2000 in sports
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See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- Stock car racing:
- *Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
- *NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte
- *Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Scott Baker, and Tony Roper all died from head-related injuries that brought safety concerns to NASCAR
- * February 20 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 Winner=Dale Jarrett
- * February 27 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway Winner=Bobby Labonte
- Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship
- Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya
- CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
- 24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)
- Rally racing:
- *Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship
- *the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
- Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
- World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees
See also'
- NBA Finals:
- *Los Angeles Lakers win their first NBA title in twelve years, defeating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
- WNBA Finals:
- *Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.
- July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
- August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
- Walsh plays his last one day international.
- June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola
- Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
- * Gold Medal: Spain
- * Silver Medal: Pakistan
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: South Korea
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
- * Gold Medal: Cuba
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: Argentina
- Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
- * Gold Medal: New Zealand
- * Silver Medal: Great Britain
- * Bronze Medal: Germany
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: Argentina
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- *Pairs champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- *Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
- Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees
- NBA Finals:
- *Los Angeles Lakers win their first NBA title in twelve years, defeating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
- WNBA Finals:
- *Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.
- July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
- August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
- Walsh plays his last one day international.
- June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola
- Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
- * Gold Medal: Spain
- * Silver Medal: Pakistan
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: South Korea
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
- * Gold Medal: Cuba
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: Argentina
- Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
- * Gold Medal: New Zealand
- * Silver Medal: Great Britain
- * Bronze Medal: Germany
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: Argentina
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- *Pairs champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- *Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
- Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
- August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
- Walsh plays his last one day international.
- June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola
- Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
- * Gold Medal: Spain
- * Silver Medal: Pakistan
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: South Korea
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
- * Gold Medal: Cuba
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: Argentina
- Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
- * Gold Medal: New Zealand
- * Silver Medal: Great Britain
- * Bronze Medal: Germany
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: Argentina
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- *Pairs champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- *Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
- Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola
- Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
- * Gold Medal: Spain
- * Silver Medal: Pakistan
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: South Korea
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
- * Gold Medal: Cuba
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: Argentina
- Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
- * Gold Medal: New Zealand
- * Silver Medal: Great Britain
- * Bronze Medal: Germany
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: Argentina
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- *Pairs champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- *Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
- Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
- * Gold Medal: Spain
- * Silver Medal: Pakistan
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: South Korea
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
- * Gold Medal: Cuba
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: Argentina
- Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
- * Gold Medal: New Zealand
- * Silver Medal: Great Britain
- * Bronze Medal: Germany
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Germany
- * Bronze Medal: Australia
- Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: Argentina
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- *Pairs champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- *Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
- Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
- Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
- *National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- *National Football League: Mayo
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- #June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- #July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- #Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- #Belmont Stakes - Commendable
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- #Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Shakamaker
- *Trotters: Lyell Creek
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
- 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:
- * Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- * Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- * Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
- Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- *The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Andre Agassi
- #French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
- #Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- #US Open - Marat Safin
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
- 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Deaths
- Abercrombie — harness racing horse
- January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
- January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
- February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
- September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
- October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
- October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
- October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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