See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte
  • Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Scott Baker, and Tony Roper all died from head-related injuries that brought safety concerns to NASCAR
  • February 20 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 Winner=Dale Jarrett
  • February 27 - The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway Winner=Bobby Labonte
• Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship
• Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya
• CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)
• Rally racing:
  • Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
• Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees

See also'

• 2000 in baseball

Basketball

• NBA Finals:
  • Los Angeles Lakers win their first NBA title in twelve years, defeating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida

• WNBA Finals:
  • Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.

• 2000 in basketball

Boxing

• July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.

• August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.

Cricket

• Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
• Walsh plays his last one day international.
• June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Stefano Garzelli of Italy
• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Romans Vainsteins, of Latvia

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola

Field Hockey

• Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Osaka, Japan
  • Gold Medal: Spain
  • Silver Medal: Pakistan
  • Bronze Medal: South Korea

• Men's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: Germany
  • Bronze Medal: South Korea

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: South Korea
  • Bronze Medal: Australia

• Men's Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba
  • Gold Medal: Cuba
  • Silver Medal: Canada
  • Bronze Medal: Argentina

• Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Milton Keynes, England
  • Gold Medal: New Zealand
  • Silver Medal: Great Britain
  • Bronze Medal: Germany

• Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: Germany
  • Bronze Medal: Australia

• Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal: Australia
  • Silver Medal: Argentina
  • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
  • Pairs champions: Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
  • Ice dance champions: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France

• First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans
• Marshall Faulk wins the regular season MVP award.
• Oklahoma Sooners - college football championship.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Australian Football League
  • Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
• Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams

Football (Soccer)

• Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
• Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
• UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.
• European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
• Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Tipperary
  • National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-17 d. Galway 1-10
  • National Football League: Derry 1-8 d. Meath 0-9

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
  • National Football League: Mayo

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 5-15 d. Offaly 1-14
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
  2. June - US Open - Tiger Woods
  3. July - British Open - Tiger Woods
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
• LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
• Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
  2. Epsom Derby - Sinndar
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Millenary

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
  2. Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
  3. Belmont Stakes - Commendable

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
  3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
  5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
  6. Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
  7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
  8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi

Harness Racing

• March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

• North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
  2. Little Brown Jug - Astreos
  3. Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
  2. Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Shakamaker
  • Trotters: Lyell Creek

Ice Hockey

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

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
  • Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues

• Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
  • Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

Radiosport

• The third World Radiosport Team Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Gold medals won by Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
• Tenth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships are held in Nanjing, China, the first time ever to be hosted at a location outside Europe.

Rugby Union

• Six Nations - England
• Tri Nations - Australia

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
• World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01

Swimming

• Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Andre Agassi
  2. French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Marat Safin

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
  2. French Open - Mary Pierce
  3. Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
  4. US Open - Venus Williams

• Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
• Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
• Olympics Women's singles
  1. Gold - Venus Williams
  2. Silver - Elena Dementieva

Wrestling

• June 1 - Mark Mendlan, professional wrestler known by his ring name "Kid Gorgeous" is killed, while wrestling at a show in New Hampshire

General sporting events

• 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
  • United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).

• Winter Goodwill Games held in Lake Placid, United States

Deaths

• Abercrombie — harness racing horse
• January 4 — Tom Fears, American football player
• January 26 — Don Budge, tennis player
• January 27 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (b. 1927)
• February 9 — Beau Jack, boxer
• February 12 — Tom Landry, American football coach
• February 14 — Tony Bettenhausen (48), CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
• February 23 — Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
• May 12 — Adam Petty (19), race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
• May 27 — Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
• June 26 — Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
• July 6 — Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
• July 24 — Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak football (soccer) player (b. 1972)
• September 17 — Nicole Reinhart (24), American cyclist
• October 5 — Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian football player (b. 1976)
• October 11 — Matija Ljubek (46), Croatian canoer (b. 1953)
• October 17 — Harry Cooper, PGA golfer

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