Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Jun 9 Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament
Jack Nicklaus
- Jun 10 Rolling Stones record their 12x5 album at Chess Studios in Chicago
- Jun 13 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55)
- Jun 19 Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden
- Jun 20 64th US Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC MD
- Jun 21 Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH
- Jun 21 UEFA European Championship Final: Marcelino scores the winner as Spain beats Soviet Union 2-1 in Madrid
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 1 Rashid Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, Lamba incident)
- Jun 3 Nelson Liriano, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Jun 4 Steve Searcy, baseball player
- Jun 5 Laura Charameda, Marshall Mich, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 7 Caroline Anne Hare, 5k/10k (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- Jun 7 Graeme Labrooy, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91)
- Jun 8 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, 4X400m runner, born in Akron, Ohio
- Jun 8 Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Neth, runner (WR 60 m in 7.00)
- Jun 9 Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
- Jun 11 Kim Gallagher, 800m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 11 Jean Alesi, French Formula One driver
- Jun 12 Peter Such, English cricketer (England off-spinner 1993-), born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- Jun 12 Derek Higgins, Irish racing driver, born in Dublin
- Jun 13 Jennifer Gillom, WNBA center/forward (Phoenix Mercury/Olympic gold 1988)
- Jun 13 Sarunas Marciulionis, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
- Jun 14 Jamie Dukes, NFL center (Arizona Cardinals)
- Jun 14 Randall Thompson, Halifax Nova Scotia, boxer (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 15 Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer
- Jun 17 Michael Gross, German swimmer (3 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Jun 17 Steve Rhodes, cricketer (England wicket-keeper 1994-95)
- Jun 17 Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
- Jun 18 Thanh Nguyen, Saigon Vietnam, 141 lbs US weightlifter (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 19 David Freedman, cricketer (NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990)
- Jun 20 Najee Mustafaa, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
- Jun 20 Paul Goydos, American golfer (4th 59 in PGA history), born in Long Beach, California
- Jun 20 Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer
- Jun 22 Greg Anderson, NBA forward/center (San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks)
- Jun 22 Mark Royals, NFL punter (New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions)
- Jun 22 Nico Jalink, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, NAC)
- Jun 23 Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
- Jun 24 Gary Suter, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, USA), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jun 25 Dell Curry, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Jun 25 Phil Emery, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, Australia 1994), born in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
- Jun 26 Alison Wyeth, Isle 1.5k/5k runner, born in West Middlesex, England
- Jun 26 Pamela Wright, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd), born in Scotland
- Jun 27 Chuck Person, American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Brantley, Alabama
- Jun 28 Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- Jun 28 Stephanie Maynor, Chester England, golfer (1995 PING Welch's-13th)
- Jun 28 Susan Mascarin, American tennis player, born in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
- Jun 29 Pepper Johnson, NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Cleveland Browns)
Deaths in Sport
- Jun 7 Charlie Llewellyn, cricketer (544 runs in 15 Tests for South Africa), dies