1964 in South African sport
| Years in South African sport: | 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 |
This article is an incomplete list of sporting events relevant to South Africa in 1964
Football (Rugby Union)
- 23 May – South Africa national rugby union team beat the touring Welsh side 24 to 3
- 25 July - South Africa national rugby union team beat the touring France team 8 to 3
Golf
- Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, wins the Dutch Open for the third time
- Cobie Legrange, wins the Dunlop Masters
Athletics
- March-Peter Snell (New Zealand) becomes the first athlete to run a 4 minute mile in Africa, with a time of 4min.39.6sec. This is on Kings Park cinder track, Durban, Natal. Peter Snell also wins both the 880 yards (1.50.4 sec) & one mile (4.06.2sec) at the South African Athletic championships.
See also
Timeline of South African sport.
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