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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 1.1.1 International Races 1.1.2 National Champions 2 Auto racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Cycling 7.1 Road cycling 7.2 Cyclo-cross 8 Dogsled racing 9 Field hockey 10 Figure skating 11 Football (American) 12 Football (Australian rules football) 13 Football (Canadian) 14 Football (Soccer) 15 Gaelic Athletic Association 16 Golf 17 Thoroughbred horse racing 18 Handball 18.1 Men's Competition 18.2 Women's Competition 19 Harness racing 20 Ice hockey 21 Lacrosse 22 Radiosport 23 Rugby Union 24 Skiing 25 Snooker 26 Swimming 26.1 International tournaments 26.2 Records 27 Tennis 28 Volleyball 29 Water polo 29.1 Men's Competition 29.2 Women's Competition 30 Yacht racing 31 Multi-sport events 32 Awards 33 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

International Races

• April 16 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:08:22
  • Women's Winner: Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 2:30:21

• September 24 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia
  • Women's Winner: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 2:23:14

• October 1 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia
  • Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:10:11

• December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Atsushi Fujita (JPN) 2:06:51

National Champions

• April 16 — London, England
  • Men's Winner: Mark Hudspith — 2:13:37
  • Women's Winner: Joanna Lodge — 2:40:52

• May 14 — Ottawa, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Bruce Deacon — 2:17:13
  • Women's Winner: Veronique Vandersmissen — 2:36:46

• October 8 — Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Luc Krotwaar — 2:14:39
  • Women's Winner: Wilma van Onna — 2:39:35

Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte
  • Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Scott Baker, and Tony Roper all died from head-related injuries that brought safety concerns to NASCAR
  • February 20 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 Winner=Dale Jarrett
  • February 27 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway Winner=Bobby Labonte
• Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship
• Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya
• CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)
• World Rally Championship - Marcus Grönholm of Finland
• Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champions Paul Hamm, USA, The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. 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. The 22nd century of the Common Era will span the years 2101&ndash2200 of 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 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 The 2030s will begin on January 1, 2030 and end on December 31, 2039. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. This page shows the main events during the 2000 year in Athletics (track and field throughout the world The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom 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 Kenneth Cheruiyot (born August 2, 1974) is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long-distance running. Ana Isabel Alonso (born August 16, 1963 in Villaherreros, Palencia) is a former Long-distance runner from Spain Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Gezahegne Abera (born April 23, 1978) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French 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. is a Long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2000 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 20651 on December 3, 2000. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Luc Krotwaar (born January 25 1968 in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch long-distance runner who is Nicknamed 'The 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 Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi Texas) is an American Race car driver and drives the #43 Cheerios Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver Kenneth Dale Irwin Jr ( August 5, 1969 &ndash July 7, 2000) was a NASCAR stock car driver Scott Baker (b April 30 1957, Holland Michigan &ndash d June 23 2000, Toledo Ohio) was a second-generation racecar Tony Roper ( December 13, 1964 - October 13, 2000) was a NASCAR driver The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton North Carolina) is a former American race car driver Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. Robert Buddy Lazier (born October 31, 1967 in Vail Colorado) is an American open-wheel Racecar driver The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Race car driver in NASCAR for Chip 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 Gil de Ferran (born November 11, 1967 in Paris, France) to Brazilian parents is a racing driver Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 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, Frank Biela (born August 2 1964 in Neuss, Germany) is an Auto racing driver mainly competing in Touring cars and Tom Kristensen (born July 7 1967 in Hobro) is a Danish racing driver. Biography Pirro started his racing career in karts at the age of 11 AUDI AG, ( Xetra: NSU commonly known as Audi (aˈʊdi is a German Automobile manufacturer which produces Audi branded cars with headquarters History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm (born February 5 1968 in Kauniainen) is a former Finnish rally driver Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. 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 Gary Scelzi, (born August 11, 1960, Fresno California) is an American Dragster racer and midget car owner who has won the NHRA "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

V8 Supercars - Mark SKaife won the 2000 championship

Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees

See also'

• 2000 in baseball

Basketball

• NBA Finals:
  • Los Angeles Lakers win their first NBA title in twelve years, defeating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2. Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World 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 Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida

• WNBA Finals:
  • Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Houston Texas. The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in New York City.

