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1967 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

• The first Alpine Skiing World Cup is organised for the three ski events: Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom:
  • Men's overall champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France
  • Women's overall champion: Nancy Greene, Canada

American football

• The first Super Bowl is played on January 15 and NFL champion Green Bay Packers win 35-10 over AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs.
• December 31 – Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys 21-17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now-legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl
• Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship

Association football

European Cup

• Celtic win the European Cup Final 2-1 against Internazionale in Lisbon, earning the team the nickname of the Lisbon Lions. The team also won the Scottish League Championship and Scottish Cup, thus becoming the first team to complete a domestic and European Treble.

England

• FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea

Athletics

• August – Athletics at the 1967 Pan American Games held at Winnipeg

Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 71st VFL Premiership (Richmond 16.18 (114) d Geelong 15.15 (105))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Ross Smith (St Kilda)

Baseball

• World Series – St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. The series MVP is pitcher Bob Gibson of St. Louis.

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship –
  • UCLA wins 79-64 over Dayton. This would be the first of an unprecedented seven consecutive titles for the Bruins.
• NBA Finals –
  • Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 2 over the San Francisco Warriors
• FIBA World Championship
  • USSR World Champion

Boxing

• May 9 – Muhammad Ali was stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion titles and was banned from boxing by the various commissions for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army.
• October 27 – death of Robert Carmody (29), American boxer, in the Vietnam War

Canadian football

• Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24-1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Vanier Cup – Alberta Golden Bears win 10-9 over the McMaster Marauders

Cycling

• July 30 – death of Valentín Uriona (26), Spanish road racing cyclist, following a crash during a race
• Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
• Tour de France – Roger Pingeon of France
• World Cycling Championship – Eddy Merckx of Belgium

Field hockey

• Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold Medal: Argentina
  • Silver Medal: Trinidad & Tobago
  • Bronze Medal: United States
• March 11 – In an international women's field-hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat Ireland 7-1.

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships –
  • Men's champion: Emmerich Dänzer, Austria
  • Ladies' champion: Peggy Fleming, United States
  • Pair skating champions: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain

Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament - Gay Brewer
• U.S. Open - Jack Nicklaus
• British Open - Roberto DeVicenzo
• PGA Championship - Don January
• PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $188,998
• Ryder Cup - United States wins 23½ to 8½ over Britain in team golf.

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - Bob Dickson
• U.S. Amateur - Bob Dickson

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Kathy Whitworth
• LPGA Championship - Kathy Whitworth
• U.S. Women's Open - Catherine Lacoste
• Titleholders Championship - not played
• LPGA Tour money leader - Kathy Whitworth - $32,937

Harness racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
  1. Cane Pace – Meadow Paige
  2. Little Brown Jug – Best Of All
  3. Messenger Stakes – Romulus Hanover
• United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
  1. Hambletonian – Speedy Streak
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers: Binshaw

Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Woodland Venture
• Grand National – Foinavon

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Red Handed
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by Jammed Lovely
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Topyo
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Ribocco
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Royal Palace
  2. Epsom Derby – Royal Palace
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Ribocco
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Proud Clarion
  2. Preakness Stakes – Damascus
  3. Belmont Stakes – Damascus

Ice hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
• Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
• Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - Cornell University Big Red defeat Boston University Terriers 4-1 in Syracuse, NY

Lacrosse

• The inaugural World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. The United States win, and Australia is the runner-up.
• The Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.
• The Elora Mohawks win the Castrol Cup.
• The Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup

Motor racing

• Stock car racing –
  • Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship – Richard Petty
• May 31-Indianapolis 500 – A.J. Foyt
• USAC Racing – A.J. Foyt won the season championship
• Formula One Champion – Denny Hulme of New Zealand
• 24 hours of Le Mans – Dan Gurney / A.J. Foyt won, driving a Ford GT-40 Mk. IV
• Rally racing – Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper S
• Drag racing – Bennie Osborn won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals

Radiosport

• Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Cervena, Czechoslovakia.

Rugby league

• 17 December – first Sunday play in professional rugby league.^[1]

Rugby union

• 73rd Five Nations Championship series is won by France

Snooker

• No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion

Swimming

• July 26 – American swimmer Mark Spitz breaks Kevin Berry's nearly three-year old world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a time of 2:06.4.
• August 30 – John Ferris captures the world record from fellow-American Mark Spitz in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) by swimming 2:06.0 at a meet in Tokyo, Japan.
• October 8 – Mark Spitz regains his world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in West Berlin, West Germany, clocking 2:05.7.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open – Roy Emerson
  2. French Open – Roy Emerson
  3. Wimbledon championships – John Newcombe
  4. US Open – John Newcombe
• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open – Nancy Richey
  2. French Open – Francoise Durr
  3. Wimbledon championships – Billie Jean King
  4. US Open – Billie Jean King
• Davis Cup – Australia wins 4-1 over Spain in world tennis.

Volleyball

• 1967 Men's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR
• 1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR
• Volleyball at the 1967 Pan American Games won by USA (both men's and women's tournaments)

Water sports

• January 4 – death of Donald Campbell (45), British land and water speed record holder, who was trying to extend the record on Coniston Water, Cumbria

Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Intrepid defeats Australian challenger Dame Pattie, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1

Multi-sport events

• Fifth Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada
• Fifth Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia
• Fifth Summer Universiade held in Tokyo, Japan

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Yastrzemski, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Billie Jean King, Tennis

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