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

Alpine skiing

• Men's Olympic Gold Medal:
  
  
  
  • Downhill: Egon Zimmermann, Austria
  
  
  • Slalom: Josef Stiegler, Austria
  
  
  • Giant Slalom: François 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
  
  
  
  

American football

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  AFL Championship – Buffalo Bills win 20-7 over the San Diego Chargers
  


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  AFL MVP – Gino Cappelletti, WR Boston Patriots
  


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  NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the Baltimore Colts
  


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  NFL MVP – Johnny Unitas, QB – Baltimore Colts
  


• 
  Cotton Bowl (1963 season):
  
  • The Texas Longhorns won 28-6 over the Navy Midshipmen to win the college football national championship
  
  


• 
  Heisman Trophy – John Huarte QB, Notre Dame

Association football

England

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

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.

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

Australian rules football

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  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)
  
  
  
  

Baseball

• February 15 – death of Ken Hubbs (22), Chicago Cubs player, in an air crash just before the season began


• April 17 – The New York Mets play their first game at brand-new Shea Stadium and lose 4–3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell hits the first home run in the stadium's history, a second-inning solo shot off the Mets' Jack Fisher.


• 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.


• 
  AL MVP – Brooks Robinson 3B, Baltimore Orioles
  


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  NL MVP – Ken Boyer 3B, St. Louis Cardinals
  


• 
  AL Rookie of the Year – Tony Oliva OF, Minnesota Twins
  


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  NL Rookie of the Year – Dick Allen 3B, Philadelphia Phillies
  


• 
  Cy Young Award – Dean Chance, Los Angeles Angels
  

Basketball

• 
  NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
  
  • UCLA wins 97-83 over Duke
  
  


• 
  Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year – Gary Bradds F, Ohio State
  


• 
  NBA Finals – Boston Celtics won 4 games to 1 over the San Francisco Warriors
  


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  NBA MVP – Oscar Robertson G, Cincinnati Royals
  


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  NBA Rookie of the Year – Jerry Lucas F, Cincinnati Royals
  

Boxing

• February 25 in Miami Beach, Florida – Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston by TKO in the 7th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship.


• December 14 in Philadelphia, Joey Giardello won a 15-round decision over Rubin "Hurricane" Carter to win the World Middleweight title.

Canadian football

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

Cycling

• 
  Giro d'Italia won by Jacques Anquetil of France


• 
  Tour de France – Jacques Anquetil of France


• 
  UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Jan Janssen of Netherlands

Field hockey

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

Figure skating

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  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
    
  
  
  
  

Golf

Men's professional

• 
  Masters Tournament – Arnold Palmer
  


• 
  U.S. Open – Ken Venturi
  


• 
  British Open – Tony Lema
  


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  PGA Championship – Bobby Nichols
  


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  PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $113,285

Men's amateur

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  British Amateur – Gordon Clark
  


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  U.S. Amateur – William C. Campbell
  

Women's professional

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  Women's Western Open – Carol Mann
  


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  LPGA Championship – Mary Mills
  


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  U.S. Women's Open – Mickey Wright
  


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  Titleholders Championship – Marilynn Smith
  


• 
  LPGA Tour money leader – Mickey Wright – $29,800

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
    
  
  

Horse racing

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

Steeplechases

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  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
  


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  English Triple Crown Races:
  
  
  
  1. 
     2,000 Guineas Stakes – Baldric
     
  
  
  2. 
     The Derby – Santa Claus
     
  
  
  3. 
     St. Leger Stakes – Indiana
     
  
  
  
  


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  United States Triple Crown Races:
  
  
  
  1. 
     Kentucky Derby – Northern Dancer
     
  
  
  2. 
     Preakness Stakes – Northern Dancer
     
  
  
  3. 
     Belmont Stakes – Quadrangle
     
  
  
  
  

Ice hockey

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  Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
  


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  Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
  


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  Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-3 over the Detroit Red Wings
  


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  World Hockey Championship –
  
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
  
  


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  NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Michigan Wolverines defeat University of Denver Pioneers 6-3 in Denver, Colorado
  

Lacrosse

• Guelph Mohawks win the first Castrol Cup.


• Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.


• Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup.

Motorsport

Rugby league

• 1964 New Zealand rugby league season


• 1964 NSWRFL season


• 
  1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season
  

Rugby union

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

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
  
  
  
  

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.

Tennis

Australia

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  Australian Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2


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  Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Lesley Turner Bowrey (Australia) 6–3, 6–2

France

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  French Men's Singles Championship – Manuel Santana (Spain) defeats Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5


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  French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Court (Australia) defeats Maria Bueno (Brazil) 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

UK

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  Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) 6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3


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  Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Margaret Smith Court (Australia) 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

USA

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  American Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) in straight sets 6–4, 6–2, 6–4


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  American Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Carole Caldwell Graebner (USA) in straight sets 6–1, 6–0

Davis Cup

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  1964 Davis Cup –  Australia 3–2  United States at Harold Clark Courts (clay) Cleveland, United States

Volleyball

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

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

Multi-sport events

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  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.
  
  
  
  


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  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
  

Awards

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  Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Don Schollander, Swimming
  


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  Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mickey Wright, LPGA golf
  


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  ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Don Schollander, Swimming


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  Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year – Ken Venturi – Golf

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