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 Great Britain Lions tour 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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