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ced on their heads

ng the 1994 rugby league
Rugby league

Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
 season the N.S.W. Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League....
 passed a motion to expand the 16 team competition to a 20 team competition incorporating a team from Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
, 2 more teams from Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
 and a team from New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
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Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....

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January
  • January 15 — Hanoi Marathon, Vietnam
    Vietnam

    Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Philip Keiyo (KEN) 2:22:22
    • Women's Winner: Lucy Ramwell (HKG) 2:53:04


  • January 29 — Osaka Marathon
    Osaka Marathon

    The Osaka International Ladies Marathon is an annual marathon race for women over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in the city of Osaka, Japan, and hosted by , , , , and ....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Cancelled due to earthquake


February
  • February 4 — Las Vegas Marathon
    Las Vegas Marathon

    The Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon is an annual Marathon foot-race run in and around Las Vegas, Nevada.The 26.2 mile course begins at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino heading north on the Las Vegas Strip, through the Fremont Street Experience, winds through several residential neighborhoods, and eventually ends up back at the Mandalay Bay...
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Vladimir Netreba (RUS) 2:14:52
    • Women's Winner: Laura Mason (USA) 2:37:30


  • February 5 — Oita Marathon, Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Patrick Carroll (AUS) 2:09:39


  • February 5 — Valencia Marathon, Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    • Men's Winner: Lars Andervang (SWE) 2:19:20
    • Women's Winner: Valentina Lyakhova (RUS) 2:46:34


  • February 12 — Tokyo Marathon
    Tokyo Marathon

    The Tokyo International Marathon is held in Tokyo, Japan. It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the International Association of Athletics Federations ....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Erick Wainaina (KEN) 2:10:31


  • February 17 — Luxor Marathon, Egypt
    Egypt

    Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
    • Men's Winner: Dietmar Knies (GER) 2:43:45
    • Women's Winner: Valentina Maisto (ITA) 3:25:41


  • February 26 — Sevilla Marathon, Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    • Men's Winner: Diego García
      Diego García (athlete)

      Diego Garc?a Corrales is a former long-distance Athletics from Spain, who finished in 9th position in the Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
       (ESP) 2:11:21
    • Women's Winner: Alzira Lario (POR) 2:47:04


March
  • March 5 — Los Angeles Marathon
    Los Angeles Marathon

    The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Rolando Vera
      Rolando Vera (athlete)

      Rolando Patricio Vera Rodas is a retired long-distance Running from Ecuador, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988....
       (ECU) 2:11:39
    • Women's Winner: Nadia Prasad (FRA) 2:29:50


  • March 5 — Napa Marathon, United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Aaron Pierson (USA) 2:26:18
    • Women's Winner: Cheryl Boessow (USA) 2:51:54


  • March 12 — Nagoya Marathon
    Nagoya Marathon

    The is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Women's Winner: Kamila Gradus
      Kamila Gradus

      Kamila Gradus is a retired Poland marathon race, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.She finished sixth at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics and ninth at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics....
       (POL) 2:27:29


  • March 19 — Barcelona Marathon
    Barcelona Marathon

    The Barcelona Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in Barcelona, Spain. It takes place in March....
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    • Men's Winner: Igor Chuprakov (RUS) 2:21:12
    • Women's Winner: Nuría Pastor (ESP) 2:44:19


  • March 19 — Kyongju Marathon, South Korea
    South Korea

    South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
    • Men's Winner: Lee Bong-Ju
      Lee Bong-Ju

      Lee Bong-Ju is a South Korean marathoner , and he is still active in 2008.He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States....
       (KOR) 2:10:58
    • Women's Winner: Lee Mi-Kyung (KOR) 2:38:08


  • March 19 — Otsu Marathon, Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Yuki Nakamura (JPN) 2:10:49


  • March 19 — Vigarano Mainarda Marathon, Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    • Men's Winner: Petr Pipa (SVK) 2:17:12
    • Women's Winner: Ornella Ferrara
      Ornella Ferrara

      Ornella Ferrara is an Italy long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race....
       (ITA) 2:39:34


  • March 25 — Pan American Games Marathon
    Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games

    The Athletics competition in the 1995 Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina....
    , Mar del Plata, Argentina
    • Men's Winner: Benjamin Paredes
      Benjamín Paredes

      Benjam?n Vencar Paredes Mart?nez is a retired Mexico long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon....
       (MEX) 2:14:44
    • Women's Winner: Maria Trujillo
      María Trujillo

      Mar?a Trujillo Tenorio de Rios is a retired female marathon Running from Mexico, who later represented the United States. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1995 Pan American Games....
       (USA) 2:43:56


April
  • April 2 — London Marathon
    London Marathon

    The London Marathon is a popular road running marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Flora , as the Flora London Marathon....
    , United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    • Men's Winner: Dionicio Cerón
      Dionicio Cerón

      Dionicio Cer?n Pizarro is a former marathon Running from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:08:30. He represented his native country three times at the Summer Olympics: in Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon, Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon and 2000....
       (MEX) 2:08:30
    • Women's Winner: Malgorzata Sobanska
      Malgorzata Sobanska

      Malgorzata Sobanska-Mankowska is a retired female long-distance runner from Poland. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2004....
       (POL) 2:27:43


  • April 2 — Paris Marathon
    Paris Marathon

    The Paris Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-?lys?es heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    • Men's Winner: Domingos Castro
      Domingos Castro

      Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance Running from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s....
       (POR) 2:10:06
    • Women's Winner: Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:31:43


  • April 9 — Antwerp Marathon, Belgium
    Belgium

    * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
    • Men's Winner: Oleg Otmakhov (RUS) 2:12:43
    • Women's Winner: Marleen Renders
      Marleen Renders

      Marleen Renders is a long-distance Running from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Marathon and 2000....
       (BEL) 2:31:26


  • April 16 — Malang Marathon, Malaysia
    Malaysia

    Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
    • Men's Winner: Haryono Suyono
      Haryono Suyono

      Haryono Suyono served has head of the Indonesian National Family Planning Coordination Body for 26 years. From 1998 to 1999, he served as Coordinating Minister for the Peoples' Welfare in the Indonesian Development Cabinet....
       (INA) 2:24:50
    • Women's Winner: Ruwiyati Ruwiyati (INA) 2:46:50


  • April 17 — Boston Marathon
    Boston Marathon

    The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Cosmas Ndeti
      Cosmas Ndeti

      Cosmas Ndeti is a three time winner of the Boston Marathon. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the Marathon Year Rankings in 1994 ....
       (KEN) 2:09:22
    • Women's Winner: Uta Pippig
      Uta Pippig

      Uta Pippig is a female long-distance runner, and the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times . She also won the Berlin Marathon three times , the New York City Marathon once , and she represented Germany in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics....
       (GER) 2:25:11


  • April 21 — Brasilia Marathon, Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
    • Men's Winner: Luiz Carlos da Silva (BRA) 2:22:46
    • Women's Winner: Maria Venancio (BRA) 2:57:26


  • April 22 — Aalborg Marathon, Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
    • Men's Winner: Björn Aanansen (DEN) 2:35:52
    • Women's Winner: Anne-Liese Larsen (DEN) 3:39:50


  • April 22 — Belgrade Marathon
    Belgrade Marathon

    The Belgrade Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events in Serbia. A group of enthusiasts came up with a plan to restore the Racing that existed in 1910 from Obrenovac to Belgrade....
    , Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia

    File:LocationYugoslavia2.pngYugoslavia is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century....
    • Men's Winner: Vladimir Kotov
      Vladimir Kotov

      Vladimir Kotov is a long-distance runner from Belarus, who competed for the Soviet Union at the marathon of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
       (BLR) 2:14:00
    • Women's Winner: Izabela Zatorska (POL) 2:40:27


  • April 23 — Rotterdam Marathon
    Rotterdam Marathon

    The Rotterdam Marathon is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April of every year since the third edition in 1984, and attracts many top athletes....
    , Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Martín Fiz
      Martín Fiz

      Mart?n Fiz Mart?n is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg....
       (ESP) 2:08:57
    • Women's Winner: Mónica Pont
      Mónica Pont

      M?nica Pont Chafer is a former long-distance Running from Spain, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on April 23 1995 clocking 2:30:34. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, where she finished in 14th place....
       (ESP) 2:30:34


  • April 23 — Santiago Marathon, Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
    • Men's Winner: Jaime Ojeda (CHL) 2:17:31
    • Women's Winner: Flor Venegas (CHL) 2:40:54


  • April 23 — Torino Marathon, Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    • Men's Winner: Sid-Ali Sakhri (ALG) 2:11:35
    • Women's Winner: Rosanna Munerotto
      Rosanna Munerotto

      Rosanna Munerotto is an Italy long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race....
       (ITA) 2:29:31


  • April 23 — Vienna Marathon
    Vienna Marathon

    The Vienna Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in Vienna, Austria since 1984. The first edition was held on March 25, 1984 in athletics with a total of 794 competitors....
    , Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
    • Men's Winner: Piotr Prusik (POL) 2:15:23
    • Women's Winner: Helena Javornik
      Helena Javornik

      Helena Javornik is a Slovenian long-distance runner who has specialized in all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon race.She holds the current national record in 10,000 m with 31:06.63 minutes, achieved at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 10,000 metres....
       (SLO) 2:36:30


  • April 29 — Pardubice Marathon, Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Edmund Kramarz (POL) 2:17:02
    • Women's Winner: Alena Peterkova (CZE) 2:27:00


  • April 29 — Rotorua Marathon, New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
    • Men's Winner: Mark Hutchinson
      Mark Hutchinson

      Mark Hutchinson is an Ireland cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He has represented Irish cricket team's A team in One-day cricket since the 2006 EurAsia cricket series....
       (NZL) 2:23:19
    • Women's Winner: Nyla Carroll
      Nyla Carroll

      Nyla Jane Carroll is a retired long-distance Running from New Zealand, who represented her native country in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
       (NZL) 2:47:44


  • April 30 — Carmel Marathon, United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Juan Salvador (MEX) 2:20:48
    • Women's Winner: Kim Goff (USA) 2:48:14


  • April 30 — Hamburg Marathon
    Hamburg Marathon

    The Hamburg Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in the city of Hamburg, Germany. The first edition took place in 1986....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Men's Winner: Antonio Silio
      Antonio Silio

      Antonio Fabi?n Silio Alaguire is a retired long-distance Running from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba....
       (ARG) 2:09:57
    • Women's Winner: Angelina Kanana (KEN) 2:27:24


  • April 30 — Madrid Marathon, Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    • Men's Winner: Juan Antonio Crespo (ESP) 2:19:20
    • Women's Winner: Alina Gubeyeva (RUS) 2:49:08


  • April 29 — Wroclaw Marathon, Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
    • Men's Winner: Wieslaw Palczynski (POL) 2:16:31
    • Women's Winner: Guliya Tazetdinova (RUS) 2:44:02


May
  • May 7 — Pittsburgh Marathon
    Pittsburgh Marathon

    The Pittsburgh Marathon is a 26.2 mile running held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States. The race was held annually from 1985–2003 , and will be held again on May 3, 2009 as the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: John Kagwe (KEN) 2:10:24
    • Women's Winner: Alina Ivanova
      Alina Ivanova

      Alina Ivanova is a retired race walking from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10km Walk at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan....
       (RUS) 2:35:30


