1971 in sports

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Badminton

The highlight of the Badminton 1971 were the All England, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the German Open, the Dutch Open, the Denmark Open, the Asian Championships and the French Open.

International events

Athletics

January 25 - Karin Balzer, GDR, the 100 -meter hurdles was 12.7 seconds.
April 15th - Karin Burneleit, East Germany, the 1500 meters of the ladies ran in 4:09,6 minutes.
May 15 - Sandra Dyson, the UK, the 400 -meter hurdles of the ladies ran in 61.1 seconds.
9 June - Beth Bonner, USA, the marathon of the ladies ran in 3:01:42 hours.
30th June - Sara Mae Berman, USA, the marathon of the ladies ran in 3:00:35 hours ( range probably around 400 meters too short)
July 3 - Patrick Matzdorf, USA, jumped in the high jump of 2.29 meters gentlemen.
July 11 - Hildegard Falck, Germany, 800 meters of the ladies ran in 1:58,5 minutes.
July 16 - Joyce Smith, Great Britain, the 3000 meters of the ladies ran in 9:23,4 minutes.
July 31 - Karin Balzer, GDR, the 100 -meter hurdles of the ladies ran in 12.6 seconds.
August 3 - Pat Matzdorf, USA, in the high jump of the men reached 2.29 meters.
August 5 - Pedro Perez, Cuba, jumped in the triple jump of 17.4 meters gentlemen.
August 11 - Hildegard Falck, Germany, 800 meters of the ladies ran in 1:58,5 minutes.
August 12 - Faina Melnik, Russia, threw the discus throw of 64.22 meters ladies.
August 15 - Karin Burneleit, East Germany, the 1500 meters of the ladies ran in 4:09,6 minutes.
August 31 - Renate Stecher, GDR, the 100 meters of the ladies ran in 11.0 seconds.
August 31 - Karin Balzer, GDR, the 100 -meter hurdles was 12.6 seconds.
September 4 - Pedro Perez Duenas, Cuba, in the triple jump of 17.40 meters gentlemen reached.
September 4 - Walter Schmidt, Germany, threw the hammer throw of 76.40 meters gentlemen.
September 4 - Ilona Gusenbauer, Austria, jumped into the women's category 1.92 meters.
September 11 - Faina Melnik, Russia, discus throwing the ladies reached 64.22 meters.
September 19 - Beth Bonner, USA, the marathon of the ladies ran in 2:55:22 hours.
October 4 - Faina Melnik, Russia, discus throwing the ladies reached 64.88 meters.
October 4 - Ilona Gusenbauer, Austria, in the high jump of the women reached 1.92 meters.
December 5 - Cheryl Bridges, USA, the marathon of the ladies ran in 2:49:40 hours.

Born

Died

MARCH 8: Carlo Maria Pintacuda, Italian racing driver (* 1900)
MARCH 29: Hermann zu Leiningen, German race car driver (* 1901)
April 4: Angelo Bergamini Monti, Italian motorcycle racer ( b. 1939 )
July 8: Günter Bartusch, German motorcycle racer ( b. 1943 )
September 1: Peter Uhlig, German enduro athlete ( b. 1940 )
September 15: Umberto Malvano, Italian football player, umpire and functionary and engineering (* 1884)
DECEMBER 23: Alessandro Cagno, Italian racing driver (* 1883)

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