1971 in sports

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See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

World Figure Skating Championships:
Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
Women's champion: Beatrix Schuba, Austria
*Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulyanov, Soviet Union

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 1st ,1971.

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)

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

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.

Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf results:
#May - The Masters - Charles Coody
#June - US Open - Lee Trevino
#July - British Open - Lee Trevino
#August - PGA Championship - Jack Nicklaus

PGA tour's 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
LPGA Championship - Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $41,181

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:
#Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Brigadier Gerard
#Epsom Derby - Mill Reef
#St. Leger Stakes - Athens Wood

United States Triple Crown Races:
#Kentucky Derby - Canonero II
#Preakness Stakes - Canonero II
#Belmont Stakes - Pass catcher

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
#Cane Pace - Albatross
#Little Brown Jug - Nansemond
#Messenger Stakes - Albatross

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
#Hambletonian - Speedy Crown
#Yonkers Trot
#Kentucky Futurity

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

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 Blackhawks

World Hockey Championship
* Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia

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.

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

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

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

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
#Australian Open - Ken Rosewall
#French Open - Jan Kodeš
#Wimbledon championships - John Newcombe
#US Open - Stan Smith

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
#Australian Open - Margaret Smith Court
#French Open - Evonne Goolagong
#Wimbledon championships - Evonne Goolagong
#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.

Sixth Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia

Sixth Mediterranean Games held in Izmir, Turkey

Births

January

January 2 — Markus Baur, German handball player
January 2 — Karina Massota, Argentinian field hockey player
January 4 — Melanie Cremer, German field hockey player
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 18 — Josep Guardiola, Spanish football player
January 19 — Begoña Larzabal, Spanish field hockey midfielder
January 22 — Ellen Elzerman, Dutch swimmer
January 26 — Karin Kienhuis, Dutch judoka
January 29 — Sonja Pfeilschifter, German shooter

February

February 1 — Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian football player
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 25 — Nova Peris-Kneebone, Australian athlete and field hockey player
February 28 — Koos Issard, Dutch waterpolo player

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 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 19 — Sébastien Godefroid, Belgian sailor
March 20 — Dmitriy Gaag, Kazakhstani triathlete
March 27 — David Coulthard, Scottish Formula 1-driver
March 29 — Arjen Teeuwissen, Dutch equestrian
March 30 — Carlton Myers, Italian basketball player
March 31 — Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player

April

April 1 — Vladimir Selkov, Russian swimmer
April 1 — Daniel Vacek, Czech tennis player
April 2 — Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
April 3 — Picabo Street, American alpine skier
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 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

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 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 Beltran, Spanish cyclist
May 30 — Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian indigenous athlete
May 31 — Irene Dalby, Norwegian swimmer
May 31 — Nicole Struse, German table tennis player

June

June 9 — Jean Galfione, French athlete
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 21 — Irene Van Dyk, netballer
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

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)

August

August 1 — Lisa Flood, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
August 4 — Jeff Gordon, American NASCAR driver
August 5 — Darren Lange, Australian freestyle 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 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 16 — Rulon Gardner, American wrestler
August 18 — Jonathan Winter, New Zealand backstroke swimmer
August 19 — Mary Joe Fernandez, American-Dominican tennis player
August 23 — Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
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

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 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 12 — Chandra Sturrup, Bahamian sprint athlete
September 12 — Perry Ubeda, Dutch fighter
September 13 — Goran Ivanisevic, Croatian tennis 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 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

October

October 5 — Carlos Espínola, Argentine sailor
October 13 — André Bergdølmo, Norwegian football player
October 13 — Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
October 22 — Amanda Coetzer, South African tennis 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

November

November 1 — Jorge Lombi, Argentinian field hockey player
November 4 — Marco Büchel, Liechtensteiner alpine skier
November 6 — Laura Flessel-Colovic, French épée fencer
November 12 — Linley Frame, Australian swimmer
November 16 — Alexander Popov, Russian swimming champion
November 18 — Danny Heister, Dutch table tennis player
November 18 — Bobby Julich, American cyclist
November 23 — Christoph Bechmann, German field hockey player
November 27 — Ingo Euler, German rower
November 27 — Sam Smith, British tennis player
November 30 — Gerard van Velde, Dutch speed skater

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 12 — Philip Boit, Kenyan cross-county skier
December 12 — Khassaraporn Suta, Thai weightlifter
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

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
October 24 — Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lions wide receiver, collapsed during a game
December 14 — Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (b. 1929)

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