2001 in sports

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1 Artistic gymnastics
2 Athletics
- 2.1 Marathon
  - 2.1.1 International Races
  - 2.1.2 National Champions
3 Auto racing
4 Baseball
5 Basketball
6 Boxing
7 Cricket
8 Cycling
- 8.1 Road cycling
- 8.2 Cyclo-cross
9 Dogsled racing
10 Field hockey
- 10.1 World competitions
- 10.2 Regional competitions
11 Figure skating
12 Football (American)
13 Football (Australian rules football)
14 Football (Canadian)
15 Football (Soccer)
16 Gaelic Athletic Association
17 Golf
18 Thoroughbred horse racing
19 Harness racing
20 Ice hockey
21 Lacrosse
22 Radiosport
23 Orienteering
24 Rugby Union
25 Skiing
26 Skydiving
27 Snooker
28 Swimming
- 28.1 International tournaments
- 28.2 Records
29 Taekwondo
30 Tennis
31 Volleyball
- 31.1 Men's Competition
- 31.2 Women's Competition
32 Beach Volleyball
33 Water polo
- 33.1 Men's Competition
- 33.2 Women's Competition
34 Multi-sport events
35 Awards
36 Deaths

[edit] Artistic gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
- Men's all-around champion: Feng Jing, China
- Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia
- Men's team competition champion: Belarus
- Women's team competition champion: Romania

[edit] Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 2001 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] Marathon

[edit] International Races

April 22 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Josephat Kiprono (KEN) 2:06:50
- Women's Winner: Susan Chepkemei (KEN) 2:25:45

May 27 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: El Mustapha Riad (MAR) 2:12:20
- Women's Winner: Franca Fiacconi (ITA) 2:31:40

August 3 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Edmonton, Canada
- Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:12:42

August 12 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Edmonton, Canada
- Women's Winner: Lidia Simon (ROM) 2:26:01

September 11 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Tunis, Tunisia
- Men's Winner: Sergio Chiesa (ITA) 2:21:07
- Women's Winner: Mehtap Sizmaz (TUR) 2:40:49

December 2 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:09:25

[edit] National Champions

April 22 — Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Peter van Egdom — 2:19:24
- Women's Winner: Nadezhda Wijenberg — 2:30:25

April 22 — London, England
- Men's Winner: Mark Steinle — 2:10:46
- Women's Winner: Beverley Hartigan — 2:37:45

May 13 — Ottawa, Canada
- Men's Winner: Bruce Deacon — 2:18:53
- Women's Winner: Danuta Bartoszek — 2:37:58

September 8 — Kuopio, Finland
- Men's Winner: Jaakko Kero — 2:26:23
- Women's Winner: Maija Oravamäki — 2:49:09

September 30 — Budapest, Hungary
- Men's Winner: Antal Szucs — 2:20:16
- Women's Winner: Judit Nagy — 2:39:04

October 28 — Sydney, Australia
- Men's Winner: Borislav Devic — 2:29:11
- Women's Winner: Krishna Wood — 2:38:11

[edit] Auto racing

Stock car racing:
- Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500, a race that also saw the death of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt in an unspectacular crash during the final lap.
- NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. won the season championship
Indianapolis 500 - Helio Castroneves
CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro driving an Audi R8
World Rally Championship - Richard Burns of Great Britain
Drag racing - Kenny Bernstein won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

[edit] Baseball

World Series: Only 4 seasons old, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the youngest franchise to win a World Series by defeating the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. Series co-MVPs were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, both of Arizona.

The Seattle Mariners tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs record with 116 wins.

Barry Bonds set the record for most home runs in a season with 73.

Season MVPs: National League: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants. American League: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners.

Rookies of the Year: National League: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals. American League: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle.

Cy Young Award: National League: Randy Johnson, Arizona. American League: Roger Clemens, New York.

Books published:
- Bill James, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: Revised edition of his classic 1985 book, introducing his Win shares system of player evaluation.

See also

2001 in baseball

[edit] Basketball

NBA:
- Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. The Lakers only loss in the postseason comes in Game 1 of the Finals, which the 76ers win in overtime.
- October 30 - Michael Jordan returns to the National Basketball Association with the Washington Wizards after 3 1/2 years (the Wizards lose 93-91 to the New York Knicks).

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

WNBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the Charlotte Sting, earning the franchise's first championship

Chinese Basketball Association finals:
- Bayi Rockets defeat Shanghai Sharks, 3 games to 1

National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Wollongong Hawks defeated the Townsville Crocodiles 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

[edit] Boxing

March 3 – John Ruiz defeats Evander Holyfield in their second fight by a decision in 12 rounds, winning the WBA's world Heavyweight championship, becoming the first Hispanic to win the world Heavyweight title.

June 3 to 10 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Yan Bartelemy (Cuba)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): Jérôme Thomas (France)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ramaz Paliani (Turkey)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
- Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Diógenes Luna (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 (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 defeats Félix Trinidad by a knockout in round 12 to unify the world's Middleweight championships.

