1934 in sports

1934 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

NFL championship

• New York Giants 30–13 Chicago Bears in the NFL championship game

College championship

• College football national championship – Minnesota Golden Gophers

Association football

International

• 1934 World Cup held in Italy – Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final.
• November 14 – England beat Italy 3–2 in the "Battle of Highbury".

England

• First Division – Arsenal win the 1933–34 title.
• FA Cup – Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2–1.

Athletics

• June 9 – Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new word record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 1:59:02.
• September 9 – European Championships Marathon at Turin won by Arnas Toivonen (Finland) in a time of 2:52:29

Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership (Richmond 19.14 (128) d South Melbourne 12.17 (89))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• July 10 – In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left–handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin consecutivley. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9–7.
• October – St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4–3. Brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean each won two games for the "Gas House Gang" Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers gave up a great battle in the series but fell short a game.

International

Australia

• August – The inaugural Claxton Shield is held in Adelaide, South Australia. The host South Australian team won the tournament, defeating New South Wales and Victoria.

Basketball

Events

• The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina.

Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament – Horton Smith
• U.S. Open – Olin Dutra
• British Open – Henry Cotton
• PGA Championship – Paul Runyan

Men's amateur

• British Amateur – Lawson Little
• U.S. Amateur – Lawson Little

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open – Marian McDougall

Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –
• Grand National –

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –
  2. Epsom Derby –
  3. St. Leger Stakes –
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Cavalcade
  2. Preakness Stakes –
  3. Belmont Stakes –

Ice hockey

• 3 April - 10 April - Chicago Black Hawks defeat Detroit Red Wings 3-1 in a best of five series to win the Stanley Cup.
• September 18 – The Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation founded

Motor racing

• 30 May - Bill Cummings wins the 22st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Boyle Products Special Miller in 4:46:05.25.

Multi-sport events

• 10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila

Nordic skiing

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

• 8th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 are held at Sollefteå, Sweden

Rowing

The Boat Race

• 17 March — Cambridge wins the 86th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Rugby union

• 47th Home Nations Championship series is won by England

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25–23

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

• Men's All-round Champion – Bernt Evensen (Norway)

Tennis

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
• Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst (Australia) defeats Margaret Molesworth (Australia) 6–1, 6–4

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothy Round Little (Great Britain) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2, 5–7, 6–3

France

• French Men's Singles Championship – Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
• French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Scriven Vivian (Great Britain) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Wilmer Allison (USA) 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6
• American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) 6–1, 6–4

Davis Cup

• 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Great Britain at 4–1 United States at Centre Court, Wimbledon (grass) London, United Kingdom

Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Rainbow defeats British challenger Endeavour, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 2

Awards

• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Virginia Van Wie, LPGA golf
• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball