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1999 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

• Alpine Skiing World Cup
  • Men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway
  • Women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria

American football

• January 31 – Super Bowl XXXIII: The Denver Broncos win their second Super Bowl in a row, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–19 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida.
• Sugar Bowl – The Florida State Seminoles won 49–29 over the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.
• November 1 – death of Walter Payton (45), Chicago Bears running back

Association football

• Champions League – Manchester United F.C. beat FC Bayern Munich 2 – 1
• UEFA Cup – Parma F.C. beat Olympique Marseille 3–0
• 1999 Copa Libertadores – Palmeiras beat Deportivo Cali 4–3 after penalties

Athletics

• August – 1999 World Championships in Athletics held at Seville
• Hicham El Guerrouj sets a new world record for the 1500m. He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out Noah Ngeny who recorded 3:43.40.
• Michael Johnson sets a new world record in the 400 metres in 43.18.

Australian rules football

• 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)

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.
• July 18 – David Cone pitches a perfect game, the 16th in history, as the Yankees defeat the Montreal Expos, 6–0, to celebrate Yogi Berra Day.
• World Series – New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York

Basketball

• NBA Finals – 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.
• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
  • 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.
• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Adelaide 36ers defeated the Victoria Titans 2–1 in the best–of–three final series.

Boxing

• July 31 to August 8 – Pan American Games held at Winnipeg
• August 20 to August 27 – 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships held at Houston
• 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.

Canadian football

• 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

Cricket

• Cricket World Cup Final: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets

Curling

• World Curling Championships –
  • Men: Scotland won 6–5 over Canada
  • Women: Sweden won 8–5 over USA

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

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
  • Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer

Field hockey

• Men's Champions Trophy: Australia
• Women's Champions Trophy: Australia

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships –
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Maria Butyrskaya, Russia
  • Pairs' champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia
  • Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia
• European Figure Skating Championships –
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Maria Butyrskaya, Russia
  • Pairs' champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
  • Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All–Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
  • National Camogie League: Cork
• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Meath 1–11 d. Cork 1–8
  • National Football League – Cork 0–12 d. Dublin 1–7
• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All–Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
  • National Football League: Monaghan
• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Cork 0–13 d. Kilkenny 0–12
  • National Hurling League –

Golf

• October 25 – death of Payne Stewart (42) in an air accident

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament – José María Olazábal
• U.S. Open – Payne Stewart
• British Open – Paul Lawrie This Open is also remembered for the epic collapse of French golfer Jean Van de Velde, who threw away a three–shot lead on the final hole, finding himself in a playoff which Lawrie won.
• PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour money leader – Tiger Woods – $6,616,585
• PGA Tour Player of the Year – Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour Rookie of the Year – Carlos Franco
• Senior PGA Tour money leader – Bruce Fleisher – $2,515,705
• Ryder Cup – United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Europe in team golf.

Amateur – Graeme Storm

• U.S. Amateur – David Gossett
• European Amateur – Grégory Havret

Women's professional

• Nabisco Dinah Shore – Dottie Pepper
• LPGA Championship – Juli Inkster
• U.S. Women's Open – Juli Inkster
• Classique du Maurier – Karrie Webb
• LPGA Tour money leader – Karrie Webb – $1,591,959

Handball

• 1999 World Men's Handball Championship - won by Sweden
• 1999 World Women's Handball Championship - won by Norway

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 – CR Renegade
  3. Kentucky Futurity – Self Possessed
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers: Sir Vancelot
  • Trotters: Special Force

Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – See More Business
• Grand National – Bobbyjo

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Rogan Josh
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by Woodcarver
• Dubai – Dubai World Cup won by Almutawakel
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Montjeu
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Montjeu
• Japan – Japan Cup won by Special Week
• English Triple Crown races:
  1. 2,000 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 World Thoroughbred Championships:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Cat Thief
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Beautiful Pleasure
  3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Soaring Softly (inaugural running of this race)
  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

Ice hockey

• February 13 Last ever Ice Hockey game played at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, the game was a 6–2 loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs to Chicago Blackhawks.
• 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
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Maine Black Bears defeat University of New Hampshire Wildcats 3–2 in overtime

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.

Motor 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
• World Rally Championship – Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmäki of Finland
• Drag racing – Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
• Formula Nippon – Tom Coronel of the Netherlands.

Motorcycle racing

• Yvon Duhamel is inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

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.

Rugby league

• April 23 at Sydney, Australia – 1999 ANZAC test match is won by Australia 20–14 against New Zealand at Stadium Australia before 30,245.
• June 23 at Brisbane, Australia – 1999 State of Origin is retained by Queensland as the third and deciding match of the series is drawn 10 – 10 with New South Wales.
• September 19 in Australia – last game of the 1999 Telstra Premiership is played, including the final NRL matches as stand alone entities for the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies who would later merge to form the Wests Tigers.
• September 26 at Sydney, Australia – 1999 NRL season culminates in the Melbourne Storm's 20 – 18 win against the St George Illawarra Dragons in the grand final
• October 9 at Manchester, England – Super League IV culminates in St. Helens' 8 – 6 win against the Bradford Bulls in the grand final.
• November 1 at Auckland, New Zealand – 1999 Tri–Nations culminates in Australia's 22 – 20 win against New Zealand in the final.

Rugby union

• 105th Five Nations Championship series is won by Scotland
• Bledisloe Cup – Australia retains the cup after drawing the two match series with New Zealand
• Rugby World Cup: Australia 35–12 France
• Tri Nations – New Zealand

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship – Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18–11
• World rankings – John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00

Swimming

• Fourth World Short Course Championships, held in Hong Kong, China (April 1 – 4)
  • Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)
• 24th European LC Championships, held in Istanbul, Turkey (July 26 – August 1)
  • Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)
• XIII Pan American Games, held in Winnipeg, Canada (August 2 – 7)
• Eighth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Sydney, Australia (August 22 – 29)
• Third European SC Championships, held in Lisboa, Portugal (December 9 – 12)
  • Germany wins the most medals (26), Sweden the most gold medals (9)
• February 17 – Australia's Susie O'Neill snapped the oldest world record in the books, clocking 2:05.37 in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a World Cup meet in Malmö, Sweden. The old mark, set by Mary T. Meagher on January 2, 1981, stood at 2:05.65.
• September 2 – Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a meet in Canberra, Australia, clocking 2:04.43

Taekwondo

• World Championships held in Edmonton, Canada

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.
• Kim Clijsters makes her WTA Tour debut.

Volleyball

• Men's World League: Italy
• Women's World Grand Prix: Russia
• Men's European Championship: Italy
• Women's European Championship: Russia

Water polo

• Men's European Championship: Hungary
• Men's World Cup: Hungary
• Women's European Championship: Italy
• Women's World Cup: Netherlands

Multi-sport 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

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Tiger Woods, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – United States women's national soccer team, soccer

References