1960 in sports
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See also: 1959 in sports, other events of 1960, 1961 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Rex White
- Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann
- USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Olivier Gendebien / Paul Fr鑢e won, driving a Ferrari TR60
- Rally racing - the team of Walter Schock / Rolf Moll won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mercedes 220SE.
- Drag racing - Leonard Harris won "Top Eliminator" at the NHRA Nationals
Baseball
- World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.
- October 13 - 1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Ohio St. wins 75-55 over California
- NBA Finals:
- Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks
Boxing
- March 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
- September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
Cycling
- Tour de France - Gastone Nencini of Italy
- Giro d'Italia - Jacques Anquetil of France
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
- Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
Football (American)
- The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
- First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
- First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
- AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
- NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders win 16-6 over the Edmonton Eskimos
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over the Blackburn Rovers
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer
- June - US Open - Arnold Palmer
- July - British Open - Kel Nagle
- August - PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $75,263
- US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- Louise Suggs: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,892
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup
- Canada - Queen's Plate
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamour
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
- Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
- Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
Harness Racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Countess Adios
- Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
- Messenger Stakes - Countess Adios
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Blaze Hanover
- Yonkers Trot
- Kentucky Futurity
Ice Hockey
- The American Olympic men's ice-hockey tream won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7𢠢 during the tournament.
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: United States defeats Canada
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
- Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
- Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
- Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
- The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
- Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
- Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
- Giant Slalom: Yvonne Ruegg, Switzerland
- ISF World Championships:
- Ann Heggtveit of Canada becomes the first non-European to win the International Ski Federation overall world championship in Alpine skiing.
- Men's combined champion: Guy P閞illat, France
- Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Rod Laver
- French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
- Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
- US Open - Neale Fraser
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Margaret Smith
- French Open - Darlene Hard
- Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
- US Open - Darlene Hard
General sporting events
- 1960 Summer Olympics takes place in Rome, Italy
- USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43).
- 1960 Winter Olympics takes place in Squaw Valley, United States
- USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7).
Events
- First Paralympic Games held. From September 18 to September 25. See: 1960 Summer Paralympics
Births
- January 6 - Howie Long, American football star
- January 29 - Greg Louganis, Olympics gold medalist in swimming
- February 13 - Pierluigi Collina, football referee
- February 21 - Wendy Banks,British field hockey goalkeeper
- March 21 - Ayrton Senna, automobile racer (+ 1994)
- March 26 - Marcus Allen, American football star
- June 28 - John Elway, American football star
- October 30 - Diego Maradona, soccer player
- November 3 - Karch Kiraly, volleyball star
- December 12 - Val Hallam, British field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- November 11 - Monte Attell, bantamweight world boxing champion
