1939 in sports
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- 2.1 January to March
- 2.2 from April to June
- 2.3 July to September
- 2.4 October to December
- 2.5 Exact date of birth unknown
Events
Badminton
The highlight of the Badminton 1939 were the All England. The British Isles, Scandinavia, France, North America, Australia, India and Malaya were the centers of the sport.
International Badminton Federation
The International Badminton Federation had 15 members: Australia, Denmark, England, France, India, Ireland, Canada, Malaya, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, USA and Wales, with Mexico and Sweden in 1939 entered the IBF. The Netherlands came out due to inactivity from the Association.
Events
All England 1939
The All England 1939 took place until March 12, 1939 in London on 7. In this 36th edition of the most important at this time badminton championship days Madsen won the final in the men's singles against the Englishman Ralph Nichols CF with 10-15, 18-13 and 15-7. Madsen stood in the semifinals on the verge of retirement, as he lay against AS Samuel from Selangor in the decisive third set already 1:10 behind. However, Madsen was able to once again fight back into the game and won with a 7-15, 15-9, 15-11. Venue was the Lindley Hall on Vincent Square in Westminster.
Final results of the All England 1939
Malaysia Open 1939
The Malaysia Open Badminton 1939 took place in early April 1939 held in Penang. They were the third edition of this championship.
Final results of the Malaysia Open 1939
Basketball
- Eurobasket 1939
Football
Athletics
World Records
Sprint
Middle distance running
Long-distance running
Jumping events
- MAY 29: Dorothy Odam, Great Britain, jump in the high jump of 1.66 m ladies.
- 21 June: Rie Yamaguchi, Japan, reached the triple jump of 11.66 m ladies.
- JULY 30: Christel Schulz, Germany, jumps in the long jump of 6.12 m ladies.
Throwing events
- May 29: Nina Dumbadze, Soviet Union, achieved in the discus 49.54 m of the ladies.
- September 6: Erwin Blask, Germany, reached the men's hammer throw at 58.13 meters.
- September 20: Karl Hein, Germany, reached the men's hammer throw at 58.24 meters.
- SEPTEMBER 24: Yrjo Nikkanen, Finland, reached the men's javelin 77.87 m.
- September 26: Erwin Blask, Germany, in the hammer throw the men reached 59 meters.
Motorsport
Motorcycle Championship
- In the first consisting of several races Motorcycle Championship of German Ewald Kluge won on DKW ahead of his compatriot and fellow Bernhard Petruschke and the British Les Martin ( Excelsior ) the title in the quarter-liter class.
- The 350ern the German DKW factory driver Heiner Fleischmann wins the Brit Ted Mellors and the Irishman Stanley Woods (both Velocette ).
- In the half-liter class, the Italian Dorino Serafini uses Gilera against the German Georg Meier ( BMW) and his compatriot Silvio Vailati ( also Gilera ) by.
Cycling
- Giro d' Italia 1939
- Great Tour of Germany 1939
- Tour de France 1939
- UCI Track World Championships 1939
Swimming
Swimming Records
Breaststroke
- November 8: Maria Lenk, Brazil, floats in Rio de Janeiro, the 200 meter breaststroke of women in 02:56,0.
Backstroke
Table tennis
- Table Tennis World Cup 1939
Winter sports
- February 3 to 12: The Canadian national ice hockey team wins the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1939 before the United States. With her third place in Switzerland decides simultaneously discharged European Championship for themselves.
- 11-12. February: World Figure Skating Championships 1939 Women's
- February 11 to 19: Nordic World Ski Championships 1939
- February 12 to 15: Alpine Ski World 1939
- February 17 to 19: World Figure Skating Championships 1939, men and couples
- Bob World Cup 1939
- European Figure Skating Championships 1939
Born
January to March
April-June
July to September
- July 3: Angelo Sormani, Brazilian- Italian footballer and coach
- July 3: Joachim Ziesche, German ice hockey player
- July 5th: James Lloyd, a British boxer
- July 6th: Mary Peters, British track and field athlete and Olympic champion
- July 7: Ronald B. Evans, Australian Footballer and functionary († 2007)
- July 7: Wilfried Sauermann, German chess player
- JULY 16: Lido Vieri, Italian footballer and coach
- JULY 21: Helmut Haller, German football player
- August 11: Helmar Müller, German track and field athlete
- August 12: Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete and Olympian
- August 18: Giorgio Ferrini, Italian footballer († 1976)
- AUGUST 19: Max Lorenz, German football player
- AUGUST 27: Nikola Pilić, Croatian tennis player and tennis coach
- August 30: Ulla Lindkvist, Swedish orienteer
- September 2 Nicolino Locche, Argentine boxer († 2005)
- September 2: Joachim Bäse, German football player
- September 4: Mario Casoni, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver
- September 5: Hubert Striebig, French race car driver
- September 7: Donnie Allison, American race car driver
- September 11: Joseph Jacob, Romanian handball player and coach
- September 20: Peter Radford, British track and field athlete and Olympian
- September 23: Charles Meisner, German swimmer
- SEPTEMBER 25: Gianfranco Leoncini, Italian footballer
- September 26: Mary Gommers, Dutch track and field athlete and Olympian
- September 28: Václav Kubička, Czechoslovak national coach of the German Turner ( † 2005)
- September 29: Otto Snow Berger, German ice hockey player
October to December
Exact date of birth unknown
- Marsilio Pasotti, Italian racing driver († 1969)
Died
- JANUARY 23: Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (* 1903)
- February 13: Caius Welcker, Dutch soccer player (* 1885)
- March 3: Joe Little Twig, U.S. American football player and police officer (* 1897)
- MARCH 24: Gwyn Nicholls, Welsh rugby player (* 1874)
- APRIL 24: Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (* 1881)
- JUNE 13: Karl Gall, Austrian motorcycle racer (* 1903)
- JUNE 25: Richard Seaman, British racing driver (* 1913)
- August 12: Giordano Aldrighetti, Italian motorcycle and race car driver ( b. 1905 )
- August 23: Eugène -Henri Gravelotte, French fencer (* 1876)
- August 25: Jan Vos, Dutch soccer player (* 1888)
- October 20: Otto Siffling, German footballer (* 1912)