1961 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1962 ,
1963 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
- October: National League pennant playoff: After finishing tied for the league lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played-off for the title. The Giants won the series 2 games to 1, thereby winning the National League championship.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- wins 5-0 over Mexico in world tennis.
- January 18 — Laurie Gallen , New Zealand field hockey player
- February 2 — Andy Fordham , English darts player
- February 2 — Pedro Nolasco , Dominican boxer
- February 7 — Salvatore Antibo , Italian long distance runner
- February 10 — Bobby Czyz , Polish-American boxer
- February 14 — Philippe Sella , French rugby union player
- February 19 — Hana Mandlíková , Czech tennis player
- March 1 — Russell Coutts , New Zealand-born competitive sailor
- March 3 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee , US track and field athlete
- March 7 — Peter Manley , English darts player
- March 12 — Darryl Strawberry , baseball player
- March 13 — Liane Tooth , Australian field hockey forward
- March 14 — Tsvetanka Khristova , Bulgarian discus thrower
- March 22 — Juan Aguilera , Spanish tennis player
- March 23 — Steve Redgrave , British rower, five-time Olympic gold medalist
- March 26 — Paul Chamberlin , American tennis player
- March 26 — John Stockton , American basketball player, all-time NBA leader in assists and steals
- March 30 — Alette Pos , Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- April 15 — Nawal El Moutawakel , Moroccan hurdler
- April 24 — Stuart Pearce , English footballer and manager
- May 30 — Jan Gunnarsson , Swedish tennis player
- June 10 — Ralf Schumann , German pistol shooter
- June 19 — Jeremy Bates , British tennis player
- June 30 — Silke Renk , German javelin thrower
- July 12 — Jin-Sun Yoo , South Korean tennis player
- July 27 — Neil Brooks , Australian swimmer
- August 1 — Robert Clift , British field hockey player
- August 1 — Jacob "Baby Jakes" Matlala , South African boxer
- August 2 — Mercedes Coghen , Spanish field hockey player
- August 4 — Roger Clemens , baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
- August 5 — Patrick Ewing , American NBA player
- August 18 — Carina Benninga , Dutch field hockey international
- August 20 — Dong-Wook Song , South Korean tennis player
- September 1 — Ruud Gullit , Dutch football player and manager
- September 21 — Kelly Evernden , New Zealand tennis player
- September 30 — Frank Rijkaard , Dutch football (soccer) player and manager
- October 9 — Jorge Luis Burruchaga , Argentine football (soccer) player and coach
- October 13 — Jerry Rice , NFL player
- October 19 — Evander Holyfield , American heavyweight boxer
- October 30 — Courtney Walsh , cricketer
- October 31 — Hiroshi Yamamoto , Japanese archer
- November 1 — Sharron Davies , swimmer
- November 24 — Karen Marsden , Australian field hockey goalkeeper
- November 30 — Bong-Soo Kim , South Korean tennis player
- December 12 — Tracy Austin , American tennis player
- December 13 — Kendra Slawinski , English netballer
- December 24 — Juan Hernández , Cuban boxer
- December 27 — Mark Few , American college basketball coach
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