1972 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1973 ,
1974 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
- March 10 - In an international women's hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England are beaten by Ireland 2-1.
- O. J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- wins 5-0 over the United States in world tennis.
- Men and women players receive equal prize money at the US Open.
- January 2 — Roman Karmazin , Russian boxer
- January 3 — Chris Woodruff , American tennis player
- January 11 — Sarah Forbes , Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
- January 11 — Rahul Dravid , Indian cricketer
- January 13 — Dana Anderson , Canadian field hockey player
- January 14 — Giancarlo Fisichella , Italian Formula 1-driver
- January 14 — Clarinda Sinnige , Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- January 15 — Tomás Galásek , Czech football (soccer) player
- January 16 — Somluck Kamsing , Thai boxer
- January 17 — Cuauhtémoc Blanco , Mexican football (soccer) player
- January 18 — Regilio Vrede , Dutch football (soccer) player
- January 19 — Yevgeny Sadovyi , Russian swimmer
- January 22 — Mukhran Vakhtangadze , Georgian wrestler
- January 25 — Nagore Gabellanes , Spanish field hockey player
- January 25 — Elsbeth Vink , Dutch cyclist
- February 1 — Michael Joyce , American tennis player
- February 4 — Oscar De La Hoya , American boxer
- February 5 — Deng Yaping , Chinese table tennis player
- February 12 — Laurens Looije , Dutch athlete
- February 12 — Gianni Romme , Dutch speed skater
- February 13 — Bas Roorda , Dutch football goalkeeper
- February 15 — Amy Van Dyken , American swimmer
- February 16 — Cathy Freeman , Australian athlete
- February 18 — Mirjam Overdam , Dutch waterpolo player
- February 22 — Shota Arveladze , Georgian football player
- February 22 — Philippe Gaumont , French professional road cyclist
- February 24 — Alexei Kovalev , Russian ice hockey rightwinger
- February 25 — Gerard Wiekens , Dutch football player
- February 26 — Jenny Thompson , American swimmer
- February 26 — Marshall Faulk , American football player
- February 28 — Eric Lindros , Canadian ice hockey player
- February 28 — Natalya Safronnikova , Belarusian athlete
- March 1 — Herbert Dercksen , Dutch sailor
- March 2 — Max Van Heeswijk , Dutch cyclist
- March 2 — Romans Vainsteins , Latvian cyclist
- March 3 — Sean Campbell , Canadian field hockey player
- March 6 — Silvia Manrique , Spanish field hockey player
- March 8 — Jeroen Delmee , Dutch field hockey player
- March 9 — Maximiliano Caldas , Argentine field hockey defender
- March 9 — Jakob Piil , Danish cyclist
- March 13 — Edgar Davids , Dutch football player
- March 13 — Allison Higson , Canadian breaststroke and freestyle swimmer
- March 20 — Javier Arnau , Spanish field hockey player
- March 27 — Rui Jorge , Portuguese football player
- March 28 — Luis Adrian Morejon , Ecuadorian tennis player
- March 29 — Marc Overmars , Dutch football player
- March 30 — Simon Mason , English field hockey goalkeeper
- April 3 — Christopher Reitz , German field hockey goalkeeper
- April 5 — Kristin Topham , Canadian freestyle and butterfly swimmer
- April 6 — Edith Van Dijk , Dutch long distance swimmer
- April 9 — Bart Goor , Belgian football player
- April 10 — Roberto Carlos , Brazilian football player
- April 11 — Jerine Fleurke , Dutch volleybal player
- April 11 — Olivier Magne , French rugby union player
- April 12 — Roberto Ayala , Argentine football player
- April 12 — Lionel Roux , French tennis player
- April 13 — Nicolas Jalabert , French cyclist
- April 14 — Tammy Cole , Australian field hockey player
- April 15 — Jeroen Dubbeldam , Dutch horse rider
- April 17 — Kenneth Carlsen , Danish tennis player
- April 18 — Haile Gebreselassie , Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete
- April 19 — George Gregan , Zambia-born Australian rugby union scrum half
- April 19 — Tzipora Obziler , Israeli tennis player
- April 24 — Sachin Tendulkar , Indian cricketer
- April 26 — Stephanie Graf , Austrian middle distance athlete
- April 26 — Lee Woon-Jae , South Korean football (soccer) player
- April 29 — Tessa Appeldoorn , Dutch rower
- April 30 — Michael Blaudzun , Danish cyclist
- May 1 — Oliver Neuville , German football player
- May 2 — Richard Schuil , Dutch volleybal player
- May 3 — Michael Reiziger , Dutch football player
- May 7 — Paolo Savoldelli , Italian cyclist
- May 9 — Tegla Loroupe , Kenyan long-distance track and road runner
- May 9 — Oscar Ortiz , Mexican tennis player
- May 10 — Wayne Mardle , English darts player
- May 10 — Rüstu Reçber , Turkish football player
- May 11 — Britta Becker , German field hockey player
- May 12 — Kira Bulten , Dutch swimmer
- May 13 — Mike Beres , Canadian badminton player
- May 14 — Mike Van De Goor , Dutch volleybal player
- May 19 — Dario Franchitti , automobile racer
- May 22 — Tatiana Petrova , Russian water polo player
- May 24 — Karim Alami , Moroccan tennis player
- May 28 — Alberto Berasategui , Spanish tennis player
- May 31 — Dominique Van Roost , Belgian tennis player
- June 1 — Fred Deburghgraeve , Belgian swimmer
- June 2 — Marko Kristal , Estonian football midfielder
- June 2 — Anja Smolders , Belgian athlete
- June 4 — Greg Van Hest , Dutch athlete
- June 4 — Alexandra Verbeek , Dutch sailor
- June 5 — Gella Vandecaveye , Belgian judoka
- June 11 — Nicole Van Hooren , Dutch badminton player
- June 12 — Daron Rahlves , American alpine skier
- June 14 — Alex Calatrava , German-born tennis player from Spain
- June 15 — Vanina Oñeto , Argentine field hockey player
- June 16 — Jan Maarten Heideman , Dutch marathon skater
- June 16 — Nikos Machlas , Greek football player
- June 17 — Leander Paes , Indian tennis player
- June 21 — Alyson Annan , Australian field hockey player
- June 27 — Simon Archer , British badminton player
- June 29 — George Hincapie , American cyclist
- July 5 — Marcus Allbäck , Swedish football player
- July 11 — Konstantinos Kenteris , Greek athlete
- July 11 — Joeri Stoffels , Dutch waterpolo player
- July 12 — Christian Vieri , Italian football player
- July 13 — Craig Parnham , English field hockey defender
- July 14 — Maider Tellería , Spanish field hockey player
- July 16 — Stefano Garzelli , Italian cyclist
- July 20 — Peter Forsberg , Swedish ice hockey player
- July 25 — Carolijn Brouwer , Dutch sailor
- July 30 — Andrea Gaudenzi , Italian tennis player
- August 1 — Veerle Dejaeghere , Belgian athlete
- August 2 — Daniele Nardello , Italian cyclist
- August 2 — Karina Habšudová , Slovak tennis player
- August 2 — Susie O'Neill , Australian swimmer
- August 7 — Larissa Loukianenko , Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
- August 12 — Joseba Beloki , Spanish cyclist
- August 14 — Kieren Perkins , Australian swimmer
- August 14 — Jared Borgetti , Mexican football (soccer) player
- August 14 — Jay-Jay Okocha , Nigerian football (soccer) player
- August 16 — Tracy Looze , Australian-born triathlete
- August 20 — Scott Goodman , Australian butterfly swimmer
- August 21 — Nikolay Valuev , Russian heavyweight boxer
- August 22 — Mark Hickman , Australian field hockey goalkeeper
- August 24 — Inge De Bruijn , Dutch swimmer
- August 25 — Bas Van Dooren , Dutch mountainbiker
- August 27 — Karim Tulaganov , Uzbek boxer
- August 29 — Olivier Jacqué , French motorcyclist
- September 2 — Matthew Dunn , Australian swimmer
- September 6 — Nikola Grbic , Serbian volleyball player