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Perth Wildcats defeated the Victoria Titans 2-0 in the best-of-three final series. 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 Honour Roll

• 2000 in basketball

Boxing

• May 13 to 21 – 33rd European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, Finland
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Valeri Sidorenko (Ukraine)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Vladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Agasi Agagüloglu (Turkey)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ramaz Paliani (Turkey)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Alexander Maletin (Bulgaria)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63. Championships 2000 Olympics Men United States of America 85 France 75 Women United States of America Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. Tampere ( ˈtɑmpɛrɛ Swedish: Tammerfors or) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Wladimir Sidorenko (born September 23, 1976 in Energodar, Ukraine) is a professional boxer in the bantamweight (118 lb) Aghasi Mammadov (born June 1, 1980 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the Bantamweight division (54 kg at Ramazan Paliani (born August 21, 1973 in Mest'ia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin (Александр Иванович Малетин born February 6, 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known 5 kg): Alexei Leonov (Russia)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Bülent Ulusoy (Turkey)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Adnan Ćatić (Germany)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Jackson Chanet (France)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexei Lezin (Russia)

• July 29 – Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio César Chávez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Bülent Ulusoy (born January 7, 1978 in Trabzon) is a Turkish boxer best known to win the European title 2000 at welterweight Felix Sturm whose real name is Adnan Ćatić (born on 31 January 1979 in Leverkusen, West Germany) is a German middleweight Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a boxer in the Light heavyweight division Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (Александр Борисович Лебзяк born April 15, 1969 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian Jackson Chanet (b1978-February 071978 at StDizier France is a French boxer best known for winning the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships heavyweight (201lbs/91 Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (Алексей Владимирович Лeзин born February 27, 1973) was a Russian boxer, who won the Super Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu (Константин (Костя Борисович Цзю ˈkɔstə ˈzʉː in Australian English) (born September Julio César Chávez González (born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican professional boxer The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Welterweight title.

• August 12 – Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight John “The Quiet Man" Ruiz (born January 4, 1972 in Methuen MA) currently residing in Las Vegas is a professional Puerto Rican The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level

• The Ring Magazine named Felix Trinidad the Fighter of the Year 2000. The Ring (often called Ring Magazine) is an American Boxing Magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing Félix 'Tito' Trinidad Jr (born January 10 1973 is a Puerto Rican professional boxer considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history Eric Morales Won a 12 Round Points Victory over Marco Antonio Barrera, for the Unified WBC and WBO 122 Pound Titles, In The Ring's Fight of The Year 2000.

Cricket

• Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international Cricketer ( fast bowler The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket. Malcolm Denzil Marshall ( April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian Cricketer Primarily a Fast bowler
• Walsh plays his last one day international.
• June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth Test cricket playing nation. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations

Cycling

Road cycling

• Giro d'Italia
  1. Stefano Garzelli
  2. Francesco Casagrande
  3. Gilberto Simoni

• Tour de France
  1. Lance Armstrong
  2. Jan Ullrich
  3. Joseba Beloki

• World Road Cycling Championship:
  1. Romāns Vainšteins
  2. Zbigniew Spruch
  3. Oscar Freire

Cyclo-cross

• UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands (January 28–29)
  • Men's Competition
  1. Gold – Richard Groenendaal
  2. Silver – Mario De Clercq
  3. Bronze – Sven Nys
  • Women's Competition
  1. Gold – Hanka Kupfernagel
  2. Silver – Louise Robinson
  3. Bronze – Daphny van den Brand

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
  • Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola

Field hockey

• Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
  • Gold: Spain
  • Silver: Pakistan
  • Bronze: South Korea

• Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Germany
  • Bronze: South Korea

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: South Korea
  • Bronze: Australia

• Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
  • Gold: Cuba
  • Silver: Canada
  • Bronze: Argentina

• Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
  • Gold: New Zealand
  • Silver: Great Britain
  • Bronze: Germany

• Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Germany
  • Bronze: Australia

• Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: Argentina
  • Bronze: The Netherlands

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
  • Pairs' champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
  • Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France

