1999
Recap of the year 1999 in sports.
[edit] 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.
- Michael Johnson (athlete) sets the new World Record in the 400 M. at 43.18.
[edit] Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- 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.
[edit] 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.
- 1999 World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York
See also
[edit] Basketball
- NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship. The Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.
- 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:
- Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke
- WNBA Finals: - The Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty, 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Cricket
Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets
[edit] Curling
- World Curling Championships:
- Men: Scotland won 6-5 over Canada
- Women: Sweden won 8-5 over the United States
[edit] 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
[edit] Dogsled racing
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer
[edit] Field Hockey
[edit] World Competitions
- Men's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: South Korea
- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: Germany
[edit] Regional Competitions
- Men's European Nations Cup in Padua, Italy
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: England
- Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
- Gold Medal: Canada
- Silver Medal: Argentina
- Bronze Medal: Cuba
- Women's European Nations Cup in Cologne, Germany
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Germany
- Bronze Medal: England
- Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: United States
- Bronze Medal: Canada
[edit] Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Maria Butirskaya, Russia
- Pairs champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia
[edit] Football (American)
- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: The Tennessee Volunteers won 23-16 over the Florida State Seminoles in the inaugural Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.
- Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons
- Regular Season: St. Louis Rams go 13-3 en route to a Super Bowl title.
MVP: Kurt Warner (Warner threw 41 touchdown passes in his first NFL season)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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
[edit] Football (Soccer)
- Champions League - Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 2 - 1
- UEFA Cup - Parma F.C. beat Olympique Marseille 3-0
For fuller coverage, see: 1999 in football (soccer)
[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association
- Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Meath 1-11 d. Cork 1-8
- National Football League: Cork 0-12 d. Dublin 1-7
[edit] Golf
- Major championship results:
- April - The Masters - José Maria Olazábal
- June - US Open - Payne Stewart
- July - British Open - Paul Lawrie
- August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
- Senior PGA TOUR leading money winner: Bruce Fleisher - $2,515,705
- Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.
- US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
- LPGA Championship - Juli Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,591,959
[edit] 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
[edit] Harness Racing
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Sir Vancelot
- Trotters: Special Force
[edit] 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:
- 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
[edit] Lacrosse
- Major League Lacrosse (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson.
- The Toronto Rock beat the Rochester Knighthawks 13-10 to win the National Lacrosse League Championship.
- The Victoria Shamrocks win the Mann Cup.
- The Edmonton Miners win the Founders Cup.
- The Whitby Warriors win the Minto Cup.
[edit] Radiosport
- First IARU Region II Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Portland, Oregon, USA. This is the first IARU sanctioned international ARDF competition in the Americas.
- Third High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Pordenone, Italy.
[edit] 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
[edit] Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway
- The women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18-11
- World rankings: John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00
[edit] Swimming
- Third European SC Championships, held in Lisboa, Portugal (December 9 – December 12)
[edit] Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
[edit] General sporting events
- 13th Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada
- Seventh All-Africa Games held in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Winter Asian Games held in Gangwon, South Korea
- Ninth Pan Arab Games held in Amman, Jordan
- 20th Summer Universiade held on Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- 19th Winter Universiade held in Poprad, Slovakia
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- February 27 — Ken Robinson (29), Major League pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks), died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
- March 8 — Joe DiMaggio (84), Major League Baseball player
- March 25 — Carl Ripken, Sr. (63), father of baseball player and manager Carl Ripken, Jr.
- April 4 — Early Wynn (79), Baseball Hall-of-Famer
- April 25 — Lord Killanin (84), former head of the International Olympic Committee
- May 3 — Steve Chiasson (32), Ice hockey player, died in a car crash in Raleigh, North Carolina
- May 7 — Leon Hess (85), Owner of the New York Jets football team
- May 13 — Gene Sarazen (97), golfer
- May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)
- May 23 — Owen Hart (34), Professional wrestler
- June 6 — Eddie Stanky (83), Baseball player and manager
- June 14 — Bernie Faloney (CFL football player
- July 2 — Ricky Birdsong (43), basketball coach at Northwestern University (murdered in Chicago's North Side
- July 23 — Demitrius Dubose (28), football player (New York Jets)), shot in Miami
- July 23 — Dmitri Tertyshny (22), ice hockey player, died in boating accident in British Columbia
- August 14 — Pee Wee Reese (81), Baseball Hall-of-Famer
- August 17 — Reiner Klimke (63), German equestrian (b. 1936)
- August 19 — Kim Perrot (32), women's basketball player, died of cancer
- September 9 — Catfish Hunter (53), baseball pitcher, died from complications of ALS
- September 12 – Allen Stack (71), American backstroke swimmer (b. 1928)
- October 12 — Wilt Chamberlain (62), basketball player
- October 25 — Payne Stewart (42), U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crash
- October 31 — Greg Moore (24), CART racing driver
- November 1 — Walter Payton (45), American football player
- November 8 — Leon Štukelj (100), Slovene gymnast), Olympic gold medalist and athlete
- November 15 — Harry Llewellyn (88), British equestrian (b. 1911)
- December 11 — Big Ben (23), world champion show-jumping horse
