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Recap of the year 2002 in sports.

Auto Racing[]

  • Stock car racing:
    • Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500
    • NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart
  • Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. wins the season championship.
  • Indianapolis 500 - Hélio Castroneves
  • |CART Racing - Cristiano da Matta wins the season championship.
  • Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
  • 24 hours of Le Mans won by the team of Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, and Emanuele Pirro driving an Audi R8.
  • V8 Supercar
    • Bathurst 1000 won by Mark Skaife and Jim Richards.
    • Championship won by Mark Skaife, from Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose.
  • Rally racing:
    • the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Kaj Lindstrom wins the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza WRC
    • Marcus Grönholm of Finland wins the World Rally Championship.
  • Drag racing - Larry Dixon Jr. wins the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball[]

  • Books published:
    • Bill James, Win Shares: Presenting the sabermetrician's new system for evaluating player performance.

See also

Basketball[]

  • WNBA Finals
    • Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty
  • FIBA World Championship
    • Yugoslavia World Champion*

Chinese Basketball Association finals:

    • Yao Ming and his Shanghai Sharks teammates defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 games to 1, snapping a string of six consecutive Bayi championships.

Boxing[]

  • June 21- Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson

Cricket[]

  • New Zealand are forced to abandon their tour of Pakistan after a bomb explodes outside their hotel in Karachi
  • Domestic competitions
    • County Championship (England and Wales) - Surrey

Cycling[]

  • Giro d'Italia won by Paolo Savoldelli of Italy
  • Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
  • World Cycling Championship: Mario Cipollini, of Italy

Dogsled racing[]

  • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
    • Martin Buser wins with lead dog Bronson

Field Hockey[]

World Competitions[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Gold Medal: Germany
    • Silver Medal: Australia
    • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
  • Commonwealth Games (Men's Competition) in Manchester, England
    • Gold Medal: Australia
    • Silver Medal: New Zealand
    • Bronze Medal: Pakistan
  • Men's Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany
    • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
    • Silver Medal: Germany
    • Bronze Medal: Pakistan
  • Women's Champions Challenge in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Gold Medal: England
    • Silver Medal: South Korea
    • Bronze Medal: India
  • Commonwealth Games (Women's Competition) in Manchester, England
    • Gold Medal: India
    • Silver Medal: England
    • Bronze Medal: Australia
  • Women's Champions Trophy in Macau, China
    • Gold Medal: China
    • Silver Medal: Argentina
    • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
  • Women's World Cup in Perth, Australia
    • Gold Medal: Argentina
    • Silver Medal: The Netherlands
    • Bronze Medal: China

Regional Competitions[]

  • Asian Games (Men's Competition) in Busan, South Korea
    • Gold Medal: South Korea
    • Silver Medal: India
    • Bronze Medal: Malaysia
  • Asian Games (Women's Competition) in Busan, South Korea
    • Gold Medal: China
    • Silver Medal: South Korea
    • Bronze Medal: Japan

Figure Skating[]

  • World Figure Skating Championships:
    • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
    • Women's champion: Irina Slutskaya, Russia
    • Pairs champions: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao, China
    • Ice Dance champions: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh, Russia

Football (American)[]

  • Arena Bowl XVI: San Jose SaberCats win 52-14 over the Arizona Rattlers

Football (Australian Rules)[]

  • Australian Football League
    • The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66))
    • Brownlow Medal awarded to Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
    • See also Australian Football League season 2002

Football (Canadian)[]

  • Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes win 25-16 over the Edmonton Eskimos
  • Vanier Cup: Saint Mary's Huskies win 39-23 over the Saskatchewan Huskies

Football (Soccer)[]

  • The Football World Cup 2002 is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2 - 0 in the final. Surprisingly, Turkey and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. This is the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
  • Champions' League: Real Madrid beats Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the final. This was Real Madrid's 9th European Cup.
  • UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 3-2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund, winning the cup for the second time.
  • European Super Cup: Real Madrid wins 3-1 over Feyenoord, winning the cup for the first time.
  • Intercontinental Cup: Real Madrid beats Olimpia Asunción 2-0, winning the cup for the third time.

For fuller coverage, see: 2002 in football (soccer)

Gaelic Athletic Association[]

  • Camogie
    • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
    • National Camogie League: Galway
  • Gaelic football
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Armagh 1-12 d. Kerry 0-14
    • National Football League: Tyrone 0-15 d. Cavan 0-7
  • Ladies' Gaelic football
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
    • National Football League: Waterford
  • Hurling
    • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 2-20 d. Clare 0-19
    • National Hurling League:

Golf[]

Men's Golf

  • Major Championship results:
    1. May: The Masters - Tiger Woods
    2. June: US Open - Tiger Woods
    3. July: British Open - Ernie Els
    4. August: PGA Championship - Rich Beem
  • Tiger Woods is the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year with earnings of $6,912,625 in 18 events.
  • Hale Irwin is the leading money winner on the PGA Champions Tour with earnings of $$3,028,304 in 27 events.
  • At the Belfry golf course in Sutton Coldfield, England, the European team defeats the United States team 15.5-12.5 to win the Ryder Cup.

