1999 in sports
See also: 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indy Racing League -
- Indianapolis 500 – Kenny Brack
- CART Racing – Juan Pablo 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 – Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
- Drag racing – Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- May 10: The Boston Red Sox pound the Seattle Mariners, 12–4, as shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads the way with three home runs, including two grand slams. Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded homer in the 1st, a 2-run shot in the 3rd, and another grand slam in the 8th. Nomar is the first Bosox since Jim Tabor, in 1939, to slam two slams in a game, and just the 9th in MLB history. Robin Ventura last did it, in 1995.
- World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York
See also
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:
- Félix 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
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Maria Butirskaya, Russia
- Pairs champions: Elena Bereschnaya & Anton Sicharulidze, Russia
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34–19 over the Atlanta Falcons
Football (Australian Rules)
- Australian Football League
- The Kangaroos win the 103rd AFL premiership (Kangaroos 19.10 (124) d Carlton 12.17 (89))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
Football (Canadian)
- 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
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 unprecedented 'Treble', a feat never before seen.
- FIFA Women's World Cup – United States won 0–0, 5–4 on penalty kicks, over China
- FIFA Confederation's Cup – Mexico's national soccer team won the tournament after beating Brazil 4–3
Golf
- Major championship results:
- PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods – $6,616,585
- Senior PGA 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.
- US Women's Open – Juli Inkster
- LPGA Championship – Juli 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:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes – Island Sands
- Epsom Derby – Oath
- St. Leger Stakes – Mutafaweq
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Charismatic
- Preakness Stakes – Charismatic
- Belmont Stakes – Lemon Drop Kid
- Breeders' Cup:
- Breeders' Cup Classic – Cat Thief
- Breeders' Cup Distaff – Beautiful Pleasure
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Soaring Softly
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Anees
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Cash Run
- Breeders' Cup Mile – Silic
- Breeders' Cup Sprint – Artax
- Breeders' Cup Turf – Daylami
Harness Racing
- North America Cup – The Panderosa
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace – Blissful Hall
- Little Brown Jug – Blissful Hall
- Messenger Stakes – Blissful Hall
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian – Self Possessed
- Yonkers Trot –
- 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:
- Stanley Cup: Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2, Conn Smythe Trophy: Joe Nieuwendyk
- 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
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18–11
- World rankings: John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
General sporting events
- World Curling Championships:
- Men: Scotland won 6–5 over Canada
- Women: Sweden won 8–5 over the United States
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer
Births
Deaths
- February 27 – Ken Robinson, 29, major league pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks), died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
- March 8 – Joe DiMaggio, 84, Major League Baseball great
- March 25 – Cal Ripken, Sr., 63, father of Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player and manager
- April 4 – Early Wynn, 79, baseball Hall-of-Famer
- April 25 – Lord Killanin, 84, former head of the International Olympic Committee
- May 3 – Steve Chiasson, 32, hockey player, died in a car crash
- May 7 – Leon Hess, 85, owner of the New York Jets football team
- May 13 – Gene Sarazen, 97, golfer
- May 23 – Owen Hart, 34, professional wrestler
- June 6 – Eddie Stanky, 83, baseball player and manager
- June 14 – Bernie Faloney, CFL football player
- July 2 – Ricky Birdsong, 43, basketball coach at Northwestern University, murdered in Chicago's North Side
- July 23 – Demitrius Dubose, 28, football player (New York Jets), shot in Miami
- July 24 – Dmitri Tertyshny, 21, ice hockey player, died in boating accident in British Columbia
- August 14 – Pee Wee Reese, baseball Hall-of-Famer, aged 81
- August 19 – Kim Perrot, 32, women's basketball player, died of cancer
- September 9 – Catfish Hunter, 53, baseball pitcher, died from complications of ALS
- October 12 – Wilt Chamberlain, 62, basketball player
- October 25 – Payne Stewart, 42, U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crash
- October 31 – Greg Moore, 24, CART racing driver
- November 1 – Walter Payton, 45, legendary football player
- December 11 – Big Ben, 23, world champion show-jumping horse
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