• First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
• Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Road cycling is the most widespread form of Cycling. It takes place primarily on paved surfaces The 2000 Giro d'Italia was held May 13 through June 04 Stefano Garzelli led the all-Italian podium over countrymen Francesco Casagrande and Gilberto Stefano Garzelli (born July 16, 1973, in Varese) is an Italian professional Road racing cyclist. Francesco Casagrande (born September 14, 1970 in Florence) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Gilberto Simoni (born August 25, 1971, Palù di Giovo, Province of Trento) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer The 2000 Tour de France was the 87th Tour de France, and took place from July 1 to July 23 2000 Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (born August 12, 1973 in Lazkao, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional Road bicycle racer Romāns Vainšteins (born March 3, 1973, in Talsi) is a former professional Road bicycle racer from Latvia. Zbigniew Spruch (born December 13 1965 in Kożuchów) is a Polish former professional Road bicycle racer. Óscar Freire Gómez (born February 15, 1976 in Torrelavega, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer for Cyclo-cross (sometimes cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or ' cross) is a form of Bicycle racing. The 2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands on Saturday January 28 and Sunday Sint-Michielsgestel ( is a Municipality and a town in the southern part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born July 13, 1971 in Den Bosch, Netherlands) is a professional Cyclo-cross cyclist Mario De Clercq (born 5 March 1966 is a former Racing cyclist. Sven Nys (born June 17 1976 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a professional cyclist who has won his most important Hanka Kupfernagel (born 19 March 1974 in Gera) is a German professional cycle racer Daphny van den Brand, (born April 6, 1978 in Zeeland (North Brabant) is a Dutch Cyclo-cross, road bicycle and 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 Doug Swingley (born May 14, 1953) is an American Dog musher and dog sled racer from Lincoln Montana, who is Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick 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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The 2000 Men's Champions Trophy took place from May 27 to June 4, 2000 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Final results for the Field Hockey Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Men's Tournament See also: Men's 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. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The fourth Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held in the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, England, from March 23 until April Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The 8th edition of the Women's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from Saturday May 27 until Saturday June 3 2000 in the Wagener Stadium is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Final results for the Field Hockey Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Men's Tournament See also: Men's 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. 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 Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Алексей Константинович Ягудин born 18 March 1980 is a Russian Figure skater. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is an American figure skater. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Maria Petrova (Мария Петрова(born November 29, 1977 in Leningrad (now St Alexei Tikhonov (Алексе́й Влади́мирович Ти́хонов (born November 1, 1971 in Samara, Russian SSR, USSR Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Marina Anissina ( Cyrillic Марина Анисина) (born August 30 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a French figure skater Gwendal Peizerat (born April 21 1972 in Bron, France) is a French Ice dancer. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Synchronized skating, a large and fast-growing discipline consists of 8-20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds 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 Super Bowl XXXIV featured the National Football Conference (NFC champion St The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who
• Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship. The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to individuals who participated in the College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies

Football (Australian rules football)

• Australian Football League
  • Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19. 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 Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. 21 (135) d Melbourne 11. This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. 9 (75))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
• Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee-Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 2000 in football (soccer)

• Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Shane Woewodin (born 12 July 1976 was an Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs 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 In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) 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 Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. 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 The Ottawa Gee-Gees are an athletic team that represents the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario in all of their sporting events The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. 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 Football (soccer events of the year 2000 throughout the world The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition This was France's second European Championship title. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European
• Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
• UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
• European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions
• Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for
• Major League Soccer (U.S.): Kansas City Wizards claim the MLS Cup. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kansas City Wizards are a professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that participates in Major League Soccer.

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
  • National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 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 For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. 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. 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 Galway 1-10
  • National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. 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 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Meath 0-9
  • Sligo Senior Football Championship: Bunninadden were crowned County Champions by defeating Coolera/Strandhill
  • Dublin Senior Football Championship: Na Fianna were crowned County Champions by defeating Kilmacud Crokes
• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
  • National Football League: Mayo

