1999 in sports

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See also: 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

• Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out Noah Ngeny of Kenya who recorded 3:43.40.

• Michael Johnson (athlete) sets the new World Record in the 400 M. at 43.18.

• Stock car racing:
• *Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500
• *NASCAR Championship - Dale Jarrett
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Bräck
• CART Racing - Juan Pablo Montoya won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland
• 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas / Joachim Winkelhock driving a BMW V-12 LMR
• Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship
• *the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmäki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
• Drag racing - Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

• May 10: The Boston Red Sox pound the Seattle Mariners, 12-4, as shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads the way with three home runs, including two grand slams. Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded homer in the 1st, a 2-run shot in the 3rd, and another grand slam in the 8th. Nomar is the first Bosox since Jim Tabor, in 1939, to slam two slams in a game, and just the 9th in MLB history. Robin Ventura last did it, in 1995.

• World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York

See also

• 1999 in baseball

• NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship. The Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
• *Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke

• WNBA Finals: - The Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty, 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.

• September 18 - The Fight of the Millennium:
• *Félix Trinidad defeats Oscar De La Hoya by split 12 round decision to unify the IBF and WBC's world Welterweight championships.

Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets

• World Curling Championships:
• *Men: Scotland won 6-5 over Canada
• *Women: Sweden won 8-5 over the United States

• Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy
• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Óscar Freire of Spain

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
• *Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer

World Competitions

• Men's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
• * Gold Medal: Australia
• * Silver Medal: South Korea
• * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

• Women's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
• * Gold Medal: Australia
• * Silver Medal: The Netherlands
• * Bronze Medal: Germany

Regional Competitions

• Men's European Nations Cup in Padua, Italy
• * Gold Medal: Germany
• * Silver Medal: The Netherlands
• * Bronze Medal: England

• Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
• * Gold Medal: Canada
• * Silver Medal: Argentina
• * Bronze Medal: Cuba

• Women's European Nations Cup in Cologne, Germany
• * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
• * Silver Medal: Germany
• * Bronze Medal: England

• Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
• * Gold Medal: Argentina
• * Silver Medal: United States
• * Bronze Medal: Canada

• World Figure Skating Championships:
• *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
• *Women's champion: Maria Butirskaya, Russia
• *Pairs champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia

• Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: The Tennessee Volunteers won 23-16 over the Florida State Seminoles in the inaugural Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.
• Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons

• Australian Football League
• * The Kangaroos win the 103rd AFL premiership (Kangaroos 19.10 (124) d Carlton 12.17 (89))
• * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 32-21 over the Calgary Stampeders
• Vanier Cup: Laval Rouge et Or win 14-10 over the Saint Mary's Huskies

• Champions League - Manchester United FC beat FC Bayern München 2 - 1
• UEFA Cup - Parma F.C. beat Olympique Marseille 3-0

For fuller coverage, see: 1999 in football (soccer)

• Camogie
• *All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
• *National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
• *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Meath 1-11 d. Cork 1-8
• *National Football League: Cork 0-12 d. Dublin 1-7

• Ladies' Gaelic football
• *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
• *National Football League: Monaghan

• Hurling
• *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Cork 0-13 d. Kilkenny 0-12
• *National Hurling League:

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
• #April - The Masters - José Maria Olazábal
• #June - US Open - Payne Stewart
• #July - British Open - Paul Lawrie
• #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
• Senior PGA TOUR leading money winner: Bruce Fleisher - $2,515,705
• Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
• LPGA Championship - Juli Inkster
• Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,591,959

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rogan Josh
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Woodcarver
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Montjeu
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Montjeu

• English Triple Crown Races:
• #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Island Sands
• #Epsom Derby - Oath
• #St. Leger Stakes - Mutafaweq

• United States Triple Crown Races:
• #Kentucky Derby - Charismatic
• #Preakness Stakes - Charismatic
• #Belmont Stakes - Lemon Drop Kid

• Breeders' Cup:
• #Breeders' Cup Classic - Cat Thief
• #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Beautiful Pleasure
• #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Soaring Softly
• #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Anees
• #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Cash Run
• #Breeders' Cup Mile - Silic
• #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Artax
• #Breeders' Cup Turf - Daylami

