1930 in sports
1930 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
- NFL championship – Green Bay Packers(10–3–1)
- College football national championship – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Association football
FIFA World Cup
- The final.
Brazil
- São Paulo FC was established on January 25.[citation needed]
England
- Blackburn Rovers45
- Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Germany
- National Championship – Hertha BSC 5–4 Holstein Kiel at Düsseldorf
Spain
- La Liga won by Athletic Bilbao
Italy
- Ambrosiana
Athletics
Czechoslovakia
- the third Women's World Games, Prague
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: 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)
Bandy
Sweden
- Championship final – SK Tirfing 1-0 Djurgårdens IF
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 over Rochester Centrals (4–1)
Events
- The Uruguaywins the tournament.
Europe
- Olimpia Milan, most successful professional basketball club in Italy, officially founded.[citation needed]
Bobsleigh
World Bobsleigh Championships
- Inaugural Caux-sur-Montreuxin Switzerland. It features a four-man bob event only, which is won by Italy.
Boxing
Events
- World Heavyweight Championshiptitle
Lineal world champions[2]
- World Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Max Schmeling
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Maxie Rosenbloom
- World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
- World Featherweight Championship – Bat Battalino
- World Bantamweight Championship – "Panama" Al Brown
- World Flyweight Championship– vacant
Canadian football
Grey Cup
Cricket
Events
- January — 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)
- 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
- Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus
New Zealand
South Africa
- Currie Cup– not contested
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
Cycling
Tour de France
- André Leducq (France) wins the 24th Tour de France[3]
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer (Austria)
- World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)
- Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet(France)
Golf
Events
- Bobby Jones becomes the first man to win the golfing Grand Slam[4]
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
Women's professional
Handball
25 November – The Swedish Handball Federation is established.[5]
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[6]
- The Oaks – Rose of England
- St. Leger Stakes – Singapore
Australia
Canada
- King'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
Motorsport
Multi-sport events
British Empire Games
- Inaugural British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games are held at Hamilton, Ontario[7]
Far Eastern Championship Games
- 9th Far Eastern Championship Games are held at Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Nordic skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 5th Holmenkollen ski jump, Norway
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 12 April — Cambridge wins the 82nd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
- The Australia national rugby league team completed on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.
England
- Championship – Huddersfield
- 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
- St George(grand final)
Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
- 43rd Five Nations Championship series is won by England
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Betty Nuthall Shoemaker (Great Britain) defeats Anna McCune Harper(USA) 6–1 6–4
Davis Cup
- 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –
France 4–1 
United States at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France
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
Notes
a Awarded retrospectively by the VFL in 1989.
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