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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 1.1.1 International Races 1.1.2 National Champions 2 Auto Racing 3 Basketball 4 Baseball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Dogsled racing 8 Field Hockey 9 Figure skating 10 Football (American) 11 Football (College) 12 Football (Australian rules football) 13 Football (Canadian) 14 Football (Soccer) 15 Gaelic Athletic Association 16 Golf 17 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 18 Harness Racing 19 Ice Hockey 20 Lacrosse 21 Radiosport 22 Skiing 23 Snooker 24 Swimming 24.1 Records 25 Tennis 26 Volleyball 27 Multi-sport events 28 Awards 29 Births 30 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

International Races

• January 28 — Osaka Marathon, Japan
  • Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:27:47

• January 30 — Commonwealth Games Marathon, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Men's Winner: Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) 2:10:27

• January 31 — Commonwealth Games Marathon, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Women's Winner: Lisa Ondieki (AUS) 2:25:28

• February 12 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) 2:10:57

• March 4 — Los Angeles Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Pedro Ortiz (COL) 2:11:54
  • Women's Winner: Julie Isphording (USA) 2:32:25

• April 16 — Boston Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Gelindo Bordin (ITA) 2:08:19
  • Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:25:23

• April 22 — London Marathon, United Kingdom
  • Bisexual Winner: Allister Hutton (GBR) 2:10:10
  • Women's Winner: Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:26:31

• April 22 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 2:10:56
  • Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:29:47

• May 6 — Paris Marathon, France
  • Men's Winner: Steve Brace (GBR) 2:13:10
  • Women's Winner: Yoshiko Yamamoto (JPN) 2:35:11

• May 13 — Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Zerehune Gitaw (ETH) 2:11:52
  • Women's Winner: Renata Kokowska (POL) 2:35:31

• May 20 — Hamburg Marathon, Germany
  • Men's Winner: Jörg Peter (GDR) 2:11:49
  • Women's Winner: Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:34:16

• August 27 — European Championships Marathon, Split, Yugoslavia
  • Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:31:27

• September 1 — European Championships Marathon, Split, Yugoslavia
  • Men's Winner: Gelindo Bordin (ITA) 2:14:02

• September 2 — Montreal Marathon, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Jorge Gonzalez (PUR) 2:16:18
  • Women's Winner: Cindy New (CAN) 2:44:38

• September 30 — Asian Games Marathon, Beijing, China
  • Men's Winner: Kim Won-Tak (KOR) 2:12:56
  • Women's Winner: Zhao Youfeng (CHN) 2:35:19

• September 30 — Berlin Marathon, West Germany
  • Men's Winner: Steve Moneghetti (AUS) 2:08:16
  • Women's Winner: Uta Pippig (FRG) 2:28:37

• October 14 — Eindhoven Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: John Vermeule (NED) 2:15:03
  • Women's Winner: Mieke Hombergen (NED) 2:44:59

• October 14 — Beijing Marathon, China PR
  • Men's Winner: Peter Dall (DEN) 2:14:55
  • Women's Winner: Li Yemei (CHN) 2:32:14

• October 21 — Lisbon Marathon, Portugal
  • Men's Winner: Antonio Godinho (POR) 2:15:25
  • Women's Winner: Manuela Dias (POR) 2:40:37

• October 28 — Chicago Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Martin Pitayo (MEX) 2:09:41
  • Women's Winner: Aurora Cunha (POR) 2:30:11

• November 4 — New York City Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) 2:12:39
  • Women's Winner: Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:30:45

• November 18 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
  • Women's Winner: Xie Lihua (CHN) 2:40:38

• December 2 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) 2:11:35

• December 9 — Honolulu Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Simon Robert Naali (TAN) 2:17:29
  • Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:33:34

National Champions

• July 8 — Calgary, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Ashley Dustow — 2:28:18
  • Women's Winner: Claire Kroshus — 2:45:59

