1970 in sports

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Years in sports:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
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Years:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

Contents 1 Artistic Gymnastics 2 Athletics 2.1 Marathon 3 Auto Racing 4 Baseball 5 Basketball 6 Boxing 7 Cricket 8 Cycling 9 Field Hockey 10 Figure skating 11 Football (American) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 19 Skiing 20 Snooker 21 Speed skating 22 Swimming 22.1 Records 23 Tennis 24 Volleyball 25 Yacht racing 26 Multi-sport events 27 Awards 28 Births 28.1 January 28.2 February 28.3 March 28.4 April 28.5 May 28.6 June 28.7 July 28.8 August 28.9 September 28.10 October 28.11 November 28.12 December 29 Deaths

[edit] Artistic Gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
  • Men's all-around champion: Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan
  • Women's all-around champion: Ludmilla Tourischeva, USSR
  • Men's team competition champion: Japan
  • Women's team competition champion: USSR

[edit] Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1970 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] Marathon

• July 23 — Commonwealth Games Marathon, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Men's Winner: Ron Hill (ENG) 2:09:29

• December 6 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Akio Usami (JPN) 2:10:38

• December 15 — Asian Games Marathon, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Men's Winner: Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 2:21:03

[edit] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Pete Hamilton won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Bobby Isaac
• Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr.
• USAC Racing - Al Unser, Sr. won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jochen Rindt of Austria )becomes Formula One's only posthumous world champion
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood won, driving a Porsche 917
• Rally racing - the team of Bjorn Waldegard / Lars Helmer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Porsche 911S.
• Drag racing - the NHRA launches the "Supernationals". Rick Ramsey wins "Top Fuel"

[edit] Baseball

• January 16: Gold Glove outfielder Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause, a suit that will have historic implications. Flood refused to report to the Phillies after he was traded by the Cardinals, contending the baseball rule violates federal antitrust laws.
• January 17: The Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s.
• January 20: Lou Boudreau is elected to the Hall of Fame, receiving 232 of a possible 300 votes from the BBWAA.
• April 7: The Milwaukee Brewers play their first ever game as the Brewers at Milwaukee County Stadium, after the team had relocated from Seattle.
• June 12: Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates throws a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. It is later revealed that he did so while under the influence of LSD.
• Robert W. Peterson's book Only the Ball was White is published. The book brings pressure on Major League Baseball to recognize the African-American players from Negro league baseball by honoring its stars in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
• World Series: The American League's Baltimore Orioles win their second World Title by defeating the National League's Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 80-69 over Jacksonville

• NBA Finals:
  • New York Knicks won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

• 1970 ABA Finals:
  • Indiana Pacers defeat Los Angeles Stars 4 games to 2

• FIBA World Championship:
  • Yugoslavia World Champion

[edit] Boxing

• February 15 - Carlos Cruz, Featherweight Boxing Champion died in a plane crash
• February 16 - Joe Frazier starts a heavyweight world boxing champion winning streak with the knock out of Jimmy Ellis in five rounds.

[edit] Cricket

• International Cricket Council votes to suspend South Africa from international cricket indefinitely because of its government's apartheid policy.

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Jean-Pierre Monseré of Belgium

[edit] Field Hockey

• Men's European Nations Cup in Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Gold Medal: West Germany
  • Silver Medal: The Netherlands
  • Bronze Medal: Spain

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Tim Wood, United States
  • Ladies' champion: Gabrielle Seyfert, Germany
  • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

[edit] Football (American)

• Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs won 23-7 over the Minnesota Vikings
• Nebraska Cornhuskers win the college football national championship.

• November 14: A plane carrying most of the Marshall University team crashes just short of landing near Huntington, West Virginia, killing all 75 aboard, including 37 players.

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes win 23-10 over the Calgary Stampeders
• Vanier Cup: Manitoba Bisons win 38-11 over the Ottawa Gee-Gees

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1970 in football (soccer)

• World Cup held in Mexico: Brazil won final 4-1 over Italy
• European Cup: Feyenoord becomes the first Dutch team to win the trophy, beating Celtic 2-1.

