1971 in sports

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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Cycling 8 Field Hockey 9 Figure skating 10 Football (American) 11 Football (Australian rules football) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 19 Radiosport 20 Skiing 21 Snooker 22 Swimming 22.1 Records 23 Tennis 24 Volleyball 25 Multi-sport events 26 Awards 27 Births 27.1 January 27.2 February 27.3 March 27.4 April 27.5 May 27.6 June 27.7 July 27.8 August 27.9 September 27.10 October 27.11 November 27.12 December 28 Deaths

[edit] Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1971 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] Marathon

• August 5 — Pan American Games Marathon, Cali, Colombia
  • Men's Winner: Frank Shorter (USA) 2:22:47

• August 15 — European Championships Marathon, Helsinki, Finland
  • Men's Winner: Karel Lismont (BEL) 2:13:09

• September 4 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Bernie Allen (ENG) 2:16:54

• October 17 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, İzmir, Turkey
  • Men's Winner: Gianbattista Bassi (ITA) 2:23:33

• December 5 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Frank Shorter (USA) 2:12:51

[edit] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Richard Petty won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty
• Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr
• USAC Racing - Joe Leonard
• Formula One Championship - Jackie Stewart of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Helmut Marko / Gijs van Lennep won, driving a Porsche 917
• Rally racing - the team of Ove Andersson / David Stone won the Monte Carlo Rally driving an Alpine-Renault A110
• Drag racing:
  • The NHRA announces the first "Grandnational" in Canada at Sanair International Drag Strip, near Montreal, Quebec.
  • Hank Johnson won Top Fuel at the NHRA Supernationals.

[edit] Baseball

• World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates won 4 games to 3 over the Baltimore Orioles. Game four was the first night game in World Series history.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 68-62 over Villanova

• NBA Finals:
  • Milwaukee Bucks win 4 games to 0 over the Baltimore Bullets

• 1971 ABA Finals:
  • Utah Stars defeat Kentucky Colonels 4 games to 3; Stars defeat Indiana Pacers in division finals while Colonels defeat Virginia Squires

[edit] Boxing

• March 8 - Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in the first of three epic bouts. Frazier defends the World Heavyweight Championship in a star-studded Madison Square Garden.

[edit] Cricket

• 5 January, Melbourne - First one-day international, played bion after a Test match abandoned because of rain. Australia won by 5 wickets.

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Gosta Pettersson of Sweden
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Eddy Merckx of Belgium

[edit] Field Hockey

• Men's World Cup in Barcelona, Spain
  • Gold Medal: Pakistan
  • Silver Medal: Spain
  • Bronze Medal: India

• Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Cali, Colombia
  • Gold Medal: Argentina
  • Silver Medal: Mexico
  • Bronze Medal: Canada

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
  • Ladies' champion: Beatrix Schuba, Austria
  • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulyanov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

[edit] Football (American)

• Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts won 16-13 over the Dallas Cowboys

• December 25 - The Miami Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in a divisional playoff game. The double-overtime contest is the longest game in NFL history, and the Chiefs' last-ever home game at Municipal Stadium.

• 1970 NCAA Division I-A national football championship: The Nebraska Cornhuskers win 17-12 over the LSU Tigers on January 1, 1971.

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Hawthorn wins the 75th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 12.10 (82) d St Kilda 11.9 (75))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Ian Stewart (Richmond)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders won 14-11 over the Toronto Argonauts
• Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 15-14 over the Alberta Golden Bears

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1971 in football (soccer)

• Atlético Mineiro wins the first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

• Arsenal are the English First Division champions

• England - FA Cup: Arsenal won 2-1 over Liverpool to win The Double

• European Championship Cup Final: Ajax - Panathinaikos 2-0

• January 2 - At the end of a Rangers-Celtic match at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland, barriers at Stairway 13 give way under a mass of fans, killing 66 and injuring over 200 others.