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Derrike Cope won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
• CART Racing - Al Unser, Jr. won the season championship
  • Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk of The Netherlands
• Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of John Nielsen / Price Cobb / Martin Brundle driving a Jaguar XJR-12. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1992 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1993 in athletics (track and field Marathon The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) This page contains an overview of the year 1990 in Athletics (track and field. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The Osaka International Ladies Marathon is an annual marathon race for women over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in the city of Osaka, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM, pron 'ʁɔzɐ 'mɔ Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990 The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963 in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990 The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Lisa Martin (born May 12, 1960) is a retired Australian long-distance runner Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The is an annual Marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Takeyuki Nakayama (中山竹通 Nakayama Takeyuki; born December 20, 1959 in Ikeda, Nagano) was a Japanese world-class Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual Marathon held in Los Angeles California since 1986 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gelindo Bordin (born April 2, 1959) is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM, pron 'ʁɔzɐ 'mɔ Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981 usually in April The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Wanda Marianna Panfil-Gonzales (born January 26, 1959 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a former Long-distance runner from Poland Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The Rotterdam Marathon is an annual Marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands since 1981 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands is a former Japanese long-distance runner best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo Carolina ("Carla" Alwina Hubertina Beurskens (born February 10, 1952 in Tegelen, Limburg) was one of Holland 's most prominent Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The Paris Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Steve Brace (also written Steve or Steven Brace born July 7, 1961 in Bridgend) is a former Long-distance runner Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual Marathon race over the classic distance of 42 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Renata Kokowska (born December 4, 1958 in Głubczyn) is a former Long-distance runner from Poland, who is a triple winner Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Hamburg Marathon is an annual Marathon race over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Jörg Peter (born October 23, 1955 in Dresden) is a former German long-distance runner and holder of the current German records over the marathon Judit Földing-Nagy (born 9 December 1965) is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the marathon. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The 15th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 26 to September 2, 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM, pron 'ʁɔzɐ 'mɔ Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. The 15th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 26 to September 2, 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Gelindo Bordin (born April 2, 1959) is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Jorge Luis ("Peco" González (born December 20, 1952) is a famous Puerto Rican marathon runner Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Stephen ("Steve" James Moneghetti (born 26 September 1962 in Ballarat, Victoria) is an Australian long-distance runner. Uta Pippig (born September 7, 1965 in Leipzig) is a female long-distance runner and the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The Eindhoven Marathon is an annual Marathon race over the classic distance of 42 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The Beijing International Marathon is an annual race held in October in Beijing, China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine The Bank of America 's Chicago Marathon (formerly the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon) is a major Marathon held yearly in Chicago The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Martín Pitayo Martínez (born 1960-01-10) is a retired Long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Aurora Cunha (born May 31, 1959 in Ronfe, near Guimarães) is a retired Long-distance runner from Portugal, Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The New York City Marathon ( ING New York City Marathon for Sponsorship reasons is a major annual marathon (42 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963 in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at Wanda Marianna Panfil-Gonzales (born January 26, 1959 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a former Long-distance runner from Poland Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull The is an annual Marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Belayneh Densamo (born June 28, 1965 in Diramo Afarrara, Sidamo) is a long distance track and road running athlete from Ethiopia. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The Honolulu Marathon is the world's sixth largest marathon. It takes place annually in Honolulu, Hawaii on the second Sunday in December The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Simon Robert Naali (born 9 March 1966) is a retired Tanzanian marathon runner. Carolina ("Carla" Alwina Hubertina Beurskens (born February 10, 1952 in Tegelen, Limburg) was one of Holland 's most prominent Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Alfred Unser Jr (born April 19 1962 in Albuquerque New Mexico) nicknamed " Little Al " " Al Junior " or simply " Junior The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk (born September 21, 1953) is a Dutch auto racing driver twice winner of the Indianapolis The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956 in Varde, Denmark) won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990 Price Cobb (born December 10, 1954) won the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans together with John Nielsen and Martin Brundle in a Jaguar Career Early Formula One career His Formula One career began with Tyrrell in 1984 Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business
• Rally racing - Carlos Sainz in a Toyota won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale
• Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Carlos Sainz (born April 12, 1962 in Madrid, Spain) is a former Spanish Rally driver. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize Lancia Delta S4The Lancia Delta is a Small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994 the second Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American Dragster driver who won the NHRA Top Fuel "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol

Basketball

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:

• • Perth Wildcats defeated the Brisbane Bullets 2-1 in the best-of-three final series. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition History The 1980s Formed in 1982 as the Westate Wildcats, the Wildcats became the first and so far only Western Australian club to compete in the NBL History The Bullets were established in 1979 for the foundation season of the National Basketball League under the captaincy of Bruce Fitzgerald and Head coach

• Detroit Pistons win the NBA Finals. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area

• Erica Jiles AkA All-City of Indianapolis, Indiana

Baseball

• June 11 - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitched a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.

• The Cincinnati Reds sweep the Oakland A's in the World Series.