  • May 7 — Vancouver Marathon
    Vancouver Marathon

    The Vancouver International Marathon is an annual race held on the first Sunday of May each year in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . As the largest international marathon event in Canada, it has a certified running distance of 26 miles and 385 yards long....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    • Men's Winner: Graciano González (MEX) 2:23:11
    • Women's Winner: Yoko Okuda (JPN) 2:48:50


  • May 14 — Munich Marathon, Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Men's Winner: Zoltan Holba (HUN) 2:18:42
    • Women's Winner: Karin Steiger (GER) 2:47:58


  • May 14 — Tallinn Marathon
    Tallinn Marathon

    The Tallinn Marathon is an annual road marathon, held in Tallinn, Estonia since 1989.External links...
    , Estonia
    Estonia

    Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
    • Men's Winner: Meelis Veilberg (EST) 2:22:10
    • Women's Winner: Aushra Kavaliauskiene (LIT) 3:02:16


  • May 21 — Copenhagen Marathon, Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
    • Men's Winner: Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) 2:20:09
    • Women's Winner: Dorthe Rasmussen
      Dorthe Rasmussen

      Dorthe Skovshoved Rasmussen is a retired female long-distance runner from Denmark. She competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1992....
       (DEN) 2:35:48


June
  • June 4 — Prague International Marathon
    Prague International Marathon

    The Prague International Marathon or PIM is a Marathon in the city of Prague Czech Republic, held every year in May. In only one decade the marathon became one of the most significant races in the world....
    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Turbo Tumo
      Turbo Tumo

      Turbo Tumo was a long-distance Running from Ethiopia, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on October 13, 1996, clocking a total time of 2:11:26.Turbo Tumo was a very good long distance runner....
       (ETH) 2:12:44
    • Women's Winner: Svetlana Tkach (UKR) 2:39:33


  • June 10 — Stockholm Marathon
    Stockholm Marathon

    Stockholm Marathon is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979 . In the Stockholm Marathon of 2006 more than 17,000 participants were registered....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Åke Eriksson (SWE) 2:14:29
    • Women's Winner: Ing-Marie Nilsson (SWE) 2:33:03


  • June 18 — Enschede Marathon
    Enschede Marathon

    The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon . It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years....
    , Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Viktor Goural (UKR) 2:15:29
    • Women's Winner: Irina Yagodina (UKR) 2:36:43


  • June 18 — Porto Alegre Marathon, Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
    • Men's Winner: João Batista Pacau (BRA) 2:17:35
    • Women's Winner: Arlete Soares Adão (BRA) 2:43:33


July
  • July 1 — Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon
    Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon

    Troms? Midnight Sun Marathon is a Midnight Sun Marathon hosted by the Norway city Troms? in June each year. It started in 1989 and has runners from most of the world, attracted by its special feature of running in the midnight sun....
    , Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
    • Men's Winner: Ole Petter Hjelle (NOR) 2:23:51
    • Women's Winner: Trina Jorgensen (NOR) 3:13:33


  • July 1 — Turku Marathon, Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
    • Men's Winner: Nikolay Kolesnikov
      Nikolay Kolesnikov

      Nikolay Kolesnikov is a retired 100 metres runner who represented the USSR. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as well as the 60 metres at the 1978 European Indoor Championships in Athletics....
       (RUS) 2:19:32
    • Women's Winner: Olga Yudenkova (BLR) 2:37:22


  • July 29 — Helsinki City Marathon
    Helsinki City Marathon

    The Helsinki City Marathon is an annual marathon held in Helsinki, Finland. It was established in 1980 and is normally held in August. The marathon is run "In the settings of Baltic sea and open parks", and is considered to be one of the most beautiful marathons in the world by some....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
    • Men's Winner: Tesfaye Bekele (ETH) 2:16:59
    • Women's Winner: Marita Yli-Ilkka (FIN) 3:02:31


  • July 29 — Blumenau Marathon, Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
    • Men's Winner: Diamantino dos Santos (BRA) 2:15:16
    • Women's Winner: Geny Mascarello (BRA) 2:48:32


August
  • August 5 — Omsk Marathon, Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
    • Men's Winner: Yakov Tolstikov (RUS) 2:14:37
    • Women's Winner: Alina Ivanova
      Alina Ivanova

      Alina Ivanova is a retired race walking from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10km Walk at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan....
       (RUS) 2:32:21


  • August 5 — IAAF World Championships Marathon
    1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon

    The official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden, held on Sunday August 5, 1995....
    , Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Women's Winner: Manuela Machado
      Manuela Machado

      Maria Manuela Machado is a former Portugal long-distance runner, who was particularly successful when running the marathon race. Unlike many other marathoners, she did not focus on running city marathons that would have earned her lots of money....
       (POR) 2:25:39


  • August 6 — Arusha Marathon, Tanzania
    Tanzania

    Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
    • Men's Winner: Motori Choloo (TAN) 2:16:50
    • Women's Winner: Blanka James (TAN) 2:59:25


  • August 12 — IAAF World Championships Marathon
    1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon

    The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden, held on Saturday August 12, 1995....
    , Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Men's Winner: Martin Fiz
      Martín Fiz

      Mart?n Fiz Mart?n is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg....
       (ESP) 2:11:41


  • August 20 — Mexico City Marathon, Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
    • Men's Winner: José Esquivel (MEX) 2:18:44
    • Women's Winner: María del Carmen Díaz
      María del Carmen Díaz

      Mar?a del Carmen D?az Mancilla is a retired Athletics from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States....
       (MEX) 2:48:45


  • August 20 — Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon, Iceland
    Iceland

    Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
    • Men's Winner: Hugh Jones
      Hugh Jones (athlete)

      Robin Evan Hugh Jones is a retired United Kingdom long distance runner. He attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers, and the University of Liverpool....
       (GBR) 2:29:26
    • Women's Winner: Caroline Hunter-Rowe (GBR) 2:56:40


  • August 27 — Sapporo Marathon, Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Tadesse Gebre (ETH) 2:15:07
    • Women's Winner: Yuko Arimori
      Yuko Arimori

      Yuko Arimori is a Japanese people professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund . She was born on December 17, 1966 in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan....
       (JPN) 2:29:17


September
  • September 3 — Moscow Marathon, Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
    • Men's Winner: Anatoliy Archakov (RUS) 2:29:13


  • September 9 — Jungfrau Marathon
    Jungfrau Marathon

    The Jungfrau Marathon is one of the best known mountain marathons in the world, in full view of the famous Eiger, M?nch, and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss Alps....
    , Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
    • Men's Winner: Marco Kaminski (SUI) 3:00:19
    • Women's Winner: Sibylle Blersch (SUI) 3:28:46


  • September 9 — Oslo Marathon, Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
    • Men's Winner: Helge Dolsvag (NOR) 2:23:23
    • Women's Winner: Bodil Sandvik (NOR) 3:04:31


  • September 9 — Vilnius Marathon
    Vilnius Marathon

    The Vilnius International Marathon is an annual road marathon, held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The main sponsor of the marathon is Lietuvos Rytas. It was introduced in 2001 as 10km#10.2C000_meters race and grew to a classic marathon in 2004....
    , Lithuania
    Lithuania

    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
    • Men's Winner: Rimantas Jakelaitis (LTU) 2:41:25
    • Women's Winner: Galina Bernardt (LTU) 2:56:52


  • September 17 — Miskolc Marathon, Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
    • Men's Winner: György Marko (HUN) 2:29:58
    • Women's Winner: Eniko Fehér (HUN) 2:58:29


  • September 17 — Montreal Marathon, Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    • Men's Winner: Nicholas Kioko (KEN) 2:18:35
    • Women's Winner: Elena Razdrogina (RUS) 2:34:55


  • September 24 — Amsterdam Marathon
    Amsterdam Marathon

    The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands since 1975. It has taken place in October since the 24th edition in 1999, and has attracted many top athletes from around the world since the late 1990s, when the organizers chose a new, flatter course....
    , Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Hisayuki Okawa (JPN) 2:14:00
    • Women's Winner: Agnes Hijman
      Agnes Hijman

      Agnes Hijman is a long-distance Running from The Netherlands, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on October 8, 2006, clocking a total time of 2:54:36....
       (NED) 2:48:57


  • September 24 — Berlin Marathon
    Berlin Marathon

    The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers is set up as a city-wide Road running where professional athletes and amateur sportsmen jointly participate....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Men's Winner: Sammy Lelei
      Sammy Lelei

      Sammy Lelei is a former long-distance Running from Kenya, who won the Berlin Marathon on September 24, 1995, with a total time of 2:07:02. It was the Marathon Year Rankings....
       (KEN) 2:07:02
    • Women's Winner: Uta Pippig
      Uta Pippig

      Uta Pippig is a female long-distance runner, and the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times . She also won the Berlin Marathon three times , the New York City Marathon once , and she represented Germany in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics....
       (GER) 2:25:37


  • September 24 — Buenos Aires Marathon
    Buenos Aires Marathon

    The Marat?n de Buenos Aires is an annual marathon foot-race which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Southern Hemisphere's Spring, usually in October....
    , Argentina
    Argentina

    Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
    • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:16:59
    • Women's Winner: Erika Oliveira (CHL) 2:45:02


  • September 24 — Chiswick Marathon, United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    • Men's Winner: Valeriy Zolotkov (RUS) 2:20:46
    • Women's Winner: Eryl Davies (GBR) 2:49:23


October
  • October 1 — Košice Peace Marathon
    Košice Peace Marathon

    The Ko?ice Peace Marathon is the oldest marathon in Europe and the second-oldest in the world .The first course was held in 1924. The Marathon takes place each year on the first October Sunday....
    , Slovakia
    Slovakia

    Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
    • Men's Winner: Marnix Goegebeur (BEL) 2:13:57
    • Women's Winner: Guliya Tazetdinova (RUS) 2:43:03


  • October 1 — Portland Marathon
    Portland Marathon

    The Portland Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event held in the city of Portland, Oregon. It was first held in 1971 and has been held every year since....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Thomas Ansberry (USA) 2:19:01
    • Women's Winner: Nikki Rafie (USA) 2:40:12


  • October 8 — Carpi Marathon, Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    • Men's Winner: Clair Wathier (BRA) 2:15:48
    • Women's Winner: Jane Salumäe (EST) 2:32:22


  • October 8 — Eindhoven Marathon
    Eindhoven Marathon

    The Eindhoven Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in the city of Eindhoven, The Netherlands in October....
    , Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Peter Sarafinyuk
      Peter Sarafinyuk

      Pyotro Sarafinyuk is a former long-distance Running from Ukraine, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on October 8, 1995, clocking 2:16:40. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he finished in 43rd place in the marathon with a total time of 2:20:37....
       (UKR) 2:16:40
    • Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens
      Carla Beurskens

      Carolina Alwina Hubertina Beurskens was one of the Netherlands's most prominent female long distance runners from the second half of the seventies until far into the nineties of last century, including all distances from 3000 metres until the marathon....
       (NED) 2:35:16


  • October 15 — Chicago Marathon
    Chicago Marathon

    The Bank of America's Chicago Marathon is a major marathon held yearly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. Alongside the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, London Marathon and Berlin Marathons, it is one of the five World Marathon Majors....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Eamonn Martin
      Eamonn Martin

