1993 in sports

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Years:	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

[edit] Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1993 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] Marathon

June 13 — Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Jan Tau (RSA) 2:12:19
- Women's Winner: Veronika Troxler (SUI) 2:44:33

June 20 — Image:Flag of France.svg 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 — Image:Flag of Germany.svg IAAF World Championships Marathon, Stuttgart, Germany
- Men's Winner: Mark Plaatjes (USA) 2:13:57

August 15 — Image:Flag of Germany.svg IAAF World Championships Marathon, Stuttgart, Germany
- Women's Winner: Junko Asari (JPN) 2:30:03

December 5 — Image:Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:08:51

[edit] World Records

February 11 — Irina Privalova sets a new women's 60m indoors world record

[edit] 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

[edit] Baseball

The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins play their inaugural season.
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. Joe Carter hit the second ever walk-off home run to end the World Series.

[edit] 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 the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson). Michael Jordan announced his retirement on October 6.

National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Melbourne Tigers defeated the Perth Wildcats 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

[edit] 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

May 7 to 16 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, 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 in Bursa, 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 beats Riddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the fan man fight.

[edit] Cricket

June 4 - Shane Warne bowls the Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting in the first Test at Old Trafford.
The Ashes - Australia defeat England 4-0 in England.

[edit] Cycling

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

Barry Winkler has erection fall out of his pants

[edit] Dogsled racing

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

[edit] 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: Germany

[edit] Figure 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

[edit] Football (American)

Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys won 52-17 over the Buffalo Bills
[[Florida State won the national championship over Nebraska.]]
The Hawaii Football League was formed.

[edit] 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

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1993 in football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League - Olympique de Marseille defeats A.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 to Senegal to play a qualifying match for the 1994 FIFA World Cup departing from Lusaka, the Zambian capital. The plane owned of the Zambian army minutes after take off from the airport of Libreville, Gabon to fill oil crash over the Gabonese coast.

[edit] 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:

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

Major championship results:
1. April - 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
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.

[edit] 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:
- 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks) play inaugural season.

[edit] Lacrosse

The Buffalo Bandits defeat the Philadelphia Wings to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship

[edit] Mixed Martial Arts

November 12 — Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship is held at the McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. Royce Gracie defeats Art Jimmerson in the first round of the tournament, Ken Shamrock in the semi finals and Gerard Gordeau in the finals to become the UFC 1 tournament champion..

[edit] Radiosport

The Friendship Radiosport Games held in Victoria, British Columbia are the first international Amateur Radio Direction Finding competition ever held in Canada.

[edit] Skiing

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

[edit] Snooker

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

[edit] Swimming

[edit] 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 in Gateshead, United Kingdom (November 11 – 13)
- Germany wins the most medals (17), Sweden the most gold medals (6)

First World Short Course Championships, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (December 2 – 5)
- United States and Australia win the most medals (21), China the most gold medals (10)

[edit] Records

February 17 — Mark Foster breaks the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Sheffield, United Kingdom, clocking 21.60.

[edit] Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

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.