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'.

Table of contents

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

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Jarrett
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Brack
• CART Racing - Juan Montoya won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Mika Haekkinen 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 Maekinen won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Tommi Maekinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
• Drag racing - Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

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

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:
  • Felix 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: Oscar 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: Alexej Jagudin, Russia
  • Women's champion: Maria Butirskaja, Russia
  • Pairs champions: Jelena Bereschnaja & Anton Sicharulidse, Russia

Football (Soccer)

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

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

• FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 5-4 on penalty kicks over People's Republic of China

Football (American)

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

Canadian Football League

• 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

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April - The Masters - Jose Maria Olazabal
  2. June - US Open - Payne Stewart
  3. July - British Open - Paul Lawrie
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
• PGA Champions 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 - Julie 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

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

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

• Embassy World Snooker Championship:
  • Stephen Hendry won 18-11 over Mark Williams

• 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
• 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