1995 in sports
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See also: 1994 in sports, other events of 1995, 1996 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
- Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. (First IRL races following year).
- Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
- 24 hours of Le Mans: Yannick Dalmas / J.J. Lehto / Masanori Sekiya won, driving a McLaren F1-GTR
- Rally racing - Colin McRae won the World Rally Championship
- Carlos Sainz /Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza 555
- Drag racing - Scott Kalitta won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- World Series: Atlanta Braves won 4 games to 2 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Tom Glavine, Atlanta
- September 6 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive games.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas
- NBA Finals:
- Houston Rockets win 4 games to 0 over the Orlando Magic
Boxing
- May 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada: Oscar De La Hoya scored a 2nd round TKO over Rafael Ruelas to retain his Lightweight Championship.
Cricket
- December 26 in Melbourne: Umpire Darrell Hair no balls Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for throwing in the second Test against Australia.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Tony Rominger of Switzerland
- Tour de France - Miguel Induráin of Spain
- World Cycling Championship: Abraham Olano of Spain
Field Hockey
- September 23 - October 1: Champions Trophy held at Berlin, Germany won by hosts. Australia finish second.
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
- Women's champion: Lu Chen, China
- Pairs champions: Radka Kovariková & Rene Novotny, Czech Republic
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers won 49-26 over the San Diego Chargers
College National Championship Game, the undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Florida Gators by a score of 62 to 24.
Football (Australian Rules)
- Australian Football League
- The Fremantle Dockers join the league
- Carlton wins the 99th AFL premiership (Carlton 21.15 (141) d Geelong 11.14 (80))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Kelly (Sydney Swans)
Football (Canadian)
- For the first time in history, the Grey Cup went to an American-based team.
- Grey Cup:
- Baltimore Stallions win 37-20 over the Calgary Stampeders
- Vanier Cup:
- Calgary Dinos win 54-24 over the Western Ontario Mustangs
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Everton won 1-0 over Manchester United
- FIFA Women's World Cup - Norway won 2-0 over Germany
- Korean Football League - Dominant Asian club Suwon Samsung Bluewings were officially founded in December 15th.
Golf
- Major championship results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,654,959
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert - $1,444,386
- Ryder Cup: Europe won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.
- US Women's Open - Annika Sörenstam
- LPGA Championship - Kelly Robbins
- Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $666,533
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Doriemus
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Regal Discovery
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lammtarra
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Winged Love
Harness Racing
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Golden Reign
- Trotters: Call Me Now
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: Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
- Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 0 over the Detroit Red Wings
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy
- The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Nigel Bond 18-9
- World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1995/96
Swimming
- February 11 -
- Danyon Loader swims world record 400 meters freestyle.
- Mark Foster swims world record 50 meters butterfly.
- Sandra Volker swims European record 50 meters backstroke.
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Russia in world tennis.
- Serena Williams turns professional
General sporting events
- August 26 - The International Rugby Football Board lifts the century-old ban on professionalism in rugby union.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley won with lead dogs: Vic & Elmer
Births
- May 12 - Jean Carlos Chera, Brazilian football prodigy
Deaths
- Rambling Willie - harness racing horse
- February 2 - Fred Perry, English tennis star, Wimbledon champion
- February 4 - Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star
- February 28 - Keith Rigg, Australian cricketer
- March 23 - Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer star
- April 8 - Maurice Allom, New Zealand cricketer
- April 20 - Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan star wicketkeeper, suicide
- April 20 - Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, English cricketer
- April 23 - Howard Cosell, sportscaster
- May 7 - Gus Bell, Major League Baseball player (1950-1964)
- May 13 - Cecil Marley, Jamaican cricket player & executive
- May 17 - Toe Blake, NHL player and coach of the Montreal Canadiens
- May 30 - Bobby Stokes, England soccer star
- May 30 - Ted Drake, English soccer player/manager
- June 9 - Zoilo Versalles, Major League Baseball player (1959-1971)
- June 10 - Ron Morrisby, Tasmanian cricketer
- July 18 - Fabio Casartelli, cyclist, accident during the Tour de France
- July 27 - Rick Ferrell, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1929-1947)
- July 4 - Pancho Gonzalez, tennis star
- July 16 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinean Formula 1, race car champion
- August 4 - Dick Bartell, Major League Basell player (1927-1946)
- August 13 - Mickey Mantle, Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (1951-1968)
- August 23 - Johnny Carey, Irish-born soccer star
- September 6 - Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer
- October 7 - Louis Meyer, Indie 500 racer
- October 10 - John Rodolph 31, wheelchair-race world record holder
- October 21 - Vada Pinson, Major League Basell player (1958-1975)
- October 25 - Bobby Riggs, tennis player
- November 20 - Sergei Grinkov 28, figure skater, 2-time Olympic gold medalistfr:1995 en sport