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Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics. Competitive gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting ....

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  
  The 35th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ghent, Belgium, in 2001 at the Flanders Sports Arena. This was the first Worlds at which the 6-3-3--six athletes per team, three compete, all three scores count--format was used in team finals....
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• Men's all-around champion: Feng Jing
  Feng Jing
  
  Feng Jing is a People's Republic of China gymnastics. Feng surprisingly won the gold in men's individual All-around in 2001 world championships when China did not send its strongest team to the game....
  , 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....
  
• Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina
  Svetlana Khorkina
  
  Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist, who is now a deputy at the Russian State Duma. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has been cited as a fan favorite in various poll...
  , 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 team competition champion: Belarus
  Belarus
  
  Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north....
  
• Women's team competition champion: Romania
  Romania
  
  Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
  

Athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....

Marathon

International Races

• April 22 — 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: Josephat Kiprono
  Josephat Kiprono
  
  Josephat Kiprono is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1996 and won a silver medal finishing behind Italian Stefano Baldini....
   (KEN) 2:06:50
• Women's Winner: Susan Chepkemei
  Susan Chepkemei
  
  Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10000m and Marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships....
   (KEN) 2:25:45

• May 27 — 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: El Mustapha Riad (MAR) 2:12:20
• Women's Winner: Franca Fiacconi
  Franca Fiacconi
  
  Franca Fiaconni is a long-distance runner from Italy. She won the 1998 New York City Marathon after finishing second in 1996 and third in 1997....
   (ITA) 2:31:40

• August 3 — IAAF World Championships Marathon
  2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon
  
  The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada, held on August 3, 2001:...
  , Edmonton, Canada
• Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera
  Gezahegne Abera
  
  Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian Athletics , winner of the Marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Abera's first international competition was the 1999 Los Angeles Marathon, where he finished fourth, behind three Kenyans....
   (ETH) 2:12:42

• August 12 — IAAF World Championships Marathon
  2001 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
  
  The official results of the Women's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada, held on Sunday August 12, 2001....
  , Edmonton, Canada
• Women's Winner: Lidia Simon
  Lidia Simon
  
  Lidia Slavuteanu-Simon is a Romanian long-distance runner.Competing in marathon race, she won bronze medals at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 1997 World Championships in Athletics and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, before finally winning in 2001 World Championships in Athletics....
   (ROM) 2:26:01

• September 11 — Mediterranean Games Marathon
  Mediterranean Games
  
  The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet....
  , Tunis, Tunisia
• Men's Winner: Sergio Chiesa (ITA) 2:21:07
• Women's Winner: Mehtap Sizmaz (TUR) 2:40:49

• December 2 — 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: Gezahegne Abera
  Gezahegne Abera
  
  Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian Athletics , winner of the Marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Abera's first international competition was the 1999 Los Angeles Marathon, where he finished fourth, behind three Kenyans....
   (ETH) 2:09:25

National Champions

• April 22 — Rotterdam
  Rotterdam
  
  Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
  , 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 van Egdom — 2:19:24
• Women's Winner: Nadezhda Wijenberg
  Nadezhda Wijenberg
  
  Nadezhda Wijenberg is a long-distance Running from Russia, who got the Netherlands nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands....
   — 2:30:25

• April 22 — London
  London
  
  London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
  , 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...
  
• Men's Winner: Mark Steinle — 2:10:46
• Women's Winner: Beverley Hartigan — 2:37:45

• May 13 — Ottawa
  Ottawa
  
  Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
  , 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: Bruce Deacon — 2:18:53
• Women's Winner: Danuta Bartoszek
  Danuta Bartoszek
  
  Danuta Bartoszek is a former long-distance Running from Poland, who represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the resident of Mississauga, Ontario finished the women's marathon in 32nd place ....
   — 2:37:58

• September 8 — Kuopio
  Kuopio
  
  Kuopio is a Finland city and municipality located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country....
  , 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: Jaakko Kero — 2:26:23
• Women's Winner: Maija Oravamäki — 2:49:09

• September 30 — Budapest
  Budapest
  
  Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
  , 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: Antal Szucs — 2:20:16
• Women's Winner: Judit Nagy — 2:39:04

• October 28 — Sydney
  Sydney
  
  Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
  , 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....
  
• Men's Winner: Borislav Devic — 2:29:11
• Women's Winner: Krishna Wood — 2:38:11

Auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....

• Stock car racing
  Stock car racing
  
  Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
  :
• Michael Waltrip
  Michael Waltrip
  
  Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion ....
   won the Daytona 500
  Daytona 500
  
  The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
  , a race that also saw the death
  Death of Dale Earnhardt
  
  The death of Dale Earnhardt during an auto race on February 18, 2001, and the subsequent fan outcry helped spark various safety improvements in NASCAR auto racing....
   of seven-time NASCAR
  NASCAR
  
  The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
   champion Dale Earnhardt
  Dale Earnhardt
  
  Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
   in an unspectacular crash during the final lap.
• 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....
  
• Indy Racing League
  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....
   - Sam Hornish Jr. won the season championship
• 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....
   - Helio Castroneves
  Hélio Castroneves
  
  H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
  
• CART Racing - Gil de Ferran
  Gil de Ferran
  
  Gil de Ferran , is a professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for the Penske Honda Team and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500....
   won the season championship
• 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...
  : Frank Biela
  Frank Biela
  
  Frank Biela is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990....
  , Tom Kristensen
  Tom Kristensen
  
  Tom Kristensen is a Denmark auto racing. He has won many championships in auto racing but his most famous achievement is being the only person to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, six of which were consecutive ....
   and Emanuele Pirro
  Emanuele Pirro
  
  Emanuele Pirro is an Italy former Formula One driver and five time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner....
   driving an Audi R8
  Audi R8 Race Car
  
  The Audi R8 is a Le Mans Prototype race car introduced in 2000 for sports car racing as a redevelopment of their Audi R8R and Audi R8C used in 1999....
  
