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Sporting Highlights for 1930
Here are some of the sporting highlights in the world of sport for 1930. The major sporting event of this year was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, won by the hosts Uruguay. In golf, this was the last time an amateur won the British Open. Also this year was the first time an official Commonwealth Games sporting event was held, then called the British Empire Games.
Here is a time line of some significant results in the world of sport for the year 1930.
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| Jan | Tennis Australia Open won by Gar Moon and Daphne Akhurst |
| May | Tennis French Open won by Henri Cochet and Helen Moody |
| June | Golf US Open won by Bobby Jones (Amateur) |
| July 13-30 | FIFA World Cup (Football) tournament was held in Uruguay, and won by Uruguay. |
| July | the Cycling Tour de France won by André Leducq |
| July | Tennis Wimbledon won by Bill Tilden and Helen Moody. |
| July | Golf British Open won by Bobby Jones (Amateur) |
| Aug | Golf US PGA won by Tommy Armour |
| Aug 16-23 | Commonwealth Games held in Hamilton, Canada. |
| Sep | Tennis US National Championship won by John Doeg and Betty Nuthall |
| Oct | The Baseball World Series won by Philadelphia Athletics |
Please note that the dates for past events are not always known, and are sometimes just placed in the month that the current event is held. If no exact date is listed, then it is just an estimated month that it was held.
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