2000 in sports

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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 1.1.1 International Races 1.1.2 National Champions 2 Auto racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Cycling 7.1 Road cycling 7.2 Cyclo-cross 8 Dogsled racing 9 Field hockey 10 Figure skating 11 Football (American) 12 Football (Australian rules football) 13 Football (Canadian) 14 Football (Soccer) 15 Gaelic Athletic Association 16 Golf 17 Thoroughbred horse racing 18 Handball 18.1 Men's Competition 18.2 Women's Competition 19 Harness racing 20 Ice hockey 21 Lacrosse 22 Radiosport 23 Rugby Union 24 Skiing 25 Snooker 26 Swimming 26.1 International tournaments 26.2 Records 27 Tennis 28 Volleyball 29 Water polo 29.1 Men's Competition 29.2 Women's Competition 30 Yacht racing 31 Multi-sport events 32 Awards 33 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

International Races

• April 16 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:08:22
  • Women's Winner: Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 2:30:21

• September 24 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia
  • Women's Winner: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 2:23:14

• October 1 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia
  • Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:10:11

• December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Atsushi Fujita (JPN) 2:06:51

National Champions

• April 16 — London, England
  • Men's Winner: Mark Hudspith — 2:13:37
  • Women's Winner: Joanna Lodge — 2:40:52

• May 14 — Ottawa, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Bruce Deacon — 2:17:13
  • Women's Winner: Veronique Vandersmissen — 2:36:46

• October 8 — Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Luc Krotwaar — 2:14:39
  • Women's Winner: Wilma van Onna — 2:39:35

Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • 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)
• World Rally Championship - Marcus Grönholm of Finland
• Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

V8 Supercars - Mark SKaife won the 2000 championship

Baseball

• 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'

• 2000 in baseball

Basketball

• 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.

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Perth Wildcats defeated the Victoria Titans 2-0 in the best-of-three final series.

• 2000 in basketball

Boxing

• May 13 to 21 – 33rd European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, Finland
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Valeri Sidorenko (Ukraine)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Vladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Agasi Agagüloglu (Turkey)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ramaz Paliani (Turkey)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Alexander Maletin (Bulgaria)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Alexei Leonov (Russia)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Bülent Ulusoy (Turkey)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Adnan Ćatić (Germany)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Jackson Chanet (France)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexei Lezin (Russia)

• July 29 – Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio César Chávez 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.

• The Ring Magazine named Felix Trinidad the Fighter of the Year 2000. Eric Morales Won a 12 Round Points Victory over Marco Antonio Barrera, for the Unified WBC and WBO 122 Pound Titles, In The Ring's Fight of The Year 2000.

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 cricket playing nation.

Cycling

Road cycling

• Giro d'Italia
  1. Stefano Garzelli
  2. Francesco Casagrande
  3. Gilberto Simoni

• Tour de France
  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich
  3. Joseba Beloki

• World Road Cycling Championship:
  1. Romāns Vainšteins
  2. Zbigniew Spruch
  3. Oscar Freire

Cyclo-cross

• UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands (January 28–29)
  • Men's Competition
  1. Gold – Richard Groenendaal
  2. Silver – Mario De Clercq
  3. Bronze – Sven Nys
  • Women's Competition
  1. Gold – Hanka Kupfernagel
  2. Silver – Louise Robinson
  3. Bronze – Daphny van den Brand

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: Spain
  • Silver: Pakistan
  • Bronze: South Korea

• Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Germany
  • Bronze: South Korea

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: South Korea
  • Bronze: Australia

• Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
  • Gold: Cuba
  • Silver: Canada
  • Bronze: Argentina

• Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
  • Gold: New Zealand
  • Silver: Great Britain
  • Bronze: Germany

• Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Germany
  • Bronze: Australia

• Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: Argentina
  • Bronze: 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)

• 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.

Football (Australian rules football)

• 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)

For an extensive coverage see 2000 in 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.
• Major League Soccer (U.S.): Kansas City Wizards claim the MLS Cup.

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
  • Sligo Senior Football Championship: Bunninadden were crowned County Champions by defeating Coolera/Strandhill
  • Dublin Senior Football Championship: Na Fianna were crowned County Champions by defeating Kilmacud Crokes
• 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 professional

• April 9 - Masters Tournament - Vijay Singh
• June 18 - U.S. Open - Tiger Woods wins by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a U.S. Open to-par record score of -12.
• July 23 - British Open - Tiger Woods becomes the fifth golfer in history to achieve the modern "career grand slam," and sets the to-par record for all majors (-19).
• August 20 - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year. He ties the to-par record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff.
• PGA Tour money leader - Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
• PGA Tour Player of the Year - Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour Rookie of the Year - Michael Clark II
• Tiger Woods set or tied a total of 27 PGA Tour records during the year
• Senior PGA Tour money leader - Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - Mikko Ilonen
• U.S. Amateur - Jeff Quinney
• European Amateur - Carl Pettersson

Women's professional

• Nabisco Championship - Karrie Webb
• LPGA Championship - Juli Inkster
• U.S. Women's Open - Karrie Webb
• Classique du Maurier - Meg Mallon
• LPGA Tour money leader - Karrie Webb - $1,876,853
• The European team defeated the United States team 14 ½ - 11 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup.

