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2002 in sports
See also: 2001 in sports, other events of 2002, 2003 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
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Stock car racing:
- Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart
- Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. wins the season championship.
- Indianapolis 500 - Hélio Castroneves
- |CART Racing - Cristiano da Matta wins the season championship.
- Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
- 24 hours of Le Mans won by the team of Frank Biela , Tom Kristensen , and Emanuele Pirro driving an Audi R8.
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V8 Supercar
- Bathurst 1000 won by Mark Skaife and Jim Richards .
- Championship won by Mark Skaife , from Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose .
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Rally racing:
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Kaj Lindstrom wins the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza WRC
- Marcus Grönholm of Finland wins the World Rally Championship.
- Drag racing - Larry Dixon Jr. wins the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- World Series: Anaheim Angels win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants
- Books published:
- Bill James, Win Shares: Presenting the sabermetrician's new system for evaluating player performance.
Basketball
- January 20 - Michael Jordan, now of the Washington Wizards, plays his first game in Chicago since rejoining the NBA. The Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls, 77-69.
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NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Maryland Terrapins win 64-52 over the Indiana Hoosiers
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NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 0 over the New Jersey Nets
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WNBA Finals
- Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty
Boxing
- June 21- Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson
Cricket
- New Zealand are forced to abandon their tour of Pakistan after a bomb explodes outside their hotel in Karachi
- Domestic competitions
- County Championship (England and Wales) - Surrey
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Paolo Savoldelli of Italy
- Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Mario Cipollini, of Italy
Figure Skating
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World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Irina Slutskaya, Russia
- Pairs champions: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao, China
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots win 20-17 over the St. Louis Rams
- Arena Bowl XVI : San Jose SaberCats win 52-14 over the Arizona Rattlers
Football (Australian Rules)
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Australian Football League
- The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
- See also Australian Football League season 2002
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes win 25-16 over the Edmonton Eskimos
- Vanier Cup: Saint Mary's Huskies win 39-23 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
Football (Soccer)
- The Football World Cup 2002 is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2 - 0 in the final. Surprisingly, Turkey and host-nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. This is the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid beats Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the final. This was Real Madrid's 9th European Cup.
- UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 3-2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund, winning the cup for the second time.
- European Super Cup: Real Madrid wins 3-1 over Feyenoord, winning the cup for the first time.
- Intercontinental Cup: Real Madrid beats Olimpia Asunción 2-0, winning the cup for the third time.
- England - FA Cup: Arsenal wins 2-0 over Chelsea
- Asian Champions Cup - Suwon Samsung Bluewings retain the Asian Champions Cup, defeating fellow Korean club Anyang LG Cheetahs 4-2 on penalties. They also retained the Asian Super Cup.
- May - Arsenal wins The Double
- August 31 - Real Madrid signs Inter Milan's world cup winner Ronaldo with a transfer fee of 45 million euros.
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- Tiger Woods is the PGA tour's leading money winner for the year with earnings of $6,912,625 in 18 events.
- Hale Irwin is the leading money winner on the PGA Champions Tour with earnings of $$3,028,304 in 27 events.
- At the Belfry golf course in Sutton Coldfield, England, the European team defeats the United States team 15.5-12.5 to win the Ryder Cup of world golf.
- Kraft Nabisco Championship -
- US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
- LPGA Championship - Pak Se Ri
- Women's British Open - Karrie Webb
- Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $2,863,904
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup won by Media Puzzle
- Canada - Queen's Plate won by T J's Lucky Moon
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Marienbard
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - High Chaparral
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English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes won by Rock of Gibraltar
- Epsom Derby won by High Chaparral
- St. Leger Stakes won by Bollin Eric
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United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby won by War Emblem
- Preakness Stakes won by War Emblem
- Belmont Stakes won by Sarav
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Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
- Breeders' Cup Classic won by Volponi
- Breeders' Cup Distaff won by Azeri
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf won by Starine
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile won by Vindication
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies won by Storm Flag Flying
- Breeders' Cup Mile won by Domedriver
- Breeders' Cup Sprint won by Orientate
- Breeders' Cup Turf won by High Chaparral
Harness Racing
- North America Cup - Red River Hanover
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United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace won by Art Major
- Little Brown Jug won by Million Dollar Cam
- Messenger Stakes won by Allamerican Ingot
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United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian won by Chip Chip Hooray
- Yonkers Trot won by Bubba Dunn
- Kentucky Futurity won by Like A Prayer
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Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Smooth Satin
- Trotters: Game Bid
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
- Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 1 over the Carolina Hurricanes
- Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's Olympic Gold Medal .
- Canada defeats the United States 3-2 to win the women's Olympic Gold Medal .
Lacrosse
- Baltimore Bayhawks win the Major League Lacrosse championship over Long Island Lizards
Rugby Union
- Six Nations - France (Grand Slam)
- Tri Nations - New Zealand
- Heineken Cup - Leicester Tigers beat Munster 15-9
Skiing
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Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria
- The women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister , Austria
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Hendry 18-17
- World rankings: Ronnie O'Sullivan becomes world number one for 2002/03
Tennis
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Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Thomas Johansson
- French Open - Albert Costa
- Wimbledon championships - Lleyton Hewitt
- US Open - Pete Sampras
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- At the Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy, in Paris, France, Russia defeats France 3-2 to win the Davis Cup of world tennis.
General sporting events
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2002 Winter Olympics takes place in Salt Lake City, United States
- Norway wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (13).
- Top performers include Janica Kostelic, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Simon Ammann. A scandal in figure skating dominates the news.
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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Martin Buser wins with lead dog Bronson
Births
Deaths
- January 16 - Bobo Olson, American boxer
- March 23 - Ben Hollioake , English cricket player
- April 16 - Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater
- May 13 - Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football player and manager
- May 23 - Sam Snead, U.S. golf player
- June 1 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricket player
- June 17 - Willie Davenport, U.S. hurdler
- June 20 - Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter
- June 22 - Pedro Alcazar, Panamanian boxer
- June 22 - Darryl Kile St. Louis pitcher
- July 5 - Ted Williams, great U.S. baseball player (1939-1960)
- August 5 - Darrell Porter, U.S. baseball player (1971-1987)
- August 12 - Enos Slaughter, Major League Baseball player (1938-1959)
- August 23 - Hoyt Wilhelm, Major League Baseball knuckleballer (1952-1972)
- September 11 - Johnny Unitas, U.S. American football player
- September 18 - Bob Hayes, U.S. sprinter and American football player
- October 12 - Audrey Mestre, Free-diving world record holder
- October 20 - Mel Harder, Major League Baseball player
- December 1 - Dave McNally , Major League Baseball pitcher
Last updated: 02-09-2005 15:31:59