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

• Men's Olympic gold medal:
  • Downhill:Egon Zimmermann, Austria
  • Slalom:Josef Stiegler, Austria
  • Giant Slalom:François Bonlieu, France
• Women's Olympic gold medal:
  • Downhill:Christl Haas, Austria
  • Slalom:Christine Goitschel, France
  • Giant Slalom:Marielle Goitschel, France
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –
  • Men's combined champion:Ludwig Leitner, Germany
  • Women's combined champion:Marielle Goitschel, France

• NFL Championship: theCleveland Browns won 27–0 over theBaltimore Colts at Cleveland Stadium
• Cotton Bowl (1963 season):
  • TheTexas Longhorns won 28–6 over theNavy Midshipmen to win the college footballnational championship
• Heisman Trophy –John Huarte QB, Notre Dame
• AFL Championship –Buffalo Bills win 20–7 over theSan Diego Chargers

• FA Cup final –West Ham United won 3–2 overPreston North End

• Spain beat theSoviet Union 2–1 to win theEuropean Championship.
• In October during the celebration of the1964 Summer OlympicsFIFA gives the right to host theFootball World Cup in 1970 toMexico.

• 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

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 68thVFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.16 (64) dCollingwood 8.12 (60))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded toGordon Collis (Carlton)

• February 15 – death ofKen Hubbs (22), Chicago Cubs player, in an air crash just before the season began
• April 17 – TheNew York Mets play their first game at brand-newShea Stadium and lose 4–3 to thePittsburgh Pirates.Willie Stargell hits the first home run in the stadium's history, a second-inning solo shot off the Mets'Jack Fisher.
• June 21 –Jim Bunning of thePhiladelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6–0 victory over theNew York Mets.
• World Series –St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over theNew York Yankees. The Series MVP is pitcher,Bob Gibson of St. Louis.
• AL MVP –Brooks Robinson 3B,Baltimore Orioles
• NL MVP –Ken Boyer 3B,St. Louis Cardinals
• AL Rookie of the Year –Tony Oliva OF,Minnesota Twins
• NL Rookie of the Year –Dick Allen 3B,Philadelphia Phillies
• Cy Young Award –Dean Chance,Los Angeles Angels

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
  • UCLA wins 97–83 overDuke
• Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year –Gary Bradds F,Ohio State
• NBA Finals –Boston Celtics won 4 games to 1 over theSan Francisco Warriors
• NBA MVP –Oscar Robertson G,Cincinnati Royals
• NBA Rookie of the Year –Jerry Lucas F,Cincinnati Royals

• February 25 inMiami Beach, Florida –Cassius ClaydefeatedSonny Liston by TKO in the 7th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
• December 14 inPhiladelphia,Joey Giardello won a 15-round decision overRubin "Hurricane" Carter to win the World Middleweight title.

• Grey Cup –B.C. Lions win 34–24 over theHamilton Tiger-Cats

• Giro d'Italia won byJacques Anquetil of France
• Tour de France –Jacques Anquetil of France
• UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race –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
  • Ladies' champion:Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
  • Pair skating champions:Marika Kilius &Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany
  • Ice dancing champions:Eva Romanová &Pavel Roman,Czechoslovakia

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament –Arnold Palmer
• U.S. Open –Ken Venturi
• British Open –Tony Lema
• PGA Championship –Bobby Nichols
• PGA Tour money leader –Jack Nicklaus – $113,285

Men's amateur

• British Amateur –Gordon Clark
• U.S. Amateur –William C. Campbell

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open –Carol Mann
• LPGA Championship –Mary Mills
• U.S. Women's Open –Mickey Wright
• Titleholders Championship –Marilynn Smith
• LPGA Tour money leader –Mickey Wright – $29,800

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
  1. Cane Pace –Race Time
  2. Little Brown Jug –Vicar Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes –Race Time
• Ayres won theUnited States Trotting Triple Crown races –
  1. Hambletonian – Ayres
  2. Yonkers Trot – Ayres
  3. Kentucky Futurity – Ayres
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers:Minuteman