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 5-15 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 The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Sligo clubs For the latest Championship see 2008 The Dublin Senior Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Evening Herald Na Fianna GAA Club ( Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Na Fianna) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glasnevin, at the heart of the Northside Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. For more details of Mayo GAA see Mayo Senior Club Football Championship or Mayo Senior Club Hurling Championship. For more details of Mayo GAA see Mayo Senior Club Football Championship or Mayo Senior Club Hurling Championship. 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. The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards Offaly 1-14
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April - The Masters - Vijay Singh
  2. June - US Open - Tiger Woods wins by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a US Open to-par record score of -12
  3. July - British Open - Tiger Woods becomes the fifth golfer in history to achieve the modern "career grand slam," and sets the to-par record for all majors (-19)
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the 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 Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods 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 Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods 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 Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods Early life and character Born in Stephenville, Texas, he was the third and youngest child of Chester and Clara (Williams Hogan He ties the to-par record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff

• PGA Tour Player of the Year: Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
• PGA Tour rookie of the year: Michael Clark II
• Tiger Woods set or tied a total of 27 PGA Tour records during the year
• Senior PGA Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Women's golf

• US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
• LPGA Championship: Juli Inkster
• Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853. Robert May or Bob May may refer to Bob May (actor (born 1939 Bob May (golfer (born 1968 Robert L The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Professional wins (3 PGA Tour wins (1 2000 John Deere Classic Nationwide Tour wins (2 1996 Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Professional wins (39 PGA Tour wins (10 1979 (2 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, Western Open 1980 The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur career Webb was born in in Ayr Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team making six international appearances from 1992-1994 including a 1994 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 Inkster went to Harbor High School and to San Jose State University where she was an All-American in 1979 1981 and 1982 Amateur career Webb was born in in Ayr Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team making six international appearances from 1992-1994 including a 1994 The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are
• The European team defeated the United States team 14 ½ - 11 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup

Thoroughbred horse racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
  2. Epsom Derby - Sinndar
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Millenary

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 6 - Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
  2. Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
  3. Belmont Stakes - Commendable

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
  3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
  5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
  6. Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
  7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
  8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi

Handball

Men's Competition

• European Championship in Croatia

• Gold Medal:  Sweden
• Silver Medal:  Russia
• Bronze Medal:  Spain

Women's Competition

• European Championship in Romania

• Gold Medal:  Hungary
• Silver Medal:  Ukraine
• Bronze Medal:  Russia

Harness racing

• March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 6th Solheim Cup Match was held between October 6 and October 8, 2000 at Loch Lomond Golf Club Luss, Dunbartonshire 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. Brew was a small plain bay Thoroughbred Gelding who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup for trainer Mike Moroney and jockey Kerrin McEvoy 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. 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 Sinndar, (born 1997 is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, and trained by John Oxx. 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 Sinndar, (born 1997 is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, and trained by John Oxx. 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 Sinndar, (born 1997 is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, and trained by John Oxx. 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 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 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 Fusaichi Pegasus (ɸɯsaitɕi (foaled April 12 1997 was purchased as a yearling for $4 million by Fusao Sekiguchi. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Red Bullet (foaled 1997 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2000 Preakness Stakes. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Commendable is a retired American thoroughbred racehorse best known for his victory in the 2000 Belmont Stakes. 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 Tiznow (foaled March 12 1997 in California) is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse owned by Michael L The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on grass for fillies and Mares 3 years old and up The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt Macho Uno (foaled April 24 1998 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred 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 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 The war chant is a traditional Melody and Gesture associated with the Florida State University, specifically its Florida State Seminoles athletic The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up | horsKona Gold| sire Java Gold | grandsire Key To The Mint| dam Double Sunrise| damsire Slew o'Gold| sex =Stallion| foaled = 1994 Kona Gold is a champion racehorse The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six The 2000 (4th European men's handball championship took place from January 21 to January 30, 2000 in the Croatian cities of Zagreb Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. The Russia national handball team is the national Handball team of Russia. The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation. The 2000 (4th European women's handball championship took place between December 8 - December 17, 2000 in Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. The Ukraine women's national handball team is the national team of Ukraine. The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. 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• North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
  2. Little Brown Jug - Astreos
  3. Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
  2. Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Shakamaker
  • Trotters: Lyell Creek

Ice hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
  • Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues

• Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
  • Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

Lacrosse

• The Toronto Rock defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 14–13 to win the National Lacrosse League championship

