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1964 in South African sport

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This article is an incomplete list of sporting events relevant to South Africa in 1964

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Football (Rugby Union)

  • 23 May – South Africa national rugby union team beat the touring Welsh side 24 to 3
  • 25 July - South Africa national rugby union team beat the touring France team 8 to 3

    • Golf

  • Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, wins the Dutch Open for the third time
  • Cobie Legrange, wins the Dunlop Masters

    • Athletics

  • March-Peter Snell (New Zealand) becomes the first athlete to run a 4 minute mile in Africa, with a time of 4min.39.6sec. This is on Kings Park cinder track, Durban, Natal. Peter Snell also wins both the 880 yards (1.50.4 sec) & one mile (4.06.2sec) at the South African Athletic championships.

    • References

    1964 in South African sport Wikipedia
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