[edit] Cricket

Courtney Walsh retires from international cricket, plays his last test match against South Africa.
The Ashes - Australia win 4-1
V.V.S. Laxman becomes the first Indian to score 250 in a test match as India fight back from following on to win the second test against Australia, ending the Australian's record 16 match winning streak. India go on to win the series 2-1.
County Championship (England and Wales) - Yorkshire
ICC Trophy - Netherlands

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Gilberto Simoni of Italy
Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
World Cycling Championship: Óscar Freire, of Spain

[edit] Cyclo-cross

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor, Czech Republic (February 3–4)
- Men's Competition
1. Gold – Erwin Vervecken
2. Silver – Petr Dlask
3. Bronze – Mario De Clercq
- Women's Competition
1. Gold – Hanka Kupfernagel
2. Silver – Corine Dorland
3. Bronze – Daphny van den Brand

[edit] Dogsled racing

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
- Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy & Pepi

[edit] Field hockey

[edit] World competitions

Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Gold: Argentina
- Silver: Spain
- Bronze: Poland

Men's Champions Trophy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Gold: Germany
- Silver: Australia
- Bronze: The Netherlands

Men's Champions Challenge in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gold: India
- Silver: South Africa
- Bronze: Argentina

Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Amiens / Abbeville, France
- Gold: England
- Silver: Russia
- Bronze: Ukraine

Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- Gold: Argentina
- Silver: The Netherlands
- Bronze: Australia

[edit] Regional competitions

Women's Pan American Cup in Kingston, Jamaica
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: United States
- Bronze Medal: Canada

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Evgeny Plushenko, Russia
- Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- Pairs' champions: Jamie Salé and David Pelletier, Canada
- Ice dance champions: Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio

[edit] Football (American)

Orange Bowl: The Oklahoma Sooners won 13-2 over the Florida State Seminoles in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.
- MVP: Torrance Marshall (LB)
Super Bowl XXXV: In their first and only Super Bowl appearance, the Baltimore Ravens won 34-7 over the New York Giants.
- MVP: Ray Lewis (LB)
XFL is founded by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, but the league folded that same year.
- Memorial Stadium, former home of the Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens is demolished

INVESCO Field at Mile High opens up on September 10, 2001, as the Denver Broncos defeated the New York Giants

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

Australian Football League
- The Brisbane Lions win the 105th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 15.18 (108) d Essendon 12.10 (82))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions)
- See also Australian Football League season 2001

[edit] Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders win 27-19 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds won 39-23 over the Ottawa Gee-Gees

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 2001 in football (soccer)

Confederations Cup: Held one year before the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, this tournament served as a prelude, for both South Korea & Japan and the participating nations. France defeated Japan to win the tournament.
Champions' League: 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: Liverpool won 5-4 after extra-time, in the final against Alavés, with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was Liverpool's third UEFA Cup title.
European Super Cup: Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3-2, winning the cup for the second time.
Intercontinental Cup: Bayern Munich beat Boca Juniors 1-0, winning the cup for the second time.
Asian Champions Cup - Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their first Asian Champions Cup crown, defeating Jubilo Iwata 1-0. They also lifted the 2001 Asian Super Cup.

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
- National Camogie League: Cork

Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Galway 10-17 d. Meath 1-8
- National Football League: Mayo 0-13 d. Galway 0-12

Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Laois
- National Football League: Clare

Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Tipperary 2-18 d. Galway 2-15
- National Hurling League:

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

April 8 - Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer in history to hold all four major championship titles at the same time.
June 18 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen
July 22 - British Open - David Duval
August 19 - PGA Championship - David Toms
PGA Tour money leader - Tiger Woods - $5,687,777
PGA Tour Player of the Year - Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year - Charles Howell III
Senior PGA Tour money leader - Allen Doyle - $2,553,582
Ryder Cup postponed until 2002.

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Nabisco Championship - Annika Sörenstam
LPGA Championship - Karrie Webb
U.S. Women's Open - Karrie Webb
Women's British Open - Se Ri Pak
LPGA Tour money leader - Annika Sörenstam - $2,105,868

[edit] Thoroughbred horse racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Ethereal
Canada - Queen's Plate - Dancethruthedawn
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sakhee
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Galileo

English Triple Crown races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Golan
2. Epsom Derby - Galileo
3. St. Leger Stakes - Milan

United States Triple Crown races:
1. May 5 - Kentucky Derby - Monarchos
2. Preakness Stakes - Point Given
3. Belmont Stakes - Point Given

Breeders' Cup:

[edit] Harness racing

North America Cup - Bettor's Delight

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Yulestar
- Trotters: Take A Moment

[edit] Ice hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
- Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cup: Ray Bourque of the Colorado Avalanche won his first and only Stanley Cup when the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils 4 games to 3.

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Finland
- Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Finland
- Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

[edit] Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse begins play as a single-entity-ownership league.
Long Island Lizards win the first Steinfeld Cup over Baltimore Bayhawks, 15-11.
The Philadelphia Wings defeat the Toronto Rock 9-8, to win the Champion's Cup.
The 100th anniversaries of the donations of both the Mann Cup and the Minto Cup.
The Coquitlam Adanacs win the 100th Mann Cup.
The St. Catharines Athletics win the 100th Minto Cup.
The Wallaceburg Red Devils win the Founders Cup.

[edit] Radiosport

Fourth High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Constanţa, Romania.

[edit] Orienteering

Orienteering included as an event for the first time in the World Games held 18-19 August in Akita, Japan.

[edit] Rugby Union

Six Nations - England
Tri Nations - Australia
Heineken Cup - Leicester Tigers beat Stade Français 34-30

[edit] Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- The women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia

[edit] Skydiving

The World FreeFall Convention was moved from Quincy, Illinois to Rantoul, Illinois.

[edit] Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats John Higgins 18-14
World rankings: Mark Williams remains world number one for 2001/02

[edit] Swimming

[edit] International tournaments

Ninth World LC Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan (July 22 – 29)
- United States wins the most medals (26), Australia the most gold medals (13)

Fifth European SC Championships, held in Antwerp, Belgium (December 13 – 16)
- Germany wins the most medals (17), and the most gold medals (6)

[edit] Records

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

[edit] Taekwondo

World Championships held in Jeju, South Korea

[edit] Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

Davis Cup: France won 3-2 over Australia in world tennis.
Elena Dementieva finishes in the WTA top 20 for the second successive year, becomes the no. 1 Russian tennis player, a position held by Anna Kournikova since December 1997.