1958 in sports
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Badminton
The highlight of the Badminton 1958 were the Thomas Cup with the winner Indonesia and the All England, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the German Open, the Dutch Open and the French Open. In Austria and Cambodia first national championships were held.
International events
Football
Athletics
Born
- January 7: Miki Biasion, Italian rally driver
- MARCH 11: Eddie Lawson, American motorcycle racer
- FEBRUARY 18: Giovanni Lavaggi, Italian race car driver
- MARCH 27: Didier de Radiguès, Belgian automobile and motorcycle racer
- April 29: Giovanni Galli, Italian footballer
- AUGUST 18: Didier Auriol, French rally driver
- NOVEMBER 17: Jean -Louis Tournadre French motorcycle racer
- NOVEMBER 19: Claudio Foscarini, Italian footballer and coach
- December 17: Gerhard Waibel, German motorcycle racer
- December 24: Hans Spaan, Dutch motorcycle racer
Died
- January 7: Goffredo Zehender, Italian racing driver (* 1901)
- February 6: Geoff Bent, English footballer ( b. 1932 )
- February 6: Roger Byrne, English footballer ( born 1929 )
- February 6: Eddie Colman, English footballer ( b. 1936 )
- February 6: Walter Crickmer, English football club secretary (* 1900)
- February 6: Tom Curry, English footballer and coach (* 1894)
- February 6: Mark Jones, English footballer ( b. 1933 )
- February 6: David Pegg, English footballer ( b. 1935 )
- February 6: Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (* 1913)
- February 6: Tommy Taylor, English footballer ( b. 1932 )
- February 6: Bert Whalley, English footballer and coach ( b. 1973 )
- February 6: Liam "Billy" Whelan, English footballer ( b. 1935 )
- FEBRUARY 21: Duncan Edwards English footballer ( b. 1936 )
- 20 March: Yvan Goor, Belgian motorcycle and cyclists ( * 1894)
- August 3: Peter Collins, British racing driver († 1958)