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1939 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Note – many sporting events did not take place because of World War II

Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

Contents

American football

Association football

England

Athletics

  • September 17 – Taisto Mäki breaks the 10,000 m world record, becoming the first man to run the distance inside half an hour.

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

Figure skating

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Motor racing

Rugby union

Snooker

Tennis

Awards

References








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