1940 in sports

1940 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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

Alpine skiing

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

  • The 10th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are cancelled due to World War II

American football

NFL championship

College championship

Association football

Athletics

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

NBL Championship

Events

Boxing

Events

Lineal world champions[3]

Cricket

England

Australia

India

New Zealand

South Africa

  • The Currie Cup is not contested, but a total of nineteen first-class friendly matches are held. Inter-provincial cricket is abandoned after the 1939–40 season until the end of the war.
  • Most runs – Eric Rowan, 590 @ 147.50 (HS 306 not out)
  • Most wickets – Norman Gordon 28 @ 14.92 (BB 6–61)

West Indies

  • No first-class cricket is played in the 1939–40 season due to the outbreak of World War II, though in later years a few matches are arranged.

Cycling

Tour de France

Giro d'Italia

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Hurdle races

Flat races

Ice hockey

Motorsport

Olympic Games

1940 Winter Olympics

1940 Summer Olympics

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby league

Rugby union

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

  • 1940 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – not contested

Awards

References

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