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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 1.1.1 January 1.1.2 February 1.1.3 March 1.1.4 April 1.1.5 May 1.1.6 June 1.1.7 July 1.1.8 August 1.1.9 September 1.1.10 October 1.1.11 November 1.1.12 December 2 Auto racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Cycling 8 Dogsled racing 9 Field hockey 9.1 World competitions 9.2 Regional competitions 10 Figure skating 11 Football (American) 12 Football (Australian) 13 Football (Canadian) 14 Football (Rugby League) 15 Football (Rugby Union) 16 Football (Soccer) 17 Gaelic Athletic Association 18 Golf 19 Thoroughbred horse racing 20 Harness racing 21 Ice hockey 22 Lacrosse 23 Radiosport 24 Skiing 25 Snooker 26 Sport stacking 27 Swimming 28 Taekwondo 29 Tennis 30 Volleyball 30.1 Men's Competition 30.2 Women's Competition 31 Water polo 31.1 Men's Competition 31.2 Women's Competition 32 Yacht racing 33 Multi-sport events 34 Awards 35 Deaths

[edit] Athletics

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[edit] Marathon

[edit] January

• January 15 — Hanoi Marathon, Vietnam
  • Men's Winner: Philip Keiyo (KEN) 2:22:22
  • Women's Winner: Lucy Ramwell (HKG) 2:53:04

• January 29 — Osaka Marathon, Japan
  • Cancelled due to earthquake

[edit] February

• February 4 — Las Vegas Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Vladimir Netreba (RUS) 2:14:52
  • Women's Winner: Laura Mason (USA) 2:37:30

• February 5 — Oita Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Patrick Carroll (AUS) 2:09:39

• February 5 — Valencia Marathon, Spain
  • Men's Winner: Lars Andervang (SWE) 2:19:20
  • Women's Winner: Valentina Lyakhova (RUS) 2:46:34

• February 12 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Erick Wainaina (KEN) 2:10:31

• February 17 — Luxor Marathon, Egypt
  • Men's Winner: Dietmar Knies (GER) 2:43:45
  • Women's Winner: Valentina Maisto (ITA) 3:25:41

• February 26 — Sevilla Marathon, Spain
  • Men's Winner: Diego García (ESP) 2:11:21
  • Women's Winner: Alzira Lario (POR) 2:47:04

[edit] March

• March 5 — Los Angeles Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Rolando Vera (ECU) 2:11:39
  • Women's Winner: Nadia Prasad (FRA) 2:29:50

• March 5 — Napa Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Aaron Pierson (USA) 2:26:18
  • Women's Winner: Cheryl Boessow (USA) 2:51:54

• March 12 — Nagoya Marathon, Japan
  • Women's Winner: Kamila Gradus (POL) 2:27:29

• March 19 — Barcelona Marathon, Spain
  • Men's Winner: Igor Chuprakov (RUS) 2:21:12
  • Women's Winner: Nuría Pastor (ESP) 2:44:19

• March 19 — Kyongju Marathon, South Korea
  • Men's Winner: Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) 2:10:58
  • Women's Winner: Lee Mi-Kyung (KOR) 2:38:08

• March 19 — Otsu Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Yuki Nakamura (JPN) 2:10:49

• March 19 — Vigarano Mainarda Marathon, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Petr Pipa (SVK) 2:17:12
  • Women's Winner: Ornella Ferrara (ITA) 2:39:34

• March 25 — Pan American Games Marathon, Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Men's Winner: Benjamin Paredes (MEX) 2:14:44
  • Women's Winner: Maria Trujillo (USA) 2:43:56

[edit] April

• April 2 — London Marathon, United Kingdom
  • Men's Winner: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:08:30
  • Women's Winner: Malgorzata Sobanska (POL) 2:27:43

• April 2 — Paris Marathon, France
  • Men's Winner: Domingos Castro (POR) 2:10:06
  • Women's Winner: Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:31:43

• April 9 — Antwerp Marathon, Belgium
  • Men's Winner: Oleg Otmakhov (RUS) 2:12:43
  • Women's Winner: Marleen Renders (BEL) 2:31:26

• April 16 — Malang Marathon, Malaysia
  • Men's Winner: Haryono Suyono (INA) 2:24:50
  • Women's Winner: Ruwiyati Ruwiyati (INA) 2:46:50

• April 17 — Boston Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 2:09:22
  • Women's Winner: Uta Pippig (GER) 2:25:11

• April 21 — Brasilia Marathon, Brazil
  • Men's Winner: Luiz Carlos da Silva (BRA) 2:22:46
  • Women's Winner: Maria Venancio (BRA) 2:57:26

