1984 in sports
See also: 1983 in sports, other events of 1984, 1985 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- Stock car racing:
- NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte
- Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500
- Richard Petty won the 200th (and final) race of his career on July 4.
- CART Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Niki Lauda of Austria
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- the team of Klaus Ludwig / Henri Pescarolo won, driving a Porsche 956
- Rally racing - Stig Blomqvist in an Audi won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Walter Rohrl / Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving an Audi Quattro
- Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA Top Fuel championship.
- 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
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Georgetown wins 84-75 over Houston
- NBA Finals:
- Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers
- 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.
- March 31 - Wilfredo Gomez 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 Duran in two rounds. The WBA elects not to sanction the bout, declaring their version of the title vacant instead.
- Courtney Walsh makes his test and one day international debut.
- Giro d'Italia won by Francesco Moser of Italy
- Tour de France - Laurent Fignon of France
- World Cycling Championship: Claude Criquielion of Belgium
- March 10 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. Ireland beat England 1-0.
- December 1 - 8: Sixth Men's Champions Trophy held for the 5th time in 6 editions in Pakistan in Karachi won again by Australia. Hosts Pakistan finish 2nd again.
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, (United States)
- Women's champion: Katarina Witt, (Germany)
- Pairs champions: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini, (Canada)
Football (Soccer)
- European Championship: Final: France 2-0 Spain; Hosts: France
- Champions' Cup: 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
- League champions
- Argentina: Ferro Carril Oeste (Nacional), Argentinos Juniors (Metropolitano)
- Brazil: Fluminense (Campeonato Brasileiro)
- England: Liverpool
- France: Girondins de Bordeaux
- Italy: Juventus
- Netherlands: Ajax
- Portugal: Benfica
- Scotland: Aberdeen
- Spain: Athletic Bilbao
- West Germany: VfB Stuttgart
- England - FA Cup: Everton win 2-0 against Watford
- Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders won 38-9 over the Washington Redskins
- 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
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Watson - $476,260
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Don January - $328,597
- US Women's Open - Hollis Stacy
- LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $266,771
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Black Knight
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Key to the Moon
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sagace
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - El Gran Senor
- North America Cup - the inaugural event won by Legal Notice
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Gammalite
- Trotters: Sir Castleton
- 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 won 4 games to 1 over the New York Islanders
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
- The women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland
- At the Winter Olympics, Bill Johnson becomes the 1st American to win the gold medal in downhill skiing.
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats Jimmy White 18-16
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1984/85
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: Sweden wins 4-1 over the United States in world tennis.
- 1984 Summer Olympics takes place in Los Angeles, United States
- United States wins the most medals (174), and the most gold medals (83).
- 1984 Winter Olympics takes place in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Dean Osmar wins with lead dogs: Red & Bullet
Births
- May 29 - Carmelo Anthony, NBA star
- December 30 - LeBron James, NBA star
Deaths
- January 19 - Max Bentley, ice hockey star, Chicago Blackhawks (1940-1954)
- April 27 - Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player
- June 17 - Swale, race horse and the Kentucky Derby winner, collapses & dies
- August 25 - Waite Hoyt, Major League Baseball pitcher, (1918-1938)
- October 1 - Walter Alston, manager of baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
- September 7 - Joe Cronin, Major League Baseball player/executive, (1926-1945)