1969 in sports

1969 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

  • Alpine Skiing World Cup:
    • Men's overall champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
    • Women's overall champion: Gertrud Gabl, Austria

American football

Association football

Athletics

Australian rules football

Bandy

  • 1969 Bandy World Championship is held in Sweden and won by  Soviet Union.

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

Cycling

Figure skating

  • World Figure Skating Championships –
    • Men's champion: Tim Wood, United States
    • Ladies' champion: Gabrielle Seyfert, Germany
    • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov, Soviet Union
    • Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Kat Byrd
    2. Little Brown Jug – Laverne Hanover
    3. Messenger Stakes – Bye Bye Sam
  • Lindy's Pride won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Lindy's Pride
    2. Yonkers Trot – Lindy's Pride
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Lindy's Pride
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Richmond Lass

Horse racing

  • February 11 – Diana Crump becomes first woman jockey to ride against men in USA racing
  • February 22 – Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first female winner of a USA race

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Rugby league

  • 1969–70 European Rugby League Championship
  • 1969 New Zealand rugby league season
  • 1969 NSWRFL season
  • 1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby union

Snooker

Tennis

Awards

References

  1. Oriard, Michael (2009-09-03). "College Football's Season of Discontent:How today's game was shaped by the racial strife of 1969". Slate. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  2. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. "Marquette Iron Rangers: Karen Koch". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  4. First Female Hockey Player Made Debut in 1969" Wisconsin Hockey News, August 15, 2000
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