- Source: 1993 in sports
1993 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria
American football
Super Bowl XXVII – the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) won 52–17 over the Buffalo Bills (AFC)
Location: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 98,374
MVP: Troy Aikman, QB (Dallas)
Sugar Bowl (1992 season):
The Alabama Crimson Tide won 34-13 over the Miami Hurricanes to win the national championship
Bobby Dodd was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
Association football
February 24 – death of Bobby Moore, former England captain, from cancer
May – Manchester United win the inaugural English Premier League title, their first league title in 26 years.
UEFA Champions League – Olympique de Marseille defeats A.C. Milan 1–0. Marseille is later banned from defending their title the next year due to a corruption scandal.
The Zambian national team are all killed in an air crash near Libreville, Gabon. The team was travelling to Senegal to play a qualifying match for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Athletics
February 11 – Irina Privalova sets a new women's 60m indoors world record
August – 1993 World Championships in Athletics held in Stuttgart
September – Qu Yunxia sets a World Record of 3:50.46 in the women's 1500 m
September – Wang Junxia sets new world records of 29:31.78 in the women's 10,000 m and 8:06.11 in the women's 3000m
Baseball
The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins (now Miami Marlins) play their inaugural seasons (both are National League teams) as MLB expands for the first time in 16 seasons.
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. Joe Carter hit the second ever walk-off home run to end the 1993 World Series, the first by an American League player.
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). Michael Jordan announced his retirement on October 6, only to return seventeen months later.
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
Melbourne Tigers defeated the Perth Wildcats 2–1 in the best-of-three final series.
Eurobasket 1993 won by Germany
Boxing
March 13 – Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto González in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
May 7 to 16 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, Finland
September 6 to 12 – 30th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Bursa, Turkey.
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Edmonton Eskimos win 33–23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Vanier Cup – Toronto Varsity Blues won 37–34 over Calgary Dinos
Cricket
June 4 – Shane Warne bowls the so-called "Ball of the Century" to Mike Gatting in the first Test at Old Trafford
The Ashes – Australia defeated England 4–0 in England
Cycling
Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Indurain of Spain
Tour de France – Miguel Indurain of Spain
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Lance Armstrong of United States
Hour record – Graeme Obree of Great Britain
Hour record – Chris Boardman of Great Britain
Dogsled racing
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
Jeff King won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty
Field hockey
Men's Champions Trophy: Australia
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
Ladies' champion: Oksana Baiul, Ukraine
Pairs' champions: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler, Canada
Ice dancing champions: Maya Usova & Alexander Zhulin, Russia
Floorball
European Cup
Men's champion: Balrog IK
Women's champion: VK Rasket
Gaelic Athletic Association
Camogie
All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
National Camogie League: Kilkenny
Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Derry 1–14 died Cork 2–8
National Football League – Dublin 0–10 died Donegal 0–6 (replay)
Ladies' Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
National Football League: Laois
Hurling
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Kilkenny 2–17 died Galway 1–15
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Bernhard Langer
U.S. Open – Lee Janzen
British Open – Greg Norman
PGA Championship – Paul Azinger
PGA Tour money leader – Nick Price – $1,478,557
Senior PGA Tour money leader – Dave Stockton – $1,175,944
Ryder Cup – United States won 15–13 over Europe in team golf.
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Iain Pyman
U.S. Amateur – John Harris
European Amateur – Morten Backhausen
Women's professional
Nabisco Dinah Shore – Helen Alfredsson
LPGA Championship – Patty Sheehan
U.S. Women's Open – Lauri Merten
Classique du Maurier – Brandie Burton
LPGA Tour money leader – Betsy King – $595,992
Harness racing
North America Cup – Presidential Ball
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Riyadh
Little Brown Jug – Life Sign
Messenger Stakes – Riyadh
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – American Winner
Yonkers Trot – American Winner
Kentucky Futurity – Pine Chip
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Jack Morris
Trotters: Night Allowance
Horse racing
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 Stakes.
