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 Hampshire17 December — Chicago Bears defeats New York Giants 23–21 at Wrigley Field in the 1933 NFL Championship GameRose Bowl (1932 season):The USC Trojans won 35-0 over the Pittsburgh Panthers to share the college football national championshipCollege football national championship – Michigan WolverinesCincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers all foundedChile
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 47FA Cup final – Everton 3–0 Manchester City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonGermany
National Championship – Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–0 F.C. Schalke 04 at KölnItaly
Serie A won by JuventusFrance
The inaugural season of French professional football is won by Olympique Lillois.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 FinalBrownlow 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 11-1World Series
3–7 October - New York Giants (NL) defeats Washington Senators (AL) to win the 1933 World Series by 4 games to 1Northwestern University wins the Big Ten Conference Championship in men’s College Basketball.Events
29 June – Primo Carnera defeats Jack Sharkey by a sixth round knockout at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight ChampionshipLineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Sharkey → Primo CarneraWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie RosenbloomWorld Middleweight Championship – vacantWorld Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → Young Corbett III → Jimmy McLarninWorld Lightweight Championship – Tony Canzoneri → Barney RossWorld Featherweight Championship – vacantWorld Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al BrownWorld Flyweight Championship – vacantEvents
England, employing bodyline tactics, beat Australia 4-1 to regain The Ashes.England
County Championship – YorkshireMinor Counties Championship – undecidedMost 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 WaltersThe West Indies make a second tour of England, and lose the three Test series two games to nilAustralia
Sheffield Shield – New South WalesMost runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 1,318 @ 73.22 (HS 194)Most wickets – Bill O‘Reilly 62 @ 19.95 (BB 6–36)India
Bombay Quadrangular – not contestedNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – OtagoSouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contestedGeorges Speicher won the 1933 Tour de FranceAlfredo Binda won the 1933 Giro d'Italia (5th win)Georges Speicher won the men's road race at the 1933 UCI Road World ChampionshipsSeptember 1 – foundation of Oranje Zwart, a Dutch club located in EindhovenWorld Figure Skating Championships
Men’s singles – Karl SchäferLadies’ singles – Sonja HeniePairs – Emília Rotter and Laszlo SzollasMajor tournaments
British Open – Denny ShuteU.S. Open – Johnny GoodmanPGA Championship – Gene SarazenOther tournaments
British Amateur – Michael ScottU.S. Amateur – George DunlapWomen's Western Open – June BeebeEngland
Champion Hurdle – Insurance (2nd successive win)Cheltenham Gold Cup – Golden Miller (2nd successive win)Grand National – Kellsboro Jack1,000 Guineas Stakes – Brown Betty2,000 Guineas Stakes – RodostoEpsom Derby – HyperionEpsom Oaks – ChatelaineSt. Leger Stakes – HyperionAustralia
Melbourne Cup – Hall MarkCanada
Queen's Plate – King O'ConnorFrance
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – CrapomIreland
Irish Grand National – Red ParkIrish Derby Stakes – HarineroUSA
Kentucky Derby – Broker's TipPreakness Stakes – Head PlayBelmont Stakes – Hurryoff4 April - 13 April – New York Rangers defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in a best of five series to win their second Stanley Cup.30 May - Louis Meyer wins the 21st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Tydol Special Miller in 4:48:00.75.FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
7th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1933 are held at Innsbruck, AustriaEvents
First ever ARRL Field Day contest held in JulyThe Boat Race
1 April — Cambridge wins the 85th Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceEngland
Championship – SalfordChallenge Cup final – at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonLancashire League Championship – SalfordYorkshire League Championship – CastlefordLancashire Cup – WarringtonYorkshire Cup – LeedsAustralia
NSW Premiership – Newtown 18–4 St. George (grand final)An exhibition match between Great Britain and Australia at Paris' Stade Pershing in December 1933 inspired the beginnings of rugby league in France.Home Nations Championship
46th Home Nations Championship series is won by ScotlandWorld Championship
7th World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Willie Smith 25–18Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Hans Engnestangen (Norway)Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Keith Gledhill (USA) 2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst (Australia) defeats Coral Buttsworth (Australia) 6–4, 6–3England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Ellsworth Vines (USA) 4–6, 11–9, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Dorothy Round Little (Great Britain) 6–4, 6–8, 6–3France
French Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Henri Cochet (France) 8–6, 6–1, 6–3French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Scriven Vivian (Great Britain) defeats Simonne Mathieu (France) 6–2, 4–6, 6–4USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 8–6, 3–6, 3–0, retiredDavis Cup
1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Great Britain at 3–2 France at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, FranceAssociated Press Athlete of the Year
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Hubbell (baseball)Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Helen Jacobs (tennis)