- 1993 in sports
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yp3=1992
year=1993
ya1=1994
ya2=1995
ya3=1996
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dn3=2020s|Athletics
:"For an extensive coverage see
1993 in athletics (track and field) "Marathon
*
June 13 — flagicon|NEDEnschede Marathon ,Netherlands
**Men's Winner:Jan Tau (RSA) 2:12:19
**Women's Winner:Veronika Troxler (SUI) 2:44:33*
June 20 — flagicon|FRA Mediterranean Games Marathon,Narbonne ,France
**Men's Winner:Davide Milesi (ITA) 2:18:42
**Women's Winner:Helena Javornik (SLO) 2:42:58*
August 14 — flagicon|GER IAAF World Championships Marathon,Stuttgart, Germany
**Men's Winner:Mark Plaatjes (USA) 2:13:57*
August 15 — flagicon|GER IAAF World Championships Marathon,Stuttgart, Germany
**Women's Winner:Junko Asari (JPN) 2:30:03*
December 5 — flagicon|JPNFukuoka Marathon ,Japan
**Men's Winner:Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:08:51World Record s*
February 11 —Irina Privalova sets a new women's 60m indoors world recordAuto racing *
Stock car racing :
**Dale Jarrett won theDaytona 500
**NASCAR Championship -Dale Earnhardt
**Two top NASCAR drivers--Alan Kulwicki , the1992 series champion, andDavey 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 byNigel Mansell
**Indianapolis 500 -Emerson Fittipaldi
*Formula One Championship -Alain Prost ofFrance (Williams-Renault)
*24 hours of Le Mans :
** won by the team ofGeoff Brabham /Christophe Bouchut /Eric Hélary driving aPeugeot 905
*Rally racing -Juha Kankkunen won theWorld Rally Championship in aToyota
**the team ofDidier Auriol /Bernard Occelli won theMonte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
*Drag racing :
**Eddie Hill won theNHRA "Top Fuel " championship
**Rance McDaniel won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston FinalsBaseball * The
Colorado Rockies andFlorida Marlins play their inaugural season.
*Randy Myers saves 53 games for theChicago Cubs , breakingDave 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 theLos Angeles Dodgers onApril 13
*World Series : TheToronto Blue Jays win 4 games to 2 over thePhiladelphia Phillies . The Series MVP isPaul Molitor , Toronto.Joe Carter hit the second ever walk-offhome run to end the1993 World Series .Basketball *
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship :
**North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan* NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
**Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over thePhoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (seeJohn Paxson ).Michael Jordan announced his retirement on October 6.*
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
**Melbourne Tigers defeated thePerth Wildcats 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.Boxing *
March 13 –Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock outHumberto Gonzalez in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in "the fight of the year"
*May 7 to 16 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held inTampere, Finland
**"Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):"Nszan Munczyan (Armenia)
**"Flyweight (– 51 kg):"Waldemar Font (Cuba)
**"Bantamweight (– 54 kg):"Aleksandar Hristov (Bulgaria)
**"Featherweight (– 57 kg):"Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria)
**"Lightweight (– 60 kg):"Damian Austin (Cuba)
**"Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg):"Héctor Vinent (Cuba)
**"Welterweight (– 67 kg):"Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
**"Light Middleweight (– 71 kg):"Francisc Vaştag (Romania)
**"Middleweight (– 75 kg):"Ariel Hernández (Cuba)
**"Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):"Ramón Garbey (Cuba)
**"Heavyweight (– 91 kg):"Félix Savón (Cuba)
**"Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):"Roberto Balado (Cuba)
*September 6 to 12 – 30th European Amateur Boxing Championships held inBursa, Turkey .
**"Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):"Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria)
**"Flyweight (– 51 kg):"Ravchan Gusseynov (Azerbaijan)
**"Bantamweight (– 54 kg):"Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia)
**"Featherweight (– 57 kg):"Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria)
**"Lightweight (– 60 kg):"Jacek Bielski (Poland)
**"Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg):"Nurhan Süleymanoğlu (Turkey)
**"Welterweight (– 67 kg):"Vitalius Karpaciauskas (Lithuania)
**"Light Middleweight (– 71 kg):"Francisc Vaştag (Romania)
**"Middleweight (– 75 kg):"Dirk Eigenbrodt (Germany)
**"Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):"Igor Schinin (Russia)
**"Heavyweight (– 91 kg):"Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia)
**"Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):"Svilen Rusinov (Bulgaria)
*November 12 –Evander Holyfield beatsRiddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the "fan man fight".Cricket *
June 4 -Shane Warne bowls theBall of the Century toMike Gatting in the first Test at Old Trafford.
