1964 in sports

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Years:	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Athletics (track and field)

Indoor Competition

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.

Marathon

December 6 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Toru Terasawa (JPN) 2:14:49

Auto Racing

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

Baseball

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.

Basketball

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

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

Boxing

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.

Cycling

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

Football (American)

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

Football (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)

Football (Canadian)

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

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1964 in football (soccer)

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.

Golf

Men's professional

April 9-12 - Masters Tournament - Arnold Palmer
June 18-20 - U.S. Open - Ken Venturi
July 7-10 - British Open - Tony Lema
July 16-19 - PGA Championship - Bobby Nichols
PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $113,285

Men's amateur

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

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:

United States Triple Crown Races: Northern Dancer is the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby
1. May 2 - Kentucky Derby - Northern Dancer
2. Preakness Stakes - Northern Dancer
3. Belmont Stakes - Quadrangle(Held at Aqueduct)

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

Ice Hockey

Art Ross Memorial 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, CO

Lacrosse

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

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

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

International tournaments

XVIII Olympic Games, held in Tokyo, Japan (October 11 – October 18)

Records

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

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

Davis Cup: Australia wins 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.

Volleyball

Summer Olympics
- Women's Team Competition
  1. Japan
  2. Soviet Union
  3. Poland

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 Špindlerův 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

Births

January

January 1 — Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player
January 2 — Pat Sutherland, English netballer
January 2 — Pernell Whitaker, American boxer
January 5 — Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Spanish golfer
January 6 — Henry Maske, German boxer
January 6 — Richard Nerurkar, British long-distance runner
January 6 — Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer (d. 2005)
January 7 — Reggie de Jong, Dutch freestyle swimmer
January 7 — Francisco Maciel, Mexican tennis player
January 10 — Jutta Niehaus, Germann female cyclist
January 10 — José Pérez, Venezuelan boxer
January 12 — Laura Gildemeister, Peruvian tennis player
January 18 — Virgil Hill, American boxer
January 21 — José Manuel Albentosa, Spanish long-distance runner
January 21 — Aleksandar Šoštar, Yugoslav water polo player
January 20 — Roger Smith, Bahamian tennis player
January 22 — Nigel Benn, British boxer
January 22 — Celia Corres, Spanish field hockey player
January 27 — Baik Hyun-Man, South Korean boxer
January 29 — Peter Borglund, Swedish javelin thrower

February

February 4 — Ricardo Acioly, Brazilian tennis player
February 5 — Rob Grabert, Dutch volleyball player
February 5 — Jim Pugh, American tennis player
February 8 — Karel David, Czech long-distance runner
February 10 — Victor Davis, Canadian swimming champion (d. 1989)
February 10 — Chris Sande, Kenyan boxer
February 12 — Stéphane Franke, German long-distance runner
February 12 — Tuihaleni Kayele, Namibian long-distance runner
February 14 — Frédéric Delcourt, French backstroke swimmer
February 16 — Raúl Alcalá, Mexican cyclist
February 17 — Ingrid Wolff, Dutch field hockey forward
February 18 — Jackie McWilliams, Irish field hockey player
February 20 — An Young-Su, South Korean boxer
February 20 — Romanas Brazdauskis, Lithuanian basketball player
February 22 — Magnus Wislander, Swedish handball player
February 23 — Daniel Colla, Argentine volleyball player
February 23 — Bashir Varaev, Russian judoka
February 24 — Ute Geweniger, German breaststroke and medley swimmer
February 27 — Thomas Lange, German rower
February 27 — Christian Penigaud, French beach volleyball player
February 28 — Pilar Ramírez, Mexican synchronized swimmer
February 29 — Paul Just, German-Canadian pole vaulter
February 29 — Svilen Rusinov, Bulgarian boxer
February 29 — Henrik Sundström, Swedish tennis player

March

March 4 — Richard Saeger, American freestyle swimmer
March 5 — Gerald Vanenburg, Dutch football (soccer) player
March 6 — Robyn Toomey, New Zealand field hockey player
March 7 — Vladimir Smirnov, Kazakh cross-country skier
March 10 — Wendy Baker, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
March 11 — Juantxo García-Mauriño, Spanish field hockey player
March 11 — Carlos Scanavino, Uruguayan freestyle swimmer
March 12 — Kym Carter, American heptathlete
March 18 — Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
March 21 — Frank Baltrusch, East German backstroke swimmer
March 21 — Sean Murphy, Canadian backstroke swimmer
March 24 — Liz McColgan, British long-distance running athlete
March 24 — Luis Soares, Portuguese-French long-distance runner
March 31 — Kelly Jones, American tennis player
March 31 — Monique Knol, Dutch cyclist

