1960 in sports
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1960 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 |
[edit] Alpine skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
- FIS Alpine World Ski Championships:
- Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
- Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada, who becomes the first non-European to win a world championship title in Alpine skiing.
[edit] American football
- Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
- National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
- December 26-NFL Championship – Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- 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 the Los Angeles Chargers
[edit] Association football
- England - FA Cup – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
- The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first European Football Championship
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
[edit] Baseball
- World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.
- October 13 - 1960 World Series – Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.
- The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.
[edit] Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
- Ohio St. wins 75-55 over California
- NBA Finals|NBA Finals –
- Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks
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[edit] Boxing
- March 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
- June - Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
- September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
[edit] Canadian football
- Grey Cup – Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
[edit] Cycling
[edit] Field Hockey
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
- Gold Medal: Pakistan
- Silver Medal: India
- Bronze Medal: Spain
[edit] Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
- Ladies' champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- Pair skating champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
- Ice dancing champions: Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones, Great Britain
[edit] Golf
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
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
[edit] Harness racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Caduceus
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Puissant Chef
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Chamour
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
[edit] Ice hockey
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of Denver Pioneers defeat Michigan Technological University Huskies 5-3 in Boston, MA
[edit] Motor racing
- Stock car racing –
- Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann
- USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
- 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Olivier Gendebien / Paul Frère won, driving a Ferrari TR60
- Rally racing - the team of Walter Schock / Rolf Moll won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mercedes 220SE.
- Drag racing - Leonard Harris won "Top Eliminator" at the NHRA Nationals
[edit] Olympic Games
- 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
- USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
- 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
- USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
- First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
- Italy wins the most medals (80) and the most gold medals (29)
- First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
[edit] Swimming
- June 12 – Marianne Heemskerk from the Netherlands breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet in Leipzig, East Germany – 2:34.4.
- July 10 – US swimmer Michael Troy breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Evansville, Indiana, clocking 2:15.0.
- July 23 – Thirteen days after breaking his own world 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 in Toledo, Ohio clocking 2:13.4.
- August 4 – Less than a month before the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Troy again breaks the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), when he clocks 2:13.2 at a meet in Detroit, Michigan.
- September 2 – Michael Troy wins the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy by breaking his own world record – 2:12.8.
[edit] Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
[edit] Volleyball
- 1960 FIVB Men's World Championship in Rio de Janeiro won by the USSR
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Rafer Johnson, Track and field
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Wilma Rudolph, Track and field
[edit] References
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