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See also:
1981 in sports,
other events of 1982,
1983 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
- November 13 Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim by knockout in 14 rounds in a tragic fight. Kim died five days later and the fight's outcome brought many new resolutions to boxing.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- January 07[?] - Bert Oosterhuis[?], Dutch motor racer
- January 20 - Marc Demeyer[?], 31, Belgian cyclist
- April 26 - Ville Ritola, Finnish Olympic gold medal runner
- May 8 - Gilles Villeneuve, F1 race driver
- May 31 - Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ
- June 8 - Satchel Paige, baseball great
- August 12 - Salvador Sanchez, world champion boxer
- October 3 - Roger Claessen[?], Belgian soccer star
- November 13 - Dorothy Round[?], English tennis star
- November 17 - Duk Koo Kim, South Korean boxer
- November 26 - Hub Walker[?], MLB player
- December 16 - Anthony Chapman[?], English F1 race driver
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