In American Sports
- Russ Howell at the Long Beach, California World Championship in 1977 performed a world record 163 full rotations in freestyle skateboarding tricks
- Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics included 163 events (88 for men, 75 for women)
- In darts, 163 is the least number that cannot be shot with three darts on a standard dart board
- Nate Colbert hit 163 home runs with the San Diego Padres (1969–1974) (before finishing his career with 173 home runs)
- MLB pitchers Cy Young and Tim Wakefield each hit 163 opposing batters
- MLB players who had 163 triples in a career include:
- Bill Dahlen
- George Davis
- Lou Gehrig
- Nap Lajoie
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