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1964 in sports
See also:
1963 in sports
,
other events of 1964
,
1965 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Table of contents
1 Auto Racing
2 Baseball
3 Basketball
4 Boxing
5 Cycling
6 Figure Skating
7 Football (Soccer)
8 Football (American)
9 Canadian Football League
10 Golf
11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing
12 Harness Racing
13 Ice Hockey
14 Skiing
15 Tennis
16 General sporting events
17 Births
18 Deaths
Auto Racing
Stock car racing
:
Richard Petty
won the
Daytona 500
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
Baseball
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.
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
:
UCLA wins 98-83 over Duke
NBA Finals
:
Boston Celtics
won 4 games to 1 over the
San Francisco Warriors
Boxing
February 25
in
Miami, Florida
-
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.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia
won by
Jacques Anquetil[?]
of
France
Tour de France
-
Jacques Anquetil[?]
of
France
World Cycling Championship
:
Jan Janssen[?]
of
Netherlands
Figure Skating
World Figure Skating Championships
:
Men's champion:
Manfred Schnelldorfer[?]
,
Germany
Women's champion:
Sjoukje Dijkstra[?]
,
Netherlands
Pairs champions:
Marika Kilius[?]
&
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler[?]
,
Germany
Football (
Soccer
)
England - FA Cup
:
West Ham United
won 3-2 over
Preston North End[?]
Football (American)
NFL Championship
:1964 -
Cleveland Browns
win 27-0 over the
Baltimore Colts
Canadian Football League
Grey Cup
:
B.C. Lions[?]
win 34-24 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Golf
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf
results:
May
-
The Masters
-
Arnold Palmer
June
-
US Open
-
Ken Venturi[?]
July
-
British Open
-
Tony Lema[?]
August
-
PGA Championship
-
Bobby Nichols[?]
PGA
tour's leading money winner for the year:
Jack Nicklaus
- $113,285
Women's Golf
US Women's Open
-
Mickey Wright[?]
LPGA Championship
-
Mary Mills[?]
Mickey Wright[?]
: leading money winner on the
LPGA
tour, earning $29,800
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Australia
-
Melbourne Cup
-
Polo Prince[?]
Canada
-
Queen's Plate
-
Northern Dancer
France
-
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
-
Prince Royal[?]
Ireland
-
Irish Derby Stakes
-
Santa Claus[?]
English Triple Crown Races
:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
-
Baldric[?]
Epsom Derby
-
Santa Claus[?]
St. Leger Stakes
-
Indiana[?]
United States Triple Crown Races
:
Northern Dancer
is the first
Canadian
-bred horse to win the
Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
-
Northern Dancer
Preakness Stakes
-
Northern Dancer
Belmont Stakes
-
Quadrangle[?]
Harness Racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races
:
Cane Pace
-
Race Time[?]
Little Brown Jug
-
Vicar Hanover[?]
Messenger Stakes
-
Race Time[?]
Ayres[?]
won the
United States Trotting Triple Crown races
:
Hambletonian
-
Ayres[?]
Yonkers Trot
-
Ayres[?]
Kentucky Futurity
-
Ayres[?]
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
:
Pacers:
Minuteman
Ice Hockey
Art Ross Memorial Trophy
as the
NHL
's leading scorer during the regular season:
Stan Mikita[?]
,
Chicago Blackhawks
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
Skiing
Alpine Skiing
The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
Downhill:
Egon Zimmermann[?]
,
Austria
Slalom:
Josef Stiegler[?]
,
Austria
Giant Slalom:
Francois Bonlieu[?]
,
France
The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
Downhill:
Christl Haas[?]
,
Austria
Slalom:
Christine Goitschel[?]
,
France
Giant Slalom:
Marielle Goitschel[?]
,
France
ISF World Championships[?]
:
Men's combined champion:
Ludwig Leitner[?]
,
Germany
Women's combined champion:
Marielle Goitschel[?]
,
France
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis
mens results:
Australian Open
-
Roy Emerson[?]
French Open
-
Manuel Santana[?]
Wimbledon championships
-
Roy Emerson[?]
US Open
-
Roy Emerson[?]
Grand Slam in tennis
mens results:
Australian Open
-
Margaret Smith
French Open
-
Margaret Smith
Wimbledon championships
-
Maria Bueno[?]
US Open
-
Maria Bueno[?]
Davis Cup
:
Australia
wins 3-2 over the
United States
in world tennis.
General sporting events
John Pulman[?]
retained the World Professional Snooker Championship
January 29
-
1964 Winter Olympic Games[?]
open in
Innsbruck
,
Austria
February 29
- In
Sydney
, Australian swimmer
Dawn Fraser[?]
sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle
swimming
competion (58.9 seconds).
March 6
-
Tom O'Hara[?]
sets a new world record for the indoor
mile
run by completing it in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds.
Births
January 6
-
Henry Maske[?]
, German boxer
March 18
-
Bonnie Blair[?]
,
Olympic
gold medalist in
speed skating
July 24
-
Barry Bonds
, baseball player
Deaths
February 15
-
Ken Hubbs[?]
22,
MLB
baseball player, Chicago Cubs, died in a plane crash
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