Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1979

This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 1979. 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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1979CubaBaseball - Intercontinental Cup 1979Jonquiere (Canada)Canoeing - World Championships - Slalom canoeing 1979Tokyo (Japan)Artistic Swimming - World Cup 1979Aarhus (Denmark)Equestrian - European Dressage Championships - 30 August 1979Luhmühlen (Germany)Equestrian - European Eventing Championships 1979Rotterdam (Netherlands)Equestrian - European Show Jumping Championships 1979Lake Placid (United States)Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix - Skate America - 6 May 1979Beograd (Yugoslavia)Water Polo - Men's World Cup
• January

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 January 1979	Planica (Yugoslavia)	Ski Jumping - FIS Ski-Flying World Championships
  2nd - 8 January 1979	Auckland (New Zealand)	Tennis - International Series 2 - Auckland
  4th - 10 January 1979	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Bremen
  5 January - 13 October 1979	Lyon (France)	Volleyball - Women's European Championship
  10th - 11 January 1979	Krynica (Poland)	Luge - European Junior Championships
  13th - 14 January 1979	France	Cyclo-Cross - French National Championships
  14 January 1979	Koersel (Belgium)	Cyclo-Cross - Belgian's National Championships
  14 January 1979	Netherlands	Cyclo-Cross - Dutch National Championships
  14 January 1979	Gundelfingen (Germany)	Cyclo-Cross - German National Championships
  14 January 1979	Italy	Cyclo-Cross - Italian National Championships
  14 January 1979	Switzerland	Cyclo-Cross - Swiss National Championships
  17th - 22 January 1979	Netherlands	Track Cycling - Six Days - Rotterdam
  20 January - 17 March 1979		Rugby - V Nations
  20 January 1979	Deventer (Netherlands)	Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Men
  20th - 23 January 1979	Zagreb (Croatia)	Figure Skating - European Championships
  21 January 1979	Argentina	Formula 1 - World Championship - Argentina GP
  22 January - 4 February 1979	London (England)	Snooker - Masters
  25th - 31 January 1979	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Copenhague
  27th - 28 January 1979	Königssee (West Germany)	Luge - World Championships
  28 January 1979	Saccolongo (Italy)	Cyclo-Cross - World Championships
  30 January - 4 February 1979	Inzing (Austria)	Luge - Natural Track World Championships

• February

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  February 1979	Kaliningrad (Soviet Union)	Ice Speedway - World Team Championship
  2nd - 9 February 1979	Nottingham (England)	Darts - World Championships
  3rd - 8 February 1979	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Antwerp
  3rd - 4 February 1979	Oberhof (East Germany)	Luge - European Championships
  3 February 1979	The Hague (Netherlands)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships Women
  4 February 1979	United States	Basketball - National Basketball Association - NBA All-Star Game
  4 February 1979	Brazil	Formula 1 - World Championship - Brazil - Interlagos
  11 February 1979	Oslo (Norway)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships
  12 February 1979	The Woodlands (United States)	Diving - FINA Diving World Cup
  12th - 18 February 1979	Rancho Mirage (United States)	Tennis - Masters Series - The Congoleum Classic
  14th - 19 February 1979	France	Cycling - Tour Mediterraneen
  14 February 1979	Kailua-Kona (Hawaii)	Triathlon - Ironman World Championships
  15th - 18 February 1979	Ruhpolding (West Germany)	Biathlon - World Championship
  17 February 1979	Inzell (Germany)	Speed Skating - World Sprint Championships
  18 February 1979	Königssee (West Germany)	Bobsleigh - World Championships
  22th - 28 February 1979	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Hannover
  24th - 25 February 1979	Wien (Austria)	Athletics - European Indoor Championships