• 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....
   - Richard Burns
  Richard Burns
  
  Richard Burns was an England Rallying driver. He was born in Reading, Berkshire, Berkshire. He was the 2001 World Rally Championship season World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 World Rally Championship season and 2000 World Rally Championship...
   of Great Britain
  Great Britain
  
  Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
  
• 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....
   - Kenny Bernstein
  Kenny Bernstein
  
  File:Bernstein, Kenny.jpgKenny Bernstein , is an American drag racing driver....
   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...
  : Only 4 seasons old, the Arizona Diamondbacks
  Arizona Diamondbacks
  
  The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the National League West of Major League Baseball's National League....
   became the youngest franchise to win a World Series by defeating the New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball based in the Borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
   4 games to 3. Series co-MVPs
  Most Valuable Player
  
  In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests....
   were Randy Johnson
  Randy Johnson
  
  For other people named Randy Johnson, see Randy Johnson 'Randall David Johnson' , nicknamed "'The Big Unit'," is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher....
   and Curt Schilling
  Curt Schilling
  
  Curtis Montague Schilling is an United States of America Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and has won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox....
  , both of Arizona.

• 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....
   tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members and currently the two-time defending champions of the National League Central of Major League Baseball's National League....
   record with 116 wins.

• Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  
  Barry Lamar Bonds is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is the son of former major league Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bobby Bonds, Godparent of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Willie Mays, nephew of 1964 Summer Olympics Rosie Bonds, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson....
   set the record for most home runs in a season with 73.

• Season MVPs
  MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  
  The Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America....
  : National League: Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  
  Barry Lamar Bonds is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is the son of former major league Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bobby Bonds, Godparent of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Willie Mays, nephew of 1964 Summer Olympics Rosie Bonds, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson....
  , San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
  . American League: Ichiro Suzuki
  Ichiro Suzuki
  
  "Ichiro" redirects here. For other uses, see Ichiro., often known simply as , is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners....
  , 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....
  .

• Rookies of the Year
  MLB Rookie of the Year Award
  
  In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America ....
  : National League: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the National League Central in the National League of Major League Baseball....
  . American League: Ichiro Suzuki
  Ichiro Suzuki
  
  "Ichiro" redirects here. For other uses, see Ichiro., often known simply as , is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners....
  , Seattle.

• Cy Young Award
  Cy Young Award
  
  The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League leagues....
  : National League: Randy Johnson
  Randy Johnson
  
  For other people named Randy Johnson, see Randy Johnson 'Randall David Johnson' , nicknamed "'The Big Unit'," is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher....
  , Arizona. American League: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  
  William Roger Clemens is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, two more than any other pitcher.Clemens debuted in the majors with the Boston Red Sox in ....
  , New York.

• Books published:
• Bill James
  Bill James
  
  George William ?Bill? James is a baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics....
  , The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
  The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
  
  The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is a reference-type book written by Bill James featuring an overview of baseball decade by decade, along with rankings of the top 100 players at each position....
  : Revised edition of his classic 1985
  1985 in sports
  
  Artistic Gymnastics*1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Yuri Korolev, USSR**Women's all-around champions: Oksana Omelianchik, USSR, Yelena Shushunova, USSR...
   book, introducing his Win shares
  Win Shares
  
  Win Shares can refer to a book by Bill James or the statistic explained in the book....
   system of player evaluation.

• 2001 in baseball
  2001 in baseball
  
  Champions...
  

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....

• NBA
  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....
  :
• Los Angeles Lakers
  Los Angeles Lakers
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association....
   defeat the Philadelphia 76ers
  Philadelphia 76ers
  
  The Philadelphia 76ers are Major North American professional sports teams basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the National Basketball Association ....
  , 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals
  NBA Finals
  
  The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's NBA Playoffs each June. The series was named the NBA World Championship Series until 1986....
  . The Lakers only loss in the postseason comes in Game 1 of the Finals, which the 76ers win in overtime.
• October 30 - Michael Jordan
  Michael Jordan
  
  Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a retired United States professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the National Basketball Association website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instr...
   returns to the National Basketball Association
  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....
   with the Washington Wizards
  Washington Wizards
  
  The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. They play in the National Basketball Association ....
   after 3 1/2 years (the Wizards lose 93-91 to the New York Knicks
  New York Knicks
  
  The New York Knickerbockers are a professional basketball team based in New York City. The team plays in the National Basketball Association ....
  ).

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
• Duke wins 82-72 over Arizona

• WNBA Finals:
• Los Angeles Sparks
  Los Angeles Sparks
  
  The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
   win 2 games to 0 over the Charlotte Sting
  Charlotte Sting
  
  The Charlotte Sting was once a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams....
  , earning the franchise's first championship

• Chinese Basketball Association
  Chinese Basketball Association
  
  The Chinese Basketball Association is the premier professional basketball List of professional sports leagues in People's Republic of China. It is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese language....
   finals:
• Bayi Rockets
  Bayi Rockets
  
  Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang....
   defeat Shanghai Sharks
  Shanghai Sharks
  
  The Shanghai Sharks , are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. As a form of corporate sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang Sharks ....
  , 3 games to 1

• 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:
• Wollongong Hawks
  Wollongong Hawks
  
  The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005....
   defeated the Townsville Crocodiles
  Townsville Crocodiles
  
  The Townsville Crocodiles are a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League . Since being established for the 1993 NBL season, the Crocodiles have enjoyed financial stability and sustained community support, but on-court success has eluded them....
   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 3 – John Ruiz
  John Ruiz
  
  John ?The Quiet Man" Ruiz , currently residing in Las Vegas metropolitan area is a professional Puerto Rico-United States Boxing and former two-time WBA World Heavyweight champion.....
   defeats Evander Holyfield
  Evander Holyfield
  
  Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....
   in their second fight by a decision in 12 rounds, winning the WBA
  World Boxing Association
  
  The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level....
  's world Heavyweight championship, becoming the first Hispanic
  Hispanic
  
  Hispanic is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania . During the Modern Era, it took on a more limited meaning relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
   to win the world Heavyweight title.

