British Golf Open
Jul 5 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: South African Bobby Locke wins his 4th Open by 3 strokes from defending champion Peter Thomson of Australia
- Jul 5 England cricket batsman Tom Graveney scores a brilliant 258 in the drawn 3rd Test v West Indies at Trent Bridge
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Lew Hoad successfully defends in crown beating fellow Australian Ashley Cooper 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Althea Gibson becomes the first black female athlete to win Wimbledon beating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2
44th Tour de France
Jul 20 44th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins first of 5 general classification titles
Sports History
Jul 21 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
- Jul 21 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Miami Valley GC: Lionel Hebert wins 2 & 1 from Dow Finsterwald; last time event played under match-play format
- Jul 25 Peter Loader takes a cricket hat-trick for England v WI at Headingley
Sports History
Jul 26 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200
- Jul 28 MLB Chicago White Sox outfielder Jim Landis strikes out 5 times in a loss to the Orioles in Baltimore
Boxing Title Fight
Jul 29 Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
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