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championships:
  1. February 25-28 - PGA - Jack Nicklaus
  2. April 8-11 - The Masters - Charles Coody
  3. June 17-21 - US Open - Lee Trevino
  4. July 7-10 - British Open - Lee Trevino

• PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $244,491

• Ryder Cup: United States won 18 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Britain in world team golf

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - JoAnne Carner. This win made her the first person ever to win three different USGA individual championship events.
• LPGA Championship - Kathy Whitworth
• Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $41,181

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Silver Knight
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Kennedy Road
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Mill Reef
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Irish Ball

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Brigadier Gerard
  2. Epsom Derby - Mill Reef
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Athens Wood

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 1 - Kentucky Derby - Canonero II
  2. Preakness Stakes - Canonero II
  3. Belmont Stakes - Pass catcher

[edit] Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Albatross
  2. Little Brown Jug - Nansemond
  3. Messenger Stakes - Albatross

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Speedy Crown
  2. Yonkers Trot - Quick Pride
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Savoir

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Stella Frost
  • Trotters: Geffini

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 3 over the Chicago Black Hawks

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: Boston University Terriers defeat University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Golden Gophers 4-2 in Syracuse, NY

[edit] Lacrosse

• Cornell beats Maryland 12-6 to win the first NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.
• The Brantford­ Warriors win the Mann Cup.
• The Richmond Roadrunners win the Minto Cup.
• The Victoria McDonalds win the Castrol Cup.

[edit] Radiosport

• Sixth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany.

[edit] Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy
  • The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: John Spencer beats Warren Simpson 37-29

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Records

• August 27 — US swimmer Mark Spitz recaptures the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), clocking 2:03.9 at a meet in Houston, Texas.

• August 31 — Four days after Mark Spitz broke the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), West Germany's Hans-Joachim Fassnacht betters the time to 2:03.3 at a meet in Landskrona, Sweden.

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Ken Rosewall
  2. French Open - Jan Kodeš
  3. Wimbledon championships - John Newcombe
  4. US Open - Stan Smith

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
  2. French Open - Evonne Goolagong
  3. Wimbledon championships - Evonne Goolagong
  4. US Open - Billie Jean King

• Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Romania in world tennis.

• Sixteen year old Chris Evert makes her US Open debut reaching the semifinals where she is defeated by eventual champion Billie Jean King.
• First time in 16 years that Americans won both the men's and women's title at the US Open.

[edit] Volleyball

• European Championship in Italy
  • Men's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Soviet Union
    • Silver Medal:  Czechoslovakia
    • Bronze Medal:  Romania
  • Women's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Soviet Union
    • Silver Medal:  Czechoslovakia
    • Bronze Medal:  Poland

• Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia
  • Men's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Cuba
    • Silver Medal:  United States
    • Bronze Medal:  Brazil
  • Women's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Cuba
    • Silver Medal:  Peru
    • Bronze Medal:  Mexico

[edit] Multi-sport events

• Sixth Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia

• Sixth Mediterranean Games held in İzmir, Turkey

[edit] Awards

• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Lee Trevino, Golf
• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Lee Trevino, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Evonne Goolagong, Tennis

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 2 — Markus Baur, German handball player
• January 4 — Melanie Cremer, German field hockey player
• January 7 — Vladislav Kulikov, Russian butterfly swimmer
• January 11 — Gregg Clark, South African field hockey player
• January 14 — Bert Konterman, Dutch football player
• January 16 — Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player
• January 16 — Ulrich van Gobbel, Dutch football player
• January 16 — Scott Williams, US field hockey defender
• January 18 — Josep Guardiola, Spanish football player
• January 19 — Begoña Larzabal, Spanish field hockey midfielder
• January 20 — Henry "Donald" Martinez, Salvadoran bantamweight boxer
• January 22 — Ellen Elzerman, Dutch swimmer
• January 22 — Joaquín Fernández, Spanish swimmer
• January 26 — Karin Kienhuis, Dutch judoka
• January 26 — Lee Naylor, Australian track and field athlete
• January 28 — Orhan Delibas, Dutch-Turkish boxer
• January 28 — Lucrécia Jardim, Portuguese sprinter
• January 28 — Yelena Motalova, Russian long-distance runner
• January 29 — Sonja Pfeilschifter, German shooter
• January 30 — Hong Qian, Chinese butterfly swimmer

[edit] February

• February 1 — Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian football player
• February 6 — Antti Haapakoski, Finnish hurdler
• February 7 — Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower
• February 13 — Emese Antal, Romania-born ice speed skater from Austria
• February 13 — Lency Montelier, Cuban track and field athlete
• February 19 — Martin van der Spoel, Dutch swimmer
• February 20 — Jari Litmanen, Finnish football player
• February 20 — Margaret "Peggy" Storrar, American field hockey goalkeeper
• February 23 — Cornelia Pfohl, German archer
• February 24 — Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula 1-driver
• February 24 — Ricardo Sánchez, Spanish water polo player
• February 25 — Nelson Dieppa, Puerto Rican boxer
• February 25 — Nova Peris-Kneebone, Australian athlete and field hockey player
• February 28 — Koos Issard, Dutch waterpolo player

