1950 in sports
1950 in Sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Popular sports during the 1950s were badminton and soccer. Also, 1950 was a huge year for horse racing – horse racing tripled in spectators and prize pools increased.
[American football]
- NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]: the Cleveland Browns won 30–28 over the Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Stadium
- Coaches Poll established to rank top 20 American college football teams..
[Association football]
FIFA World Cup- 1950 World Cup held in Brazil. Uruguay are the winners after beating Brazil in the 1950 [FIFA World Cup Final|final] group decider.
- United States defeats England 1–0 in one of the great upsets in sports history
- First Division – Portsmouth win the 1949–50 title.
- FA Cup Final|FA Cup] – Arsenal beat Liverpool 2–0.
- Olympique Lyonnais, officially rename from Lyon Olympique on August 3.
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The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.[Australian rules football]
- The Victorian Football Association began playing as an affiliated member of the Australian National Football Council and playing under the same rules as the rest of the country. This ended a decade-long schism which had begun in 1938, during which the VFA had played under its own rival set of rules under which throwing the football in general play was legalised.
- Victorian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 54th VFL Premiership d North Melbourne 7.12 )
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Allan Ruthven
[Baseball]
- The Japanese Baseball League is reorganized, creating the modern Nippon Professional Baseball.
- World Series – The New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Phillies four games to none.
- Japan Series – In the inaugural Japan Series, the Mainichi Orions defeat the Shochiku Robins 4 games to 2.
[Basketball]
NBA Finals[Boxing]
- January – Joey Maxim wins the light-heavyweight world title, stopping champion Freddie Mills in 10 rounds.
- September 27 – Ezzard Charles retains his World Heavyweight Championship with a 15-round unanimous decision over Joe Louis in New York City.
[Canadian football]
- Grey Cup – Toronto Argonauts win 13–0 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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- Giro d'Italia – Hugo Koblet of Switzerland
- Tour de France – Ferdinand Kubler of Switzerland
- Vuelta a España – Emilio Rodriguez of Spain
- 1950 [UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race] – Briek Schotte of Belgium
[Figure skating]
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- * Men's champion: Dick Button, United States
- * Ladies' champion: Aja Zanova, Czechoslovakia
- * Pairs skating champions: Karol Kennedy & Michael Kennedy, United States
[Golf]
Men's professional- Masters Tournament – Jimmy Demaret
- U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
- PGA Championship – Chandler Harper
- British Open – Bobby Locke
- PGA Tour money leader – Sam Snead – $35,759
Women's professional
- Thirteen women golfers found the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
- Women's Western Open – Babe Zaharias
- U.S. Women's Open – Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship – Babe Zaharias
- Babe Zaharias named Woman Athlete of the Half–Century by the Associated Press.
- LPGA Tour money leader – Babe Zaharias – $14,800
[Harness racing]
- Little Brown Jug for pacers – Dudley Hanover
- Hambletonian for trotters – Lusty Song
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship for pacers – Captain Sandy
[Horse racing]
- The United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is founded in Saratoga Springs, New York.
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Cottage Rake for the third successive year
- Grand National – Freebooter
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Comic Court
- Canada – King's Plate won by McGill
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Tantieme
- Ireland – Irish Derby won by Dark Warrior
- English Triple Crown Races:
- # 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Palestine
- # The Derby – Galcador
- # St. Leger Stakes – Scratch
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- # Kentucky Derby – Middleground
- # Preakness Stakes – Hill Prince
- # Belmont Stakes – Middleground
[Ice hockey]
- Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Ted Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings
- Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Charlie Rayner, New York Rangers
- Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup] – Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 3 over the New York Rangers
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Canada's Edmonton Mercurys
- 1950 NCAA [men's ice hockey tournament|NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship] – Colorado College Tigers defeat Boston University Terriers 13–4 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1950 imprisonment of Czechoslovak ice hockey players – 11 players of the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team were arrested on false charges
[Nordic skiing]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships- 13th FIS [Nordic World Ski Championships 1950] are held in the United States at Lake Placid and Rumford, Maine. These are the first world championships since 1939.
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The Boat RaceRugby league
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Rugby union
Five Nations Championship- 56th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales who complete the Grand Slam
[Snooker]
- World Snooker Championship – Walter Donaldson beats Fred Davis 51–46.
[Speed skating]
Speed Skating World Championships[Tennis]
Australia- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Frank Sedgman defeats Ken McGregor 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Louise Brough defeats Doris Hart 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Budge Patty defeats Frank Sedgman 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Louise Brough Clapp defeats Margaret Osborne duPont 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Arthur Larsen
- American Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1950 Davis Cup – 4–1 at West Side Tennis Club New York City, United States
[Multi-sport event]s
- 4th British Empire Games held in Auckland, New Zealand