1953 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 |
American football
- NFL Championship – Detroit Lions won 17–16 over the Cleveland Browns
Association football
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.
Scotland
- Coronation Cup (football) – Celtic beat Hibernian 2–0 at Hampden Park.
Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 57th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 11.11 (77) d Geelong 8.17 (65))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Bill Hutchison (Essendon)
Baseball
- World Series – New York Yankees won 4 games to 2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
- Indiana wins 69–68 over Kansas
- NBA Finals|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.
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
Canadian football
- Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 12–6 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Cricket
- Pakistan becomes the seventh Test cricket playing nation.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
- Tour de France – Louison Bobet of France
- World Cycling Championship – Fausto Coppi of Italy
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States
- Ladies' champion: Tenley Albright, United States
- Pair skating champions: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks, Great Britain
Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Ben Hogan
- U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
- PGA Championship – Walter Burkemo
- British Open – Ben Hogan
- PGA Tour money leader – Lew Worsham – $34,002
- Ryder Cup – United States wins 6 1/2 to 5 1/2 over the British team.
Men's amateur
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open – Louise Suggs
- U.S. Women's Open – Betsy Rawls
- Titleholders Championship – Patty Berg
- LPGA Tour money leader – Louise Suggs – $19,816
Harness racing
- Little Brown Jug for pacers won by Keystoner
- Hambletonian for trotters won by Helicopter
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Captain Sandy
Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Knock Hard
- Grand National – Early Mist
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Wodalla
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by Canadiana
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by La Sorellina
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Chamier
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nearula
- Epsom Derby – Pinza
- St. Leger Stakes – Premonition
- United States Triple Crown Races:
Ice hockey
- 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.
- Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins
- 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
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Michigan Wolverines defeat University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 7–3 in Colorado Springs, CO
Motor 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.
- World Sportscar Championship –
- Inaugural season
- Ferrari wins constructor's championship after 3 victories in the season.
Rugby union
- 59th Five Nations Championship series is won by England
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Fred Davis beats Walter Donaldson 37–34
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.
Multi-sport events
- Pan Arab Games held in Alexandria, Egypt
Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ben Hogan, PGA golf
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Maureen Connolly, Tennis
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