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Recap of the year 2000 in sports.

Auto Racing[]

  • 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.

Baseball[]

See also

Basketball[]

  • WNBA Finals:
    • Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.

Boxing[]

  • 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.

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Cycling[]

  • Giro d'Italia won by Stefano Garzelli of Italy
  • Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
  • World Cycling Championship: Romans Vainsteins, of Latvia

Dogsled racing[]

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

Field Hockey[]

  • 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

Figure Skating[]

  • 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

Football (American)[]

Football (Australian Rules)[]

  • 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)

Football (Canadian)[]

  • Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
  • Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams

Football (Soccer)[]

  • 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 Athletic Association[]

  • Camogie
    • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
    • National Camogie League: Cork
  • 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
  • Hurling
    • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 5-15 d. Offaly 1-14
    • National Hurling League:

Golf[]

Men's Golf

  • 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.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing[]

  • 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:
    1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
    2. Epsom Derby - Sinndar
    3. St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
  • United States Triple Crown Races:
    1. Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
    2. Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
    3. Belmont Stakes - Commendable
  • Breeders' Cup:
    1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
    2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
    3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
    4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
    5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
    6. Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
    7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
    8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi

Harness Racing[]

  • 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:
    1. Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
    2. Little Brown Jug - Astreos
    3. Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
    1. Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
    2. Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
    3. Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
    • Pacers: Shakamaker
    • Trotters: Lyell Creek

Ice Hockey[]

  • Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
  • 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

Radiosport[]

  • 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.

Rugby Union[]

  • Six Nations - England
  • Tri Nations - Australia

Skiing[]

  • Alpine Skiing
    • The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
    • The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria

Snooker[]

Tennis[]

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open - Andre Agassi
    2. French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
    3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
    4. US Open - Marat Safin
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
    2. French Open - Mary Pierce
    3. Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
    4. 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
    1. Gold - Venus Williams
    2. Silver - Elena Dementieva

Wrestling[]

  • June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire

General sporting events[]

  • 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
    • United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
  • Winter Goodwill Games held in Lake Placid, United States


Deaths[]

  • Abercrombieharness racing horse
  • January 4Tom Fears, American football player
  • January 26Don Budge, tennis player
  • January 27Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
  • February 9Beau Jack, boxer
  • February 12Tom Landry, American football coach
  • February 14Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
  • February 23Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
  • May 12Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
  • May 27Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
  • June 26Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
  • July 6Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
  • July 24Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
  • September 17Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
  • October 5Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
  • October 11Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
  • October 17Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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