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. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
  2. Epsom Derby - Sinndar
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Millenary

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 6 - 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

Handball

Men's Competition

• European Championship in Croatia

• Gold Medal:  Sweden
• Silver Medal:  Russia
• Bronze Medal:  Spain

Women's Competition

• European Championship in Romania

• Gold Medal:  Hungary
• Silver Medal:  Ukraine
• Bronze Medal:  Russia

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

• 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

Lacrosse

• The Toronto Rock defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 14–13 to win the National Lacrosse League championship

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

• World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
• World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01

Swimming

International tournaments

• Fifth World Short Course Championships, held in Athens, Greece (March 16 – March 19)
  • United States wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (9)

• 25th European LC Championships, held in Helsinki, Finland (July 3 – August 9)
  • Romania wins the most medals (14), Sweden and Russia the most gold medals (6)

• XXVII Olympic Games, held in Sydney, Australia (September 16 – September 23)

• Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
  • Great Britain wins the most medals (19), Sweden the most gold medals (10)

Records

• January 18 — Australia's Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) once again, this time at a meet in Sydney, Australia, clocking 2:04.16.

• February 12 – In Paris, France, US-swimmer Jenny Thompson betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), from 56:90 to 56:80.

• March 18 – Jenny Thompson once again betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), this time in Athens, Greece, from 56:80 to 56:56.

• March 23 — Anthony Ervin breaks the world record in the men's 50 m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Minneapolis, clocking 21.21.

• June 16 — At the Russian National Swimming Championships in Moscow, Alexander Popov betters the ten year old world record (21.81) in the 50m freestyle (long course), swam by USA's Tom Jager in 1990: 21.64.

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

• 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Men's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  2. Silver – Tommy Haas
  3. Bronze – Arnaud di Pasquale
  • Women's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Venus Williams
  2. Silver – Elena Dementieva
  3. Bronze – Monica Seles
  • Men's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Sébastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor
  2. Silver – Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde
  3. Bronze – Àlex Corretja & Albert Costa
  • Women's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Venus Williams & Serena Williams
  2. Silver – Kristie Boogert & Miriam Oremans
  3. Bronze – Els Callens & Dominique Van Roost

• Davis Cup
  • Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis

• Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player

Volleyball

• Men's World League – Final Round in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil
• Women's World Grand Prix – Final Round in Manila, Philippines
  • Gold Medal:  Cuba
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil

• Olympic Qualifier
  • Men's Tournaments
    • Matosinhos, Portugal:  Argentina
    • Piraeus, Greece:  Spain
    • Castelnau-le-Lez, France:  Netherlands
  • Women's Tournament in Tokyo, Japan
    •  Italy
    •  South Korea
    •  Croatia
    •  China

• 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
  • Men's Team Competition
    • Gold Medal —  Yugoslavia
    • Silver Medal —  Russia
    • Bronze Medal —  Italy
  • Women's Team Competition
    • Gold Medal —  Cuba
    • Silver Medal —  Russia
    • Bronze Medal —  Brazil

• Men's America's Cup in São Bernardo, Brazil
  • Gold Medal:  Cuba
  • Silver Medal:  Brazil
  • Bronze Medal:  United States

Water polo

Men's Competition

• Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hanover, Germany
  •  Yugoslavia
  •  Russia
  •  Greece
  •  Slovakia
  •  Netherlands

• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Hungary
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Yugoslavia

Women's Competition

• Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Palermo, Italy
  •  Russia
  •  United States
  •  Kazakhstan

• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Australia
  • Silver Medal:  United States
  • Bronze Medal:  Russia

• Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, United States
  • Gold Medal:  United States
  • Silver Medal:  Canada
  • Bronze Medal:  Australia

Yacht racing

• New Zealand retains the America's Cup as Team New Zealand defeats Italian challenger, Luna Rossa, 5 races to 0

Multi-sport 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, New York, United States

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour golfer
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Marion Jones, Track and Field
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour golfer

Note: The Wide World award discontiuned in 2001

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 — Karsten Solheim (88), founder of PING golf company and the Solheim Cup
• February 16 — Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. (48), CART racing team owner
• February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English football (soccer) player
• April 7 — Masayuki Minami (58), Japanese volleyball player (b. 1941)
• April 14 — Wilf Mannion (81), English football (soccer) player (b. 1918)
• May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
• May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey player
• June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
• July 6 — Fred Lane, American football player
• 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 Tour golfer
• November 2 — Simeon Simeonov (54), Bulgarian football (soccer) goalkeeper (b. 1946)

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