [[1983 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World -Cup]] – [[Indian cricket team|India]] beat [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] by 43 runs.

* [[Asian Cricket Council]] formed.

==[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]==

* [[1983 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] won by [[Giuseppe Saronni]] of [[Italy]]

* [[1983 Tour de France|Tour de France]] -– [[Laurent Fignon]] of [[France]]

* [[1983 UCI Road World CyclingChampionships Championship– Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race]]: – [[Greg LemondLeMond]] of the [[United States]]

==[[Dogsled racing]]==

* [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion]]: –

**[[ Rick Mackey]] won with lead dogs: ''Preacher'' & ''Jody''

==[[Field Hockeyhockey]]==

* [[1983 Men's Hockey EuropeanEuroHockey Nations CupChampionship|Men's European Nations Cup]] inheld at [[Amstelveen]], [[Thewon by the Netherlands]]

* [[1983 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Champions Trophy]] held at Karachi won by Australia

** Gold Medal: The Netherlands

* [[Field hockey at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games (Men's Competition)]] held in Caracas won by Canada

** Silver Medal: Soviet Union

* [[1983 Women's Hockey World Cup|Women's World Cup]] held in Kuala Lumpur won by the Netherlands

** Bronze Medal: West Germany

* [[1983 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)|Men's Champions Trophy]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]

** Gold Medal: Australia

** Silver Medal: Pakistan

** Bronze Medal: West Germany

* [[1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games (Men's Competition)]] in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]

** Gold Medal: Canada

** Silver Medal: Argentina

** Bronze Medal: Chile

* [[1983 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier|Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]

** Gold Medal: Ireland

** Silver Medal: Spain

** Bronze Medal: Malaysia

* [[1983 Women's Hockey World Cup|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]]==

* [[1983 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Championships]]: –

** Men's champion: [[Scott Hamilton (figure skater)|Scott Hamilton]], [[United States]]

** Ladies' champion: [[Rosalynn Sumners]], [[United States]]

** Pair skating champions: [[Elena Valova]] & [[Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev|Oleg Vasiliev]], [[Soviet Union]]

** Ice dancing champions: [[Jayne Torvill]] & [[Christopher Dean]], [[Great Britain]]

==[[Football]] ([[American Football|American]])==

*[[Super Bowl XVII]]: [[Washington Redskins]] won their first Super Bowl title, and first NFL title since 1942, 27-17 over the [[Miami Dolphins]].

*The [[University of Miami|Miami]] Hurricanes win their first national championship over the [[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]] Cornhuskers 31-30 in the [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]].

==[[Football]] ([[Australian rules football]])==

* [[Victorian Football League]]

** [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] wins the 87th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 20.20 (140) d [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] 8.9 (57))

** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Ross Glendinning]] ([[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]])

==[[Football]] ([[Canadian Football League|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 FBPA]] (Brazil) 2-1 [[Hamburger SV]] (Germany) [[Grêmio FBPA]] World Champion

*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] 1-0 [[Juventus]]

*[[Copa Libertadores de América]]: Two legs; 1st leg [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]] 1-1 [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio FBPA]]; 2nd leg Grêmio 2-1 Peñarol; Grêmio won 3-2 on aggregate

*[[UEFA Cup]]: Two legs; 1st leg [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] 1-0 [[SL Benfica|Benfica]]; 2nd leg Benfica 1-1 Anderlecht; Anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate

*[[Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[Aberdeen F.C.|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

*[[FA Cup|England - FA Cup]]: [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] won 2 - 2 (aet); 4 - 0 (replay) over [[Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.|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]]'''

** [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship|All-Ireland Camogie Champion]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]]

** [[1983 National Camogie League|National Camogie League]]: [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]

* [[Gaelic football]]

** [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] – [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] 1-10 died [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 1-8

*'''[[Gaelic football]]'''

** [[All-Ireland1982–83 SeniorNational Football ChampionshipLeague (Ireland)|National Football League]]: – [[DublinDown GAA|DublinDown]] 1-108 d.died [[GalwayArmagh GAA|GalwayArmagh]] 10-8

* [[Ladies' Gaelic football]]

