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1958 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

• NFL Championship: theBaltimore Colts won 23–17 (OT) over theNew York Giants at Yankee Stadium (later called the "Greatest game ever played")

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  • Men's all-around champion:Boris Shakhlin,USSR
  • Women's all-around champion:Larisa Latynina, USSR
  • Team competition champions: men's – USSR; women's – USSR

• February 6 –Munich air disaster. 23 people died as a result of the crash at Munich airport including 7Manchester United players:
  • Geoff Bent (25)
  • Roger Byrne (28)
  • Eddie Colman (21)
  • Mark Jones (24)
  • David Pegg (22)
  • Tommy Taylor (26)
  • Liam Whelan (22)
  • Duncan Edwards (21), who died of his injuries on 21 February
• Also killed was formerManchester City and England goalkeeperFrank Swift (44), who was then a reporter

• 1958 World Cup held in Sweden.Brazil beatSweden 5–2 in thefinal.

• European Cup –Real Madrid beatA.C. Milan 3–2.
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup –FC Barcelona beatLondon XI 8–2 on aggregate.

• First Division –Wolverhampton Wanderers win the1957–58 title.
• FA Cup –Bolton Wanderers beatManchester United 2–0.

• Sixth European Championships, held from August 19 to August 24 inStockholm, Sweden

• Victorian Football League
  • Collingwood wins the 62ndVFL Premiership (Collingwood 12.10 (82) dMelbourne 9.10 (64))
  • Brownlow Medal was awarded toNeil Roberts (St Kilda)

• January 29 – TheBrooklyn DodgerscatcherRoy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident onLong Island. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed.
• January 30 – CommissionerFord Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than the fans, will vote for theAll-Star teams.
• April 15 –San Francisco Giants pitcherRubén Gómez won baseball's first regular season game on the West Coast. He started the first game in San Francisco history, beatingDon Drysdale and the visitingLos Angeles Dodgers in an 8-0shutout atSeals Stadium. The two teams moved from New York after the1957 season.
• World Series –New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over theMilwaukee Braves. The Series MVP is pitcherBob Turley of New York.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
  • Kentucky wins 84–72 overSeattle
• NBA Finals:
  • St. Louis Hawks win 4 games to 2 over theBoston Celtics
• A FIBA European Champions Cup (present day ofEuro Basketball League), first official game held on February 22, andRīgas ASK won first season on title.^[1]

• December 10 – Light-heavyweight championArchie Moore is knocked down three times in the first round and once more in the fifth round byYvon Durelle but Moore held on to come back to knock out Durelle in the 11th round.

• TheCanadian Football League is officially established in its present form.
• Grey Cup –Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 35–28 over theHamilton Tiger-Cats

• Tour de France won byCharly Gaul ofLuxembourg
• September 13 – death in a racing accident ofRussell Mockridge (30), Australian racing cyclist

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion:David Jenkins, United States
  • Ladies' champion:Carol Heiss, United States
  • Pair skating champions:Barbara Wagner &Robert Paul, Canada
  • Ice dancing champions:June Markham &Courtney Jones, Great Britain

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament –Arnold Palmer
• U.S. Open –Tommy Bolt
• British Open –Peter Thomson
• PGA Championship –Dow Finsterwald
• PGA Tour money leader –Arnold Palmer – $42,608

Men's amateur

• British Amateur –Joe Carr
• U.S. Amateur –Charles Coe

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open –Patty Berg
• LPGA Championship –Mickey Wright
• U.S. Women's Open –Mickey Wright
• Titleholders Championship –Beverly Hanson
• LPGA Tour money leader –Beverly Hanson – $12,639

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace –Raider Frost
  2. Little Brown Jug –Shadow Wave
  3. Messenger Stakes –O'Brien Hanover
• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian –Emily's Pride
  2. Yonkers Trot –Spunky Hanover
  3. Kentucky Futurity –Emily's Pride
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers:Free Hall

• Tim Tam, who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, fractured a sesamoid bone and lost his chance for the Triple Crown when he hobbled across the finish line in second place at the Belmont Stakes.

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –Kerstin
• Grand National –Mr What

Flat races

• Australia –Melbourne Cup won byBaystone
• Canada –Queen's Plate won byCaledon Beau
• France –Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won byBallymoss
• Ireland –Irish Derby Stakes won bySindon
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –Pall Mall
  2. The Derby –Hard Ridden^[2]
  3. St. Leger Stakes –Alcide
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby –Tim Tam
  2. Preakness Stakes –Tim Tam
  3. Belmont Stakes –Cavan

• January 18 –Willie O'Ree makes his NHL debut with theBoston Bruins. He is the firstBlack Canadian to play in theNational Hockey League.
• Art Ross Trophy as theNHL's leading scorer during the regular season:Dickie Moore,Montreal Canadiens
• Hart Memorial Trophy for theNHL's Most Valuable Player:Gordie Howe,Detroit Red Wings
• Stanley Cup –Montreal Canadiens win 4–2 over theBoston Bruins
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion:Whitby Dunlops from Canada defeat the Soviet Union
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship –University of Denver Pioneers defeatUniversity of North Dakota Fighting Sioux 6–2 inMinneapolis, Minnesota

• The sport's international federation is founded inMarseille

• 1958 New Zealand rugby league season
• 1958 NSWRFL season
• 1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season /1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season

• 64thFive Nations Championship series is won byEngland

• Men'sFIS World Championships:
  • Downhill:Toni Sailer (Austria)
  • Giant Slalom:Toni Sailer (Austria)
  • Slalom:Josl Rieder (Austria)
  • Combined:Toni Sailer (Austria)
• Women'sFIS World Championships:
  • Downhill:Lucille Wheeler (Canada)
  • Giant Slalom:Lucille Wheeler (Canada)
  • Slalom:Inger Bjørnbakken (Norway)
  • Combined:Frieda Dänzer (Switzerland)

• June 29 – US swimmerNancy Ramey sets the first officialworld record in the women's 200m butterfly at a meet in Los Angeles, clocking2:40.5.
• September 13 –Tineke Lagerberg from the Netherlands takes over theworld record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet inNaarden, the Netherlands –2:38.9.

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship –Ashley Cooper (Australia) defeatsMalcolm Anderson (Australia) 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
• Australian Women's Singles Championship –Angela Mortimer Barrett (Great Britain) defeatsLorraine Coghlan Robinson (Australia) 6–3, 6–4

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship –Ashley Cooper (Australia) defeatsNeale Fraser (Australia) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship –Althea Gibson (USA) defeatsAngela Mortimer (Great Britain) 8–6, 6–2

France

• French Men's Singles Championship –Mervyn Rose (Australia) defeatsLuis Ayala (Chile) 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
• French Women's Singles Championship –Zsuzsa Körmöczy (Hungary) defeatsShirley Bloomer (Great Britain) 6–4, 1–6, 6–2

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship –Ashley Cooper (Australia) defeatsMalcolm Anderson (Australia) 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
• American Women's Singles Championship –Althea Gibson (USA) defeatsDarlene Hard (USA) 3–6, 6–1, 6–2

Davis Cup

• 1958 Davis Cup – United States 3–2 Australia at Milton Courts (grass)Brisbane, Australia

• TheNew York Yacht Club retains theAmerica's Cup asColumbia defeats British challengerSceptre, of theRoyal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 0; it is the first Cup series held in the era of the 12-metre yacht.

• Asian Games held inTokyo, Japan
• 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held inCardiff, Wales^[3]

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year –Herb Elliott,Track and field
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year –Althea Gibson,Tennis

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