Note — many sporting events did not take place because of World War II

1940 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

  • The 10th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are cancelled due to World War II

American football

NFL championship

College championship

Association football

Athletics

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

NBL Championship

Events

Boxing

Events

Lineal world champions[3]

Cricket

England

Australia

India

New Zealand

South Africa

  • The Currie Cup is not contested, but a total of nineteen first-class friendly matches are held. Inter-provincial cricket is abandoned after the 1939–40 season until the end of the war.
  • Most runs – Eric Rowan, 590 @ 147.50 (HS 306 not out)
  • Most wickets – Norman Gordon 28 @ 14.92 (BB 6–61)

West Indies

  • No first-class cricket is played in the 1939–40 season due to the outbreak of World War II, though in later years a few matches are arranged.

Cycling

Tour de France

Giro d'Italia

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Hurdle races

Flat races

Ice hockey

Motorsport

Olympic Games

1940 Winter Olympics

1940 Summer Olympics

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby league

Rugby union

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

  • 1940 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – not contested

Awards

References

  1. In a single game, from 1940 to 2013, in the regular season and playoffs, requiring Points For >= 60, sorted by ascending Date.
  2. "West Australian Football League: Highest Scores". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. Cyber Boxing Zone
  4. "Cycling-Tour de France list of winners". Eurosport UK. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (17 September 2010). World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-313-35653-7.
  6. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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