- September 6 — Greg Rusedski , Canadian-born tennis player
- September 10 — Mark Huizinga , Dutch judoka
- September 11 — Bas De Jong , Dutch waterpolo player
- September 12 — Jack Rosendaal , Dutch athlete
- September 13 — Fabio Cannavaro , Italian football player
- September 16 — Alexandr Vinokoerov , Kazach cyclist
- September 18 — Dario Frigo , Italian cyclist
- September 19 — José Azevedo , Portuguese cyclist
- September 21 — Virginia Ruano-Pascual , Spanish tennis player
- September 21 — Andrei Kivilev , Kazach cyclist (d. 2003 )
- September 28 — Kathryn Leng , English cricketer
- September 28 — Diederik Van Weel , Dutch field hockey player
- October 5 — Jacqueline Poelman , Dutch athlete
- October 8 — Toby Haenen , Australian backstroke swimmer
- October 19 — Hicham Arazi , Moroccan tennis player
- October 19 — Marc Lotz , Dutch cyclist
- October 19 — Hanneke Smabers , Dutch field hockey player
- October 22 — Marten Eikelboom , Dutch field hockey player
- October 22 — Fleur Van De Kieft , Dutch field hockey player
- October 22 — Ichiro Suzuki , Japanese baseball player, American League MVP and Rookie Of The Year in 2001
- October 22 — Mark Van Der Zijden , Dutch swimmer
- October 23 — Semmy Schilt , Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- October 23 — Conrad Stoltz , South African athlete
- October 28 — Brent Cooper , American boxer
- October 28 — Bing Chao Lin , Taiwanese tennis player
- October 30 — Harry Van Der Meer , Dutch waterpolo player
- November 5 — Koos Moerenhout , Dutch cyclist
- November 7 — Monique Van Der Lee , Dutch judoka
- November 14 — Darren Smith , New Zealand field hockey player
- November 15 — Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev , Uzbek boxer
- November 15 — Albert Portas , Spanish tennis player
- November 15 — Robert Sycz , Polish rower
- November 16 — Joe Hudepohl , American swimmer
- November 17 — Alexei Urmanov , Russian figure skater
- November 23 — Claudia Zwiers , Dutch judoka
- November 25 — Steven De Jongh , Dutch cyclist
- November 27 — Mike Oliver , Canadian field hockey player
- November 29 — Ryan Giggs , Welsh football player
- November 30 — Carla Somerville , Canadian field hockey player
- December 2 — Monica Seles , Yugoslavia-born American tennis champion
- December 2 — Jan Ullrich , German cyclist
- December 5 — Eelco Uri , Dutch waterpolo player
- December 9 — Vénuste Niyongabo , Burundian middle distance runner
- December 14 — Sue Armstrong , Canadian field hockey player
- December 16 — Kristie Boogert , Dutch tennis player
- December 16 — Tomasz Czubak , Polish athlete
- December 17 — Paula Radcliffe , English athlete
- December 18 — Heike Laetzsch , German field hockey player
- December 19 — Marc Herremans , Belgian triathlete
- December 20 — Antti Kasvio , Finnish swimmer
- December 28 — Ids Postma , Dutch speed skater
- December 28 — Garth Da Silva , New Zealand boxer
- February 8 — Herbie Taylor , South African cricketer
- March 12 — Frankie Frisch , Major League Baseball player (1919-1937)
- March 26 — George Sisler , Major League Baseball hall of famer (1915-1930)
- July 2 — Swede Savage 26, USAC race car driver
- July 8 — Wilfred Rhodes , English cricketer
- July 29 — Roger Williamson , Formula One driver, burns to death at the Dutch Grand Prix
- July 29 — Cecil Griffiths , British athlete (b. 1901 )
- August 7 — Wilbur Cooper , Major League Baseball pitcher (1912-1926)
- August 9 — Charlie Daniels , US Olympic Gold medal swimmer
- October 2 — Paavo Nurmi , Finnish runner
- December 3 — Count Fleet , thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion
- December 16 — Syd Barnes , Australian cricketer
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