1962 in sports
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- 5.1 European Athletics Championships
- 5.2 Athletics World Records 5.2.1 Sprint
- 5.2.2 middle distance running
- 5.2.3 Long -distance running
- 5.2.4 Hurdles
- 5.2.5 Go
- 5.2.6 throwing events
- 5.2.7 jumping events
Multisport Events
- August 24-September 4: Asian Games 1962
- British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962
Badminton
The highlight of the Badminton 1962 were the All England, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the German Open, the Dutch Open and the French Open.
International events
Fencing
- Fencing World Cup 1962
Football
Athletics
European Athletics Championships
- European Athletics Championships 1962
Track and Field World Records
Sprint
Middle distance running
- February 3: Peter Snell, New Zealand, running the 800 meters in the men's 01:44,3 minutes.
- March 3: Dixie Willis, Australia, running the 800 meters of the ladies 02:01,2 minutes.
Long-distance running
Hurdles
Walking
- AUGUST 28: Marie van Tonder, South Africa, the 20,000 meters walk of the ladies goes into 01:57,4 hours.
Throwing events
Jumping events
- APRIL 28: Dave Tork, USA, jumps in the pole vault of 4.93 meters gentlemen.
- JUNE 10: Igor Ter - Owanesjan, Soviet Union, jumps in the long jump of 8.31 meters gentlemen.
- JULY 22: Valeri Brumel, Soviet Union, in the high jump of the men reached 2.26 meters.
- JULY 22: Pentti Nikula, Finland, in the pole vault the men reached 4.94 meters.
- August 10: Tatjana Schtschelkanowa, Soviet Union achieved in the long jump of 6.53 meters ladies.
- September 29: Valeri Brumel, Soviet Union, jump in the high jump of 2.27 meters gentlemen.
Motorsport
- Formula 1 1962 World Cup
- Motorcycle World Cup 1962
Cycling
- Giro d' Italia 1962
- Tour de France 1962
- Vuelta a España 1962
- International Afri-Cola Germany Tour 1962
- International Peace Race 1962
- UCI Track World Championships 1962
- UCI Road World Championships 1962
Wrestling
- Wrestling World Championships 1962
Rowing
- April 7: Cambridge defeated Oxford in the Boat Race in 19'46 ".
Chess
- Interzonal Stockholm 1962
- Curacao Candidates Tournament 1962
- Chess Olympiad 1962
Gymnastics
- World Gymnastics Championships 1962
Volleyball
- Volleyball Women's World Cup 1962
- Volleyball World Championship for Men 1962
Winter sports
- Alpine Ski World 1962
- Biathlon World Cup 1962
- Bob World Cup 1962
- Hockey World Cup 1962
- World Figure Skating Championships 1962
- Nordic World Ski Championships 1962
- Luge World Cup 1962
Born
- January 2: Iván Palazzese, Venezuelan motorcycle racer († 1989)
- January 11: Steve Hislop, British motorcycle racer († 2003)
- JANUARY 21: Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
- JANUARY 25: Georges Green, Belgian footballer
- February 9: Csaba Kesjár, Hungarian race car driver († 1988)
- March 2: Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver
- APRIL 12: Carlos Sainz, Spanish rally driver
- August 15: Moreno Mannini, Italian footballer
- September 28: Fred Merkel, American motorcycle racer
- OCTOBER 23: Stefano Colantuono, Italian footballer and coach