1962 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

Contents 1 Alpine skiing 2 American football 3 Artistic gymnastics 4 Association football 4.1 England 5 Athletics 6 Australian rules football 7 Baseball 8 Basketball 9 Boxing 10 Canadian football 11 Figure skating 12 Golf 13 Horse racing 14 Ice hockey 15 Motor racing 16 Rugby union 17 Swimming 18 Tennis 19 Volleyball 20 Yacht racing 21 Multi-sport events 22 Awards 23 References

[edit] Alpine skiing

• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –
  • Men's combined champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
  • Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France

[edit] American football

• AFL Championship – Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime
• NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants

[edit] Artistic gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  • Men's all-around champion: Yuri Titov, USSR
  • Women's all-around champion: Larissa Latynina, USSR
  • Team competition champions: men's - Japan; women's - USSR

[edit] Association football

• Football World Cup in Chile – Brazil won 3-1 over Czechoslovakia

[edit] England

• FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 over Burnley

[edit] Athletics

• Seventh European Championships held from September 12 to September 16 at Belgrade
• Commonwealth Games Championships held in November at Perth, Western Australia

[edit] Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Essendon wins the 66th VFL Premiership (13.12 (90) d Carlton 8.10 (58))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Alistair Lord (Geelong)

[edit] Baseball

• January 23 – Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility.
• October: National League pennant playoff: After finishing tied for the league lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played-off for the title. The Giants won the series 2 games to 1, thereby winning the National League championship.
• World Series – New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Ralph Terry, New York.

[edit] Basketball

• March 2 - In Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, breaking several National Basketball Association records.
• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship –
  • Cincinnati wins 71-59 over Ohio St.
• NBA Finals –
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

[edit] Boxing

• March 24 – Emile Griffith regained the World Welterweight Championship by knocking out Benny the "Kid" Paret in the 12th round. Paret died ten days later on April 3 as a result of severe head injuries sustained in the fight.
• September 25 – Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson, two minutes and six seconds into the first round, to become World Heavyweight Champion.

[edit] Canadian football

• Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 28-27 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships
  • Men's champion: Donald Jackson, Canada
  • Ladies' champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
  • Pair skating champions: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek, Canada
  • Ice dancing champions: Eva Romanová & Pavel Roman, Czechoslovakia

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament - Arnold Palmer
• U.S. Open - Jack Nicklaus
• British Open - Arnold Palmer
• PGA Championship - Gary Player
• PGA Tour money leader - Arnold Palmer - $81,448

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - Richard Davies
• U.S. Amateur - Labron Harris Jr.

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Mickey Wright
• LPGA Championship - Judy Kimball
• U.S. Women's Open - Murle Lindstrom
• Titleholders Championship - Mickey Wright
• LPGA Tour money leader - Mickey Wright - $21,641

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Mandarin
• Grand National – Kilmore

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Even Stevens
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by Flaming Page
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Soltikoff
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Tambourine
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Privy Councillor
  2. Epsom Derby – Larkspur
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Hethersett
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Decidedly
  2. Preakness Stakes – Greek Money
  3. Belmont Stakes – Jaipur

[edit] Ice hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
• Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Chicago Black Hawks
• World Hockey Championship –
  • Men's champion: Sweden defeated Canada
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - Michigan Technological University Huskies defeat Clarkson University Golden Knights 7-1 in Utica, NY

[edit] Motor racing

• November 2 – death of Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver during practice for the Mexican Grand Prix
• Stock car racing –
  • Fireball Roberts won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly
• Indianapolis 500 - Rodger Ward
• USAC Racing - Rodger Ward won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Graham Hill of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans – won by the team of Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill driving a Ferrari 330LM
• Rally racing - the team of Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Haggbom won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Saab 96
• Drag racing - Jack Chrisman won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals

[edit] Rugby union

• 68th Five Nations Championship series is won by France

[edit] Swimming

• February 20 – Australian swimming ace Kevin Berry takes over the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) from USA's Carl Robie at a meet in Melbourne, Victoria, clocking 2:12.5.
• August 11 – Carl Robie regains the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) and betters the world's best time twice in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, clocking 2:12.4 and, eventually, 2:10.8.
• August 19 – US swimmer Sharon Finneran breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) during a meet in Chicago, Illinois – 2:31.2.
• August 25 – Sharon Finneran breaks her own world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) during a meet in Los Altos, California – 2:30.7.
• October 23 – Australia's Kevin Berry takes over the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) once again, clocking 2:09.7 at a meet in Melbourne, Victoria.

[edit] Tennis

• Rod Laver becomes only the second man in tennis history to win the Grand Slam in tennis.
• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Rod Laver
  2. French Open - Rod Laver
  3. Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver
  4. US Open - Rod Laver
• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
  2. French Open - Margaret Court
  3. Wimbledon championships - Karen Hantze Susman
  4. US Open - Margaret Court
• Davis Cup – Australia wins 5-0 over Mexico in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

• 1962 FIVB Men's World Championship in Moscow won by the USSR

[edit] Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Weatherly defeats Australian challenger Gretel, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1; it is the first time in 81 years a country other than Great Britain has challenged for the Cup

[edit] Multi-sport events

• Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia
• British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia
• Central American and Caribbean Games held in Kingston, Jamaica
• Second Winter Universiade held in Villars, Switzerland

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Maury Wills, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Dawn Fraser, Swimming
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Jim Beatty, Athletics

[edit] References

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