1964 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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Years:	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Contents 1 Alpine skiing 2 American football 3 Association football 3.1 England 3.2 International 4 Athletics (track and field) 5 Australian rules football 6 Baseball 7 Basketball 8 Boxing 9 Canadian football 10 Cycling 11 Field hockey 12 Figure skating 13 Golf 14 Harness racing 15 Horse racing 16 Ice hockey 17 Lacrosse 18 Motor racing 19 Rugby union 20 Snooker 21 Swimming 22 Tennis 23 Volleyball 24 Yacht racing 25 Multi-sport events 26 Awards 27 References

[edit] Alpine skiing

• Men's Olympic Gold Medal:
  • Downhill: Egon Zimmermann, Austria
  • Slalom: Josef Stiegler, Austria
  • Giant Slalom: Francois Bonlieu, France
• Women's Olympic Gold Medal:
  • Downhill: Christl Haas, Austria
  • Slalom: Christine Goitschel, France
  • Giant Slalom: Marielle Goitschel, France
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –
  • Men's combined champion: Ludwig Leitner, Germany
  • Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France

[edit] American football

• AFL Championship – Buffalo Bills win 11-7 over the San Diego Chargers
• NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the Baltimore Colts

[edit] Association football

[edit] England

• FA Cup final – West Ham United won 3-2 over Preston North End

[edit] International

• Spain beat the Soviet Union 2-1 to win the European Championship.
• In October during the celebration of the 1964 Summer Olympics FIFA gives the right to host the Football World Cup in 1970 to Mexico.

[edit] Athletics (track and field)

• March 6 – Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds

[edit] Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 68th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.16 (64) d Collingwood 8.12 (60))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Gordon Collis (Carlton)

[edit] Baseball

• February 15 – death of Ken Hubbs (22), Chicago Cubs player, in an air crash just before the season began
• June 21 – Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.
• World Series – St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is pitcher, Bob Gibson of St. Louis.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
  • UCLA wins 97-83 over Duke
• NBA Finals|NBA Finals –
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 1 over the San Francisco Warriors

[edit] Boxing

• February 25 in Charlotte - Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston by TKO in the 8th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
• December 14 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Joey Giardello won a 15 round decision over Rubin "Hurricane" Carter to win the World Middleweight title.

[edit] Canadian football

• Grey Cup – B.C. Lions win 34-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Jacques Anquetil of France
• Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil of France
• World Cycling Championship – Jan Janssen of Netherlands

[edit] Field hockey

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Tokyo, Japan
  • Gold Medal: India
  • Silver Medal: Pakistan
  • Bronze Medal: Australia

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships
  • Men's champion: Manfred Schnelldorfer, Germany
  • Ladies' champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
  • Pair skating champions: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany
  • Ice dancing champions: Eva Romanová & Pavel Roman, Czechoslovakia

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament - Arnold Palmer
• U.S. Open - Ken Venturi
• British Open - Tony Lema
• PGA Championship - Bobby Nichols
• PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $113,285

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - Gordon Clark
• U.S. Amateur - William C. Campbell

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Carol Mann
• LPGA Championship - Mary Mills
• U.S. Women's Open - Mickey Wright
• Titleholders Championship - Marilynn Smith
• LPGA Tour money leader - Mickey Wright - $29,800

[edit] Harness racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
  1. Cane Pace - Race Time
  2. Little Brown Jug - Vicar Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes - Race Time
• Ayres won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
  1. Hambletonian - Ayres
  2. Yonkers Trot - Ayres
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Ayres
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers: Minuteman

[edit] Horse racing

• Northern Dancer becomes the first Canadian–bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Arkle
• Grand National – Team Spirit

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Polo Prince
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by Northern Dancer
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Prince Royal
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Santa Claus
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Baldric II
  2. Epsom Derby – Santa Claus
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Indiana
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Northern Dancer
  2. Preakness Stakes – Northern Dancer
  3. Belmont Stakes – Quadrangle

[edit] Ice hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
• Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-3 over the Detroit Red Wings
• World Hockey Championship –
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of Michigan Wolverines defeat University of Denver Pioneers 6-3 in Denver, CO

[edit] Lacrosse

• Guelph Mohawks win the first Castrol Cup.
• Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.
• Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup.

[edit] Motor racing

• January 19 – death of Joe Weatherly, NASCAR grand national champion, who crashed during a race
• July 2 – death of Fireball Roberts, American stock car driver, following injuries and burns sustained in a crash during a race
• Stock car racing –
  • Richard Petty won the Daytona 400 on February 23
  • NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty
• Indianapolis 500 - A.J. Foyt
• USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - John Surtees of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Jean Guichet / Nino Vaccarella won driving a Ferrari 275P
• Rally racing - the team of Paddy Hopkirk / Henry Liddon won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper S
• Drag racing - Don Garlits won the NHRA, Top Fuel Championship

[edit] Rugby union

• 70th Five Nations Championship series is shared by Scotland and Wales

[edit] Snooker

• The World Snooker Championship is revived in a challenge format:
  • John Pulman beats Fred Davis 19-16
  • John Pulman beats Rex Williams 40-33

[edit] Swimming

• February 29 – in Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the women's 100m freestyle (long course) competition: 58.9 seconds.
• March 29 – Australia's Kevin Berry sets a new world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Sydney, clocking 2:06.9.
• July 12 – US swimmer Sharon Stouder breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) with one second, during a meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, clocking 2:28.1.
• August 2 – Sharon Stouder once again breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course), this time in Los Altos, California, clocking 2:26.4.
• October 18 – Kevin Berry breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) on the last day of the swimming competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, with a time of 2:06.6.

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Roy Emerson
  2. French Open - Manuel Santana
  3. Wimbledon championships - Roy Emerson
  4. US Open - Roy Emerson
• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
  2. French Open - Margaret Court
  3. Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
  4. US Open - Maria Bueno
• Davis Cup – Australia wins 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

• Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics won by USSR (men) and Japan (women)

[edit] Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Constellation defeats British challenger Sovereign, of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 4 races to 0

[edit] Multi-sport events

• 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan
  • United States wins the most medals (90), and the most gold medals (36).
  • This Olympic opening ceremony is first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.
• 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria
  • USSR wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (11).
• Third Winter Universiade held in Špindleruv Mlýn, Czechoslovakia

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Don Schollander, Swimming
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mickey Wright, LPGA golf
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Don Schollander, Swimming

[edit] References

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