1971 in sports

1971 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Athletics

Australian rules football

Bandy

  • 1971 Bandy World Championship is held in Sweden and won by  Soviet Union.

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

Cycling

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

Figure skating

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

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

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

  • Cornell beats Maryland 12–6 to win the first NCAA Division I 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.

Motorsport

Radiosport

Rugby league

  • 18 September – the 1971 NSWRFL season culminates in a Grand Final victory for South Sydney, defeating St George 16–10
  • 1971 New Zealand rugby league season
  • 1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

  • 27 August – 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.
  • 31 August – 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.

Tennis

Volleyball

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "FAQ: What are the Pan American Games?". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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