• April 22 — Aalborg Marathon, Denmark
  • Men's Winner: Björn Aanansen (DEN) 2:35:52
  • Women's Winner: Anne-Liese Larsen (DEN) 3:39:50

• April 22 — Belgrade Marathon, Yugoslavia
  • Men's Winner: Vladimir Kotov (BLR) 2:14:00
  • Women's Winner: Izabela Zatorska (POL) 2:40:27

• April 23 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Martín Fiz (ESP) 2:08:57
  • Women's Winner: Mónica Pont (ESP) 2:30:34

• April 23 — Santiago Marathon, Chile
  • Men's Winner: Jaime Ojeda (CHL) 2:17:31
  • Women's Winner: Flor Venegas (CHL) 2:40:54

• April 23 — Torino Marathon, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Sid-Ali Sakhri (ALG) 2:11:35
  • Women's Winner: Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) 2:29:31

• April 23 — Vienna Marathon, Austria
  • Men's Winner: Piotr Prusik (POL) 2:15:23
  • Women's Winner: Helena Javornik (SLO) 2:36:30

• April 29 — Pardubice Marathon, Czech Republic
  • Men's Winner: Edmund Kramarz (POL) 2:17:02
  • Women's Winner: Alena Peterkova (CZE) 2:27:00

• April 29 — Rotorua Marathon, New Zealand
  • Men's Winner: Mark Hutchinson (NZL) 2:23:19
  • Women's Winner: Nyla Carroll (NZL) 2:47:44

• April 30 — Carmel Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Juan Salvador (MEX) 2:20:48
  • Women's Winner: Kim Goff (USA) 2:48:14

• April 30 — Hamburg Marathon, Germany
  • Men's Winner: Antonio Silio (ARG) 2:09:57
  • Women's Winner: Angelina Kanana (KEN) 2:27:24

• April 30 — Madrid Marathon, Spain
  • Men's Winner: Juan Antonio Crespo (ESP) 2:19:20
  • Women's Winner: Alina Gubeyeva (RUS) 2:49:08

• April 29 — Wroclaw Marathon, Poland
  • Men's Winner: Wieslaw Palczynski (POL) 2:16:31
  • Women's Winner: Guliya Tazetdinova (RUS) 2:44:02

[edit] May

• May 7 — Pittsburgh Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: John Kagwe (KEN) 2:10:24
  • Women's Winner: Alina Ivanova (RUS) 2:35:30

• May 7 — Vancouver Marathon, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Graciano González (MEX) 2:23:11
  • Women's Winner: Yoko Okuda (JPN) 2:48:50

• May 14 — Munich Marathon, Germany
  • Men's Winner: Zoltan Holba (HUN) 2:18:42
  • Women's Winner: Karin Steiger (GER) 2:47:58

• May 14 — Tallinn Marathon, Estonia
  • Men's Winner: Meelis Veilberg (EST) 2:22:10
  • Women's Winner: Aushra Kavaliauskiene (LIT) 3:02:16

• May 21 — Copenhagen Marathon, Denmark
  • Men's Winner: Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) 2:20:09
  • Women's Winner: Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN) 2:35:48

[edit] June

• June 4 — Prague International Marathon, Czech Republic
  • Men's Winner: Turbo Tumo (ETH) 2:12:44
  • Women's Winner: Svetlana Tkach (UKR) 2:39:33

• June 10 — Stockholm Marathon, Sweden
  • Men's Winner: Åke Eriksson (SWE) 2:14:29
  • Women's Winner: Ing-Marie Nilsson (SWE) 2:33:03

• June 18 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Viktor Goural (UKR) 2:15:29
  • Women's Winner: Irina Yagodina (UKR) 2:36:43

• June 18 — Porto Alegre Marathon, Brazil
  • Men's Winner: João Batista Pacau (BRA) 2:17:35
  • Women's Winner: Arlete Soares Adão (BRA) 2:43:33

[edit] July

• July 1 — Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon, Norway
  • Men's Winner: Ole Petter Hjelle (NOR) 2:23:51
  • Women's Winner: Trina Jorgensen (NOR) 3:13:33

• July 1 — Turku Marathon, Finland
  • Men's Winner: Nikolay Kolesnikov (RUS) 2:19:32
  • Women's Winner: Olga Yudenkova (BLR) 2:37:22

• July 29 — Helsinki City Marathon, Finland
  • Men's Winner: Tesfaye Bekele (ETH) 2:16:59
  • Women's Winner: Marita Yli-Ilkka (FIN) 3:02:31

