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==[[AthleticsAmerican football]]==

* [[1947 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]]: the [[History of the Chicago Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] won 28–21 over the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] at [[Comiskey Park]]

===[[Marathon (sports)|Marathon]]===

* [[Cleveland Browns]] beat the [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] to win the [[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]] championship.

* [[August 20]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Enschede Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]

* [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] – [[college football]] [[1947 college football season|national championship]]

**Men's Winner: [[Eero Riikonen]] (FIN) 2:44:13

==[[Association football]]==

* [[December 7]] — {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fukuoka Marathon]], [[Japan]]

'''Colombia'''

**Men's Winner: [[Toshikazu Wada]] (JPN) 2:45:45

* [[Atletico Nacional]], officially founded in [[Medellín]] on March 7.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

'''England'''

* [[1946–47 Football League|First Division]] – [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] win the [[1946-47 Football League|1946-47]] title.

* [[1946–47 FA Cup|FA Cup]] – [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] beat [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] 1-0 after extra time

'''Spain'''

* [[1946–47 La Liga|La Liga]] won by [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]

'''Italy'''

* [[1946–47 Serie A|Serie A]] won by [[Torino F.C.|Torino]]

'''Germany'''

* No major football is held due to [[Allied-occupied Germany|the Allied occupation of Germany]].

'''France'''

* [[1946–47 French Division 1|French Division 1]] won by [[CO Roubaix-Tourcoing]]

'''Portugal'''

* [[1946–47 Primeira Divisão|Primeira Liga]] won by [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting C.P.]]

'''Romania'''

* Asociatia Sportiva an Armatei Bucuresti (Bucharest Army Sports Association FC), a predecessor for [[CSA Steaua București|Steaua Bucharest FC]], officially founded on June 7.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

==[[AutoAustralian racingrules football]]==

'''[[1947 VFL season|Victorian Football League]]'''

* [[Wally Parks]] founds the [[Southern California Timing Association]], to better organize [[drag racing]].

* [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] wins the 51st [[1947 VFL season|VFL Premiership]], defeating [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] 13.8 (86) to 11.19 (85) in the [[1947 VFL Grand Final]].

* [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Bert Deacon]] (Carlton)

'''[[South Australian National Football League]]'''

* 4 October – [[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]] win their sixth [[1947 SANFL season|SANFL premiership]], defeating [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]] 10.15 (75) to 5.15 (45)

* [[Magarey Medal]] awarded to [[Bob Hank]] ([[West Torrens Football Club|West Torrens]])

'''[[Western Australian National Football League]]'''

* 11 October – [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] with their third [[1947 WANFL season|WA(N)FL premiership]] but first since 1917, defeating [[West Perth Football Club|West Perth]] 13.8 (86) to 9.17 (71)

* [[Sandover Medal]] awarded to [[Clive Lewington]] (South Fremantle)

==[[Baseball]]==

{{main|1947 in baseball}}

* January 20 – death of [[Josh Gibson]] (35), famed [[Negro leagues]] slugger

* [[Jackie Robinson]] becomes the first African-American baseball player in [[Major League Baseball]].

* April 27 – [[Babe Ruth]] Day was celebrated all across the Major Leagues, with Babe himself appearing at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]. Although stricken with throat cancer, Ruth said to the audience: "The only real game I think in the world is baseball."

* [[1947 World Series|World Series]] – [[1947 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] beat [[1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] 4 games to 3.

* June 27–28 – In the [[1947 College World Series|inaugural]] [[College World Series]], [[California Golden Bears|California]] defeats [[Yale University|Yale]] 2 games to 0 in the best-of-three series. The Yale team featured future [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George H. W. Bush|George Bush]].

* [[1947 Negro World Series|Negro World Series]] – [[New York Cubans]] defeat the [[Cleveland Buckeyes]], 4 games to 1.

==[[Basketball]]==

'''BAA (NBA)'''

* [[Wataru Misaka]] of the [[1947–48 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] became the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball, just months after [[Jackie Robinson]] had broken the color barrier in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref>

'''[[1947_BAA_Finals|BAA (NBA) Finals]]'''

*[[1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia Warriors]] over [[1946–47 Chicago Stags season|Chicago Stags]] (4–1)

'''NBL Championship'''

*[[Chicago American Gears]] over [[Rochester Royals]] (3–1)

==[[Boxing]]==

* [[Rocky Graziano]] defeats [[Tony Zale]] to win boxing’sboxing's world middleweight championship.

*[[ December 5]] -– [[Joe Louis]] defeats [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] to retain his heavyweight championship

==[[Canadian football]]==

* [[35th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] – [[1947 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]] defeat [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] 10–9

==[[Cricket]]==

'''Events'''

* [[Denis Compton]] and [[Bill Edrich]] both beat [[Tom Hayward]]’s [[1906 English cricket season|1906]] record of 3,518 runs in a first-class season.

* [[England cricket team|England]] tour Australia for the first Ashes series since [[1938 English cricket season|1938]], losing three Tests to nil

* [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] tour England for the first time since 1935, losing three Tests to nil

'''[[1947 English cricket season|England]]'''

* [[1947 County Championship|County Championship]] – [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]

* [[Minor Counties Championship]] – [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey Second Eleven]]

* Most runs – [[Denis Compton]] 3,816 @ 90.85 (HS 246)

* Most wickets – [[Tom Goddard]] 238 @ 17.38 (BB 9–41)

* [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] – [[Alan Melville]], [[Norman Yardley]], [[Martin Donnelly (cricketer)|Martin Donnelly]], [[Dudley Nourse]], [[Jack Robertson (English cricketer)|Jack Robertson]]

'''Australia'''

* [[1946-47 Sheffield Shield season|Sheffield Shield]] – [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]

* Most runs – Denis Compton 1,432 @ 65.09 (HS 163)<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/AUS/1946-47_f_Batting_by_Runs.html First Class Batting and Fielding in Australia 1946–47 (ordered by runs)]</ref>

* Most wickets – [[Doug Wright (cricketer)|Doug Wright]] 51 @ 33.31 (BB 7–105)<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/AUS/1946-47_f_Bowling_by_Wickets.html First-Class Bowling in Australia 1946–47 (ordered by wickets)]</ref>

'''India'''

* [[1946-47 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy]] – 7–11 March: [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] defeated [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] by an innings and 409 runs

'''New Zealand'''

* [[Plunket Shield]] – [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]]

'''South Africa'''

* [[1947 Currie Cup|Currie Cup]] – [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province]]

==[[Figure skating]]==

* [[1947 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Championship]]

** Men's champion: [[Hans Gerschwiler]], [[Switzerland]]

** Ladies' champion: [[Barbara Ann Scott]], [[Canada]]

** Pair skating champions: [[Micheline Lannoy]] & [[Pierre Baugniet]], [[Belgium]]

==[[Golf]]==

==[[Football]] ([[Australian rules football|Australian]])==

'''Men's professional'''

* [[Victorian Football League]]

* [[1947 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]] – [[Jimmy Demaret]]

** [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] wins the 51st VFL Premiership (Carlton 13.8 (86) d [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] 11.17 (83))

* [[1947 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] – [[Lew Worsham]]

** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Bert Deacon]] (Carlton)

* [[1947 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] – [[Jim Ferrier]]

* [[1947 Open Championship|British Open]] – [[Fred Daly (golfer)|Fred Daly]]

'''Men's amateur'''

* [[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] – [[Willie Turnesa]]

* [[U.S. Amateur]] – [[Skee Riegel]]

'''Women's professional'''

* [[1947 Women's Western Open|Women's Western Open]] – [[Louise Suggs]]

* [[1947 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] – [[Betty Jameson]]

* [[1947 Titleholders Championship|Titleholders Championship]] – [[Babe Zaharias]]

==[[FootballHorse (soccer)racing]]==

'''Steeplechases'''

===England===

* [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] – [[Fortina]]

* [[Football League First Division|First Division]] - [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] win the [[1946-47 in English football|1946-47]] title.

* [[1947 Grand National|Grand National]] – [[Caughoo]]

*[[FA Cup]] - [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] beat [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] 1-0 after extra time

'''Hurdle races'''

* [[Champion Hurdle]] – [[National Spirit (horse)|National Spirit]]

'''Flat races'''

* September 1, 1947: [[Calumet Farm]] of [[Lexington, Kentucky]] became the first stable in Thoroughbred racing history to surpass $1 million in annual earnings when [[Armed]] won the [[Washington Park Handicap]].

* Australia – [[1947 Melbourne Cup|Melbourne Cup]] won by [[Hiraji (horse)|Hiraji]]<ref>[http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1941-to-1950-melbourne-cup/ Melbourne Cup: Past Winners 1941 to 1950]</ref>

* Canada – [[King's Plate]] won by [[Moldy (horse)|Moldy]]

* France – [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] won by [[Le Paillon]]

* Ireland – [[Irish Derby Stakes]] won by [[Sayajirao]]

* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown Races]]:

*# [[2,000 Guineas Stakes]] – [[Tudor Minstrel]]

*# [[Epsom Derby|The Derby]] – [[Pearl Diver]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Epsom Derby {{!}} History, Winners, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=3 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

*# [[St. Leger Stakes]] – [[Sayajirao]]

* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown Races]]:

*# [[1947 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]] – [[Jet Pilot (horse)|Jet Pilot]]

*# [[1947 Preakness Stakes|Preakness Stakes]] – [[Faultless]]. This race is remembered for radio [[race caller]] [[Clem McCarthy]] declaring Jet Pilot the winner when in reality it was Faultless.

*# [[Belmont Stakes]] – [[Phalanx (horse)|Phalanx]]

==[[Ice hockey]]==

* [[1946–47 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto Maple Leafs]] defeat [[1946–47 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal Canadiens]] 4 games to 2 to win [[1947 Stanley Cup Finals|the Stanley Cup]]. [[Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)|Ted "Teeder" Kennedy]] scores the match-winning goal late in game six to win the Maple Leafs their first of three straight Cups, the first time any NHL team has accomplished that feat.

==[[Motorsport]]==

{{main|1947 in motorsport|List of 1947 motorsport champions}}

==[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]==

'''The Boat Race'''

* 29 March — [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] wins the 93rd [[The Boat Race 1947|Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race]]

==[[Rugby league]]==

*[[1946–47 European Rugby League Championship]]/[[1947–48 European Rugby League Championship]]

*[[1947 New Zealand rugby league season]]

*[[1947 NSWRFL season]]

*[[1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League season]]/[[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season]]

==[[Rugby union]]==

'''Five Nations Championship'''

* 53rd [[1947 Five Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]] series is shared by [[England national rugby union team|England]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]

==[[Snooker]]==

* [[1947 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship]]: – [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]] beats [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]] 82-6382–63.

==[[Speed skating]]==

'''Speed Skating World Championships'''

* [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men|Men's All-round Champion]] – [[Lassi Parkkinen]] (Finland)

* [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women|Women's All-round Champion]] – [[Verné Lesche]] (Finland)

==Births[[Tennis]]==

'''Australia'''

* [[January 20]] &mdash; [[Cyrille Guimard]], French racing cyclist

* [[1947 Australian Championships – Men's singles|Australian Men's Singles Championship]] – [[Dinny Pails]] (Australia) defeats [[John Bromwich]] (Australia) 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6

* [[January 31]] &mdash; [[Nolan Ryan]], Baseball Hall of Famer

* [[1947 Australian Championships – Women's singles|Australian Women's Singles Championship]] – [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] (Australia) defeats [[Nell Hall Hopman]] (Australia) 6–3, 6–2

* [[February 1]] &mdash; [[Gaston Rahier]], Belgian motocross racer (d. [[2005]])

'''England'''

* [[February 5]] &mdash; [[Darrell Waltrip]], American automobile racer and broadcaster

* [[1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship]] – [[Jack Kramer]] (USA) defeats [[Tom Brown (tennis)|Tom Brown]] (USA) 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

