1974 in sports

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Contents 1 Artistic Gymnastics 2 Athletics 2.1 Marathon 3 Auto Racing 4 Baseball 5 Basketball 6 Boxing 7 Cycling 8 Field Hockey 9 Figure skating 10 Football (American) 11 Football (Australian rules football) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 19 Skiing 20 Snooker 21 Tennis 22 Volleyball 23 Yacht racing 24 General sporting events 25 Awards 26 Births 26.1 January 26.2 February 26.3 March 26.4 April 26.5 May 26.6 June 26.7 July 26.8 August 26.9 September 26.10 October 26.11 November 26.12 December 27 Deaths

[edit] Artistic Gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
  • Men's all-around champion: Shigeru Kasamatsu, Japan
  • Women's all-around champion: Ludmilla Tourischeva, USSR
  • Men's team competition champion: Japan
  • Women's team competition champion: USSR

[edit] Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1974 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] Marathon

• January 31 — Commonwealth Games Marathon, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Men's Winner: Ian Thompson (ENG) 2:09:12

• September 8 — European Championships Marathon, Rome, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Ian Thompson (ENG) 2:13:19

• December 8 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Frank Shorter (USA) 2:11:32

[edit] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Richard Petty won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty
  • IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue
• Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford
• USAC Racing - Bobby Unser
• Formula One Championship - Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse won, driving a Matra MS670B
• Rally racing - In the first rally to cross the Sahara Desert, the Australian team of Ken Tubman, Andre Welenski, and Jim Reddiex won the "World Cup Rally" driving a Citroën.
• Drag racing - Don Garlits won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals

[edit] Baseball

• January 16: Former Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the seventh player to make it in his first try. His 536 home runs with the Yankees ranked second only to Babe Ruth and he played in more games (2,401) than any other pinstriper, including Lou Gehrig. Ford was arguably the greatest Yankees pitcher of all time, retiring with more wins (236), more innings (3,171), more strikeouts (1,956), and more shutouts (45) than anyone in club history.

• Frank Robinson becomes the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball.

• April 8: Hank Aaron hit home run# 715 in the fourth inning off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record.

• June 4 - The Cleveland Indians hosted "Ten Cent Beer Night", but had to forfeit the game to the Texas Rangers due to drunken and unruly fans.

• World Series: Oakland Athletics win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• October 14 - Shigeo Nagashima, is well known sports player of Japan, who retired from Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, during 17-years beseball player life.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • North Carolina State wins 76-64 over Marquette
    • In the semifinals of this tournament, NC State defeated UCLA 80-77 in overtime, ending UCLA's record streak of seven national titles. The last previous tournament not won by the Bruins was the 1966 tournament.

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Bucks

• 1974 ABA Finals:
  • New York Nets defeat Utah Stars, 4 games to 1

• FIBA World Championship
  • USSR World Champion

• January 19 – Notre Dame defeats UCLA 71-70, ending the Bruins' record 88-game winning streak.

[edit] Boxing

• February 9 in Paris – Carlos Monzon retains his world Middleweight title by a knockout in round seven over world Welterweight champion Jose Napoles.

• August 17 to 30 – First World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Havana, Cuba
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Jorge Hernández (Cuba)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Douglas Rodríguez (Cuba)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Wilfredo Gómez (Puerto Rico)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Howard Davis (United States)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Vassily Solomin (Soviet Union)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Ayub Kalule (Uganda)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Emilio Correa (Cuba)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Rolando Garbey (Cuba)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Rufat Riskiyev (Soviet Union)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Mate Parlov (Yugoslavia)
  • Heavyweight (> 81 kg): Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba)

• October 30 in Kinshasa, Zaire – Muhammad Ali regained the World Heavyweight title by knocking out George Foreman in the eighth round of what was called The Rumble in the Jungle.

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Eddy Merckx of Belgium

[edit] Field Hockey

• Men's European Nations Cup in Madrid, Spain
  • Gold Medal: Spain
  • Silver Medal: West Germany
  • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

• Women's World Cup in Mandelieu, France
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: Argentina
  • Bronze Medal: West Germany

• March 9 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. The Netherlands beat England 2-0.

