- Source: 1998 in sports
The following events happened in world sport in the year 1998.
Alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany
American football
Super Bowl XXXII – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 31–24 over the Green Bay Packers (NFC)
Location: San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 68,912
MVP: Terrell Davis, RB (Denver)
Rose Bowl (1997 season):
The Michigan Wolverines won 21–16 over the Washington State Cougars to win the AP Poll national championship
The Orange Bowl was the original venue for the championship game, but the Big Ten Conference was not a part of the Bowl Alliance, so the game instead featured the #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers and the #3 Tennessee Volunteers
January 13 – ABC and ESPN negotiate a $1.15 billion per season contract to keep Monday Night Football.
December 13 – The Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings return an NFL record 3 kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Artistic gymnastics
1998 Summer Goodwill Games - held in New York City, United States
Mixed pairs champions: China (Ling Jie, Huang Xu)
Women's all-around champion: Dominique Moceanu, United States
Women's vault champion: Vanessa Atler, United States
Women's uneven bars champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russian Federation
Women's balance beam champion: Kristen Maloney, United States
Women's floor exercise champion: Vanessa Atler, United States
Men's all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
Men's vault champion: Sergei Fedorchenko, Kazakhstan
Men's floor exercise champion: Alexei Nemov, Russian Federation
Men's parallel bars champion: Huang Xu, China
Men's pommel horse champion: Nikolai Kryukov, Russian Federation
Men's still rings champion: Chris Lamorte, United States
Men's horizontal bar champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
1998 European Gymnastics Championships - held in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Women's team champions: Romania
Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russian Federation
Women's vault champion: Adrienn Varga, Hungary
Women's uneven bars champion:Svetlana Khorkina, Russian Federation
Women's balance beam champion: Evgenia Kuznetsova, Russian Federation
Women's floor exercise champion: (tied) Corina Ungureanu, Romania / Svetlana Khorkina, Russian Federation
Men's team champions: France
Men's all-around champion: Alexei Bondarenko, Russian Federation
Men's vault champion: Ioannis Melissanidis, Greece
Men's floor exercise champion: Alexei Nemov, Russian Federation
Men's still rings champion: Szilveszter Csollány, Hungary
Men's parallel bars champion: Alexei Bondarenko, Russian Federation
Men's horizontal bar champion: Jesús Carballo, Spain
Men's pommel horse champion: Éric Poujade, France
Association football
FIFA World Cup - France beat Brazil 3–0
Champions League – Real Madrid C.F. beat Juventus FC 1–0
UEFA Cup – F.C. Internazionale Milano beat S.S. Lazio 3–0
Copa Libertadores – CR Vasco da Gama beat Barcelona Sporting Club 4–1 (Agg.)
Ecuador - Ecuadorian Serie A Champions: Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
Athletics
August – 1998 European Championships in Athletics held at Budapest
September – 1998 Commonwealth Games held at Kuala Lumpur
December – 1998 Asian Games held at Bangkok
Australian rules football
Australian Football League
The Adelaide Crows win the 102nd AFL premiership and second premiership in a row by 35 points (Adelaide Crows 15.15 (105) d North Melbourne 8.22 (70))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
Baseball
The National League expands adding the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the American League expands adding the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Milwaukee Brewers move from the American League to the National League.
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa each chase the home run record set previously by Roger Maris in 1961. Both men end up breaking the record; McGwire with 70 and Sosa with 66.
Rookie 20-year-old Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league single game strikeout record
Cal Ripken Jr. ends his consecutive game streak at 2,632 in Baltimore against the New York Yankees. It was the first time he wasn't in the lineup since 1982.
World Series – New York Yankees win 4 games to 0 over the San Diego Padres. The Series MVP is Scott Brosius, New York
Basketball
July 1 – The NBA locked out its players and the season was put on hold for the next 6½ months and the season began under a 50–game schedule.
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
Kentucky wins 78–69 over Utah
NBA Finals –
Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Utah Jazz, to complete their second three–peat of the decade.
WNBA Finals –
Houston Comets win two games to one over the Phoenix Mercury to repeat as champions.
FIBA World Championship
Yugoslavia World Champion
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
Adelaide 36ers defeated the South East Melbourne Magic 2–0 in the best–of–three final series.
Boxing
May 17 to May 24 – 32nd European Amateur Boxing Championships held at Minsk, Belarus
June 27 – Shane Mosley stopped Wilfrido Ruiz in the 5th round to retain the IBF Lightweight Championship
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Calgary Stampeders win 26–24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Vanier Cup – Saskatchewan Huskies win 24–17 over the Concordia Stingers
Curling
Curling makes its Winter Olympics debut:
Men's Gold: Switzerland wins 9–3 over Canada
Women's Gold: Canada wins 7–5 over Denmark
Cycling
Giro d'Italia won by Marco Pantani of Italy
Tour de France – Marco Pantani of Italy
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Oskar Camenzind of Switzerland
Dogsled racing
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
Jeff King wins with lead dogs: Red & Rocket
Field hockey
Men's World Cup: Netherlands
Men's Commonwealth Games: Australia
Men's Champions Trophy: Netherlands
Women's World Cup: Australia
Women's Commonwealth Games: Australia
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
Pairs' champions: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze, Russia
Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia
Floorball
Men's World Floorball Championships
Champion: Sweden
European Cup
Men's champion: Warberg IC
Women's champion: Högdalens AIS
Gaelic Athletic Association
Camogie
All–Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
National Camogie League: Cork
Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Galway 1–14 died Kiladre 1–10
National Football League – Offaly 0–9 died Derry 0–7
Ladies' Gaelic football
All–Ireland Senior Football Champion: Waterford
National Football League: Waterford
Hurling
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Offaly 2–16 died Kilkenny 1–13
National Hurling League – Cork 2–14 beat Waterford 0–13
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Mark O'Meara
U.S. Open – Lee Janzen
British Open – Mark O'Meara
PGA Championship – Vijay Singh
PGA Tour money leader – David Duval – $2,591,031
PGA Tour Player of the Year – Mark O'Meara
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year – Steve Flesch
Senior PGA Tour money leader – Hale Irwin – $2,861,945
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Sergio García
U.S. Amateur – Hank Kuehne
European Amateur – Paddy Gribben
Women's professional
Nabisco Dinah Shore – Pat Hurst
LPGA Championship – Se Ri Pak
U.S. Women's Open – Se Ri Pak
Classique du Maurier – Brandie Burton
LPGA Tour money leader – Annika Sörenstam – $1,092,748
The Solheim Cup is retained by the United States team who beat the European team 16 to 12.
