1974 in sports

1974 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

Alpine skiing

  • Alpine Skiing World Cup
    • Men's overall season champion: Piero Gros, Italy
    • Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria

American football

Artistic gymnastics

Association football

Athletics

  • January – 1974 Commonwealth Games held at Christchurch, New Zealand
  • September – East German athlete Manfred Kuschmann wins the 1974 European Championships in Rome

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

  • NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship –
    • North Carolina State wins 76–64 over Marquette
      • In the semifinals of this tournament, North Carolina State defeated UCLA 80–77 in overtime, ending UCLA's record streak of seven national titles. The last previous tournament not won by the Bruins was the 1966 tournament.
  • NBA Finals
  • 1974 ABA Finals –
  • FIBA World Championship
    • USSR World Champion
  • 19 January – Notre Dame defeats UCLA 71–70, ending the Bruins' record 88-game winning streak.

Boxing

Canadian football

Cycling

Disc sports

Dog sledding

Field hockey

  • Men's European Nations Cup held in Madrid and won by Spain
  • Women's World Cup held in Mandelieu, France, and won by the Netherlands

Figure skating

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Motorsport

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

Tennis

Volleyball

  • 1974 FIVB Men's World Championship held in Mexico City and won by Poland

Yacht racing

General sporting events

Awards

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