1934 in sports

[Alpine skiing]

• Men's Downhill – David Zogg
• Men's Slalom – Franz Pfnür
• Men's Combined – David Zogg
• Women's Downhill – Anny Rüegg
• Women's Slalom – Christl Cranz
• Women's Combined – Christl Cranz

[American football]

• The New York Giants defeat the Chicago Bears 30–13 at the Polo Grounds, which is known as the "Sneakers Game"

• College football national championship – Minnesota Golden Gophers and Alabama Crimson Tide

[Association football]

• 1934 World Cup held in Italy – Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final.
• 14 November – England defeats Italy 3–2 in the "Battle of Highbury".

• The Football League – Arsenal 59 points, Huddersfield 56, Tottenham 49, Derby 45, Manchester City 45, Sunderland 44
• FA Cup final – Manchester City 2 – 1 Portsmouth

• La Liga won by Athletic Bilbao

• National Championship won by Schalke 04

• Serie A won by Juventus

• French Division 1 won by FC Sète

Athletics">sport of athletics">Athletics

• 9 June – Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new world record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 1:59:02.
• 9 – 11 August - 1934 Women's World Games, London
• 9 September – European Championships Marathon at Turin won by Arnas Toivonen in a time of 2:52:29

[Australian rules football]

• Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership, beating South Melbourne 19.14 to 12.17 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 1934 VFL Grand Final

• The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Dick Reynolds

• 6 October – Glenelg win their first SANFL premiership, beating Port Adelaide 18.15 to 16.18
• Magarey Medal awarded to “Blue” Johnson

• 13 October – West Perth 11.7 defeat East Fremantle 5.9 for their sixth WANFL premiership
• Sandover Medal awarded to Sammy Clarke

[Bandy]

• Championship final – Slottsbrons IF defeats IFK Uppsala 6–0 on the replay after a 1–1 tie in the first final.

[Baseball]

[Major League Baseball]

• July 10 – In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left–handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin consecutively. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9–7.
• October – St. Louis Cardinals defeat [1934 1934 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers] in the World Series, 4–3. Brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean each won two games for the "Gas House Gang" Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers gave up a great battle in the series but fell short a game.

International

• August – The inaugural Claxton Shield is held in Adelaide, South Australia. The host South Australian team won the tournament, defeating New South Wales and Victoria.

• December 26 – Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, officially founded, as first professional baseball club in Japan.

[Basketball]

• The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina.

[Boxing]

• 14 June – Max Baer defeats Primo Carnera by an eleventh-round technical knockout at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight Championship

• World Heavyweight Championship – Primo Carnera → Max Baer
• World Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie Rosenbloom → Bob Olin
• World Middleweight Championship – vacant
• World Welterweight Championship – Jimmy McLarnin → Barney Ross → Jimmy McLarnin
• World Lightweight Championship – Barney Ross → vacant
• World Featherweight Championship – vacant
• World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown
• World Flyweight Championship – vacant

[Canadian football]

• Sarnia Imperials defeat the Regina Roughriders 20–12

[Cricket]

• England undertake their first Test match tour of India, winning two Tests to nil
• 4 November – The inaugural Ranji Trophy begins with a match between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk, just over a year after Ranjitsinhji’s death.

• County Championship – Lancashire
• Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire Second Eleven
• Most runs – Harold Gibbons 2,654 @ 52.03
• Most wickets – Tich Freeman 205 @ 23.18
• Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Stan McCabe, Bill O‘Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith

• Sheffield Shield – Victoria
• Most runs – Don Bradman 1192 @ 132.44
• Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 66 @ 21.83

• Bombay Quadrangular – not contested

• Plunket Shield – Auckland

• Currie Cup – Western Province

• Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad

Cycling">Cycle sport">Cycling

• Antonin Magne wins the 28th Tour de France

• Learco Guerra of Maino wins the 22nd Giro d'Italia

[Figure skating]

• World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer
• World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie
• World Pairs Champions – Emília Rotter and László Szollás

[Golf]

• Inaugural Masters Tournament is held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. Until 1939, it is known as the Augusta National Invitational Tournament.

• Augusta National Invitational Tournament – Horton Smith
• U.S. Open – Olin Dutra
• British Open – Henry Cotton
• PGA Championship – Paul Runyan

• British Amateur – Lawson Little
• U.S. Amateur – Lawson Little

• Women's Western Open – Marian McDougall

[Harness racing]

• Hambletonian – Lord Jim
• Kentucky Futurity – Princess Peg

[Horse racing]

• Champion Hurdle – Chenango
• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Golden Miller
• Grand National – Golden Miller
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Campanula
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Colombo
• The Derby – Windsor Lad
• The Oaks – Light Brocade
• St. Leger Stakes – Windsor Lad

• Melbourne Cup – Peter Pan III

• King's Plate – Horometer

• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Brantôme

• Irish Grand National – Poolgowran
• Irish Derby Stakes – Patriot King and Primero

• Kentucky Derby – Cavalcade
• Preakness Stakes – High Quest
• Belmont Stakes – Peace Chance

[Ice hockey]

• Chicago Black Hawks defeat Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 1

• 18 September – The Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation founded

[Multi-sport event]s

• 2nd British Empire Games held in London, England
• 10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila

[Nordic skiing]

• 8th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 are held at Sollefteå, Sweden

Rowing">Rowing (sport)">Rowing

• 17 March — Cambridge wins the 86th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

[Rugby league]

• 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain
• 1934 New Zealand rugby league season
• 1934 NSWRFL season
• 1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season

[Rugby union]

• 47th Home Nations Championship series is won by England

[Snooker]

• World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25–23

[Speed skating]

• Men's All-round Champion – Bernt Evensen

[Tennis]

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry defeats Jack Crawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
• Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst defeats Margaret Molesworth 6–1, 6–4

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry defeats Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothy Round Little defeats Helen Jacobs 6–2, 5–7, 6–3

• French Men's Singles Championship – Gottfried von Cramm defeats Jack Crawford 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
• French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Scriven Vivian defeats Helen Jacobs 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

• American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry defeats Wilmer Allison 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6
• American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs defeats Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–1, 6–4

• 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – at 4–1 at Centre Court, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom

[Yacht racing]

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Rainbow defeats British challenger Endeavour, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 2

Awards

• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Virginia Van Wie, LPGA golf
• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball