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1960s Sports Moments

Try and guess these moments in Sports from the 1960s.
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1960
Team that wins their 5th European Cup in a row in Football
Real Madrid
Name the player that scored 4 goals in the final of the above
Ferenc Puskás
Constantine II wins a Gold Medal in Sailing at the Olympics. Which country was he King of 4 years later?
Greece
Country that ended India's run of 6 consecutive gold medals to secure Men's Hockey Olympic Gold
Pakistan
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins Africa's first Olympics Gold in which event?
Marathon
Canadian Ice Hockey player that retires with 544 NHL goals
Maurice Richard
Baseball player that hits his 521st and final home run
Ted Williams
1961
Anton Geesink becomes the first non-Japanese World Judo Champion. Which country was he from?
Netherlands
Baseball player hits 61 Home runs in 1961 to overtake Babe Ruth's annual record of 60
Roger Maris
1962
Player that scored 100 points in a single NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
Tennis player that wins the first Calendar-year Grand Slam winning all 4 events in singles
Rod Laver
Baseball player that wins his 3rd (AL) MVP Award
Mickey Mantle
1963
American Golfer becomes first 4-time champion of the LPGA Championship
Mickey Wright
Dynamo Moscow footballer that becomes the first goalkeeper to win the Ballon D'Or
Lev Yashin
1964
Boxer nicknamed 'The Greatest' wins his first World Heavyweight Championship
Muhammad Ali
Golfer that becomes the first 4-time champion of the Masters Tournament
Arnold Palmer
NHL player opens this coffee and doughnut shop in Hamilton, Ontario
Tim Hortons
1964
First 5-time champion of the Tour de France, winning 4 in a row 1961-1964
Jacques Anquetil
Gymnast that wins a record 9th Olympic Gold Medal in Gymnastics
Larisa Latynina
1965
British F1 driver wins his 2nd World Championship
Jim Clark
An iconic photo shows Muhammad Ali standing over which boxer?
Sonny Liston
1966
This country hosts and wins it's first FIFA World Cup
England
First African-American coach in NBA history
Bill Russell
1967
The first British team to win a European Cup
Celtic
Tennis player who wins a 5th consecutive Australian Championship
Roy Emerson
Age of Maureen Wilton who ran a World Record Women's Marathon in 1967
13
Winner of the Super Bowl I game
Green Bay Packers
1968
NFL coach who wins 2nd Super Bowl and 5th NFL Championship
Vince Lombardi
First man to officially break the 10-second barrier in 100m
Jim Hines
First Cricketer to play 100 Test matches
Colin Cowdrey
First African-American man to win a Tennis Major
Arthur Ashe
High Jumper Dick Fosbury wins a Gold Medal and revolutionises the event with this new technique
Fosbury flop
1969
Second Baseball player to hit 600 Home Runs
Willie Mays
A Canadian team wins the Stanley Cup for the 9th time in the 1960s, name either of the Canadian teams that won the Cup from 1960-1969
Toronto Maple Leafs / Montreal Canadiens
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Mikasuomi
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Level 55
Jan 17, 2023
Thank you for sports quiz!

Olympic Games 1968 at high in Mexico City were event for many legendary World records in Athletics. Thanks for including Jim Hines in 100m. Also from 60s, Bob Hayes in Tokyo 1964 earns place as one of the greatest ever.

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