* [[February 28]] &mdash; [[Włodzimierz Lubański]], Polish football (soccer) striker

* [[1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship]] – [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] (USA) defeats [[Doris Hart]] (USA) 6–2, 6–4

* [[March 3]] &mdash; [[Ian O'Brien]], Australian breaststroke swimmer

'''France'''

* [[March 7]] &mdash; [[Walter Röhrl]], German car racer

* [[1947 French Championships – Men's singles|French Men's Singles Championship]] – [[József Asbóth]] (Hungary) defeats [[Eric Sturgess]] (South Africa) 8–6, 7–5, 6–4

* [[March 10]] &mdash; [[Zachary Zorn]], American swimmer

* [[1947 French Championships – Women's singles|French Women's Singles Championship]] – [[Patricia Canning Todd]] (USA) defeats [[Doris Hart]] (USA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

* [[April 5]] &mdash; [[Đurđica Bjedov]], Yugoslav breaststroke swimmer

'''USA'''

* [[April 15]] &mdash; [[Onny Parun]], New Zealand tennis player

* [[1947 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|American Men's Singles Championship]] – [[Jack Kramer]] (USA) defeats [[Frank Parker (tennis)|Frank Parker]] (USA) 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3

* [[May 21]] &mdash; [[Hans Hoogveld]], Dutch water polo player

* [[1947 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|American Women's Singles Championship]] – [[Louise Brough Clapp]] (USA) defeated [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] (USA) 8–6, 4–6, 6–1

* [[May 27]] &mdash; [[Branko Oblak]], Slovenian football (soccer) player and coach

'''Davis Cup'''

* [[May 29]] &mdash; [[Peter Lown]], UK-born Canadian field hockey player

* [[1947 Davis Cup]] – {{davis|USA|1912}} 4–1 {{davis|AUS}} at [[West Side Tennis Club]] (grass) [[New York City]], [[United States]]

* [[June 2]] &mdash; [[Giorgio Cagnotto]], Italian diver

* June 2 &mdash; [[Sonia Robertson]] and [[Sandra Chick]], Zimbabwean field hockey players and twin sisters

* [[June 6]] &mdash; [[Marion Coakes]], English equestrian show jumper

* [[June 19]] &mdash; [[James Mason (field hockey)|James Mason]], Australian field hockey player

* [[July 24]] &mdash; [[Jacques Fouroux]], French rugby union player (d. [[2005]])

* [[August 26]] &mdash; [[Jan Krekels]], Dutch cyclist

* [[September 7]] &mdash; [[Wim Hermsen]], Dutch water polo player

* [[September 8]] &mdash; [[Amos Biwott]], Kenyan athlete

* [[September 20]] &mdash; [[Victor Zilberman]], Romanian boxer

* [[September 25]] &mdash; [[Ali Parvin]], Iranian football (soccer) player

* [[September 27]] &mdash; [[Jan Borren]], Dutch-born New Zealand field hockey player and coach

* [[October 3]] &mdash; [[Carroll Morgan]], Canadian heavyweight boxer

* [[October 6]] &mdash; [[Klaus Dibiasi]], Italian diver

* [[October 8]] &mdash; [[Emiel Puttemans]], Belgian middle- and long-distance runner

* [[October 11]] &mdash; [[Alan Pascoe]], British athlete

* [[October 23]] &mdash; [[Kazimierz Deyna]], Polish football (soccer) player (d. [[1989]])

* [[November 1]] &mdash; [[Rolando Garbey]], Cuban boxer

* [[November 5]] &mdash; [[Oleg Antropov]], Soviet volleyball player

* [[November 17]] &mdash; [[Keith Remfry]], British judoka

* [[December 16]] &mdash; [[Vincent Matthews]], American track and field athlete

==DeathsAwards==

* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#List of award winners|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]] – [[Johnny Lujack]], [[College football]]

* [[January 20]]: [[Josh Gibson]], famed [[Negro League]] slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35.

* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#List of award winners|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]] – [[Babe Zaharias|Babe Didrikson Zaharias]], [[LPGA|LPGA golf]]

==References==

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