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 10-13 - The Masters - Billy Casper
  2. June 18-21 - US Open - Tony Jacklin
  3. July 8-12 - British Open - Jack Nicklaus
  4. August 13-16 - PGA Championship - Dave Stockton

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Lee Trevino - $157,037

Women's Golf

• US Open - Donna Caponi
• LPGA Championship - Shirley Englehorn
• Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $30,235

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Baghdad Note
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Almoner
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sassafrás
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Nijinsky II

• Nijinsky II wins the English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Nijinsky II
  2. Epsom Derby - Nijinsky II
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Nijinsky II

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 2 - Kentucky Derby - Dust Commander
  2. Preakness Stakes - Personality
  3. Belmont Stakes - High Echelon

[edit] Harness Racing

• Fresh Yankee was named "Horse of the Year" by the U.S. Trotting Association and the U.S. Harness Writers Association.

• Most Happy Fella won the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Most Happy Fella
  2. Little Brown Jug - Most Happy Fella
  3. Messenger Stakes - Most Happy Fella

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Timothy T.
  2. Yonkers Trot - Victory Star
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Timothy T.

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Bold David

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy - Bobby Orr becomes the first defenseman in the history of the National Hockey League to lead the league in scoring.
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
• Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins win the Cup for the first time in 29 years, defeating the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 0. Defenseman, Bobby Orr is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the series MVP (most valuable player).
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: Cornell University Big Red defeat Clarkson University Golden Knights 6-4 in Lake Placid, NY; only NCAA hockey team to complete season undefeated and untied (31-0)

[edit] Lacrosse

• STX is founded by Richard B.C. Tucker Sr.
• The New Westminster­ Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup.
• The Whitby Transporters win the Castrol Cup.
• The Lakeshore Maple Leafs win the Minto Cup.

[edit] Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Michèle Jacot, France

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ray Reardon beats John Pulman 37-33

[edit] Speed skating

• First ISU Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men and Ladies held in West Allis, U.S.A.

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Records

• August 22 — US swimmer Mark Spitz breaks his own, nearly three-year old world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) with a time of 2:05.4. At the same meet and on the same day in Los Angeles, California he loses it to compatriot Gary Hall Sr., who swims 2:05.0.

[edit] Tennis

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

• Margaret Court wins the Grand Slam in women's tennis:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
  2. French Open - Margaret Court
  3. Wimbledon championships - Margaret Court
  4. US Open - Margaret Court

• Davis Cup: United States wins 5-0 over Germany F.R. in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

• Men's World Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Gold Medal: East Germany
  • Silver Medal: Bulgaria
  • Bronze Medal: Japan

[edit] Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Intrepid defeats Australian challenger Gretel II, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1 (Gretel II won the second race but was disqualified)

[edit] Multi-sport events

• Sixth Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand

• British Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Sixth Summer Universiade held in Turin, Italy

• Sixth Winter Universiade held in Rovaniemi, Finland

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: George Blanda, National Football League
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Chi Cheng, Track and field

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 2 — Andreas Wecker, German gymnast
• January 5 — Chris Wilkinson, British tennis player
• January 5 — Yury Kovtun, Russian football (soccer) defender
• January 9 — Jan Quast, German boxer
• January 10 — Marek Bajor, Polish football (soccer) player
• January 12 — Brett Leaver, New Zealand field hockey player
• January 13 — Daphne Touw, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• January 15 — Dan Landry, American volleyball player
• January 18 — Ma Miaolan, Chinese heptathlete
• January 19 — Zeeshan Ali, Indian tennis player
• January 19 — Tim Foster, British rower and coach
• January 19 — Donald Haddow, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• January 25 — Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler
• January 25 — Rafael Lozano, Spanish boxer
• January 25 — Cheikh Touré, Senegalese-born French athlete
• January 29 — Jörg Hoffmann, German freestyle swimmer
• January 29 — Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian sport shooter

