1957 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1958 ,
1959 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
- Catcher Roy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on Long Island . His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed.
- announces that players and coaches, rather than the fans, will vote for the All-Star teams.
- December 10 - Light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore is knocked down three times in the first round and once more in the fifth round by Yvon Durelle but Moore held on to come back to knock out Durelle in the 11th round.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- January 5 — Ursula Thielemann , German field hockey goalkeeper
- January 7 — Massimo Biason , Italian rally driver
- January 10 — Gary Cook , UK athlete
- January 13 — Ricardo Acuña , Chilean tennis player
- January 18 — Brenda Phillips , Zimbabwean field hockey player
- January 22 — Jorge Ruiz , Argentine field hockey player and coach
- January 24 — Frank Ullrich , German biathlete
- February 2 — Sandy Lyle , Scottish golf player
- February 11 — Regina Maršíková , Czechoslovakian tennis player.
- February 12 — George Carnoutsos , New Zealand field hockey player
- February 16 — Oscar Schmidt , Brazilian basketball player
- February 20 — Det De Beus , Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- March 2 — Kevin Curren , South African tennis player
- March 2 — Ian Woosnam , Welsh golf player
- March 4 — Wouly De Bie , Dutch water polo player
- March 8 — Andreas Maurer , German tennis player
- March 21 — Marlies Göhr , German athlete
- March 24 — Fernando Luna , Spanish tennis player
- March 25 — Harriet Metcalf , American rower
- March 26 — Elio De Angelis , Italian racecar driver
- April 1 — Tom Van 't Hek , Dutch field hockey player and coach
- April 4 — Greg Foster , US athlete
- April 5 — Johan Kriek , South Africa-born tennis player from the United States
- April 11 — Lyudmila Kondratyeva , Russian athlete
- April 28 — Husmukh Bhikha , New Zealand field hockey player
- April 29 — Carlos Roca , Spanish field hockey player
- May 6 — Johan Aantjes , Dutch water polo player and coach
- June 6 — Rudi Fink , East German boxer
- June 12 — Jillian Smith , New Zealand field hockey player
- June 14 — Eric Heiden , US speed skater
- June 14 — Tony Mmoh , Nigerian tennis player
- June 15 — Wade Boggs , American baseball player
- June 16 — Pierre Berbizier , French rugby union player
- June 27 — Eric Fromm , American tennis player
- June 29 — Rosa Mota , Portuguese marathon runner
- July 6 — Mark Benson , cricket umpire
- July 25 — Karl-Heinz Forster , German football player
- July 28 — Terry Fox , Canadian athlete
- July 29 — Diane Moyer , US field hockey player
- July 30 — Daley Thompson , British decathlete
- August 1 — Vickey Dixon , British field hockey international
- August 4 — Mary Decker , US athlete
- August 9 — Nduka Odizor , Nigerian tennis player
- August 16 — José Luis Clerc , Argentine tennis player
- August 18 — Didier Auriol , French rally driver
- August 25 — Pierre Délèze , Swiss middle distance runner
- August 28 — Scott Hamilton , American ice skater
- August 31 — Serge Blanco , French rugby union player
- September 14 — Alain Fabiani , French volleyball player
- September 16 — Orel Hershiser , US baseball player
- September 19 — Azumah Nelson , Ghanaian boxer
- September 21 — Jay Triano , Canadian basketball player and coach
- September 27 — Neil Adams , British judoka
- October 4 — Francesco Damiani , Italian boxer
- October 9 — Mike Singletary , US American football player
- October 10 — Pietro Generali , Italian basketball player
- October 18 — Thomas Hearns , American boxer
- October 24 — Chip Hooper , American tennis player
- October 25 — Kornelia Ender , German swimmer
- October 30 — Paulino Monsalve , Spanish field hockey player
- October 31 — Jeannie Longo , French cyclist
- November 20 — Peter Miskimmin , New Zealand field hockey player
- November 24 — Rick Davis , American soccer midfielder
- November 28 — Kriss Akabusi , British athlete
- December 15 — Rabah Madjer , Algerian football player
- December 25 — Rickey Henderson , US baseball player
- December 27 — Morten Stig Christensen , Danish handball player
|
