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Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1978
This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 1978. If the calendar seems incomplete, rest assured that events will be added with complete data. Click on the event to see the results
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Date Place / Country Competition 1 May 1978 
GermanyCycling - Rund um den Henninger Turm 3rd - 6 May 1978 
FranceCycling - Four Days of Dunkirk 6th - 20 May 1978 
Beograd (Yugoslavia)Amateur Boxing - World Men's Boxing Championships 7 May 1978 
Helsinki (Finland)Judo - European Championships 7 May 1978 
MonacoFormula 1 - World Championship - Monaco - Monte Carlo 20th - 30 May 1978 
PolandBasketball - EuroBasket Women 21 May 1978 FranceCycling - Bordeaux - Paris 21 May 1978 
Zolder (Belgium)Formula 1 - World Championship - Belgium - Zolder - June
Date Place / Country Competition 1st - 25 June 1978 
ArgentinaFootball - Soccer - Men's World Cup 4 June 1978 
SpainFormula 1 - World Championship - España - Jarama 5 June - 6 September 1978 
Soviet UnionVolleyball - Women's World Championship 14th - 23 June 1978 
SwitzerlandCycling - Tour de Suisse 17 June 1978 
Anderstorp (Sweden)Formula 1 - World Championship - Swedish Grand Prix 19th - 25 June 1978 
London (Great Britain)Tennis - International Series 2 - London Queen's 25 June 1978 
Washington (United States)Cycling - World Junior Championships - Road 29 June - 23 July 1978 FranceCycling - Tour de France - July
Date Place / Country Competition 2 July 1978 FranceFormula 1 - World Championship - France - Circuit Paul-Ricard 12 July - 15 August 1978 St Andrews (Great Britain)Golf - The Open Championship 16 July 1978 Great BritainFormula 1 - World Championship - Great Britain - Brands Hatch 17th - 23 July 1978 Båstad (Sweden)Tennis - International Series 2 - Båstad 17th - 23 July 1978 Stuttgart (Germany)Tennis - International Series 1 - Mercedes Cup 24th - 30 July 1978 
NetherlandsTennis - International Series 2 - Hilversum 24th - 30 July 1978 
AustriaTennis - International Series 1 - Kitzbuhel 30 July 1978 GermanyFormula 1 - World Championship - Germany - Hockenheim - August
Date Place / Country Competition August 1978 
München (West Germany)Track Cycling - World Championships August 1978 Washington (United States)Track Cycling - World Junior Championships 1 August 1978 BelgiumCycling - Grote Scheldeprijs - Vlaanderen 6 August 1978 - 25 February 1979 Football - Soccer - African U-20 Championships 6 August - 4 November 1978 
Karapiro (New Zealand)Rowing - World Championships 13 August 1978 AustriaFormula 1 - World Championship - Austria - Spielberg 19 August - 6 September 1978 
Praha (Czechoslovakia)Athletics - European Championships 20th - 28 August 1978 West-Berlin (West Germany)Diving - World Championships 20th - 27 August 1978 West-Berlin (West Germany)Water Polo - Men's World Championships 22 August 1978 FranceCycling - GP Ouest France - Plouay 22th - 27 August 1978 Adenau (West Germany)Cycling - World Championships 23th - 27 August 1978 West-Berlin (West Germany)Artistic Swimming - World Championships 27 August 1978 NetherlandsFormula 1 - World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix 28 August 1978 West-Berlin (West Germany)Swimming - World Championships - September
Date Place / Country Competition September 1978 Gaildorf (West Germany)Motocross - Moto Cross of Nations 2nd - 11 September 1978 Hannover (West Germany)Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship 3 September 1978 BelgiumCycling - Paris-Bruxelles 10 September 1978 
ItalyFormula 1 - World Championship - Italy - Monza 13 September 1978 - 23 May 1979 Football - Soccer - UEFA Cup 13 September 1978 - 30 May 1979 Football - Soccer - UEFA Champions League - Final Round 15th - 20 September 1978 Great BritainTrack Cycling - Six Days - London 16th - 24 September 1978 Madrid (Spain)Field hockey - Women's Hockey World Cup 20 September - 1 October 1978 Roma (Italy)Volleyball - Men's World Championship 21th - 26 September 1978 GermanyTrack Cycling - Six Days - Berlin 23th - 24 September 1978 Offenburg (Germany)Fistball - European Championships - October
- November
Date Place / Country Competition 6th - 11 November 1978 NetherlandsKorfball - World Championships 12 November 1978 Köln (West Germany)Judo - Women's European Championships 14th - 19 November 1978 BelgiumTrack Cycling - Six Days - Ghent 16 November 1978 
Manzanillo (Mexico)Sailing - Finn World Championship 17th - 24 November 1978 
Lahore (Pakistan)Field hockey - Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 19 November 1978 
Miskolc (Hungary)Judo - European Junior Championships 20th - 26 November 1978 ArgentinaTennis - International Series 2 - Buenos Aires 22 November - 1 December 1978 
Preston (England)Snooker - UK Championship (non-ranking) 27 November - 3 December 1978 SwitzerlandTrack Cycling - Six Days - Zürich 30 November - 10 December 1978 CzechoslovakiaHandball - Women's World Championship - December
Date Place / Country Competition 4th - 19 December 1978 Football - Soccer - UEFA Super Cup 8th - 14 December 1978 
DenmarkTrack Cycling - Six Days - Herning 18th - 24 December 1978 
Sydney (Australia)Tennis - International Series 2 - Sydney 24th - 31 December 1978 
Dakar (Senegal)Basketball - Men's FIBA Africa Championship 27 December 1978 - 3 January 1979 SwedenIce Hockey - World U-20 Championship 27 December 1978 - 2 January 1979 GermanyTrack Cycling - Six Days - Keulen 30 December 1978 - 6 January 1979 Ski Jumping - Four Hills Tournament 31 December 1978 - 2 January 1979 
SomaliaBasketball - Women's FIBA Africa Championship
Goodwood (Great Britain)Kecskemét (Hungary)Lexington (United States)Aachen (Germany)
Oslo (Norway)
Brazil
Kailua-Kona (Hawaii)
South Africa
Ghana
Ottawa (Canada)
Philippines