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Jan Hoffmann, Germany
  • Ladies' champion: Christine Errath, Germany
  • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

[edit] Football (American)

• Super Bowl VIII: The Miami Dolphins won 24-7 over the Minnesota Vikings
• Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 78th VFL Premiership (Richmond 18.20 (128) d North Melbourne 13.9 (87))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Keith Greig (North Melbourne)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes won 20-7 over the Edmonton Eskimos
• Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 19-15 over the Toronto Varsity Blues

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1974 in football (soccer)

• Brazil - CR Vasco da Gama wins the Campeonato Brasileiro
• June 9 - FIFA gives to Colombia the right to host the Football World Cup 1986, but Colombian officials decided in late 1982 that they could not afford to host the tournament on the scale FIFA required.
• July 7 - Football World Cup: West Germany won 2-1 over the Netherlands.
• May 4 - England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 3-0 over Newcastle United.

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 11-14 - The Masters - Gary Player
  2. June 13-16 - US Open - Hale Irwin
  3. July 10-13 - British Open - Gary Player
  4. August 8-11 - PGA Championship - Lee Trevino

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Johnny Miller - $353,022

Women's Golf

• 1. July 18-21 - US Women's Open - Sandra Haynie
  2. June 20-23 - LPGA Championship - Sandra Haynie
• JoAnne Carner: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $87,094.

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Think Big
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Amber Herod
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Allez France
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - English Prince

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Nonoalco
  2. Epsom Derby - Snow Knight
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Bustino

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 4 - Kentucky Derby - Cannonade
  2. Preakness Stakes - Litle Current
  3. Belmont Stakes - Litle Current

[edit] Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Boyden Hanover
  2. Little Brown Jug - Armbro Omaha
  3. Messenger Stakes - Armbro Omaha

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Christopher T.
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Hondo Grattan

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Phil Esposito - Boston Bruins

• Stanley Cup - Philadelphia Flyers win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Bruins

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Golden Gophers defeat Michigan Technological University Huskies 4-2 in Boston, MA

[edit] Lacrosse

• The 2nd World Lacrosse Championship is held in Melbourne, Australia. The United States win, and there is a 3-way tie for the runner-up position.
• The National Lacrosse League of 1974 and 1975 is formed. It is not related to the modern National Lacrosse League.
• The Rochester Griffens defeat the Philadelphia Wings in the six game National Lacrosse League (1974-75) championship, 4 games to 2 games.
• The New Westminster­ Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup.
• The Whitby Transporters win the Founders Cup.
• The Peterborough PCO's win the Minto Cup.

[edit] Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Piero Gros, Italy
  • The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ray Reardon beats Graham Miles 22-12

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Jimmy Connors
  2. French Open - Björn Borg
  3. Wimbledon championships - Jimmy Connors
  4. US Open - Jimmy Connors

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Evonne Goolagong
  2. French Open - Chris Evert
  3. Wimbledon championships - Chris Evert
  4. US Open - Billie Jean King

• Davis Cup: South Africa wins over India (walkover) in world tennis.
• Last year in which US Open was played on grass courts

[edit] Volleyball

• Men's World Championship in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Gold Medal: Poland
  • Silver Medal: Soviet Union
  • Bronze Medal: Japan

[edit] Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Courageous defeats Australian challenger Southern Cross, of the Royal Perth Yacht Club, 4 races to 0; it is Australian businessman Alan Bond's first Cup challenge

[edit] General sporting events

• Asian Games held in Teheran, Iran

• British Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch, New Zealand

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Carl Huntington won with lead dog: Nugget

• International Olympic Committee choose Moscow to host the 1980 Summer Olympics

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Muhammad Ali, Boxing
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Chris Evert, Tennis

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 3 — Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer
• January 3 — Mike Ireland, Canadian long track speed skater
• January 4 — Armin Zöggeler, Italian luger
• January 9 — Mette Andersen, Danish cyclist
• January 14 — Cláudia Graner, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
• January 15 — Elizabeth Hazel, UK-born Canadian swimmer
• January 18 — Elena Smurova, Russian water polo player
• January 20 — Stevimir Ercegovac, Croatian shot putter
• January 21 — Arthémon Hatungimana, Burundian middle distance runner
• January 22 — Eva Cruz, Puerto Rican volleyball player
• January 25 — Utkirbek Haydarov, Uzbek boxer
• January 25 — Daniel Sproule, Australian field hockey defender
• January 27 — Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete
• January 30 — Nataliya Burdeyna, Ukrainian archer

