1993 In Sports

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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

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

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''.

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.

CYCLING

Giro D'Italia won by Miguel Induráin of Spain

Tour De France - Miguel Induráin of Spain

of United 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 Poznan , 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 , 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

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 )

won 52-17 over the Buffalo Bills

FOOTBALL ( CANADIAN )

win 33-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

won 37-34 over Calgary Dinos

FOOTBALL ( SOCCER )

UEFA Champions League - Olympique De Marseille defeat A.C. Milan 1-0. Marseille are later banned from defending their title the next year due to a corruption scandal.

Zambian National Football Team die in an air crash.

''For fuller coverage, see: 1993 In Football (soccer) ''

GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Camogie

---All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork

---National Camogie League: Kilkenny

Gaelic Football

--- 1-14 d. Cork 2-8

--- 0-10 d. Donegal 0-6 (replay)

Ladies' Gaelic Football

---All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry

---National Football League: Laois

Hurling

--- 2-17 d. Galway 1-15

--- National Hurling League :

GOLF

Men's Golf

Major Championship results:

#May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer

#June - US Open - Lee Janzen

#July - British Open - Greg Norman

#August - PGA Championship - Paul Azinger

- $1,478,557

- $1,175,944

team won 15-13 over the Europe team in world golf.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open - Lauri Merten

LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan

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 :

# Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zafonic

# Epsom Derby - Commander in Chief

# St. Leger Stakes - Bob's Return

United States Triple Crown Races :

# 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

HARNESS RACING

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

, Pittsburgh Penguins

, Pittsburgh Penguins

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

RADIOSPORT

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

SKIING

Alpine Skiing

---The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli , Luxembourg

---The women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter , Austria

SNOOKER

beats Jimmy White 18-5

remains World Number One for 1993/94

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 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.

ULTIMATE FIGHTING

The inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship was held in November and won by Royce Gracie

GENERAL SPORTING EVENTS

First East Asian Games held in Shanghai , China

Fourth World Games held in The Hague , The Netherlands

Twelfth Mediterranean Games held in Languedoc-Roussillon , France

Seventeenth Summer Universiade held in Buffalo , United States

Sixteenth Winter Universiade held in Zakopane , Poland

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, Croatia n 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)

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