1993 in sports

See also: 1992 in sports, other events of 1993, 1994 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Athletics

• February 11 – Irina Privalova sets a new women's 60m indoors world record
• August 13 – August 22 – World Championships held in Stuttgart

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship – Dale Earnhardt
  • Two top NASCAR drivers--Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 series champion, and Davey Allison, were killed in aviation accidents. Kulwicki died in a plane crash on his way to a race; Allison died from injuries suffered in a helicopter crash during a race weekend.
• CART Racing – season championship won by Nigel Mansell
  • Indianapolis 500 – Emerson Fittipaldi
• Formula One Championship – Alain Prost of France (Williams-Renault)
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of Geoff Brabham / Christophe Bouchut / Éric Helary driving a Peugeot 905
• Rally racing – Juha Kankkunen won the World Rally Championship in a Toyota
  • the team of Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
• Drag racing:
  • Eddie Hill won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
  • Rance McDaniel won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

Baseball

• Randy Myers saves 53 games for the Chicago Cubs, breaking Dave Righetti's record for left-handers.
• Lee Smith breaks the all-time save mark by recording his 358th save in a 9–7 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 13
• World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays win 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Series MVP is Paul Molitor, Toronto

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • North Carolina wins 77–71 over Michigan

• NBA Finals:
  • Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson).

Boxing

• March 13 – Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto Gonzalez in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
• November 12 – Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the fan man fight.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Induráin of Spain
• Tour de France – Miguel Induráin of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Lance Armstrong of United States

Field Hockey

• July 3 – 11 – Fifteenth Men's Champions Trophy held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia won by Australia. Germany finish second.

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
  • Women's champion: Oksana Baiul, Ukraine
  • Pairs champions: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler, Canada

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys won 52–17 over the Buffalo Bills

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 33–23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues won 37–34 over Calgary Dinos

Football (Soccer)

• April 27 – 18 members of the Zambian national soccer team die in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon

• England – FA Cup:
  • Arsenal won 1 – 1; 2 – 1 (replay, aet) over Sheffield Wednesday

Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. May – The Masters – Bernhard Langer
  2. June – US Open – Lee Janzen
  3. July – British Open – Greg Norman
  4. August – PGA Championship – Paul Azinger

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Nick Price – $1,478,557
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Dave Stockton – $1,175,944
• Ryder Cup: United States team won 15–13 over the Europe team in world golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open – Lauri Merten
• LPGA Championship – Patty Sheehan
• Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $595,992.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia – Melbourne Cup – Vintage Crop
• Canada – Queen's Plate – Peteski
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Urban Sea
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes – Commander in Chief

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes – Zafonic
  2. Epsom Derby – Commander in Chief
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Bob's Return

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Sea Hero
  2. Preakness Stakes – Prairie Bayou
  3. Belmont Stakes – Colonial Affair
  • Julie Krone, the all-time leading female jockey, became the first woman ever to win a Triple Crown race when she rode Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont.

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Arcangues
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Hollywood Wildcat
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Brocco
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Phone Chatter
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile – Lure
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Cardmania
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf – Kotashaan

Harness Racing

• North America Cup – Presidential Ball

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace – Riyadh
  2. Little Brown Jug – Life Sign
  3. Messenger Stakes – Riyadh

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian – American Winner
  2. Yonkers Trot – American Winner
  3. Kentucky Futurity – Pine Chip

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Jack Morris
  • Trotters: Night Allowance

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Kings

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Russia defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada won over Sweden

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
  • The women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18–5
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1993/94

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open – Jim Courier
  2. French Open – Sergi Bruguera
  3. Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
  4. US Open – Pete Sampras

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open – Monica Seles
  2. French Open – Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships – Steffi Graf
  4. US Open – Steffi Graf

• Davis Cup of world tennis won by Germany 4–1 over Australia.

• April 30 – During a changeover at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.

General sporting events

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Jeff King won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty

Births

Deaths

• January 21 – Charlie Gehringer, Major League Baseball, player (1924–1942)
• February 20 – Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer
• February 24 – Bobby Moore, English soccer star
• March 22 – Steve Olin & Tim Crews, pitchers Cleveland Indians, boating accident
• March 31 – Jimmie Crutchfield, star player of Negro League baseball
• April 1 – Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR's 1992 champion, died in a plane crash
• April 2 – Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater
• May 29 – Billy Conn, boxer
• June 2 – Johnny Mize, Major League Baseball, player (1936–1953)
• June 7 – Drazen Petrovic 28, Croatian NBA player, New Jersey Nets
• June 26 – Roy Campanella, Major League Baseball great
• July 3 – Don Drysdale, Major League Baseball, player (1956–1969)
• July 13 – Davey Allison, NASCAR race driver, died in a helicopter crash
• July 27 – Reggie Lewis 27, NBA star, Boston Celtics
• September 12 – Willie Mosconi, 15-time World Pocket Billiards champion
• October 9 – Geert de Vlaeminck 26, Belgian champion cyclist
• November 12 – Bill Dickey, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1928–1946)