      Eamonn Martin is a former elite long distance Running from England. The most recent British male List_of_winners_of_the_London_Marathon of the London Marathon, he ran 2:10:50 to win the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico....
       (GBR) 2:11:18
    • Women's Winner: Ritva Lemettinen
      Ritva Lemettinen

      Ritva Kaija Hannele Lemettinen is a retired female marathon race from Finland. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, finishing in 14th place in the women's marathon....
       (FIN) 2:28:39


  • October 15 — Lausanne Marathon, Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
    • Men's Winner: Jacob Ngunzu (KEN) 2:18:37
    • Women's Winner: Valentina Enaki (MOL) 2:33:35


  • October 22 — Auckland Marathon
    Auckland Marathon

    The Auckland Marathon and Half Marathon is an annual marathon running race held in Auckland, New Zealand. The event is held in October, or early November of each year, which is during the spring in New Zealand....
    , New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
    • Men's Winner: Paul Herlihy (NZL) 2:22:34
    • Women's Winner: Tracey Clissold (NZL) 2:42:44


  • October 22 — Echternach Marathon, Luxembourg
    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
    • Men's Winner: Jan Bialk (POL) 2:15:32
    • Women's Winner: Linda Milo (BEL) 2:33:05


  • October 28 — Chunchon Marathon, South Korea
    South Korea

    South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
    • Men's Winner: Rolando Vera
      Rolando Vera (athlete)

      Rolando Patricio Vera Rodas is a retired long-distance Running from Ecuador, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988....
       (ECU) 2:11:30
    • Women's Winner: Kang Soon-Duk (KOR) 2:35:37


  • October 29 — Frankfurt Marathon
    Frankfurt Marathon

    Frankfurt Marathon is an annual marathon held in Frankfurt, Germany....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Men's Winner: Oleg Otmakhov (RUS) 2:12:35
    • Women's Winner: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) 2:31:39


  • October 29 — Iraklion Marathon, Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Joel Chepchumba (KEN) 2:22:15
    • Women's Winner: Svetlana Nechayeva (RUS) 2:44:22


  • October 29 — Venezia Marathon, Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    • Men's Winner: Danilo Goffi
      Danilo Goffi

      Danilo Goffi is an Italy long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race....
       (ITA) 2:09:26
    • Women's Winner: Maura Viceconte
      Maura Viceconte

      Maura Viceconte is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary....
       (ITA) 2:29:11


  • October 30 — Dublin Marathon
    Dublin Marathon

    The Dublin Marathon is a marathon run every year in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, normally on the last Monday in October, which is a Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland in Ireland....
    , Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
    • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:16:57
    • Women's Winner: Trudi Thomson (GBR) 2:38:23


November
  • November 5 — Eurasia Marathon
    Eurasia Marathon

    The Istanbul Marathon is an international Athletics event organized by the metropolitan municipality in Istanbul, Turkey, every year on a Sunday in October since 1983....
    , Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
    • Men's Winner: Stephan Langat (KEN) 2:17:56
    • Women's Winner: Firiya Sultanova (RUS) 2:34:44


  • November 6 — Sama de Langreo Marathon, Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    • Men's Winner: Fernando Zuloaga (ESP) 2:17:00
    • Women's Winner: Judith Burnett (GBR) 2:51:21


  • November 12 — New York City Marathon
    New York City Marathon

    The New York City Marathon is a major annual Marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: German Silva
      Germán Silva

      Germ?n Silva Mart?nez is a retired Mexico long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.Silva grew up in Tecomate, Veracruz. In 1994 and 1995 he won the New York City Marathon....
       (MEX) 2:11:00
    • Women's Winner: Tegla Loroupe
      Tegla Loroupe

      Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a Long-distance track event and road running runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....
       (KEN) 2:28:06


  • November 19 — Havana Marathon, Cuba
    Cuba

    The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
    • Men's Winner: José Ramon Rodríguez (CUB) 2:20:20
    • Women's Winner: Fidelina Limonta (CUB) 2:52:06


  • November 19 — Tokyo Marathon
    Tokyo Marathon

    The Tokyo International Marathon is held in Tokyo, Japan. It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the International Association of Athletics Federations ....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Women's Winner: Junko Asari
      Junko Asari

      Junko Asari is a retired Japanese marathon race.She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in a time of 2:30:03 hours....
       (JPN) 2:28:46
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  • November 26 — Bangkok Marathon, Thailand
    Thailand

    The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
    • Men's Winner: Daniel Shungea (KEN) 2:38:35
    • Women's Winner: Rigzin Angmo (IND) 2:51:14


  • November 26 — Kawaguchiko Marathon, Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Karol Dolega (POL) 2:15:38
    • Women's Winner: Malgorzata Birbach
      Malgorzata Birbach

      Malgorzata Birbach is a former female long-distance Running from Poland, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She set her personal best in the classic distance in 1992....
       (POL) 2:35:55


  • November 26 — Lisbon Marathon, Portugal
    Portugal

    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
    • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:13:30
    • Women's Winner: Birgit Jerschabek (GER) 2:28:02


  • November 26 — Tsukuba Marathon, Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Hiroshi Hashimoto (JPN) 2:19:43
    • Women's Winner: Kaoru Tsunekawa (JPN) 2:36:53


December
  • December 3 — Firenze Marathon, Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    • Men's Winner: Bernard Boyio (KEN) 2:15:36
    • Women's Winner: Svetlana Nechayeva (RUS) 2:40:08


  • December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon
    Fukuoka Marathon

    The , held in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international Marathon race established in 1947. It is usually held on first Sunday in December....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Men's Winner: Luis Antonio Santos (BRA) 2:09:30


  • December 3 —
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    Macau

    The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
    • Men's Winner: Henrique Crisostomo (POR) 2:15:39
    • Women's Winner: Li Yemei (CHN) 2:40:47


  • December 3 — Soweto Marathon, South Africa
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
    • Men's Winner: Nicoli Gatinsaso (RSA) 1:38:03
    • Women's Winner: Jowaine Parrott (RSA) 2:50:17


  • December 9 — San José Marathon, Costa Rica
    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
    • Men's Winner: Marion Peña (MEX) 2:27:36
    • Women's Winner: Emperatriz Wilson (CUB) 2:53:40


  • December 10 — Honolulu Marathon
    Honolulu Marathon

    The Honolulu Marathon is the world's sixth largest marathon . It takes place annually in Honolulu, Hawaii on the second Sunday in December....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    • Men's Winner: Josia Thugwane
      Josia Thugwane

      Josia Thugwane is a South African Athletics , best known for winning the Gold Medal in the Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Thugwane, who is of Ndebele heritage, is the first black athlete to earn an Olympic gold for South Africa....
       (RSA) 2:16:08
    • Women's Winner: Colleen De Reuck
      Colleen De Reuck

      Colleen De Reuck is a long-distance Running from South Africa, who became an American citizen on December 11, 2000. She made her first appearance for Team USA at the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, where she finished third overall and helped Team USA to a silver medal overall....
       (RSA) 2:37:29


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    Stock car racing

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      Sterling Marlin

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    • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
      Jeff Gordon

      Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
    Jacques Villeneuve

    Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle ....
    • Indianapolis 500
      Indianapolis 500

      The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
       - Jacques Villeneuve
      Jacques Villeneuve

      Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle ....
      . (First IRL
      Indy Racing League

      The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
       races following year).
  • Formula One Championship
    Formula One

    Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
     - Michael Schumacher
    Michael Schumacher

    Michael Schumacher is a former Formula One driver, seven-time world champion, and current advisor and occasional test driver for Scuderia Ferrari....
     of Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • 24 hours of Le Mans
    24 Hours of Le Mans

    The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a sports car racing endurance racing held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance, it is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and runs on a Circuit de la Sarthe containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and dr...
    : Yannick Dalmas
    Yannick Dalmas

    Yannick Dalmas is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 49 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 18 October 1987, but qualified for only 24 of them....
     / J.J. Lehto / Masanori Sekiya
    Masanori Sekiya

    is a racing driver from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, most famous for being the first Japanese driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1995.Sekiya drove in single-seaters in his early career, contesting the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and Formula Nippon from 1987 to 1993, mostly for the Leyton House Racing team....
     won, driving a McLaren F1 GTR
    McLaren F1 GTR

    The McLaren F1 GTR was a racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car first produced in 1995 for grand tourer style racing, such as the BPR Global GT Series, FIA GT Championship, SuperGT, and British GT Championship....
  • Rally racing - Colin McRae
    Colin McRae

    Colin Steele McRae, Order of the British Empire was a Scotland rallying driver born in Lanark.The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Championship and, in 1995 World Rally Championship season, became the first Great Britain to win the...
     won the World Rally Championship
    World Rally Championship

    The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer....
    • Carlos Sainz
      Carlos Sainz

      Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spain Rallying driver. He won the World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions with Toyota Team Europe in 1990 World Rally Championship season and 1992 World Rally Championship season, and finished runner-up four times....
       /Luis Moya
      Luís Moya

      Lu?s Moya is a now-retired rallying co-driver, synonymous with the driver Carlos Sainz.Only ever navigating at World Rally Championship level for his compatriot, 1990 World Rally Championship season and 1992 World Rally Championship season List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions Sainz, he scored 24 List of World Rally Champions...
       won the Monte Carlo Rally
      Monte Carlo Rally

      The Monte Carlo Rally is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organizes the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique....
       driving a Subaru Impreza 555
      Subaru

      is the automaker division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of flat engine in most of their vehicles....
  • Drag racing
    Drag racing

    Drag racing is a competition in which vehicles compete to be the first to cross a set finish line, usually from a dead stop, and in a straight line....
     - Scott Kalitta
    Scott Kalitta

    Scott Kalitta was an United States drag racing who competed in the Funny Car class in the National Hot Rod Association Powerade Drag Racing Series....
     won the NHRA "Top Fuel
    Top Fuel

    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 , instead of gasoline....
    " championship.


Baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...

  • World Series
    World Series

    The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball, the culmination of the sport's playoff each October. Since the Series takes place in mid-autumn, sportswriters many years ago dubbed the event the Fall Classic, a usage reflected in the logo for the 2008 World Series; it is also sometimes known as the October Clas...
    : Atlanta Braves
    Atlanta Braves

    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the National League East of Major League Baseball's National League....
     won 4 games to 2 over the Cleveland Indians
    Cleveland Indians

    The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They are in the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
    . The Series MVP was Tom Glavine
    Tom Glavine

    Thomas Michael Glavine is an United States left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves.During the 1990s, Glavine was one of the win pitchers in the National League....
    , Atlanta
  • September 6 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig
    Lou Gehrig

    Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an United States Major League Baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s, chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter and the longevity of his consecutive games played record, and the pathos of his tearful farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with a fatal...
    's record of playing 2131 consecutive games.
  • The California Angels
    Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

    The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball based in Anaheim, California. The Angels are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
     lose a 13-game lead over the Seattle Mariners
    Seattle Mariners

    The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
    , and lose the division title in a one-game playoff.


Basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....

  • NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
    • UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas


  • NBA Finals
    National Basketball Association

    The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
    |NBA Finals
    National Basketball Association

    The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
    :
    • Houston Rockets
      Houston Rockets

      The Houston Rockets are an Major North American professional sports teams basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in National Basketball Association ....
       win 4 games to 0 over the Orlando Magic
      Orlando Magic

      The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy....


