From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1953 in sports
1953 in sports
1953 in sports describes the year’s events in world sport. • Minneapolis Lakers won 4 games to 1 over the
Centuries:
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century New York Knicks
• The eighth European basketball championship,
Decades:
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Eurobasket 1953, is won by the Soviet Union.
Years:
Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 • The fifteenth South American Basketball
Championship in Montevideo is won by Uruguay.
American football Boxing
• NFL Championship – Detroit Lions won 17–16 over
• September 24 in New York City – Rocky Marciano
the Cleveland Browns
retains his World Heavyweight title with a TKO over
Roland La Starza in the 11th round.
Association football • October in New York City – Bobo Olson scored a 15
round decision over Randy Turpin to win the World
England Middleweight Championship
• First Division – Arsenal win the 1952–53 title.
• FA Cup – Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in Canadian football
what is known as "The Matthews Final", although it
• Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 12–6 over the
is Stan Mortensen who scores a winning hat-trick for
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Blackpool.
• England lose 6–3 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium
their first ever loss to a team from Continental Cricket
Europe at home.
• Pakistan becomes the seventh Test cricket playing
Scotland nation.
• Coronation Cup (football) – Celtic beat Hibernian 2–0
at Hampden Park. Cycling
• Giro d’Italia won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
Australian rules football • Tour de France – Louison Bobet of France
• World Cycling Championship – Fausto Coppi of Italy
• Victorian Football League
• Collingwood wins the 57th VFL Premiership
(Collingwood 11.11 (77) d Geelong 8.17 (65)) Figure skating
• Brownlow Medal awarded to Bill Hutchison
• World Figure Skating Championships –
(Essendon)
• Men’s champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United
States
Baseball • Ladies’ champion: Tenley Albright, United States
• Pair skating champions: Jennifer Nicks & John
• World Series – New York Yankees won 4 games to 2
Nicks, Great Britain
over the Brooklyn Dodgers
• The Boston Braves of the National League moved to
Milwaukee, becoming the first MLB franchise to Golf
relocate in 50 years.
Men’s professional
• Masters Tournament – Ben Hogan
Basketball • U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
• PGA Championship – Walter Burkemo
• NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship –
• British Open – Ben Hogan
• Indiana wins 69–68 over Kansas
• PGA Tour money leader – Lew Worsham – $34,002
• NBA Finals|NBA Finals –
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• Ryder Cup – United States wins 6½ to 5½ over the Minnesota Golden Gophers 7–3 in Colorado Springs,
British team. CO
Men’s amateur
• British Amateur – Joe Carr
• U.S. Amateur – Gene Littler
Motor racing
Women’s professional • NASCAR Championship – Herb Thomas, driving his
• Women’s Western Open – Louise Suggs own #92 Hudson Hornet.
• U.S. Women’s Open – Betsy Rawls • AAA Racing –
• Titleholders Championship – Patty Berg • 30 May – Bill Vukovich wins the 37th running of
• LPGA Tour money leader – Louise Suggs – $19,816 the Indianapolis 500 in the Fuel Injection Special
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
• Sam Hanks wins the season driving
Harness racing championship
• Little Brown Jug for pacers won by Keystoner • Formula One – Alberto Ascari (Italy) is two-time
• Hambletonian for trotters won by Helicopter World Drivers’ Champion, driving for Ferrari. He is
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing the first driver to win the championship twice since
Championship – its inception in 1947.
• Pacers: Captain Sandy • 24 hours of Le Mans – Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton
share a Jaguar C-Type
Horse racing • Rally racing –
• Maurice Gatsonides / Peter Worledge win the
Steeplechases Monte Carlo Rally, sharing a Ford Zephyr >
• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Knock Hard • Drag racing – The NHRA holds its first official race in
• Grand National – Early Mist April on a section of the Los Angeles County
Flat races Fairgrounds parking lot in Pomona, California.
• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Wodalla • World Sportscar Championship –
• Canada – Queen’s Plate won by Canadiana • Inaugural season
• France – Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe won by La • Ferrari wins constructor’s championship after 3
Sorellina victories in the season.
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Chamier
• English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nearula
Rugby union
2. Epsom Derby – Pinza • 59th Five Nations Championship series is won by
3. St. Leger Stakes – Premonition England
• United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Dark Star
2. Preakness Stakes – Native Dancer
Snooker
3. Belmont Stakes – Native Dancer • World Snooker Championship – Fred Davis beats
Walter Donaldson 37–34
Ice hockey
• World Hockey Championship
Tennis
• Men’s champion: Sweden defeated West Australia
Germany and Switzerland. • Australian Men’s Singles Championship – Ken
• Canada did not participate in the World Hockey Rosewall (Australia) defeats Mervyn Rose (Australia)
Championship, the government claiming it was 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
not worth the expense. • Australian Women’s Singles Championship –
• Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 Maureen Connolly Brinker (USA) defeats Julie
over the Boston Bruins Sampson Haywood (USA) 6–3, 6–2
• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s leading England
scorer during the regular season: Gordie Howe, • Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship – Vic Seixas
Detroit Red Wings (USA) defeats Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) 9–7, 6–3, 6–4
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable • Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship –
Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings Maureen Connolly Brinker (USA) defeats Doris Hart
• NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship – University (USA) 8–6, 7–5
of Michigan Wolverines defeat University of France
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• French Men’s Singles Championship –
• French Women’s Singles Championship –
Multi-sport events
USA • Pan Arab Games held in Alexandria, Egypt
• American Men’s Singles Championship –
• American Women’s Singles Championship –
Events
Awards
• Maureen Connolly becomes the first woman to win • Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ben
the Grand Slam in tennis. Hogan, PGA golf
Davis Cup • Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year –
• 1953 Davis Cup – Australia 3–2 United Maureen Connolly, Tennis
States at Kooyong Stadium (grass) Melbourne,
Australia References
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