1930 in sports
1930 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Years in sports: | 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 |
American football
- Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10–2–1
- College football national championship – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Association football
FIFA World Cup
- The inaugural World Cup is held in Uruguay and is won by the host nation as Uruguay defeats Argentina 4–2 in the final.
Brazil
- São Paulo FC was founded in Morumbi area, São Paulo on January 25.
England
- The Football League – Sheffield Wednesday 60 points, Derby County 50, Manchester City 47, Aston Villa 47, Leeds United 46, Blackburn Rovers 45
- FA Cup final – Arsenal 2–0 Huddersfield Town at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Germany
- National Championship – Hertha BSC 5–4 Holstein Kiel at Düsseldorf
Spain
- La Liga won by Athletic Bilbao
Italy
- The inaugural Serie A is won by Ambrosiana
Australian rules football
- Collingwood wins the 34th VFL Premiership, beating Geelong 14.16 (100) to 9.16 (70) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Brownlow Medal
- The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Stan Judkins (Richmond), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)[a] and Harry Collier (Collingwood)[a]
South Australian National Football League
- 4 October: North Adelaide 9.13 (67) defeats Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) for its fifth SA(N)FL premiership
- Magarey Medal won by Walter Scott (Norwood)
West Australian Football League
- 4 October: East Fremantle 12.15 (87) defeats South Fremantle 7.9 (51) to win its third consecutive premiership.
- Sandover Medal won by Ted Flemming (West Perth)
Baseball
World Series
- 1–8 October — Philadelphia Athletics defeats St Louis Cardinals to win the 1930 World Series by 4 games to 2
Basketball
ABL Championship
- Cleveland Rosenblums win four games to one over the Rochester Centrals
Events
- The South American Basketball Championship 1930 is the first major international basketball competition when four South American teams play in Montevideo and the host nation Uruguay wins the tournament.
Europe
- Olimpia Milan, most successful professional basketball club in Italy, officially founded.
- A Catalonian club, Club Joventut Bardalona was founded in Spain on March 30.
Bobsleigh
World Bobsleigh Championships
- Inaugural world championship is held at Caux-sur-Montreux in Switzerland. It features a four-man bob event only, which is won by Italy.
Boxing
Events
- Max Schmeling defeats Jack Sharkey by a controversial fourth round foul punch decision to take the vacant World Heavyweight Championship title
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Max Schmeling
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Maxie Rosenbloom
- World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
- World Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → "Young" Jack Thompson → Tommy Freeman
- World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell → Al Singer → Tony Canzoneri
- World Featherweight Championship – Bat Battalino
- World Bantamweight Championship – "Panama" Al Brown
- World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Cricket
Events
- January — New Zealand plays its inaugural Test match, losing to England at Christchurch by eight wickets. England goes on to win the series 1–0 with three matches drawn.
- Having scored 1586 runs in the 1929–30 Australian season at an average of 113.28 and including a world record individual innings of 452*, Don Bradman continues in the same vein through the Australian tour of England in 1930. Australia regains The Ashes, winning the Test series by 2–1 with two matches drawn. Bradman, with 974 runs in the series (still a world record), is the main difference between two strong teams. The highlight of the tour is Bradman's remarkable innings at Headingley in the Third Test when he makes 309 not out in a single day (his final score is 334).
England
- County Championship – Lancashire
- Minor Counties Championship – Durham
- Most runs – Don Bradman 2960 @ 98.66 (HS 334)
- Most wickets – Tich Freeman 275 @ 16.84 (BB 10–53)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Donald Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, Beverley Lyon, Ian Peebles, Maurice Turnbull
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – Victoria
- Most runs – Don Bradman 1586 @ 113.28 (HS 452*)
- Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 82 @ 23.69 (BB 7–136)
India
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer (Austria)
- World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)
- World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)
Golf
Events
- Bobby Jones becomes the only player to win the golfing Grand Slam
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
Women's professional
Handball
25 November – The Swedish Handball Federation is established.[2]
Horse racing
England
- Champion Hurdle – Brown Tony
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Easter Hero
- Grand National – Shaun Goilin
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Fair Isle
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Diolite
- The Derby – Blenheim
- The Oaks – Rose of England
- St. Leger Stakes – Singapore
Australia
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Aymond
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Motrico
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Fanmond
- Irish Derby Stakes – Rock Star
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Gallant Fox
- Preakness Stakes – Gallant Fox
- Belmont Stakes – Gallant Fox
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- 28–29 March — Montreal Canadiens defeats Boston Bruins by 2 games to 0 in the 1930 Stanley Cup Finals
Multi-sport events
British Empire Games
- Inaugural British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games are held at Hamilton, Ontario
Far Eastern Championship Games
- 9th Far Eastern Championship Games are held at Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Nordic skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 5th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1930 are held at Oslo-Holmenkollen ski jump, Norway
Rugby league
- The Australia national rugby league team completed on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.
England
- Championship – Huddersfield
- Challenge Cup final – Widnes 10–3 St. Helens at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
- Lancashire League Championship – St. Helens
- Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
- Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 15–2 Salford
- Yorkshire County Cup – Hull Kingston Rovers 13–7 Hunslet
Australia
- NSW Premiership – Western Suburbs 27–2 St George (grand final)
Snooker
World Championship
- 4th World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Tom Dennis 25–12
Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion – Michael Staksrud (Norway)
Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Edgar Moon (Australia) defeats Harry Hopman (Australia) 6–3 6–1 6–3
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Sylvia Lance Harper (Australia) 10–8 2–6 7–5
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Wilmer Allison (USA) 6–3 9–7 6–4
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 6–2 6–2
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Bill Tilden (USA) 3–6 8–6 6–3 6–1
- French Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2 6–1
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – John Doeg (USA) defeats Frank Shields (USA) 10–8 1–6 6–4 16–14
- American Women's Singles Championship – Betty Nuthall Shoemaker (Great Britain) defeats Anna McCune Harper (USA) 6–1 6–4
Davis Cup
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Yacht racing
America's Cup
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Enterprise defeats British challenger Shamrock V, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club by 4 races to 0
References
- Cyber Boxing Zone
- Björn Persson. "Svenska handbollförbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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