1934 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 |
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[edit] Athletics
- June 9 — Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new word record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 1:59:02.
[edit] Marathon
- September 9 —
European Championships Marathon, Turin, Italy
- Men's Winner: Arnas Toivonen (FIN) 2:52:29
[edit] 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 consecutivley. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9-7.
- St. Louis Cardinals defeat 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.
[edit] Basketball
- The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina.
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership (Richmond 19.14 (128) d South Melbourne 12.17 (89))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
[edit] American Football
- New York Giants 30-13 Chicago Bears for the 1934 NFL title.
- Minnesota Golden Gophers National college football champions.
[edit] Football (soccer)
- 1934 World Cup held in Italy - Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the final.
- November 14 - England beat Italy 3-2 in the "Battle of Highbury".
[edit] England
- First Division - Arsenal win the 1933-34 title.
- FA Cup - Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2-1.
[edit] Golf
- March 22-25 - The Masters - Horton Smith
- June 7-9 - U.S. Open - Olin Dutra
- June 26-29 - British Open - Henry Cotton
- July 30 - PGA Championship - Paul Runyan
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 5 - Cavalcade wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- September 18 - The Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation was founded.
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25-23
[edit] 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
[edit] Multi-sport events
- 10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands
[edit] 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
[edit] Births
- January 2 — Don Gambril, American swimming coach
- January 8 — Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
- January 9 — Bart Starr, American football player
- March 10 — Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian athlete
- March 17 — Osvaldo Suárez, Argentine long-distance runner
- March 24 — Alice Whitty, Canadian high jumper
- May 3 — Henry Cooper, British boxer
- May 6 — Hans Junkermann, German cyclist
- May 26 — Michael Rawson, British track and field athlete
- June 8 — Ragnar Skanåker, Swedish pistol shooter
- June 13 — Lucjan Brychczy, Polish football (soccer) player
- June 21 — Kenneth Matthews, English race walker
- June 26 — Toru Goto, Japanese swimmer
- July 24 — Geertje Wielema, Dutch freestyle and backstroke swimmer
- August 19 — Bill Cleary, American ice hockey player
- August 19 — Ronald Jones, British track and field athlete
- September 6 — Michel Vermeulin, French cyclist
- September 16 — Elgin Baylor, American basketball player
- October 14 — Horacio Accavallo, Argentine flyweight boxer
- November 23 — Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player
[edit] Deaths
- March 23 - Sir Donald Mann, donor of the Mann Cup (b. 1853)