**[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]: [[Down GAA|Down]] 1-8 d. [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] 0-8

** 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]]

** [[1983 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]]

** [[1982–83 National Hurling League|National Hurling League]] – [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 2–14 beat [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] 2–12

*'''[[Hurling]]'''

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

**[[National Hurling League]]:

==[[Golf]]==

[['''Men's Golf]]professional'''

* [[1983 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]] – [[Seve Ballesteros]]

*[[Major championship]] results:

*#April - [[The1983 MastersU.S. Open (golf tournament)|TheU.S. MastersOpen]] -– [[SeveLarry BallesterosNelson]]

*#June - [[US1983 Open (golf)Championship|USBritish Open]] -– [[LarryTom Watson (golfer)|Tom NelsonWatson]]

* [[1983 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] – [[Hal Sutton]]

*#July - [[British Open (golf)|British Open]] - [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]

*#August - [[PGA ChampionshipTour]] -money leader – [[Hal Sutton]] ($426,668)

* [[Champions Tour|Senior PGA Tour]] money leader – [[Don January]] ($237,571)

* [[1983 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] – United States won 14½ - 13½ over Europe in team golf.

'''Men's amateur'''

* [[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] – [[Philip Parkin]]

* [[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] – [[Jay Sigel]]

'''Women's professional'''

* [[1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore|Nabisco Dinah Shore]] – [[Amy Alcott]]

* [[1983 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] – [[Patty Sheehan]]

* [[1983 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] – [[Jan Stephenson]]

* [[1983 Peter Jackson Classic|Classique Peter Jackson Classic]] – [[Hollis Stacy]]

* [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] money leader – [[JoAnne Carner]] ($291,404)

==[[Harness racing]]==

*[[PGA Tour]] leading money winner for the year: [[Hal Sutton]] - $426,668

* [[Ralph Hanover]] wins the [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]] –

*[[Champions Tour]] leading money winner: [[Don January]] - $237,571

* # [[Cane Pace]] – [[Ralph Hanover]]

*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[United States]] won 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 over [[Europe]] in world team golf.

* # [[Little Brown Jug (horse racing)|Little Brown Jug]] – [[Ralph Hanover]]

* # [[Messenger Stakes]] – [[Ralph Hanover]]

* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]] –

* # [[Hambletonian Stakes|Hambletonian]] – [[Duenna (horse)|Duenna]]

* # [[Yonkers Trot]] – [[Joie De Vie]]

* # [[Kentucky Futurity]] – [[Power Seat]]

* [[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]] –

** Pacers: [[Gammalite]]

** Trotters: [[Scotch Notch]]

==[[Women'sHorse Golfracing]]==

* 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.

*[[US Open (golf)|US Women's Open]] - [[Jan Stephenson]]

'''Steeplechases'''

*[[LPGA Championship]] - [[Patty Sheehan]]

* [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] – [[Bregawn]]

*[[JoAnne Carner]]:leading money winner on the [[LPGA]] tour, earning $291,404.

* [[1983 Grand National|Grand National]] – [[Corbiere (horse)|Corbiere]]

'''Flat races'''

* Australia – [[1983 Melbourne Cup|Melbourne Cup]] won by [[Kiwi (horse)|Kiwi]]

* Canada – [[Queen's Plate]] won by [[Bompago]]

* France – [[1983 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe|Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] won by [[All Along]]

* Ireland – [[Irish Derby Stakes]] won by [[Shareef Dancer]]

* Japan – [[Japan Cup]] won by [[Stanerra]]

* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown Races]]:

*# [[2,000 Guineas Stakes]] – [[Lomond (horse)|Lomond]]

*# [[1983 Epsom Derby|The Derby]] – [[Teenoso]]<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]] – [[Sun Princess (horse)|Sun Princess]]

* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown Races]]:

*# [[1983 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]] – [[Sunny's Halo]]

*# [[1983 Preakness Stakes|Preakness Stakes]] – [[Deputed Testimony]]

*# [[Belmont Stakes]] – [[Caveat (horse)|Caveat]]

==[[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]], [[1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton Oilers]]

*[[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.

