1933 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events calendar DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 11 January - 30 May Tennis / North American Tour International 1) Bill Tilden 2) Hans Nüsslein 21–30 January Tennis Australian Championships International Men's Singles: Jack Crawford Women's Singles: Joan Hartigan Bathurst Men's Doubles: Keith Gledhill / Ellsworth Vines Women's Doubles: Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott 23 January Tennis New Courts Club Championships International George Lyttleton Rogers 23 January Tennis German Covered Court Championships International Gottfried von Cramm 23 January Tennis New Zealand Championships International Women's Singles: Dulcie Nichols Women's Doubles: Mrs R. Adams / Mrs H. Dykes Mixed Doubles: Marjorie Macfarlane / Camille Malfroy 31 January - 5 February Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships International 1 February Bobsleigh FIBT World Championships International (Alexandru Papana / Dumitru Hubert) 2–5 February Multi-sport Maccabiah Winter Games International 3–6 February Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships International Women: Liselotte Landbeck 4–5 February Speed skating European Speed Skating Championships Continental Men: Ivar Ballangrud 6–10 February Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships International 8–12 February Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships International 11–12 February Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships International Ladies' singles: Sonja HeniePair skating: Emília Rotter / László Szollás 18–19 February Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships International Men's singles: Karl Schäfer 18–19 February Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships International Men's singles: Hans Engnestangen18-26 February Ice hockey World Ice Hockey Championships International Ice hockey Ice Hockey European Championships Continental 19 February Motor race II Pau Grand Prix International Marcel Lehoux 26 February Motor race III Sveriges Vinter Grand Prix International Per-Viktor Widengren 20 March Motor race VI Australian Grand Prix International Bill Thompson26 March Motor race V Grand Prix de Tunisie International Tazio Nuvolari Motor race GP automobile de Tunis International 23 April Motor race V Grand Prix de Monaco International Achille Varzi 30 April Motor race IX Circuito di Alessandria(Circuito Pietro Bordino) International Tazio Nuvolari 7 May Motor race VII Gran Premio di Tripoli(I Lotteria di Tripoli) International Achille Varzi 7 May Motor race II Eläintarhanajot(Djurgårdsloppet) International Karl Ebb 21 May Motor race III Internationales Avusrennen International Achille Varzi 21 May Motor race IX Grand Prix de Picardie International Philippe Étancelin 25 May - 5 June Tennis French Championships International Men's Singles: Jack Crawford Women's Singles: Margaret Scriven Men's Doubles: Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Women's Doubles: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan Mixed Doubles: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford 28 May Motor race VII Eifelrennen International Tazio Nuvolari 28 May Motor race XXIV Targa Florio International Marchese Antonio Brivio 30 May Motor race XXI International 500 Mile Sweepstakes International Louis Meyer 3 June - 9 September Rugby Australia rugby union tour of South Africa International 4 June Motor race II Trophée de Provence International Marcel Jacob 4 June Motor race II Grand Prix de Nîmes International Tazio Nuvolari 4 June Motor race VIII Grand Prix des Frontières International Willy Longueville 11 June Motor race XXVII Grand Prix de l’ACF International Giuseppe Campari 11 June Motor race III Grand Prix Lwowa(Großer Preis von Lemberg) International Eugen Bjørnstad 11 June Motor race Florence Circuit International Conde Carlo Felice Trossi 25 June Motor race IV Gran Premio de Penya Rhin (I Copa Barcelona) International Juan Zanelli 26 June - 8 July Tennis Wimbledon Championships International Men's Singles: Jack Crawford Women's Singles: Helen Moody Men's Doubles: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Women's Doubles: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan Mixed Doubles: Gottfried von Cramm / Hilde Krahwinkel 27 June - 23 July Cycling Tour de France International Georges Speicher 1 July Motor race II British Empire Trophy International Stanislas Czaykowski 2 July Motor race VIII Grand Prix de la Marne International Philippe Étancelin 9 July Motor race IV Grand Prix de Belgique International Tazio Nuvolari 12 July Motor race Mannin Beg International Freddie Dixon 12–13 July Chess V Chess Olympiad International Isaac Kashdan, Frank Marshall, Reuben Fine, Arthur Dake, Albert Simonson 12–23 July Chess IV Women's World Chess Championship International Vera Menchik 14 July Motor race Mannin Moar International Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon 16 July Motor race V Grand Prix de Dieppe International Marcel Lehoux 30 July Motor race VII Coppa Ciano International Tazio Nuvolari 31 July - 5 August Archery World Archery Championships International 6 August Motor race II Grand Prix de Nice International Tazio Nuvolari 6 August Motor race I Sveriges Sommer Grand Prix International Antonio Brivio 11–15 August Cycling UCI Track Cycling World Championships International 13 August Motor race IX Grand Prix de la Baule International William Grover-Williams 14–15 August Cycling UCI Road World Championships International / 15 August Motor race IX Coppa Acerbo International Luigi Fagioli 14–19 August Tennis U.S. National Championships International Women's Singles: Helen Jacobs Women's Doubles: Betty Nuthall / Freda James Mixed Doubles: Elizabeth Ryan / Ellsworth Vines 20 August Motor race IX Grand Prix du Comminges International Luigi Fagioli 27 August Motor race II Grand Prix de Marseille International Louis Chiron 27 August Motor race Grand Prix d’Albi International Louis Braillard 2 September Motor race XII RAC Tourist Trophy International Tazio Nuvolari 2–10 September Tennis U.S. National Championships International Men's Singles: Fred Perry Men's Doubles: George Lott / Lester Stoefen 10 September Motor race XI Gran Premio d’Italia International Luigi Fagioli 10 September Motor race VI Gran Premio di Monza International Marcel Lehoux 16–17 September Weightlifting European Weightlifting Championships International 17 September Motor race IV Masarykuv Okruh International Louis Chiron 17 September Motor race II Grand Prix de l'UMF International Raymond Sommer 24 September Motor race VI Gran Premio de España International Louis Chiron 1–8 October Athletics Balkan Games International 7 October Motor race Donington Park Trophy International Earl Howe 8 October Motor race Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro International Baron Manuel de Teffé
