1959 in sports

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1959 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

American football[]

Association football[]

Brazil

  • Taca Brasil, as predecessor for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, that first officially games held on August 23.[citation needed]

Turkey

  • Turkish National League, as predecessor for Super Lig of Turkey, that first officially game held on February 21.[page needed]

Athletics[]

Baseball[]

Basketball[]

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

Bowling[]

Nine-pin bowling

  • Nine-pin bowling World Championships
    • Men's champion: Eberhard Luther, East Germany
    • Women's champion: Hilde Beljan, East Germany
    • Men's team champion: Yugoslavia
    • Women's team champion: East Germany

Canadian football[]

Cricket[]

  • During a Currie Cup match against Natal at the Jan Smuts Ground in East London in December, Border set the record (which still stands) for the lowest aggregate score by a first class side in a match. Border scored 34 runs in the match – 16 in the first innings and 18 in the second innings.[1][2]

Curling[]

Figure skating[]

Golf[]

Men's professional

Men's amateur

  • British AmateurDeane Beman
  • U.S. AmateurJack Nicklaus

Women's professional

Horse racing[]

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey[]

Motorsport[]

Rugby league[]

Rugby union[]

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.

Tennis[]

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

Volleyball[]

Multi-sport events[]

Awards[]

  • Associated Press Male Athlete of the YearIngemar Johansson, Boxing
  • Associated Press Female Athlete of the YearMaria Bueno, Tennis

References[]

  1. ^ Murphy, Patrick (1987). Fifty Incredible Cricket Matches (1st ed.). London, England: Stanley Paul and Co Ltd. p. 293. ISBN 0091664705.
  2. ^ "Border v Natal". CricketArchive.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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