* [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers

* [[1983 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] – [[1982–83 New York Islanders season|New York Islanders]] win 4-0 over the Edmonton Oilers

* [[1983 Ice Hockey World Championships|World Hockey Championship]] –

** Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated [[Czechoslovakia]]

** [[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|Junior Men's champion]]: [[Soviet Union|USSR]] defeated [[Czechoslovakia]]

==[[Motorsport]]==

*[[Australia]] - [[Melbourne Cup]] - [[Kiwi (horse)|Kiwi]]

{{main|1983 in motorsport|List of 1983 motorsport champions}}

*[[Canada]] - [[Queen's Plate]] - [[Bompago]]

*[[France]] - [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] - [[All Along]]

*[[Ireland]] - [[Irish Derby Stakes]] - [[Shareef Dancer]]

==[[Radiosport]]==

*[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown Races]]:

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

*#[[Two Thousand Guineas Stakes]] - [[Lomond]]

*#[[Epsom Derby]] - [[Teenoso]]

*#[[St. Leger Stakes]] - [[Sun Princess]]

==[[Rugby league]]==

*[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown Races]]:

*[[1983 KB Cup]]

*[[Sunny's Halo]] becomes on the second [[Canada|Canadian]] bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.

*[[1983 New Zealand rugby league season]]

*#[[Kentucky Derby]] - [[Sunny's Halo]]

*[[1983 NSWRFL season]]

*#[[Preakness Stakes]] - [[Deputed Testamony]]

*[[1982–83 Rugby Football League season]] / [[1983–84 Rugby Football League season]]

*#[[Belmont Stakes]] - [[Caveat (horse)|Caveat]]

*[[1983 State of Origin series]]

==[[HarnessRugby racing|Harness Racingunion]]==

* 89th [[1983 Five Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]] series is shared by [[France national rugby union team|France]] and [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]

*[[Ralph Hanover]] wins the [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]]:

*#[[Cane Pace]] - [[Ralph Hanover]]

*#[[Little Brown Jug]] - [[Ralph Hanover]]

*#[[Messenger Stakes]] - [[Ralph Hanover]]

==[[Snooker]]==

*[[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]]:

* [[1983 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship]] – [[Steve Davis]] beats [[Cliff Thorburn]] 18-6

*#[[Hambletonian]] - [[Duenna]]

* [[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]] – [[Steve Davis]] becomes [[Snooker world number ones|world number one]] for 1983/84

*#[[Yonkers Trot]]

*#[[Kentucky Futurity]]

==[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]==

*[[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]]:

* [[Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Caracas, Venezuela]]

**Pacers: [[Gammalite]]

**Trotters: [[Scotch Notch]]

==[[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 [[Edmonton Oilers]]

*[[World Hockey Championship]]:

** Men's champion: [[Soviet Union]] defeated [[Czechoslovakia]]

** Junior Men's champion: [[Soviet Union|USSR]] defeated [[Czechoslovakia]]

==[[Radiosport]]==

*First [[Europe]]an [[High Speed Telegraphy]] Championships held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].

==[[Skiing]]==

*[[Alpine Skiing]]

**The men's overall season champion: [[Phil Mahre]], [[United States|USA]]

**The women's overall season champion: [[Tamara McKinney]], [[United States|USA]]

==[[Snooker]]==

*[[World Snooker Championship]]: [[Steve Davis]] beats [[Cliff Thorburn]] 18-6

*[[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]]: [[Steve Davis]] becomes [[Snooker world number ones|world number one]] for 1983/84

==[[Tennis]]==

* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] men's results:

* # [[1983 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] -– [[Mats Wilander]]

* # [[1983 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] -– [[Yannick Noah]]

* # [[1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon championships]] -– [[John McEnroe]]

* # [[1983 US Open (tennis)– Men's singles|USU.S. Open]] -– [[Jimmy Connors]]

* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:

* # [[1983 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] – [[Martina Navratilova]]

* # [[1983 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] – [[Chris Evert]]

* # [[1983 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon championships]] – [[Martina Navratilova]]

* # [[1983 US Open – Women's singles|U.S. Open]] – [[Martina Navratilova]]

* [[1983 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] – Australia won 3-2 over Sweden.

