2000 IN SPORTS

==Athletics==
::''For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field)''
===Marathon

Contents

National Champions

Records

Awards

Deaths

International Races

★ April 16 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:08:22

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★ Women's Winner: Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 2:30:21

★ September 24 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia

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★ Women's Winner: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 2:23:14

★ October 1 — Olympic Marathon, Sydney, Australia

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★ Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:10:11

★ December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan

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★ Men's Winner: Atsushi Fujita (JPN) 2:06:51

National Champions

★ April 16 — London, England

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★ Men's Winner: Mark Hudspith — 2:13:37

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★ Women's Winner: Joanna Lodge — 2:40:52

★ May 14 — Ottawa, Canada

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★ Men's Winner: Bruce Deacon — 2:17:13

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★ Women's Winner: Veronique Vandersmissen — 2:36:46

★ October 8 — Eindhoven, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Luc Krotwaar — 2:14:39

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★ Women's Winner: Wilma van Onna — 2:39:35
==Auto racing==

★ Stock car racing:

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★ NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte

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★ Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Scott Baker, and Tony Roper all died from head-related injuries that brought safety concerns to NASCAR

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★ February 20 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 Winner=Dale Jarrett

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★ February 27 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway Winner=Bobby Labonte

★ Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship

★ Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya

★ CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship

★ Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany

★ 24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)

★ World Rally Championship - Marcus Grönholm of Finland

★ Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
==Baseball==

★ World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees
''See also'

★ 2000 in baseball
==Basketball==

★ NBA Finals:

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

★ NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:

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★ Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida

★ WNBA Finals:

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★ Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.

★ National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:

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★ Perth Wildcats defeated the Victoria Titans 2-0 in the best-of-three final series.

★ 2000 in basketball
==Boxing==

★ May 13 to 21 – '33rd European Amateur Boxing Championships' held in Tampere, Finland

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★ ''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):'' Valeri Sidorenko (Ukraine)

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★ ''Flyweight (– 51 kg):'' Vladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine)

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★ ''Bantamweight (– 54 kg):'' Agasi Agagüloglu (Turkey)

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★ ''Featherweight (– 57 kg):'' Ramaz Paliani (Turkey)

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★ ''Lightweight (– 60 kg):'' Alexander Maletin (Bulgaria)

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★ ''Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg):'' Alexei Leonov (Russia)

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★ ''Welterweight (– 67 kg):'' Bülent Ülüsoy (Turkey)

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★ ''Light Middleweight (– 71 kg):'' Adnan Ćatić (Germany)

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★ ''Middleweight (– 75 kg):'' Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)

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★ ''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):'' Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia)

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★ ''Heavyweight (– 91 kg):'' Jackson Chanet (France)

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★ ''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):'' Alexei Lezin (Russia)



★ 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 Magazine named Felix 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.
==Cricket==

★ Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.

★ Walsh plays his last one day international.

★ June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth Test cricket playing nation.
==Cycling

=Road cycling===

★ Giro d'Italia

★ #Stefano Garzelli

★ #Francesco Casagrande

★ #Gilberto Simoni

★ Tour de France

★ #Lance Armstrong

★ #Jan Ullrich

★ #Joseba Beloki

★ World Road Cycling Championship:

★ #Romans Vainsteins

★ #Zbigniew Spruch

★ #Oscar Freire
===Cyclo-cross===

★ UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands (January 28–29)

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★ 'Men's Competition'

★ #Gold – Richard Groenendaal

★ #Silver – Mario De Clercq

★ #Bronze – Sven Nys

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★ 'Women's Competition'

★ #Gold – Hanka Kupfernagel

★ #Silver – Louise Robinson

★ #Bronze – Daphny van den Brand
==Dogsled racing==

★ Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion

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★ Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: ''Stormy'' & ''Cola''
==Field hockey==

★ Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan

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★ Gold: Spain

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★ Silver: Pakistan

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★ Bronze: South Korea

★ Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands

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★ Gold: The Netherlands

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★ Silver: Germany

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★ Bronze: South Korea

★ Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia

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★ Gold: The Netherlands

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★ Silver: South Korea

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★ Bronze: Australia

★ Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba

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★ Gold: Cuba

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★ Silver: Canada

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★ Bronze: Argentina



★ Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England

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★ Gold: New Zealand

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★ Silver: Great Britain

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★ Bronze: Germany

★ Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands

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★ Gold: The Netherlands

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★ Silver: Germany

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★ Bronze: Australia

★ Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia

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★ Gold: Australia

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★ Silver: Argentina

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★ Bronze: The Netherlands
==Figure skating==

★ World Figure Skating Championships:

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★ Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia

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★ Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States

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★ Pairs' champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia

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★ Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France

★ First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis
==Football (American)==

★ Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans

★ Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.

★ Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.
==Football (Australian rules football)==

★ Australian Football League

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★ Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))

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★ Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
==Football (Canadian)==

★ Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes

★ Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams
==Football (Soccer)==
::''For an extensive coverage see 2000 in football (soccer)''

★ Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.

★ Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.

★ UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.

★ European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.

★ Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.

