Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1980

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1980Tacoma (United States)Softball - Men's World Championship
• January

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  January 1980	Hammarstrand (Sweden)	Luge - European Junior Championships
  1st - 7 January 1980	Auckland (New Zealand)	Tennis - International Series 2 - Auckland
  3rd - 11 January 1980	Karachi (Pakistan)	Field hockey - Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
  10th - 16 January 1980	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Bremen
  12th - 13 January 1980	France	Cyclo-Cross - French National Championships
  12 January 1980	Hamar (Norway)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships Women
  13 January 1980	Maurage (Belgium)	Cyclo-Cross - Belgian's National Championships
  13 January 1980	Netherlands	Cyclo-Cross - Dutch National Championships
  13 January 1980	Hamburg (Germany)	Cyclo-Cross - German National Championships
  13 January 1980	Italy	Cyclo-Cross - Italian National Championships
  13 January 1980	Switzerland	Cyclo-Cross - Swiss National Championships
  13 January 1980	Argentina	Formula 1 - World Championship - Argentina GP
  15th - 20 January 1980	Megève (France)	Figure Skating - World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  17th - 22 January 1980	Netherlands	Track Cycling - Six Days - Rotterdam
  19 January - 15 March 1980		Rugby - V Nations
  19 January 1980	Trondheim (Norway)	Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Men
  19th - 20 January 1980	Olang (Italy)	Luge - European Championships
  20th - 23 January 1980	Göteborg (Sweden)	Figure Skating - European Championships
  24th - 30 January 1980	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Copenhague
  26th - 27 January 1980	Wetzikon (Switzerland)	Cyclo-Cross - World Championships
  27 January 1980	Brazil	Formula 1 - World Championship - Brazil - Interlagos
  29 January - 2 February 1980	Passeier (Italy)	Luge - Natural Track World Championships
  30 January - 5 February 1980		Football - Soccer - UEFA Super Cup

• February

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  February 1980	Eindhoven (Netherlands)	Ice Speedway - World Team Championship
  1st - 7 February 1980	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Antwerp
  2nd - 9 February 1980	Stoke-on-Trent (England)	Darts - World Championships
  3 February 1980	United States	Basketball - National Basketball Association - NBA All-Star Game
  6th - 19 February 1980	London (England)	Snooker - Masters
  9 February 1980	West Allis (United States)	Speed Skating - World Sprint Championships
  11 February - 2 March 1980	Rancho Mirage (United States)	Tennis - Masters Series - The Congoleum Classic
  12th - 24 February 1980	United States	Ice Hockey - Men's Olympic Games
  13 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Ski Jumping - Olympic Games
  14th - 19 February 1980	France	Cycling - Tour Mediterraneen
  14th - 23 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Alpine Skiing - Olympic Games
  14th - 23 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Speed Skating - Olympic Games
  15 February 1980	Kailua-Kona (Hawaii)	Triathlon - Ironman World Championships
  16 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Nordic Combined - Olympic Games
  16th - 22 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Biathlon - Olympic Games
  16th - 24 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Bobsleigh - Olympic Games
  16th - 19 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Luge - Olympic Games
  17th - 23 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Figure Skating - Olympic Games
  18 February 1980	Auckland (New Zealand)	Sailing - Finn World Championship
  21th - 24 February 1980	Lake Placid (United States)	Cross Country Skiing - Olympic Games
  21th - 27 February 1980	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Hannover
  24 February - 3 March 1980	New Caledonia	Football - Soccer - OFC Nations Cup

• March

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1st - 2 March 1980	Sindelfingen (West Germany)	Athletics - European Indoor Championships
  1 March 1980	South Africa	Formula 1 - World Championship - South African Grand Prix
  1 March 1980	Heerenveen (Netherlands)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships
  2 March 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
  2 March 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  4 March - 2 December 1980		Football - Soccer - Men's European Championships U-21
  8th - 22 March 1980	Nigeria	Football - Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations
  9 March 1980	Paris (France)	Athletics - World Cross Country Championships
  10th - 15 March 1980	Kitchener (Canada)	Curling - Men's Junior World Championships
  10th - 16 March 1980	Netherlands	Tennis - International Series 1 - ABN World Tennis Tournament
  11th - 16 March 1980	Dortmund (Germany)	Figure Skating - World Championships
  16 March 1980	Wien (Austria)	Judo - European Championships
  16 March 1980	Udine (Italy)	Judo - Women's European Championships
  17th - 23 March 1980	New York (United States)	Tennis - Masters
  17th - 23 March 1980	United States	Tennis - Masters
  19 March 1980	Italy	Cycling - Milan - San Remo
  20th - 23 March 1980	Ponte Vedra Beach (United States)	Golf - The Players Championship
  22th - 30 March 1980	Rabat (Morocco)	Basketball - Men's FIBA Africa Championship
  22th - 24 March 1980	France	Cycling - Criterium International
  22 March 1980	Harelbeke (Belgium)	Cycling - E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
  23 March 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Brabantse Pijl
  25th - 27 March 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Driedaagse van De Panne
  30 March 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Ronde van Vlaanderen
  30 March 1980	Long Beach (United States)	Formula 1 - World Championship - United States Grand Prix West
  31 March - 6 April 1980	Monaco	Tennis - Masters Series - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

