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'.

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Jarrett
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Brack
• CART Racing - Juan 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 - the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki win the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
• Drag racing - Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York

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:
  • Felix 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: Alexej Jagudin, Russia
  • Women's champion: Maria Butirskaja, Russia
  • Pairs champions: Jelena Bereschnaja & Anton Sicharulidse, Russia

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 unpecidented 'Treble', a feat never before seen.

• FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 5-4 on penalty kicks over People's Republic of China

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons

Canadian Football League

• 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

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Jose Maria Olazabal
  2. June - US Open - Payne Stewart
  3. July - British Open - Paul Lawrie
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
• PGA Champions 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 - Julie 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

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

• 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

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

• Embassy World Snooker Championship:
  • Stephen Hendry won 18-11 over Mark Williams

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

Births

Deaths

• March 8 - Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball great
• October 25 - Payne Stewart, U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crash
• October 31 - Greg Moore 24, CART racing driver

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