Unknown date
SportVenue/EventWinner/s Figure skating European Figure Skating Championships Men's singles: Karl SchäferLadies' singles: Sonja HeniePair skating: Idi Papez / Karl Zwack Golf IV Women's Western Open June Beebe Shooting / XXIX ISSF World Shooting Championships
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 3rd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Innsbruck, Austria. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: Men's Downhill – Walter Prager (Switzerland) Men's Slalom – Anton Seelos (Austria) Men's Combined – Anton Seelos (Austria) Women's Downhill – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria) Women's Slalom – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria) Women's Combined – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria)
Events Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North America, is cut on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire
American football NFL Championship: the Chicago Bears won 23–21 over the New York Giants at Wrigley Field Rose Bowl (1932 season): The USC Trojans won 35–0 over the Pittsburgh Panthers to share the college football national championship College football national championship – Michigan Wolverines Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers all founded
Association football Chile Chilean Primera Division, officially founded on May 31, and a first officially game held on July 22. England The Football League – Arsenal 58 points, Aston Villa 54, Sheffield Wednesday 51, West Bromwich Albion 49, Newcastle United 49, Huddersfield Town 47 FA Cup final – Everton 3–0 Manchester City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Germany National Championship – Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–0 F.C. Schalke 04 at Köln Italy Serie A won by Juventus France The inaugural season of French professional football is won by Olympique Lillois.
Australian rules football VFL Premiership 30 September – South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership defeating Richmond 9.17 (71) to 4.5 (29) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1933 VFL Grand Final Brownlow Medal The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to “Chicken” Smallhorn (Fitzroy) South Australian National Football League 14 October – West Torrens win their second SANFL premiership, defeating Norwood 13.10 (88) to 9.11 (65) Magarey Medal awarded to Keith Dunn (Sturt) Western Australian National Football League 16 September – George Doig becomes the first player to score 100 goals in a WA(N)FL season, doing this in the season of his league debut. Doig would score 100 goals every season until 1941, after which World War II ended open-age football until 1945. 14 October – East Fremantle wins its seventeenth WANFL premiership, defeating Subiaco 10.13 (73) to 7.7 (49) Sandover Medal awarded to Sammy Clarke (Claremont-Cottesloe)
Bandy Sweden Championship final – IFK Uppsala beats IF Göta 11-1
Baseball World Series 3–7 October - New York Giants (NL) defeats Washington Senators (AL) to win the 1933 World Series by 4 games to 1
Basketball Northwestern University wins the Big Ten Conference Championship in men's College Basketball. A first year of professional basketball game in Spain, Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was held on October 15. (as predecessor of Liga ACB)
Boxing Events 29 June – Primo Carnera defeats Jack Sharkey by a sixth-round knockout at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight Championship Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Sharkey → Primo Carnera World Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie Rosenbloom World Middleweight Championship – vacant World Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → Young Corbett III → Jimmy McLarnin World Lightweight Championship – Tony Canzoneri → Barney Ross World Featherweight Championship – vacant World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Cricket Events England, employing bodyline tactics, beat Australia 4–1 to regain The Ashes. England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – undecided Most runs – Wally Hammond 3323 @ 67.81 (HS 264) Most wickets – Tich Freeman 298 @ 15.26 (BB 8–22) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Fred Bakewell, George Headley, Stan Nichols, Leslie Townsend, Cyril Walters The West Indies make a second tour of England, and lose the three Test series two games to nil Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 1,318 @ 73.22 (HS 194) Most wickets – Bill O‘Reilly 62 @ 19.95 (BB 6–36) India Bombay Quadrangular – not contested New Zealand Plunket Shield – Otago South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
Cycling Georges Speicher won the 1933 Tour de France Alfredo Binda won the 1933 Giro d'Italia (5th win) Georges Speicher won the men's road race at the 1933 UCI Road World Championships
Field hockey September 1 – foundation of Oranje Zwart, a Dutch club located in Eindhoven
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Men's singles – Karl Schäfer Ladies’ singles – Sonja Henie Pairs – Emília Rotter and László Szollás
Golf Major tournaments British Open – Denny Shute U.S. Open – Johnny Goodman PGA Championship – Gene Sarazen Other tournaments British Amateur – Michael Scott