[edit] February

• February 4 — Tomoko Yoshihara, Japanese volleyball player
• February 6 — Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
• February 11 — Alistair Brown, English cricket player
• February 11 — Jason Allyn Scott, US rower
• February 11 — Bernardo Segura, Mexican race walker
• February 12 — Lee Bodimeade, Australian field hockey player and coach
• February 12 — Mojca Cater, Canadian butterfly swimmer
• February 14 — Guillaume Raoux, French tennis player
• February 14 — Agapito Sanchez, Dominican Republic boxer (d. 2005)
• February 15 — Mark Warnecke, German breaststroke swimmer
• February 22 — Manuela Stellmach, East German freestyle swimmer
• February 23 — Turbo Tumo, Ethiopian long-distance runner
• February 23 — Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist
• February 24 — Cameron Grant, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• February 26 — Ben Maruquin, American field hockey sweeper
• February 28 — Jacqueline Goormachtigh, Dutch discus thrower

[edit] March

• March 1 — Jaime Amat, Spanish field hockey player
• March 3 — Simon Biwott, Kenyan long-distance runner
• March 5 — Li Gwang-Sik, North Korean boxer
• March 6 — Stefano Battistelli, Italian backstroke and medley swimmer
• March 8 — Caren Jungjohann, German field hockey player
• March 13 — Lula Barbosa, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• March 14 — Julie McDonald, Australian swimmer
• March 15 — Diego Nargiso, Italian tennis player
• March 15 — Derek Parra, Mexican-American speed skater
• March 16 — Kelli James, US field hockey striker
• March 16 — Rafael Pascual, Spanish volleyball player
• March 18 — Ian Bird, Canadian field hockey player
• March 20 — Kristin Klein, American volleyball player
• March 20 — Wietske de Ruiter, Dutch field hockey striker
• March 23 — Vitaliy Sidorov, Ukrainian/Russian discus thrower
• March 24 — Judith Draxler, Austrian freestyle swimmer
• March 25 — Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis player
• March 28 — José Loiola, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• March 30 — Secretariat, two-time Horse of the Year, 1973 Triple Crown winner (d. 1989)
• March 31 — Stuart Carruthers, Australian field hockey player

[edit] April

• April 1 — Alan Gregov, Croatian basketball player
• April 4 — Laszlo Markovits, Hungarian tennis player
• April 4 — Jason Stoltenberg, Australian tennis player and coach
• April 4 — Simone Thomaschinski, German field hockey defender
• April 5 — Boris Alterman, Israeli chess player
• April 5 — Willemijn Duyster, Dutch field hockey defender
• April 6 — Xiaomin Huang, Chinese breaststroke swimmer
• April 7 — Jordi Arnau, Spanish field hockey player
• April 7 — Piet Norval, South African tennis player
• April 9 — Nicole Colaco, Kenya-born field hockey player from Canada
• April 10 — Leonard Doroftei, Romanian boxer
• April 10 — Doug Flach, American tennis player
• April 10 — Diederik Simon, Dutch rower
• April 11 — KC Boutiette, American speed skater
• April 13 — Rintje Ritsma, Dutch speed skater
• April 15 — Miguel Ángel Oca, Spanish water polo player
• April 15 — Luc Marquet, French volleyball player
• April 16 — Mukesh Kumar, Indian field hockey midfielder
• April 18 — Heike Friedrich, East German freestyle swimmer
• April 18 — Ramón Jufresa, Spanish field hockey goalkeeper
• April 19 — Kelly Holmes, English athlete
• April 20 — Adriano Moraes, Brazilian rodeo performer
• April 21 — Vadim Alexeev, Kazakhstan-born swimmer from Israel
• April 29 — Andre Agassi, American tennis player

