1954 in sports
See also: 1953 in sports, other events of 1954, 1955 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- NASCAR Championship - Lee Petty
- AAA Racing:
- Bill Vukovich won the Indianapolis 500
- Jimmy Bryan won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Froilán González / Maurice Trintignant won, driving a Ferrari 375
- Rally racing - the team of Louis Chiron / C Basadonna win the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia
- Drag racing - The NHRA expands, sanctioning other drag strip operators in the United States.
- World Series: New York Giants win 4 games to 0 over the Cleveland Indians
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- La Salle wins 92-76 over Bradley
- NBA Finals:
- Minneapolis Lakers win 4-3 over the Syracuse Nationals
- September 17 in New York City, Rocky Marciano retained his World Heavyweight title with an 8th round knockout of Ezzard Charles
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States
- Women's champion: Gundi Busch, Germany
- Pairs champions: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden, Canada
Football (Soccer)
- West Germany wins Football World Cup in Switzerland
- England - FA Cup: West Bromwich Albion won 3-2 over Preston North End
- NFL Championship: Cleveland Browns win 56-10 over the Detroit Lions
- Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos won 26-25 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- US Women's Open - Babe Zaharias
- Patty Berg: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,011.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rising Fast
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Collisteo
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sica Boy
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Zarathustra
- Little Brown Jug for pacers won by Adios Harry
- Hambletonian for yrotters won by Newport Dream
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer during the regular season: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player: Al Rollins, Chicago Blackhawks
- Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 3 over the Montreal Canadiens
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: USSR wins 7-2 over Canada's East York Lyndhursts.
- ISF World Championships:
- Men's combined champion: Stein Eriksen, Norway
- Women's combined champion: Ida Schöpfer, Austria
- Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
- Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
- Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Australia in world tennis.
- Fred Davis retained the World Professional Snooker Championship
- British Empire & Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia
- May 6 - Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run a sub four minute mile.
Births
- February 19 - Socrates, football player
- April 7 - Tony Dorsett, American football star
- April 17 - Riccardo Patrese, Italian racing driver
- October 1 - Martin Strel, Slovene ultra marathon swimmer
Deaths
- July 29 - Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater