1964 in sports




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




















Years in sports:
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Centuries:

19th century · 20th century · 21st century

Decades:
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

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 Motorsport


  • 19 Rugby league


  • 20 Rugby union


  • 21 Snooker


  • 22 Swimming


  • 23 Tennis


  • 24 Volleyball


  • 25 Yacht racing


  • 26 Multi-sport events


  • 27 Awards


  • 28 References





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




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


  • AFL MVP – Gino Cappelletti, WR Boston Patriots


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


  • 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



  • 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


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


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


  • 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


  • NBA MVP – Oscar Robertson G, Cincinnati Royals


  • 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



  • 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


  • 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



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




  • 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


    2. The 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





Ice hockey




  • Art Ross 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, Colorado



Lacrosse



  • Guelph Mohawks win the first Castrol Cup.

  • Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.

  • Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup.



Motorsport


Main articles: 1964 in motorsport and List of 1964 motorsport champions


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




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


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


France




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


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


UK




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


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


USA




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


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


Davis Cup



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


Volleyball



  • 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




  • 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



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


  • Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year – Ken Venturi – Golf



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