2002 in sports
See also: 2001 in sports, other events of 2002, 2003 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- New Zealand are forced to abandon their tour of Pakistan after a bomb
explodes outside their hotel in Karachi
- Domestic competitions
- County Championship (England and Wales) - Surrey
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Births
Deaths
- January 16 - Bobo Olson,
American boxer
- March 23 - Ben Hollioake, English cricket player
- April 16 - Franz
Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater
- May 13 - Valeri
Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football player and manager
- May 23 - Sam Snead, U.S. golf player
- June 1 - Hansie Cronje,
South African cricket
player
- June 17 - Willie
Davenport, U.S. hurdler
- June 20 - Tinus
Osendarp, Dutch sprinter
- June 22 - Pedro Alcazar,
Panamanian boxer
- June 22 - Darryl Kile
St. Louis pitcher
- July 5 - Ted Williams, great
U.S. baseball player
(1939-1960)
- August 5 - Darrell
Porter, U.S. baseball
player (1971-1987)
- August 12 - Enos
Slaughter, Major League Baseball player
(1938-1959)
- August 23 - Hoyt
Wilhelm, Major League Baseball knuckleballer
(1952-1972)
- September 11 - Johnny Unitas, U.S. American football player
- September 18 - Bob
Hayes, U.S. sprinter and American football player
- October 12 - Audrey
Mestre, Free-diving world record holder
- October 20 - Mel Harder,
Major League Baseball player
- December 1 - Dave McNally, Major
League Baseball pitcher
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