1953 in sports
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See also: 1952 in sports, other events of 1953, 1954 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- NASCAR Championship - Herb Thomas
- AAA Racing:
- Bill Vukovich won the Indianapolis 500
- Sam Hanks won the season driving championship
- Formula One Championship - Alberto Ascari of Italy
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- the team of Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton won, driving a Jaguar C-Type
- Rally racing:
- the team of Maurice Gatsonides /Peter Worledge won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford Zephyr
- Drag racing - The NHRA held its first official race in April on a section of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds parking lot in Pomona, California.
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Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Indiana wins 69-68 over Kansas
- NBA Finals:
- Minneapolis Lakers won 4 games to 1 over the New York Knicks
- The eighth European basketball championship, Eurobasket 1953, is won by the Soviet Union.
- The fifteenth South American Basketball Championship in Montevideo is won by Uruguay.
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Boxing
- September 24 in New York City - Rocky Marciano retains his World Heavyweight title with a TKO over Roland La Starza in the 11th round.
- October in New York City - Bobo Olson scored a 15 round decision over Randy Turpin to win the World Middleweight Championship
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Cricket
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Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
- Tour de France - Louison Bobet of France
- World Cycling Championship: Fausto Coppi of Italy
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Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States
- Women's champion: Tenley Albright, United States
- Pairs champions: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks, Great Britain
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Football (American)
- NFL Championship: Detroit Lions won 17-16 over the Cleveland Browns
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 57th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 11.11 (77) d Geelong 8.17 (65))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Bill Hutchinson (Essendon)
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Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 12-6 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Football (Soccer)
- Coronation Cup (football) - Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 at Hampden Park.
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England
- First Division - Arsenal win the 1952-53 title.
- FA Cup - Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in what is known as "The Matthews Final", although it is Stan Mortensen who scores a winning hat-trick for Blackpool.
- England lose 6-3 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium their first ever loss to a team from Continental Europe at home.
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Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Ben Hogan
- June - US Open - Ben Hogan
- July - British Open - Ben Hogan
- August - PGA Championship - Walter Burkemo
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Lew Worsham - $34,002
- Ryder Cup: United States wins 6 1/2 to 5 1/2 over the British team in world golf.
- The US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
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Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Wodalla
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Canadiana
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - La Sorellina
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Chamier
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Harness Racing
- Little Brown Jug for pacers won by Keystoner
- Hambletonian for trotters won by Helicopter
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Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Sweden defeated the heavily favoured Soviet Union
- Canada did not participate in the World Hockey Championship, the government claiming it was not worth the expense.
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Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Fred Davis beats Walter Donaldson 37-34
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Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Maureen Connolly became the first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis. Women's results:
- Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.
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General sporting events
- Pan Arab Games held in Alexandria, Egypt
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Births
- January 10 — Bobby Rahal, automobile racer
- February 14 — Greg Browning, Australian field hockey player
- February 14 — Hans Krankl, Austrian football (soccer) player and coach
- March 1 — Jose Higueras, Spanish tennis coach and player
- March 11 — Ladislau Bölöni, Romanian football (soccer) player and manager
- March 27 — Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian skier
- April 13 — Valeri Belyakov, Soviet field hockey player
- April 19 — Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper
- July 14 — Harina Kohere, New Zealand field hockey player
- July 26 — Piotr Zaev, Soviet boxer
- September 12 — Ramesh Patel, New Zealand field hockey player
- September 27 — Javier Cabot, Spanish field hockey player
- October 1 — Grete Waitz, Norwegian marathon runner
- October 9 — Hank Pfister, American tennis player
- November 5 — Hugo Corro, Argentine boxer
- November 7 — Alexander Romankov, Russian fencer
- November 20 — Terry Walsh, Australian field hockey striker and coach
- November 22 — Matija Ljubek, Croatian canoer (d. 2000)
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Deaths
- March 2 — Jim Lightbody (70), American middle distance runner (b. 1882)
- March 3 — Clyde Milan, Major League Baseball player (1907-1922)
- March 3 — James J. Jeffries, world heavyweight boxing champion
- March 28 — Jim Thorpe, athlete
- April 11 — Kid Nichols, Major League Baseball pitcher (1890-1906)
- May 27 — Jesse Burkett, Major League Baseball player (1890-1905)
- June 5 — Bill Tilden, tennis player
- June 19 — Norman Ross, American swimmer (b. 1896)
- August 11 — Tazio Nuvolari, race car driverfr:1953 en sport