Handball
Men's European Championship: Sweden
Women's European Championship: Norway
Harness racing
North America Cup – Straight Path
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Shady Character
Little Brown Jug – Shady Character
Messenger Stakes – Fit For Life
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Muscles Yankee
Yonkers Trot – Muscles Yankee
Kentucky Futurity – Trade Balance
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Our Sir Vancelot
Trotters: Buster Hanover
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Cool Dawn
Grand National – Earth Summit
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup – Jezabeel
Canada – Queen's Plate – Archers Bay
Dubai – Dubai World Cup won by Silver Charm
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Sagamix
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes – Dream Well
Japan – Japan Cup won by El Condor Pasa
English Triple Crown races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – King of Kings
The Derby – High-Rise
St. Leger Stakes – Nedawi
United States Triple Crown races:
Kentucky Derby – Real Quiet
Preakness Stakes – Real Quiet
Belmont Stakes – Victory Gallop
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
Breeders' Cup Classic – Awesome Again
Breeders' Cup Distaff – Escena
Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Answer Lively
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Silverbulletday
Breeders' Cup Mile – Da Hoss
Breeders' Cup Sprint – Reraise
Breeders' Cup Turf – Buck's Boy
Ice hockey
For the first time, professional players from the National Hockey League participate in the Winter Olympics. And also for the first time in Olympic history, women took part in ice hockey.
Women's Gold – United States won 3–1 over Canada
Men's Gold – Czech Republic won 1–0 over Russia
Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromír Jágr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Dominik Hašek – Buffalo Sabres
Stanley Cup – Detroit Red Wings defeated the Washington Capitals 4 games to 0.
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland
Junior Men's champion: Russia defeated Canada
Lacrosse
The 8th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Baltimore, Maryland. The United States win, and Canada is the runner–up.
The Philadelphia Wings sweep the Baltimore Thunder in the best of three series held to determine the winner of the Champion's Cup.
The Brampton Excelsiors win the Mann Cup.
The Clarington Green Gaels win the Founders Cup.
The Burnaby Lakers win the Minto Cup.
Mixed martial arts
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1998 in chronological order.
Motorsport
Rugby league
1998 NRL season
1998 NRL grand final
Super League III
1998 Super League Grand Final
1998 State of Origin series
1998 New Zealand season
1998 New Zealand tour of Great Britain
1997–98 French Championship season
1998–99 French Championship season
Rugby union
104th Five Nations Championship series is won by France who complete the Grand Slam
Tri Nations series is won by South Africa for the first time, with a clean sweep of victories. South Africa goes on to equal New Zealand's all-time record of 17 consecutive test victories.
Snooker
World Snooker Championship – John Higgins beats Ken Doherty 18–12
World rankings – John Higgins becomes world number one for 1998/99
Swimming
Eighth FINA World Championships, held in Perth, Australia (January 8 – 17)
Second European SC Championships, held in Sheffield, United Kingdom (December 11 – December 13)
December 1 – American swimmer Jenny Thompson breaks her own world record in the women's 100m butterfly (short course): 56:90
December 13 – Mark Foster twice breaks the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) during the European SC Championships in Sheffield, clocking 21.31 eventually.
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Australian Open – Petr Korda
French Open – Carlos Moyá
Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
U.S. Open – Patrick Rafter
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
Australian Open – Martina Hingis
French Open – Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Wimbledon championships – Jana Novotná
U.S. Open – Lindsay Davenport
Davis Cup – Sweden wins 4–1 over Italy in world tennis.
Volleyball
Men's World Championship: Italy
Women's World Championship: Cuba
Water polo
Men's World Championship: Spain
Women's World Championship: Italy
Weightlifting
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15.
Multi-sport events
1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan
Germany wins the most medals (29), and the most gold medals (12)
Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand
1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Central American and Caribbean Games held in Maracaibo, Venezuela
Summer Goodwill Games held in New York City, United States
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Mark McGwire, Major League Baseball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Se Ri Pak, LPGA golf
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- 1998 in sports
- 1998
- 1998 NBA Finals
- 1998 World Series
- 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team
- King of the Ring (1998)
- 1998 Ballon d'Or
- 1998 Minnesota Vikings season
- Super Bowl XXXII
- 1998 Monterey Sports Car Championships
