1. Alpine skiing

2. American football

3. Association football
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4. Athletics (track and field)

5. Australian rules football

6. Baseball

7. Basketball

8. Boxing

9. Canadian football

10. Cycling

11. Field hockey

12. Figure skating

13. Golf

14. Harness racing

15. Horse racing

16. Ice hockey

17. Lacrosse

18. Motorsport

19. Rugby league

20. Rugby union

21. Snooker

22. Swimming

23. Tennis

24. Volleyball

25. Yacht racing

26. Multi-sport events

27. Awards

28. References

1964 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

• Men's Olympic Gold Medal:
  • Downhill: Egon Zimmermann, Austria
  • Slalom: Josef Stiegler, Austria
  • Giant Slalom: François Bonlieu, France
• Women's Olympic Gold Medal:
  • Downhill: Christl Haas, Austria
  • Slalom: Christine Goitschel, France
  • Giant Slalom: Marielle Goitschel, France
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –
  • Men's combined champion: Ludwig Leitner, Germany
  • Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France

American football

• AFL Championship – Buffalo Bills win 20-7 over the San Diego Chargers
• AFL MVP – Gino Cappelletti, WR Boston Patriots
• NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the Baltimore Colts
• NFL MVP – Johnny Unitas, QB – Baltimore Colts
• Cotton Bowl (1963 season):
  • The Texas Longhorns won 28-6 over the Navy Midshipmen to win the college football national championship
• Heisman Trophy – John Huarte QB, Notre Dame

Association football

England

• FA Cup final – West Ham United won 3-2 over Preston North End

International

• 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.

Athletics (track and field)

• March 6 – Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds

Australian rules football

• 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)

Baseball

• February 15 – death of Ken Hubbs (22), Chicago Cubs player, in an air crash just before the season began
• April 17 – The New York Mets play their first game at brand-new Shea Stadium and lose 4–3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell hits the first home run in the stadium's history, a second-inning solo shot off the Mets' Jack Fisher.
• June 21 – Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.
• 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.
• AL MVP – Brooks Robinson 3B, Baltimore Orioles
• NL MVP – Ken Boyer 3B, St. Louis Cardinals
• AL Rookie of the Year – Tony Oliva OF, Minnesota Twins
• NL Rookie of the Year – Dick Allen 3B, Philadelphia Phillies
• Cy Young Award – Dean Chance, Los Angeles Angels

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
  • UCLA wins 97-83 over Duke
• Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year – Gary Bradds F, Ohio State
• NBA Finals – Boston Celtics won 4 games to 1 over the San Francisco Warriors
• NBA MVP – Oscar Robertson G, Cincinnati Royals
• NBA Rookie of the Year – Jerry Lucas F, Cincinnati Royals

Boxing

• February 25 in Miami Beach, Florida – Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston by TKO in the 7th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
• December 14 in Philadelphia, Joey Giardello won a 15-round decision over Rubin "Hurricane" Carter to win the World Middleweight title.

Canadian football

• Grey Cup – B.C. Lions win 34-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Jacques Anquetil of France
• Tour de France – Jacques Anquetil of France
• UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Jan Janssen of Netherlands

Field hockey

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Tokyo, Japan
  • Gold Medal: India
  • Silver Medal: Pakistan
  • Bronze Medal: Australia

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships
  • Men's champion: Manfred Schnelldorfer, Germany
  • Ladies' champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
  • Pair skating champions: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany
  • Ice dancing champions: Eva Romanová & Pavel Roman, Czechoslovakia

Golf

• Masters Tournament – Arnold Palmer
• U.S. Open – Ken Venturi
• British Open – Tony Lema
• PGA Championship – Bobby Nichols
• PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $113,285

• British Amateur – Gordon Clark
• U.S. Amateur – William C. Campbell

• Women's Western Open – Carol Mann
• LPGA Championship – Mary Mills
• U.S. Women's Open – Mickey Wright
• Titleholders Championship – Marilynn Smith
• LPGA Tour money leader – Mickey Wright – $29,800

Harness racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
• # Cane Pace – Race Time
• # Little Brown Jug – Vicar Hanover
• # Messenger Stakes – Race Time
• Ayres won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
• # Hambletonian – Ayres
• # Yonkers Trot – Ayres
• # Kentucky Futurity – Ayres
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers: Minuteman

Horse racing

• Northern Dancer becomes the first Canadian–bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Arkle
• Grand National – Team Spirit

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Polo Prince
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by Northern Dancer
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Prince Royal
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Santa Claus
• English Triple Crown Races:
• # 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Baldric
• # The Derby – Santa Claus
• # St. Leger Stakes – Indiana
• United States Triple Crown Races:
• # Kentucky Derby – Northern Dancer
• # Preakness Stakes – Northern Dancer
• # Belmont Stakes – Quadrangle

Ice hockey

• Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
• 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
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Michigan Wolverines defeat University of Denver Pioneers 6-3 in Denver, Colorado

Lacrosse

• Guelph Mohawks win the first Castrol Cup.
• Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.
• Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup.

Motorsport

Rugby league

• 1964 New Zealand rugby league season
• 1964 NSWRFL season
• 1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby union

• 70th Five Nations Championship series is shared by Scotland and Wales

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

Swimming

• February 29 – in Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the women's 100m freestyle (long course) competition: 58.9 seconds.
• March 29 – Australia's Kevin Berry sets a new world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Sydney, clocking 2:06.9.
• July 12 – US swimmer Sharon Stouder breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) with one second, during a meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, clocking 2:28.1.
• August 2 – Sharon Stouder once again breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course), this time in Los Altos, California, clocking 2:26.4.
• October 18 – Kevin Berry breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) on the last day of the swimming competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, with a time of 2:06.6.

Tennis

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
• Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Lesley Turner Bowrey (Australia) 6–3, 6–2

• French Men's Singles Championship – Manuel Santana (Spain) defeats Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
• French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Court (Australia) defeats Maria Bueno (Brazil) 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) 6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Margaret Smith Court (Australia) 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

• American Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) in straight sets 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
• American Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Carole Caldwell Graebner (USA) in straight sets 6–1, 6–0

• 1964 Davis Cup – {{davis|AUS}} 3–2 {{davis|USA}} at Harold Clark Courts (clay) Cleveland, United States

Volleyball

• Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics won by USSR (men) and Japan (women)

Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Constellation defeats British challenger Sovereign, of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 4 races to 0

Multi-sport events

• 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan
  • United States wins the most medals (90), and the most gold medals (36).
  • This Olympic opening ceremony is first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.
• 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria
  • USSR wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (11).
• Third Winter Universiade held in Špindleruv Mlýn, Czechoslovakia

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Don Schollander, Swimming
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mickey Wright, LPGA golf
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Don Schollander, Swimming
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year – Ken Venturi – Golf

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