1984 in sports

1984 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine Skiing

  • Alpine Skiing World Cup:
  • At the Winter Olympics, Bill Johnson becomes the first American to win the gold medal in downhill skiing.

American football

Association football

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

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

Cricket

  • Inaugural edition of the Asia Cup is held in Sharjah, UAE: India defeats Pakistan in the final.

Cycling

Dog sledding

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

Gaelic Athletic Association

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

  • North America Cup – the inaugural event won by Legal Notice
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – On the Road Again
    2. Little Brown Jug – Colt Fortysix
    3. Messenger Stakes – Troublemaker
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Historic Freight
    2. Yonkers Trot – Baltic Speed
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Fancy Crown
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Gammalite
    • Trotters: Sir Castleton

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

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

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

Shooting Sports

Snooker

Swimming

Tennis

Water polo

Awards

References

  1. See Christian Geoff; "Wiley Has a Knee Injury"; in The West Australian, 7 May 1984, p. 84
  2. See WAFL Footy Facts – Draws Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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