1963 in Australia - Sport

Sport

• Athletics
  • 3 March – Dixie Willis breaks Lyudmila Shevtsova's world record (2:04.3) in the women's 800 metres, clocking 2:01.2 in Perth.

• Cricket
  • Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
  • Australia draws with England 1-1 and retains The Ashes

• Football
  • Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Norths defeated Wests 18-8
  • New South Wales Rugby League premiership: St. George defeated Western Suburbs 8-3
  • South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
  • Victorian Football League premiership: Geelong defeated Hawthorn 109-60

• Golf
  • Australian Open: won by Gary Player
  • Australian PGA Championship: won by Colin Johnston

• Horse Racing
  • Arctic Star wins the AJC Oaks
  • Sometime wins the Caulfield Cup
  • Summer Regent wins the Cox Plate
  • Pago Pago wins the Golden Slipper
  • Gatum Gatum wins the Melbourne Cup

• Motor Racing
  • The Australian Grand Prix was held at Warwick Farm, and was won by Jack Brabham driving a Brabham Climax
  • The Armstrong 500 was held at Bathurst, and was won by Harry Firth and Bob Jane driving a Ford Cortina Mk 1 GT

• Squash
  • British Open Squash Championships: Heather Blundell wins the Women's Championship

• Tennis
  • Australian Open men's singles: Roy Emerson defeats Ken Fletcher 6-3 6-3 6-1
  • Australian Open women's singles: Margaret Court defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill 6-2 6-2
  • Davis Cup: Australia is defeated by the United States 2–3 in the 1963 Davis Cup final
  • French Open: Roy Emerson wins the Men's Singles
  • French Open: Lesley Turner Bowrey wins the Women's Singles
  • French Open: Roy Emerson and Manuel Santana win the Men's Doubles
  • US Open: Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Court win the Women's Doubles
  • Wimbledon: Margaret Court becomes the first Australian to win the Ladies' Singles

• Yachting
  • Astor takes line honours and Freya wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race