  • National Basketball League (Australia)
    National Basketball League (Australia)

    The National Basketball League is Australia's top-level professional basketball competition.The league commenced in 1979 NBL Season, playing a winter season and did so until the completion of the 20th season in 1998 NBL Season....
     Finals:
    • Perth Wildcats
      Perth Wildcats

      The Perth Wildcats are an Australia basketball team competing in the National Basketball League . The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth, Western Australia....
       defeated the North Melbourne Giants
      North Melbourne Giants

      The North Melbourne Giants were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria , in the National Basketball League ....
       2-1 in the best-of-three final series.


Boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....

  • March 11 to 27 – Pan American Games
    Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games

    The Boxing Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 27. It served as a qualification tournament for the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
     held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
    • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Edgar Velasquez
      Edgar Velasquez

      Edgar Velasquez is a retired boxing from Venezuela, who competed in the men's light flyweight division during the early 1990s.He is best known for winning the gold medal as an amateur in his weight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina....
       (Venezuela)
    • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Juan Guzmán (Cuba)
    • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Juan Despaigne (Cuba)
    • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Arnaldo Mesa
      Arnaldo Mesa

      Arnaldo Mesa Bonell is a retired boxing from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
       (Cuba)
    • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Julio Gonzáles (Cuba)
    • Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Walter Crucce (Argentina)
    • Welterweight (– 67 kg): David Reid
      David Reid (boxer)

      David Terrell Reid is a former Boxing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
       (United States)
    • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Alfredo Duvergel
      Alfredo Duvergel

      Alfredo Duvergel is a Cuban boxing, who won the silver medal in the men's light middleweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
       (Cuba)
    • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Ariel Hernández
      Ariel Hernández

      Ariel Hern?ndez is a boxing from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division ; at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics....
       (Cuba)
    • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Antonio Tarver
      Antonio Tarver

      Antonio Deon Tarver , nicknamed the "Magic Man", is a professional Boxing from Orlando, Florida, who is the former Ring light heavyweight champion and former IBF, WBC and IBO light heavyweight champion....
       (United States)
    • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón
      Félix Savón

      F?lix Sav?n Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxing, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Sav?n is 6 ft 5 in tall....
       (Cuba)
    • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Leonardo Martínez Fiz (Cuba)

  • May 4 to 15 – World Amateur Boxing Championships
    1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships

    The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA....
     held in Berlin
    Berlin

    Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Daniel Petrov
      Daniel Petrov

      Daniel Bozhilov Petrov is a Bulgarian boxing. He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the category Light Flyweight....
       (Bulgaria)
    • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Zoltan Lunka
      Zoltan Lunka

      Zoltan Lunka was a professional boxing, who won a Olympic medalists in boxing at the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics for Germany. A year earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the world title....
       (Germany)
    • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Raimkul Malakhbekov
      Raimkul Malakhbekov

      Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov is one of highest titled boxing of Russia, who won two Olympic medals in the Men's Bantamweight category....
       (Russia)
    • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Serafim Todorov
      Serafim Todorov

      Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze was a Bulgarian/Georgian people Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics who won a silver medal. He is the last boxer to ever defeat the highly regarded Floyd Mayweather Jr....
       (Bulgaria)
    • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Leonard Doroftei
      Leonard Doroftei

      Leonard Dorin Doroftei is a Romanian people former Boxing, the World Boxing Association lightweight world champion from January 5, 2002 to October 24, 2003....
       (Romania)
    • Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Héctor Vinent
      Héctor Vinent

      H?ctor Vinent Ch?ron was a Cubans boxing, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics....
       (Cuba)
    • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra
      Juan Hernández Sierra

      Juan Hern?ndez Sierra is a retired boxing from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
       (Cuba)
    • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Francisc Vastag
      Francisc Vastag

      The Boxing Francisc Vastag was the first Romanian to win the supreme belt in his category. His victory greatly stimulated boxing in Romania. The champion boxer Adrian Diaconu has said that he considers Vastag to be a brother and mentor....
       (Romania)
    • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Ariel Hernández
      Ariel Hernández

      Ariel Hern?ndez is a boxing from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division ; at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics....
       (Cuba)
    • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Antonio Tarver
      Antonio Tarver

      Antonio Deon Tarver , nicknamed the "Magic Man", is a professional Boxing from Orlando, Florida, who is the former Ring light heavyweight champion and former IBF, WBC and IBO light heavyweight champion....
       (United States)
    • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón
      Félix Savón

      F?lix Sav?n Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxing, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Sav?n is 6 ft 5 in tall....
       (Cuba)
    • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexei Lezin
      Alexei Lezin

      Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin was a Russian boxing, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Lezin never turned pro....
       (Russia)

  • May 6 – Oscar de la Hoya
    Oscar de la Hoya

    Oscar De La Hoya — nicknamed "The Golden Boy" — is an United States boxing and promoter who won a List of Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics....
     scored a second round TKO in Las Vegas, Nevada
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
     over Rafael Ruelas
    Rafael Ruelas

    Rafael Ruelas was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating knockout loss to Oscar de la Hoya; a loss which left Oscar somewhat scorned by the Mexican community due to his ruthless destruction of a hero....
     to retain his Lightweight Championship.


Cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....

  • December 26 in Melbourne
    Melbourne

    Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
    : Umpire
    Umpire (cricket)

    An umpire in cricket is a person who has the authority to make decisions on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket. Besides making decisions about legality of delivery, appeal s for wickets and general conduct of the game in legal manner, the umpire also keeps a record of the deliveries and announces the completion of an Over...
     Darrell Hair
    Darrell Hair

    Darrell Bruce Hair, , is an Australian Australian Test Cricket Umpires, from New South Wales. He stood on the Emirates International panel of umpires from 2002 to 2003, before he, along with fellow Australian Simon Taufel, and New Zealander Billy Bowden, was appointed to the ICC Elite umpire panel....
     no balls Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
    n spinner Muttiah Muralitharan
    Muttiah Muralitharan

    Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test cricket bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002....
     seven times for throwing in the second Test
    Test cricket

    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....
     against Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    .


Cycling
Cycling

Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, Quadracycle s and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport....

  • Giro d'Italia
    Giro d'Italia

    The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy....
     won by Tony Rominger
    Tony Rominger

    Tony Rominger is a Switzerland former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a Espa?a in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995....
     of Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  • Tour de France
    Tour de France

    The Tour de France is a bicycle racing over more than . It is held every year. It is held in France and visits a bordering country every year. It usually lasts 23 days....
     - Miguel Indurain
    Miguel Indurain

    Miguel ?ngel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spain road racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the Tour de France from 1991 Tour de France to 1995 Tour de France, becoming only the fourth person to win the event five times, and the first to win five in a row.Lance Armstrong would subsequently duplicate and, indeed, improve...
     of Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  • World Cycling Championship
    World Cycling Championship

    The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale ....
    : Abraham Olano
    Ábraham Olano

    Abraham Olano Manzano ,Gipuzkoa is a Spain former professional road racing cyclist. His crowning achievement came in 1995 when he became World Cycling Championship....
     of Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....


Dogsled racing
Dogsled racing

Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as sled dog racing, is a winter List of dog sports involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a dog sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners....

  • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
    • Doug Swingley
      Doug Swingley

      Doug Swingley is an United Statesn dog mushing and dogsled racing from Lincoln, Montana, who is a four-time winner of the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska....
       won with lead dogs: Vic & Elmer


Field hockey
Field hockey

Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score Goal by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal....


World competitions

  • Men's Champions Trophy
    1995 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)

    The 1995 Hockey Champions Trophy took place from September 23 to October 1, 1995 in the Olympia Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Participating nations were: Australia national field hockey team, England national field hockey team, hosting nation Germany national field hockey team, India national field hockey team, Netherlands national field hockey...
     in Berlin
    Berlin

    Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Gold: Germany
    • Silver: Australia
    • Bronze: Pakistan


  • Women's Champions Trophy in Mar del Plata
    Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata is an Argentina city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina....
    , Argentina
    Argentina

    Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
    • Gold: Australia
    • Silver: South Korea
    • Bronze: United States


  • Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Cape Town
    Cape Town

    Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town. It is the provincial Capital of the Western Cape, as well as the legislature capital of South Africa, where the Parliament of South Africa and many government offices are located....
    , South Africa
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
    • Gold: South Korea
    • Silver: Great Britain
    • Bronze: Germany


Regional competitions

  • Men's European Nations Cup in Dublin
    Dublin

    Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
    , Republic of Ireland
    Republic of Ireland

    Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
    • Gold: Germany
    • Silver: The Netherlands
    • Bronze: England


  • Pan American Games (Men's Competition)
    1995 Pan American Games

    The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that initially hosted the Games in 1951 Pan American Games....
     in Mar del Plata
    Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata is an Argentina city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina....
    , Argentina
    Argentina

    Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
    • Gold: Argentina
    • Silver: Canada
    • Bronze: United States


  • Women's European Nations Cup
    1995 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

    The 1995 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fourth edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship for women. It was held in Amstelveen, Netherlands from June 14 to June 25, 1995....
     in Amstelveen
    Amstelveen

    is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. Until 1964, the municipality of Amstelveen was called 'Nieuwer-Amstel'....
    , The Netherlands
    • Gold: The Netherlands
    • Silver: Spain
    • Bronze: Germany


  • Pan American Games (Women's Competition)
    1995 Pan American Games

    The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that initially hosted the Games in 1951 Pan American Games....
     in Mar del Plata
    Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata is an Argentina city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina....
    , Argentina
    Argentina

    Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
    • Gold: Argentina
    • Silver: United States
    • Bronze: Canada


Figure skating
Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....

  • World Figure Skating Championships
    World Figure Skating Championships

    The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skating compete for the title of World Champion....
    :
    • Men's champion: Elvis Stojko
      Elvis Stojko

      Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. is a Canadian figure skating World Figure Skating Championships....
      , Canada
      Canada

      Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    • Ladies' champion: Chen Lu, China
      People's Republic of China

      The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
    • Pairs' champions: Radka Kovariková
      Radka Kovaríková

      Radka Kovar?kov? is a Czechs pair skating. She skates with partner Ren? Novotn?. The highlight of their career was winning the World Figure Skating Championships in 1995....
       / Rene Novotny
      René Novotný

      Ren? Novotn? is a Czechs pair skating. He skates with partner Radka Kovar?kov?. The highlight of their career was winning the World Figure Skating Championships in 1995....
      , Czech Republic
      Czech Republic

      The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
    • Ice dancing champions: Oksana Grishuk
      Oksana Grishuk

      Oksana Grishuk is a Russian Figure skating. She began training in skating at the age of four. Grishuk moved to Moscow in 1986, and studied at the Sport University of Moscow from 1988 to 1992....
       / Evgeny Platov
      Evgeny Platov

      Evgeny Platov is a former competitive ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia in international competition and now works as a figure skating coach and choreographer....
      , Russia
      Russia

      Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....


Football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 (American
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
)

  • Super Bowl XXIX
    Super Bowl XXIX

    Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 NFL season ....
    : San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in , while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California....
     won 46-26 over the San Diego Chargers
    San Diego Chargers

    The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
    .


  • 1994 NCAA Division I-A national football championship: The Nebraska Cornhuskers
    Nebraska Cornhuskers

    The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska?Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, fielding 21 Varsity team teams in 14 sports:...
     defeat the University of Miami
    University of Miami

    The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
     Hurricanes 24-17 on January 1, 1995.


