2000 in sports

2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Athletics

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • May 13 to May 21 – 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, Finland
  • July 29 – Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio César Chávez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
  • August 12 – Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.
  • The Ring named Félix Trinidad the "Fighter of the Year 2000". Eric Morales won a 12-round points victory over Marco Antonio Barrera, for the unified WBC and WBO 122 Pound Titles, in The Ring's "Fight of The Year 2000".

Canadian football

Cricket

  • June 26 – Bangladesh becomes the tenth Test cricket playing nation.

Cycle racing

Road bicycle racing

Cyclo-cross

  • 2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    • Men's Competition won by Richard Groenendaal
    • Women's Competition won by Hanka Kupfernagel

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

  • Olympic Games Men's Competition: Netherlands
  • Olympic Games Women's Competition: Australia

Figure skating

Floorball

  • Men's World Floorball Championships
    • Champion: Sweden

Gaelic Athletic Association

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Handball

Harness racing

  • March 18 – John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
  • North America Cup – Gallo Blue Chip
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Powerful Toy
    2. Little Brown Jug – Astreos
    3. Messenger Stakes – Ain't No Stopn Him
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Yankee Paco
    2. Yonkers Trot – Goalfish
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Credit Winner
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Shakamaker
    • Trotters: Lyell Creek

Horse racing

Steeplechases

  • Cheltenham Gold Cup – Looks Like Trouble
  • Grand National – Papillon

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2000 in chronological order.

Radiosport

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

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

  • Fifth World Short Course Championships, held in Athens, Greece (March 16 – March 19)
    • United States wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (9)
  • 25th European LC Championships, held in Helsinki, Finland (July 3 – August 9)
    • Romania wins the most medals (14), Sweden and Russia the most gold medals (6)
  • XXVII Olympic Games, held in Sydney, Australia (September 16 – September 23)
  • Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
    • Great Britain wins the most medals (19), Sweden the most gold medals (10)
  • January 18 – Australia's Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) again, this time at a meet in Sydney, Australia, clocking 2:04.16.
  • February 12 – In Paris, France, US–swimmer Jenny Thompson betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), from 56:90 to 56:80.
  • March 18 – Jenny Thompson again betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), this time in Athens, Greece, from 56:80 to 56:56.
  • March 23 – Anthony Ervin breaks the world record in the men's 50 m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Minneapolis, clocking 21.21.
  • June 16 – At the Russian National Swimming Championships in Moscow, Alexander Popov betters the ten-year-old world record (21.81) in the 50m freestyle (long course), swam by USA's Tom Jager in 1990 – 21.64.

Tennis

Volleyball

  • Men's World League: Italy
  • Women's World Grand Prix: Cuba
  • Olympic Games Men's Competition – Yugoslavia
  • Olympic Games Women's Competition – Cuba

Water polo

Yacht racing

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

  1. "Lance Armstrong, Biography, Tour de France, Doping, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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