1964 in sports
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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:
- 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
- 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:
- 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
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
Football (American)
- AFL Championship:1964 - Buffalo Bills win 11-7 over the San Diego Chargers
- NFL Championship:1964 - Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the Baltimore Colts
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)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 34-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: West Ham United won 3-2 over Preston North End
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- 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
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
- United States Triple Crown Races: Northern Dancer is the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby
Harness Racing
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
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
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.
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.
Births
- January 1 - Susan Devoy, squash player
- January 2 - Pat Sutherland, English netballer
- January 6 - Henry Maske, German boxer
- February 10 - Victor Davis, Olympic and World swimming champion (+ 1989)
- March 18 - Bonnie Blair, Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
- July 24 - Barry Bonds, baseball player
- December 17 - Barbara Daniels, English cricketer
- December 19 - Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball star
Deaths
- February 15 - Ken Hubbs 22, MLB baseball player, Chicago Cubs, died in a plane crashfr:1964 en sport