  • The World League of American Football
    World League of American Football

    The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia....
     is resumed after 2 years without play. Frankfurt Galaxy
    Frankfurt Galaxy

    The Frankfurt Galaxy was an American football team based in Frankfurt, Germany, playing in NFL Europa. They were one of only two original NFL Europa teams remaining when the league folded, and were the only one still in its original city....
     win the World Bowl
    World Bowl

    The World Bowl was the American football Championship game of NFL Europa, similar to the Super Bowl of the National Football League.The World Bowl trophy itself was a globe made of glass measuring 35.5 cm in diameter and weighing 18.6 kg ....
     26-22 over the Amsterdam Admirals
    Amsterdam Admirals

    The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europa based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe....
    .


Football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 (Australian
Australian rules football

Australian football, or simply known as football, footy, Aussie rules or as AFL, is a team sport played between two teams of 18 players with a football in the shape of a prolate spheroid....
)

  • Australian Football League
    Australian Football League

    The 'Australian Football League' is the professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian Rules Football.The league comprises sixteen teams which play 22 home and away rounds between late March and late August or early September....
    • The Fremantle Dockers
      Fremantle Football Club

      Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed Dockers and known informally as "Freo", is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League ....
       join the league
    • Carlton
      Carlton Football Club

      Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and List of Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment Australian rules football clubs....
       wins the 99th AFL premiership (Carlton 21.15 (141) d Geelong
      Geelong Football Club

      Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Playing in the Australian Football League , they have won seven Australian Football League premierships, and nine McClelland Trophies.....
       11.14 (80))
    • Brownlow Medal
      Brownlow Medal

      The Chas Brownlow Trophy ? better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating umpires after each game....
       awarded to Paul Kelly
      Paul Kelly (footballer)

      Paul Kelly is a champion Australian rules footballer, winning the Brownlow Medal and serving as captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous"....
       (Sydney Swans
      Sydney Swans

      The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League club based in Sydney, New South Wales.The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney Swans....
      )


Football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 (Canadian
Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two division of four teams each ....
)

  • For the first time in history, the Grey Cup went to an American
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    -based team.
  • Grey Cup
    Grey Cup

    The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team....
    :
    • Baltimore Stallions
      Baltimore Stallions

      The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian football team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 CFL season and 1995 CFL season. They were the most successful United States team in the Canadian Football League having two winning seasons, a division title and became the only American team to win the Grey Cup in 83rd Grey Cup....
       win 37-20 over the Calgary Stampeders
      Calgary Stampeders

      The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship six times, most recently in 96th Grey Cup....
  • Vanier Cup
    Vanier Cup

    The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport CIS football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team....
    :
    • Calgary Dinos
      Calgary Dinos

      The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were known as the "Dinosaurs" but usually referred to as the "Dinos" until 1999, when the name was officially shortened....
       win 54-24 over the Western Ontario Mustangs
      Western Ontario Mustangs

      The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.UWO has teams for badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country running, curling, Fencing , field hockey, figure skating, Canadian football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, Sport rowing, rugby union, fo...
Danced on their heads

Football (Rugby League)

During the 1994 rugby league
Rugby league

Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
 season the N.S.W. Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League....
 passed a motion to expand the 16 team competition to a 20 team competition incorporating a team from Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
, 2 more teams from Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
 and a team from New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It was also agreed to change the competition name from the N.S.W. Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League....
 to the Australian Rugby League
Australian Rugby League

The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League ....
 (also known as the A.R.L) as a true reflection of what it represents.
  • The 20 club teams for 1995 were:
Auckland Warriors,
Balmain Tigers
Balmain Tigers

The Balmain Tigers were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership and one of the most successful in the history of that competition with eleven premierships....
,
Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane, Queensland. The Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
,
Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders

The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the National Rugby League , Australasia's premier rugby league competition....
,
Canterbury Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs

The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney....
,
Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks

The Cronulla, New South Wales-Sutherland, New South Wales Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla, New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney....
,
Gold Coast Seagulls
Gold Coast Chargers

Gold Coast were a rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from New South Wales Rugby League season 1988 to New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, the Australian Rugby League premiership from Australian Rugby League season 1995 to Australian Rugby League season 1997, and the National Rugby League premi...
,
Illawarra Steelers
Illawarra Steelers

The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club previously played in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from NSWRFL season 1982 when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership until N...
,
Manly Sea Eagles,
Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights

The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
,
North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's top rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
,
North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears

The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the NRL after the 1999 season....
,
Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels

The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football football team based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta, New South Wales....
,
Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers

The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional rugby league football team. The Panthers compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia....
,
St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons

The St George, New South Wales Dragons were an Australian rugby league club that has, since 1999, formed half of the merged St. George Illawarra Dragons team of the National Rugby League....
,
South Queensland Crushers
South Queensland Crushers

The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, along with three other teams, as part of the League's expansion plans for professional rugby league in Australia....
,
South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Sydney, New South Wales....
,
Sydney City Roosters
Sydney Roosters

The Sydney Roosters is a professional rugby league football team based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the most successful clubs in Rugby league in Australia, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League premiership and National Rugby League titles, and several othe...
,
Western Reds
Western Reds

The WA Reds is a professional rugby league team from Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they were one of four Australian Rugby League expansion teams for the 1995 season....
,
Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies

The Western Suburbs Magpies are a rugby league football club in Sydney, Australia. Formed in 1908, the Wests were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia....
.


However, on 1 April 1995 the Super League (Australia)
Super League (Australia)

Super League was an Australian rugby league football administrative body that conducted professional competition in Australasia for one Super League season 1997....
 announced its intention to form a rebel league. This breakaway league had its own constitution and vision statement enlisting high profile rugby league players to endorse and persuade current players to sign with the rebel league without the knowledge of the A.R.L
Australian Rugby League

The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League ....
.

The rebel league backed by Mr Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch

Keith Rupert Murdoch, Order of Australia, Order of St. Gregory the Great , usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-born International Mass media business magnate....
 and the News Limited Corporation
News Corporation

News Corporation , , ) is one of the world's largest Media conglomerate conglomerates. The company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder is Rupert Murdoch and the President and Chief Operating Officer is Peter Chernin....
 made huge financial offers as an inducement for players to sign to play in their competition. The A.R.L
Australian Rugby League

The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League ....
 then counter attacked signing up loyal A.R.L players with the financial backing of Mr Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, Order of Australia , son of Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing, media and the tycoon who owned the Nine Network....
 and Optus Vision
Optus Television

Optus Television is the cable television division of Australia telecommunications company Optus....
.

The Willow Sports Complex in Townsville was renamed Stockland Stadium through sponsorship linked with the new team North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's top rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
. A contract was signed by the Stockland Trust Group for three years giving them the naming rights of the venue.

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesForAgainstPoints
Manly Sea Eagles22200268724840
Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders

The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the National Rugby League , Australasia's premier rugby league competition....
22200263425540
Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane, Queensland. The Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
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Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks

The Cronulla, New South Wales-Sutherland, New South Wales Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla, New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney....
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>Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights

The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
22150754939630
Canterbury Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs

The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney....
22140846835228
St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons

The St George, New South Wales Dragons were an Australian rugby league club that has, since 1999, formed half of the merged St. George Illawarra Dragons team of the National Rugby League....
22130958338226
North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears

The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the NRL after the 1999 season....
22112954233124
Sydney City Roosters
Sydney Roosters

The Sydney Roosters is a professional rugby league football team based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the most successful clubs in Rugby league in Australia, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League premiership and National Rugby League titles, and several othe...
221201046640624
Auckland Warriors22130954449324
Western Reds
Western Reds

The WA Reds is a professional rugby league team from Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they were one of four Australian Rugby League expansion teams for the 1995 season....
221101136154922
Illawarra Steelers
Illawarra Steelers

The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club previously played in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from NSWRFL season 1982 when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership until N...
221011151943121
Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies

The Western Suburbs Magpies are a rugby league football club in Sydney, Australia. Formed in 1908, the Wests were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia....
221001245953420
Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers

The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional rugby league football team. The Panthers compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia....
22901348148418
Balmain Tigers
Balmain Tigers

The Balmain Tigers were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership and one of the most successful in the history of that competition with eleven premierships....
22701530959114
South Queensland Crushers
South Queensland Crushers

The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, along with three other teams, as part of the League's expansion plans for professional rugby league in Australia....
22611530350213
Gold Coast Seagulls
Gold Coast Chargers

Gold Coast were a rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from New South Wales Rugby League season 1988 to New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, the Australian Rugby League premiership from Australian Rugby League season 1995 to Australian Rugby League season 1997, and the National Rugby League premi...
2241173506289
South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Sydney, New South Wales....
2241173196869
Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels

The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football football team based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta, New South Wales....
2230193106906
North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's top rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
2220202696604


    • Canterbury Bulldogs
      Canterbury Bulldogs

      The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney....
       win their seventh title, defeating Manly Sea Eagles 17-4 in the final.


Football (Rugby Union)

  • Rugby World Cup
    1995 Rugby World Cup

    The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
    : The hosts win 15-12 over New Zealand
    All Blacks

    The New Zealand national rugby union team, often referred to by their nickname the All Blacks, is the representative side of New Zealand in rugby union....
     on an extra-time drop goal by Joel Stransky
    Joel Stransky

    Joel Theodore Stransky is a former South African rugby union footballer, most notable for scoring the winning field goal in the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup final....
    .
  • August 26 - The International Rugby Football Board
    International Rugby Board

    The International Rugby Board is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of rugby union, and previously for rugby football. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scottish Rugby Union, Welsh Rugby Union and Irish Rugby Football Union....
     lifts the century-old ban on professionalism in rugby union
    Rugby union

    Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
    .


Football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1995 in football (soccer)
1995 in football (soccer)

The following are the football events of the year 1995 throughout the world....
  • FIFA Women's World Cup
    FIFA Women's World Cup

    The FIFA Women's World Cup is recognized as the most important International competition in women's football and is played amongst List of women's national football teams of the member states of FIFA, the sport's global governing body....
    : Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
     won 2-0 over Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • World Club Championship
    Intercontinental Cup (football)

    The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores de Am?rica....
    : AFC Ajax defeat Grêmio
    Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

    Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
     0-0 (4-3 in penalty shootout)
  • UEFA Champions League
    UEFA Champions League

    The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
    : AFC Ajax defeat A.C. Milan
    A.C. Milan

    Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan and as simply Milan in Italy, are an Italian professional Association football sports club based in Milan, Lombardy....
     1-0
  • Copa Libertadores da América: Grêmio
    Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

    Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
     defeat Atlético Nacional
    Atlético Nacional

    Corporaci?n Deportiva Club Atl?tico Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medell?n. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Independiente Medell?n....
     4-2 (aggregate score)


Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation mainly focused on promoting Gaelic games: the traditional Ireland sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders....

  • Camogie
    Camogie

    Camogie is a Modern Celts team sport. Played with a stick and ball, it is the women's variant of hurling, and is organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland....
    • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
      Cork GAA

      The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork....
    • National Camogie League: Cork
      Cork GAA

      The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork....