[edit] February

• February 1 — David Meca, Spanish long distance swimmer
• February 3 — Konrad Gałka, Polish butterfly swimmer
• February 3 — Daniel Igali, Nigeria-born Canadian freestyle wrestler
• February 3 — Florian Rousseau, French track cyclist
• February 4 — Mijntje Donners, Dutch field hockey player
• February 5 — Nadine Ernsting-Krienke, German field hockey striker
• February 7 — Steve Nash, Canadian NBA player
• February 9 — Jordi Cruyff, Dutch football player, son of Johan Cruijff
• February 12 — Martin Annen, Swiss bobsledder
• February 12 — Marianne Illing, waterpolo player
• February 18 — Yevgeni Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player
• February 18 — Béla Szabados, Hungarian freestyle swimmer
• February 26 — Martin Hersman, Dutch speed skater
• February 27 — Hiroyasu Shimizu, Japanese speed skater
• February 28 — Katie Allen, Australian field hockey player

[edit] March

• March 2 — Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
• March 4 — Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player
• March 4 — Ariel Ortega, Argentine football player
• March 5 — Jens Jeremies, German football player
• March 5 — Larbi Benboudaoud, Algerian-French judoka
• March 5 — Brad Schumacher, American swimmer
• March 6 — Benno Kuipers, Dutch swimmer
• March 6 — Dmitri Tomashevich, Uzbek tennis player
• March 13 — Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player
• March 16 — Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricketer
• March 18 — Petra Kamstra, Dutch tennis player
• March 18 — Michael Mason, US-born Canadian swimmer
• March 20 — Carsten Ramelow, German football player
• March 21 — Kristine Holzer, American speed skater
• March 22 — Lucimar de Moura, Brazilian athlete
• March 24 — Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper
• March 26 — Irina Spirlea, Romanian tennis player
• March 27 — Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish football player
• March 28 — Camilla Martin, Danish badminton player
• March 29 — Marc Gené, Formula 1-driver
• March 31 — Jani Sievinen, Finnish swimmer

[edit] April

• April 1 — Paolo Bettini, Italian cyclist
• April 1 — Sandra Völker, German swimmer
• April 3 — Dawn Ellerbe, American hammer thrower
• April 4 — Barbara Franco, Spanish swimmer
• April 4 — Vassiliy Jirov, Kazakh boxer
• April 4 — Dave Mirra, US extreme sports champion
• April 5 — Deborah Sosimenko, Australian hammer thrower
• April 9 — Sule Ladipo, Nigerian tennis player
• April 10 — Georgi Kandelaki, Georgian boxer
• April 11 — Alex Corretja, Spanish tennis player
• April 12 — Dinu Pescariu, Romanian tennis player
• April 13 — Chad Carvin, American freestyle swimmer
• April 14 — Michael Lambert, American volleyball player
• April 16 — Kazumi Matsuo, Japanese long-distance runner
• April 17 — Eric van der Linden, Dutch triathlete
• April 17 — Verónica Páez, Argentine marathon runner
• April 19 — Gerald Sibon, Dutch football player
• April 24 — Gabby Logan, British television sports presenter
• April 26 — Jacinthe Pineau, Canadian butterfly swimmer
• April 27 — Sergey Danilchenko, Ukrainian boxer
• April 28 — Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
• April 30 — Carlos Manuel Baldomir, Argentine boxer

[edit] May

• May 3 — George Olteanu, Romanian boxer
• May 9 — Neli Boteva, Bulgarian badminton player
• May 9 — Peter Kelley, American weightlifter
• May 12 — Marc Capdevila, Spanish breaststroke swimmer
• May 21 — Martin Doktor, Czech canoer
• May 21 — Margje Teeuwen, Dutch field hockey player
• May 24 — Darina Mifkova, Czech-Italian volleyball player
• May 26 — Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer
• May 26 — Barbara de Loor, Dutch speed skater
• May 26 — Oleg Saitov, Russian boxer
• May 28 — Cora Campbell, Canadian waterpolo player
• May 30 — Vigor Bovolenta, Italian volleyball player
• May 31 — Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian boxer