*The Ashes - Australia defeated England 4-0 in England.Cycling *
Giro d'Italia won byMiguel Indurain ofSpain
*Tour de France -Miguel Indurain ofSpain
*World Cycling Championship :Lance Armstrong ofUnited States Dogsled racing *Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
**Jeff King won with lead dogs: "Herbie" & "Kitty"Field Hockey * Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in
Poznań ,Poland
** Gold Medal: South Korea
** Silver Medal: Spain
** Bronze Medal: India* Men's Champions Trophy in
Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia
** Gold Medal: Australia
** Silver Medal: Germany
** Bronze Medal: The Netherlands* Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,United States
** Gold Medal: Germany
** Silver Medal: Argentina
** Bronze Medal: Canada* Women's Champions Trophy in
Amstelveen ,The Netherlands
** Gold Medal: Australia
** Silver Medal: The Netherlands
** Bronze Medal: GermanyFigure skating *
World Figure Skating Championships :
**Men's champion:Kurt Browning ,Canada
**Ladies' champion:Oksana Baiul ,Ukraine
**Pairs' champions:Isabelle Brasseur &Lloyd Eisler ,Canada
**Ice dancing champions:Maya Usova &Alexander Zhulin ,Russia
=Football (American)=*
Super Bowl XXVII :Dallas Cowboys won 52-17 over theBuffalo Bills
*Florida State won the national championship over Nebraska."'
* TheHawaii Football League was formed.
=Football (Canadian)=*
Grey Cup :Edmonton Eskimos win 33-23 over theWinnipeg Blue Bombers
*Vanier Cup :Toronto Varsity Blues won 37-34 overCalgary Dinos Football (Soccer )::"For an extensive coverage see
1993 in football (soccer) "
*UEFA Champions League -Olympique de Marseille defeatsA.C. Milan 1-0. Marseille is later banned from defending their title the next year due to a corruption scandal.
*The Zambian national team dies in an air crash. The team traveled toSenegal to play a qualifying match for the1994 FIFA World Cup departing fromLusaka , the Zambian capital. The plane owned of the Zambian army minutes after take off from the airport ofLibreville, Gabon to fill oil crash over the Gabonese coast.Gaelic Athletic Association *
Camogie
**All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
**National Camogie League: Kilkenny*
Gaelic football
**All-Ireland Senior Football Championship : Derry 1-14 d. Cork 2-8
**National Football League: Dublin 0-10 d. Donegal 0-6 (replay)*
Ladies' Gaelic football
**All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
**National Football League: Laois*
Hurling
**All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship : Kilkenny 2-17 d. Galway 1-15
**National Hurling League :""'Golf Men's professional
*April 11 -Masters Tournament -Bernhard Langer
*June 20 - U.S. Open -Lee Janzen
*July 18 - British Open -Greg Norman
*August 13 -PGA Championship -Paul Azinger
*PGA Tour money leader -Nick Price - $1,478,557
*Senior PGA Tour money leader -Dave Stockton - $1,175,944
*Ryder Cup -United States won 15-13 overEurope in team golf.Men's amateur
*British Amateur -Iain Pyman
*U.S. Amateur - John Harris
*European Amateur -Morten Backhausen Women's professional
*Nabisco Dinah Shore -Helen Alfredsson
*LPGA Championship -Patty Sheehan
*U.S. Women's Open -Lauri Merten
*Classique du Maurier -Brandie Burton
*LPGA Tour money leader -Betsy King - $595,992*
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:
*#2,000 Guineas Stakes -Zafonic
*#Epsom Derby - Commander in Chief
*#St. Leger Stakes -Bob's Return *United States Triple Crown Races:
*#May 1 -Kentucky Derby -Sea Hero
*#Preakness Stakes -Prairie Bayou
*#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 :
*#Breeders' Cup Classic - Arcangues
*#Breeders' Cup Distaff -Hollywood Wildcat
*#Breeders' Cup Juvenile -Brocco
*#Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -Phone Chatter
*#Breeders' Cup Mile - Lure
*#Breeders' Cup Sprint -Cardmania
*#Breeders' Cup Turf -Kotashaan *
North America Cup -Presidential Ball *United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
*#Cane Pace - Riyadh
*#Little Brown Jug -Life Sign
*#Messenger Stakes - Riyadh*United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
