1999 in sports

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

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)

• 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

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
• November 8 - Leon Štukelj, 100, Slovene gymnast, Olympic gold medalist and athlete
• December 11 - Big Ben, 23, world champion show-jumping horse