  • Gaelic football
    Gaelic football

    Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is, together with hurling, one of the two most popular spectator sports in Ireland today....
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
      All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

      The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the third or fourth Sunday in September in Crok...
      : Dublin
      Dublin GAA

      The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the former County Dublin area....
       1-10 d. Tyrone
      Tyrone GAA

      The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone....
       0-12
    • National Football League
      National Football League (Ireland)

      The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association....
      : Derry
      Derry GAA

      The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and holds de facto responsibility for the Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' Gaelic football, camogie, Gaelic handball and rounders in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland....
       0-12 d. Donegal
      Donegal GAA

      :For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship.The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal....
       0-8


  • Ladies' Gaelic football
    Ladies' Gaelic football

    Ladies' Gaelic Football is a team sport for women, very similar to Gaelic football, and coordinated by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. It is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland....
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Waterford
      Waterford GAA

      The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford....
    • National Football League: Waterford
      Waterford GAA

      The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford....


  • Hurling
    Hurling

    Hurling is an outdoor team sport of ancient Gaelic Culture origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar....
    • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
      All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

      The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Hurling Final being played on the first or second Sunday in September in Croke Park, D...
      : Clare
      Clare GAA

      The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare....
       1-13 d. Offaly
      Offaly GAA

      The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly....
       2-8
    • National Hurling League
      National Hurling League

      The National Hurling League is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association....
      :


Golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
 

Men's professional
  • April 9 - Masters Tournament - Ben Crenshaw
    Ben Crenshaw

    Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an United States professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas at Austin before turning professional in 1973....
  • June 18 - U.S. Open
    U.S. Open (golf)

    The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
     - Corey Pavin
    Corey Pavin

    Corey Allen Pavin is an United States professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997....
  • July 23 - British Open
    The Open Championship

    The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
     - John Daly
    John Daly (golfer)

    John Patrick Daly is an United States professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Daly is known primarily for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, his driving distance off the teeing ground , his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life....
  • August 13 - PGA Championship
    PGA Championship

    The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
     - Steve Elkington
    Steve Elkington

    Stephen John Elkington is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He spent over 50 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1995 to 1998....
  • PGA Tour
    PGA Tour

    The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
     money leader - Greg Norman
    Greg Norman

    Gregory John Norman Order of Australia is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one Official World Golf Rankings golfer in the 1980s and 1990s....
     - $1,654,959
  • Senior PGA Tour
    Champions Tour

    The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older....
     money leader - Jim Colbert
    Jim Colbert

    James Joseph Colbert is an United States professional golfer.Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965....
     - $1,444,386
  • Ryder Cup
    Ryder Cup

    The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
     - Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
     won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     in team golf.
Men's amateur
  • British Amateur
    The Amateur Championship

    The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, it is often known as the "British Amateur" or the "British Amateur Championship"....
     - Gordon Sherry
    Gordon Sherry

    Gordon Sherry is a professional golfer from Scotland and former member of the PGA European Tour.Sherry was born in Kilmarnock. He attained his greatest successes at an early age as an amateur and fledgling professional....
  • U.S. Amateur - Tiger Woods
    Tiger Woods

    Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
  • European Amateur
    European Amateur

    The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Europe. It was first played in 1986....
     - Sergio García
    Sergio García

    Sergio Garc?a is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings ....
Women's professional
  • Nabisco Dinah Shore
    Kraft Nabisco Championship

    The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four Women's major golf championships golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 in sports by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983 in sports....
     - Nanci Bowen
    Nanci Bowen

    Nanci Bowen is an United States golfer. She attended the University of Georgia and her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1991. Her first and only victory on the Tour came at one of the women's majors, the 1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore....
  • LPGA Championship
    LPGA Championship

    The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S....
     - Kelly Robbins
    Kelly Robbins

    Kelly Robbins is an United States golfer.Career Robbins attended the University of Tulsa and her rookie year on the LPGA Tour was 1992....
  • U.S. Women's Open
    United States Women's Open Championship (golf)

    The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's women's major golf championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship....
     - Annika Sörenstam
    Annika Sörenstam

    Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
  • Classique du Maurier - Jenny Lidback
    Jenny Lidback

    Jenny Lidback is an United States golfer. She attended Texas Christian University and Louisiana State University.Lidback's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1989....
  • LPGA Tour
    LPGA

    The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters are in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that runs from Feb...
     money leader - Annika Sörenstam
    Annika Sörenstam

    Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
     - $666,533


Thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies....

  • Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
     - Melbourne Cup
    Melbourne Cup

    The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres....
      - Doriemus
    Doriemus

    Doriemus is a Thoroughbred horse racing. A small, wiry chestnut gelding with a long white blaze, in 1995 he became the ninth of eleven horses in the history of Australian racing to complete the famed Caulfield Cup ? Melbourne Cup double ....
  • Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     - Queen's Plate
    Queen's Plate

    The Queen's Plate is North America oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1? miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses foaled in Canada....
     - Regal Discovery
  • France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
    Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

    The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older....
     - Lammtarra
    Lammtarra

    Lammtarra was an undefeated thoroughbred racehorse who won three Group One races in 1995 and was voted the Cartier Racing Award. He won the Epsom Derby in record time, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe....
  • Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
     - Irish Derby Stakes
    Irish Derby Stakes

    The Irish Derby is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the Republic of Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred Colt and Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs at the Curragh Racecourse, County Kildare, and it takes place annually in late June or early July....
     - Winged Love


  • English Triple Crown races
    Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

    The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse....
    :
    1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Pennekamp
    2. Epsom Derby
      Epsom Derby

      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 in the world....
       - Lammtarra
      Lammtarra

      Lammtarra was an undefeated thoroughbred racehorse who won three Group One races in 1995 and was voted the Cartier Racing Award. He won the Epsom Derby in record time, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe....
    3. St. Leger Stakes
      St. Leger Stakes

      The St. Leger Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Colt and Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards at Doncaster Racecourse, and it takes place annually in September....
       - Classic Cliche


  • United States Triple Crown races
    Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

    The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse....
    :
    1. May 6 - Kentucky Derby
      Kentucky Derby

      The Kentucky Derby is a graded stakes race for three year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival....
       - Thunder Gulch
      Thunder Gulch

      Thunder Gulch is a Eclipse Award United States thoroughbred racehorse who went off the starting gate at 25-1 odds in 1995 and went on to win the Kentucky Derby in 2:01.2 from Post 16....
    2. Preakness Stakes
      Preakness Stakes

      The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
       - Timber Country
      Timber Country

      Timber Country is an United States Thoroughbred horse racing who was the first horse to ever win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile then go on to win one of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United States races for three-year-olds....
    3. Belmont Stakes
      Belmont Stakes

      The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious United States Graded stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes....
       - Thunder Gulch
      Thunder Gulch

      Thunder Gulch is a Eclipse Award United States thoroughbred racehorse who went off the starting gate at 25-1 odds in 1995 and went on to win the Kentucky Derby in 2:01.2 from Post 16....
  • D. Wayne Lukas
    D. Wayne Lukas

    Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse race history and a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee....
     wins the Triple Crown, becoming the 12th trainer, and the first in history to win the Crown with different horses completing the sweep.


  • Breeders' Cup
    Breeders' Cup

    The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Graded stakes race thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982....
    :
    1. Breeders' Cup Classic
      Breeders' Cup Classic

      The Breeders' Cup Classic is a graded stakes race Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1? miles on dirt....
       - Cigar
      Cigar (horse)

      Cigar, born April 18, 1990 at Country Life Farm near Bel Air, Maryland, is a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Horse-racing who in 1995 and 1996 became the first American racehorse racing against top-class competition to win 16 races in a row since the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winner Citation di...
    2. Breeders' Cup Distaff
      Breeders' Cup Distaff

      The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for Filly and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Distaff from its inception in 1984 through 2007, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
       - Inside Information
      Inside Information (horse)

      Inside Information is an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred Mare. She was a homebred owned by Ogden Mills Phipps and trained by Hall of Fame trainer Claude "Shug" McGaughey....
    3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile
      Breeders' Cup Juvenile

      The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old Colt and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
       - Unbridled's Song
      Unbridled's Song

      Unbridled's Song is an United States thoroughbred stallion horse racing. He was sired by 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled out of the Caro mare, Trolley Song....
    4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
      Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

      The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt for two-year-old filly run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
       - My Flag
      My Flag

      My Flag is an United States Thoroughbred Filly horse racing. She was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps and trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Trainer, Claude R....
    5. Breeders' Cup Mile
      Breeders' Cup Mile

      The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile conditions races Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a sod course....
       - Ridgewood Pearl
      Ridgewood Pearl

      Ridgewood Pearl was an Ireland-based Thoroughbred horse racing who in 1995 won four Group One races in four different countries including over male horses in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York....
    6. Breeders' Cup Sprint
      Breeders' Cup Sprint

      The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an United States Weight for Age Graded stakes race Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
       - Desert Stormer
    7. Breeders' Cup Turf
      Breeders' Cup Turf

      The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on grass for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
       - Northern Spur
      Northern Spur

      Northern Spur was a Thoroughbred horse racing who raced in France and the United States. Bred at Robert Sangster Swettenham Stud in Swettenham, Cheshire, Cheshire, England, he was a son of the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland Sadler's Wells and out of the mare , Fruition....


Harness racing
Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulky, although races to saddle are still occasionally conducted, especially in Europe....

  • North America Cup
    North America Cup

    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, Ontario, Canada....
     - David's Pass


  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races
    Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers

    The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following Harness racing:#Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold, New Jersey...
    :
    1. Cane Pace
      Cane Pace

      The Cane Pace is a harness racing run annually since 1955 in sports. In 1956 in sports the race joined with the Little Brown Jug and the Messenger Stakes to become the first leg in the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers....
       - Mattgrilla Gorilla
    2. Little Brown Jug
      Little Brown Jug

      Little Brown Jug can refer to:*Little Brown Jug , an 1869 song by Joseph Winner. Most or all other uses of this phrase are named after this famous song....
       - Nick's Fantasy
    3. Messenger Stakes
      Messenger Stakes

      The Messenger Stakes is an United States harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. It was organized in 1956 at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York, New York to join with the Cane Pace and the Little Brown Jug to create the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers....
       - David's Pass


  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races
    Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters

    The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following Harness racing:# Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey...
    :
    1. Hambletonian
      Hambletonian

      Hambletonian A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing. On May 5, 1849, Hambletonian was born in...
       - Tagliabue
    2. Yonkers Trot
      Yonkers Trot

      The Yonkers Trot is a harness racing for three-year old trotting standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. Starting in 2008, it is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters....
       -
    3. Kentucky Futurity
      Kentucky Futurity

      The Kentucky Futurity is a stakes race for three-year-old trotting horse, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky since 1893. It is part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters....
       - CR Trackmaster


  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
    • Pacers: Golden Reign
    • Trotters: Call Me Now


Ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...

  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
    's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr
    Jaromir Jagr

    Jarom?r J?gr is a professional ice hockey Winger , who plays for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. J?gr formerly played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and most recently the New York Rangers....
    , Pittsburgh Penguins
    Pittsburgh Penguins

    The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....