★ Major League Soccer (US): Kansas City Wizards claim the MLS Cup.
==Gaelic Athletic Association==

★ 'Camogie'

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★ All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary

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★ National Camogie League: Cork

★ 'Gaelic football'

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★ All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10

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★ National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9

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★ Sligo Senior Football Championship: Bunninadden were crowned County Champions by defeating Coolera/Strandhill

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★ Dublin Senior Football Championship: Na Fianna were crowned County Champions by defeating Kilmacud Crokes

★ 'Ladies' Gaelic football'

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★ All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo

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★ National Football League: Mayo

★ 'Hurling'

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★ All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 5-15 d. Offaly 1-14

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★ National Hurling League:
==Golf==
Men's golf

★ Major championship results:

★ #April - The Masters - Vijay Singh

★ #June - US Open - Tiger Woods wins by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a US Open to-par record score of -12

★ #July - British Open - Tiger Woods becomes the fifth golfer in history to achieve the modern "career grand slam," and sets the to-par record for all majors (-19)

★ #August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year. He ties the to-par record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff

★ PGA Tour Player of the Year: Tiger Woods

★ PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321

★ PGA Tour rookie of the year: Michael Clark II

★ Tiger Woods set or tied a total of 27 PGA Tour records during the year

★ Senior PGA Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's golf

★ US Women's Open: Karrie Webb

★ LPGA Championship: Juli Inkster

★ Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.

★ The European team team defeated the United States team 14 ½ - 11 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup
==Thoroughbred horse racing==

★ Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew

★ Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold

★ France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar

★ Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar

★ English Triple Crown Races:

★ #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best

★ #Epsom Derby - Sinndar

★ #St. Leger Stakes - Millenary

★ United States Triple Crown Races:

★ #Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus

★ #Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet

★ #Belmont Stakes - Commendable

★ Breeders' Cup:

★ #Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow

★ #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain

★ #Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting

★ #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno

★ #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing

★ #Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant

★ #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold

★ #Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi
==Harness racing==

★ March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

★ North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip

★ United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

★ #Cane Pace - Powerful Toy

★ #Little Brown Jug - Astreos

★ #Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him

★ United States Trotting Triple Crown races:

★ #Hambletonian - Yankee Paco

★ #Yonkers Trot - Goalfish

★ #Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner

★ Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:

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★ Pacers: Shakamaker

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★ Trotters: Lyell Creek
==Ice hockey==

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

★ Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:

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★ Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues

★ Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars

★ World Hockey Championship

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★ Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia

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★ Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia

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★ Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
==Lacrosse==

★ The Toronto Rock defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 14–13 to win the National Lacrosse League championship
==Radiosport==

★ The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.

★ Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.
==Rugby Union==

★ Six Nations - England

★ Tri Nations - Australia
==Skiing==

★ Alpine Skiing

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★ The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria

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★ The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria
==Snooker==

★ World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16

★ World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01
==Swimming==

International tournaments

★ Fifth World Short Course Championships, held in Athens, Greece (March 16 – March 19)

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★ 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)

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★ 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)

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★ Great Britain wins the most medals (19), Sweden the most gold medals (10)

Records

★ January 18 — Australia's Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the 200m butterfly (short course) once 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 100m butterfly (short course), from 56:90 to '56:80'.

★ March 18 – Jenny Thompson once again betters her own world record in the women's 100m 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 50m 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==

★ Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

★ #Australian Open – Andre Agassi

★ #French Open – Gustavo Kuerten

★ #Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras

★ #US Open – Marat Safin

★ Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

★ #Australian Open – Lindsay Davenport

★ #French Open – Mary Pierce

★ #Wimbledon championships – Venus Williams

★ #US Open – Venus Williams

★ 2000 Summer Olympics

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★ 'Men's Singles Competition'

★ #Gold – Yevgeny Kafelnikov

★ #Silver – Tommy Haas

★ #Bronze – Arnaud di Pasquale

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★ 'Women's Singles Competition'

★ #Gold – Venus Williams

★ #Silver – Elena Dementieva

★ #Bronze – Monica Seles

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★ 'Men's Doubles Competition'

★ #Gold – Sébastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor

★ #Silver – Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde

★ #Bronze – Àlex Corretja & Albert Costa

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★ 'Women's Doubles Competition'

★ #Gold – Venus Williams & Serena Williams

★ #Silver – Kristie Boogert & Miriam Oremans

★ #Bronze – Els Callens & Dominique Van Roost

★ Davis Cup

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★ Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis

★ Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
==Volleyball==

★ 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

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★ 'Men's Team Competition'

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★ Gold Medal —

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★ Silver Medal —

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★ Bronze Medal —

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★ 'Women's Team Competition'

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★ Silver Medal —

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★ Bronze Medal —
==Yacht racing==

★ New Zealand retains the America's Cup as Team New Zealand defeats Italian challenger, Luna Rossa, 5 races to 0
==General sporting events==

★ 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia

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★ United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).

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


==Professional Wrestling==

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

Awards

★ Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour golfer

★ Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Marion Jones, Track and Field

★ ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour golfer
Note: The Wide World award discontiuned in 2001

Deaths

★ Abercrombie — harness racing horse

★ January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player

★ January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player

★ January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)

★ February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer

★ February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach

★ February 14 — Karsten Solheim (88), founder of PING golf company and the Solheim Cup

★ February 16 — Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. (48), CART racing team owner

★ February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English football (soccer) player

★ April 14 — Wilf Mannion (81), English football (soccer) player (b. 1918)

★ May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty

★ May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey player

★ June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer

★ July 6 — Fred Lane, American football player

★ July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)

★ September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist

★ October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)

★ October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)

★ October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA Tour golfer

★ November 2 — Simeon Simeonov (54), Bulgarian football (soccer) goalkeeper (b. 1946)