1960 in sports
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See also: 1959 in sports, other events of 1960, 1961 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Contents
- Stock car racing:
- *Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500
- *NASCAR Championship - Rex White
- Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann
- USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Olivier Gendebien / Paul Frère won, driving a Ferrari TR60
- Rally racing - the team of Walter Schock / Rolf Moll won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mercedes 220SE.
- Drag racing - Leonard Harris won "Top Eliminator" at the NHRA Nationals
- World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.
- October 13 - 1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.
- The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Ohio St. wins 75-55 over California
- NBA Finals:
- *Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks
Freddy Johns
- March 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
- June - Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
- September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
- * Gold Medal: Pakistan
- * Silver Medal: India
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
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- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
- *Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- *Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
- Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
- National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
- December 26-NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
- First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
- AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
- Victorian Football League
- * Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
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- World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.
- October 13 - 1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.
- The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Ohio St. wins 75-55 over California
- NBA Finals:
- *Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks
Freddy Johns
- March 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
- June - Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
- September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
- * Gold Medal: Pakistan
- * Silver Medal: India
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
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- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
- *Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- *Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
- Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
- National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
- December 26-NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
- First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
- AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
- Victorian Football League
- * Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
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- March 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
- June - Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
- September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
- * Gold Medal: Pakistan
- * Silver Medal: India
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
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- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
- *Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- *Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
- Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
- National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
- December 26-NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
- First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
- AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
- Victorian Football League
- * Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
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- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
- * Gold Medal: Pakistan
- * Silver Medal: India
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
- *Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- *Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
- Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
- National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
- December 26-NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
- First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
- AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
- Victorian Football League
- * Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
- Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
- National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
- December 26-NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
- First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
- AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
- Victorian Football League
- * Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- #April 10 - The Masters - Arnold Palmer
- #June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- #July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- #August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- #Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- #Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- #Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- #Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- *Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- *Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- *The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- *Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- *Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- *Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- *Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- *Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Rod Laver
- #French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- #Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- #US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- #French Open - Darlene Hard
- #Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- #US Open - Darlene Hard
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- *USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- *USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- *Great Britain wins the most medals (53), the United States the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Births
January
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 6 — Howie Long, American football player
- January 25 — Annelies Maas, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- January 29 — Sean Kerly, English field hockey striker
- January 29 — Greg Louganis, American gold medalist in diving
- January 30 — Chris Brown, New Zealand field hockey player
February
- February 2 — Sadiq Abdullahi, Nigerian tennis player
- February 9 — Bernardo José Pinango, Venezuelan boxer
- February 13 — Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
- February 21 — Wendy Banks, British field hockey goalkeeper
- February 21 — Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian speed skater
- February 25 — Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- February 27 — Pär Arvidsson, Swedish butterfly swimmer
March
- March 2 — Roald van Noort, Dutch water polo player
- March 3 — Orlando Romero, Peruvian boxer
- March 4 — John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
- March 8 — Max Metzker, Australian long distance swimmer
- March 9 — Thierry Vigneron, French pole vaulter
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- March 20 — Robertas Žulpa, Lithuanian swimmer
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian automobile racer (d. 1994)
- March 26 — Marcus Allen, American football player
- March 26 — Damir Keretic, Yugoslavian-German tennis player
- March 30 — Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
April
- April 1 — Frank Leistra, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 6 — Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian canoer
- April 13 — Olaf Ludwig, East German racing cyclist
- April 21 — Eric Noordegraaf, Dutch water polo player
May
- May 8 — Mary Clinton, New Zealand field hockey player
- May 11 — Jürgen Schult, German track and field athlete
- May 15 — Kip Hladky, Canadian field hockey player
- May 26 — Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
- May 26 — Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
- May 31 — Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey forward
June
- June 3 — Anett Pötzsch, German figure skater
- June 12 — Diane Edelijn, Dutch backstroke swimmer
- June 12 — Hagen Stamm, German water polo player
- June 15 — Didier Courrèges, French equestrian
- June 15 — Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey midfielder
- June 23 — Andy Tenbult, Canada-born ice hockey player and coach from The Netherlands
- June 28 — John Elway, American football player
July
- July 4 — Anton Heiden, Dutch water polo player
- July 8 — Susanne Nielsson, Danish swimmer
- July 12 — Ismail Mustafov, Bulgarian boxer
- July 18 — Peter Daji, New Zealand field hockey player
August
- August 2 — Wilfredo Vázquez, Puerto Rican boxer
- August 13 — Phil Taylor, English darts player
September
- September 26 — Lesley Elliott, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Leonardo David, Italian alpine skier (d. 1985)
October
- October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player
November
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly, US volleyball player
- November 18 — Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian flatwater canoer
- November 24 — Cameron Henning, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- November 28 — Andrew Ritchie, English footballer
December
- December 12 — Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 2 — Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- September 15 — Héctor Castro (54), Uruguayan football player and coach (b. 1904)
- November 11 — Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
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