2000 in sports
See also:
1999 in sports,
other events of 2000,
2001 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'. Stock car racing:*Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500*NASCAR Championship - Bobby LabonteIndy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championshipIndianapolis 500- Juan Pablo MontoyaCART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championshipFormula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP) Rally racing:*Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship*the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees See also' 2000 in baseball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:*Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida - NBA Finals:
- *Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Indiana Pacers
- WNBA Finals:
- *Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.
- July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. 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.
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 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.
- Walsh plays his last one day international.
- June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.
- Giro d'Italia won by Stefano Garzelli of Italy
- Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Romans Vainsteins, of Latvia
- May 27 - June 4 - Champions Trophy held at Amstelveen won by hosts. Germany finish second. Other participating teams: Korea, Spain, Australia and Great Britain.
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- *Pairs champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
- Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
- Australian Football League
- * Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
- Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
- Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against 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. 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.
- Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
- England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 1-0 over Aston Villa
- July 24 - Real Madrid signed Barcelona's Portuguese star Luis Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros.
Men's GolfMajor championship results:#May - The Masters - Vijay Singh#June - US Open - Tiger Woods#July - British Open - Tiger Woods#August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
Women's GolfUS Women's Open: Karrie WebbLPGA Championship: Julie InksterKarrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.
Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the GoldFrance - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - SinndarIreland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01 Grand Slam in tennis men's results:#Australian Open - Andre Agassi#French Open - Gustavo Kuerten#Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras#US Open - Marat Safin - Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
- #French Open - Mary Pierce
- #Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
- #US Open - Venus Williams
- Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
- Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
- Olympics Women's singles
- #Gold - Venus Williams
- #Silver - Elena Dementieva
- 2000 Summer Olympics takes place in Sydney, Australia
- * United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola
Deaths - Abercrombie - harness racing horse
- January 4 - Tom Fears, American football player
- January 26 - Don Budge, tennis player
- February 9 - Beau Jack, boxer
- February 12 - Tom Landry, American football coach
- February 14 - Tony Bettenhausen 48, CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
- February 23 - Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
- May 12 - Adam Petty 19, race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
- May 27 - Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
- June 26 - Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
- July 6 - Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
- September 17 - Nicole Reinhart 24, U.S cyclist
- October 17 - Harry Cooper, PGA golfer
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