• June 3 to 10 – World Amateur Boxing Championships
  2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
  
  The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association ....
   held in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Yan Bartelemy (Cuba)
• Flyweight (– 51 kg): Jérôme Thomas
  Jerome Thomas
  
  Jerome William Thomas is an England Association football currently playing for Portsmouth F.C.. He predominantly plays as a Midfielder#Winger, but can also operate centrally....
   (France)
• Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba)
• Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ramaz Paliani
  Ramaz Paliani
  
  Ramaz Paliani is a Georgia boxing who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division.He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games....
   (Turkey)
• Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
• Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Diógenes Luna
  Diógenes Luna
  
  Di?genes Luna Mart?nez is a boxing from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia....
   (Cuba)
• Welterweight (– 67 kg): Lorenzo Aragón (Cuba)
• Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Damián Austín (Cuba)
• Middleweight (– 75 kg): Andrey Gogolev (Russia)
• Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Yevgeniy Makarenko (Russia)
• Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Odlanier Solis
  Odlanier Solis
  
  Odlanier Sol?s Font? is a Cuban Boxing. He won the Olympic Gold medal in 2004 Summer Olympics and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships....
   (Cuba)
• Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Ruslan Chagayev (Uzbekistan)

• September 29 – In a gala event dedicated to the victims and rescuers of 9/11, Bernard Hopkins
  Bernard Hopkins
  
  Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins is an United States Boxing. He is best known for his ten year reign as Middleweight World Champion in which he defended his title a record 20 times....
   defeats Félix Trinidad
  Félix Trinidad
  
  F?lix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a Puerto Rico professional boxer, considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history. When he was an amateur Trinidad won five National Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico....
   by a knockout in round 12 to unify the world's Middleweight championships.

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....

• Courtney Walsh
  Courtney Walsh
  
  Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indian cricket team from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test cricketes....
   retires from international cricket, plays his last test match against 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....
  .
• The Ashes
  The Ashes
  
  The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England cricket team and Australia national cricket team. It is one of international cricket's most celebrated sports rivalry and dates back to 1882....
   - 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....
   win 4-1
• V.V.S. Laxman becomes the first Indian to score 250 in a test match as India
  India
  
  India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
   fight back from following on to win the second test 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....
  , ending the Australian's record 16 match winning streak. India go on to win the series 2-1.
• County Championship (England and Wales) - Yorkshire
  Yorkshire
  
  Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
  
• ICC Trophy
  ICC Trophy
  
  The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events....
   - 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....
  

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....

Road cycling

Road cycling

Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling. It takes place primarily on paved surfaces. It includes recreational, racing, and utility cycling....

• 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 Gilberto Simoni
  Gilberto Simoni
  
  Gilberto Simoni is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental cycling team Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli....
   of 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....
  
• 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....
   - Lance Armstrong
  Lance Armstrong
  
  Lance Armstrong is an United States professional Road bicycle racing who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 Tour de France to 2005 Tour de France....
   of 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...
  
• 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 ....
  : Óscar Freire
  Óscar Freire
  
  ?scar Freire G?mez is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank . Freire is considered one of the top Cycling sprinter in road bicycle racing, having won the World Cycling Championship on a record-equalling three occasions, along with Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx, and the cycling monument Mila...
  , 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....
  

Cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races take place typically in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion....

• UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  2001 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  
  The 2001 in sports UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in T?bor, Czech Republic on Saturday February 3 and Sunday February 4, 2001....
   in Tábor
  Tábor
  
  T?bor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, Israel, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language....
  , 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....
   (February 3–4)
• Men's Competition
  1. Gold – Erwin Vervecken
     Erwin Vervecken
     
     Erwin Vervecken is a Belgium professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. He grew up in Lille, Belgium but now resides in his home town, Herentals, with his wife Liesbeth....
     
  2. Silver – Petr Dlask
  3. Bronze – Mario De Clercq
     Mario De Clercq
     
     Mario De Clercq is a former racing cyclist. He specialized in cyclo-cross racing but also rode on the road and circuit races during his career, he raced as a professional between 1991 and 2004....
     
• Women's Competition
  1. Gold – Hanka Kupfernagel
     Hanka Kupfernagel
     
     Hanka Kupfernagel is a Germany professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races....
     
  2. Silver – Corine Dorland
     Corine Dorland
     
     Corine Stam-Dorland was a Dutch amateur "Old School" BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1996. From 1996 to 2006 she was also an accomplished Mountain Bike Cyclo-cross and Road Bike racer....
     
  3. Bronze – Daphny van den Brand
     Daphny van den Brand
     
     Daphny van den Brand, is a Netherlands cyclo-cross, Road bicycle racing and mountain bike racer.Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight....
     

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....
   with lead dogs: Stormy & Pepi

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 World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Edinburgh
  Edinburgh
  
  Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
  , Scotland
  Scotland
  
  conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
  
• Gold: Argentina
• Silver: Spain
• Bronze: Poland

• Men's Champions Trophy
  2001 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  
  The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy has been reorganised to take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands on the scheduled dates of November 3 to November 11, 2001....
   in Rotterdam
  Rotterdam
  
  Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
  , The Netherlands
• Gold: Germany
• Silver: Australia
• Bronze: The Netherlands

• Men's Champions Challenge
  2001 Men's Champions Challenge (field hockey)
  
  The 2001 Champions Challenge for men is the inaugural tournament of Hockey Champions Challenge, it took place in the in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001....
   in Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  
  Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
  , 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....
  
• Gold: India
• Silver: South Africa
• Bronze: Argentina

• Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Amiens
  Amiens
  
  Amiens is a city and Communes of France in northern France, north of Paris. It is the capital of the Somme Departments of France in Picardie....
   / Abbeville
  Abbeville
  
  Abbeville is a city in Picardie in northern France....
  , 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....
  
