Sports year 1978

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badminton

The highlight of the badminton year 1978 was the Uber Cup 1978 as well as the All England , the Irish Open , the Scottish Open , the German Open , the Dutch Open , the Denmark Open , the French Open , the Asian Games , the Commonwealth Games and the European Championship . The smaller world association WBF hosted a world championship .

International events

event	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
All of England	Indonesia Liem Swie King	England Gillian Gilks	Indonesia Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Indonesia	Japan Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada Japan	England Mike Tredgett Nora Perry England
Denmark Open	Indonesia Liem Swie King	Denmark Lene Køppen	Denmark Steen Skovgaard Flemming Delfs Denmark	Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna Indonesia	Denmark Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen Denmark
French Open	Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Gregor Berden	Scotland Alison Bryson	England Andy Goode Richard Purser New Zealand	Scotland Elizabeth Adam M. Jack Scotland	New Zealand Richard Purser Patricia Assinder England
German Open	England Ray Stevens	England Jane Webster	Sweden Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg Sweden	England Nora Perry Anne Instead England	Netherlands Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder Netherlands
Swedish Open	Denmark Svend Pri	Denmark Lene Køppen	Denmark Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard Denmark	England Nora Perry Anne Instead England	England Mike Tredgett Nora Perry England

fencing

July 12th to July 22nd: The fencing world championships in the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg held eight competitions, six for men and two for women. The most successful nation was the Soviet Union with 3 gold medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal ahead of Hungary (2/0/0) and France (1/2/0).

Soccer

April 29th - 1. FC Köln become German champions in the 1977/78 Bundesliga season .
June 3 - Dynamo Dresden wins the GDR championship in the 1977/78 season .
June 1 to June 25 - At the Soccer World Cup in Argentina, Argentina becomes world champion, the Netherlands second and Brazil third.

Handball

January 26th to February 5th - At the handball world championship , the FRG becomes world champion, the Soviet Union second and the GDR third.

athletics

February 12 - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 49.19 seconds.
April 23 - Raúl González , Mexico , finished the men's 50,000-meter walk in 3:45:52 hours.
May 13 - Henry Rono , Kenya , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 8: 05.4 minutes.
May 28 - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women’s 200 meters in 22.06 seconds.
June 10 - Grażyna Rabsztyn , Poland , ran the women's 100 meter hurdles in 12.48 seconds.
June 11 - Henry Rono , Kenya , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 27: 22.4 minutes.
June 11 - Raúl González , Mexico , finished the men's 50,000-meter walk in 3:41:20 hours.
June 13 - Henry Rono , Kenya , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 8: 05.4 minutes.
June 16 - Vladimir Yashchenko , Soviet Union , jumped 2.34 meters in the men's high jump.
June 22nd - Grete Waitz , Norway , ran the women's marathon in 2:32:29 hours.
June 25 - Margarita Simu , Sweden walked in 48:53 minutes in the women's 10,000m walk.
June 27 - Henry Rono , Kenya , ran the men's 3000 meters in 7: 32.1 minutes.
June 28th - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women’s 200 meters in 22.06 seconds.
July 2nd - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 49.19 seconds.
July 16 - Vladimir Yashchenko , Soviet Union , reached 2.34 meters in the men's high jump.
August 4th - Sara Simeoni , Italy , jumped 2.01 meters in the women's high jump.
August 6th - Karl-Hans Riehm , Germany , threw 80.32 meters in the men's hammer throw.
August 6 - Udo Beyer , GDR , reached 22.15 meters in the men's shot put.
August 9th - Wolfgang Schmidt , GDR , threw the men's discus 71.16 meters.
August 12 - Evelin Jahl , GDR , threw 70.72 meters in the women's discus throw.
August 18 - Ulrike Bruns , GDR , ran the women's 1000 meters in 2: 31.9 minutes.
August 18 - Vilma Bardauskienė , Soviet Union , jumped 7.07 meters in the women's long jump.
August 19 - Tatiana Selenzowa , Soviet Union , ran the women's 400 meter hurdles in 55.31 seconds.
August 19 - Anatolij Solomin , Soviet Union , walked in the men's 20,000 meter walk in 1:23:30 hours.
August 28 - Vilma Bardauskienė , Soviet Union , reached 7.09 meters in the women's long jump.
August 31 - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 48.94 seconds.
September 2 - Tatiana Selenzowa , Soviet Union , ran the women's 400 meter hurdles in 54.89 seconds.
September 3 - Roland Wieser , GDR , walked in the men's 20,000 meter walk in 1:23:12 hours.
September 7 - Henry Rono , Kenya , ran the men's 5000 meters in 13:08.4 minutes.
September 8th - Wolfgang Schmidt , GDR , reached 71.16 meters in the men's discus throw.
September 16 - Thorill Gylder , Norway completed the women's 10,000m walk in 48:40 minutes.
September 18 - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 49.03 seconds.
September 22 - Thorill Gylder , Norway , walked 1: 43.2 hours in the women's 20,000 meter walk.
September 30th - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 48.94 seconds.
October 17 - Krystyna Kacperczyk , Poland , ran the women's 400 meter hurdles in 55.44 seconds.
October 22nd - Grete Waitz , Norway , ran the women's marathon in 2:32:30 hours.

Motorcycling

Formula 750

The title in the FIM discharged as a World Championship Formula 750 , the 32-year-old has secured Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto on Yamaha before the Americans Kenny Roberts sr. and the French Christian Sarron (both also Yamaha).

Details: 1978 Formula 750 season

Formula TT

The Formula TT will be held for the second time in 1978. The Isle of Man TT winner in the respective class is also world champion.

Details: Formula TT 1978

TT-F1 class

In the TT-F1 class, the now 38-year-old Brit Mike Hailwood returns to the Isle of Man triumphantly . The Ducati driver prevails against his compatriots John Williams ( Honda ) and Ian Richards ( Kawasaki ).

TT-F2 class

In the TT-F2 class, the Briton Alan Jackson jr. on Honda his title. His compatriots Dave Mason and Neil Tuxworth , both also on Honda, came in second and third.

TT-F3 class

There is also a British triple victory in the TT-F3 class . It wins Bill Smith on Honda ahead of Derek Mortimer ( Yamaha ) and John Stephens (also Honda).

Table tennis

European table tennis championship 1978 March 10th to 19th in Duisburg
European League
- January 19: Dates: D. - Greece 6: 1 (women + men)
- February 9: Sofia: D. - Bulgaria 7-0 (women + men)
- April 6: St. Tönis: D. - Poland 5: 2 (women + men)
- September 29: Budapest: D. - Hungary 2: 5 (women + men)
- October 12: Augsburg: D. - Sweden 3: 3 (women + men)
- November 8: Preston: D. - England 3-4
- December 7th: Trier: D. - Yugoslavia 4: 3