1975 in sports

1975 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Athletics

  • August 12 – New Zealand's John Walker set a new world record in Gothenburg, Sweden, becoming the first man to break 3:50 for the mile when he clocked 3:49.4.
  • October – Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games held in Mexico City

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

Cycling

Disc sports

  • The first disc ultimate games in Canada are played as exhibition games at the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships on Toronto Islands.
  • Ultimate is played as an exhibition of a new sport at the World Frisbee Championships (WFC) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

Figure skating

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

  • LPGA Championship – Kathy Whitworth
  • U.S. Women's Open – Sandra Palmer
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Sandra Palmer – $76,374

Harness racing

  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Nero
    2. Little Brown Jug – Seatrain
    3. Messenger Stakes – Bret's Champ
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Bonefish
    2. Yonkers Trot – Surefire Hanover
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Noble Rogue
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Young Quinn

Horse racing

  • footy July 6 – In what was billed as the "Battle of the Sexes", Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure went head to head in a match race against the undefeated filly, Ruffian. In the lead, Ruffian broke a leg and, after an unsuccessful operation to save her, the horse widely believed to have been the greatest thoroughbred filly ever was humanely put down.

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Orienteering

Rugby league

  • 1975 Amco Cup
  • 1975 European Rugby League Championship
  • 1975 New Zealand rugby league season
  • 1975 NSWRFL season
  • 1975 Pacific Cup
  • 1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season
  • 1975 Rugby League World Cup

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

  • Asian Men's Volleyball Championship held in Melbourne: won by Japan
  • Asian Women's Volleyball Championship held in Melbourne: won by Japan
  • Men and Women's European Volleyball Championship held in Yugoslavia: men's and women's tournaments both won by USSR
  • Volleyball at the 1975 Pan American Games held in Mexico City: men's and women's tournaments both won by Cuba

Water polo

General sporting events

Awards

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. "FAQ: What are the Pan American Games?". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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