  • Hart Memorial Trophy
    Hart Memorial Trophy

    The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey", is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League....
    : for the NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
    's Most Valuable Player: Eric Lindros
    Eric Lindros

    Eric Bryan Lindros is a retired professional ice hockey player. He was the first overall pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in November 2007, after playing the 2006-07 season with the Dallas Stars....
    , Philadelphia Flyers
    Philadelphia Flyers

    The Philadelphia Flyers are an ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....


  • Stanley Cup
    Stanley Cup

    The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
    : New Jersey Devils
    New Jersey Devils

    The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
     win 4 games to 0 over the Detroit Red Wings
    Detroit Red Wings

    The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, who are the current Stanley Cup champions.They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


  • World Hockey Championship
    • Men's champion: Finland
      Finland

      Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
       defeated Sweden
      Sweden

      Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
    • Junior Men's champion: Canada
      Canada

      Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
       defeated Russia
      Russia

      Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....


Lacrosse
Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport originated by several tribes of Native Americans in the United States. There are four distinct versions of the modern game: men's field lacrosse, women's field lacrosse, men's box lacrosse and intercrosse ....

  • Major Indoor Lacrosse League
    National Lacrosse League

    The National Lacrosse League is the league of men's box lacrosse in North America. It currently has 12 teams; 3 in Canada and 9 in the United States....
     Championship: The Philadelphia Wings
    Philadelphia Wings

    The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
     win 15–14 over the Rochester Knighthawks
    Rochester Knighthawks

    The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena....
     after overtime.


  • Mann Cup
    Mann Cup

    The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion....
     for the Canadian
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     box lacrosse
    Box lacrosse

    Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America....
     championship: Six Nations­ Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse
    Major Series Lacrosse

    Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League....


  • Inaugural European Lacrosse Championships
    European Lacrosse Championships

    The European Lacrosse Championships are held every four years, and have been held since 1995 to determine the best national lacrosse team of Europe....
    : England
    England

    native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
     defeats Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....


Radiosport
Radiosport

The term radiosport is of modern Eastern European origin and is used to describe any of several competitive amateur radio activities. It is most often written as a single word, as in radiosport, but can be found as two separate words, as in radio sport....

  • First IARU
    International Amateur Radio Union

    The International Amateur Radio Union is an international confederation of national amateur radio organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern and collectively represents matters to the International Telecommunications Union ....
     Region III Amateur Radio Direction Finding
    Amateur Radio Direction Finding

    Amateur radio direction finding is an amateur racing sport that combines radio direction finding with the map and compass skills of orienteering....
     Championships held in Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    .
  • First High Speed Telegraphy
    High Speed Telegraphy

    High Speed Telegraphy competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds. It is most popular in Eastern Europe, where it is one of several activities collectively referred to as radiosport....
     World Championship held in Siófok
    Siófok

    Si?fok is a town in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. The town is a popular holiday destination with several beaches and good climate....
    , Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
    .


Skiing
Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....

  • Alpine skiing
    Alpine skiing

    Alpine skiing is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long skis attached to each foot. Alpine skiing takes place at specially developed ski resorts where trees are cut, slopes are manipulated, snow is groomed & avalanches controlled to facilitate the activity....
    • The men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba
      Alberto Tomba

      Alberto Tomba is a retired champion Alpine skiing from Italy. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. Tomba won three Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics gold medals, two FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, and nine Alpine Skiing World Cup season titles; four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title....
      , Italy
      Italy

      Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    • The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider
      Vreni Schneider

      Verena Schneider is a former ski racer from Switzerland. She is the most successful alpine ski racer of her country, the second most successful female ski racer ever and was elected "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century"....
      , Switzerland
      Switzerland

      Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....


Snooker
Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered snooker table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions....

  • World Snooker Championship
    World Snooker Championship

    The World Snooker Championship, held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of snooker's annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and Snooker world rankings....
    : Stephen Hendry
    Stephen Hendry

    Stephen Gordon Hendry, Order of the British Empire is a Scottish people professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at 21....
     beats Nigel Bond
    Nigel Bond

    Nigel Bond is an England professional snooker player. He was ranked within the top 16 from 1992 to 1999. After a season outside the top 32, he regained his place there....
     18-9
  • World rankings
    Snooker world rankings

    The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments....
    : Stephen Hendry
    Stephen Hendry

    Stephen Gordon Hendry, Order of the British Empire is a Scottish people professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at 21....
     remains world number one
    Snooker world number ones

    Below is a List of snooker players who have number 1 in the world rankings.Since the snooker world rankings began in 1976 only seven players have held the number one position - Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins , Mark J....
     for 1995/96


Sport stacking
Sport stacking

Sport stacking is an individual and team activity played using plastic cups. In the United States it originated in the early 1980s at a southern California boys and girls club and received national attention in 1990 on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson....

  • The sport of Sport stacking
    Sport stacking

    Sport stacking is an individual and team activity played using plastic cups. In the United States it originated in the early 1980s at a southern California boys and girls club and received national attention in 1990 on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson....
     was established.


Swimming
Swimming

Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....

  • February 11 – Danyon Loader
    Danyon Loader

    Danyon Joseph Loader New Zealand Order of Merit is a former swimming from New Zealand, based in Dunedin.He represented New Zealand at three Commonwealth Games: 1990 Commonwealth Games#Swimming, 1994_Commonwealth_Games#Swimming and 1998_Commonwealth_Games#Swimming; and two Olympic Games: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics a...
     swims world record in the Men's 400m Freestyle, while Mark Foster
    Mark Foster (swimmer)

    Mark Andrew Foster is an England swimmer, specialising in butterfly stroke and freestyle swimming at 50 metres.He is a specialist short course swimmer....
     betters the world record in the Men's 50m Butterfly and Sandra Völker
    Sandra Völker

    Sandra V?lker is a freestyle swimming and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of three medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
     swims a European record in the Women's 50m Backstroke.
  • February 18 – Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    's Angela Kennedy
    Angela Kennedy (swimmer)

    Angela Kennedy is a former Australian butterfly swimming swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
     breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:77
  • XII Pan American Games
    Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games

    The Long Course Swimming Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games took place in the Natatorium Complex in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 12 to March 18, 1995....
    , held in Mar del Plata, Argentina (March 12 – 18)
  • 22nd European LC Championships
    European LC Championships 1995

    The European LC Championships 1995 in aquatics were staged in Vienna, Austria from August 22 to August 25. The competition, organised by the Ligue Europ?enne de Natation, was held in a temporary pool in the Prater Stadium....
    , held in Vienna, Austria (August 22 – 27)
    • Germany wins the most medals (28), Russia the most gold medals (14)
  • II. World Short Course Championships
    1995 FINA Short Course World Championships

    The 2nd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 30 until December 3, 1995. This event was considered a trailblazer in the aspect of the organization of major championships in Swimming....
    , held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 30 – December 3)
    • December 2 – PR China's Limin Liu breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:68
    • December 3 – Australia wins the most medals (26), and the most gold medals (12)


Taekwondo
Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. It is the world's most popular martial art in terms of the number of practitioners....

  • World Championships
    1995 World Taekwondo Championships

    The 1995 World Taekwondo Championships were the 12th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Manila, Philippines from November 17 to November 21, 1995....
     held in Manila
    Manila

    The 'City of Manila' , or simply 'Manila', is the Capital of the Philippines and one of the 17 cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila....
    , Philippines
    Philippines

    The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....


Tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open
      Australian Open

      The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The tournament is held each January at Melbourne Park....
       – Andre Agassi
      Andre Agassi

      Andre Kirk Agassi is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional Armenian American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Tennis at the Summer Olympics gold medal in singles....
    2. French Open – Thomas Muster
      Thomas Muster

      Thomas Muster is a retired and former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from Austria. He was one of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." He won the French Open in 1995....
    3. Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
      Pete Sampras

      Petros "Pete" Sampras is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from the United States of America. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles , and had a 203?38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....
    4. US Open – Pete Sampras
      Pete Sampras

      Petros "Pete" Sampras is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from the United States of America. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles , and had a 203?38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....


  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open
      Australian Open

      The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The tournament is held each January at Melbourne Park....
       – Mary Pierce
      Mary Pierce

      Mary Pierce is a tennis professional playing on the WTA Tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics....
    2. French Open – Steffi Graf
      Steffi Graf

      Stefanie Maria Graf is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players ranked female tennis player from Germany. Billie Jean King is quoted as saying in 1999, "Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time." Martina Navratilova has included Graf on her list of great players....
    3. Wimbledon championships – Steffi Graf
      Steffi Graf

      Stefanie Maria Graf is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players ranked female tennis player from Germany. Billie Jean King is quoted as saying in 1999, "Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time." Martina Navratilova has included Graf on her list of great players....
    4. US Open – Steffi Graf
      Steffi Graf

      Stefanie Maria Graf is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players ranked female tennis player from Germany. Billie Jean King is quoted as saying in 1999, "Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time." Martina Navratilova has included Graf on her list of great players....


  • Davis Cup
    Davis Cup

    The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual international team competition in sports, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format....
    : United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     wins 3-2 over Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
     in world tennis.
  • Serena Williams
    Serena Williams

    Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who, as of February 2, 2009, is ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association, having now held that ranking on four different occasions....
     turns professional


Volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....


Men's Competition

  • FIVB World Cup
    1995 FIVB Men's World Cup

    The 1995 Volleyball World Cup was held from Saturday November 18 to Saturday December 2, 1995 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia 1996....
     in several cities in Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Gold Medal:
    • Silver Medal:
    • Bronze Medal:

  • FIVB World League
    FIVB World League 1995

    The Volleyball World League was the sixth edition of the annual volleyball, played by twelve countries from May 19 to July 9, 1995. The Final Round was staged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
     – Final Round in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Gold Medal:
    • Silver Medal:
    • Bronze Medal:

Asian Championship
1995 Men's Asian Volleyball Championship

The 1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 8th edition of the Asian Volleyball Championship, which took place in September 1995 in Seoul, South Korea....
 in Seoul, South Korea *Gold Medal: *Silver Medal: *Bronze Medal:
European Championship
1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The European Volleyball Championship was the nineteenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Conf?d?ration Europ?enne de Volleyball....
 in Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
 and Patras
Patras

Patras is Greece's third largest urban centre and the capital of the prefecture of Achaea, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 *Gold Medal: *Silver Medal: *Bronze Medal:
Pan American Games
Volleyball at the 1995 Pan American Games

This page presents the results of the Volleyball during the 1995 Pan American Games, which was held in the Polideportivo from March 12 to March 18, 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina....
 in Mar del Plata, Argentina *Gold Medal: *Silver Medal: *Bronze Medal:

Women's Competition

FIVB World Cup
1995 FIVB Women's World Cup

The 1995 Volleyball World Cup was held from November 3 to November 17, 1995 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia 1996....
 in several cities in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 * Gold Medal: * Silver Medal: * Bronze Medal:
FIVB World Grand Prix – Final Round in Shanghai, China * Gold Medal: * Silver Medal: * Bronze Medal:
Asian Championship
Asia Volleyball Championship

The Asian Volleyball Championship is a sport for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation....
 in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai , also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province....
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 *Gold Medal: *Silver Medal: *Bronze Medal:
European Championship in Arnhem
Arnhem

Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St....
 and Groningen
Groningen (city)

||-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |}Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. With a population of 185,000, it is by far the largest city in the north of the Netherlands....
, Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 *Gold Medal: *Silver Medal: *Bronze Medal:
Pan American Games
Volleyball at the 1995 Pan American Games

This page presents the results of the Volleyball during the 1995 Pan American Games, which was held in the Polideportivo from March 12 to March 18, 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina....
 in Mar del Plata, Argentina *Gold Medal: *Silver Medal: *Bronze Medal:

Water polo
Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. It is the oldest continuous Olympic team sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper with a maximum of six substitutes....