Boxing

• February 11 - James Buster Douglas defeated Mike Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world's unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing's biggest upset ever. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion who scored one of the most shocking upsets in sports

• March 31 - Thunder Meets Lightning: Julio César Chávez defeated Meldrick Taylor to unify boxing's world junior welterweight title

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Gianni Bugno of Italy
• Tour de France - Greg Lemond of the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Rudy Dhaenens of Belgium

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Sluggo & Lightning

Field Hockey

• Men's World Cup in Lahore, Pakistan
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: Pakistan
  • Bronze Medal: Australia

• Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia
  • Gold Medal: Australia
  • Silver Medal: West Germany
  • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

• Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: Australia
  • Bronze Medal: South Korea

• March 24 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The Boxing World championship fight held on March 17, 1990 between Julio César Chávez González (born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican professional boxer Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former Olympic gold medalist and world Boxing champion in two Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Professional boxing The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Gianni Bugno (born Brugg Switzerland, February 14, 1964) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Gregory James "Greg" LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood California) is a former professional Road bicycle racer from the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Rudy Dhaenens ( Deinze April 10, 1961 &ndash Aalst April 6, 1998) was a Belgian professional Road bicycle The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as Sleddog Racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of Sleddogs that pull a sled The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers Susan Howlet Butcher ( December 26, 1954 – August 5, 2006) was an American Dog musher, noteworthy as the second Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The 1990 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from November 17 to November 25 1990 in the State Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland England drew 0-0 with The Netherlands but The Netherlands beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes.

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
  • Ladies' champion: Jill Trenary, United States
  • Pair skating champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko, Soviet Union

Football (American)

• January 28 - Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers won 55-10 over the Denver Broncos
• November 11 - Derrick Thomas has 7 sacks for Kansas City Chiefs against Seattle Seahawks. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Kurt Browning CM (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater and Choreographer. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Jill Trenary (born August 1, 1968) is an American figure skater. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ekaterina Alexandrovna Gordeeva (Екатерина Александровна Гордеева (born May 28, 1971) is a Russian (former Soviet Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov ( February 4, 1967 - November 20, 1995) was an Olympic and World Figure skating The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Marina Vladimirovna Klimova (Марина Владимировна Климова born July 28, 1966 in Sverdlovsk, RSFSR) is a Soviet Sergei Vladilenovich Ponomarenko (Сергей Владиленович Пономаренко born October 6, 1960) is a Russian figure skater The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game played on January 28 1990 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Derrick Vincent Thomas ( January 1 1967 &ndash February 8 2000) was an NFL Linebacker who played his entire professional The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA

Football (College)

• The Colorado Buffaloes are named the AP Poll champion. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University
• The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are named the UPI Poll champion. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in

Football (Australian rules football)

• Australian Football League
  • The Victorian Football League is renamed the Australian Football League
  • Collingwood wins the 94th AFL premiership (Collingwood 13. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. 11 (89) d Essendon 5. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. 11 (41))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Tony Liberatore (Footscray)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50-11 over the Edmonton Eskimos
• Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 24-21 over the St. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Anthony (Tony Liberatore (born 11 February 1966 is a former Australian rules footballer He is the only player to have won the best-and-fairest medals in the Victorian under-19 The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Awards and standings The Huskies are year after year one of the top sport schools in Canada. Mary's Huskies

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1990 in football (soccer)

• West Germany won the Football World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in the final. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are the association football events of the year 1990 throughout the world West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny
  • National Camogie League: Kilkenny

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-11 d. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Meath 0-9
  • National Football League: Meath 2-7 d. The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Down 0-11

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
  • National Football League: Kerry

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Cork 5-15 d. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Galway 2-21
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April 5-8 - - The Masters - Nick Faldo
  2. June 14-18 - US Open - Hale Irwin
  3. July 19-22- British Open - Nick Faldo
  4. August 9-12 - PGA Championship - Wayne Grady

• PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,165,477
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino - $1,190,518

Women's Golf

• 1. July 12-15 - US Women's Open: Betsy King
  2. July 26-29 - LPGA Championship - Beth Daniel
• Beth Daniel: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $863,578
• The inaugural Solheim Cup match was won by the United States who beat Europe 11½ - 4½

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Kingston Rule
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Izvestia
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Saumarez
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Salsabil

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Tirol
  2. Epsom Derby - Quest for Fame
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Snurge

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 5 - Kentucky Derby - Unbridled
  2. Preakness Stakes - Summer Squall
  3. Belmont Stakes - Go and Go

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Unbridled
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Fly So Free
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Meadow Star
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Royal Academy
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Safely Kept
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - In the Wings

