1985 in sports

See also: 1984 in sports, other events of 1985, 1986 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Bill Elliott[?] won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip[?]
• Indianapolis 500 - Danny Sullivan[?]
• CART Racing - Al Unser[?] 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 - 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

• 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 0 deficit to win a series in baseball.

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.

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

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexander Fadejew[?], (Soviet Union)
  • Women's champion: Katarina Witt, (Germany)
  • Pairs champions: Jelena Walowa[?] & Oleg Wassiljew[?], (Soviet Union)

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 1-0 (aet) over Everton

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers won 38-16 over the Miami Dolphins

Canadian Football League

• 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[?]

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer[?]
  2. June - US Open - Andy North[?]
  3. July - British Open - Sandy Lyle[?]
  4. August - PGA Championship - Hubert Green[?]

• 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

Women's 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[?]

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Shadeed[?]
  2. Epsom Derby - Slip Anchor[?]
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Oh So Sharp[?]

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Spend a Buck[?]
  2. Preakness Stakes - Tank's Prospect[?]
  3. Belmont Stakes - Creme Fraiche[?]

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 -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Flak Bait[?]

• 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

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Stefan Edberg[?]
  2. French Open - Mats Wilander
  3. Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
  4. US Open - Ivan Lendl[?]

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Martina Navratilova
  2. French Open - Chris Evert
  3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
  4. US Open - Hana Mandlikova

• Davis Cup: Sweden wins 3-2 over Germany F.R. in world team tennis.

General sporting events

• Embassy World Snooker Championship[?]:
  • Dennis Taylor[?] won 18-17 over Steve Davis[?]

• Libby Riddles[?] with her lead dogs, Axle & Dugan, becomes the first woman to ever win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Births

Deaths

• August 12 - Manfred Winkelhock, auto racing driver
• November 13 - Pelle Lindbergh[?], NHL goaltender Philadelphia Flyers
• December 14 - Roger Maris[?], Major League Baseball player

Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)

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