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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^[1]

United Kingdom

FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 versus Burnley^[2]
Football League First Division – Ipswich Town F.C won the First Division^[3]

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^[4]

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Franco Balmamion of Italy
Tour de France – Jacques Anquetil of France^[5]
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:
1. Queen's Plate – Flaming Page
2. Prince of Wales Stakes –
3. Breeders' Stakes –
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Soltikoff
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes –
English Triple Crown:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Privy Councillor
2. The Derby – Larkspur^[6]
3. St. Leger Stakes – Hethersett
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Decidedly
2. Preakness Stakes – Greek Money
3. 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

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^[7]
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

References

^ "Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia - Football Match Stats - June 17, 1962 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ "Burnley 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ Hunt, Terry. "Ipswich Town's greatest games: Blues win First Division title in 1962". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ Zawadzki, Edward (2001). The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book. Dundurn. p. 68. ISBN 9781459721357.
^ Clarke, Penny (2006). Transport: From the First Wheels to Special Cars. Salariya Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 9781905087891.
^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[1] "Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia - Football Match Stats - June 17, 1962 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[2] "Burnley 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[3] Hunt, Terry. "Ipswich Town's greatest games: Blues win First Division title in 1962". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[4] Zawadzki, Edward (2001). The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book. Dundurn. p. 68. ISBN 9781459721357.

[5] Clarke, Penny (2006). Transport: From the First Wheels to Special Cars. Salariya Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 9781905087891.

[6] "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[7] "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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 * [[1962 Ice Hockey World Championships|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]]
+* [[1962 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament|NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship]] – [[Michigan Technological University]] Huskies defeat [[Clarkson University]] Golden Knights 7–1 in [[Utica, New York]]
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