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August 26 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
September 16 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Tunis, Tunisia
December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
Stock car racing:
May 31-Indianapolis 500 — A.J. Foyt
USAC Racing — A.J. Foyt won the season championship
Formula One Champion — Denny Hulme of New Zealand
24 hours of Le Mans: Dan Gurney / A.J. Foyt won, driving a Ford GT-40 Mk. IV
Rally racing — Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper S
Drag racing — Bennie Osborn won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. The series MVP is pitcher Bob Gibson of St. Louis.
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 79-64 over Dayton. This would be the first of an unprecedented seven consecutive titles for the Bruins.
NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
FIBA World Championship
May 9 — Muhammad Ali was stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion titles and was banned from boxing by the various commissions for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army
Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
Tour de France — Roger Pingeon of France
World Cycling Championship: Eddy Merckx of Belgium
Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: Trinidad & Tobago
- Bronze Medal: United States
March 11 — In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat Ireland 7-1.
World Figure Skating Championships:
The first Super Bowl is played on January 15: The NFL champion Green Bay Packers win 35-10 over the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs. This was following the 1966 season.
On December 31, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now-legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl.
Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship.
Victorian Football League
Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24-1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears win 10-9 over the McMaster Marauders
» :For an extensive coverage see 1967 in football (soccer)
England — FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 over Chelsea
Celtic win the European Cup Final 2-1 against Internazionale in Lisbon, earning the team the nickname of the Lisbon Lions. The team also won the Scottish league and Scottish Cup, thus becoming the first team to complete the domestic and European Treble.
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf results:
- April 6-9 — The Masters — Gay Brewer
- June 15-18 — US Open — Jack Nicklaus
- July 12-15 — British Open — Roberto De Vicenzo
- July 20-23 — PGA Championship — Don January
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus — $188,998
Ryder Cup: United States wins 23½ to 8½ over Britain in world team golf.
Women's Golf
US Women's Open — Catherine Lacoste
- July 13-16 - LPGA Championship — Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $32,937.
Australia — Melbourne Cup — Red Handed
Canada — Queen's Plate — Jammed Lovely
France — Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe — Topyo
Ireland — Irish Derby Stakes — Ribocco
English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes — Royal Palace
- Epsom Derby — Royal Palace
- St. Leger Stakes — Ribocco
United States Triple Crown Races:
- May 6 - Kentucky Derby — Proud Clarion
- Preakness Stakes — Damascus
- Belmont Stakes — Damascus (Held at Aqueduct)
United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace — Meadow Paige
- Little Brown Jug — Best Of All
- Messenger Stakes — Romulus Hanover
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian — Speedy Streak
- Yonkers Trot
- Kentucky Futurity
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens
World Hockey Championship
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - Cornell University Big Red defeat Boston University Terriers 4-1 in Syracuse, NY
The inaugural World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. The United States win, and Australia is the runner-up.
The Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.
The Elora Mohawks win the Castrol Cup.
The Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup
Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Cervena, Czechoslovakia.
Alpine Skiing
The first World Cup tour in Alpine skiing is organized for the three ski events, "Downhill," "Slalom," and "Giant Slalom."
No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion
Records
July 26 — US swimmer Mark Spitz breaks Kevin Berry's nearly three-year old world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a time of 2:06.4.
August 30 — John Ferris captures the world record from fellow-American Mark Spitz in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) by swimming 2:06.0 at a meet in Tokyo, Japan.
October 8 — Mark Spitz regains his world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in West Berlin, West Germany, clocking 2:05.7.
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open — Roy Emerson
- French Open — Roy Emerson
- Wimbledon championships — John Newcombe
- US Open — John Newcombe
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open — Nancy Richey
- French Open — Francoise Durr
- Wimbledon championships — Billie Jean King
- US Open — Billie Jean King
Davis Cup: Australia wins 4-1 over Spain in world tennis.
European Championship in Istanbul, Turkey
The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Intrepid defeats Australian challenger Dame Pattie, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1
Fifth Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada
Fifth Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia
Fifth Summer Universiade held in Tokyo, Japan
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Carl Yastrzemski, Major League Baseball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Billie Jean King, Tennis
Births
January
January 2 — Helen Morgan, British field hockey goalkeeper
January 3 — Magnus Gustafsson, Swedish tennis player
January 5 — Eva Hagenbäumer, German field hockey player
January 9 — Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian football (soccer) player
January 16 — Grzegorz Gajdus, Polish long-distance runner
January 18 — Pieter Huistra, Dutch football (soccer) player
January 18 — Esteban de Palma, Argentine volleyball player
January 21 — Kathryn Johnson, British field hockey player
January 21 — Ulf Stenlund, Swedish tennis player
January 22 — Nick Gillingham, British swimmer
January 23 — Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgarian-born Turkish weightlifter
January 24 — Viktor Reneysky, Belarusian canoer
January 25 — Robert Havekotte, Dutch water polo player
January 29 — Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey goalie
February
February 2 — Janet Cobbs, American volleyball player
February 3 — Aurelio Vidmar, Australian football (soccer) player
February 11 — Uwe Dassler, East German freestyle swimmer
February 18 — Roberto Baggio, Italian football (soccer) player
February 18 — Harry Van Barneveld, Belgian judoka
February 20 — Lilia Izquierdo, Cuban volleyball player
February 24 — Jean-Charles Gicquel, French high jumper
February 25 — Natalia Dorado, Spanish field hockey player
February 26 — Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese football (soccer) striker
March
March 1 — Aron Winter, Dutch football (soccer) player
March 3 — Alexander Volkov, Russian tennis player
March 4 — Michael Andersson, Swedish road bicycle racer
March 4 — Jonas Edman, Swedish rifle shooter
March 5 — Olga Turchak, Kazakhstani high jumper
March 8 — Gerard Kemkers, Dutch ice speed skater and coach
March 8 — Candy Thomson, Canadian field hockey player
March 10 — Petri Keskitalo, Finnish decathlete
March 10 — Daichi Suzuki, Japanese backstroke swimmer
March 12 — Jorge Dely Valdes, Panamanian football (soccer) player
March 16 — Kevin Draxinger, Canadian backstroke swimmer
March 20 — Nikolay Bukhalov, Bulgarian flatwater canoer
March 20 — Igor Polyansky, Soviet backstroke swimmer
March 24 — Roberto Ferrari, Italian high jumper
March 24 — Kathy Rinaldi, American tennis player
March 27 — Anthony Thornton, New Zealand field hockey player
March 31 — Agustin Moreno, Mexican tennis player
April
April 5 — Gary and Paul Gait, Canadian lacrosse players
April 6 — Mika Koivuniemi, Finnish ten-pin bowler
April 7 — Scott Hobson, New Zealand field hockey player
April 7 — Bodo Illgner, German football goalkeeper
April 7 — Rob Mulders, Dutch road cyclist (d. 1998)
April 7 — Jim Paek, Canadian-Korean ice hockey player
April 8 — Luigi Castiglione, Italian boxer
April 11 — Lachlan Dreher, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
April 15 — Dara Torres, American swimmer
April 22 — Sandra Douglas, British sprinter and Olympic medallist
April 24 — Pam Bustin, American field hockey defender
April 25 — Angel Martino, American swimmer
April 26 — Glen "Kane" Jacobs, American wrestler
May
May 1 — Marie Moore, Canadian butterfly swimmer
May 4 — John Child, Canadian athlete
May 5 — Danny Kah, Australian ice speed skater
May 5 — Susie Wollschläger, German field hockey goalkeeper
May 11 — Gijs van der Leden, Dutch water polo player
May 13 — Gerrit de Vries, Dutch road cyclist
May 14 — Shaun Creighton, Australian long-distance runner
May 19 — Michiel Bartman, Dutch rower
May 22 — Anita Smits, Dutch archer
May 23 — Carlos Mercenario, Mexican race walker
May 23 — Xu Demei, Chinese javelin thrower
May 25 — Luc Nilis, Belgian football (soccer) player
May 25 — Andrew Sznajder, Canadian tennis player
May 27 — Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
May 29 — Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player
May 30 — Rechelle Hawkes, Australian field hockey player
May 31 — Per Bengtsson, Swedish ice speed skater
June
June 1 — Murray Baron, Canadian ice hockey player
June 1 — Olivier Delaitre, French tennis player
June 3 — Tamás Darnyi, Hungarian swimmer
June 5 — Joe DeLoach, American sprinter
June 5 — Belsy Laza, Cuban shot putter
June 6 — Ron Zwerver, Dutch volleyball player
June 7 — Sabine Tröger, Austrian sprinter
June 14 — Pramote Teerawiwatana, Thai badminton player
June 15 — Paul Kingsman, New Zealand backstroke swimmer
June 18 — Marino Drake, Cuban high jumper
June 21 — Tammy Miller, English field hockey player
June 21 — Zoltán Szilágyi, Hungarian freestyle swimmer
June 24 — Tracey Belbin, Australian field hockey player and coach
June 24 — Antonio Caballero, Spanish boxer
June 25 — Katarzyna Majchrzak, Polish high jumper
June 25 — Niels van der Zwan, Dutch rower
June 27 — Sylvie Frechette, Canadian synchronized swimmer
June 28 — Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
June 30 — Tina Bell-Kake, New Zealand field hockey midfielder
June 30 — Gareth Rees, Canadian rugby player
