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1960 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

• Themen'sOlympic Gold Medal:
  • Downhill:Jean Vuarnet, France
  • Slalom:Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
  • Giant Slalom:Roger Staub, Switzerland
  • The women'sOlympic Gold Medal:
  • Downhill:Heidi Biebl,West Germany
  • Slalom:Ann Heggtveit, Canada
  • Giant Slalom:Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships:
  • Guy Périllat,
  • Ann HeggtveitAlpine skiing.

• NFL Championship: thePhiladelphia EaglesGreen Bay PackersFranklin Field
• Cotton Bowl Classic (1959 season):
  • Syracuse OrangemenTexas Longhornscollege football national championship.
• National Football LeaguePete RozelleDallasMinneapolis-St.PaulChicago CardinalsSt. Louis.
• American Football League
• 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 theLos Angeles Chargers

• England – FA Cup –Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–0 overBlackburn Rovers^[1]
• TheSoviet Union beatYugoslavia 2–1 to win the firstEuropean Football Championship

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 64thVFL Premiership to McDonalds (Melbourne 8.14 (62) dCollingwood 2.2 (14))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded toJohn Schultz (Footscray)

• World Series –Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over theNew York Yankees. The Series MVP is New York'sBobby Richardson.
• October 13 –1960 World Series Game 7 atForbes Field –Pittsburgh Pirates playerBill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end aWorld Series with ahome run, and still the only player to do it in the decisive seventh game.
• TheWinnipeg Goldeyes win theNorthern League championship.

NBA Finals

• Boston Celtics win four games to three over theSt. Louis Hawks

• March 16 –Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout ofHarold Gomes inQuezon City,Philippines.
• June –Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title fromIngemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
• September 5 –Cassius Clay wins the gold medal inboxing at the RomeOlympic Games.^[2]

• Grey Cup –Ottawa Rough Riders defeated theEdmonton Eskimos 34–9

• Tour de France –Gastone Nencini of Italy^[3]
• Giro d'Italia –Jacques Anquetil of France

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy^[4]
  • Gold Medal: Pakistan
  • Silver Medal: India
  • Bronze Medal: Spain

• January 30 -US Figure Skating championship Civic Ice Arena in SeattleJanuary 30
  • US female championship won byCarol Heiss
  • US male championship won byDavid Jenkins
  • The Pairs wonNancy Ludington /Ron Ludington
  • Ice dancing wonMargie Ackles /Charles Phillips

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament –Arnold Palmer
• U.S. Open –Arnold Palmer
• British Open –Kel Nagle
• PGA Championship –Jay Hebert
• PGA Tour money leader –Arnold Palmer – $75,263

Men's amateur

• British Amateur –Joe Carr
• U.S. Amateur –Deane Beman

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open –Joyce Ziske
• LPGA Championship –Mickey Wright
• U.S. Women's Open –Betsy Rawls
• Titleholders Championship –Fay Crocker
• LPGA Tour money leader –Louise Suggs – $16,892

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
  1. Cane Pace –Countess Adios
  2. Little Brown Jug –Bullet Hanover
  3. Yonkers Trot – Duke of Decatur
  4. Kentucky Futurity – Elaine Rodney
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers:Caduceus

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –Pas Seul
• Grand National –Merryman II

Flat races

• Australia –Melbourne Cup won by
• Canada –Queen's Plate won byVictoria Park
• France –Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won byPuissant Chef
• Ireland –Irish Derby Stakes won byChamour
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –Martial
  2. The Derby –St. Paddy^[5]
  3. St. Leger Stakes –St. Paddy
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby –Venetian Way
  2. Preakness Stakes –Bally Ache
  3. Belmont Stakes –Celtic Ash

• The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' firstOlympichockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
• Art Ross Trophy as theNHL's leading scorer during the regular season:Bobby Hull,Chicago Black Hawks
• Hart Memorial Trophy for theNHL's Most Valuable Player:Gordie Howe,Detroit Red Wings
• Stanley Cup –Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over theToronto Maple Leafs
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Canada defeats the United States
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship –University of Denver Pioneers defeatMichigan Technological University Huskies 5–3 inBoston

• 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
  • USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
• 1960 Winter Olympics held inSquaw Valley, United States
  • USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
• FirstParalympic Games held in Rome, Italy
  • Italy wins the most medals (80) and the most gold medals (29)
• FirstWinter Universiade held inChamonix, France

• 1960 New Zealand rugby league season
• 1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season /1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season
• 1960 NSWRFL season
• 1960 Rugby League World Cup

• 66thFive Nations Championship series is shared byEngland andFrance

• June 12 –Marianne Heemskerk from the Netherlands breaks theworld record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet inLeipzig,East Germany –2:34.4.
• July 10 – US swimmerMichael Troy breaks his ownworld record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet inEvansville, Indiana, clocking2:15.0.
• July 23 – Thirteen days after breaking his ownworld record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) Troy once again betters the world's best time in that event, this time at a meet inToledo, Ohio clocking2:13.4.
• August 4 – Less than a month before theSummer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Troy again breaks theworld record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), when he clocks2:13.2 at a meet inDetroit, Michigan.
• September 2 – Michael Troy wins themen's 200m butterfly (long course) at theSummer Olympics in Rome, Italy by breaking his ownworld record –2:12.8.

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship –Rod Laver (Australia) defeatsNeale Fraser (Australia) 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
• Australian Women's Singles Championship –Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeatsJan Lehane O'Neill (Australia) 7–5, 6–2

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship –Neale Fraser (Australia) defeatsRod Laver (Australia) 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship –Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeatsSandra Reynolds Price (South Africa) 8–6, 6–0

France

• French Men's Singles Championship –Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) defeatsLuis Ayala (Chile) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
• French Women's Singles Championship –Darlene Hard (USA) defeatsYola Ramírez (Mexico) 6–3, 6–4

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship –Neale Fraser (Australia) defeatsRod Laver (Australia) 6–4, 6–4, 9–7
• American Women's Singles Championship –Darlene Hard (USA) defeatsMaria Bueno (Brazil) 6–4, 10–12, 6–4

Davis Cup

• 1960 Davis Cup – Australia 4–1 Italy atWhite City Stadium (grass)Sydney, Australia

• 1960 FIVB Men's World Championship in Rio de Janeiro won by the USSR

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year –Rafer Johnson,Track and field
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year –Wilma Rudolph,Track and field

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