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Alpine skiing
  • The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
    • Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France
    • Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria
    • Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland
    • The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
    • Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany
    • Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada
    • Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland
  • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships:
    • Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France
    • Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada, who becomes the first non-European to win a world championship title in Alpine skiing.
American football
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
  • National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
  • December 26-NFL Championship - Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
  • The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
  • First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
  • First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
  • AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers
Association football
  • England - FA Cup - Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn Rovers
  • The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first [[1960 European Football Championship|European Football Championship
Australian rules football
  • Victorian Football League
    • Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))
    • Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)
Baseball
  • World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.
  • October 13 - 1960 World Series - Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.
  • The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.
Basketball
  • NCAA Men's Basketball Championship -
    • Ohio St. wins 75-55 over California
  • NBA Finals|NBA Finals -
    • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks
Boxing
  • March 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.
  • June - Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.
  • September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
Canadian football
  • Grey Cup - Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.
Cycling
  • Tour de France - Gastone Nencini of Italy
  • Giro d'Italia - Jacques Anquetil of France
Field Hockey
  • Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy
    • Gold Medal: Pakistan
    • Silver Medal: India
    • Bronze Medal: Spain
Figure skating
  • World Figure Skating Championships -
    • Men's champion: Alain Giletti, France
    • Ladies' champion: Carol Heiss, United States
    • Pair skating champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
    • Ice dancing champions: Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones, Great Britain
GolfMen's professional
  • Masters Tournament - Arnold Palmer
  • U.S. Open - Arnold Palmer
  • British Open - Kel Nagle
  • PGA Championship - Jay Hebert
  • PGA Tour money leader - Arnold Palmer - $75,263

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur - Joe Carr
  • U.S. Amateur - Deane Beman

Women's professional

  • Women's Western Open - Joyce Ziske
  • LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
  • U.S. Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
  • Titleholders Championship - Fay Crocker
  • LPGA Tour money leader - Louise Suggs - $16,892
Harness racing
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races -
    1. Cane Pace - Countess Adios
    2. Little Brown Jug - Bullet Hanover
    1. Yonkers Trot
    2. Kentucky Futurity
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship -
    • Pacers: Caduceus
Horse racingSteeplechases
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup - Pas Seul
  • Grand National - Merryman II

Flat races

  • Australia - Melbourne Cup won by
  • Canada - Queen's Plate won by
  • France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Puissant Chef
  • Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes won by Chamour
  • English Triple Crown Races:
    1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Martial
    2. Epsom Derby - St. Paddy
    3. St. Leger Stakes - St. Paddy
  • United States Triple Crown Races:
    1. Kentucky Derby - Venetian Way
    2. Preakness Stakes - Bally Ache
    3. Belmont Stakes - Celtic Ash
Ice hockey
  • The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7-0-0 during the tournament.
  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
  • Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • World Hockey Championship
    • Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada
  • NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of Denver Pioneers defeat Michigan Technological University Huskies 5-3 in Boston, Massachusetts
Motor racing
  • Stock car racing -
    • Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500
    • NASCAR Championship - Rex White
  • Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann
  • USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
  • Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
  • 24 hours of Le Mans - the team of Olivier Gendebien / Paul Frère won, driving a Ferrari TR60
  • Rally racing - the team of Walter Schock / Rolf Moll won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mercedes 220SE.
  • Drag racing - Leonard Harris won "Top Eliminator" at the NHRA Nationals
Olympic Games
  • 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
    • USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)
  • 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States
    • USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)
  • First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy
    • Italy wins the most medals (80) and the most gold medals (29)
  • First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, France
Rugby union
  • 66th Five Nations Championship series is shared by England and France
Swimming
  • June 12 - Marianne Heemskerk from the Netherlands breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet in Leipzig, East Germany - 2:34.4.
  • July 10 - US swimmer Michael Troy breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Evansville, Indiana, clocking 2:15.0.
  • July 23 - Thirteen days after breaking his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) Troy once again betters the world's best time in that event, this time at a meet in Toledo, Ohio clocking 2:13.4.
  • August 4 - Less than a month before the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Troy again breaks the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), when he clocks 2:13.2 at a meet in Detroit, Michigan.
  • September 2 - Michael Troy wins the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy by breaking his own world record - 2:12.8.
Tennis
  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open - Rod Laver
    2. French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
    3. Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
    4. US Open - Neale Fraser
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
    2. French Open - Darlene Hard
    3. Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
    4. US Open - Darlene Hard
  • Davis Cup - Australia wins 4-1 over Italy in world tennis.
Volleyball
  • 1960 FIVB Men's World Championship in Rio de Janeiro won by the USSR
Awards
  • Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year - Rafer Johnson, Track and field
  • Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year - Wilma Rudolph, Track and field
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