• Northern Dancer becomes the first Canadian–bred horse to win theKentucky Derby

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –Arkle
• Grand National –Team Spirit

Flat races

• Australia –Melbourne Cup won byPolo Prince
• Canada –Queen's Plate won byNorthern Dancer
• France –Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won byPrince Royal
• Ireland –Irish Derby Stakes won bySanta Claus
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –Baldric
  2. The Derby –Santa Claus^[1]
  3. St. Leger Stakes –Indiana
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby –Northern Dancer
  2. Preakness Stakes –Northern Dancer
  3. Belmont Stakes –Quadrangle

• Art Ross Trophy as theNHL's leading scorer during the regular season:Stan Mikita,Chicago Black Hawks
• Hart Memorial Trophy for theNHL's Most Valuable Player:Jean Beliveau,Montreal Canadiens
• Stanley Cup –Toronto Maple Leafs won 4–3 over theDetroit Red Wings
• World Hockey Championship –
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship –University of Michigan Wolverines defeatUniversity of Denver Pioneers 6–3 inDenver, Colorado

• Guelph Mohawks win the firstCastrol Cup.
• Vancouver Carlings win theMann Cup.
• Oshawa Green Gaels win theMinto Cup.

• 1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
• 1964 New Zealand rugby league season
• 1964 NSWRFL season
• 1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season /1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season

• 70thFive Nations Championship series is shared byScotland andWales

• The World Snooker Championship is revived in a challenge format:
  • John Pulman beatsFred Davis 19-16
  • John Pulman beatsRex Williams 40-33

• February 29 – inSydney, Australian swimmerDawn Fraser sets a new world record in the women's 100m freestyle (long course) competition:58.9 seconds.
• March 29 – Australia'sKevin Berry sets a newworld record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet inSydney, clocking2:06.9.
• July 12 – US swimmerSharon Stouder breaks theworld record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) with one second, during a meet inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, clocking2:28.1.
• August 2 – Sharon Stouder once again breaks theworld record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course), this time inLos Altos, California, clocking2:26.4.
• October 18 – Kevin Berry breaks his ownworld record in themen's 200m butterfly (long course) on the last day of the swimming competition at theSummer Olympics inTokyo, Japan, with a time of2:06.6.

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship –Roy Emerson (Australia) defeatsFred Stolle (Australia) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
• Australian Women's Singles Championship –Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeatsLesley Turner Bowrey (Australia) 6–3, 6–2

France

• French Men's Singles Championship –Manuel Santana (Spain) defeatsNicola Pietrangeli (Italy) 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
• French Women's Singles Championship –Margaret Court (Australia) defeatsMaria Bueno (Brazil) 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

UK

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship –Roy Emerson (Australia) defeatsFred Stolle (Australia) 6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship –Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeatsMargaret Smith Court (Australia) 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship –Roy Emerson (Australia) defeatsFred Stolle (Australia) in straight sets 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
• American Women's Singles Championship –Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeatsCarole Caldwell Graebner (USA) in straight sets 6–1, 6–0

Davis Cup

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

• Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics won by USSR (men) and Japan (women)

• TheNew York Yacht Club retains theAmerica's Cup asConstellation defeats British challengerSovereign, of theRoyal Thames Yacht Club, 4 races to 0

• 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan
  • United States wins the most gold medals (36) but the Soviet Union wins the most overall medals (96).
  • This Olympic opening ceremony is first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.
• 1964 Winter Olympics held inInnsbruck, Austria
  • USSR wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (11).
• ThirdWinter Universiade held inŠpindleruv Mlýn,Czechoslovakia

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year –Don Schollander,Swimming
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year –Mickey Wright,LPGA golf
• ABC'sWide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Don Schollander, Swimming
• Sports IllustratedSportsman of the Year –Ken Venturi – Golf

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