1964 in South African sport

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Years in South African sport

* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967

Centuries

* 19th century
* 20th century
* 21st century

Decades

* 1930s
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s

Years

* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967

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

## Rugby union

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* 23 May – South Africa national rugby union team beat the touring Welsh side 24 to 3[1]
* 25 July - South Africa national rugby union team beat the touring France team 8 to 3

## Golf

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* Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, wins the Dutch Open for the third time
* Cobie Legrange, wins the Dunlop Masters

## 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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