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Jodami
Grand National – race void
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Vintage Crop
Canadian Triple Crown Races:
Queen's Plate won by Peteski
Prince of Wales Stakes won by Peteski
Breeders' Stakes won by Peteski
Peteski becomes the fourth horse in five years to sweep the series.
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Urban Sea
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by; Commander in Chief
Japan – Japan Cup won by Legacy World
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Zafonic
The Derby – Commander in Chief
St. Leger Stakes – Bob's Return
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Sea Hero
Preakness Stakes – Prairie Bayou
Belmont Stakes – Colonial Affair
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
Breeders' Cup Classic – Arcangues
Breeders' Cup Distaff – Hollywood Wildcat
Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Brocco
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Phone Chatter
Breeders' Cup Mile – Lure
Breeders' Cup Sprint – Cardmania
Breeders' Cup Turf – Kotashaan
Ice hockey
Art Ross 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
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks) play inaugural season.
Florida Panthers play inaugural season.
Kickboxing
The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 1993 in chronological order.
Before 2000, K-1 was considered the only major kickboxing promotion in the world.
Lacrosse
The Buffalo Bandits defeat the Philadelphia Wings to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
Mixed martial arts
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1993 in chronological order.
Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.
Motorsport
Radiosport
The Friendship Radiosport Games held in Victoria, British Columbia are the first international Amateur Radio Direction Finding competition ever held in Canada.
Rugby league
1992-93 RFL Championship won by Wigan
RL Challenge Cup tournament culminates in Wigan's 20–14 win over Widnes in the final at Wembley Stadium before 77,684
1993 State of Origin won by New South Wales in game two of the three-match series against Queensland at the Sydney Football Stadium before 41,895.
1993 NSWRL season culminates in a repeat of the previous year's grand final with the Brisbane Broncos again defeating the St George Dragons, this time 14–6 at the Sydney Football Stadium before 42,329.
Rugby union
99th Five Nations Championship series is won by France
Snooker
World Snooker Championship – Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18–5
World rankings – Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1993/94
Swimming
21st European LC Championships, held in Sheffield, United Kingdom (August 3 – 8)
Germany wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (11)
Third European Sprint Championships, held in Gateshead, United Kingdom (November 11 – 13)
Germany wins the most medals (17), Sweden the most gold medals (6)
First World Short Course Championships, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (December 2 – 5)
United States and Australia win the most medals (21), China the most gold medals (10)
February 17 – Mark Foster breaks the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Sheffield, United Kingdom, clocking 21.60.
Taekwondo
World Championships held in New York City, United States
Tennis
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.
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Australian Open – Jim Courier
French Open – Sergi Bruguera
Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
U.S. Open – Pete Sampras
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
Australian Open – Monica Seles
French Open – Steffi Graf
Wimbledon championships – Steffi Graf
U.S. Open – Steffi Graf
Davis Cup of world tennis won by Germany 4–1 over Australia
Triathlon
ITU World Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom
ITU World Cup (nine races) started in Japan and ended in the United States Virgin Islands
ETU European Championships held in Echternach, Luxembourg
Volleyball
Men's World League: Brazil
Women's World Grand Prix: Cuba
Women's European Championship: Russia
Water polo
Men's World Cup: Italy
Men's European Championship: Italy
Women's European Championship: Netherlands
Multi-sport events
First East Asian Games held in Shanghai, China
Fourth World Games held in The Hague, Netherlands
Central American and Caribbean Games held in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Twelfth Mediterranean Games held in Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Seventeenth Summer Universiade held in Buffalo, New York, United States
Sixteenth Winter Universiade held in Zakopane, Poland
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Michael Jordan, NBA basketball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Sheryl Swoopes, College basketball
ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Evander Holyfield, American boxer
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tyra Banks
- RCTI
- La Liga
- Junya Ito
- Mia Khalifa
- Shin Tae-yong
- Marc Márquez
- Galatasaray S.K. (tim sepak bola)
- Mikasa Sports
- Daftar stasiun televisi di Indonesia
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