• July 29 — Blumenau Marathon, Brazil
  • Men's Winner: Diamantino dos Santos (BRA) 2:15:16
  • Women's Winner: Geny Mascarello (BRA) 2:48:32

[edit] August

• August 5 — Omsk Marathon, Russia
  • Men's Winner: Yakov Tolstikov (RUS) 2:14:37
  • Women's Winner: Alina Ivanova (RUS) 2:32:21

• August 5 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Women's Winner: Manuela Machado (POR) 2:25:39

• August 6 — Arusha Marathon, Tanzania
  • Men's Winner: Motori Choloo (TAN) 2:16:50
  • Women's Winner: Blanka James (TAN) 2:59:25

• August 12 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Men's Winner: Martin Fiz (ESP) 2:11:41

• August 20 — Mexico City Marathon, Mexico
  • Men's Winner: José Esquivel (MEX) 2:18:44
  • Women's Winner: María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) 2:48:45

• August 20 — Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon, Iceland
  • Men's Winner: Hugh Jones (GBR) 2:29:26
  • Women's Winner: Caroline Hunter-Rowe (GBR) 2:56:40

• August 27 — Sapporo Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Tadesse Gebre (ETH) 2:15:07
  • Women's Winner: Yuko Arimori (JPN) 2:29:17

[edit] September

• September 3 — Moscow Marathon, Russia
  • Men's Winner: Anatoliy Archakov (RUS) 2:29:13

• September 9 — Jungfrau Marathon, Switzerland
  • Men's Winner: Marco Kaminski (SUI) 3:00:19
  • Women's Winner: Sibylle Blersch (SUI) 3:28:46

• September 9 — Oslo Marathon, Norway
  • Men's Winner: Helge Dolsvag (NOR) 2:23:23
  • Women's Winner: Bodil Sandvik (NOR) 3:04:31

• September 9 — Vilnius Marathon, Lithuania
  • Men's Winner: Rimantas Jakelaitis (LTU) 2:41:25
  • Women's Winner: Galina Bernardt (LTU) 2:56:52

• September 17 — Miskolc Marathon, Hungary
  • Men's Winner: György Marko (HUN) 2:29:58
  • Women's Winner: Enikő Fehér (HUN) 2:58:29

• September 17 — Montreal Marathon, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Nicholas Kioko (KEN) 2:18:35
  • Women's Winner: Elena Razdrogina (RUS) 2:34:55

• September 24 — Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Hisayuki Okawa (JPN) 2:14:00
  • Women's Winner: Agnes Hijman (NED) 2:48:57

• September 24 — Berlin Marathon, Germany
  • Men's Winner: Sammy Lelei (KEN) 2:07:02
  • Women's Winner: Uta Pippig (GER) 2:25:37

• September 24 — Buenos Aires Marathon, Argentina
  • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:16:59
  • Women's Winner: Erika Oliveira (CHL) 2:45:02

• September 24 — Chiswick Marathon, United Kingdom
  • Men's Winner: Valeriy Zolotkov (RUS) 2:20:46
  • Women's Winner: Eryl Davies (GBR) 2:49:23

[edit] October

• October 1 — Košice Peace Marathon, Slovakia
  • Men's Winner: Marnix Goegebeur (BEL) 2:13:57
  • Women's Winner: Guliya Tazetdinova (RUS) 2:43:03

• October 1 — Portland Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Thomas Ansberry (USA) 2:19:01
  • Women's Winner: Nikki Rafie (USA) 2:40:12

• October 8 — Carpi Marathon, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Clair Wathier (BRA) 2:15:48
  • Women's Winner: Jane Salumäe (EST) 2:32:22

• October 8 — Eindhoven Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Peter Sarafinyuk (UKR) 2:16:40
  • Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:35:16

• October 15 — Chicago Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Eamonn Martin (GBR) 2:11:18
  • Women's Winner: Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 2:28:39

• October 15 — Lausanne Marathon, Switzerland
  • Men's Winner: Jacob Ngunzu (KEN) 2:18:37
  • Women's Winner: Valentina Enaki (MOL) 2:33:35

• October 22 — Auckland Marathon, New Zealand
  • Men's Winner: Paul Herlihy (NZL) 2:22:34
  • Women's Winner: Tracey Clissold (NZL) 2:42:44

• October 22 — Echternach Marathon, Luxembourg
  • Men's Winner: Jan Bialk (POL) 2:15:32
  • Women's Winner: Linda Milo (BEL) 2:33:05

