1964 in sports

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March 6 – Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 hours, 56.4 minutes.

Stock car racing:
Richard Petty won the Daytona 400 on February 23
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

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.

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

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

February 25 in Charlotte - 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.

Giro d'Italia won by Jacques Anquetil of France
Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil of France
World Cycling Championship: Jan Janssen of Netherlands

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

World Figure Skating Championships:
Men's champion: Manfred Schnelldorfer, Germany
Women's champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
*Pairs champions: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany

AFL Championship:1964 - Buffalo Bills win 11-7 over the San Diego Chargers
NFL Championship:December 1964 - Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the Baltimore Colts
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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)

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

England - FA Cup: West Ham United won 3-2 over Preston North End
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.

Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf results:
#April 12 - 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

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(Held at Aqueduct)

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

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

The Guelph Mohawks win the first Castrol Cup.
The Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.
The Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup.

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

The World Snooker Championship is revived in a challenge format:
John Pulman beats Fred Davis 19-16
John Pulman beats Rex Williams 40-33

February 29 – In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition: 58.9 seconds.

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
#Australian Open - Roy Emerson
#French Open - Manuel Santana
#Wimbledon championships - Roy Emerson
#US Open - Roy Emerson

Grand Slam in tennis women's 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.

1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan
United States wins the most medals (90), and the most gold medals (36).

1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria
USSR wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (11).

Third Winter Universiade held in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia

Births

January

January 1 — Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player
January 2 — Pat Sutherland, English netballer
January 6 — Henry Maske, German boxer
January 6 — Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer (d. 2005)
January 7 — Reggie de Jong, Dutch freestyle swimmer
January 12 — Laura Gildemeister, Peruvian tennis player
January 21 — Aleksandar Šoštar, Yugoslav water polo player
January 20 — Roger Smith, Bahamian tennis player
January 22 — Nigel Benn, British boxer
January 22 — Celia Correa, Spanish field hockey player

February

February 5 — Jim Pugh, American tennis player
February 10 — Victor Davis, Canadian swimming champion (d. 1989)
February 10 — Chris Sande, Kenyan boxer
February 12 — Tuihaleni Kayele, Namibian long distance runner
February 16 — Raul Alcala, Mexican cyclist
February 17 — Ingrid Wolff, Dutch field hockey forward
February 22 — Magnus Wislander, Swedish handball player
February 24 — Ute Geweniger, German breaststroke and medley swimmer
February 27 — Thomas Lange, German rower
February 29 — Henrik Sundstrøm, Swedish tennis player

March

March 5 — Gerald Vanenburg, Dutch football (soccer) player
March 6 — Robyn Toomey, New Zealand field hockey player
March 10 — Wendy Baker, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
March 11 — Juantxo García-Mauriño, Spanish field hockey player
March 18 — Bonnie Blair, American Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
March 21 — Sean Murphy, Canadian backstroke swimmer
March 31 — Kelly Jones, American tennis player

April

April 5 — Steve Beaton, British darts player
April 9 — Graham Reid, Australian field hockey player
April 10 — Manon Bollegraf, Dutch tennis player
April 21 — Alex Baumann, Czech-born Canadian swimmer
April 21 — Ludmila Engquist, Russian-born Swedish athlete
April 22 — Michelle Pearson, Australian medley and freestyle swimmer
April 22 — Wilma van Velsen, Dutch butterfly and freestyle swimmer
April 27 — Sharon Creelman, Canadian field hockey player
April 28 — Mark Hager, Australian field hockey player

May

May 1 — Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
May 2 — Ricki Osterthun, German tennis player
May 4 — Mark Leduc, Canadian boxer
May 5 — Heike Henkel, German athlete
May 13 — Sara Gomer, British tennis player
May 20 — Miodrag Belodedici, Romanian football (soccer) defender
May 22 — Virginia Ramírez, Spanish field hockey player

June

June 4 — Desi Reijers, Dutch freestyle swimmer
June 11 — Kim Gallagher, American athlete (d. 2002)
June 11 — Martine Ohr, Dutch field hockey striker
June 30 — Tania Dangalakova, Bulgarian breaststroke swimmer

July

July 1 — Francisco Maciel, Mexican tennis player
July 10 — Martin Laurendeau, Canadian tennis player
July 24 — Barry Bonds, American baseball player
July 25 — Helen van der Ben, Dutch field hockey player and coach
July 25 — Angus Waddell, Australian freestyle swimmer

August

August 3 — Elles Voskes, Dutch freestyle swimmer
August 8 — Nicolae Juravschi, Moldovan canoer
August 9 — Michael Heath, American swimmer
August 20 — Giuseppe Giannini, Italian footballer
August 22 — Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player
August 29 — Jordi Arrese, Spanish tennis player
August 31 — Mike West, Canadian backstroke swimmer

September

September 4 — Robson da Silva, Brazilian athlete
September 7 — Richard Matuszewski, American tennis player
September 12 — Zsolt Gyulai, Hungarian canoer
September 12 — Dirk Richter, East German swimmer
September 16 — Glenn Beringen, Australian breastroke swimmer
September 22 — Wayne Yearwood, Canadian basketball player and coach
September 23 — Diana Dutra, Canadian female boxer

October

October 1 — Marcia Pankratz, American field hockey forward
October 2 — Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
October 5 — Letitia Vriesde, Surinamese track and field athlete
October 19 — Carlos di Laura, Peruvian tennis player
October 25 — Johan de Kock, Dutch football (soccer) defender
October 26 — Lawson Duncan, American tennis player
October 26 — Elisabeta Lipa, Romanian rower
October 27 — Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer
October 29 — Anthony Mosse, New Zealand swimmer

November

November 14 — Silken Laumann, Canadian rower
November 24 — Hendrie Krüzen, Dutch football (soccer) midfielder
November 25 — Bert van Vlaanderen, Dutch long-distance runner
November 26 — Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine ski racer

December

December 5 — Pablo Morales, American swimmer
December 8 — Nikola Jerkan, Croatian football (soccer) player
December 11 — Jacqueline Toxopeus, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
December 11 — Carolyn Waldo, Canadian synchronized swimmer
December 12 — Suzanne Landells, Australian medley swimmer
December 13 — Dieter Eilts, German football (soccer) player
December 16 — Heike Drechsler, German track and field athlete
December 16 — Marieke van Drogenbroek, Dutch rower
December 17 — Barbara Daniels, English cricketer
December 19 — Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
December 28 — Rick Leach, American tennis player

Deaths

January 19 — Joe Weatherly, NASCAR grand national champion
February 15 — Ken Hubbs (22), MLB baseball player, Chicago Cubs
July 2 — Fireball Roberts, American stock car driver
July 23 — Frederick Grace (80), English lightweight boxer (b. 1884)

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