[edit] May

• May 2 — Dan Kutler, US-born butterfly swimmer from Israel
• May 8 — Christine Stark, Canadian volleyball player
• May 11 — Rubén Michavila, Spanish water polo player
• May 12 — Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
• May 14 — Nicola Fairbrother, British judoka
• May 14 — Benson Masya, Kenyan long-distance runner (d. 2003)
• May 16 — Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player
• May 16 — Franck Schott, French swimmer
• May 17 — Renzo Furlan, Italian tennis player
• May 21 — Jason Lee, English field hockey player and coach
• May 22 — Marco Rudolph, German boxer
• May 24 — Cristiano Caratti, Italian tennis player
• May 24 — Jeff Zgonina, US American football player
• May 25 — Danni Roche, Australian field hockey player
• May 27 — Michael Blackburn, Australian sailor
• May 29 — Luís Novo, Portuegese long-distance runner
• May 31 — Claus Thomsen, Danish football (soccer) player

[edit] June

• June 2 — Patricia Noall, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• June 5 — Eran Groumi, Israeli swimmer
• June 10 — Miklos Molnar, Danish football (soccer) player
• June 11 — Arkhom Chenglai, Thai boxer
• June 12 — David Defiagbon, Nigerian boxer
• June 13 — Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. 2004)
• June 15 — Pepijn Aardewijn, Dutch rower
• June 16 — Jaime Oncins, Brazilian tennis player
• June 20 — Russell Garcia, British field hockey player
• June 20 — Maia Lewis, New Zealand cricketer
• June 22 — Carmela Allucci, Italian water polo player
• June 23 — Kerri Buchberger, Canadian volleyball player
• June 25 — Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete
• June 26 — Paul Bitok, Kenyan long-distance runner
• June 26 — Marina Lobatch, Soviet rhythmic gymnast
• June 26 — Pawel Nastula, Polish judoka and heavyweight fighter
• June 26 — Mark Pinger, German freestyle swimmer
• June 27 — John Eales, Australian rugby union footballer
• June 27 — Lars Jonsson, Swedish tennis player
• June 29 — Franziska Hentschel, German field hockey forward

[edit] July

• July 1 — Laura Walker, American swimmer
• July 3 — Yona Kosashvili, Georgian-Israeli chess player
• July 5 — Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
• July 6 — Andreas Seelig, East German discus thrower
• July 8 — Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward
• July 11 — Frederik Fetterlein, Danish tennis player
• July 13 — Sandon Stolle, Australian tennis player
• July 14 — Natalia Mishkutenok, Russian pairs figure skater
• July 14 — Michelle Sawatzky, Canadian volleyball player
• July 16 — Regla Bell, Cuban volleyball player
• July 20 — Dahlia Duhaney, Jamaican track and field sprinter
• July 24 — Phil Sykes, US field hockey defender
• July 27 — Stephan Veen, Dutch field hockey player
• July 30 — Kris Kuehl, American discus thrower

[edit] August

• August 1 — Mark Petchey, British tennis player
• August 2 — Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian javelin thrower
• August 3 — Elena Carrión, Spanish field hockey goalkeeper
• August 6 — Alla Hasanova, Azerbaijani volleyball player
• August 6 — Michael Strange, Canadian boxer
• August 7 — Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (d. 2006)
• August 8 — Johann Mühlegg, German-born Spanish cross-country skier
• August 12 — Roland Brunner, Austrian ice speed skater
• August 13 — Alan Shearer, England and Newcastle soccer player
• August 14 — Sláva Doseděl, Czech tennis player
• August 14 — Birgit Kähler, German high jumper
• August 15 — Chris Byrd, American boxer
• August 16 — Tina Connelly, Canadian track and field athlete
• August 17 — István Kovács, Hungarian boxer
• August 20 — Loïc De Kergret, French volleyball player
• August 21 — Paolo Vidoz, Italian boxer

