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1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Overview of the events of 1966 in sports
Years in sports

1966 in sports

Alpine skiing

American football

Artistic gymnastics

Association football

England

International

Athletics

Australian rules football

Baseball

Main article: 1966 in baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cycling

Figure skating

Golf

  • July 24 – Tony Lema (32), American golf champion, died in an air crash at Munster, Indiana

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Motorsport

Main articles: 1966 in motorsport and List of 1966 motorsport champions

Orienteering

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

Speed skating

  • January 4 – death of Inga Artamonova (29), Russian world speed-skating champion, who was murdered by her husband

Tennis

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

Volleyball

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1966". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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