1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

Contents 1 Alpine skiing 2 American football 3 Artistic gymnastics 4 Association football 4.1 England 4.2 International 5 Athletics 6 Australian rules football 7 Baseball 8 Basketball 9 Boxing 10 Canadian football 11 Cycling 12 Figure skating 13 Golf 14 Harness racing 15 Horse racing 16 Ice hockey 17 Motor racing 18 Orienteering 19 Rugby union 20 Snooker 21 Speed skating 22 Tennis 23 Volleyball 24 Multi-sport events 25 Awards 26 References

[edit] Alpine skiing

• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –
  • Men's combined champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France
  • Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France

[edit] American football

• 1966 season championships were played in late 1966 and early 1967
• AFL Championship – Kansas City Chiefs won 31-7 over the Buffalo Bills
• NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 34-27 over the Dallas Cowboys
• Super Bowl I – Green Bay Packers won 35-10 over the Kansas City Chiefs
• The Atlanta Falcons were formed
• The Miami Dolphins were formed

[edit] Artistic gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  • Men's all-around champion: Mikhail Voronin, USSR
  • Women's all-around champion: Vera Cáslavská, Czechoslovakia
  • Men's team competition champion: Japan
  • Women's team competition champion: Czechoslovakia

[edit] Association football

[edit] England

• FA Cup final – Everton win 3-2 against Sheffield Wednesday

[edit] International

• World Cup – England defeats Germany to win the 1966 World Cup Final.
• FIFA decide to give the right to host the Football World Cup 1974, Football World Cup 1978 and 1982 Football World Cup to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively

[edit] Athletics

• July 17 – American runner Jim Ryun sets a new world record for the mile at 3:51.3
• August – 1966 Commonwealth Games held at Kingston, Jamaica
• September – 1966 European Championships in Athletics held at Budapest
• December – 1966 Asian Games held at Bangkok

[edit] Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • St Kilda wins the 70th VFL Premiership (St Kilda 10.14 (74) d Collingwood 10.13 (73))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Ian Stewart (St Kidan dan hill was born

[edit] Baseball

• January 20 – The BBWAA elects Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. Williams, the last batter to hit .400, receives 282 of a possible 302 votes.
• Roberto Clemente is the National League MVP.
• Frank Robinson is the American League MVP.
• Ted Williams is inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame.
• World Series – Baltimore Orioles win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Series MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship –
  • Texas Western wins 72-65 over Kentucky
• NBA Finals|NBA Finals –
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

[edit] Boxing

• April 25 at New York City, World Welterweight Champion Emile Griffith won a 15 round unanimous decision over Dick Tiger to also become the World Middleweight Champion.

[edit] Canadian football

• Grey Cup – Saskatchewan Roughriders win 29-14 over the Ottawa Rough Riders
• Vanier Cup – St. Francis Xavier X-Men win 40-14 over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Gianni Motta of Italy
• Tour de France - Lucien Aimar of France
• Vuelta a España - Francisco Gabica of Spain
• World Cycling Championship – Rudi Altig of Germany

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships –
  • Men's champion: Emmerich Dänzer, Austria
  • Ladies' champion: Peggy Fleming, United States
  • Pair skating champions: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain

[edit] Golf

• July 24 – Tony Lema (32), American golf champion, died in an air crash at Munster, Indiana

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament - Jack Nicklaus
• U.S. Open - Billy Casper
• British Open - Jack Nicklaus becomes the fourth player to win all four major professional championships.
• PGA Championship - Al Geiberger
• PGA Tour money leader - Billy Casper - $121,945

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - Bobby Cole
• U.S. Amateur - Gary Cowan

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Mickey Wright
• LPGA Championship - Gloria Ehret
• U.S. Women's Open - Sandra Spuzich
• Titleholders Championship - Kathy Whitworth
• LPGA Tour money leader - Kathy Whitworth - $33,517

[edit] Harness racing

• Romeo Hanover wins the United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
  1. Cane Pace - Romeo Hanover
  2. Little Brown Jug - Romeo Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes - Romeo Hanover
• United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
  1. Hambletonian - Kerry Way
  2. Yonkers Trot - Polaris
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Governor Armbro
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers: Chamfer Star
  • Trotters: Yamamoto

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Arkle
• Grand National – Anglo

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Galilee
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by Titled Hero
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Bon Mot
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Sodium
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Kashmir II
  2. Epsom Derby – Charlottown
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Sodium
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Kauai King
  2. Preakness Stakes – Kauai King
  3. Belmont Stakes – Amberoid

[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: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
• Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens won 4-2 over the Detroit Red Wings
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - Michigan State University Spartans defeat Clarkson University Golden Knights 6-1 in Minneapolis, MN

[edit] Motor racing

• Stock car racing –
  • Richard Petty won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - David Pearson
• Indianapolis 500 - Graham Hill
• USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
• 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Bruce McLaren / Chris Amon won driving a Ford GT-40 Mk.II
• Rally racing - the team of Pauli Toivonen / Ensio Mikander won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Citroën DS. However, the result was highly controversial, with the top finishers (including the BMC Mini Cooper S and Ford Cortina) disqualified on the dubious basis of their quartz-iodide single filament bulbs, allowing Citröen, who had made the necessary changes to their lighting systems just before the end of the event, to step up and take the winning slot.
• Drag racing - Pete Robinson won the NHRA "Top Fuel" World Championship.

[edit] Orienteering

• First Orienteering World Championships held 1-2 October in Fiskars, Finland.

[edit] Rugby union

• 72nd Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship challenge match: John Pulman beats Fred Davis 5-2 in matches.

[edit] Speed skating

• January 4 – death of Inga Artamonova (29), Russian world speed-skating champion, who was murdered by her husband

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Roy Emerson
  2. French Open - Tony Roche
  3. Wimbledon championships - Manuel Santana
  4. US Open - Fred Stolle
• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
  2. French Open - Ann Haydon Jones
  3. Wimbledon championships - Billie Jean King
  4. US Open - Maria Bueno
• Davis Cup – Australia wins 4-1 over India in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

• 1966 FIVB Men's World Championship in Prague won by Czechoslovakia

[edit] Multi-sport events

• Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand
• British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Kingston, Jamaica
• Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Fourth Winter Universiade held in Sestriere, Italy

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Frank Robinson, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Kathy Whitworth, LPGA golf

[edit] References

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