 |
2000 in sports
Totally Explained
|
|  |
|
NEW! |
All the latest news in the worlds of
computer gaming,
entertainment,
the environment,
finance,
health,
politics,
science,
stocks & shares,
technology
and much,
much,
more.
|
Everything about 2000 In Sports totally explained
» : For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field)
International Races
September 24 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia
October 1 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia
December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
National Champions
April 16 — London, England
May 14 — Ottawa, Canada
October 8 — Eindhoven, Netherlands
Stock car racing:
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
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
NBA Finals:
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
WNBA Finals:
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
2000 in basketball
May 13 to 21 – 33rd European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, Finland
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.
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.
Giro d'Italia
- Stefano Garzelli
- Francesco Casagrande
- Gilberto Simoni
Tour de France
- Lance Armstrong
- Jan Ullrich
- Joseba Beloki
World Road Cycling Championship:
- Romāns Vainšteins
- Zbigniew Spruch
- Oscar Freire
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands (January 28–29)
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
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
World Figure Skating Championships:
First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
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.
Australian Football League
Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee-Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
» :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.
Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
- National Camogie League: Cork
Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- National Football League: Mayo
Hurling
Men's golf
Major championship results:
- April - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- June - US Open - Tiger Woods wins by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a US Open to-par record score of -12
- July - 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 - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 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 Player of the Year: Tiger Woods
PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
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 leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's golf
US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
LPGA Championship: Juli Inkster
Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
The European team defeated the United States team 14 ½ - 11 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup
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:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
- Epsom Derby - Sinndar
- St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
United States Triple Crown Races:
- May 6 - Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
- Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
- Belmont Stakes - Commendable
Breeders' Cup:
- Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
- Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
- Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
- Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
- Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
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:
- Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
- Little Brown Jug - Astreos
- Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
- Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
- Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
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:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
World Hockey Championship
The Toronto Rock defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 14–13 to win the National Lacrosse League championship
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.
Six Nations - England
Tri Nations - Australia
Alpine Skiing
World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
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.
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open – Andre Agassi
- French Open – Gustavo Kuerten
- Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
- US Open – Marat Safin
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open – Lindsay Davenport
- French Open – Mary Pierce
- Wimbledon championships – Venus Williams
- US Open – Venus Williams
2000 Summer Olympics
Davis Cup
Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
Men's World League – Final Round in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's World Grand Prix – Final Round in Manila, Philippines
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Olympic Qualifier
Men's Competition
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hanover, Germany
Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's Competition
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Palermo, Italy
Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, United States
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
New Zealand retains the America's Cup as Team New Zealand defeats Italian challenger, Luna Rossa, 5 races to 0
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 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)Further Information
Get more info on '2000 In Sports'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://2000_in_sports.totallyexplained.com">2000 in sports Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
|
|