[edit] June

• June 1 — Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist
• June 3 — Fred Kiprop, Kenyan long-distance runner
• June 7 — Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian tennis player
• June 8 — Pål Arne Fagernes, Norwegian athlete (d. 2003)
• June 12 — Scott Ferrier, Australian decathlete
• June 13 — Elli Overton, Canada-born medley swimmer from Australia
• June 13 — Jimmy Wallis, English field hockey midfielder
• June 13 — Tristram Woodhouse, Australian field hockey forward
• June 16 — Daniel Bispo, Brazilian boxer
• June 19 — Josep María Abarca, Spanish water polo player
• June 19 — Feiko Kloppenburg, Dutch cricketer
• June 19 — Marina Yakusheva, Russian badminton player
• June 20 — Attila Czene, Hungarian medley swimmer
• June 27 — Piermaria Siciliano, Italian freestyle swimmer

[edit] July

• July 1 — Jefferson Pérez, Ecuadorian track and field athlete
• July 1 — Eva Piñera, Spanish breaststroke swimmer
• July 1 — Pornchai Thongburan, Thai boxer
• July 3 — Kenneth Jonassen, Danish badminton player
• July 4 — Jill Craybas, American tennis player
• July 4 — Denis Pankratov, Russian swimmer
• July 5 — Jimi Lewis, English field hockey goalkeeper
• July 6 — James Swan, Australian boxer
• July 7 — Cyrille Mubiala Kitambala, Congolese football player
• July 10 — Andrea Nuyt, Dutch speed skater
• July 11 — Michelle Edwards, badminton player
• July 11 — André Ooijer, Dutch football (soccer) player
• July 12 — Mariano Baracetti, Argentine beach volleyball player
• July 13 — Jarno Trulli, Italian Formula 1-driver
• July 17 — Tonny de Jong, Dutch speed skater
• July 17 — Claudio López, Argentine football (soccer) player
• July 18 — Dirk-Jan van Gendt, Dutch volleyball player
• July 19 — Malcolm O'Kelly, Irish rugby player
• July 21 — Alexis Matias, Puerto Rican volleyball player
• July 23 — Maurice Greene, American athlete
• July 29 — Robin Korving, Dutch athlete
• July 29 — Brenda Starink, Dutch swimmer

[edit] August

• August 1 — Justyna Bak, Polish long-distance runner
• August 1 — Michelle Turner, New Zealand field hockey player
• August 2 — Willy Cheruiyot, Kenyan long-distance runner
• August 3 — Blaine Wilson, American gymnast
• August 6 — Adrian Voinea, Romanian tennis player
• August 7 — Yohann Bernard, French breaststroke swimmer
• August 9 — Dillianne van den Boogaard, Dutch field hockey player
• August 11 — Blanca Cerón, Spanish freestyle swimmer
• August 11 — Audrey Mestre, French free-diving world record holder (d. 2002)
• August 16 — Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer
• August 16 — Didier Cuche, Swiss alpine skier
• August 16 — Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian backstroke and medley swimmer
• August 16 — Raimkul Malakhbekov, Russian boxer
• August 22 — Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player
• August 28 — Paola Vukojicic, Argentine field hockey goalkeeper
• August 30 — Péter Horváth, Hungarian butterfly swimmer
• August 30 — Florin Popescu, Romanian flatwater canoer
• August 31 — Andrei Medvedev, Ukrainian tennis player

[edit] September

• September 4 — Mercédesz Stieber, Hungarian water polo player
• September 4 — Yeo Woon-Kon, South Korean field hockey player
• September 5 — Boniface Usisivu, Kenyan long-distance runner
• September 6 — Tim Henman, British tennis player
• September 7 — Greg Newton, Canadian basketball player
• September 8 — Yaw Preko, Ghanaian football (soccer) striker
• September 8 — Becky Price, Canadian field hockey forward
• September 9 — Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player
• September 10 — Ben Wallace, NBA player
• September 14 — Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete
• September 14 — Patrick van Balkom, Dutch athlete
• September 15 — Stephen Holt, Australian field hockey player
• September 16 — Lorenzo Manta, Swiss tennis player
• September 16 — Ji Seung-Hwan, South Korean field hockey player
• September 18 — Sol Campbell, English football (soccer) player
• September 18 — Nicole Haynes, Canadian-American heptathlete
• September 21 — Benjamin Hardy, Australian volleyballer
• September 23 — Félix Mantilla, Spanish tennis player
• September 24 — Igor Vušurović, Montenegrin volleyball player
• September 26 — Gary Hall Jr, American swimmer
• September 26 — Katie Kauffman, American field hockey player
• September 28 — Alberto Angelini, Italian water polo player
• September 29 — Iñigo Monreal, Spanish track and field athlete
• September 30 — Tycho van Meer, Dutch field hockey player