• Gold: England
• Silver: Russia
• Bronze: Ukraine

• Women's Champions Trophy 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: Argentina
• Silver: The Netherlands
• Bronze: Australia

Regional competitions

• Women's Pan American Cup
  2001 Women's Pan American Cup
  
  The 2001 Women's Pan American Cup is the first edition of the Pan American Cup for women. It took place at the Mona Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica from March 8 to March 18, 2001....
   in Kingston
  Kingston, Jamaica
  
  Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbor protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island....
  , Jamaica
  Jamaica
  
  Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
  
• Gold Medal: Argentina
• Silver Medal: United States
• Bronze Medal: 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: Evgeny Plushenko, Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  
• Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan
  Michelle Kwan
  
  Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skating. She has won nine United States Figure Skating Championships, five World Figure Skating Championships, and two Figure skating at the Olympics....
  , 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...
  
• Pairs' champions: Jamie Salé
  Jamie Salé
  
  Jamie Rae Sal? is a Canada pair skater. With husband and partner David Pelletier, she is the Figure skating at the 2002 Olympics and World Figure Skating Championships....
   and David Pelletier
  David Pelletier
  
  David Jacques Pelletier is a Canada pairs figure skater. With partner and wife Jamie Sal?, he is the 2002 Olympic co-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....
  
• Ice dance champions: Barbara Fusar-Poli
  Barbara Fusar-Poli
  
  Barbara Fusar-Poli is an Italy ice dancer. She has partnered with Maurizio Margaglio to win a gold medal at the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships....
   and Maurizio Margaglio
  Maurizio Margaglio
  
  Maurizio Margaglio is an Italy ice dancer. He has partnered with Barbara Fusar-Poli to win a gold medal at the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships....
  

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....
)

• Orange Bowl
  Orange Bowl (game)
  
  The Orange Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida, Florida....
  : The Oklahoma
  University of Oklahoma
  
  University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public university research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma....
   Sooners
  Oklahoma Sooners
  
  The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land runes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement....
   won 13-2 over the Florida State Seminoles
  Florida State University
  
  Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
   in the Bowl Championship Series
  Bowl Championship Series
  
  The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"....
   National Championship Game.
• MVP: Torrance Marshall (LB
  Linebacker
  
  File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....
  )
• Super Bowl XXXV
  Super Bowl XXXV
  
  Super Bowl XXXV was played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 2000 NFL season....
  : In their first and only Super Bowl appearance, the Baltimore Ravens
  Baltimore Ravens
  
  The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   won 34-7 over the New York Giants
  New York Giants
  
  The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex....
  .
• MVP
  Super Bowl MVP
  
  File:Eli Manning Giants QB.jpgThe Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is an award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game....
  : Ray Lewis (LB
  Linebacker
  
  File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....
  )
• XFL
  XFL
  
  The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, better known as the owner of the World Wrestling Federation ....
   is founded by WWE
  World Wrestling Entertainment
  
  World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated arts and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales....
   Chairman Vince McMahon
  Vince McMahon
  
  Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon Jr. is an American Professional wrestling, promoter, in-ring announcer, play-by-play sportscaster and film producer, known by the ring name Mr....
  , but the league folded that same year.
• Memorial Stadium, former home of the Baltimore Colts
  History of the Indianapolis Colts
  
  The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are 2006 champions of the American Football Conference and the National Football League ....
   and Baltimore Ravens
  Baltimore Ravens
  
  The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   is demolished

• INVESCO Field at Mile High
  INVESCO Field at Mile High
  
  Invesco Field at Mile High is a stadium in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. Invesco Field at Mile High replaced the identically sized, but commercially obsolete Mile High Stadium in 2001 in sports....
   opens up on September 10, 2001, as the Denver Broncos
  Denver Broncos
  
  The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference AFC West in the National Football League ....
   defeated the New York Giants
  New York Giants
  
  The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex....
  

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 rules football

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 Brisbane Lions
  Brisbane Lions
  
  Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. They are the most successful AFL team this century, having won three consecutive Grand Finals, and appeared in a fourth....
   win the 105th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 15.18 (108) d Essendon
  Essendon Football Club
  
  Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873, it is Headquarters at the Essendon Recreation Reserve, Windy Hill, Essendon in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, Victoria, but match day home...
   12.10 (82))
• 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 Jason Akermanis
  Jason Akermanis
  
  Jason "Aka" Akermanis is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs. Known for his outspoken nature, Akermanis made a name for himself as a Brownlow medal-winning and triple premiership player with the Brisbane Lions before leaving the club in highly controversial circumstances....
   (Brisbane Lions)
• See also Australian Football League season 2001

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

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....
)

• 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....
  : 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....
   win 27-19 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers have won the league's Grey Cup championship ten times, most recently in 1990 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....
  : UBC Thunderbirds won 39-23 over the Ottawa Gee-Gees

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)

• Confederations Cup: Held one year before the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan
  2002 FIFA World Cup
  
  The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
  , this tournament served as a prelude, for both 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....
   & 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....
   and the participating nations. 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....
   defeated 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....
   to win the tournament.
• 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....
  : Bayern Munich won 5-4 on penalties, in the final against Valencia, after a 1-1 draw at the end of the match. This was Bayern Munich's 4th European Cup title.
• UEFA Cup
  UEFA Cup
  
  The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
  : Liverpool
  Liverpool F.C.
  
  Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
   won 5-4 after extra-time, in the final against Alavés
  Deportivo Alavés
  
  Deportivo Alav?s, usually abbreviated to Alav?s, is a Spain Segunda Divisi?n football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country ....
  , with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was Liverpool's
  Liverpool F.C.
  
  Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
   third UEFA Cup title.
• European Super Cup
  European Super Cup
  
  The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August....
  : Liverpool
  Liverpool F.C.
  
  Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
   beat Bayern Munich 3-2, winning the cup for the second time.
• Intercontinental Cup: Bayern Munich beat Boca Juniors
  Boca Juniors
  
  Club Atl?tico Boca Juniors, known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is a popular Argentina sports clubs, best known for its football team....
   1-0, winning the cup for the second time.
• Asian Champions Cup - Korean
  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....
   side Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  
  Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....
   won their first Asian Champions Cup crown, defeating Jubilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  
  is a professional Japanese football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name J?bilo means 'exultation' in Portuguese language....
   1-0. They also lifted the 2001 Asian Super Cup
  Asian Super Cup
  
  The Asian Super Cup was an annual competition between the winners of the AFC Champions League and the Asian Cup Winners Cup.The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major Asian Football Confederation tournaments were merged into the Asian Champions League....
  .

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: Tipperary
  Tipperary GAA
  
  The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary....
  
• 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...
  : Galway
  Galway GAA
  
  The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway....
   10-17 d. Meath
  Meath GAA
  
  The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams....
   1-8
• 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....
  : Mayo 0-13 d. Galway
  Galway GAA
  
  The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway....
   0-12

• 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: Laois
  Laois GAA
  
  The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams....
  
• National Football League: 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....
  

• 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...
  : Tipperary
  Tipperary GAA
  
  The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary....
   2-18 d. Galway
  Galway GAA
  
  The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway....
   2-15
• 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....
 

• April 8 - Masters Tournament - 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....
    becomes the first golfer in history to hold all four major championship titles at the same time.
• 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....
   - Retief Goosen
  Retief Goosen
  
  Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who has been in the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007....
  
• July 22 - 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....
   - David Duval
  David Duval
  
  David Robert Duval is an United States professional golfer and former Chronological list of World Number One male golfers who competes on the PGA Tour....
  
• August 19 - 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 ....
   - David Toms
  David Toms
  
  David Wayne Toms is an United States professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings and ranked as high as 5th in 2002 and 2003....
  
• 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 - 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....
   - $5,687,777
• PGA Tour Player of the Year
  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....
   - 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....
  
• PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
  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....
   - Charles Howell III
  Charles Howell III
  
  Charles Gordon Howell III is an United States golfer.Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament....
  
• 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 - Allen Doyle
  Allen Doyle
  
  Allen Michael Doyle is an United States golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour.Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massachusetts....
   - $2,553,582
• 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....
   postponed until 2002.

• 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"....
   - Michael Hoey
  Michael Hoey
  
  Michael Hoey is a Northern Ireland professional golfer.Hoey was born in Ballymoney. He won the British Amateur Championship in 2001 and was a member of the victorious 2001 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team....
  
• U.S. Amateur - Bubba Dickerson
  Bubba Dickerson
  
  Benjamin Gordon "Bubba" Dickerson is an United States professional golfer. He is best known for winning the 2001 U.S. Amateur Championship.Dickerson was born in Jacksonville, Florida....
  
• 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....
   - Stephen Browne

• Nabisco Championship
  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....
   - 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....
  
• 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....
   - Karrie Webb
  Karrie Webb
  
  Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
  
• 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....
   - Karrie Webb
  Karrie Webb
  
  Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
  
• Women's British Open
  Women's British Open
  
  The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a women's major golf championships by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour....
   - Se Ri Pak
  Se Ri Pak
  
  Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....
  
• 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....
   - $2,105,868

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....
   - Ethereal
  Ethereal (horse)
  
  Ethereal is a Thoroughbred mare horse racing. Owned and bred by brothers, Peter and Phillip Vela, her dam was Romanee Conti , a Hong Kong Cup winner and a daughter of leading sire, Sir Tristram....
  
• 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....
   - Dancethruthedawn
  Dancethruthedawn
  
  Dancethruthedawn is a Canada Thoroughbred horse racing sired by leading United States stallion Mr. Prospector from Dance Smartly, a Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Canada mare and inductee of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame....
  
• 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....
   - Sakhee
  Sakhee
  
  Sakhee is a United Kingdom Thoroughbred horse racing. Bred by the racing interests of Dubai Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, his sire Bahri was almost exclusively a miler who won two Group One races at that distance....
  
• 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....
   - Galileo
  Galileo (horse)
  
  Galileo is a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 1998, who won the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001....
  

• 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 - Golan
  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....
      - Galileo
     Galileo (horse)
     
     Galileo is a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 1998, who won the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001....
     
  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....
      - Milan

• 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 5 - 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....
      - Monarchos
     Monarchos
     
     Monarchos is a Stallion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby in 2001. This thoroughbred time was 1:59.97 around the 1 1/4 mile track....
     
  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....
      - Point Given
     Point Given
     
     Point Given, an American racehorse, was foaled on March 27, 1998 in Kentucky. In 2001, as a three-year-old, he won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, along with the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year....
     
  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....
      - Point Given
     Point Given
     
     Point Given, an American racehorse, was foaled on March 27, 1998 in Kentucky. In 2001, as a three-year-old, he won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, along with the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year....
     

• 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....
      - Tiznow
     Tiznow
     
     Tiznow is an United States Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Michael L. Cooper and Cee's Stable....
     
  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....
      - Unbridled Elaine
  3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
     Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
     
     The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on sod for Filly and mares, 3 years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup....
      - Banks Hill
  4. 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....
      - Johannesburg
     Johannesburg (horse)
     
     Johannesburg is a Kentucky United States and European Champion Thoroughbred horse racing. He was trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle, and now stands at stud at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Kentucky, the United States arm of the giant Republic of Ireland breeder Coolmore Stud....
     
  5. 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....
      - Tempera
  6. 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....
      - Val Royal
  7. 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....
      - Squirtle Squirt
     Squirtle Squirt
     
     Squirtle Squirt is an United States Eclipse Award Thoroughbred horse racing. He was out of the mare Lost The Code, by the multiple Graded stakes race winner, Lost Code....
     
  8. 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....
      - Fantastic Light
     Fantastic Light
     
     Fantastic Light is an United States Thoroughbred horse racing who raced out of the United Kingdom. At age 3, the Colt won three minor races but at age 4 came into his own, winning several important international contests....
     

