1985 in sports

1985 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Artistic gymnastics

Association football

  • NASL announces suspension of operations and hopes to return in 1986. It never did.
  • England – FA CupManchester United won 1-0 (aet) over Everton. Kevin Moran of MU receives first-ever red card in an FA Cup final.
  • Everton are crowned English champions for the eighth time, setting a then record points total for a 42-game programme under three points for a win.

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • April 15 – The War: Marvin Hagler knocks out Thomas Hearns in three rounds to retain the world's Middleweight title.
  • August 10 – Héctor Camacho defeats José Luis Ramírez to lift the WBC's world Lightweight title.
  • September 21 – Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes by a decision in 15 rounds to become the first world Light Heavyweight champion to win a world Heavyweight title.

Canadian football

Cricket

  • Kim Hughes leads a "rebel" team of players on tour of South Africa, banned from official cricket since 1970 because of apartheid

Cycling

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

  • Men's Champions Trophy held in Perth, Western Australia, won by Australia

Figure skating

Gaelic Athletic Association

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

  • North America Cup – Staff Director
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Chairmanoftheboard
    2. Little Brown Jug – Nihilator
    3. Messenger Stakes – Pershing Square
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Prakas
    2. Yonkers Trot - Master Willie
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Flak Bait
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Preux Chevalier
    • Trotters: Scotch Notch

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

  • First Pan Pacific Championships held in Tokyo (August 15 – August 18)
  • July 21 – Switzerland's Dano Halsall swims a world record in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in Bellinzona, shaving off 0.02 of the previous record (22.54) set by USA's Robin Leamy four years ago: 22.52.
  • December 6 – USA's Tom Jager takes the world record from Dano Halsall (22.52) in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in Austin, Texas, clocking 22.40.

Tennis

Volleyball

  • Men and Women's European Volleyball Championships held in the Netherlands: both men's and women's tournaments won by USSR

Water polo

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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