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      1960 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


      Alpine skiing


      The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
      Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
      Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
      Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
      The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
      Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
      Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
      Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
      FIS Alpine World Ski Championships:
      Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
      Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada, who becomes the first non-European to win a world championship title in Alpine skiing.


      American football


      NFL Championship: the Philadelphia Eagles won 17–13 over the Green Bay Packers at Franklin Field in Philadelphia
      Cotton Bowl Classic (1959 season):
      The Syracuse Orangemen won 23–17 over the Texas Longhorns to win the college football national championship.
      National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocate to St. Louis.
      The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
      First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
      First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
      AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24–16 over the Los Angeles Chargers


      Association football


      England – FA Cup – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–0 over Blackburn Rovers
      The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2–1 to win the first European Football Championship


      Australian rules football


      Victorian Football League
      Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership to McDonalds (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
      Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)


      Baseball



      World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is New York's Bobby Richardson.
      October 13 – 1960 World Series Game 7 at Forbes Field – Pittsburgh Pirates player Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run, and still the only player to do it in the decisive seventh game.
      The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.


      Basketball


      NBA Finals

      Boston Celtics win four games to three over the St. Louis Hawks


      Boxing


      March 16 – Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
      June – Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
      September 5 – Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.


      Canadian football


      Grey Cup – Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 34–9


      Cycling


      Tour de France – Gastone Nencini of Italy
      Giro d'Italia – Jacques Anquetil of France


      Field hockey


      Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
      Gold Medal: Pakistan
      Silver Medal: India
      Bronze Medal: Spain


      Figure Skating


      January 30 - US Figure Skating championship Civic Ice Arena in Seattle January 30
      US female championship won by Carol Heiss
      US male championship won by David Jenkins
      The Pairs won Nancy Ludington / Ron Ludington
      Ice dancing won Margie Ackles / Charles Phillips


      Golf


      Men's professional

      Masters Tournament – Arnold Palmer
      U.S. Open – Arnold Palmer
      British Open – Kel Nagle
      PGA Championship – Jay Hebert
      PGA Tour money leader – Arnold Palmer – $75,263
      Men's amateur

      British Amateur – Joe Carr
      U.S. Amateur – Deane Beman
      Women's professional

      Women's Western Open – Joyce Ziske
      LPGA Championship – Mickey Wright
      U.S. Women's Open – Betsy Rawls
      Titleholders Championship – Fay Crocker
      LPGA Tour money leader – Louise Suggs – $16,892


      Harness racing


      United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
      Cane Pace – Countess Adios
      Little Brown Jug – Bullet Hanover
      Yonkers Trot – Duke of Decatur
      Kentucky Futurity – Elaine Rodney
      Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
      Pacers: Caduceus


      Horse racing


      Steeplechases

      Cheltenham Gold Cup – Pas Seul
      Grand National – Merryman II
      Flat races

      Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
      Canada – Queen's Plate won by Victoria Park
      France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Puissant Chef
      Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Chamour
      English Triple Crown Races:
      2,000 Guineas Stakes – Martial
      The Derby – St. Paddy
      St. Leger Stakes – St. Paddy
      United States Triple Crown Races:
      Kentucky Derby – Venetian Way
      Preakness Stakes – Bally Ache
      Belmont Stakes – Celtic Ash


      Ice hockey


      The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
      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: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
      Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
      World Hockey Championship
      Men's champion: Canada defeats the United States
      NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Denver Pioneers defeat Michigan Technological University Huskies 5–3 in Boston


      Motorsport




      Olympic Games


      1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
      USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
      1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
      USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
      First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
      Italy wins the most medals (80) and the most gold medals (29)
      First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France


      Rugby league


      1960 New Zealand rugby league season
      1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season
      1960 NSWRFL season
      1960 Rugby League World Cup


      Rugby union


      66th Five Nations Championship series is shared by England and France


      Swimming


      June 12 – Marianne Heemskerk from the Netherlands breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet in Leipzig, East Germany – 2:34.4.
      July 10 – US swimmer Michael Troy breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Evansville, Indiana, clocking 2:15.0.
      July 23 – Thirteen days after breaking his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) Troy once again betters the world's best time in that event, this time at a meet in Toledo, Ohio clocking 2:13.4.
      August 4 – Less than a month before the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Troy again breaks the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), when he clocks 2:13.2 at a meet in Detroit, Michigan.
      September 2 – Michael Troy wins the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy by breaking his own world record – 2:12.8.


      Tennis


      Australia

      Australian Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver (Australia) defeats Neale Fraser (Australia) 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
      Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill (Australia) 7–5, 6–2
      England

      Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Neale Fraser (Australia) defeats Rod Laver (Australia) 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
      Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Sandra Reynolds Price (South Africa) 8–6, 6–0
      France

      French Men's Singles Championship – Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) defeats Luis Ayala (Chile) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
      French Women's Singles Championship – Darlene Hard (USA) defeats Yola Ramírez (Mexico) 6–3, 6–4
      USA

      American Men's Singles Championship – Neale Fraser (Australia) defeats Rod Laver (Australia) 6–4, 6–4, 9–7
      American Women's Singles Championship – Darlene Hard (USA) defeats Maria Bueno (Brazil) 6–4, 10–12, 6–4
      Davis Cup

      1960 Davis Cup – Australia 4–1 Italy at White City Stadium (grass) Sydney, Australia


      Volleyball


      1960 FIVB Men's World Championship in Rio de Janeiro won by the USSR


      Awards


      Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Rafer Johnson, Track and field
      Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Wilma Rudolph, Track and field


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