==[[Volleyball]]==

*[[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:

* Asian Volleyball Championships held in Japan: both [[1983 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship|men's]] and [[1983 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|women's]] tournaments won by Japan

*#[[Australian Open]] - [[Martina Navratilova]]

* [[Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Volleyball Championship]] held in East Germany won by USSR ([[1983 Men's European Volleyball Championship|men]]) and DDR ([[1983 Women's European Volleyball Championship|women]])

*#[[French Open]] - [[Chris Evert]]

* [[Volleyball at the 1983 Pan American Games]] held in Caracas won by Brazil (men) and Cuba (women)

*#[[Wimbledon championships]] - [[Martina Navratilova]]

*#[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] - [[Martina Navratilova]]

==[[Water polo]]==

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

* [[1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup]] held in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], California won by USSR

* [[Water polo at the 1983 Pan American Games|Men's competition]] at [[Pan American Games]] in Caracas won by USA

* [[1983 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup]] held in [[Sainte-Foy, Quebec City]], 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]], [[1983 America's Cup|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

==[[GeneralMulti-sport sporting eventsevent]]s==

* Ninth [[1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] held in [[Caracas]], [[ColombiaVenezuela]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQ: What are the Pan American Games? |url=https://olympic.ca/faq-what-are-the-pan-american-games/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>

* Ninth [[1983 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] held in [[Casablanca, Morocco]]

* Twelfth [[1983 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] held in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada]]

* Eleventh [[1983 Winter Universiade|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==

* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#MaleList of award winners|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]]: – [[Carl Lewis]], [[Track and field]]

* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#FemaleList of award winners|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]]: – [[Martina Navratilova]], [[Tennis]]

==Births==

===January===

* [[January 7]] &mdash; [[Marc Burns]], Trinidad and Tobago athlete

* [[January 13]] &mdash; [[Marsha Marescia]], South African field hockey player

* [[January 16]] &mdash; [[Marta Marrero]], Spanish tennis player

* [[January 21]] &mdash; [[Francesca Segat]], Italian butterfly swimmer

* [[January 25]] &mdash; [[Brian Mayanja]], Ugandan boxer

===February===

* [[February 2]] &mdash; [[Bridget McKeever]], Irish field hockey player

* [[February 5]] &mdash; [[Adi Bichman]], Israeli freestyle and medley swimmer

* [[February 9]] &mdash; [[Keith Beavers]], Canadian backstroke and medley swimmer

* [[February 11]] &mdash; [[Rafael van der Vaart]], Dutch football (soccer) player

* [[February 12]] &mdash; [[Vikki Bunce]], Scottish field hockey forward

* [[February 13]] &mdash; [[Santi Freixa]], Spanish field hockey striker

* February 13 &mdash; [[Bradley Shaw]], New Zealand field hockey player

* [[February 18]] &mdash; [[Roberta Vinci]], Italian tennis player

* [[February 19]] &mdash; [[Detelin Dalakliev]], Bulgarian boxer

* [[February 20]] &mdash; [[Kayla Bashore]], American field hockey defender

* [[February 23]] &mdash; [[Ahmed Hossam|Mido]], Egyptian football (soccer) player

