Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1959

This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 1959. If the calendar seems incomplete, rest assured that events will be added with complete data. Click on the event to see the results

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1959Geneva (Switzerland)Canoeing - World Championships - Slalom canoeing 1959Harewood (Great Britain)Equestrian - European Eventing Championships 1959Paris (France)Equestrian - European Show Jumping Championships
• January

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  10 January - 18 April 1959		Rugby - V Nations
  16 January - 25 March 1959	Chile	Basketball - Men's World Championship
  20th - 23 January 1959	Davos (Switzerland)	Figure Skating - European Championships
  23 January 1959	United States	Basketball - National Basketball Association - NBA All-Star Game
  29 January - 4 February 1959	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Aarhus
  31 January 1959	Gothenburg (Sweden)	Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Men
  31 January - 1 February 1959	Weissenbach-Liezen (Austria)	Luge - European Junior Championships

• February

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  h - 16 February 1959	Courmayeur (Italy)	Biathlon - World Championship
  February 1959	Colorado Springs (United States)	Figure Skating - World Championships
  1 February 1959	Hoeselt (Belgium)	Cyclo-Cross - Belgian's National Championships
  1 February 1959	Hannover (Germany)	Cyclo-Cross - German National Championships
  1 February 1959	Italy	Cyclo-Cross - Italian National Championships
  1 February 1959	Switzerland	Cyclo-Cross - Swiss National Championships
  1 February 1959	St. Moritz (Switzerland)	Bobsleigh - World Championships
  6th - 12 February 1959	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Antwerp
  7th - 8 February 1959	Villard-de-Lans (France)	Luge - World Championships
  8 February 1959	France	Cyclo-Cross - French National Championships
  14th - 15 February 1959	Geneva (Switzerland)	Cyclo-Cross - World Championships
  14 February 1959	Oslo (Norway)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships
  28 February - 4 March 1959	Switzerland	Track Cycling - Six Days - Zürich
  28 February 1959	Sverdlovsk (Soviet Union)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships Women

• March

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  7 March - 4 April 1959	Bolivia	Football - Soccer - South American Championship
  8 March 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
  19 March 1959	Italy	Cycling - Milan - San Remo
  22 March 1959	France	Cycling - Criterium national
  30 March 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Ronde van Vlaanderen

• April

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  4 April 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Gent-Wevelgem
  5 April 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  12 April 1959	France	Cycling - Paris-Roubaix
  19 April 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Paris-Bruxelles
  24 April - 10 May 1959	Spain	Cycling - Vuelta a España
  25 April 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Fleche Wallonne
  26 April 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Liege - Bastogne - Liege

• May

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  3 May 1959	Switzerland	Cycling - Championship of Zurich
  7th - 10 May 1959	France	Cycling - Four Days of Dunkirk
  9 May 1959	Wien (Austria)	Judo - European Championships
  10 May 1959	Monaco	Formula 1 - World Championship - Monaco - Monte Carlo
  17 May 1959	Harelbeke (Belgium)	Cycling - E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
  21th - 31 May 1959	Istanbul (Turkey)	Basketball - EuroBasket Men
  22th - 29 May 1959	Egypt	Football - Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations
  24 May 1959	France	Cycling - Bordeaux - Paris
  24th - 31 May 1959	Luzern (Switzerland)	Amateur Boxing - European Men's Boxing Championships
  30 May 1959	United States	Formula 1 - World Championship - Indianapolis 500
  31 May 1959	Netherlands	Formula 1 - World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix

• June

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  12th - 18 June 1959	Switzerland	Cycling - Tour de Suisse
  25 June - 18 July 1959	France	Cycling - Tour de France

• July

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1st - 3 July 1959	Muirfield (Great Britain)	Golf - The Open Championship
  5 July 1959	France	Formula 1 - World Championship - France - Reims
  18 July 1959	Great Britain	Formula 1 - World Championship - Great Britain - Aintree
  28 July 1959	Belgium	Cycling - Grote Scheldeprijs - Vlaanderen

• August

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  2 August 1959	Germany	Formula 1 - World Championship - Germany - Hockenheim
  4 August 1959	Hellerup (Denmark)	Sailing - Finn World Championship
  8th - 13 August 1959	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	Track Cycling - World Championships
  15 August 1959	Zandvoort (Netherlands)	Cycling - World Championships
  23 August 1959	France	Cycling - GP Ouest France - Plouay
  23 August 1959	Portugal	Formula 1 - World Championship - Portugal - Estoril

• September

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  September 1959	Namur (Belgium)	Motocross - Moto Cross of Nations
  5 September 1959 - 18 May 1960		Football - Soccer - UEFA Champions League
  13 September 1959	Italy	Formula 1 - World Championship - Italy - Monza
  25 September - 1 October 1959	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Antwerp

• October

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  8th - 14 October 1959	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Berlin
  10th - 18 October 1959	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Basketball - Women's World Championship
  11 October 1959	France	Cycling - Paris-Tours
  13 October 1959	Putte (Belgium)	Cycling - Nationale Sluitingprijs
  18 October 1959	Italy	Cycling - Giro di Lombardia

• November

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  6th - 12 November 1959	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Brussels
  16th - 22 November 1959	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Ghent
  26 November - 2 December 1959	Switzerland	Track Cycling - Six Days - Zürich

• December

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  4th - 10 December 1959	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Copenhague
  12 December 1959	United States	Formula 1 - World Championship - USA - Indianapolis
  28 December 1959 - 3 January 1960	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Keulen
  30 December 1959 - 6 January 1960		Ski Jumping - Four Hills Tournament