• March

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  3 March 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  3 March 1979	South Africa	Formula 1 - World Championship - South African Grand Prix
  4 March 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
  11th - 17 March 1979	Canada	Curling - Men's Junior World Championships
  13th - 18 March 1979	Wien (Austria)	Figure Skating - World Championships
  17 March 1979	Italy	Cycling - Milan - San Remo
  19th - 25 March 1979	New York (United States)	Tennis - Masters
  19th - 25 March 1979	United States	Tennis - Masters
  22th - 25 March 1979	Ponte Vedra Beach (United States)	Golf - The Players Championship
  23 March - 9 April 1979	Iraq	Football - Soccer - Arabian Gulf Cup of Nations
  24th - 25 March 1979	France	Cycling - Criterium national
  24 March 1979	Harelbeke (Belgium)	Cycling - E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
  25 March 1979	Limerick (Ireland)	Athletics - World Cross Country Championships
  25 March 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Brabantse Pijl
  27th - 29 March 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Driedaagse van De Panne
  27 March - 4 April 1979	Augsburg (France)	Figure Skating - World Junior Figure Skating Championships

• April

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  April 1979	Göteborg (Sweden)	Equestrian - FEI World Cup Jumping - Final Round
  1 April 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Ronde van Vlaanderen
  2nd - 8 April 1979	Netherlands	Tennis - International Series 1 - ABN World Tennis Tournament
  4 April 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Gent-Wevelgem
  5th - 6 April 1979	Kerkrade (Netherlands)	Judo - Women's European Championships
  8 April 1979	France	Cycling - Paris-Roubaix
  8 April 1979	Long Beach (United States)	Formula 1 - World Championship - United States Grand Prix West
  9th - 15 April 1979	Monaco	Tennis - Masters Series - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
  10 April - 1 June 1979	United States	Basketball - National Basketball Association - Playoffs
  10 April 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Fleche Wallonne
  14th - 21 April 1979	Bahía Blanca (Argentina)	Basketball - Men's South American Championship
  14 April 1979	Netherlands	Cycling - Amstel Gold Race
  16th - 28 April 1979	Sheffield (England)	Snooker - Men's World Championship
  22 April 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Liege - Bastogne - Liege
  29 April - 14 May 1979	Seoul (Republic of Korea)	Basketball - Women's World Championship
  29 April 1979	Spain	Formula 1 - World Championship - España - Jarama

• May

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 May 1979	Germany	Cycling - Rund um den Henninger Turm
  5th - 12 May 1979	Köln (West Germany)	Amateur Boxing - European Men's Boxing Championships
  6 May 1979	Switzerland	Cycling - Championship of Zurich
  9th - 13 May 1979	France	Cycling - Four Days of Dunkirk
  13 May 1979	Zolder (Belgium)	Formula 1 - World Championship - Belgium - Zolder
  20 May 1979	France	Cycling - Bordeaux - Paris
  26th - 27 May 1979	Hoorn (Netherlands)	Korfball - U-21 European Championships
  27 May 1979	Brussels (Belgium)	Judo - European Championships
  27 May 1979	Monaco	Formula 1 - World Championship - Monaco - Monte Carlo

• June

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  4th - 5 June 1979	London (Great Britain)	Gymnastics - World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
  9th - 17 June 1979	Turin (Italy)	Basketball - EuroBasket Men
  11th - 17 June 1979	London (Great Britain)	Tennis - International Series 2 - London Queen's
  13th - 22 June 1979	Switzerland	Cycling - Tour de Suisse
  27 June - 23 July 1979	France	Cycling - Tour de France
  29 June 1979	Merced (United States)	Water Polo - Women's World Cup

• July

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 July 1979	France	Formula 1 - World Championship - France - Dijon-Prenois
  14 July 1979	Great Britain	Formula 1 - World Championship - Great Britain - Silverstone
  16th - 22 July 1979	Båstad (Sweden)	Tennis - International Series 2 - Båstad
  16th - 22 July 1979	Stuttgart (Germany)	Tennis - International Series 1 - Mercedes Cup
  18 July - 11 December 1979		Football - Soccer - Copa América
  18th - 21 July 1979	Royal Lytham & St Annes (Great Britain)	Golf - The Open Championship
  23th - 29 July 1979	Netherlands	Tennis - International Series 2 - Hilversum
  23th - 29 July 1979	Austria	Tennis - International Series 1 - Kitzbuhel
  29 July 1979	Germany	Formula 1 - World Championship - Germany - Hockenheim
  31 July 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Grote Scheldeprijs - Vlaanderen

