November 1935 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Nov 3 Korean runner Kitei Son [Sohn Kee-chung] set a new world record for the marathon (2:26:42)

Birthdays in Sport


Person of interestGary Player

Nov 1 Gary Player, South African golfer (9-time major title winner), born in Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • Nov 2 Mohammad Munaf, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 4 Tests 1959-62), born in Mumbai, India
  • Nov 5 Lester Piggott, British jockey (11 time champ)
  • Nov 9 Bob Gibson, American baseball pitcher (Cy Young/NL MVP 1968), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Nov 17 Anton Sailer, Austrian skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956)
  • Nov 22 Ludmila Belousova, Russian pairs skater (Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Ulyanovsk, Russia (d. 2017)
  • Nov 23 Ken Eastwood, cricketer (opened for Aust v Eng SCG 1971)
  • Nov 27 Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs)

Deaths in Sport

  • Nov 2 Jock "Herbie" Cameron [Horace Brakenridge Cameron], South African cricket keeper (captain), dies of typhoid at 30
  • Nov 19 F S Gough-Calthorpe, cricketer (England captain v WI 1930), dies