1930 in sports
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See also: 1929 in sports, other events of 1930, 1931 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Basketball
- The South American Basketball Championship 1930, won by Uruguay, is the first major international basketball championship. Four South American teams play in Montevideo.
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Cricket
- 10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays its first Test match, against England. England won by 8 wickets. England won the 4-Test series 1-0.
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Football (American)
- Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10-3-1.
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 34th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 14.16 (100) d Geelong 9.16 (70))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Stan Judkins (Richmond), Allan Hopkins (Footscray) and Harry Collier (Collingwood)
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Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup - the first World Cup is held in Uruguay. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final.
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England
- First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1929-30 title.
- FA Cup - Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0.
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Hockey (Ice)
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens defeat Boston Bruins 2-0
- April 1 Montreal Canadiens 3 0 at Boston Bruins
- April 3 Boston Bruins 3 4 at Montreal Canadiens
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Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 25-12
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General sporting events
- First British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games, held in Hamilton, Ontario
- 9th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Tokyo, Empire of Japan
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Births
- January 8 — Éva Novák-Gerard, Hungarian swimmer (d. 2005)
- January 26 — Buddy Melges, American yachtsman
- April 12 — John Landy, Australian track athlete
- June 4 — Carlos Lucas, Chilean boxer
- November 9 — José Águas, Angola-born Portuguese football (soccer) player (d. 2003)
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Deaths
- November 2 — Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast, and athlete (b. 1874)
- December 13 — Arthur Wharton, first black professional football player (b. 1865)fr:1930 en sport