1964 in South African sport

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This article is an incomplete list of sporting events relevant to South Africa in 1964.

Rugby union

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Golf

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Athletics

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  • March-Peter Snell (New Zealand) becomes the first athlete to run a 4 minute mile in Africa, with a time of 4min.39.6sec. This is on Kings Park cinder track, Durban, Natal. Peter Snell also wins both the 880 yards (1.50.4 sec) & one mile (4.06.2sec) at the South African Athletic championships.

See also

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Timeline of South African sport

References

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  1. ^ "Springboks slam Wales 24 pts.-3". Derby Evening Telegraph. 23 May 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.



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