1962 in sports
1962 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
[Alpine skiing]
- FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –
- * Men's combined champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
- * Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France
[American football]
- NFL Championship: the Green Bay Packers won 16–7 over the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium
- Sugar Bowl :
- * The Alabama Crimson Tide won, 10–3, over the Arkansas Razorbacks to win the AP and UPI poll national championship.
- The NCAA-record consecutive stadium sellout streak began at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, which is still continuing today.
- AFL Championship – Dallas Texans won 20–17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime
[Artistic gymnastics]
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- * Men's all-around champion: Yuri Titov, USSR
- * Women's all-around champion: Larisa Latynina, USSR
- * Team competition champions: men's – Japan; women's – USSR
[Association football]
- Football World Cup in Chile – Brazil won 3–1 over Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom
- FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 versus Burnley
- Football League First Division – Ipswich Town F.C won the First Division
Europe
- [1962 1962 European Cup Final|European Cup Final|European Cup] – Benfica won their second European Cup 5–3 against Real Madrid
Athletics">Sport of athletics">Athletics
- Seventh European Championships held from September 12 to September 16 at Belgrade
- Commonwealth Games Championships held in November at Perth, Western Australia
[Australian rules football]
- Victorian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 66th VFL Premiership d Carlton 8.10 )
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Alistair Lord
[Baseball]
- The National League expands to 10 teams, adding the Houston Colt.45's and the New York Mets. The league expands its schedule from 154 to 162 games.
- January 23 – Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility.
- October: National League pennant playoff: After finishing tied for the league lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played-off for the title. The Giants won the series 2 games to 1, thereby winning the National League championship.
- World Series – New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Ralph Terry, New York.
[Basketball]
- March 2 – In Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, breaking several National Basketball Association records.
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship –
- * Cincinnati wins 71–59 over Ohio St.
- NBA Finals –
- * Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers
[Boxing]
- March 24 – Emile Griffith regained the World Welterweight Championship by knocking out Benny the "Kid" Paret in the 12th round. Paret died ten days later on April 3 as a result of severe head injuries sustained in the fight.
- September 25 – Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson, two minutes and six seconds into the first round, to become World Heavyweight Champion.
[Canadian football]
- Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 28–27 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cycling">Cycle sport">Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Franco Balmamion of Italy
- Tour de France – Jacques Anquetil of France
- UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Jean Stablinski of France
[Golf]
Men's professional- Masters Tournament – Arnold Palmer
- U.S. Open – Jack Nicklaus
- British Open – Arnold Palmer
- PGA Championship – Gary Player
- Canadian Open – Ted Kroll
- PGA Tour money leader – Arnold Palmer – $81,448
[Horse racing]
Steeplechases- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Mandarin
- Grand National – Kilmore
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Even Stevens
- Canadian Triple Crown:
- # Queen's Plate – Flaming Page
- # Prince of Wales Stakes –
- # Breeders' Stakes –
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Soltikoff
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes –
- English Triple Crown:
- # 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Privy Councillor
- # The Derby – Larkspur
- # St. Leger Stakes – Hethersett
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- # Kentucky Derby – Decidedly
- # Preakness Stakes – Greek Money
- # Belmont Stakes – Jaipur
[Ice hockey]
- Art Ross 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: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
- Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Chicago Black Hawks
- World Hockey Championship –
- * Men's champion: Sweden defeated Canada
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Michigan Technological University Huskies defeat Clarkson University Golden Knights 7–1 in Utica, New York
[Rugby league]
- 1962 Great Britain Lions tour
- 1962 New Zealand rugby league season
- 1962 NSWRFL season
- 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season
[Rugby union]
- 68th Five Nations Championship series is won by France
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- February 20 – Australian swimming ace Kevin Berry takes over the world record in the men's 200m butterfly from USA's Carl Robie at a meet in Melbourne, clocking 2:12.5.
- August 11 – Carl Robie regains the world record in the men's 200m butterfly and betters the world's best time twice in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, clocking 2:12.4 and, eventually, 2:10.8.
- August 19 – US swimmer Sharon Finneran breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet in Chicago, Illinois – 2:31.2.
- August 25 – Sharon Finneran breaks her own world record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet in Los Altos, California – 2:30.7.
- October 23 – Australia's Kevin Berry takes over the world record in the men's 200m butterfly once again, clocking 2:09.7 at a meet in Melbourne, Victoria.
[Tennis]
Australia- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver defeats Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–0, 6–2
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver defeats Martin Mulligan 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Karen Hantze Susman defeats Věra Pužejová Suková 6–4, 6–4
- French Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver defeats Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
- French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court defeats Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
- American Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver defeats Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
- American Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court defeats Darlene Hard 9–7, 6–4
- Rod Laver becomes only the second man in tennis history to win the Grand Slam in tennis.
- 1962 Davis Cup – 5–0 at Milton Courts Brisbane, Australia
[Volleyball]
- 1962 FIVB Men's World Championship in Moscow won by the USSR
[Yacht racing]
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Weatherly defeats Australian challenger Gretel, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1; it is the first time in 81 years a country other than Great Britain has challenged for the Cup
[Multi-sport event]s
- Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Australia
- Central American and Caribbean Games held in Kingston, Jamaica
- Second Winter Universiade held in Villars, Switzerland