2000 in sports
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See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship
- Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya
- CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
- 24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)
- Rally racing:
- Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
- Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees
See also'
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
- NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Indiana Pacers
- WNBA Finals:
- Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.
Boxing
- July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
- August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.
Cricket
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
- Walsh plays his last one day international.
- June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Stefano Garzelli of Italy
- Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Romans Vainsteins, of Latvia
Field Hockey
- May 27 - June 4 - Champions Trophy held at Amstelveen won by hosts. Germany finish second. Other participating teams: Korea, Spain, Australia and Great Britain.
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- Pairs champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
Football (Australian Rules)
- Australian Football League
- Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
Football (Soccer)
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
- UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
- European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
- England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 1-0 over Aston Villa
- July 24 - Real Madrid signed Barcelona's Portuguese star Luis Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros.
Golf
- Major championship results:
- May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
- June - US Open - Tiger Woods
- July - British Open - Tiger Woods
- August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
- US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
Harness Racing
- March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Shakamaker
- Trotters: Lyell Creek
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:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
Rugby Union
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- The women's overall season champion: Renate Goetschl, Austria
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
- World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- Gold - Venus Williams
- Silver - Elena Dementieva
General sporting events
- 2000 Summer Olympics takes place in Sydney, Australia
- United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola
Deaths
- Abercrombie - harness racing horse
- January 4 - Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 - Don Budge, tennis player
- February 9 - Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 - Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 - Tony Bettenhausen 48, CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 - Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 - Adam Petty 19, race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 - Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 - Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 - Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- September 17 - Nicole Reinhart 24, U.S. cyclist
- October 17 - Harry Cooper, PGA golferfr:2000 en sport