See also:
1999 in sports,
other events of 2000,
2001 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

*Stock car racing:
**Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
**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)
*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.

Baseball

*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

Basketball

* NBA Finals:
**Los Angeles Lakers win their first NBA title in twelve years, defeating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2.

*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.

*2000 in basketball

Boxing

*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.

Cricket

* 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 cricket playing nation.

Cycling

*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

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 Medal: Spain
** Silver Medal: Pakistan
** Bronze Medal: South Korea

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

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

* Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
** Gold Medal: Cuba
** Silver Medal: Canada
** Bronze Medal: Argentina
* Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
** Gold Medal: New Zealand
** Silver Medal: Great Britain
** Bronze Medal: Germany

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

* Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
** Gold Medal: Australia
** Silver Medal: Argentina
** Bronze Medal: 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)

Football (Australian rules football)

* 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)

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)

*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.
*Major League Soccer (US): Kansas City Wizards claim the MLS Cup.
For fuller coverage, see: 2000 in football (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. Galway 1-10
**National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9

*Ladies' Gaelic football
**All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
**National Football League: Mayo

*Hurling'
**All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 5-15 d. Offaly 1-14
**National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's Golf
*Major championship results:
*#May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
*#June - US Open - Tiger Woods
*#July - British Open - Tiger Woods
*#August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

*PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
*PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Women's Golf
*US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
*LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
*Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.

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:
*#Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
*#Epsom Derby - Sinndar
*#St. Leger Stakes - Millenary

*United States Triple Crown Races:
*#Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
*#Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
*#Belmont Stakes - Commendable

*Breeders' Cup:
*#Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
*#Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
*#Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
*#Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
*#Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
*#Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
*#Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
*#Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi

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.

*North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip

*United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
*#Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
*#Little Brown Jug - Astreos
*#Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him

*United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
*#Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
*#Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
*#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

Radiosport

*The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
*Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.

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

*Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)

Tennis

*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

Wrestling

*June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire

General sporting events

* 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
** United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).

* Winter Goodwill Games held in Lake Placid, New York, United States

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. 1927)
* 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
* April 14 — Wilf Mannion (81), English football (soccer) player (b. 1918)
* 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
*July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
* September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
* October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
* October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
*October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer

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