2002 in sports

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[edit] Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] Marathon

[edit] International Races

April 21 — Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Simon Biwott (KEN) 2:08:39
- Women's Winner: Takami Ominami (JPN) 2:23:43

May 26 — Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Raymond Kipkoech (KEN) 2:12:33
- Women's Winner: Lidya Vasilevskaya (RUS) 2:29:23

July 28 — Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Commonwealth Games Marathon, Manchester, Great Britain
- Men's Winner: Francis Naali (TAN) 2:11:58
- Women's Winner: Kerryn McCann (AUS) 2:30:05

August 10 — Image:Flag of Germany.svg European Championships Marathon, Munich, Germany
- Women's Winner: Maria Guida (ITA) 2:26:05

August 11 — Image:Flag of Germany.svg European Championships Marathon, Munich, Germany
- Men's Winner: Janne Holmen (FIN) 2:12:14

October 13 — Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Asian Games Marathon, South Korea
- Women's Winner: Ham Bong-Sil (PRK) 2:33:35

October 14 — Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Asian Games Marathon, South Korea
- Men's Winner: Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) 2:14:04

December 1 — Image:Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:09:13

[edit] National Champions

April 14 — Image:Flag of England.svg London, England
- Men's Winner: Mark Steinle — 2:09:17
- Women's Winner: Paula Radcliffe — 2:18:56

April 21 — Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Luc Krotwaar — 2:10:59
- Women's Winner: Vivian Ruijters — 2:37:36

May 12 — Image:Flag of Canada.svg Ottawa, Canada
- Men's Winner: Bruce Deacon — 2:15:45
- Women's Winner: Tania Jones — 2:39:16

September 15 — Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sydney, Australia
- Men's Winner: Jeremy Horne — 2:25:27
- Women's Winner: Heather Turland — 2:51:06

September 21 — Image:Flag of Finland.svg Joutseno, Finland
- Men's Winner: Yrjö Pesonen — 2:22:25
- Women's Winner: Kaisa Lettojärvi — 2:49:36

September 29 — Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary
- Men's Winner: Gergely Rezessy — 2:18:41
- Women's Winner: Ida Kovacs — 2:38:18

[edit] Auto racing

Stock car racing:
- Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart
Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. wins the season championship.
Indianapolis 500 - Hélio Castroneves
|CART Racing - Cristiano da Matta wins 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.
V8 Supercar
- Bathurst 1000 won by Mark Skaife and Jim Richards.
- Championship won by Mark Skaife, from Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose.
Rally racing:
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Kaj Lindstrom wins the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza WRC
- Marcus Grönholm of Finland wins the World Rally Championship.
Drag racing - Larry Dixon Jr. wins the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

[edit] Baseball

World Series: Anaheim Angels win 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.

See also

2002 in baseball

[edit] Basketball

NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers sweep the New Jersey Nets to win their third straight NBA title. Shaquille O'Neal wins his third straight NBA Finals MVP award, and coach Phil Jackson wins his ninth title, and his third three-peat.

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Maryland Terrapins win 64-52 over the Indiana Hoosiers

January 20 - Michael Jordan, now of the Washington Wizards, plays his first game in Chicago since rejoining the NBA. The Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls, 77-69.

WNBA finals
- Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty

FIBA World Championship
- Yugoslavia World Champion*

Chinese Basketball Association finals:
- Yao Ming and his Shanghai Sharks teammates defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 games to 1, snapping a string of six consecutive Bayi championships.

National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Adelaide 36ers defeated the West Sydney Razorbacks 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

[edit] Boxing

June 21 – Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson
April – The Ring Magazine released their new championship policy. "The Ring's Championship Policy"

July 12 to 21 – 34th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Perm, Russia
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Sergey Kazakov (Russia)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): Georgi Balakshin (Russia)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Khavazhi Khatsygov (Belarus)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Alexander Maletin (Bulgaria)
- Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Dimitar Stilianov (Bulgaria)
- Welterweight (– 67 kg): Timur Gaydarov (Russia)
- Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Andriy Mishin (Russia)
- Middleweight (– 75 kg): Oleg Mashkin (Ukraine)
- Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Mikhail Gala (Russia)
- Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Evgeny Makarenko (Russia)
- Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexander Povetkin (Russia)

[edit] Cricket

New Zealand are forced to abandon their tour of Pakistan after a bomb explodes outside their hotel in Karachi
Domestic competitions
- County Championship (England and Wales) - Surrey

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Paolo Savoldelli of Italy
Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
World Cycling Championship: Mario Cipollini, of Italy

[edit] Cyclo-cross

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder, Belgium (February 2–3)
- Men's Competition
1. Gold – Mario De Clercq
2. Silver – Tom Vannoppen
3. Bronze – Sven Nys
- Women's Competition
1. Gold – Laurence Leboucher
2. Silver – Hanka Kupfernagel
3. Bronze – Daphny van den Brand

[edit] Dogsled racing

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
- Martin Buser wins with lead dog Bronson

[edit] Field hockey

[edit] World competitions

Men's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: Australia
- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

Commonwealth Games (Men's Competition) in Manchester, England
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: New Zealand
- Bronze Medal: Pakistan

Men's Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Germany
- Bronze Medal: Pakistan

Women's Champions Challenge in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Gold Medal: England
- Silver Medal: South Korea
- Bronze Medal: India

Commonwealth Games (Women's Competition) in Manchester, England
- Gold Medal: India
- Silver Medal: England
- Bronze Medal: Australia

Women's Champions Trophy in Macau, China
- Gold Medal: China
- Silver Medal: Argentina
- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

Women's World Cup in Perth, Australia
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: China