Men's Competition

FINA World Cup in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 * Gold Medal: * Silver Medal: * Bronze Medal:

European Championship
1995 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The European Water Polo Championship was the 22nd edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Europ?enne de Natation....
 in Vienna, Austria * Gold Medal: * Silver Medal: * Bronze Medal:

Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina * Gold Medal: * Silver Medal: * Bronze Medal:

Women's Competition

European Championship
1995 Women's European Water Polo Championship

The European Water Polo Championship was the sixth edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Europ?enne de Natation....
 in Vienna, Austria * Gold Medal: * Silver Medal: * Bronze Medal:

Yacht racing
Yacht racing

Yacht racing is the sport of competitive yachting. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing. Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters, while some longer offshore races cross open water....

New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 wins its first America's Cup
America's Cup

The America?s Cup is the most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Summer Olympics by 45 years....
 as Black Magic
NZL 32

NZL-32 or Black Magic, an International Americas Cup Class yacht that won the 1995 America's Cup. She beat the American defender in a 5-0 victory....
, of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is one of New Zealand's more prestigious yacht clubs, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guise of Team New Zealand....
, beats defender Young America, from the San Diego Yacht Club
San Diego Yacht Club

San Diego Yacht Club is a yacht club located in San Diego Bay. Its address is 1011 Anchorage Lane, San Diego, CA 92106, and is on a spit of land known as Shelter Island....
, 5 races to 0

Multi-sport event
Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, and featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states....
s

Twelfth Pan American Games
1995 Pan American Games

The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that initially hosted the Games in 1951 Pan American Games....
 held in Mar del Plata, Argentina Sixth All-Africa Games
1995 All-Africa Games

The 6th All-Africa Games were played from September 13 1995 to September 23 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports....
 held in Harare, Zimbabwe 18th Summer Universiade
1995 Summer Universiade

The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan....
 held in Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital cities of Japan of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea Busan....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 17th Winter Universiade
1995 Winter Universiade

The 1995 Winter Universiade, the XVII Winter Universiade, took place in Jaca, Spain....
 held in Jaca
Jaca

Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca . Jaca, a ford on the Arag?n River at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Pau, Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques to Zaragoza, was the fortified city out of which the County of Aragon and Kingdom of Aragon develop...
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 18th SEA Games
1995 Southeast Asian Games

The 18th Southeast Asian Games were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1995. It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the biennial sports event....
 held in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai , also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province....
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....


Awards

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
Associated Press Athlete of the Year

The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete....
: Cal Ripken Jr., Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
Associated Press Athlete of the Year

The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete....
: Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo

Rebecca Rose Lobo is an American television basketball analyst and a former player in the professional Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2003....
, College basketball
College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....


Deaths

Rambling Willie
Rambling Willie

Rambling Willie was a harness racing horse, more specifically a bay Standardbred horse gelding Father by Rambling Fury and out of Meadow Belle by Meadow Gold ....
 — harness racing horse
Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulky, although races to saddle are still occasionally conducted, especially in Europe....
 January 8 — Carlos Monzón
Carlos Monzón

Carlos Monz?n was an Argentina boxing who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses....
, Argentinian boxer January 26 — Ian Tomlinson
Ian Tomlinson

Ian Ross Tomlinson was an Olympic Games athlete from Australia. He specialised in the triple jump and long jump events during his career.Born in Perth, Western Australia Tomlinson represented Australia at two consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1960....
 (58), Australian triple and long jumper (b. 1936) February 2 — Fred Perry
Fred Perry

Frederick John Perry born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English people tennis and table tennis player and three-time Wimbledon Championships champion....
, English tennis player, Wimbledon champion February 4 — Roel Wiersma
Roel Wiersma

Roelof 'Roel' Wiersma Was a football player Defender , who played almost his entire football career for PSV Eindhoven and also capped 53 times for Netherlands national football team....
, Dutch soccer player February 20 — Néstor Mora
Néstor Mora

N?stor Oswaldo Mora Z?rate was a racing cyclist from Colombia, who represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
 (31), Colombian cyclist (b. 1963) February 24 — Hideko Maehata
Hideko Maehata

was a Japan Breaststroke. She won gold medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and silver medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1932 Summer Olympics....
, Japanese swimmer (b. 1914) February 28 — Keith Rigg
Keith Rigg

Keith Edward Rigg was an Australian cricketer who played in 8 Test cricket from 1931 to 1937. His cousin, Colin McDonald , also played for Victoria cricket team and Australia national cricket team....
, Australian cricketer March 16 — Paul Kipkoech
Paul Kipkoech

Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987....
 (32), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1963) March 15 — Florence Chadwick
Florence Chadwick

Florence May Chadwick was an United States swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. She also made contributions to various youth groups....
 (76), American long distance swimmer (b. 1918) March 20 — Víctor Ugarte
Víctor Ugarte

V?ctor Agust?n Ugarte was a Bolivian Football . He scored 16 goals in 45 cap s for Bolivia national football team, making him their all-time top goalscorer....
, Bolivian football (soccer) player (b. 1926) March 23 — Davie Cooper
Davie Cooper

David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland national football team international and played as a left winger....
, Scottish soccer star April 8 — Maurice Allom
Maurice Allom

Maurice James Carrick Allom was an England cricketer who played in five Test cricket from 1930 to 1931. Along with Peter Petherick and Damien Fleming, he is one of only three players to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut....
, New Zealand cricketer April 20 — Sunil Jayasinghe
Sunil Jayasinghe

Sunil Asoka Jayasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1979. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo....
, Sri Lankan star wicketkeeper, suicide April 20 — Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, English cricketer April 23 — Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell

Howard William Cosell was an American sports journalist....
, sportscaster May 7 — Gus Bell
Gus Bell

David Russell "Gus" Bell, Jr. was an United States center fielder and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates , Cincinnati Reds , New York Mets and Atlanta Braves ....
, Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 player (1950-1964) May 13 — Cecil Marley, Jamaican cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
er & executive May 17 — Toe Blake
Toe Blake

Hector "Toe" Blake, Order of Canada was a Canadian ice hockey Player and Coach in the National Hockey League ....
, NHL
National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
 player and coach of the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team is a member of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
 May 25 — Krešimir Cosic
Krešimir Cosic

Kre?imir Cosic was a Croatian professional basketball player, member of FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame. He was also a notable church leader and missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
 (46), Croatian professional basketball player (b. 1948) May 30 — Bobby Stokes
Bobby Stokes

Bobby Stokes was an England Football .Bobby Stokes is well known for scoring the winning Goal in the 83rd minute of the FA Cup Final for Southampton F.C....
, England soccer star May 30 — Ted Drake
Ted Drake

Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake was an England footballer player and manager. As a player, he first played for Southampton F.C. but made his name playing for Arsenal F.C....
, English soccer player/manager June 9 — Zoilo Versalles
Zoilo Versalles

Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez was a Cuban shortstop in Major League Baseball, considered to be a great fielder, a solid leadoff man, and a brilliant baserunner....
, Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 player (1959-1971) June 10 — Ron Morrisby, Tasmanian cricketer June 27 — Nida Senff
Nida Senff

Dina Willemina Jacoba Senff was a swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall and still managed to win the race, at the expense of her teammate Rie Mastenbroek....
, Dutch swimmer (b. 1920) July 18 — Fabio Casartelli
Fabio Casartelli

Fabio Casartelli was an Italy Road bicycle racing and an Olympic games gold medalist, who died in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France....
, cyclist, accident during the Tour de France
Tour de France

The Tour de France is a bicycle racing over more than . It is held every year. It is held in France and visits a bordering country every year. It usually lasts 23 days....
 July 27 — Rick Ferrell
Rick Ferrell

Richard Benjamin Ferrell was an United States catcher in Major League Baseball, and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Strong and durable, Ferrell was an outstanding catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins between and ....
, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1929-1947) July 4 — Pancho Gonzalez, tennis star July 16 — Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio , nicknamed "El Chueco" or "El Maestro" , was a race car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing....
, Argentine Formula 1, race car champion August 4 — Dick Bartell
Dick Bartell

Richard William Bartell , nicknamed "Rowdy Richard," was an United States shortstop in Major League Baseball. One of the most ferocious competitors of his era, he won both admirers and critics at each stop during a career which saw him traded every few seasons, often under acrimonious circumstances....
, Major League Basell player (1927-1946) August 13 — Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle

Mickey Charles Mantle was an American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.He played his entire 18-year major-league professional career for the New York Yankees, winning 3 American League MVP titles and playing for 16 Major League Baseball All-Star Game teams....
, Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (1951-1968) August 23 — Johnny Carey
Johnny Carey

John Joseph Carey , also known as Jackie Carey, was an Republic of Ireland association football and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United F.C....
, Irish-born soccer star August 24 — Jason McRoy
Jason McRoy

Jason McRoy was an England professional mountain bike racer. McRoy was the first British rider to join an American professional mountain bike team, and was a UK National downhill champion....
 (24), downhill mountain bike racer September 6 — Buster Mathis
Buster Mathis

Buster Mathis had a very successful career as an amateur heavyweight boxing. He qualified for a spot in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, he was injured and was unable to compete there....
, heavyweight boxer September 15 — Pedro Nolasco
Pedro Nolasco

Pedro Nolasco was a Dominican Republic boxing, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States....
 (33), Dominican boxer (b. 1962) September 18 — Oleg Tverdokhleb
Oleg Tverdokhleb

Oleg Tverdokhleb was a Ukraine Athletics . He was still an improving competitor at 400 metre hurdles when he was killed by electric shock while fixing wiring at his parental home in September 1995....
 (35), Ukrainian athlete (b. 1969) October 7 — Louis Meyer
Louis Meyer

Louis Meyer July 21 1904 - October 7 1995) was an United States International Motorsports Hall of Fame race car driver best known as the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500....
, Indie 500 racer October 10 — John Rodolph (31), wheelchair-race world record holder October 15 — James Murray
James Murray (boxer)

James Murray was a Scotland professional bantamweight Boxing. He died as a result of injuries sustained in his last fight. He was born in Lanark, Scotland....
 (25), Scottish boxer (b. 1969) October 21 — Vada Pinson
Vada Pinson

Vada Edward Pinson, Jr. was an United States center fielder and coach in Major League Baseball. Pinson played in the major leagues for 18 years, from 1958 through 1975, and his greatest seasons were with the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he played from 1958-68....
, Major League Basell player (1958-1975) October 25 — Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs

Robert Larimore Riggs was a 1930s?40s tennis player who was the World number one male tennis player rankings or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947....
, tennis player November 20 — Sergei Grinkov
Sergei Grinkov

Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov was an Olympic Games and World Figure Skating Championships figure skating champion....
 (28), figure skater, two-time Olympic gold medalist December 27 — Henk Bouwman
Henk Bouwman

Henricus "Henk" Nicolaas Bouwman is a former Dutch field hockey player, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London....
 (69), Dutch field hockey player

.