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....
   - Bettor's Delight

• 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....
      - Four Starzz Shark
  2. Little Brown Jug
     Little Brown Jug (horse racing)
     
     The Little Brown Jug is a harness racing for three-year-old pacing standardbred horses hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, Ohio....
      - Bettor's Delight
  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....
      - Bagel Beach Boy

• 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...
      - Scarlet Knight
  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....
      - Banker Hall
  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....
      - Chaising Tail

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
• Pacers: Yulestar
• Trotters: Take A Moment
  Take A Moment
  
  Take A Moment is a standardbred horse and one of New Zealand's greatest ever trotters. Racing from 2000 to 2005, he won 39 of his 67 starts, and his overall prize money of $NZ1,164,356 is only bettered by his stablemate Lyell Creek in terms of Australasian trotters....
  

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:
• Joe Sakic
  Joe Sakic
  
  Joseph Steve Sakic is a Canada professional ice hockey centre , who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise....
   - Colorado Avalanche
  Colorado Avalanche
  
  The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western 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....
  : Ray Bourque
  Ray Bourque
  
  Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque is a retired professional ice hockey player and Hockey Hall of Famer who currently holds the records for most goals, assists and points by a Defenceman in the National Hockey League, and has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons....
   of the Colorado Avalanche
  Colorado Avalanche
  
  The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   won his first and only 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....
   when the Colorado Avalanche
  Colorado Avalanche
  
  The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   defeated the 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 ....
   4 games to 3.

• World Hockey Championship
• Men's champion: 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....
   defeated 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....
  
• Junior Men's champion: 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....
   defeated 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....
  
• Women'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 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...
  

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 League Lacrosse
  Major League Lacrosse
  
  Major League Lacrosse is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of 5 teams in the United States and 1 team in Canada. The league currently has all six teams in one conference....
   begins play as a single-entity-ownership league.
• Long Island Lizards
  Long Island Lizards
  
  The Long Island Lizards are a professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead , New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of Major League Lacrosse , and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13....
   win the first Steinfeld Cup
  Steinfeld Cup
  
  The Steinfeld Cup is the trophy given annually to the winners ofthe New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship. It is named after MLL founder, Jake Steinfeld....
   over Baltimore Bayhawks
  Baltimore Bayhawks
  
  The Washington Bayhawks are a Men's Field Lacrosse team based in Annapolis, Maryland. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse....
  , 15-11.
• 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....
   defeat the Toronto Rock
  Toronto Rock
  
  The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty , having won five NLL championships in seven years....
   9-8, to win the Champion's Cup
  Champion's Cup
  
  The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League....
  .
• The 100th anniversaries of the donations of both the 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....
   and the Minto Cup
  Minto Cup
  
  The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General of Canada, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada....
  .
• The Coquitlam Adanacs
  Coquitlam Adanacs
  
  The Coquitlam Adanacs are a Canadian box lacrosse team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Adanacs play in B.C.'s seven team Western Lacrosse Association , whose champion competes against Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September....
   win the 100th 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....
  .
• The St. Catharines Athletics win the 100th Minto Cup
  Minto Cup
  
  The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General of Canada, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada....
  .
• The Wallaceburg Red Devils
  Wallaceburg Red Devils
  
  The Wallaceburg Red Devils are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. The Red Devils play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League....
   win the Founders Cup
  Founders Cup
  
  The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association....
  .

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....

• Fourth 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 Constanta
  Constanta
  
  Constanta is the oldest living city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located on the Black Sea coast. Constan?a is part of the group of four equal size cities which ranks after Bucharest, Romania's capital, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca and Ia?i....
  , Romania
  Romania
  
  Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
  .

Orienteering

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain....

• Orienteering
  Orienteering
  
  Orienteering is a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain....
   included as an event for the first time in the World Games
  World Games
  
  The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association , under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee ....
   held 18-19 August in Akita, 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....
  .

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....

• Six Nations
  Six Nations Championship
  
  The Six Nations Championship , known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England national rugby union team, France national rugby union team, Ireland national rugby union team, Italy national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union team an...
   -
• Tri Nations -
• Heineken Cup
  Heineken Cup
  
  The European Rugby Cup is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from six International Rugby Board nations in Europe: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
   - Leicester Tigers
  Leicester Tigers
  
  Leicester Football Club is an England rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership. The club has been the most successful English club of the professional era, winning the Heineken Cup twice and the league five times under the captaincy of Martin Johnson , all in the space of 7 years....
   beat Stade Français 34-30

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: Hermann Maier
  Hermann Maier
  
  Hermann Maier is an Austrian Alpine skiing.Maier has won four overall Alpine Skiing World Cup titles , two Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics gold medals , three FIS Alpine World Ski Championships titles and 54 races on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit....
  , 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....
  
• The women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelic
  Janica Kostelic
  
  Janica Kostelic is a retired champion Alpine skiing. She is considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics ....
  , Croatia
  Croatia
  
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
  

Skydiving

• The World FreeFall Convention
  World FreeFall Convention
  
  The World Freefall Convention celebrates the extreme sport of skydiving. It has been taking place since 1990 – 2001 in Quincy, Illinois and in Rantoul, Illinois from 2001 – 2006....
   was moved from Quincy, Illinois
  Quincy, Illinois
  
  Quincy, Illinois, known as the "Gem City", is a city on the Mississippi River in Adams County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census the city had 40,366 people and serves as the county seat of Adams County, Illinois....
   to Rantoul, Illinois
  Rantoul, Illinois
  
  Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,918 at the 2000 census however, by 2007 it had shrunk to 12,402....
  .

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....
  : Ronnie O'Sullivan
  Ronnie O'Sullivan
  
  Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , nicknamed "The Rocket" due to his rapid playing style, is an English people professional snooker player....
   beats John Higgins 18-14
• 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....
  : Mark Williams 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 2001/02

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....