[edit] Regional competitions

Asian Games (Men's Competition) in Busan, South Korea
- Gold Medal: South Korea
- Silver Medal: India
- Bronze Medal: Malaysia

Asian Games (Women's Competition) in Busan, South Korea
- Gold Medal: China
- Silver Medal: South Korea
- Bronze Medal: Japan

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Ladies' champion: Irina Slutskaya, Russia
- Pair skating champions: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo, China
- Ice dancing champions: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh, Russia

2002 Winter Olympics
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Ladies' champion: Sarah Hughes, United States
- Pair skating champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia and Jamie Sale & David Pelletier, Canada
- Ice dancing champions: Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat, France

[edit] Football (American)

Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots win 20-17 over the St. Louis Rams

Arena Bowl XVI: San Jose SaberCats win 52-14 over the Arizona Rattlers

NCAA Football Champions: University of Miami win 37-14 over the University of Nebraska

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

Australian Football League
- The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
- See also Australian Football League season 2002

Inaugural Australian Football International Cup, the 2002 International Cup won by Ireland

[edit] Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes win 25-16 over the Edmonton Eskimos
Vanier Cup: Saint Mary's Huskies win 39-23 over the Saskatchewan Huskies

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 2002 in football (soccer)

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. Surprisingly, Turkey and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. This is the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
Champions' League: Real Madrid beats Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the final. This was Real Madrid's 9th European Cup.
UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 3-2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund, winning the cup for the second time.
European Super Cup: Real Madrid wins 3-1 over Feyenoord, winning the cup for the first time.
Intercontinental Cup: Real Madrid beats Olimpia Asunción 2-0, winning the cup for the third time.

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
- National Camogie League: Galway

Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Armagh 1-12 d. Kerry 0-14
- National Football League: Tyrone 0-15 d. Cavan 0-7

Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
- National Football League: Waterford

Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 2-20 d. Clare 0-19
- National Hurling League:

[edit] Golf

Men's golf

Major Championship results:
1. May: The Masters - Tiger Woods becomes the third golfer to win The Masters in two consecutive years
2. June: US Open - Tiger Woods is the only golfer under par for the tournament
3. July: British Open - Ernie Els wins his third major and first British Open
4. August: PGA Championship - Rich Beem wins by one shot over Tiger Woods

PGA Tour Player of the Year: Tiger Woods
PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $6,912,625 in 18 events
PGA Tour rookie of the year: Jonathan Byrd
Champions Tour leading money winner: Hale Irwin - $3,028,304 in 27 events
At the Belfry golf course in Sutton Coldfield, England, the European team defeats the United States team 15.5-12.5 to win the Ryder Cup.

Women's golf

Kraft Nabisco Championship - Annika Sörenstam defends her title
US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
LPGA Championship - Pak Se Ri
Women's British Open - Karrie Webb
The United States team defeats the European team 15 ½ - 12 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup

LPGA Tour Player of the Year - Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $2,863,904

[edit] Thoroughbred horse racing

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 Sarava

Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
- Breeders' Cup Classic won by Volponi
- Breeders' Cup Distaff won by Azeri
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf won by Starine
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile won by Vindication
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies won by Storm Flag Flying
- Breeders' Cup Mile won by Domedriver
- Breeders' Cup Sprint won by Orientate
- Breeders' Cup Turf won by High Chaparral

[edit] Harness racing

North America Cup - Red River Hanover

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
1. Cane Pace won by Art Major
2. Little Brown Jug won by Million Dollar Cam
3. Messenger Stakes won by Allamerican Ingot

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian won by Chip Chip Hooray
2. Yonkers Trot won by Bubba Dunn
3. Kentucky Futurity won by Like a Prayer

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Smooth Satin
- Trotters: Game Bid

[edit] Ice hockey

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 win 4 games to 1 over the Carolina Hurricanes

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Slovakia defeats Russia
- Junior Men's champion: Russia defeats Canada
- Women's champion: no tournament

Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's Olympic Gold Medal.

Canada defeats the United States 3-2 to win the women's Olympic Gold Medal.

[edit] Lacrosse

The Baltimore Bayhawks win the Steinfeld Cup over the Long Island Lizards.
The Toronto Rock beat the Albany Attack, 13-12 to win the Champion's Cup.
The 9th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Perth, Australia. The United States beat Canada 18-15 in the final.
The Coquitlam Adanacs win the Mann Cup.
The St. Catharines Athletics win the Minto Cup.
The Wallaceburg Red Devils win the Founders Cup.

[edit] Orienteering

First Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships are held July 2-7 in Fontainebleau, France.

[edit] Radiosport

The fourth World Radiosport Team Championship held in Helsinki, Finland. Gold medals go to Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States, the team's third victory in a row.
Eleventh Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Tatranske Matliare, Slovakia.

[edit] Rugby Union

Six Nations - France (Grand Slam)
Tri Nations - New Zealand
Heineken Cup - Leicester Tigers beat Munster 15-9

[edit] Skiing

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

[edit] Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Hendry 18-17
World rankings: Ronnie O'Sullivan becomes world number one for 2002/03

[edit] Swimming

[edit] International tournaments

Sixth World Short Course Championships, held in Moscow, Russia (April 3 – 7)
- United States wins the most medals (26), Australia the most gold medals (10)

26th European LC Championships, held in Berlin, Germany (July 29 – August 4)
- Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (10)

Ninth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Yokohama, Japan (August 24 – 29)
- United States wins the most medals (52), and the most gold medals (21)

Sixth European SC Championships, held in Riesa, Germany (December 12 – 15)
- Germany wins the most medals (22), and the most gold medals (7)

[edit] Records

January 26 – In Berlin, Germany, Slovakia-swimmer Martina Moravcová betters Jenny Thompson's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course) from 56:56 to 56:55