• August

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  August 1979	Buenos Aires (Argentina)	Track Cycling - World Junior Championships
  11th - 19 August 1979	Italy	Baseball - European Championships
  12 August 1979	Austria	Formula 1 - World Championship - Austria - Spielberg
  13th - 15 August 1979	Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)	Netball - World Championships
  15th - 25 August 1979	São Paulo (Brazil)	Basketball - Men's World Championships U-19
  21 August 1979	France	Cycling - GP Ouest France - Plouay
  22th - 26 August 1979	Valkenburg (Netherlands)	Cycling - World Championships
  25 August - 7 September 1979	Japan	Football - Soccer - FIFA U-20 World Cup
  26 August 1979	Netherlands	Formula 1 - World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix
  26 August - 1 September 1979	Rovereto (Italy)	Softball - Women's European Championships
  28 August - 2 September 1979	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	Track Cycling - World Championships
  31 August - 2 September 1979	St. Gallen (Switzerland)	Fistball - World Championships

• September

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  September 1979	Stockholm (Sweden)	Motocross - Moto Cross of Nations
  5 September 1979	Weymouth (Great Britain)	Sailing - Finn World Championship
  7 September 1979	Whitestable (Great Britain)	Waterskiing - World Racing Championships
  9 September 1979	Italy	Formula 1 - World Championship - Italy - Monza
  9 September 1979	Yugoslavia	Rowing - World Championships
  14th - 19 September 1979	Great Britain	Track Cycling - Six Days - London
  19 September 1979	Belgium	Cycling - Paris-Bruxelles
  19 September 1979 - 21 May 1980		Football - Soccer - UEFA Cup
  19 September 1979 - 28 May 1980		Football - Soccer - UEFA Champions League - Final Round
  30 September 1979	France	Cycling - Paris-Tours
  30 September 1979	Canada	Formula 1 - World Championship - Canada - Montreal

• October

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  5th - 13 October 1979	Paris (France)	Volleyball - Men's European Championship
  7 October 1979	Detroit (United States)	Formula 1 - World Championship - United States Grand Prix East
  8th - 14 October 1979	Barcelona (Spain)	Tennis - International Series 1 - Torneo Godó Barcelona
  11th - 16 October 1979	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Berlin
  13 October 1979	Italy	Cycling - Giro di Lombardia
  13 October 1979	Buenos Aires (Argentina)	Cycling - World Junior Championships - Road
  16 October 1979	Putte (Belgium)	Cycling - Nationale Sluitingprijs
  22th - 28 October 1979	Austria	Tennis - International Series 1 - Vienne
  23 October - 1 November 1979		Handball - Men's World Junior Handball Championship
  26th - 28 October 1979	Stuttgart (West Germany)	Taekwondo - World Taekwondo Championships
  29 October - 4 November 1979	France	Tennis - Masters Series - Paris-Bercy
  31 October - 6 November 1979	France	Track Cycling - Six Days - Grenoble

• November

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  November 1979	Preston (England)	Snooker - UK Championship
  November 1979	Tokyo (Japan)	Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix - NHK Trophy
  1 November 1979	Fort Worth (United States)	Gymnastics - World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  4 November 1979	Edinburgh (Great Britain)	Judo - European Junior Championships
  4th - 9 November 1979	Nanjing (China)	Handball - Men's Asian Championships
  19th - 25 November 1979	Argentina	Tennis - International Series 2 - Buenos Aires
  20th - 25 November 1979	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Ghent
  26 November - 2 December 1979	Switzerland	Track Cycling - Six Days - Zürich

• December

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  6th - 9 December 1979	Paris (France)	Judo - World Championships
  7th - 13 December 1979	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Herning
  9th - 16 December 1979	Yokohama (Japan)	Amateur Boxing - Junior World Championships
  16th - 23 December 1979	Manama (Bahrain)	Volleyball - Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
  17th - 25 December 1979	Sydney (Australia)	Tennis - International Series 2 - Sydney
  27 December 1979 - 2 January 1980	Helsinki (Finland)	Ice Hockey - World U-20 Championship
  27 December 1979 - 2 January 1980	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Keulen
  30 December 1979 - 6 January 1980		Ski Jumping - Four Hills Tournament