Wikipedia: 2002 in sports

2002 in sports
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See also: 2001 in sports, other events of 2002, 2003 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Ward Burton won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart
Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr won the season championship.
Indianapolis 500 - Hélio Castroneves
CART Racing - Cristiano da Matta won the season championship.
Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
24 hours of Le Mans - won by the team of Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, and Emanuele Pirro driving an Audi R8.
Rally racing:
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
- Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship.
Drag racing - Larry Dixon Jr won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

World Series: Anaheim Angels won 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants
Books published:
- Bill James, Win Shares: Presenting the sabermetrician's new system for evaluating player performance.

June 21- Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexej Jagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Irina Slutskaja, Russia
- Pairs champions: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao, China

England - FA Cup: Arsenal won 2-0 over Chelsea
Real Madrid wins the Champions League
May - Arsenal wins The Double
June 30 - The Football World Cup 2002 is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2 - 0 in the final. Surprising Turkey and host-nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. This is the first time a World Cup is held in two countries simultaneously.

Grand Slam of golf results:
1. May: The Masters - Tiger Woods
2. June: US Open - Tiger Woods
3. July: British Open - Ernie Els
4. August: PGA Championship - Rich Beem
Tiger Woods was the PGA tour's leading money winner for the year with earnings of $6,912,625 in 18 events.
Hale Irwin was the leading money winner on the PGA Champions Tour with earnings of $$3,028,304 in 27 events.
At the Belfry golf course in Sutton Coldfield, England, the European team defeated the United States team 15.5-12.5 to win the Ryder Cup of world golf.

Women's Golf

Australia - Melbourne Cup won by Media Puzzle
Canada - Queen's Plate won by T J's Lucky Moon
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Marienbard
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - High Chaparral
English Triple Crown Races:
1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes won by Rock of Gibraltar
2. Epsom Derby won by High Chaparral
3. St. Leger Stakes won by Bollin Eric
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby won by War Emblem
2. Preakness Stakes won by War Emblem
3. Belmont Stakes won by Sarav

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
- Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings won 4 games to 1 over the Carolina Hurricanes
World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Slovakia defeated Russia
- Junior Men's champion: Russia defeated Canada
- Women's champion: no tournament held
Canada defeated the United States 5-2 to win the men's Olympic Gold Medal.
Canada defeated the United States 3-2 to win the women's Olympic Gold Medal.

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria
- The women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria

The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City, United States from February 8 to February 24. Top performers include Janica Kostelic, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Simon Ammann. A scandal in figure skating also dominated the news.
Embassy World Snooker Championship:
- Peter Ebdon won 18-17 over Stephen Hendry
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Martin Buser won with lead dog Bronson