• North America Cup - The Panderosa

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
• #Cane Pace - Blissful Hall
• #Little Brown Jug - Blissful Hall
• #Messenger Stakes - Blissful Hall

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
• #Hambletonian - Self Possessed
• #Yonkers Trot -
• #Kentucky Futurity - Self Possessed

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
• *Pacers: Sir Vancelot
• *Trotters: Special Force

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
• *Jaromir Jagr - Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2, Conn Smythe Trophy: Joe Nieuwendyk

• World Hockey Championship
• * Men's champion:Czech Republic defeated Finland
• * Junior Men's champion: Russia defeated Canada
• * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

• Major League Lacrosse (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson.
• The Toronto Rock beat the Rochester Knighthawks 13-10 to win the National Lacrosse League Championship.
• The Victoria Shamrocks win the Mann Cup.
• The Edmonton Miners win the Founders Cup.
• The Whitby Warriors win the Minto Cup.

• First IARU Region II Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Portland, Oregon, USA. This is the first IARU sanctioned international ARDF competition in the Americas.
• Third High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Pordenone, Italy.

• Bledisloe Cup: Australia retains the cup drawing the two match series with New Zealand 1-1
• Rugby World Cup: Australia 35 defeats France 12
• Five Nations - Scotland
• Tri Nations - New Zealand

• Alpine Skiing
• *The men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway
• *The women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18-11
• World rankings: John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00

• Eighth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Sydney, Australia (August 22 – 29)
• Third European SC Championships, held in Lisboa, Portugal (December 9 – 12)

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
• #Australian Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov
• #French Open - Andre Agassi
• #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
• #US Open - Andre Agassi

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
• #Australian Open - Martina Hingis
• #French Open - Steffi Graf
• #Wimbledon championships - Lindsay Davenport
• #US Open - Serena Williams

• Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over France in world tennis.
• Kim Clijsters makes her WTA Tour debut.

• 13th Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada

• Seventh All-Africa Games held in Johannesburg, South Africa

• Winter Asian Games held in Gangwon, South Korea

• Ninth Pan Arab Games held in Amman, Jordan

• 20th Summer Universiade held on Palma de Mallorca, Spain

• 19th Winter Universiade held in Poprad, Slovakia

Births

Deaths

• February 27 — Ken Robinson (29), Major League pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks), died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
• March 8 — Joe DiMaggio (84), Major League Baseball player
• March 25 — Carl Ripken, Sr. (63), father of baseball player and manager Carl Ripken, Jr.
• April 4 — Early Wynn (79), Baseball Hall-of-Famer
• April 25 — Lord Killanin (84), former head of the International Olympic Committee
• May 3 — Steve Chiasson (32), Ice hockey player, died in a car crash in Raleigh, North Carolina
• May 7 — Leon Hess (85), Owner of the New York Jets football team
• May 13 — Gene Sarazen (97), golfer
• May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)
• May 23 — Owen Hart (34), Professional wrestler
• June 6 — Eddie Stanky (83), Baseball player and manager
• June 14 — Bernie Faloney (CFL football player
• July 2 — Ricky Birdsong (43), basketball coach at Northwestern University (murdered in Chicago's North Side
• July 23 — Demitrius Dubose (28), football player (New York Jets)), shot in Miami
• July 23 — Dmitri Tertyshny (22), ice hockey player, died in boating accident in British Columbia
• August 14 — Pee Wee Reese (81), Baseball Hall-of-Famer
• August 17 — Reiner Klimke (63), German equestrian (b. 1936)
• August 19 — Kim Perrot (32), women's basketball player, died of cancer
• September 9 — Catfish Hunter (53), baseball pitcher, died from complications of ALS
• September 12 – Allen Stack (71), American backstroke swimmer (b. 1928)
• October 12 — Wilt Chamberlain (62), basketball player
• October 25 — Payne Stewart (42), U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crash
• October 31 — Greg Moore (24), CART racing driver
• November 1 — Walter Payton (45), American football player
• November 8 — Leon Štukelj (100), Slovene gymnast), Olympic gold medalist and athlete
• November 15 — Harry Llewellyn (88), British equestrian (b. 1911)
• December 11 — Big Ben (23), world champion show-jumping horse

 

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