Events in Sports History in July 1952

Jul 1 The first NASCAR Grand National event is run outside of the US with Buddy Shuman winning the 200-lap race at Stamford Park, Ontario, Canada

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Australian Frank Sedgman wins his only Wimbledon singles title beating Czech Jaroslav Drobný 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2

Ice Hockey and Tennis Star Jaroslav Drobný

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Louise Brough 7-5, 6-3 for the first of 3 straight Wimbledon crowns

Jul 8 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia

British Golf Open

Jul 11 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: 3 titles in 4 years for Bobby Locke of South Africa beating Australian Peter Thomson by a stroke

Tour de France

Jul 19 39th Tour de France won by Fausto Coppi of Italy

Jul 19 XV Summer Olympic Games open in Helsinki, Finland
Jul 20 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
Jul 24 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6)

Sports History

Jul 26 Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer

Jul 27 Swedish race walker John Mikaelsson makes it back-to-back gold medals in the 10k event at the Helsinki Olympics, having won the corresponding race in London in 1948