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'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- 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
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
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)
- 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 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
- Major championship results:
- 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.
- 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
Harness Racing
- 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:
- 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:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
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
- December 11 - Big Ben, 23, world champion show-jumping horsefr:1999 en sport