[edit] September

• September 1 — Barbara Paulus, Austrian tennis player
• September 4 — Andrea Ávila, Argentine long and triple jumper
• September 5 — Lee Lai Shan, Hong Kong windsurfer
• September 7 — Keltie Duggan, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• September 10 — Belinda Clark, Australian cricketer
• September 12 — Dube Jillo, Ethiopian long-distance runner
• September 14 — Mayra Huerta, Mexican beach volleyball player
• September 15 — Juan-Carlos Bianchi, Venezuelan tennis player
• September 22 — Marc-Kevin Goellner, Brazil-born German tennis player
• September 23 — Snežana Pajkić, Serbian middle-distance runner
• September 24 — Silvia Poll, Costa Rican freestyle swimmer
• September 28 — Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skating world champion
• September 28 — Kimiko Date, Japanese tennis player
• September 29 — Nicolas Pereira, Venezuelan tennis player

[edit] October

• October 1 — Gaston Taument, Dutch football (soccer) player
• October 3 — Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• October 8 — Heather Jones, Canadian field hockey player
• October 10— Mohammed Mourhit, Morocco-born Belgian long-distance runner
• October 10 — Matthew Pinsent, British rower
• October 17 — Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
• October 19 — Fabián Roncero, Spanish long-distance runner
• October 22 — Winston Bogarde, Dutch football (soccer) player
• October 26 — Tom Vano, US field hockey goalkeeper
• October 28 — Anthony Bonsante, American boxer

[edit] November

• November 4 — Lauri Aus, Estonian cyclist (d. 2003)
• November 6 — Joyce Chepchumba, Kenyan long distance athlete
• November 6 — Andrei Kovalenko, Kiev-born Australian water polo player
• November 6 — Remigio Molina, Argentine boxer
• November 7 — Kris Fillat, American field hockey player
• November 7 — Mohammad Shafqat, Pakistani field hockey player
• November 8 — Pablo Moreira, Argentinian field hockey goalkeeper
• November 9 — Nelson Diebel, American swimmer
• November 9 — Guido Görtzen, Dutch volleyball player
• November 9 — Bill Guerin, US NHL hockey player
• November 10 — Sue Reid, Canadian field hockey player
• November 12 — Tonya Harding, US figure skater
• November 15 — Uschi Disl, German biathlete
• November 15 — Jeffrey Adams, Canadian wheelchair athlete
• November 18 — Albert Cristina, Dutch volleyball player
• November 19 — Eleanor Race, American field hockey player
• November 20 — Tracey Robb, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
• November 24 — Paul Laciga, Swiss beach volleyball player
• November 25 — Elisabeth Maragall, Spanish field hockey player
• November 27 — Thirumal Valavan, Indian field hockey midfielder
• November 30 — Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis player

[edit] December

• December 3 — Christian Karembeu, French football player
• December 14 — Vladimir Grbic, Serbian volleyball player
• December 15 — Gilberto González, Venezuelan triathlete
• December 16 — Thompson García, Ecuadorian boxer
• December 17 — Pavel Padrnos, Czech cyclist
• December 18 — Emanuele Idini, Italian freestyle swimmer
• December 19 — Jonathan Cleveland, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• December 19 — Ian Wilson, British freestyle swimmer
• December 21 — Tomislav Karlo, Croatian backstroke swimmer
• December 26 — Misha Latuhihin, Dutch volleyball player
• December 28 — Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player

[edit] Deaths

• January 17 — Lindley Murray, American tennis player (b. 1892)
• February 6 — Abe Attell, World Champion and Hall of Fame boxer
• February 15 — Carlos Cruz, Featherweight Champion boxer
• April 6 — Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)
• May 19 — Ray Schalk, Major League Baseball player (1912-1929)
• May 31 — Terry Sawchuk, Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender
• June 2 — Bruce McLaren, race car driver
• June 12 — Percy Rees, British field hockey player (b. 1883)
• June 16 — Brian Piccolo, American football star
• July 4 — Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, 3-time America's Cup winner
• September 3 — Vince Lombardi, National Football League coach, Super Bowl trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award named for him
• September 5 — Jochen Rindt, Austrian Formula One racing driver
• September 19 — Greville Stevens, English cricketer
• November 5 — Charley Root, Major League Baseball pitcher (1923-1941)
• November 27 — Helene Madison, American swimmer (b. 1913)
• December 26 — Lillian Board (22), British athlete (b. 1948)
• December 30 — Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)