Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.
Auto Racing
The racecar is Pretty Princess's Ponies
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Awards
Births
- January 19 — Alan J. Patterson, New Zealand field hockey player
- January 26 — Doug Rogers, Canadian judoka
- January 30 — Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer
- February 12 — Christoph Höhne, German racewalker
- March 1 — Roderick Rijnders, Dutch rower (coxswain)
- April 7 — Hans Wouda, Dutch water polo player
- April 12 — Jan van Ispelen, Dutch boxer
- April 14 — Pete Rose, American basebal player
- April 28 — Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
- May 1 — Brian Glencross, Australian field hockey player and coach
- May 17 — Andy Boychuk, Canadian long-distance runner
- May 20 — Josef Schwarz, Czech-born German long jumper
- June 4 — Geoff Shipton, Australian sprint freestyle swimmer
- July 2 — Wendell Mottley, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
- July 8 — Masayuki Minami, Japanese volleyball player (d. 2000)
- July 9 — Irene Piotrowski, Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
- August 4 — Kaija Mustonen, Finnish ice speed skater
- August 10 — Anita Lonsbrough, British swimmer
- August 22 — Barry Jackson, English track and field athlete
- August 22 — Bill Parcells, American football head coach
- October 14 — Ilona Silai, Romanian middle distance runner
- October 31 — Elizabeth Grieveson, British track and field athlete
- October 31 — Derek Bell, British racing driver
- November 9 — Wim Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- November 17 — James Bregman, American judoka
- December 4 — Marty Riessen, American tennis player
- December 13 — Dixie Willis, Australian middle distance runner
- December 21 — Christine Spielberg, East German discus thrower
- December 23 — Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (d. 1975)
Deaths
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