1950 Sport History 
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1950 Sport History
Sports developed in all angles in the 1950s. There was a tremendous progress in both men and women’s sporting events and several kinds of games started emerging on the national and international platform. Nearly all the continents saw some kind of progressive development in this area in the 1950s. |
Here is a brief outline showing the 1950 sport history when different types of sports developed or progressed in one way or the other.
American Football
- NFL was formed
FIFA World Cup
- 1950 World Cup in Brazil
- Uruguay win after defeating hosts Brazil
English Football
- Portsmouth wins First Division
- FA Cup -- Arsenal win by defeating Liverpool 2-0
Athletics
European Championships in Athletics was held from 23 August to 27 August in Brussels.
Baseball
- World Series -- the New York Yankees win 4-0 against the Phillies
Boxing
- Joey Maxim wins the World Title
- Ezzard Charles retains his World Heavyweight Championship by unanimous decision after defeating Joe Louis
Canadian Football
- Grey Cup -- Toronto Argonauts defeat Winnipeg Blue Bomber 13-0
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia Switzerland won by Hugo Koblet of Switzerland
- Tour de France won by Ferdinand Kubler of Switzerland
- Vuelta a España of Spain won by Emilio Rodriguez of Spain
- World Cycling Championship won by Briek Schotte of Belgium
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Dick Buttons of the United States
- Ladies' champion: Aja Zanova of Czechoslovakia
- Pair skating champions: Karol Kennedy and Michael Kennedy of the United States
Golf
Men's Professional
- Masters Tournament won by Jimmy Demaret
- U.S. Open won by Ben Hogan
- PGA Championship won by Chandler Harper
- British Open won by Bobby Locke
Women's Professional
- Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was founded
- Women's Western Open was won by Babe Zaharias
- U.S. Women's Open won by Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship won by Babe Zaharias
- Associated Press named Babe Zaharias as the Woman Athlete of the Half Century
Motor Racing
- NASCAR Championship won by Billy Rexford
- Formula One Champion is started for the first time under the aegis of FIA
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship is won by Walter Donaldson
Tennis
- Grand Slam Men's results:
- Australian Open won by Frank Sedgman
- French Open won by Budge Patty
- Wimbledon Championships won by Budge Patty
- US Open won by Arthur Larsen
- Grand Slam Women's results:
- Australian Open won by Louise Brough
- French Open won by Doris Hart
- Wimbledon Championships won by Louise Brough
- US Open won by Margaret Osborne duPont
- Davis Cup in started in world tennis with Australia winning 4-0 against the United States
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