• October 28 — Chunchon Marathon, South Korea
  • Men's Winner: Rolando Vera (ECU) 2:11:30
  • Women's Winner: Kang Soon-Duk (KOR) 2:35:37

• October 29 — Frankfurt Marathon, Germany
  • Men's Winner: Oleg Otmakhov (RUS) 2:12:35
  • Women's Winner: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) 2:31:39

• October 29 — Iraklion Marathon, Greece
  • Men's Winner: Joel Chepchumba (KEN) 2:22:15
  • Women's Winner: Svetlana Nechayeva (RUS) 2:44:22

• October 29 — Venezia Marathon, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Danilo Goffi (ITA) 2:09:26
  • Women's Winner: Maura Viceconte (ITA) 2:29:11

• October 30 — Dublin Marathon, Ireland
  • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:16:57
  • Women's Winner: Trudi Thomson (GBR) 2:38:23

[edit] November

• November 5 — Eurasia Marathon, Turkey
  • Men's Winner: Stephan Langat (KEN) 2:17:56
  • Women's Winner: Firiya Sultanova (RUS) 2:34:44

• November 6 — Sama de Langreo Marathon, Spain
  • Men's Winner: Fernando Zuloaga (ESP) 2:17:00
  • Women's Winner: Judith Burnett (GBR) 2:51:21

• November 12 — New York City Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: German Silva (MEX) 2:11:00
  • Women's Winner: Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:28:06

• November 19 — Havana Marathon, Cuba
  • Men's Winner: José Ramon Rodríguez (CUB) 2:20:20
  • Women's Winner: Fidelina Limonta (CUB) 2:52:06

• November 19 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
  • Women's Winner: Junko Asari (JPN) 2:28:46
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• November 26 — Bangkok Marathon, Thailand
  • Men's Winner: Daniel Shungea (KEN) 2:38:35
  • Women's Winner: Rigzin Angmo (IND) 2:51:14

• November 26 — Kawaguchiko Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Karol Dolega (POL) 2:15:38
  • Women's Winner: Malgorzata Birbach (POL) 2:35:55

• November 26 — Lisbon Marathon, Portugal
  • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:13:30
  • Women's Winner: Birgit Jerschabek (GER) 2:28:02

• November 26 — Tsukuba Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Hiroshi Hashimoto (JPN) 2:19:43
  • Women's Winner: Kaoru Tsunekawa (JPN) 2:36:53

[edit] December

• December 3 — Firenze Marathon, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Bernard Boyio (KEN) 2:15:36
  • Women's Winner: Svetlana Nechayeva (RUS) 2:40:08

• December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Luis Antonio Santos (BRA) 2:09:30

• December 3 — Macau Marathon, Macau
  • Men's Winner: Henrique Crisostomo (POR) 2:15:39
  • Women's Winner: Li Yemei (CHN) 2:40:47

• December 3 — Soweto Marathon, South Africa
  • Men's Winner: Nicoli Gatinsaso (RSA) 1:38:03
  • Women's Winner: Jowaine Parrott (RSA) 2:50:17

• December 9 — San José Marathon, Costa Rica
  • Men's Winner: Marion Peña (MEX) 2:27:36
  • Women's Winner: Emperatriz Wilson (CUB) 2:53:40

• December 10 — Honolulu Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Josia Thugwane (RSA) 2:16:08
  • Women's Winner: Colleen de Reuck (RSA) 2:37:29

[edit] Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
• CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
  • Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. (First IRL races following year).
• Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Yannick Dalmas / J.J. Lehto / Masanori Sekiya won, driving a McLaren F1 GTR
• Rally racing - Colin McRae won the World Rally Championship
  • Carlos Sainz /Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza 555
• Drag racing - Scott Kalitta won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

[edit] Baseball

• World Series: Atlanta Braves won 4 games to 2 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Tom Glavine, Atlanta
• September 6 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive games.
• The California Angels lose a 13-game lead over the Seattle Mariners, and lose the division title in a one-game playoff.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas

• NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
  • Houston Rockets win 4 games to 0 over the Orlando Magic

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Perth Wildcats defeated the North Melbourne Giants 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

[edit] Boxing

• March 11 to 27 – Pan American Games held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Edgar Velasquez (Venezuela)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Juan Guzmán (Cuba)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Juan Despaigne (Cuba)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Julio Gonzáles (Cuba)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Walter Crucce (Argentina)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): David Reid (United States)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Ariel Hernández (Cuba)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Antonio Tarver (United States)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón (Cuba)
  • Super He