International tournaments

• Ninth World LC Championships
  2001 World Aquatics Championships
  
  The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July, 2001....
  , 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....
   (July 22 – 29)
• United States wins the most medals (26), Australia the most gold medals (13)

• Fifth European SC Championships
  European SC Championships 2001
  
  The fifth edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in the Wezenberg Swimming Pool in Antwerp, Belgium, from December 13 till December 16, 2001....
  , held in Antwerp, Belgium (December 13 – 16)
• Germany wins the most medals (17), and the most gold medals (6)

Records

• January 28 — 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....
   regains the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Paris, France, clocking 21.13.

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
  2001 World Taekwondo Championships
  
  The 2001 World Taekwondo Championships were the 15th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Jeju City, South Korea from November 1 to November 7, 2001....
   held in Jeju
  Jeju City
  
  Jeju is the capital of Jeju-do in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Its geographical location is . The city is served by Jeju International Airport ....
  , 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....
  

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 - Gustavo Kuerten
     Gustavo Kuerten
     
     Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000....
     
  3. Wimbledon championships - Goran Ivaniševic
     Goran Ivaniševic
     
     Goran Ivani?evic is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon as a Wild card ....
     
  4. US Open - Lleyton Hewitt
     Lleyton Hewitt
     
     Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships men's singles titles....
     

• 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....
      - Jennifer Capriati
     Jennifer Capriati
     
     Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She has won three Grand Slam singles titles and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
     
  2. French Open - Jennifer Capriati
     Jennifer Capriati
     
     Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She has won three Grand Slam singles titles and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
     
  3. Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
     Venus Williams
     
     Venus Ebony Starr Williams is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players American tennis player who, as of February 23, 2009, is ranked World No....
     
  4. US Open - Venus Williams
     Venus Williams
     
     Venus Ebony Starr Williams is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players American tennis player who, as of February 23, 2009, is ranked World No....
     

• 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....
  : 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....
   won 3-2 over 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....
   in world tennis.
• Elena Dementieva
  Elena Dementieva
  
  Elena Dementieva ; is a professional tennis player from Russia who has won two Olympic Games medals in singles, including the gold medal at the Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
   finishes in the WTA
  Women's Tennis Association
  
  The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour....
   top 20 for the second successive year, becomes the no. 1 Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  n tennis player, a position held by Anna Kournikova
  Anna Kournikova
  
  Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model . Her celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis players worldwide....
   since December 1997.

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 League
  FIVB World League 2001
  
  The FIVB World League 2001 was a volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from May 11 to June 30 2001. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland....
   – Final Round in Katowice
  Katowice
  
  Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Klodnica and Rawa river rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 km from the Silesian Beskids and about 100 km from Sudetes....
  , 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....
  
• 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 Changwon
  Changwon
  
  Changwon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in and the capital of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. The city is approximately 40 kilometres west of Busan on the Namhae Expressway....
  , 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....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• European Championship
  2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship
  
  The European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Conf?d?ration Europ?enne de Volleyball....
   in Ostrava
  Ostrava
  
  Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. It is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence....
  , 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....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• America's Cup
  2001 Volleyball America's Cup
  
  The America Cup of Volleyball was the fourth edition of the annual volleyball, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from September 28 to October 7, 2001 in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
   in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

Women's Competition

• FIVB World Grand Prix
  FIVB World Grand Prix 2001
  
  The Volleyball Grand Prix was the ninth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Volleyball World League....
   – Final Round in Macau
  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....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• World Championship Qualification Tournament
  2002 FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification
  
  The Volleyball World Championship was a qualification event, played in the year 2001 for the fourteenth edition of 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship, which was held in Germany from August 30 to September 15, 2002....
   in several cities
• Africa: and
• Asia/Oceania: , , , and
• Europe: , , , , , , , and
• Norceca: , , , and
• South America: , and

• 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 Nakhon Ratchasima
  Nakhon Ratchasima
  
  Nakhon Ratchasima is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima....
  , 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 Varna
  Varna
  
  Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in Northern Bulgaria, third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, and Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, with a population of 352,211....
  , Bulgaria
  Bulgaria
  
  The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• NORCECA Championship
  2001 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
  
  The NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 17th edition of the volleyball, played by six countries from October 10 to October 14, 2001 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic....
   in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

Beach Volleyball

• III. Beach Volleyball World Championship
  2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships
  
  These page shows the results of the III Swatch FIVB World Championships, held from August 1 to August 4, 2001 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It was the third official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the second to be organized in Europe....
   in Klagenfurt
  Klagenfurt
  
  Klagenfurt am W?rthersee is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of over 90,000 it is the sixth-largest city in the country....
  , 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 Competition
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:
• Women's Competition
• 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

• World Championship
  2001 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  
  The Water polo world championship was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from July 19 to July 29, 2001 and incorporated in the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan....
   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....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• European Championship
  2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  
  The European Water Polo Championship was the 25th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Europ?enne de Natation....
   in Budapest, Hungary
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

Women's Competition

• World Championship
  2001 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship
  
  The Water polo world championship was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from July 18 to July 27, and incorporated in the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan....
   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....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• European Championship
  2001 Women's European Water Polo Championship
  
  The European Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Europ?enne de Natation....
   in Budapest, Hungary
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, United States
  Los Alamitos, California
  
  Los Alamitos is a small city in Orange County, California, California, United States. The city was incorporated in March 1960. The population was 11,536 at the 2000 census....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

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

• Third East Asian Games
  East Asian Games
  
  The East Asian Games is a multi-sport event organised by East Asian Games Association and held every four years since 1993 East Asian Games among athletes from East Asian countries....
   held in Osaka
  Osaka
  
  is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
  , 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....
  
• Summer Goodwill Games
  Goodwill Games
  
  The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s....
   held in Brisbane
  Brisbane
  
  Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
  , 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....
  
