1964 in sports
See also: 1963 in sports, other events of 1964, 1965 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 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
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Baseball
- 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.
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Basketball
- 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
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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.
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Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Jacques Anquetil of France
- Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil of France
- World Cycling Championship: Jan Janssen of Netherlands
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Field Hockey
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Tokyo, Japan
- Gold Medal: India
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: Australia
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Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Manfred Schnelldorfer, Germany
- Women's champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
- Pairs champions: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany
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Football (American)
- 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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Football (Australian Rules)
- 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)
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Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 34-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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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.
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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
- US Women's Open - Mickey Wright
- LPGA Championship - Mary Mills
- Mickey Wright: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $29,800
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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:
- 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
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Harness Racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Race Time
- Little Brown Jug - Vicar Hanover
- Messenger Stakes - Race Time
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Ice Hockey
- 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
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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:
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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
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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.
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General sporting events
- 1964 Summer Olympics takes place in Tokyo, Japan
- United States wins the most medals (90), and the most gold medals (36).
- 1964 Winter Olympics takes place in Innsbruck, Austria
- USSR wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (11).
- February 29 - In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9 seconds).
- March 6 - Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds.
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Births
- January 1 — Susan Devoy, squash player
- January 2 — Pat Sutherland, English netballer
- January 6 — Henry Maske, German boxer
- January 12 — Laura Gildemeister, Peruvian tennis player
- January 20 — Roger Smith, Bahamian tennis player
- January 22 — Celia Correa, Spanish field hockey player
- February 5 — Jim Pugh, American tennis player
- February 10 — Victor Davis, Olympic and World swimming champion (d. 1989)
- February 16 — Raul Alcala, Mexican cyclist
- February 29 — Henrik Sundstrøm, Swedish tennis player
- March 6 — Robyn Toomey, New Zealand field hockey player
- March 11 — Juantxo García-Mauriño, Spanish field hockey player
- March 18 — Bonnie Blair, American Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
- March 31 — Kelly Jones, American tennis player
- April 9 — Graham Reid, Australian field hockey player
- May 1 — Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
- May 2 — Ricki Osterthun, German tennis player
- May 13 — Sara Gomer, British tennis player
- May 20 — Miodrag Belodedici, Romanian football (soccer) defender
- May 22 — Virginia Ramírez, Spanish field hockey player
- June 11 — Martine Ohr, Dutch field hockey striker
- July 1 — Francisco Maciel, Mexican tennis player
- July 24 — Barry Bonds, American baseball player
- August 9 — Michael Heath, American swimmer
- August 22 — Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player
- August 29 — Jordi Arrese, Spanish tennis player
- September 7 — Richard Matuszewski, American tennis player
- 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 26 — Lawson Duncan, American tennis player
- October 29 — Anthony Mosse, New Zealand swimmer
- November 25 — Bert van Vlaanderen, Dutch long-distance runner
- December 5 — Pablo Morales, American swimmer
- December 11 — Jacqueline Toxopeus, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- December 13 — Dieter Eilts, German soccer player
- December 17 — Barbara Daniels, English cricketer
- December 19 — Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
- December 28 — Rick Leach, American tennis player
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Deaths
- February 15 - Ken Hubbs 22, MLB baseball player, Chicago Cubs, died in a plane crash
- January 19 - Joe Weatherly, former NASCAR grand national champion. *July 2 Fireball Roberts, American stock car driver succumbs to burns suffered in a crash during the May 24 running of the World 600
