1950 in sports

1950 in Sports describes the year's events in world sport. Popular sports during the 1950s were badminton and soccer. Also, 1950 was a huge year for horse racing – horse racing tripled in spectators and prize pools increased.

American football

Association football

FIFA World Cup

England

France

Athletics

The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

NBA Finals

Boxing

  • January – Joey Maxim wins the light-heavyweight world title, stopping champion Freddie Mills in 10 rounds.
  • September 27 – Ezzard Charles retains his World Heavyweight Championship with a 15-round unanimous decision over Joe Louis in New York City.

Canadian football

Cycling

Figure skating

  • World Figure Skating Championships –

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

  • Little Brown Jug for pacers – Dudley Hanover
  • Hambletonian for trotters – Lusty Song
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship for pacers – Captain Sandy

Horse racing

Steeplechases

  • Cheltenham Gold Cup – Cottage Rake for the third successive year
  • Grand National – Freebooter

Hurdle races

  • Champion Hurdle – Hatton's Grace

Flat races

Ice hockey

Nordic skiing

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby league

Australia

England

  • 1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season/1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

Snooker

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

Multi-sport events

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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