April

April 2 — Saulius Kleiza, Lithuanian shot putter and discus thrower
April 2 — Nadezhda Wijenberg, Russian-Dutch long-distance runner
April 5 — Steve Beaton, British darts player
April 5 — Neil Eckersley, British judoka
April 6 — Luíz Antônio dos Santos, Brazilian long-distance runner
April 8 — Andrew Maynard, American boxer
April 9 — Graham Reid, Australian field hockey player
April 10 — Manon Bollegraf, Dutch tennis player
April 12 — Josep Picó, Spanish water polo player
April 13 — Steve McCrory, American boxer
April 17 — William Mattus, Costa Rican football (soccer) referee
April 18 — Paul Gonzales, American boxer
April 19 — Kinga Zsigmond, Hungarian javelin thrower
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 25 — Omar Catari, Venezuelan boxer
April 26 — Aleksandr Miroshnichenko, Soviet boxer (d. 2003)
April 27 — Sharon Creelman, Canadian field hockey player
April 28 — Mark Hager, Australian field hockey player
April 29 — Jürgen Evers, West German sprinter

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 7 — Patrick Faber, Dutch field hockey player
May 8 — Dragan Perić, Yugoslav shot putter
May 13 — Sara Gomer, British tennis player
May 13 — Robert Marland, Canadian rower
May 17 — Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
May 20 — Miodrag Belodedici, Romanian football (soccer) defender
May 22 — Virginia Ramírez, Spanish field hockey player
May 25 — Vladimir Inozemtsev, Ukrainian triple jumper
May 27 — Natalya Kovtun, Russian sprinter
May 28 — Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
May 31 — Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler

June

June 3 — Matthew Ryan, Australian equestrian
June 4 — Desi Reijers, Dutch freestyle swimmer
June 8 — Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (d. 2007)
June 11 — Kim Gallagher, American athlete (d. 2002)
June 11 — Martine Ohr, Dutch field hockey striker
June 14 — Randall Thompson, Canadian boxer
June 15 — Valeri Bukrejev, Estonian pole vaulter
June 16 — Michael Metz, German field hockey player
June 19 — Michael Kenny, New Zealand boxer
June 20 — Deyan Kirilov, Bulgarian boxer
June 21 — Rick Duff, Canadian boxer
June 23 — Lou Yun, Chinese gymnast
June 25 — Robert Muzzio, American decathlete
June 28 — Gheorghe Boroi, Romanian hurdler
June 30 — Tania Dangalakova, Bulgarian breaststroke swimmer

July

July 1 — Denisse Fajardo, Peruvian volleyball player
July 1 — Bernard Laporte, French rugby player and coach
July 4 — Luisa Cervera, Peruvian volleyball player
July 10 — Martin Laurendeau, Canadian tennis player
July 10 — Jon Root, American volleyball player
July 14 — Marcelino Bolivar, Venezuelan boxer
July 17 — Earl Jones, American track and field athlete
July 22 — Thierry Brusseau, French track and field athlete
July 24 — Barry Bonds, American baseball player
July 24 — Erminia Russo, Canadian volleyball player
July 25 — Helen van der Ben, Dutch field hockey player and coach
July 25 — Angus Waddell, Australian freestyle swimmer
July 27 — Hellen Boering, Dutch water polo goalkeeper
July 27 — John Moffet, American breaststroke swimmer
July 28 — Aleksandar Hristov, Bulgarian boxer
July 28 — Sybille Schönrock, East German butterfly swimmer
July 30 — Jurgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager
July 30 — Roland Lee, English freestyle swimmer