[edit] March

• March 1 — Atif Bashir, Pakistani field hockey player
• March 1 — Tyler Hamilton, American road bicycle racer
• March 1 — Dick Norman, Belgian tennis player
• March 2 — Vincenzo Modica, Italian long-distance runner
• March 4 — Adriana Fernández, Mexican long-distance runner
• March 5 — Karina Masotta, Argentine field hockey player
• March 5 — Filip Meirhaeghe, Belgian cyclist
• March 6 — Servais Knaven, Dutch cyclist
• March 15 — Ralf Bißdorf, German fencer
• March 18 — Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish football (soccer) player
• March 18 — Mariaan de Swardt, South African tennis player
• March 19 — Sébastien Godefroid, Belgian sailor
• March 19 — Whitney Hedgepeth, American backstroke swimmer
• March 19 — Zé Marco de Melo, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• March 20 — Dmitriy Gaag, Kazakhstani triathlete
• March 20 — Janis Kelly, Canadian volleyball player
• March 27 — David Coulthard, Scottish Formula 1-driver
• March 29 — Arjen Teeuwissen, Dutch equestrian
• March 29 — Milton Wynants, Uruguayan cyclist
• March 30 — Carlton Myers, Italian basketball player
• March 31 — Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player
• March 31 — Ramón Garbey, Cuban boxer

[edit] April

• April 1 — Vladimir Selkov, Russian swimmer
• April 1 — Daniel Vacek, Czech tennis player
• April 2 — Conrad Leinemann, Canadian beach volleyball player
• April 2 — Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
• April 3 — Picabo Street, American alpine skier
• April 6 — Tom Sorensen, American volleyball player
• April 8 — Ellen Kuipers, Dutch field hockey player
• April 9 — Rafał Szukała, Polish butterfly swimmer
• April 9 — Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian Formula 1-driver
• April 10 — Marcus Baur, German sailor
• April 10 — Helen Clarke, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
• April 12 — Fernando Meligeni, Brazilian tennis player
• April 12 — Christophe Moreau, French cyclist
• April 12 — Gregory Russ, New Zealand field hockey player
• April 13 — Franck Esposito, French swimmer
• April 14 — Danja Müsch, German beachvolleyball player
• April 15 — Finidi George, Nigerian football player
• April 15 — Guivi Sissaouri, Georgia-born Canadian freestyle wrestler
• April 20 — Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer
• April 21 — Rachel Petrie, New Zealand field hockey defender
• April 21 — Indrek Pertelson, Estonian judoka
• April 22 — Nicklas Kulti, Swedish tennis player
• April 24 — Mike Fenner, German athlete
• April 24 — Phil Rogers, Australian swimmer
• April 28 — Markus Beyer, German boxer

[edit] May

• May 1 — Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey player
• May 8 — James Elmer, Australian field hockey player
• May 10 — Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
• May 12 — Ingrid van Lubek, Dutch triathlete
• May 14 — Martin Reim, Estonian football (soccer) player
• May 15 — Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
• May 18 — Janel Jorgensen, American butterfly swimmer
• May 19 — Lori Ann Mundt, Canadian volleyball player
• May 21 — Tom Nanne, Dutch baseball player
• May 25 — Stefano Baldini, Italian track and field athlete
• May 25 — Georg Totschnig, Austrian cyclist
• May 27 — Grant Stafford, South African tennis player
• May 28 — Manuel Beltrán, Spanish cyclist
• May 30 — Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian indigenous athlete
• May 31 — Irene Dalby, Norwegian swimmer
• May 31 — Nicole Struse, German table tennis player

[edit] June

• June 2 — Dion Gosling, New Zealand field hockey defender
• June 2 — Irina Tolkunova, Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player
• June 9 — Jean Galfione, French athlete
• June 11 — Marek Kolbowicz, Polish rower
• June 12 — Florencia Labat, Argentine tennis player
• June 12 — Adam Vella, Australian target shooter
• June 13 — Stefano Pescosolido, Italian tennis player
• June 16 — Christian Mayerhöfer, German field hockey player
• June 17 — Tripp Schwenk, American backstroke swimmer
• June 21 — Irene Van Dyk, New Zealand netball player
• June 22 – Kurt Warner, American football player
• June 24 — Thomas Helveg, Danish football (soccer) player
• June 24 — Nicole Livingstone, Australian swimmer and television sports commentator
• June 26 — Max Biaggi, Italian motorcyclist
• June 26 — Edward Parenti, Canadian swimmer
• June 28 — Fabien Barthez, French football (soccer) goalkeeper
• June 29 — Iván Pérez, Cuba-born water polo player from Spain

