1962 in sports explained
1962 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Artistic gymnastics
United Kingdom
Europe
- Victorian Football League
Baseball
See main article: 1962 in baseball.
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.
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Steeplechases
Flat races
See main article: 1962 in motorsport and List of 1962 motorsport champions.
- 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.
Australia
England
France
USA
Events
Davis Cup
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia - Football Match Stats - June 17, 1962 - ESPN . ESPN.com . 23 June 2018.
- Web site: Burnley 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur . BBC Sport . 23 June 2018 . 2015.
- Web site: Hunt . Terry . Ipswich Town's greatest games: Blues win First Division title in 1962 . Ipswich Star . 23 June 2018 . en.
- Book: Zawadzki . Edward . The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book . 2001 . Dundurn . 9781459721357 . 68 . registration . en.
- Book: Clarke . Penny . Transport: From the First Wheels to Special Cars . 2006 . Salariya Publishers . 9781905087891 . 30 . en.
- Web site: Epsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 3 January 2022 . en.
- Web site: Our Games Commonwealth Games Federation . thecgf.com . 4 January 2022 . en . 4 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220104004327/https://thecgf.com/games . dead .