1979 in Sports - Multi-sport Events

Multi-sport Events

  • 8th Pan American Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 8th Mediterranean Games held in Split, Yugoslavia
  • Tenth Summer Universiade held in Mexico City, Mexico
  • September 7 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut.

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