July
July 3 — Vladan Alanović, Croatian basketball player
July 3 — Michael McKenzie, Australian long distance freestyle swimmer
July 5 — Christian Miniussi, Argentine tennis player from
July 9 — Marcelino Novaes, Brazilian boxer
July 11 — Bent-Ove Pedersen, Norwegian tennis player
July 12 — Anthony Beks, New Zealand breaststroke swimmer
July 12 — Noor Holsboer, Dutch field hockey defender
July 12 — Kevin Painter, English darts player
July 12 — Bruny Surin, Haiti-born Canadian athlete
July 14 — Thomas Flemming, East German freestyle swimmer
July 14 — Leonardo Lavalle, Mexican tennis player
July 17 — Björn and Bengt Zikarsky, West German freestyle swimmers and twins
July 19 — Christian Bergström, Swedish tennis player
July 22 — Monique Javer, English tennis player
July 23 — Nicole Muns-Jagerman, Dutch tennis player
July 25 — Magdalena Forsberg, Swedish cross country skier and biathlete
July 28 — Mike Bernardo, South African professional kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist
July 28 — Attila Horváth, Hungarian discus thrower
August
August 4 — Ilaria Tocchini, Italian butterfly swimmer
August 4 — Kate Trolove, New Zealand field hockey player
August 7 — Jocelyn Angloma, French football (soccer) player
August 7 — Aaron Krickstein, Jewish-American tennis player
August 9 — André Cordeiro, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
August 10 — Philippe Albert, Belgian football (soccer) player
August 12 — Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
15 August — Tony Hand, Scottish ice hockey player
August 18 — Jorge Fernando "Locomotora" Castro, Argentine boxer
August 22 — Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete
August 26 — Aleksandar Đorđević, Serbian basketball player
September
September 2 — Andreas Möller, German football (soccer) player
September 3 — Anna Maiques, Spanish field hockey player
September 3 — Robert Wangila, Kenyan boxer (d. 1994)
September 5 — Jane Sixsmith, British field hockey player
September 5 — Matthias Sammer, German football (soccer) player
September 8 — Brett Winslow, American volleyball player
September 9 — Steffen Zesner, German freestyle swimmer
September 10 — Guylaine Dumont, Canadian athlete
September 17 — Michael Carbajal, American boxer
September 19 — Jim Abbott, US one-handed baseball player
September 20 — Monica Rodrigues, Brazilian volleyball player
September 22 — Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
September 27 — Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian football (soccer) defender
October
October 3 — Lynda Tolbert-Goode, American hurdler
October 3 — Maura Viceconte, Italian long-distance runner
October 4 — Sofiya Bozhanova, Bulgarian long and triple jumper
October 4 — Victor Pujol, Spanish field hockey midfielder
October 9 — Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
October 10 — Wojtek Kowalski, Polish tennis player
October 12 — Anke Wild, German field hockey player
October 16 — María Isabel Martínez, Spanish field hockey player
October 16 — Michael York, Australian field hockey defender
October 21 — Georgi Dakov, Bulgarian high jumper
October 21 — Paul Ince, English football (soccer) player
October 21 — Gavin Lovegrove, New Zealand javelin thrower
October 23 — Gerald McClellan, American boxer
October 25 — Maik Landsmann, East German track cyclist
October 25 — Martin Marinov, Bulgarian flatwater canoer
November
November 2 — Derek Porter, Belfast-born Canadian rower
November 3 — Pyotr Bochkaryov, Russian pole vaulter
November 4 — Annemieke Fokke, Dutch field hockey player
November 5 — Steve Wagner, US field hockey goalkeeper
November 6 — Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player
November 8 — Christopher Chalmers, Canadian freestyle swimmer
November 11 — Florentine Steenberghe, Dutch field hockey midfielder
November 12 — Henk-Jan Held, Dutch volleyball player
November 13 — Michael Fietz, German long-distance runner
November 14 — Imre Pulai, Hungarian canoer
November 14 — Timofey Skryabin, Soviet boxer
November 15 — Laura Garrone, Italian tennis player
November 22 — Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-born Belgian speed skater
November 24 — Stefan Tewes, German field hockey player
November 25 — Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer
November 29 — Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower
November 29 — Pat Manson, American pole vaulter
December
December 2 — Giovanni Parisi, Italian boxer
December 6 — Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer
December 16 — Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter
December 20 — Japhet Kosgei, Kenyan long-distance runner
December 29 — Juan Carlos Robles, Spanish volleyball player
Deaths
January 4 — Donald Campbell (45), British land and water speed record holder (b. 1921)
May 19 — Dušan Milošević (72), Serbian athlete and footballer (b. 1894)
June 29 — Primo Carnera (60), Italian heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1906)
July 21 — Jimmie Foxx (59), American Baseball Hall of Famer (b. 1907)
July 30 — Valentín Uriona (26), Spanish road racing cyclist (b. 1940)
September 2 — Vilho Tuulos (72), Finnish triple jumper and long jumper (b. 1895)
November 16 — Native Dancer (16), thoroughbred horse racing champion (b. 1950)
November 169 — Ash Walter (19), a great Australian basket baller (b. 1950)Further Information
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