1933 in sports
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Baseball
- New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1.
Cricket
Field Hockey
Establishments
- September 1 – Oranje Zwart, a Dutch field hockey club located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
Football (American)
- December 17 Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants in the first National Football League championship game 23-21 at Wrigley Field.
- The Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Pirates were founded.
Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 9.17 (71) d Richmond 4.5 (29))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)
Football (soccer)
England
- First Division - Arsenal win the 1932-33 title.
- FA Cup - Everton beat Manchester City 3-0.
Golf
Men's professional- June 8-10 - U.S. Open - Johnny Goodman
- July 6-8 - British Open - Denny Shute
- August 13 - PGA Championship - Gene Sarazen
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Horse Racing
- May 6 - Brokers Tip wins the Kentucky Derby
Radiosport
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25-18
Skiing
Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North American, is cut on Cannon Mountain.Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Helen Jacobs, Tennis
Births
- January 26 — Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
- February 6 — Ira Murchison, American athlete (d. 1994)
- February 8 — Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
- February 28 — Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
- April 4 — Brian Hewson, British track and field athlete
- April 11 — Salvatore Burruni, Italian boxer (d. 2004)
- May 23 — Sergio Gonella, Italian football (soccer) referee
- May 25 — Daan de Groot, Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d. 1982)
- June 17 — Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (d. 1970)
- June 19 — Janusz Sidło, Polish athlete (d. 1993)
- June 28 — George Stulac, Canadian basketball player and decathlete
- July 27 — Marlene Ahrens, Chilean athlete
- July 28 — Maurice Moucheraud, French road cyclist
- July 30 — Gerda Kraan, Dutch middle distance runner
- August 9 — Yoshinobu Oyakawa, American backstroke swimmer
- September 18 — Hiroshi Suzuki, Japanese swimmer
- October 3 — Abdon Pamich, Italian race walker
- October 6 — Marian Foik, Polish athlete (d. 2005)
- November 6 — Knut Johannesen, Norwegian speed skater
- November 19 — Nicolae Rainea, Romanian football (soccer) referee
- December 25 — Basil Heatley, British long-distance runner
Deaths
- January 9 — Daphne Akhurst (29), Australian tennis player (b. 1903)
- February 18 — James J. Corbett (66), American heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1866)
- September 10 — Baconin Borzacchini (34), Italian racing driver (b. 1898)
- September 10 — Giuseppe Campari (41), Italian racing driver (b. 1892)
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