• Sixth World Games
  World Games
  
  The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association , under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee ....
   held in Akita, Japan
• 14th Mediterranean Games
  Mediterranean Games
  
  The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet....
   held in Tunis, Tunisia
• 21st Summer Universiade
  2001 Summer Universiade
  
  The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China....
   held in Beijing, China
• 20th Winter Universiade
  2001 Winter Universiade
  
  The 2001 Winter Universiade, the XX Winter Universiade, took place in Zakopane, Poland....
   held in Zakopane
  Zakopane
  
  Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28,000 inhabitants , situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . The town, a place of Gorals culture and informally known as "the winter capital of Poland," lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, the only alps mountain range in the Carpath...
  , 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....
  

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....
  : Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  
  Barry Lamar Bonds is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is the son of former major league Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bobby Bonds, Godparent of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Willie Mays, nephew of 1964 Summer Olympics Rosie Bonds, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson....
  , 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....
  : Jennifer Capriati
  Jennifer Capriati
  
  Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She has won three Grand Slam singles titles and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
  , 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....
  

Deaths

• Cam Fella
  Cam Fella
  
  Cam Fella was a bay Standardbred horse by Most Happy Fella out of Nan Cam by Bret Hanover. He was trained and driven originally by Doug Arthur and later by Pat Crowe....
   — 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 12 — Affirmed
  Affirmed
  
  Affirmed was an United States thoroughbred race horse who was the eleventh winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. As of 2008 in sports#Thoroughbred Horse Racing, he was the last horse to do so....
   (25), Thoroughbred
  Thoroughbred
  
  The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
   racehorse
• January 27 — Pedro Carrasco
  Pedro Carrasco
  
  Pedro Carrasco was a Spanish Boxing whose fame transcended the boxing ring. During the 1970s, he was a media darling in Spain.Carrasco was crowned European Lightweight champion in 1967....
   (57), Spanish boxer (b. 1943)
• February 12 — Tiberio Mitri
  Tiberio Mitri
  
  Tiberio Mitri was an Italy boxer who fought from 1946 to 1957. During his career, Mitri was the Italian and European middleweight champion.On 12 July 1950, Mitri unsuccessfully challenged world middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, losing a 15 round decision....
   (74), Italian boxer (b. 1926)
• February 18 — Dale Earnhardt
  Dale Earnhardt
  
  Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
  , American NASCAR
  NASCAR
  
  The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
   race car driver (see also Death of Dale Earnhardt
  Death of Dale Earnhardt
  
  The death of Dale Earnhardt during an auto race on February 18, 2001, and the subsequent fan outcry helped spark various safety improvements in NASCAR auto racing....
  )
• February 18 — Eddie Mathews
  Eddie Mathews
  
  Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews was a baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball and is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen to play the game....
  , American baseball player, Baseball Hall of Famer
• February 25 — Donald Bradman
  Donald Bradman
  
  Sir Donald George Bradman, Order of Australia , often referred to as The Don, was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time....
  , Australian cricketer, highest test match batting average; 99.94.
• February 26 — Marc Vallot
  Marc Vallot
  
  Marc Vallot was a judoka from Belgium, who won seven national titles in the years 1983–1989 in the 78 kg division. He was divorced from Ingrid Berghmans, with whom he got two children. He died from a heart attack....
  , Belgian judoka
• March 1 — Hannie Termeulen
  Hannie Termeulen
  
  Johanna Maria Termeulen was a freestyle swimming swimmer from the Netherlands, who won three medals at the Summer Olympics during her career. After having claimed the bronze medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay in London , she won two silvers in Helsinki ....
   (72), Dutch freestyle swimmer (b. 1929)
• April 10 — Willie Stargell
  Willie Stargell
  
  Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell , nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was a professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman....
  , American baseball player, Baseball Hall of Famer.
• May 12 — Didi, Brazilian soccer player
• June 2 — Joey Maxim
  Joey Maxim
  
  Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, , was an USA Boxing. He was a light heavyweight champion of the world. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs....
  , American boxer
• July 22 — Maria Gorokhovskaya
  Maria Gorokhovskaya
  
  Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukraine gymnastics. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
   (79), Soviet gymnast (b. 1921)
• August 13 — Fanie du Plessis
  Fanie du Plessis
  
  Stephanus Johannes du Plessis was a discus thrower and shot putter, who represented South Africa at two Summer Olympics: 1956 and 1960. He twice won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's discus throw event....
   (71), South African athlete (b. 1930)
• August 15 — Richard Chelimo
  Richard Chelimo
  
  Richard Chelimo was a Kenyan Athletics , and a former world record and world junior record holder over 10,000 m. However, he is best known as the silver medallist in the controversial 10,000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona....
  , Kenyan athlete
• September 11 — Garnet Bailey
  Garnet Bailey
  
  Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey , was a Canada professional ice hockey player and scout who was a member of Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup winning teams....
  , Canadian Boston Bruins
  Boston Bruins
  
  The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   ice hockey player and a pro scout for the Los Angeles Kings
  Los Angeles Kings
  
  The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
• October 18 — Micheline Ostermeyer
  Micheline Ostermeyer
  
  Micheline Ostermeyer was a France Athletics and piano.A great-niece of the French author Victor Hugo, and a niece of the composer Lucien Paroche, Ostermeyer was born in Rang-du-Fliers, France....
   (78), French athlete and pianist (b. 1922)
• October 23 — Daniel Wildenstein
  Daniel Wildenstein
  
  Daniel Leopold Wildenstein was a major international art dealer and scholar, as well as a leading thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.Born in Verri?res-le-Buisson, France , Wildenstein inherited the responsibility in 1963 of running Wildenstein & Company, a five-generation family business founded in 1875 by Nathan Wildenstein ....
   (84), French Thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner (b. 1917)
• December 5 — Dharam Singh
  Dharam Singh (field hockey)
  
  Dharam Singh was an Indian field hockey player who played as a right back in the Gold medal winning team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. He was the Team coach of the Indian team that won the Gold Medal at Tokyo in 1964....
   (82), Indian field hockey player (b. 1919)