* [[February 26]] &mdash; [[Floris Evers]], Dutch field hockey player

* [[February 27]] &mdash; [[Duje Draganja]], Croatian swimmer

===March===

* [[March 4]] &mdash; [[Olaf Wildeboer]], Dutch-Spanish freestyle swimmer

* [[March 10]] &mdash; [[Elena Bovina]], Russian tennis player

* [[March 13]] &mdash; [[Kaitlin Sandeno]], American swimmer

* [[March 14]] &mdash; [[Bakhtiyar Artayev]], Kazakh boxer

* [[March 15]] &mdash; [[Carlos José Tamara]], Colombian boxer

===April===

* [[April 12]] &mdash; [[Jelena Dokic]], Serbian tennis player

* [[April 13]] &mdash; [[Schalk Burger]], South African rugby player

* [[April 15]] &mdash; [[Ilya Kovalchuk]], Russian NHL player

* [[April 17]] &mdash; [[Miguel Cabrera]], Major League Baseball player

* [[April 22]] &mdash; [[Igor Čerenšek]], Croatian freestyle swimmer

* [[April 23]] &mdash; [[Daniela Hantuchova]], Slovak tennis player

===May===

* [[May 5]] &mdash; [[Matt Naylor]], Australian field hockey player

* [[May 6]] &mdash; [[Connor Grimes]], Canadian field hockey player

* [[May 7]] &mdash; [[Marco Galiazzo]], Italian archer

* [[May 9]] &mdash; [[Yoshihiro Okumura]], Japanese swimmer

* [[May 11]] &mdash; [[Francisco Bojado]], Mexican boxer

* [[May 13]] &mdash; [[Kelly Doton]], American field hockey forward

* [[May 17]] &mdash; [[Nicky Hofs]], Dutch football player

* May 17 &mdash; [[Danko Lazović]], Serbian football player

* [[May 21]] &mdash; [[Diego Camacho]], Bolivian tennis player

* [[May 24]] &mdash; [[Thomas Felten]], Dutch swimmer

* [[May 27]] &mdash; [[Bobby Convey]], American football player

===June===

* [[June 6]] &mdash; [[Joe Rokocoko]], New Zealand rugby player

* [[June 8]] &mdash; [[Kim Clijsters]], Belgian tennis player

* [[June 12]] &mdash; [[Christine Sinclair]], Canadian soccer player

* [[June 13]] &mdash; [[Gerson Magraõ]], Brazilian football player

* [[June 25]] &mdash; [[Todd Cooper]], English swimmer

===July===

* [[July 5]] &mdash; [[Jie Zheng]], Chinese tennis player

* [[July 6]] &mdash; [[Thijs van Valkengoed]], Dutch breaststroke swimmer

* [[July 14]] &mdash; [[Igor Andreev]], Russian tennis player

* July 14 &mdash; [[Joeri van Dijk]], Dutch sailor

* [[July 17]] &mdash; [[James Pereira]], Brazilian boxer

* [[July 20]] &mdash; [[Ignisious Gaisah]], Ghanaian athlete

* [[July 23]] &mdash; [[Aaron Peirsol]], American swimmer

* [[July 26]] &mdash; [[Naomi van As]], Dutch field hockey player

* July 26 &mdash; [[Jessika Dubuc]], Canadian synchronized swimmer

===August===

* [[August 5]] &mdash; [[Annika Mehlhorn]], German butterfly and medley swimmer

* [[August 6]] &mdash; [[Robin van Persie]], Dutch football player

* [[August 11]] &mdash; [[Ren Hui]], Chinese speed skater

* [[August 12]] &mdash; [[Klaas Jan Huntelaar]], Dutch football player

* [[August 14]] &mdash; [[Elena Baltacha]], Scottish tennis player

* [[August 18]] &mdash; [[Georgina Bardach]], Argentine swimmer

* August 18 &mdash; [[Russell Ford (field hockey)|Russell Ford]], Australian field hockey striker

* [[August 20]] &mdash; [[Leonoor Voskamp]], Dutch field hockey player

* [[August 22]] &mdash; [[Theo Bos]], Dutch track cyclist

* [[August 31]] &mdash; [[Alex Blackwell]], Australian cricketer

* August 31 &mdash; [[Kate Blackwell]], Australian cricketer

===September===

* [[September 15]] &mdash; [[Tatiana Rouba]], Spanish swimmer

* [[September 16]] &mdash; [[Kirsty Coventry]], Zimbabwean swimmer

* [[September 22]] &mdash; [[Glenn Loovens]], Dutch football player

* [[September 23]] &mdash; [[Carly Piper]], American swimmer

* [[September 24]] &mdash; [[Lyndon Ferns]], South African swimmer

* [[September 27]] &mdash; [[Kirsten Thomson]], Australian freestyle swimmer

* [[September 29]] &mdash; [[Ricardo Quaresma]], Portuguese football player

* [[September 30]] &mdash; [[Andreea Răducan]], Romanian gymnast

===October===

* [[October 2]] &mdash; [[Prakash Amritraj]], Indian tennis player

* [[October 5]] &mdash; [[Florian Mayer]], German tennis player from

* [[October 7]] &mdash; [[José David Mosquera]], Colombian boxer

* [[October 11]] &mdash; [[Ruslan Ponomariov]], Ukrianian chess player

* [[October 16]] &mdash; [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]], German tennis player

