1970 in sports

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Badminton

The highlight of the year 1970, the Badminton Thomas Cup 1970 and the All England, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the Dutch Open, the Denmark Open, the British Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games and the European Championships.

International events

Basketball

  • MAY 24: Host Yugoslavia secures the first time the World Cup

Hockey

  • March 30: The Soviet Union wins in Stockholm for the eighth time in a row the World Cup

Fencing

  • World Fencing Championships 1970 in Ankara

Football

  • 31 May to 21 June: Football World Cup 1970 in Mexico

Athletics

  • January 25 - Marilyn Neufville, Jamaica, the 400 meters of the ladies ran in 51.0 seconds.
  • February 28 - Caroline Walker, USA, the marathon of the ladies ran 3:02:53 hours.
  • March 3 - Heide Rosendahl, Germany, in the long jump of 6.84 meters Ladies reached.
  • April 28 - Caroline Walker, USA, the marathon of the ladies ran in 3:02:53 hours.
  • May 9 - Paola Pigni, Italy, the 10,000 meters of the ladies ran 35:30,5 minutes.
  • June 17 - Wolfgang Nordwig, GDR, jumped 5.45 meters in the pole vault of the Lords.
  • 20 June - Teresa Sukniewicz, Poland, 100 meters hurdles women ran 12.8 seconds.
  • July 13 - Thomas Hill, USA, the 110 -meter hurdles of the men ran in 13.2 seconds.
  • July 20 - Teresa Sukniewicz, Poland, 100 meters hurdles ran in 12.8 seconds.
  • July 23 - Marilyn Neufville, Jamaica, the 400 meters of the ladies ran 51 seconds.
  • July 26 - Karin Balzer, GDR, the 100 -meter hurdles of the ladies ran 12.7 seconds.
  • August 4 - Kerry O'Brien, Australia, the 3000 m steeplechase the men ran into 08:22,0 minutes.
  • August 12 - Chi Cheng, Taiwan, the 200 meters of the ladies ran in 22.4 seconds.
  • August 18 - Chi Cheng, Taiwan, the 100 meters of the ladies ran in 11.0 seconds.
  • 26 August - Karin Balzer, GDR, the 100 -meter hurdles was 12.7 seconds.
  • September 3 - Wolfgang Nordwig, GDR, jumped 5.46 meters in the pole vault of the Lords.
  • September 3 - Heide Rosendahl, Germany, jumped in the women's category 6.84 meters.
  • October 20 - Teresa Sukniewicz, Poland, 100 meters hurdles was 12.7 seconds.
  • October 24 - Christos Papanikolaou, Greece, jumped 5.49 meters in the pole vault of the Lords.
  • December 12 - Chi Cheng, Taiwan, the 100 -meter hurdles ran in 12.8 seconds.

Modern Pentathlon

  • World Championships in Warendorf

Alpine Skiing

  • Alpine Skiing World Cup in Val Gardena

Swimming

  • 5 to 13 September: European Swimming Championships 1970 in Barcelona

Born

  • FEBRUARY 27: Jörg Teuchert, German motorcycle racer
  • April 23: Eddy Seel, Belgian Supermoto racer
  • MAY 29: Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and coach
  • June 14: Tetsuya Harada, Japanese motorcycle racer
  • June 30: Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer
  • OCTOBER 18: Alex Barros, Brazilian motorcycle racer
  • OCTOBER 29: Edwin van der Sar, Dutch football goalkeeper
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