1979 in sports

none 1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. 1979 sports Alpine skiing Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Peter Lüscher, Switzerland Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria American football Super Bowl XIII – the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 35−31 over the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) Location: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 79,484 MVP: Terry Bradshaw, QB (Pittsburgh) Sugar Bowl (1978 season): The Alabama Crimson Tide won 14–7 over the Penn State Nittany Lions to claim AP Poll national championship August 4 – Opening game of the American Football Bundesliga played between Frankfurter Löwen and Düsseldorf Panther, first-ever league game of American football in Germany.Google book review: Turnen and sport: transatlantic transfers author: Annette R. Hofmann, accessed: 12 January 2010 November 10 – German Bowl I – Frankfurter Löwen defeated the Ansbach Grizzlies 14–8.Bowls https://web.archive.org/web/20150929171113/http://gfl.info/text.php?Inhalt=bowls 2015-09-29 German Football League website, accessed: 16 January 2011 Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's all-around champion: Alexander Dityatin, USSR Women's all-around champion: Nellie Kim, USSR Men's team competition champion: USSR Women's team competition champion: Romania Association football May 12 – England – FA Cup – Arsenal win 3–2 over Manchester United Sport Club Internacional win the Brazilian Championship undefeated Australian rules football Victorian Football League April 28: Collingwood beats a 70-year-old record for the greatest winning margin in VFL football when they beat St. Kilda by 178 points 31.21 (207) to 3.11 (29) July 28: Fitzroy beats Collingwood's three-month-old record when they beat Melbourne 36.22 (238) to 6.12 (48) with Bob Beecroft kicking ten goals Carlton win the 83rd VFL Premiership (Carlton 11.16 (82) d Collingwood 11.11 (77)) Brownlow Medal awarded to Peter Moore (Collingwood) Baseball 1979 in baseball January 23 – Willie Mays receives 409 of 432 votes in the BBWAA election to earn enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. July 12 – Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers August 2 – death of Thurman Munson, New York Yankees catcher, in an air crash World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates won 4 games to 3 over the Baltimore Orioles. The Series MVP was Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh. The Pirates become the only team in sports history to come back from a three games to one deficit in a championship series twice, having also achieved the comeback in the 1925 World Series. Basketball NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship – Michigan St. wins 75–64 over Indiana St. NBA Finals – Seattle SuperSonics, coached by Lenny Wilkens, won 4 games to 1 over the Washington Bullets for the only finals win in Seattle SuperSonics history. National Basketball League (Australia) – The Australian NBL was founded. The St Kilda Saints became the first champions by defeating the Canberra Cannons 94–93 in the final. Boxing September 28 in Las Vegas, Larry Holmes retains his World Heavyweight title with an 11th-round TKO of Earnie Shavers. November 30 in Las Vegas, dual world championship undercard: Vito Antuofermo retains his world Middleweight title with a 15-round draw (tie) against Marvin Hagler, and Sugar Ray Leonard wins his first world title, beating WBC world Welterweight champion Wilfred Benítez by knockout in round 15. Canadian football Grey Cup – Edmonton Eskimos win 17–9 over the Montreal Alouettes Vanier Cup – Acadia Axemen win 34–12 over the Western Ontario Mustangs Cricket Cricket World Cup – West Indies beat England by 92 runs World Series Cricket rival competition to official International Cricket Council matches is disbanded. Cycling Giro d'Italia – won by Giuseppe Saronni of Italy Tour de France – Bernard Hinault of France UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Jan Raas of Netherlands Dogsled racing Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion – Rick Swenson won with lead dogs: Andy & O.B. (Old Buddy) Field hockey 1979 Pan American Games men's competition held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and won by Argentina August – The 2nd Women's World Field Hockey Championships are held at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with the Netherlands as the champions. Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships – Men's champion: Vladimir Kovalev, Soviet Union Ladies' champion: Linda Fratianne, United States Pair skating champions: Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner, United States Ice dancing champions: Natalia Linichuk & Gennadi Karponossov, Soviet Union Golf Men's professional Masters Tournament – Fuzzy Zoeller defeats Ed Sneed and Tom Watson in the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, the first time the Masters used a sudden-death format. U.S. Open – Hale Irwin British Open – Seve Ballesteros becomes the first golfer from Continental Europe to win a major since Arnaud Massy of France won this event in 1907. PGA Championship – David Graham PGA Tour money leader – Tom Watson – $462,636 Ryder Cup – United States won 17–11 over Europe in the first Ryder Cup to feature a side representing all of Europe. Men's amateur British Amateur – Jay Sigel U.S. Amateur – Mark O'Meara Women's professional LPGA Championship – Donna Caponi U.S. Women's Open – Jerilyn Britz Classique Peter Jackson Classic – Amy Alcott LPGA Tour money leader – Nancy Lopez – $197,489 Harness racing The Hambletonian is awarded to Meadowlands Racetrack, starting in 1981. United States Pacing Triple Crown races – Cane Pace – Happy Motoring Little Brown Jug – Hot Hitter Messenger Stakes – Hot Hitter United States Trotting Triple Crown races – Hambletonian – Legend Hanover Yonkers Trot – Mo Bandy Kentucky Futurity – Filet of Sole Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship – Pacers: Rondel Trotters: No Response Horse racing Steeplechases Cheltenham Gold Cup – Alverton Grand National – Rubstic Flat races Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Hyperno Canada – Queen's Plate won by Steady Growth France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Three Troikas Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Troy English Triple Crown Races: 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Tap On Wood The Derby – TroyEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 3 January 2022 en St. Leger Stakes – Son of Love United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby – Spectacular Bid Preakness Stakes – Spectacular Bid Belmont Stakes – Coastal Ice hockey Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the New York Rangers World Hockey Championship Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden Réal Cloutier of the Quebec Nordiques became the second NHL player to score a hat trick in his debut NHL game. Avco World Trophy – Winnipeg Jets won 4 games to 2 over the Edmonton Oilers Motorsport 1979 in motorsport List of 1979 motorsport champions Rugby league 1979 Great Britain Lions tour 1979 Amco Cup 1979 European Rugby League Championship 1979 New Zealand rugby league season 1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season 1979 NSWRFL season Rugby union 85th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales Snooker World Snooker Championship – outsider Terry Griffiths beats Dennis Taylor 24-16 World rankings – Ray Reardon remains world number one for 1979/80 Swimming Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 23 – West Germany's Klaus Steinbach sets a world record in the 50m freestyle at a swimming meet in Freiburg, shaving off 0.02 of the previous record (23.72) set by Ron Manganiello nearly a year ago: 23.70. Tennis Grand Slam in tennis men's results: Australian Open – Guillermo Vilas French Open – Björn Borg Wimbledon championships – July 7 – Björn Borg U.S. Open – John McEnroe Grand Slam in tennis women's results: Australian Open – Barbara Jordan French Open – Chris Evert Wimbledon championships – July 7 – Martina Navratilova U.S. Open – Tracy Austin, youngest US Open Champion at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 28 days defeating 4-time defending champion Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 in the final after defeating 2nd seeded Martina Navratilova in the semifinal making Evert lose for the first time in 32 matches. Davis Cup – United States wins 5–0 over Italy in world tennis. Volleyball Asian Men's Volleyball Championship: won by China Asian Women's Volleyball Championship: won by China Men and Women's European Volleyball Championship held in France: both won by USSR Volleyball at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico: men's and women's tournaments both won by Cuba Water polo 1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup held in Yugoslavia and won by Hungary 1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup held in Merced, California and won by USA Multi-sport events 8th Pan American Games held in San Juan, Puerto RicoFAQ: What are the Pan American Games? https://olympic.ca/faq-what-are-the-pan-american-games/ Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website 4 January 2022 8th Mediterranean Games held in Split, Yugoslavia Tenth Summer Universiade held in Mexico City, Mexico September 7 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut. Awards Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Tracy Austin, Tennis ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball References Category:Sports by year