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1980 in sports


Contents

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field)

World Records

Marathon

Auto Racing

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Field Hockey

  • Men's Champions Trophy in Karachi, Pakistan
    • Gold Medal: Pakistan
    • Silver Medal: West Germany
    • Bronze Medal: Australia
  • March 8 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat Scotland 2-0.

Figure skating

Football (American)

Football (Australian rules football)

Football (Canadian)

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1980 in football (soccer)

Gaelic Athletic Association

Golf

Men's Golf

  • January - the Senior PGA Tour (Champions Tour) is founded.

Women's Golf

Horse racing

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Harness Racing

Ice Hockey

See 1980 in ice hockey

Radiosport

Skiing

January 12 - Canada’s Ken Read, the leader of the "Crazy Canucks" ski team, wins the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel, Austria, becoming the first North American to ever win the classic race.

Snooker

Swimming

Events

Records

  • August 15USA's Joe Bottom betters the world record in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a meet in Honolulu, Hawaii, shaving off 0.12 of the previous record (22.83) set by Bruce Stahl four months earlier: 22.71.

Tennis

Yacht racing

Water polo

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

General sporting events

Awards

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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