Radiosport

• The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 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. 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. Lyell Creek is one of New Zealand's best trotters Also known as "Creek The Freak" he had 113 starts for 56 wins 15 seconds and 11 thirds 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 Jaromír Jágr ( pronounced, born February 15 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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 Christopher Robert Pronger (born October 10 1974 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman with the Anaheim Ducks of the National The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 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 Toronto Rock are a Lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Rochester Knighthawks (sometimes abbreviated as the K-Hawks) are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. The World Radiosport Team Championship is an Amateur radio contest. Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe. Amateur radio direction finding ( ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and Radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines Radio direction ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

Rugby Union

• Six Nations - England
• Tri Nations - Australia

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
• World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01

Swimming

International tournaments

• Fifth World Short Course Championships, held in Athens, Greece (March 16 – March 19)
  • United States wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (9)

• 25th European LC Championships, held in Helsinki, Finland (July 3 – August 9)
  • Romania wins the most medals (14), Sweden and Russia the most gold medals (6)

• XXVII Olympic Games, held in Sydney, Australia (September 16 – September 23)

• Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
  • Great Britain wins the most medals (19), Sweden the most gold medals (10)

Records

• January 18 — Australia's Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) once again, this time at a meet in Sydney, Australia, clocking 2:04. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Tri Nations is an annual international Rugby union series held between the national teams of Australia (the Wallabies) New Zealand (the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 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 Hermann Maier (born December 7, 1972, Altenmarkt im Pongau) is an Austrian Skier who has won four overall World Cup Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Renate Götschl (born 6 August 1975, in Judenburg, Austria) is an Austrian alpine skier. 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 Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker Matthew Stevens (born 11 September 1977, Carmarthen Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker player The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The pre-olympic 5th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Athens, Greece from March 16 till March 19, 2000 Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The European LC Championships 2000 were held in Helsinki, Finland from Monday July 3 to Sunday July 9, in the 50m pool at the Mäkelänrinne Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The fourth edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Palau Luis Puig in Valencia Spain, from December 14 to December 17 Valencia ( Valencian: València, Valencia Spanish phonology --> is the capital of the Spanish autonomous Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Susan ("Susie" O'Neill (born August 2 1973) is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, who was famously Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 16.

• February 12 – In Paris, France, US-swimmer Jenny Thompson betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), from 56:90 to 56:80. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Jennifer ("Jenny" Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is a former competitive swimmer and one of the most decorated Olympians in history

• March 18 – Jenny Thompson once again betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), this time in Athens, Greece, from 56:80 to 56:56. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's

• March 23 — Anthony Ervin breaks the world record in the men's 50 m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Minneapolis, clocking 21. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Anthony Lee Ervin (born May 26, 1981 in Burbank, California) In 2000 he became the first swimmer of African American descent to 21.

• June 16 — At the Russian National Swimming Championships in Moscow, Alexander Popov betters the ten year old world record (21. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov (also Alexander Popov Александр Владимирович Попов (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former 81) in the 50m freestyle (long course), swam by USA's Tom Jager in 1990: 21. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thomas ("Tom" Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Collinsville Illinois, who Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 64.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open – Andre Agassi
  2. French Open – Gustavo Kuerten
  3. Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
  4. US Open – Marat Safin

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open – Lindsay Davenport
  2. French Open – Mary Pierce
  3. Wimbledon championships – Venus Williams
  4. US Open – Venus Williams

• 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Men's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  2. Silver – Tommy Haas
  3. Bronze – Arnaud di Pasquale
  • Women's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Venus Williams
  2. Silver – Elena Dementieva
  3. Bronze – Monica Seles
  • Men's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Sébastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor
  2. Silver – Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde
  3. Bronze – Àlex Corretja & Albert Costa
  • Women's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Venus Williams & Serena Williams
  2. Silver – Kristie Boogert & Miriam Oremans
  3. Bronze – Els Callens & Dominique Van Roost

• Davis Cup
  • Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis

• Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player

Volleyball

• Men's World League – Final Round in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil
• Women's World Grand Prix – Final Round in Manila, Philippines
  • Gold Medal:  Cuba
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil

• Olympic Qualifier
  • Men's Tournaments
    • Matosinhos, Portugal:  Argentina
    • Piraeus, Greece:  Spain
    • Castelnau-le-Lez, France:  Netherlands
  • Women's Tournament in Tokyo, Japan
    •  Italy
    •  South Korea
    •  Croatia
    •  China

