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1982 World Lacrosse Championship

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1982 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland
DatesJune 18–25
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  United States (3rd title)
Runner-up  Australia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place England
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1986 →

The 1982 World Lacrosse Championship was the fourth World Lacrosse Championship and was played at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland, from June 18–25, 1982. The United States defeated Australia in the final to win the tournament.[1][2]

Results

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
England Australia 5-25
United States Canada 23-12
Canada England 26-8
United States Australia 23-10
United States England 26-9
Canada Australia 18-24

Standings

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Pos Team P W L Pts
1 United States 3 3 0 6
2 Australia 3 2 1 4
3 Canada 3 1 2 2
4 England 3 0 3 0

Final

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United States 22, Australia 14

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4  England

Awards

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  • Best and Fairest Player: Jeff Kennedy, Australia.
  • Best Goalkeeper: Tommy Sears, United States.
  • Best Defender: Mark Greenberg, United States.
  • Best Midfielder: John Butkiewicz, Australia.
  • Best Attackman: Brooks Sweet, United States.

All-World Team:

  • Peter Cann, A, Australia; Brendan Schneck, A, United States;
  • Brooks Sweet, A, United States;
  • John Butkiewicz, M, Australia;
  • Vinny Sombrotto, M, United States;
  • Bob Teasdall, M, Canada;
  • Mark Greenberg, D, United States;
  • Chris Kane, D, United States;
  • Jeff Mounkley, D, England;
  • Tommy Sears, G, United States.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
  2. ^ "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
  3. ^ "Men's World Championship History - 2014 World Lacrosse Championship". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.