[edit] July

• July 6 — Jessica Gal, Dutch judoka
• July 9 — Hilary Rose, British field hockey goalkeeper
• July 12 — Joel Casamayor, Cuban boxer
• July 13 — Richard Groenendaal, Dutch cyclist
• July 14 — Bernardo Mota, Portuguese tennis player
• July 17 — Wilma van Hofwegen, Dutch swimmer
• July 17 — Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist
• July 19 — Erik Jazet, Dutch field hockey player
• July 19 — Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion
• July 23 — Kristin Wagner, German sailor
• July 26 — Mladen Rudonja, Slovenian footballer
• July 30 — Mzukisi Sikali, South African boxer (d. 2005)

[edit] August

• August 1 — Lisa Flood, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• August 4 — Jeff Gordon, American NASCAR driver
• August 4 — Christophe Mendy, Senegal-born French boxer
• August 5 — Darren Lange, Australian freestyle swimmer
• August 5 — Jude Menezes, Indian field hockey goalkeeper
• August 6 — Stéphane Lecat, French long-distance swimmer
• August 6 — Angela Postma, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• August 7 — Stephan Volkert, German rower
• August 8 — Johnny Balentina, Dutch baseball player
• August 8 — Ramón Sala, Spanish field hockey player
• August 8 — Ramandeep Singh, Indian field hockey midfielder
• August 9 — Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist
• August 10 — Roy Keane, Irish footballer
• August 10 — Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Cuban amateur boxer
• August 12 — Svetlana Bondarenko, Ukrainian swimmer
• August 12 — Diana van der Plaats, Dutch swimmer
• August 12 — Pete Sampras, American tennis player
• August 14 — Andrea Peron, Italian cyclist
• August 15 — Umesh Parag, New Zealand field hockey player
• August 16 — Rulon Gardner, American wrestler
• August 18 — Jonathan Winter, New Zealand backstroke swimmer
• August 19 — Mary Joe Fernandez, American-Dominican tennis player
• August 21 — Jan Hempel, German diver
• August 23 — Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
• August 24 — Antoaneta Frenkeva, Bulgarian breaststroke swimmer
• August 25 — Andrew Baildon, Australian freestyle swimmer
• August 25 — Gilberto Simoni, Italian cyclist
• August 26 — Jeroen van Dijk, Dutch badminton player
• August 26 — Charles Friedek, German athlete
• August 26 — Lisa Keightley, Australian cricketer
• August 27 — Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer
• August 28 — Janet Evans, American Olympic swimming champion
• August 29 — Marco Sandy, Bolivian football (soccer) defender
• August 30 — Marianne Kriel, South African swimmer
• August 31 — Virna Dias, Brazilian volleyball player
• August 31 — Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer

[edit] September

• September 1 — Hakan Şükür, Turkish footballer
• September 2 — Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian alpine skier
• September 2 — Gregory Corbitt, Australian field hockey striker
• September 2 — Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist
• September 3 — Paolo Montero, Uruguay football player
• September 4 — Bas van de Goor, Dutch volleyball player
• September 4 — Mark Knowles, Bahamian tennis player
• September 7 — Shane Mosley, American boxer
• September 8 — Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer
• September 9 — Glen Housman, Australian long-distance swimmer
• September 9 — Serge Kats, Dutch sailor
• September 9 — Magali Messmer, Swiss triathlete
• September 10 — Carlo Silipo, Italian water polo player
• September 12 — Julian Golley, British triple jumper
• September 12 — Chandra Sturrup, Bahamian sprint athlete
• September 12 — Perry Ubeda, Dutch martial artist
• September 13 — Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player
• September 13 — Katrin Kauschke, German field hockey player
• September 15 — Annamarie Thomas, Dutch speed skater
• September 16 — Karsten Kobs, German athlete
• September 17 — Jens Voigt, German cyclist
• September 18 — Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
• September 18 — Kate Starre, Australian field hockey midfielder
• September 19 — Mirnawan Nawawi, Malaysian field hockey player
• September 20 — Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
• September 22 — Trinko Keen, Dutch table tennis player
• September 24 — Linda Moes, Dutch swimmer
• September 26 — Anke Feller, German athlete
• September 27 — Cédric Penicaud, French breaststroke swimmer
• September 27 — Clarisse Rasoarizay, Malagasy long-distance runner
• September 28 — Sven Meinhardt, German field hockey player