• 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
  • Men's Team Competition
    • Gold Medal —  Yugoslavia
    • Silver Medal —  Russia
    • Bronze Medal —  Italy
  • Women's Team Competition
    • Gold Medal —  Cuba
    • Silver Medal —  Russia
    • Bronze Medal —  Brazil

• Men's America's Cup in São Bernardo, Brazil
  • Gold Medal:  Cuba
  • Silver Medal:  Brazil
  • Bronze Medal:  United States

Water polo

Men's Competition

• Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hanover, Germany
  •  Yugoslavia
  •  Russia
  •  Greece
  •  Slovakia
  •  Netherlands

• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Hungary
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Yugoslavia

Women's Competition

• Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Palermo, Italy
  •  Russia
  •  United States
  •  Kazakhstan

• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Australia
  • Silver Medal:  United States
  • Bronze Medal:  Russia

• Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, United States
  • Gold Medal:  United States
  • Silver Medal:  Canada
  • Bronze Medal:  Australia

Yacht racing

• New Zealand retains the America's Cup as Team New Zealand defeats Italian challenger, Luna Rossa, 5 races to 0

Multi-sport events

• 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
  • United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40). 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• Winter Goodwill Games held in Lake Placid, New York, United States

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour golfer
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Marion Jones, Track and Field
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour golfer

Note: The Wide World award discontiuned in 2001

Deaths

• Abercrombie — harness racing horse
• January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
• January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
• January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a former world champion American The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Abercrombie (1975 - 2000 was a bay Harness racing Horse by Silent Majority out of Bergdorf by Duane Hanover. Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Thomas Jesse Fears ( December 3, 1923 - January 4, 2000) was an American football Wide receiver for the Los Angeles Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Sebastião Lucas da Fonseca (born July 26, 1927 in Lourenço Marques now Maputo, Mozambique &ndash died January 27, 2000 1927)
• February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
• February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
• February 14 — Karsten Solheim (88), founder of PING golf company and the Solheim Cup
• February 16 — Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. (48), CART racing team owner
• February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English football (soccer) player
• April 14 — Wilf Mannion (81), English football (soccer) player (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, ( April 1 1921 &ndash February 9 2000) was an American Lightweight Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Thomas Wade Landry ( September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Karsten Solheim ( September 15, 1911 &ndash February 16, 2000) was a Norwegian -born American Golf club designer PING is a brand of high-quality golf equipment as well as one of the few remaining American manufacturers of golf clubs based in Phoenix Arizona, founded by Karsten Solheim Golf clubs are used in the sport of Golf to hit a Golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip and a clubhead The Solheim Cup is a biennial Golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Tony Bettenhausen Jr (b October 20 1951, Joliet Illinois &ndash d Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE ( 1 February 1915 — February 23 2000) was an English football player Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Wilfred ("Wilf" James Mannion ( 16 May 1918 - 14 April 2000) was an English professional football player 1918)
• May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
• May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey player
• June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
• July 6 — Fred Lane, American football player
• July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Lucien Laurin (born March 18, 1912 in Joliette Quebec, Canada - died June 26, 2000 at Key Largo Florida) was Secretariat ( March 30, 1970 &ndash October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Freddie Brown Lane Jr ( September 6, 1975 &ndash July 6, 2000) was an American football Running back in the Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Peter Dubovský ( May 7, 1972 – June 23, 2000) was a football Striker from Slovakia. 1972)
• September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
• October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Nicole Louise Reinhart (June 3 1976&ndashSeptember 17 2000 was an American professional track and road racing cyclist who twice won gold medals in cycling Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Cătălin Hîldan ( 3 February 1976 - 5 October 2000) was a Romainian footballer 1976)
• October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Matija Ljubek ( November 22, 1953 &ndash October 11, 2000) was a successful Canoer from Belišće, Croatia 1953)
• October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA Tour golfer
• November 2 — Simeon Simeonov (54), Bulgarian football (soccer) goalkeeper (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost PGA Tour wins (31 1923 Texas Open 1924 Texas Open 1926 Los Angeles Open Del Monte Open 1929 Western N The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Simeon Ivanov Simeonov (Симеон Симеонов (born March 26, 1946 &ndash died November 2, 2000) is a former Bulgarian 1946)

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