• April

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  April 1980	Baltimore (United States)	Equestrian - FEI World Cup Jumping - Final Round
  2 April - 16 May 1980	United States	Basketball - National Basketball Association - Playoffs
  2 April 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Gent-Wevelgem
  5 April 1980	Netherlands	Cycling - Amstel Gold Race
  13 April 1980	France	Cycling - Paris-Roubaix
  13 April 1980	Bern (Switzerland)	Table tennis - Men's European Championships
  13 April 1980	Bern (Switzerland)	Table tennis - Women's European Championships
  17 April 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Fleche Wallonne
  18th - 25 April 1980	San Juan (Puerto Rico)	Basketball - Men's FIBA Americas Championship
  20 April 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Liege - Bastogne - Liege
  22 April - 5 May 1980	Sheffield (England)	Snooker - Men's World Championship

• May

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 May 1980	Germany	Cycling - Rund um den Henninger Turm
  4 May 1980	Switzerland	Cycling - Championship of Zurich
  4 May 1980	Zolder (Belgium)	Formula 1 - World Championship - Belgium - Zolder
  7th - 11 May 1980	France	Cycling - Four Days of Dunkirk
  11 May 1980	Misano (San Marino)	Moto - 500cc - Nations Grand Prix
  18 May 1980	France	Cycling - Bordeaux - Paris
  18 May 1980	Monaco	Formula 1 - World Championship - Monaco - Monte Carlo
  25 May 1980	France	Moto - 500cc - France - Le Castellet

• June

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  9th - 15 June 1980	London (Great Britain)	Tennis - International Series 2 - London Queen's
  10th - 20 June 1980	Switzerland	Cycling - Tour de Suisse
  11th - 22 June 1980	Italy	Football - Soccer - UEFA European Football Championship
  26 June - 21 July 1980	France	Cycling - Tour de France
  28 June 1980	Assen (Netherlands)	Moto - 500cc - Netherlands - Assen
  29 June 1980	France	Formula 1 - World Championship - France - Circuit Paul-Ricard

• July

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  6 July 1980	Belgium	Moto - 500cc - Belgium - Zolder
  11th - 13 July 1980	Breda (Netherlands)	Water Polo - Women's World Cup
  13 July 1980	Great Britain	Formula 1 - World Championship - Great Britain - Brands Hatch
  14th - 20 July 1980	Båstad (Sweden)	Tennis - International Series 2 - Båstad
  14th - 20 July 1980	Stuttgart (Germany)	Tennis - International Series 1 - Mercedes Cup
  17th - 20 July 1980	Muirfield (Great Britain)	Golf - The Open Championship
  20th - 30 July 1980	Russia	Basketball - Men's Olympic Games
  20th - 31 July 1980	Russia	Basketball - Women's Olympic Games
  20th - 28 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Cycling - Olympic Games
  20th - 29 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Field hockey - Men's Olympic Games
  20 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Greco-roman wrestling - Olympic Games
  20 July - 2 August 1980	Russia	Football - Soccer - Men's Olympic Games
  20th - 30 July 1980	Russia	Handball - Men's Olympic Games
  20th - 27 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Swimming - Olympic Games
  20th - 28 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Diving - Olympic Games
  20th - 30 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Weightlifting - Olympic Games
  20th - 26 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Shooting sports - Olympic Games
  20th - 31 July 1980	Moscow (Russia)	Volleyball - Men's Olympic Games
  20th - 29 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Water Polo - Men's Olympic Games
  21th - 29 July 1980	Russia	Handball - Women's Olympic Games
  21 July - 10 August 1980	Netherlands	Tennis - International Series 2 - Hilversum
  21 July - 10 August 1980	Austria	Tennis - International Series 1 - Kitzbuhel
  21 July - 29 August 1980	Moscow (Russia)	Volleyball - Women's Olympic Games
  22th - 26 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Track Cycling - Olympic Games
  22th - 25 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Gymnastics - Olympic Games - Artistic Gymnastics
  23 July - 1 August 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Athletics - Olympic Games
  23th - 31 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Fencing - Olympic Games
  24 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Modern Pentathlon - Olympic Games
  25th - 31 July 1980	Soviet Union	Field hockey - Women's Olympic Games
  26th - 27 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Rowing - Olympic Games
  27 July - 2 August 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Judo - Olympic Games
  27 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Freestyle wrestling - Olympic Games
  27 July 1980	Imatra (Finland)	Moto - 500cc - Finland
  27 July - 3 August 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Equestrian - Olympic Games
  29 July 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Grote Scheldeprijs - Vlaanderen
  29 July 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Sailing - Olympic Games