* October 16 &mdash; [[Ramaz Nozadze]], Georgian wrestler

* [[October 21]] &mdash; [[Brent Hayden]], Canadian swimmer

* [[October 24]] &mdash; [[Brian Vickers]], NASCAR driver

===November===

* [[November 11]] &mdash; [[Philipp Lahm]], German footballer

* [[November 15]] &mdash; [[John Heitinga]], Dutch football player

* November 15 &mdash; [[Fernando Verdasco]], Spanish tennis player

* [[November 17]] &mdash; [[Jodie Henry]], Australian swimmer

* [[November 24]] &mdash; [[André Bahia]], Brazilian football player

* November 24 &mdash; [[Víctor Sojo]], Spanish field hockey striker

* [[November 30]] &mdash; [[Vladislav Polyakov]], Kazakhstani swimmer

===December===

* [[December 6]] &mdash; [[Bryan Habana]], South African rugby player

* [[December 13]] &mdash; [[Janeth Jepkosgei]], Kenyan middle distance runner

* December 13 &mdash; [[Otylia Jędrzejczak]], Polish butterfly swimmer

* [[December 21]] &mdash; [[Niels Scheuneman]], Dutch cyclist

* [[December 28]] &mdash; [[Flávia Delaroli]], Brazilian freestyle swimmer

* [[December 30]] &mdash; [[Yussif Chibsah]], Ghanaian football (soccer) player

==Deaths==

*[[Adios Butler]] &mdash; [[harness racing|harness racing horse]]

*[[January 24]] &mdash; [[Juan Carlos Zabala]], Argentine athlete (b. [[1911]])

*[[January 26]] &mdash; [[Del Rice]], Major League Baseball player

* January 26 &mdash; [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], American college football coach

*[[February 1]] &mdash; [[Tullio Campagnolo]], Italian bicycle manufacturer

*[[February 14]] &mdash; [[Lina Radke]] (79), German athlete (b. [[1903]])

*[[February 22]] &mdash; [[Romain Maes]], Belgian cyclist

*[[March 13]] &mdash; [[Louison Bobet]], French cyclist

*[[April 23]] &mdash; [[Buster Crabbe]], U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist turned actor

*[[April 24]] &mdash; [[Rolf Stommelen]], German racing driver

*[[April 28]] &mdash; [[Ron James]], Australian cricketer

*[[April 17]] &mdash; [[Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher)|Dutch Leonard]], Major League Baseball player (b. [[1909]])

* [[April 23]] &mdash; [[Marguerite Broquedis]] (90), French tennis player (b. [[1893]])

* [[May 1]] &mdash; [[George Hodgson]] (89), Canadian swimmer (b. [[1893]])

*[[May 31]] &mdash; [[Jack Dempsey]], American world champion boxer

*[[June 27]] &mdash; [[Don Ida]], balloonist, killed during a race

* June 27 &mdash; [[Maxie Anderson]], balloonist, killed during a race

*[[June 29]] &mdash; [[Joe Delaney]], football player, [[Kansas City Chiefs]]

*[[July 7]] &mdash; [[Vic Wertz]], Major League Baseball player

*[[July 28]] &mdash; [[Alec Marks]], Australian cricketer

*[[August 12]] &mdash; [[Henry Gifford Vivian]], New Zealand cricketer

*[[September 8]] &mdash; [[Antonin Magne]], French cylist

*[[September 12]] &mdash; [[Sabin Carr]] (79), American pole vaulter (b. [[1904]])

*[[October 31]] &mdash; [[George Halas]], National Football League coach, [[Chicago Bears]]

*[[November 15]] &mdash; [[Charlie Grimm]], Major League Baseball player

==References==

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