[edit] October

• October 5 — Evelyn Carrera, Dominican Republic volleyball player
• October 5 — Carlos Espínola, Argentine sailor
• October 6 — Jorgelina Rimoldi, Argentine field hockey player
• October 13 — André Bergdølmo, Norwegian football player
• October 13 — Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
• October 20 — Kamiel Maase, Dutch long-distance runner
• October 21 — Johanne Bégin, Canadian water polo player
• October 22 — Amanda Coetzer, South African tennis player
• October 23 — Oliver Kurtz, German field hockey player
• October 23 — Suzanne Plesman, Dutch field hockey player
• October 25 — Pedro Martínez, Major League Baseball player
• October 25 — Geoffrey Prommayon, Dutch football player
• October 26 — Didier Martel, French football player
• October 30 — Suzan van der Wielen, Dutch field hockey player

[edit] November

• November 1 — Jorge Lombi, Argentinian field hockey player
• November 4 — Marco Büchel, Liechtensteiner alpine skier
• November 4 — Fred Mutuweta, Ugandan boxer
• November 6 — Laura Flessel-Colovic, French épée fencer
• November 11 — Ruslan Mashchenko, Russian hurdler
• November 12 — Linley Frame, Australian swimmer
• November 12 — Gert Thys, South African long-distance runner
• November 16 — Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower
• November 16 — Alexander Popov, Russian swimming champion
• November 18 — Danny Heister, Dutch table tennis player
• November 18 — Bobby Julich, American cyclist
• November 19 — Michelle Andrews, Australian field hockey midfielder
• November 22 — Davidson and Osmond Ezinwa, Nigerian twins and sprinters
• November 23 — Christoph Bechmann, German field hockey player
• November 27 — Ingo Euler, German rower
• November 27 — Sam Smith, British tennis player
• November 30 — György Mizsei, Hungarian boxer
• November 30 — Gerard van Velde, Dutch speed skater

[edit] December

• December 3 — Henk Timmer, Dutch football player
• December 4 — Inge van den Broek, Dutch field hockey player
• December 6 — Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player who won Wimbledon (1996)
• December 6 — Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
• December 7 — Spira Grujic, Serbian football player
• December 9 — Cosme Prenafeta, Spanish volleyball player
• December 12 — Philip Boit, Kenyan cross-county skier
• December 12 — Sammy Korir, Kenyan long-distance runner
• December 12 — Khassaraporn Suta, Thai weightlifter
• December 17 — Beth Barr, American backstroke swimmer
• December 17 — Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player
• December 18 — Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Spanish tennis player
• December 19 — Karen Pickering, British swimmer
• December 26 — Mika Nurmela, Finnish footbal player
• December 27 — Jonah Birir, Kenyan middle distance runner
• December 27 — Sabine Spitz, German mountainbiker
• December 27 — Falko Zandstra, Dutch speed skater
• December 28 — Sergi Barjuán, Spanish football player
• December 29 — Jeroen Blijlevens, Dutch cyclist
• December 30 — Kylie Foy, New Zealand field hockey striker
• December 31 — Jody Murphy, Port Stephens Pythons Cricket player

[edit] Deaths

• March 15 — Jean-Pierre Monser (22), Flemish cyclist
• April 4 — Carl Mays, Major League Baseball pitcher (1915-1929)
• April 13 — Michel Briere (21), star rookie ice-hockey player, Pittsburgh Penguins
• April 7 — Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch two time Olympic equestrian gold medalist
• May 12 — Heinie Manush, Major League Baseball player (1923-1939)
• May 15 — Goose Goslin, Major League Baseball player (1921-1938)
• June 5 — Clare Dennis (55), Australian breaststroke swimmer (b. 1916)
• June 17 — Christopher Morris, American cricketer
• June 30 — Georgi Asparuhov (28), Bulgarian football (soccer) player, in a car crash
• July 11 — Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican Race Car Driver in a racing accident.
• October 24 — Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lions wide receiver, collapsed during a game
• December 14 — Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (b. 1929)