- Source: 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 (1961 season):
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
=European Cup – Benfica won their second European Cup 5–3 against Real Madrid
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 (13.12 (90) d Carlton 8.10 (58))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Alistair Lord (Geelong)
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
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
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Richard Davies
U.S. Amateur – Labron Harris Jr.
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Mandarin
Grand National – Kilmore
Flat races
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
Motorsport
Rugby league
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
Swimming
February 20 – Australian swimming ace Kevin Berry takes over the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) 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 (long course) 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 (long course) during a meet in Chicago, Illinois – 2:31.2.
August 25 – Sharon Finneran breaks her own world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) 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 (long course) once again, clocking 2:09.7 at a meet in Melbourne, Victoria.
Tennis
Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver (Australia) defeats Roy Emerson (Australia) 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill (Australia) 6–0, 6–2
England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver (Australia) defeats Martin Mulligan (Australia) 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Karen Hantze Susman (USA) defeats Věra Pužejová Suková (Czechoslovakia) 6–4, 6–4
France
French Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver (Australia) defeats Roy Emerson (Australia) 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Lesley Turner (Australia) 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver (Australia) defeats Roy Emerson (Australia) 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
American Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Darlene Hard (USA) 9–7, 6–4
Events
Rod Laver becomes only the second man in tennis history to win the Grand Slam in tennis.
Davis Cup
1962 Davis Cup – Australia 5–0 Mexico at Milton Courts (grass) 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 events
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
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Maury Wills, Major League Baseball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Dawn Fraser, Swimming
ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Jim Beatty, Athletics
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