August

August 1 — Maria Usifo, Nigerian athlete
August 3 — Elles Voskes, Dutch freestyle swimmer
August 4 — Anita Protti, Swiss track and field athlete
August 8 — Nicolae Juravschi, Moldovan canoer
August 9 — Soraia André, Brazilian judoka
August 9 — Michael Heath, American swimmer
August 14 — Sammy Lelei, Kenyan long-distance runner
August 14 — Hussain Shah Syed, Pakistani boxer
August 19 — Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer
August 20 — Giuseppe Giannini, Italian football (soccer) player
August 20 — Sachiko Yamashita, Japanese long-distance runner
August 22 — Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player
August 26 — Dave Boyes, Canadian rower
August 27 — Frank Tate, American boxer
August 28 — Borut and Darjan Petrič, Yugoslav twins and freestyle swimmers
August 29 — Jordi Arrese, Spanish tennis player
August 29 — Massimo Barbolini, Italian volleyball coach
August 30 — Milena Gaiga, Canadian field hockey player
August 31 — Mike West, Canadian backstroke swimmer

September

September 3 — Robinsón Pitalúa, Colombian boxer (d. 1985)
September 4 — Maryse Ewanjé-Epée, French high jumper
September 4 — Robson da Silva, Brazilian athlete
September 5 — Michael Bentt, English-American boxer
September 5 — Carlos Gabriel Salazar, Argentine boxer
September 7 — Natik Bagirov, Belarusian judoka
September 7 — Richard Matuszewski, American tennis player
September 12 — Zsolt Gyulai, Hungarian canoer
September 12 — Dirk Richter, East German swimmer
September 14 — Terrence Paul, Canadian rower
September 16 — Glenn Beringen, Australian breaststroke swimmer
September 18 — Kelly-Ann Way, Canadian track cyclist and road bicycle racer
September 20 — Madina Biktagirova, Russian long-distance runner
September 22 — Wayne Yearwood, Canadian basketball player and coach
September 23 — Diana Dutra, Canadian female boxer
September 25 — Christopher Jacobs, American swimmer
September 25 — Ray Lazdins, Canadian discus thrower
September 29 — Tadashi Fukushima, Japanese long-distance runner

October

October 1 — Marcia Pankratz, American field hockey forward
October 2 — Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
October 2 — Raimundo Yant, Venezuelan boxer
October 5 — Seiko Hashimoto, Japanese ice speed skater
October 5 — Letitia Vriesde, Surinamese track and field athlete
October 9 — Carlos Patrício, Portuguese long-distance runner
October 11 — Uwe Ampler, East German track and road cyclist
October 19 — Carlos di Laura, Peruvian tennis player
October 21 — Christian Eminger, Austrian ice speed skater
October 23 — David Penfold, New Zealand field hockey player
October 25 — Johan de Kock, Dutch football (soccer) defender
October 26 — Lawson Duncan, American tennis player
October 26 — Elisabeta Lipă, Romanian rower
October 27 — Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer
October 29 — May Allison, Canadian long-distance runner
October 29 — Anthony Mosse, New Zealand swimmer
October 29 — Jackie Pereira, Australian field hockey striker

November

November 9 — Leah Pells, Canadian track and field athlete
November 14 — Silken Laumann, Canadian rower
November 18 — Markus Hacksteiner, Swiss middle distance runner
November 23 — Lars Myrberg, Swedish boxer
November 23 — Drake Thadzi, Malawian boxer
November 24 — Hendrie Krüzen, Dutch football (soccer) midfielder
November 25 — Bert van Vlaanderen, Dutch long-distance runner
November 25 — Wendy Wyland, American diver (d. 2003)
November 26 — Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine ski racer
November 30 — Henk-Jan Zwolle, Dutch rower

December

December 1 — Salvatore Schillaci, Italian soccer player (footballer)
December 5 — Pablo Morales, American swimmer
December 6 — Marat Ganeyev, Russian track cyclist
December 8 — Nikola Jerkan, Croatian football (soccer) player
December 9 — Peter Blangé, Dutch volleyball player and coach
December 11 — Jacqueline Toxopeus, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
December 11 — Carolyn Waldo, Canadian synchronized swimmer
December 12 — Cristina Fink, Mexican high jumper
December 12 — Suzanne Landells, Australian medley swimmer
December 12 — Davide Milesi, Italian long-distance runner
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 23 — Lacy Barnes-Mileham, American discus thrower
December 24 — Shahid Ali Khan, Pakistani field hockey goalkeeper
December 25 — Anil Kaul, Indian-Canadian badminton 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)
December 3 — Nils Backlund (68), Swedish water polo player (b. 1896)

Categories: 1964 in sports

1964 in sports

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Contents

Indoor Competition

Football (American)

Football (Australian rules football)

Football (Canadian)

Football (Soccer)

International tournaments

Records

Awards

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths