1959 in sports

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Years in sports:	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Figure skating 7 Football (American) 8 Football (Canadian) 9 Football (Soccer) 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred horse racing 12 Ice hockey 13 Swimming 14 Tennis 15 Volleyball 16 Multi-sport events 17 Awards 18 Births 18.1 January 18.2 February 18.3 March 18.4 April 18.5 May 18.6 June 18.7 July 18.8 August 18.9 September 18.10 October 18.11 November 18.12 December 19 Deaths

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Marathon

• August 15 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Pavel Kantorek (CZE) 2:26:48

• September 2 — Pan American Games Marathon, Chicago, United States
  • Men's Winner: John Kelly (USA) 2:27:54

• December 8 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 2:29:34

[edit] Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Lee Petty won the inaugural Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship — Lee Petty
• Indianapolis 500 — Rodger Ward
• USAC Racing — Rodger Ward
• Formula One Champion — Jack Brabham of Australia
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Carroll Shelby / Roy Salvadori won driving an Aston Martin DBR1
• Rally racing — Paul Coltelloni / P Alexandre won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Citroën ID
• Drag racing:
  • Chris the "Greek" Karamesines won the AHRA "Top Fuel"
  • Rodney Singer won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals

[edit] Baseball

• March 3 — The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park.
• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 2 over the Chicago White Sox. The Series MVP is Larry Sherry, Los Angeles
• The Havana Sugar Kings defeate the Richmond Virginians to win the International League Governor's Cup.
• The Minneapolis Millers win the American Association championship.
• Havana wins 4 games to 3 over Minneapolis to win the Junior World Series.
• The Salt Lake City Bees win the Pacific Coast League pennant.
• The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.

[edit] Basketball

• FIBA World Championship
  • Brazil World Champion
• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • California wins 71-70 over West Virginia
• NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 0 over the Minneapolis Lakers

[edit] Boxing

• June 26 — in New York City, Ingemar Johansson scored a 3rd round TKO over Floyd Patterson to win the World Heavyweight Championship

• August 27 to September 7 – Pan American Games held in Chicago, United States.
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Miguel Angel Botta (Argentina)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Waldo Claudiano (Brazil)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Carlos Aro (Argentina)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Abel Laudonio (Argentina)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Vincent Shomo (United States)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Alfredo Cornejo (Chile)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Wilbert McClure (United States)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Abrao de Souza (Brazil)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Amos Johnson (United States)
  • Heavyweight (+ 81 kg): Allen Hudson (United States)

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States
  • Ladies' champion: Carol Heiss, United States
  • Pair skating champion: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
  • Ice dancing champion: Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones, Great Britain

[edit] Football (American)

• NFL Championship: Baltimore Colts won 31-16 over the New York Giants

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 21-7 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[edit] Football (Soccer)

• England — FA Cup: Nottingham Forest won 2-1 over Luton Town
• May 28 - Billy Wright makes his 70th consecutive England appearance, a record that still stands

[edit] Golf

Men's golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 2-5 — The Masters golf tournament — Art Wall, Jr.
  2. June 11-14 — US Open — Billy Casper
  3. June 30-July 3 — British Open — Gary Player
  4. July 30-August 2 — PGA Championship — Bob Rosburg

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Art Wall, Jr. — $53,168
• Ryder Cup: United States 8½ to 3½ over Britain in world team golf

Women's golf

• US Women's Open — Mickey Wright
• July 3-6 - LPGA Championship — Betsy Rawls
• Betsy Rawls: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $26,774.

[edit] Thoroughbred horse racing

• Australia — Melbourne Cup — Macdougal
• Canada — Queen's Plate — New Providence
• France — Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe — Saint Crespin
• Ireland — Irish Derby Stakes — Fidalgo

• English Triple Crown races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes — Taboun
  2. Epsom Derby — Parthia
  3. St. Leger Stakes — Cantelo

• United States Triple Crown races:
  1. May 2 - Kentucky Derby — Tomy Lee
  2. Preakness Stakes — Royal Orbit
  3. Belmont Stakes — Sword Dancer

[edit] Ice hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Dickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Andy Bathgate, New York Rangers
• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Belleville McFarlands from Canada
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux defeat Michigan State University Spartans 4-3 in overtime in Troy, NY
• The Hershey Bears defeat the Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 2 to win the AHL Calder Cup.
• The Louisville Rebels defeat the Fort Wayne Komets 4 games to 2 to win the IHL Turner Cup.
• On November 1, Montreal Canadiens goaltender, Jacques Plante was injured when struck in the face by a flying puck. He offers to return to play on the condition that he wears his goalie mask. His example soons leads to the mask becoming standard equipment for goalies and a symbol of the game itself.

[edit] Swimming

• July 11 — US swimmer Michael Troy breaks his own, earlier in the day set first official world record (2:19.0) in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Los Altos, California, clocking 2:16.4.

• July 19 — US swimmer Becky Collins breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly at a meet in Redding, California, clocking 2:37.0.

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open — Alex Olmedo
  2. French Open — Nicola Pietrangeli
  3. Wimbledon championships — Alex Olmedo
  4. US Open — Neale Fraser

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open — Mary Carter-Reitano
  2. French Open — Christine Truman
  3. Wimbledon championships — Maria Bueno
  4. US Open — Maria Bueno

• Davis Cup: Australia wins 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

• Pan American Games in Chicago, United States
  • Men's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  United States
    • Silver Medal:  Brazil
    • Bronze Medal:  Mexico
  • Women's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Brazil
    • Silver Medal:  United States
    • Bronze Medal:  Peru

[edit] Multi-sport events

• Third Pan American Games held in Chicago, United States
• Third Mediterranean Games held in Beirut, Lebanon
• First Summer Universiade held in Turin, Italy

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Ingemar Johansson, Boxing
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Maria Bueno, Tennis

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 2 — Bettina Blumenberg, German field hockey player
• January 4 — Kim Gordon, British field hockey player
• January 8 — Josef Reiter, Austrian judoka
• January 8 — Bill Sawchuk, Canadian swimmer
• January 10 — Chandra Cheeseborough, American athlete
• January 26 — Mircea Fulger, Romanian boxer
• January 26 — Wanda Panfil, Polish long-distance runner
• January 28 — Patrizio Oliva, Italian boxer
• January 31 — Santos Laciar, Argentinian boxer
• January 31 — Arto Härkönen, Finnish javelin thrower

[edit] February

• February 4 — Lawrence Taylor, American football player
• February 8 — Kevin Robertson, American water polo player
• February 9 — Joachim Kunz, German weightlifter
• February 11 — David López-Zubero, Spanish swimmer
• February 11 — Corinne Shigemoto, US judo coach
• February 12 — Andrew Weaver, US road bicycle racer
• February 16 — John McEnroe, US tennis player
• February 17 — Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer

[edit] March

• March 1 — Julie Vollertson, American volleyball player
• March 10 — Avital Selinger, Israeli-Dutch volleyball player and coach
• March 12 — Robyn Blackman, New Zealand field hockey player
• March 15 — Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player
• March 17 — Danny Ainge, American basketball player, coach and baseball player
• March 18 — Yvonne Buter, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• March 21 — Heinz Günthardt, Swiss tennis player
• March 21 — Eric Pierik, Dutch field hockey player
• March 24 — Emmit King, American track and field sprinter
• March 27 — Aleksandr Goncharov, Soviet field hockey player

[edit] April

• April 2 — Gelindo Bordin, Italian athlete
• April 4 — Shamil Sabirov, Soviet boxer
• April 9 — Grant McLeod, New Zealand field hockey player
• April 13 — Genevieve Brunet, Canadian female cyclist
• April 13 — Stephen Martin, British field hockey player
• April 23 — Marcella Place, American field hockey player

[edit] May

• May 1 — Jouko Vesterlund, Finnish ice speed skater
• May 3 — Carlos De Leon, Puerto Rican boxer
• May 7 — Georgiy Kolnootchenko, Soviet discus thrower
• May 8 — Aleksandr Miasnikov, Soviet field hockey player
• May 16 — Henk Hille, Dutch ice hockey player
• May 17 — Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
• May 18 — Sergey Lovachov, Uzbekistani track and field sprinter
• May 21 — Orlando Maldonado, Puerto Rican boxer
• May 25 — Greet Hellemans, Dutch rower
• May 26 — Brett Austin, New Zealand breaststroke swimmer (d. 1990)
• May 28 — Vladimir Zinchenko, Ukrainian discus thrower
• May 31 — Aurora Cunha, Portuguese long-distance runner

[edit] June

• June 3 — Becky Smith, Canadian medley and butterfly swimmer
• June 7 — Randy Ragan, Canadian football (soccer) player
• June 9 — Elly van Hulst, Dutch middle distance runner
• June 11 — Tomás González, Cuban track and field sprinter
• June 12 — Steve Bauer, Canadian cyclist
• June 12 — Desai Williams, St. Kitts and Nevis-born Canadian athlete
• June 13 — Aleksandr Koshkyn, Soviet boxer
• June 25 — Evgueni Ignatov, Bulgarian long-distance runner
• June 28 — Ed van Es, Dutch water polo player

[edit] July

• July 4 — Jan Brittin, English women's cricketer
• July 6 — Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
• July 7 — Oleg Zagorodnev, Soviet field hockey player
• July 9 — Juan Coghen, Spanish field hockey player
• July 10 — Davis Phinney, American road bicycle racer
• July 18 — Mel Purcell, American tennis player
• July 19 — Jud Logan, American hammer thrower
• July 26 — Gary Honey, Australian long jumper
• July 26 — Anne Jardin, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• July 28 — Cheryl Gibson, Canadian swimmer
• July 28 — Tineke Hidding, Dutch heptathlete

[edit] August

• August 3 — Janusz Zarenkiewicz, Polish heavyweight boxer
• August 4 — Mark Kerry, Australian backstroke swimmer
• August 5 — Vickey Dixon, British field hockey international
• August 8 — Ronald Weigel, German track and field athlete
• August 13 — Thomas Ravelli, Swedish football (soccer) goalkeeper
• August 14 — Magic Johnson, US basketball player
• August 15 — Han Kulker, Dutch middle distance runner
• August 21 — Jim McMahon, American football player
• August 23 — George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player
• August 27 — Zdzisław Hoffmann, Polish triple jumper
• August 28 — Sjaak Troost, Dutch football (soccer) defender

[edit] September

• September 10 — Jason Grimes, American long jumper
• September 11 — Jim Howard, American high jumper
• September 12 — Sos Airapetian, Armenian field hockey player
• September 13 — Kathy Johnson, American artistic gymnast
• September 15 — Michele Rüfenacht, Swiss decathlete
• September 15 — Catherine Suire, French tennis player
• September 17 — José Antonio Hernando, Spanish boxer
• September 24 — Els Vader, Dutch track and field athlete
• September 30 — Elsemiek Hillen, Dutch field hockey forward
• September 30 — Werner Jäger, Austrian ice speed skater
• September 30 — Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach

[edit] October

• October 4 — Maarten van Grimbergen, Dutch field hockey player
• October 10 — Kevin Barry, New Zealand boxer
• October 10 — Serik Konakbayev, Soviet boxer
• October 10 — Aleksandr Sychyov, Soviet field hockey player
• October 11 — Michiel Schapers, Dutch tennis player and coach
• October 20 — Eriko Asai, Japanese long-distance runner
• October 20 — Sandra Le Poole, Dutch field hockey forward
• October 30 — Marc Alexandre, French judoka

[edit] November

• November 7 — Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach
• November 10 — Linda Cohn, American sports reporter
• November 12 — Regina Buggy, American field hockey player
• November 14 — Dave Steen, Canadian decathlon athlete
• November 15 — Dhawee Umponmaha, Thai boxer
• November 21 — Jan Martin, New Zealand field hockey player
• November 22 — Douglas Fernández, Venezuelan decathlete
• November 24 — Juan Laporte, Puerto Rican boxer
• November 24 — Sandra Mackie, New Zealand field hockey player
• November 29 — Nikolay Chernetskiy, Soviet track and field sprinter
• November 30 — Sylvia Hanika, German tennis player

[edit] December

• December 1 — Viktor Miroshnichenko, Soviet boxer
• December 4 — Paul McGrath, Irish football (soccer) defender
• December 4 — Christa Rothenburger, East German speed skater
• December 12 — Christine Stanton, Australian high jumper
• December 16 — Colleen Jones, Canadian female curler
• December 24 — Harrie van Heumen, Dutch ice hockey forward
• December 29 — Julio Ramón Gómez, Spanish boxer
• December 29 — Mike Miller, American track and field sprinter

[edit] Deaths

• War Admiral — thoroughbred race horse
• January 22 — Michael Hawthorn, F1 race driver
• February 22 — Harold Hardwick (70), Australian freestyle swimmer (b. 1888)
• February 24 — Stanley Shoveller, British field hockey player (b. 1881)
• September 28 — Rudolf Caracciola, F1 race driver