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - Apaches Fame

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Jake And Elwood
  2. Little Brown Jug - Beach Towel
  3. Messenger Stakes - Jake And Elwood

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Harmonious
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Star Mystic

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Thorate
  • Trotters: Real Force

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers

• Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia
  • Women's champion: in the inaugural event, Canada defeated United States

Lacrosse

• The 6th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Perth, Australia. The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Tournament career Faldo was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur wins (1 1967 NCAA Division I Championship Professional wins (87 PGA Tour wins (20 1971 The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Tournament career Faldo was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Professional wins (9 PGA Tour wins (2 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic 1990 PGA The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Career outline Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia to Merv and Toini Norman The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Early life Lee Buck Trevino was born in Dallas Texas in poverty to parents of Mexican descent The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Career King played collegiately at Furman University, where Beth Daniel was a teammate The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Amateur career Daniel played her collegiate golf at Furman University and was on the 1976 national championship team included Betsy King, and future LPGA players Amateur career Daniel played her collegiate golf at Furman University and was on the 1976 national championship team included Betsy King, and future LPGA players The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are The inaugural Solheim Cup competition took place in Orlando Florida, USA at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club from November 16 to November 18, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Kingston Rule was an American -bred Racehorse who raced in Australia where he won the 1990 Melbourne Cup in a record time of 3163 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. Izvestia (1987-1991 was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1990 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Quest for Fame (b 15 February 1987) is a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Epsom Derby The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Unbridled ( March 5 1987 - October 18, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred Racehorse. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Summer Squall (foaled 1987 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Go And Go (1987-2000 was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning an American Classic race. The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m on dirt Unbridled ( March 5 1987 - October 18, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred Racehorse. Bayakoa (1984-1997 is a Thoroughbred Champion Racehorse bred in Argentina. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt Fly So Free (1988-2003 was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile Thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied depending on the configuration of the host track for two-year-old Meadow Star (May 19 1988 - April 11 2002 was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse whom Breeders' Cup Inc The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age Stakes race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three years old and up run on a Royal Academy (born 1987 is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse bred in the United States best known as the winner of the 1990 Breeders' Cup The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait The North America Cup is an annual Harness racing event for 3-year-old Standardbred pacing horses which is held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. Beach Towel was the 1990 Harness Horse of the Year. The colt was trained and driven by Ray Remmen. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Mark John Douglas Messier (born January 18 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former Ice hockey centerman of the National Hockey League The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The World Lacrosse Championship ( WLC) began as a four-team invitational tournament which coincided with Canada's centennial Lacrosse celebration in 1967 Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The United States win, and Canada is the runner-up. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• The Philadelphia Wings beat the New England Blazers 17-7 in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League Championship. The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional Box lacrosse league in North America The New England Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1991. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America.
• The Brooklin­ Redmen win the Mann Cup. The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's Lacrosse champions of Canada.
• Orangeville wins the Founders Cup. The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada 's Junior "B" Lacrosse leagues
• The St. Catharines Athletics win the Minto Cup. The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's Lacrosse team of Canada.

Radiosport

• The first World Radiosport Team Championship held in Seattle, Washington, USA. The World Radiosport Team Championship is an Amateur radio contest. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gold medals won by John Dorr K1AR and Doug Grant K1DG of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia. Amateur radio direction finding ( ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and Radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines Radio direction Štrbské pleso ( Hungarian: Csorbató or Csorba-tó, German: Tschirmer See, Polish: Szczyrbskie jezioro Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached
  • The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
  • The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-12
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry becomes world number one for 1990/91

Swimming

Records

• March 24 — Tom Jager betters his own world record (22. Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963 in Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis) is a Swiss former alpine skier, one of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Petra Kronberger (born February 21, 1969, in Pfarrwerfen) is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Thomas ("Tom" Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Collinsville Illinois, who The first World Record in the Men's 50 metres Freestyle in long course (50 metres Swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA 12) in the 50m freestyle (long course) twice at a swimming meet in Nashville, Tennessee. After having swum 21. 98 in the heats, the sprinter sets the mark at 21. 81 in the final. Jager is the first man in history to break the 22 seconds barrier in the 50 free.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
  2. French Open - Andrés Gómez
  3. Wimbledon championships - Stefan Edberg
  4. US Open - Pete Sampras

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Steffi Graf
  2. French Open - Monica Seles
  3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
  4. US Open - Gabriela Sabatini

