18 january in sport

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January 18 (day of the year) in sport.

17 January in sport - in sport - 19 January in sport

Events

1876
(Football): London (Kennington Oval), the first international match between English and Welsh. England stands for 2-1.
1886
(Hockey on grass): Modern grass hockey was born with the creation of the Hockey Association in England, which codifies the rules of this sport

1901-1950

1951-2000
1953
(Autoport): Grand Prix automobile d'Argentine.
2000
(Natation): Australian Ian Thorpe brings the world record of 200 metres free swimming to 1 min 42 s 54.

2007
(Motor Rally): For the opening of the 2007 season of the World Rally Championship, the triple world champion Sébastien Loeb (Citroën C4) won the first two stages of Rallye Monte-Carlo and took the lead in the standings after the first day, ahead of his Spanish team-mate Daniel Sordo (), the other official Citroën C4 (23") and Finn Marcus Grönholm (Ford Focus RS) () (29").
2016
(Tennis / Grand Slam tournament): The Australian Open begins until January 31, 2016.

Births

1883:
George Oliver, American golfer. Team bronze medallist at the Games of Saint Louis 1904. († 20 August 1965).
1884:
John Eisele, American Steeple athlete. Bronze medallist at the 3200steeple at the 1908 London Games. († 30 March 1933).
1894:
Romain Bellenger, cyclist on French road. († 25 November 1981).
1896:
City Ritola, Finnish background athlete and hedges. Olympic champion of 10,000 m, 3,000 msteeple, 3,000 m per team, cross-country teams and silver medallist of 5,000 m and individual cross-country at the Paris 1924 Games, followed by Olympic champion of 5,000 m and silver medallist of 10,000 m at the Amsterdam 1928 Games. († 24 April 1982).

1901-1950
1902:
Alida van den Bos, Dutch art gymnast. Olympic champion of the 1928 Summer Games Team General Competition. († 16 July 2003)
1905:
Enrique Ballestero, Uruguayan footballer. World football champion 1930. Winner of the Copa América 1935. (17 selections from Uruguay). († 11 October 1969).
1915:
Syl Apps, ice hockey and jumping athlete, then Canadian politician. († 24 December 1998).
1919:
Anton Turek, German footballer. World football champion 1954. (20 selections from Germany). († 11 May 1984).
1923:
Gerrit Voorting, cyclist on Dutch road. Silver medallist of online racing at the 1948 London Games. († 30 January 2015).
1927:
Werner Liebrich, German footballer. World football champion 1954. (16 selections from Germany). († 20 March 1995).
1932:
Carlos Gomes, footballer and then Portuguese coach. (18 team selections from Portugal). († 17 October 2005).
1933:
Jean Vuarnet, French alpine skier. Olympic downhill champion at the Squaw Vall Games