• August

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  August 1980	Mexico City (Mexico)	Track Cycling - World Junior Championships
  1 August 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Canoeing - Olympic Games - Flatwater
  2 August 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Amateur Boxing - Olympic Games
  2 August 1980	Moscow (Soviet Union)	Archery - Olympic Games
  10 August 1980	Germany	Formula 1 - World Championship - Germany - Hockenheim
  10 August 1980	Great Britain	Moto - 500cc - Great Britain - Silverstone
  16 August 1980	Hazewinkel (Belgium)	Rowing - World Championships
  17 August 1980	Austria	Formula 1 - World Championship - Austria - Spielberg
  24 August 1980 - 24 April 1981		Football - Soccer - African U-20 Championships
  24 August 1980	Germany	Moto - 500cc - Germany - Nurburgring
  26 August 1980	France	Cycling - GP Ouest France - Plouay
  30th - 31 August 1980	Sallanches (France)	Cycling - World Championships
  31 August 1980	Netherlands	Formula 1 - World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix

• September

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  h - 28 September 1980	Yugoslavia	Basketball - EuroBasket Women
  September 1980	Farleigh Castle (Great Britain)	Motocross - Moto Cross of Nations
  3 September 1980	Besançon (France)	Track Cycling - World Championships
  11th - 14 September 1980	Windsor (Great Britain)	Equestrian - World Driving Championships
  14 September 1980	Italy	Formula 1 - World Championship - Italy - Monza
  15th - 30 September 1980	Kuwait	Football - Soccer - Asian Cup
  16 September 1980 - 27 May 1981		Football - Soccer - UEFA Champions League - Final Round
  17 September 1980 - 20 May 1981		Football - Soccer - UEFA Cup
  19th - 24 September 1980	Great Britain	Track Cycling - Six Days - London
  24 September 1980	Belgium	Cycling - Paris-Bruxelles
  27 September 1980	Brig (Switzerland)	Gymnastics - World Trampoline Championships
  28 September 1980	France	Cycling - Paris-Tours
  28 September 1980	Canada	Formula 1 - World Championship - Canada - Montreal

• October

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  5 October 1980	Detroit (United States)	Formula 1 - World Championship - United States Grand Prix East
  6th - 12 October 1980	Barcelona (Spain)	Tennis - International Series 1 - Torneo Godó Barcelona
  9th - 14 October 1980	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Berlin
  14 October 1980	Putte (Belgium)	Cycling - Nationale Sluitingprijs
  14th - 17 October 1980	Esbjerg (Denmark)	Taekwondo - European Taekwondo Championships
  18 October 1980	Italy	Cycling - Giro di Lombardia
  19 October 1980	Mexico City (Mexico)	Cycling - World Junior Championships - Road
  20th - 26 October 1980	Austria	Tennis - International Series 1 - Vienne
  24th - 26 October 1980	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	Gymnastics - European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
  27 October - 3 November 1980	France	Tennis - Masters Series - Paris-Bercy
  29 October - 4 November 1980	France	Track Cycling - Six Days - Grenoble
  30 October - 2 November 1980	Calgary (Canada)	Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix - Skate Canada International

• November

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  November 1980	Japan	Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix - NHK Trophy
  16 November 1980	San Marino	Judo - European Junior Championships
  16th - 29 November 1980	Preston (England)	Snooker - UK Championship (non-ranking)
  17th - 24 November 1980	Argentina	Tennis - International Series 2 - Buenos Aires
  25 November - 17 December 1980		Football - Soccer - UEFA Super Cup
  25th - 30 November 1980	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Ghent

• December

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1st - 7 December 1980	Switzerland	Track Cycling - Six Days - Zürich
  8th - 14 December 1980	London (Canada)	Figure Skating - World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  9th - 15 December 1980	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Herning
  15th - 21 December 1980	Sydney (Australia)	Tennis - International Series 2 - Sydney
  27 December 1980 - 2 January 1981	West Germany	Ice Hockey - World U-20 Championship
  29 December 1980 - 4 January 1981	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Keulen
  30 December 1980 - 6 January 1981		Ski Jumping - Four Hills Tournament