• Davis Cup: United States won 3-2 over Australia in world tennis. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No 1 professional Tennis player of Czech origin The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Andrés Gómez (born February 27 1960, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former professional Tennis player from Ecuador The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b May 16 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional Tennis player The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Volleyball

• Men's World League – Final Four in Osaka, Japan
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Netherlands
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil

• Men's World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Cuba
  • Bronze Medal:  Soviet Union

• Women's World Championship in Beijing, PR China
  • Gold Medal:  Soviet Union
  • Silver Medal:  China
  • Bronze Medal:  United States

Multi-sport events

• Asian Games held in Beijing, China

• Winter Asian Games held in Sapporo, Japan

• Commonwealth Games held in Auckland

• Summer Goodwill Games held in Seattle, United States

• Third Gay Games held in Vancouver, Canada

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Joe Montana, National Football League
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Beth Daniel, LPGA golf

Births

• August 9 — Laura Czarnotta, Polish figure skater
• October 21 — Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player

Deaths

• January 1 — Joe Hardstaff, Jr., English cricketer
• January 7 — Bronko Nagurski, National Football League Pro Football Hall of Fame
• February 14 — Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer
• February 24 — Tony Conigliaro, MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
• February 26 — Leslie Ames, English cricketer
• March 6 — Joe Sewell, Major League Baseball player (1920-1933)
• March 15 — Tom Harmon, National Football League player, Heisman Trophy winner
• March 20 — Lev Yashin, Soviet football (soccer) goalkeeper
• March 27 — Percy Beard (82), American hurdler (b. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The FIVB World League 1990 was the first men's Volleyball tournament of its kind played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990 is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū The Italy men's national volleyball team is the Volleyball national team of Italy. The Netherlands men's national Volleyball team is the national team of the Netherlands. The Brazil men's national volleyball team is the national team of Brazil. The 1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament organised by the world's governing body the FIVB. 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• April 6 — James MacNabb (88), British rower (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus See also James McNabb James Alexander MacNabb (born December 26, 1901 &ndash died April 6, 1990) was a 1901)
• April 10 — Fortune Gordien (77), American athlete (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Fortune Everett Gordien (September 9 1922 &ndash – April 10 1990 was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw 1922)
• April 21 — Johnny Beagley, Major League Baseball pitcher
• May 22 — Rocky Graziano (71), American boxer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City ( 1 January, 1919 – May 22, 1990) was an American 1919)
• June 18 — Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
• July 4 — Phil Boggs (40), American diver (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Dennis Victor Dyer ( 2 May 1914 in Durban, Natal – 16 June 1990 in Durban Natal was a South African Cricketer Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Phillip ("Phil" George Boggs ( December 29, 1949 &ndash July 4, 1990) was a diver from the United States 1949)
• August 15 — Jimmy Carruthers (61), Australian boxer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed James ("Jimmy" William Carruthers ( July 5, 1929 &mdash August 15, 1990) was an Australian boxer who became world champion 1929)
• August 28 — Larry Jackson, Major League Baseball pitcher (1955-1968)
• August 29 — Luigi Beccali, Italian athlete (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Lawrence Curtis Jackson ( June 2 1931 - August 28 1990) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Luigi Beccali ( November 19, 1907 - August 29, 1990) was an Italian athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics 1907)
• September 9 — Doc Cramer, Major League Baseball player (1929-1948)
• October 7 — John "Cat" Thompson, Basketball Hall of Fame
• October 10 — Wally Moses, Major League Baseball player (1935-1951)
• October 25 — Costa Pereira (60), Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Roger Maxwell "Doc" Cramer ( July 22 1905 – September 9 1990) was an American Center fielder and left-handed Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Wallace Moses ( October 8, 1910 - October 10, 1990) was a Right fielder in Major League Baseball. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Alberto da Costa Pereira (born December 22, 1929 in Nacala, Portuguese East Africa – died October 25, 1990 in 1929)
• November 16 — Northern Dancer, racehorse
• December 10 — Marino Morettini, Italian road bicycle and track cyclist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Northern Dancer ( May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Canadian -bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Marino Morettini (born February 1, 1931 in Milan &ndash died December 10, 1990) was a road bicycle and Track 1931)
• December 13 — Alice Marble, tennis player, Wimbledon champion
• December 31 — George Allen, National Football League coach

Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Alice Marble (b September 28, 1913 in Beckwourth California &ndash d The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. George Herbert Allen ( April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach in the NFL and

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