Women's Golf

  • Kraft Nabisco Championship -
  • US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
  • LPGA Championship - Pak Se Ri
  • Women's British Open - Karrie Webb
  • Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $2,863,904

Thoroughbred Horse Racing[]

  • Australia - Melbourne Cup won by Media Puzzle
  • Canada - Queen's Plate won by T J's Lucky Moon
  • France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Marienbard
  • Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - High Chaparral
  • English Triple Crown Races:
    1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes won by Rock of Gibraltar
    2. Epsom Derby won by High Chaparral
    3. St. Leger Stakes won by Bollin Eric
  • United States Triple Crown Races:
    1. Kentucky Derby won by War Emblem
    2. Preakness Stakes won by War Emblem
    3. Belmont Stakes won by Sarav
  • Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
    • Breeders' Cup Classic won by Volponi
    • Breeders' Cup Distaff won by Azeri
    • Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf won by Starine
    • Breeders' Cup Juvenile won by Vindication
    • Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies won by Storm Flag Flying
    • Breeders' Cup Mile won by Domedriver
    • Breeders' Cup Sprint won by Oriente
    • Breeders' Cup Turf won by High Chaparral

Harness Racing[]

  • North America Cup - Red River Hanover
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
    1. Cane Pace won by Art Major
    2. Little Brown Jug won by Million Dollar Cam
    3. Messenger Stakes won by Allamerican Ingot
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
    1. Hambletonian won by Chip Chip Hooray
    2. Yonkers Trot won by Bubba Dunn
    3. Kentucky Futurity won by Like a Prayer
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
    • Pacers: Smooth Satin
    • Trotters: Game Bid

Ice Hockey[]

  • World Hockey Championship
    • Men's champion: Slovakia defeats Russia
    • Junior Men's champion: Russia defeats Canada
    • Women's champion: no tournament
  • Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's Olympic Gold Medal.
  • Canada defeats the United States 3-2 to win the women's Olympic Gold Medal.

Lacrosse[]

  • Baltimore Bayhawks win the Major League Lacrosse championship over Long Island Lizards
  • The 9th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Perth, Australia. The United States win and Canada is the runner-up.

Orienteering[]

  • First Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships are held July 2-7 in Fontainebleau, France.

Radiosport[]

  • The fourth World Radiosport Team Championship held in Helsinki, Finland. Gold medals go to Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States, the team's third victory in a row.
  • Eleventh Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Tatranske Matliare, Slovakia.

Rugby Union[]

  • Six Nations - France (Grand Slam)
  • Tri Nations - New Zealand
  • Heineken Cup - Leicester Tigers beat Munster 15-9

Skiing[]

  • Alpine Skiing
    • The men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria
    • The women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria

Snooker[]

Tennis[]

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open - Thomas Johansson
    2. French Open - Albert Costa
    3. Wimbledon championships - Lleyton Hewitt
    4. US Open - Pete Sampras
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open - Jennifer Capriati
    2. French Open - Serena Williams
    3. Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
    4. US Open - Serena Williams
  • At the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, in Paris, France, Russia defeats France 3-2 to win the Davis Cup of world tennis.

General sporting events[]

  • 2002 Winter Olympics takes place in Salt Lake City, United States
    • Norway wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (13)
    • Top performers include Janica Kostelic, Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Simon Ammann
    • A scandal in figure skating dominates the news
  • Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea
  • Sixth Gay Games held in Sydney, Australia


Births[]

Deaths[]

  • January 16Bobo Olson, American boxer
  • March 23Ben Hollioake, English cricket player
  • April 16Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater
  • April 21Verné Lesche (84), Finnish ice speed skater (b. 1917)
  • May 13Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football (soccer) player and manager
  • May 23Sam Snead, U.S. golf player
  • May 26Mamo Wolde (69), Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
  • June 1Hansie Cronje, South African cricket player
  • June 17Willie Davenport, U.S. hurdler
  • June 20Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter
  • June 22Pedro Alcazar, Panamanian boxer
  • June 22Darryl Kile, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • July 5Ted Williams, U.S. baseball player (1939-1960)
  • August 5Darrell Porter, U.S. baseball player (1971-1987)
  • August 12Enos Slaughter, Major League Baseball player (1938-1959)
  • August 23Hoyt Wilhelm, Major League Baseball knuckleballer (1952-1972)
  • September 11Johnny Unitas, U.S. American football player
  • September 18Bob Hayes, U.S. sprinter and American football player
  • October 12Audrey Mestre, Free-diving world record holder
  • October 17Aileen Riggin (96), American swimmer and diver
  • October 20Mel Harder, Major League Baseball player
  • November 18Kim Gallagher (38), American athlete (b. 1964)
  • December 1Dave McNally, Major League Baseball pitcher
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