*#Hambletonian -American Winner
*#Yonkers Trot -American Winner
*#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 theLos Angeles Kings *
World Hockey Championship
** Men's champion:Russia defeatedSweden
** Junior Men's champion:Canada won overSweden
** Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks) play inaugural season.
**Florida Panthers play inaugural season.Lacrosse * The
Buffalo Bandits defeat thePhiladelphia Wings to win theMajor Indoor Lacrosse League championshipMixed Martial Arts *
November 12 — flagicon|NED The inauguralUltimate Fighting Championship is held at theMcNichols Arena inDenver, Colorado .Royce Gracie defeatsArt Jimmerson in the first round of the tournament,Ken Shamrock in the semi finals andGerard Gordeau in the finals to become the UFC 1 tournament champion..Radiosport *The Friendship Radiosport Games held in
Victoria, British Columbia are the first internationalAmateur Radio Direction Finding competition ever held inCanada .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 beatsJimmy White 18-5
*World rankings:Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1993/94Swimming International competitions
*21st European LC Championships, held in
Sheffield ,United Kingdom (August 3 – 8)
**Germany wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (11)
*Third European Sprint Championships, held inGateshead ,United Kingdom (November 11 – 13)
**Germany wins the most medals (17), Sweden the most gold medals (6)
*First World Short Course Championships, held inPalma de Mallorca, Spain (December 2 – 5)
**United States and Australia win the most medals (21), China the most gold medals (10)Records
*
February 17 — Mark Foster breaks the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet inSheffield ,United Kingdom , clocking 21.60.Taekwondo *World Championships held in
New York ,United States Tennis *
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
*#Australian Open -Jim Courier
*#French Open -Sergi Bruguera
*#Wimbledon championships -Pete Sampras
*#US Open -Pete Sampras *
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
*#Australian Open -Monica Seles
*#French Open -Steffi Graf
*#Wimbledon championships -Steffi Graf
*#US Open -Steffi Graf *
Davis Cup of world tennis won byGermany 4-1 overAustralia .*
April 30 - During a changeover at a tournament inHamburg, Germany ,Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rivalSteffi Graf . Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.Volleyball Men's Competition
* World League – Final Four in
São Paulo, Brazil
** Gold Medal: vb|BRA
** Silver Medal: vb|RUS
** Bronze Medal: vb|ITA
*Asian Championship inNakhon Ratchasima ,Thailand
**Gold Medal: vb|KOR
**Silver Medal: vb|KAZ
**Bronze Medal: vb|JPN
*European Beach Volleybal Championship inAlmería ,Spain
**Gold Medal: flagathlete|Jean-Philippe Jodard andChristian Penigaud |FRA
**Silver Medal: flagathlete|Jan Kvalheim andBjørn Maaseide |NOR
**Bronze Medal: flagathlete|Andrea Ghiurghi andDio Lequaglie |ITAWomen's Competition
* FIVB World Grand Prix – Final Round in
Hong Kong
** Gold Medal: vbw|CUB
** Silver Medal: vbw|CHN
** Bronze Medal: vbw|RUS
*European Championship inBrno andZlín ,Czechoslovakia
**Gold Medal: vbw|RUS
**Silver Medal: vbw|CZE
**Bronze Medal: vbw|UKR
*Asian Championship inShanghai ,PR China
**Gold Medal: vbw|CHN
**Silver Medal: vbw|JPN
**Bronze Medal: vbw|KORWater polo Men's Competition
* FINA World Cup in
Athens, Greece
** Gold Medal: wp|ITA
** Silver Medal: wp|HUN
** Bronze Medal: wp|AUS* European Championship in
Sheffield ,United Kingdom
** Gold Medal: wp|ITA
** Silver Medal: wp|HUN
** Bronze Medal: wp|ESPWomen's Competition
* European Championship in
Leeds ,United Kingdom
** Gold Medal: wpw|NED
** Silver Medal: wpw|RUS
** Bronze Medal: wpw|HUNMulti-sport event s* First
East Asian Games held inShanghai ,China * Fourth
World Games held inThe Hague ,The Netherlands * Central American and Caribbean Games held in
Ponce, Puerto Rico * Twelfth
Mediterranean Games held inLanguedoc-Roussillon ,France * Seventeenth Summer Universiade held in
Buffalo, New York ,United States * Sixteenth Winter Universiade held in
Zakopane ,Poland Awards
*Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year:
Michael Jordan , NBA basketball
*Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year:Sheryl Swoopes ,College basketball
*ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Evander Holyfield, American boxerDeaths
*
January 21 —Charlie Gehringer , Major League Baseball player (1924-1942)
*February 20 —Ferruccio Lamborghini , Italian auto-designer
*February 24 —Bobby Moore , English soccer star
*February 15 –Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (66), Dutch freestyle swimmer (b.1928 )
*March 22 —Steve Olin &Tim Crews , pitchersCleveland Indians , boating accident
*March 31 —Jimmie Crutchfield , baseball player ofNegro League baseball
*April 1 —Alan Kulwicki ,NASCAR 's 1992 champion
*April 2 —Klaas Schenk , Dutch ice speed skater
*May 12 —Evert Dolman (47), Dutch cyclist (b.1946 )
*May 29 —Billy Conn , boxer
*June 2 —Johnny Mize , American Major League Baseball player (1936-1953)
*June 7 —Drazen Petrovic (28), Croatian basketball player,New Jersey Nets
*June 26 —Roy Campanella , Major League Baseball player
*July 3 —Don Drysdale , Major League Baseball player (1956-1969)
*July 13 —Davey Allison , NASCAR race driver
*July 27 —Reggie Lewis (27), NBA player,Boston Celtics
*August 2 —Janusz Sidło (60), Polish athlete (b.1933 )
*August 16 —René Dreyfus (88), French racing driver
*September 12 —Willie Mosconi , 15-time World Pocket Billiards champion
*October 9 —Geert de Vlaeminck (26), Belgian cyclist
*November 4 —Jackie Callura (89), Canadian featherweight boxer (b.1914 )
*November 12 —Bill Dickey , American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1928-1946)
*December 8 —Yevgeni Minaev , Russian weightlifter (b. 1933)
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