Sports year 1979

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badminton

The highlights of the badminton year 1979 were the Thomas Cup 1979 as well as the All England , the Irish Open , the Scottish Open , the Dutch Open , the Denmark Open , the Southeast Asian Games and the French Open . 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	Denmark Lene Køppen	Indonesia Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Indonesia	Indonesia Verawaty Imelda Wiguna Indonesia	Indonesia Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna Indonesia
Denmark Open	Denmark Flemming Delfs	Denmark Lene Køppen	Japan Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino Japan	Japan Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda Japan	England Ray Stevens Nora Perry England
French Open	England Andy Goode	Scotland Alison Bryson	Germany Roland Maywald Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Germany	Netherlands Ingrid Morsch Vera Martini Netherlands	Germany Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Ingrid Morsch Germany
Swedish Open	Denmark Flemming Delfs	Denmark Lene Køppen	Denmark Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard Denmark	Netherlands Joke van Beusekom Lene Køppen Denmark	England Mike Tredgett Nora Perry England

The 1979 World Fencing Championships took place in Melbourne from August 18 to 28, 1979 . Eight competitions were held, six for men and two for women. With six out of eight possible titles, the Soviet Union team became the most successful nation in this World Cup.

Soccer

athletics

April 15 - Sebastian Coe , Great Britain , ran the men's 1500 meters in 3: 32.0 minutes.
May 6 - Renaldo Nehemiah , USA , ran the 110 meters. Men's hurdles in 13 seconds.
May 21 - Grete Waitz , Norway , ran the women's marathon in 2:27:32 hours.
June 3 - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women’s 200 meters in 22.02 seconds.
June 10th - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women’s 200 meters in 21.71 seconds.
June 13 - Vadim Tsvetkov , Russia , walked 1:22:19 in the men's 20,000-meter walk.
June 13th - Ruth Fuchs , GDR reached 69.52 meters in the women's javelin.
June 19 - Daniel Bautista , Mexico , walked 1:22:16 in the men's 20,000 meter walk.
July 3 - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women’s 200 meters in 22.02 seconds.
July 5th - Sebastian Coe , Great Britain , ran the men's 800 meters in 1: 42.3 minutes.
July 6th - Renaldo Nehemiah , USA , ran the men's 110 meter hurdles in 13 seconds.
July 9 - Reima Salonen , Finland , finished the men's 20,000-meter walk in 1:21:01 hours.
July 18 - Grażyna Rabsztyn , Poland , ran the women's 100 meter hurdles in 12.48 seconds.
July 27th - Marina Makejewa , Soviet Union , ran the women's 400 meter hurdles in 54.78 seconds.
August 4th - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 48.6 seconds.
August 15 - Sebastian Coe , Great Britain , ran the men's 1500 meters in 3: 32.1 minutes.
August 29th - Marita Koch , GDR , ran the women's 400 meters in 48.89 seconds.
September 12 - Pietro Mennea , Italy , ran the men's 200 meters in 19.72 seconds.
September 13 - Renaldo Nehemiah , USA , ran the men's 110 meter hurdles in 13.16 seconds.
September 15 - Thorill Gylder , Norway walked 47:24 in the women's 10,000m walk.
October 12 - Pietro Mennea , Italy , ran the men's 200 meters in 19.72 seconds.
October 21 - Grete Waitz , Norway , ran the women's marathon in 2:27:33 hours.
December 5 - Sebastian Coe , Great Britain , ran the men's 800 meters in 1: 42.3 minutes.

Motorcycling

Formula 750

The title in the Formula 750 , which was last held by the FIM as a world championship, was secured by the 26-year-old Frenchman Patrick Pons on a Yamaha ahead of the Swiss Michel Frutschi and the Venezuelan (both also Yamaha).

Details: 1979 Formula 750 season

Formula TT

For the first time in 1979, Formula TT consists of several races, namely the Isle of Man TT and the Ulster Grand Prix . The driver who collects the most points in both races wins the world title.

Details: Formula TT 1979

TT-F1 class

In the TT-F1 class, 22-year-old Briton Ron Haslam wins on a Honda ahead of his compatriot Alex George (also Honda) and New Zealander Graeme Crosby ( Kawasaki ).

TT-F2 class

In the TT-F2 class, the Briton Alan Jackson jr. world champion on Honda for the third time. His compatriots Roger Bowler (also Honda) and Steve Ward ( Benelli ) take second and third place.

TT-F3 class

In the TT-F3 class, the Australian Barry Smith on a Yamaha wins the world title ahead of the Britons Bill Smith and Roger Hunter (both Honda ).

tennis

Grand Slam tournament winners (men):

Australian Open : Guillermo VilasArgentina

French Open : Björn BorgSweden

Wimbledon : Bjorn BorgSweden

US Open : John McEnroeUnited States
Grand Slam tournament winners (women):
- Australian Open : Barbara JordanUnited States
- French Open : Chris Evert-LloydUnited States
- Wimbledon : Martina NavrátilováUnited States
- US Open : Tracy AustinUnited States
Davis Cup : The USA beat Italy 5-0 in the final .

Table tennis

Table tennis world championship 1979 April 25th to May 6th in Pyongyang (North Korea)
Internationals of Germany (friendlies)
- May 10: Hong Kong: D. - Hong Kong 4: 5 (men)
- May 10: Hong Kong: D. - Hong Kong 3-0 (women)
European League
- January 17th: Wolfsburg: D. - USSR 7-0 (women + men)
- February 6th: Pribram: D. - CSSR 3: 4 (women + men)
- March 8: Valence: D. - France 5-2 (women + men)
- September 27th: Burglengenfeld: D. - England 3: 4 (women + men)
- October 1: Eslöv: D. - Sweden 0: 7 (women + men)
- November 15: Minden: D. - Hungary 1: 6 (women + men)
- December 6th: Nierstein: D. - France 3: 4 (women + men)