[edit] October

• October 1 — Aleksandr Averbukh, Russian-born Israeli athlete
• October 3 — Ricardo Busquets, Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer
• October 3 — Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
• October 6 — Fernando Scherer, Brazilian swimmer
• October 10 — Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR driver
• October 17 — Nicole Grether, badminton player
• October 17 — Jan Kroslak, Slovak tennis player
• October 18 — Paul Palmer, British swimmer
• October 18 — Junko Onishi, Japanese swimmer
• October 19 — Joanne Fenn, British athlete
• October 22 — Paul Duerden, Canadian volleyball player
• October 22 — Aimo Heilmann, German freestyle swimmer
• October 23 — Sander Westerveld, Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
• October 24 — Gabor Babos, Hungarian football (soccer) player
• October 24 — Michael Kolganov, Israeli flatwater canoer
• October 25 — Brunet Zamora, Cuba-born boxer from Italy
• October 26 — Aki Parviainen, Finnish javelin thrower
• October 26 — Renske Vellinga, Dutch ice speed skater (d. 1994)
• October 28 — Itziar Esparza, Spanish freestyle swimmer
• October 31 — Rob Cordemans, Dutch baseball player

[edit] November

• November 1 — Emma George, Australian pole vaulter
• November 2 — Zsófia Polgár, Hungarian-Israeli chess player
• November 4 — Gaston Etlis, Argentine tennis player
• November 4 — Amy MacFarlane, Canadian field hockey forward
• November 6 — Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist
• November 8 — Penny Heyns, South African swimmer
• November 9 — Alessandro Del Piero, Italian football (soccer) player
• November 9 — Carlos Honorato, Brazilian judoka
• November 9 — Frederik Hviid, Spanish swimmer
• November 13 — Indrek Zelinski, Estonian football (soccer) player
• November 14 — Jenita Hulzebosch-Smit, Dutch speed skater
• November 15 — Sérgio Conceição, Portuguese football (soccer) player
• November 20 — Marina Andrievskaya, badminton player
• November 20 — Drew Ginn, Australian rower
• November 21 — Casey Patton, Canadian boxer
• November 21 — Karen Rolton, Australian cricketer
• November 22 — Leila Sobral, Brazilian basketball player
• November 25 — David Cadieux, Canadian boxer

[edit] December

• December 4 — Anke Huber, German tennis player
• December 5 — Yudelkys Bautista, Dominican Republic volleyball player
• December 7 — Manuel Martínez, Spanish shot putter
• December 7 — Alex Radulescu, Romanian-born tennis player from Germany
• December 8 — Tony Simmons, American football player
• December 11 — Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer
• December 12 — Nolberto Solano, Peruvian football (soccer) player
• December 16 — Edgardo Simon, Argentine track and road bicycle racer
• December 18 — Bram de Groot, Dutch cyclist
• December 21 — Sandra Torres, Argentine marathon runner
• December 21 — Karrie Webb, Australian golf player
• December 24 — Marcelo Salas, Chilean football (soccer) player
• December 25 — Ivan Moro, Spanish water polo player
• December 31 — Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist

[edit] Deaths

• February 10 — Jan Plantaz (43), Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (b. 1930)
• February 21 — Tim Horton, NHL ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Famer, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops
• March 13 — Frans de Vreng (75), Dutch track cyclist (b. 1898)
• March 22 — Peter Revson, American F1 race car driver
• April 22 — Hennie Quentemeijer (54), Dutch boxer (b. 1920)
• April 23 — Cy Williams, Major League Baseball player (1912-1930)
• July 17 — Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball player and broadcaster (1930-1947)
• August 7 — Richard Corts (69), German athlete (b. 1905)
• September 19 — Zack Taylor, Major League Baseball player
• October 13 — Sam Rice, Major League Baseball player (1915-1934)
• November 1 — Bullet Joe Bush, Major League Baseball pitcher (1912-1928)
• November 4 — Bert Patenaude (65), American soccer player (b. 1909)
• December 5 — Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player
• December 18 — Harry Hooper, Major League Baseball player (1909-1925)