1993 in sports

See also: 1992 in sports, other events of 1993, 1994 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Field Hockey 7 Figure Skating 8 Football (American) 9 Football (Australian Rules) 10 Football (Canadian) 11 Football (Soccer) 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Skiing 17 Snooker 18 Tennis 19 General sporting events 20 Births 21 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
  • Two top NASCAR drivers--Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 series champion, and Davey Allison, were killed in aviation accidents. Kulwicki died in a plane crash on his way to a race; Allison died from injuries suffered in a helicopter crash during a race weekend.
• CART Racing - season championship won by Nigel Mansell
  • Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi
• Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of Geoff Brabham / Christophe Bouchut / Éric Helary driving a Peugeot 905
• Rally racing - Juha Kankkunen won the World Rally Championship in a Toyota
  • the team of Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
• Drag racing:
  • Eddie Hill won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
  • Rance McDaniel won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

Baseball

• Randy Myers saves 53 games for the Chicago Cubs, breaking Dave Righetti's record for left-handers.
• Lee Smith breaks the all-time save mark by recording his 358th save in a 9-7 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 13
• World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays win 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Series MVP is Paul Molitor, Toronto

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan

• NBA Finals:
  • Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson).

Boxing

• March 13 - Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto Gonzalez in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
• November 12 - Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the fan man fight.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Induráin of Spain
• Tour de France - Miguel Induráin of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Lance Armstrong of United States

Field Hockey

• July 3 - 11 - Fifteenth Men's Champions Trophy held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia won by Australia. Germany finish second.

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
  • Women's champion: Oksana Baiul, Ukraine
  • Pairs champions: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler, Canada

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys won 52-17 over the Buffalo Bills

Football (Australian Rules)

• Australian Football League
  • Essendon wins the 97th AFL premiership (Essendon 20.13 (133) d Carlton 13.11 (89))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 33-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues won 37-34 over Calgary Dinos

Football (Soccer)

• April 27 - 18 members of the Zambian national soccer team die in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon

• England - FA Cup:
  • Arsenal won 1 - 1; 2 - 1 (replay, aet) over Sheffield Wednesday

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer
  2. June - US Open - Lee Janzen
  3. July - British Open - Greg Norman
  4. August - PGA Championship - Paul Azinger

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Nick Price - $1,478,557
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Dave Stockton - $1,175,944
• Ryder Cup: United States team won 15-13 over the Europe team in world golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Lauri Merten
• LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
• Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $595,992.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Vintage Crop
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Peteski
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Urban Sea
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Commander in Chief

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zafonic
  2. Epsom Derby - Commander in Chief
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Bob's Return

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Sea Hero
  2. Preakness Stakes - Prarie Bayou
  3. Belmont Stakes - Colonial Affair
  • Julie Krone, the all-time leading female jockey, became the first woman ever to win a Triple Crown race when she rode Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont.

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Arcangues
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Hollywood Wildcat
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Brocco
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Phone Chatter
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Lure
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Cardmania
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Kotashaan

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - Presidential Ball

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Riyadh
  2. Little Brown Jug - Life Sign
  3. Messenger Stakes - Riyadh

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - American Winner
  2. Yonkers Trot - American Winner
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Pine Chip

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Jack Morris
  • Trotters: Night Allowance

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Kings

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Russia defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada won over Sweden

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
  • The women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-5
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1993/94

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Jim Courier
  2. French Open - Sergi Bruguera
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Pete Sampras

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Monica Seles
  2. French Open - Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
  4. US Open - Steffi Graf

• Davis Cup of world tennis won by Germany 4-1 over Australia.

• April 30 - During a changeover at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.

General sporting events

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Jeff King won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty

Births

Deaths

• January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, Major League Baseball, player (1924-1942)
• February 20 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer
• February 24 - Bobby Moore, English soccer star
• March 22 - Steve Olin & Tim Crews, pitchers Cleveland Indians, boating accident
• March 31 – Jimmie Crutchfield, star player of Negro League baseball
• April 1 - Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR's 1992 champion, died in a plane crash
• April 2 - Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater
• May 29 - Billy Conn, boxer
• June 2 - Johnny Mize, Major League Baseball, player (1936-1953)
• June 7 - Drazen Petrovic 28, Croatian NBA player, New Jersey Nets
• June 26 - Roy Campanella, Major League Baseball great
• July 3 - Don Drysdale, Major League Baseball, player (1956-1969)
• July 13 - Davey Allison, NASCAR race driver, died in a helicopter crash
• July 27 - Reggie Lewis 27, NBA star, Boston Celtics
• September 12 - Willie Mosconi, 15-time World Pocket Billiards champion
• October 9 - Geert de Vlaeminck 26, Belgian champion cyclist
• November 12 - Bill Dickey, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1928-1946)

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