1999 in sports

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

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Cycling 8 Field Hockey 9 Figure Skating 10 Football (American) 11 Football (Australian Rules) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Rugby Union 19 Skiing 20 Snooker 21 Tennis 22 General sporting events 23 Births 24 Deaths

Athletics

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

Auto Racing

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

Baseball

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

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

See also

• 1999 in baseball

Basketball

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

• NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship.

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

Boxing

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

Cricket

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

Cycling

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

Field Hockey

• June 10 - 20 - Champions Trophy held at Brisbane, Australia won by hosts. Korea finish second.

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Women's champion: Maria Butirskaya, Russia
  • Pairs champions: Elena Bereschnaya & Anton Sicharulidze, Russia

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons

Football (Australian Rules)

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

Football (Canadian)

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

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2-0 over Newcastle United

• Manchester United won UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Premiership to cap off an unprecedented 'Treble', a feat never before seen.

• FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 0-0, 5-4 on penalty kicks, over China

• FIFA Confederation's Cup - Mexico's national soccer team won the tournament after beating Brazil 4-3

Golf

Men's Golf

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

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

Women's Golf

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

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

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

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

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Charismatic
  2. Preakness Stakes - Charismatic
  3. Belmont Stakes - Lemon Drop Kid

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Cat Thief
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Beautiful Pleasure
  3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Soaring Softly
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Anees
  5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Cash Run
  6. Breeders' Cup Mile - Silic
  7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Artax
  8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Daylami

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - The Panderosa

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Blissful Hall
  2. Little Brown Jug - Blissful Hall
  3. Messenger Stakes - Blissful Hall

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Self Possessed
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Self Possessed

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

Ice Hockey

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

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

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

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

Rugby Union

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

Skiing

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

Snooker

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

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  2. French Open - Andre Agassi
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Andre Agassi

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

• Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over France in world tennis.

General sporting events

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

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

Births

Deaths

• February 27 - Ken Robinson, 29, major league pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks), died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
• March 8 - Joe DiMaggio, 84, Major League Baseball great
• March 25 - Cal Ripken, Sr., 63, father of Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player and manager
• April 4 - Early Wynn, 79, baseball Hall-of-Famer
• April 25 - Lord Killanin, 84, former head of the International Olympic Committee
• May 3 - Steve Chiasson, 32, hockey player, died in a car crash
• May 7 - Leon Hess, 85, owner of the New York Jets football team
• May 13 - Gene Sarazen, 97, golfer
• May 23 - Owen Hart, 34, professional wrestler
• June 6 - Eddie Stanky, 83, baseball player and manager
• June 14 - Bernie Faloney, CFL football player
• July 2 - Ricky Birdsong, 43, basketball coach at Northwestern University, murdered in Chicago's North Side
• July 23 - Demitrius Dubose, 28, football player (New York Jets), shot in Miami
• July 24 - Dmitri Tertyshny, 21, ice hockey player, died in boating accident in British Columbia
• August 14 - Pee Wee Reese, baseball Hall-of-Famer, aged 81
• August 19 - Kim Perrot, 32, women's basketball player, died of cancer
• September 9 - Catfish Hunter, 53, baseball pitcher, died from complications of ALS
• October 12 - Wilt Chamberlain, 62, basketball player
• October 25 - Payne Stewart, 42, U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crash
• October 31 - Greg Moore, 24, CART racing driver
• November 1 - Walter Payton, 45, legendary football player
• December 11 - Big Ben, 23, world champion show-jumping horse