1985 in sports
|
|
See also: 1984 in sports, other events of 1985, 1986 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
| Contents |
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip
- Ken Schrader enters NASCAR
- CART Racing - Al Unser Sr won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Klaus Ludwig / Paolo Barilla / John Winter won, driving a Porsche 956
- Rally racing - Timo Salonen in a Peugeot won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Ari Vatanen / Terry Harryman won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Peugeot 205T16
- Drag racing:
- Don Garlits won the NHRA Top Fuel championship
- Gary Beck won Top Fuel at the NHRA World Finals
Baseball
- Rollie Fingers breaks Sparky Lyle's American League career record of 232 saves.
- World Series: The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3, becoming the first team to come back from a 3 to 1 deficit to win a series in baseball.
- Books published:
- Bill James, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: A seminal volume of baseball history by the leading sabermetrician of the day. He revised the book into a new edition in 2001.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Villanova wins 66-64 over Georgetown
- NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics
Boxing
- April 15 - The War: Marvin Hagler knocks out Thomas Hearns in three rounds to retain the world's Middleweight title.
- August 10 - Hector Camacho defeats Jose Luis Ramirez 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.
Cricket
- Kim Hughes leads a "rebel" team of players on tour of South Africa, banned from official cricket since 1970 because of apartheid.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Bernard Hinault of France
- Tour de France - Bernard Hinault of France
- World Cycling Championship: Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands
Field Hockey
- November 16 - 24 - Seventh Men's Champions Trophy held for the first time in Australia at Perth won by hosts Australia. Great Britain finished second, their best show till then.
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexander Fadejew, (Soviet Union)
- Women's champion: Katarina Witt, (East Germany)
- Pairs champions: Jelena Walowa & Oleg Wassiljew, (Soviet Union)
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers won 38-16 over the Miami Dolphins
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 89th VFL Premiership (Essendon 26.14 (170) d Hawthorn 14.8 (92))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Brad Hardie (Footscray)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 37-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos win 25-6 over the Western Ontario Mustangs
Football (Soccer)
- The NASL announced that it was suspending operations and hoped to return in 1986; it never did.
- England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 1-0 (aet) over Everton
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Curtis Strange - $542,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Peter Thomson - $386,724
- Ryder Cup: Europe won 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 over the USA in world team golf
- US Women's Open - Kathy Baker
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Nancy Lopez: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $416,472
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - What A Nuisance
- Canada - Queen's Plate - La Lorgnette
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Rainbow Quest
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Law Society
Harness Racing
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Preux Chevalier
- Trotters: Scotch Notch
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial 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 win 4 games to 1 over the Philadelphia Flyers
- World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Czechoslovakia defeated Canada
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Czechoslovakia
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- The women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Dennis Taylor beats Steve Davis 18-17 in one of the greatest snooker matches of all time
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1985/86
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: Sweden wins 3-2 over Germany F.R. in world team tennis.
General sporting events
- Libby Riddles with her lead dogs, Axle & Dugan, becomes the first woman to ever win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Births
- February 5 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese football star
- May 2 - Sarah Hughes, figure skater
- June 30 - Michael Phelps, American swimmer
- October 24 - Wayne Rooney, English football star
Deaths
- August 12 - Manfred Winkelhock, auto racing driver
- November 13 - Pelle Lindbergh, NHL goaltender Philadelphia Flyers
- December 14 - Roger Maris, Major League Baseball playerfr:1985 en sport