See also:
2001 in sports,
other events of 2002,
2003 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
See also
Chinese Basketball Association finals:
- 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
World Competitions
Regional Competitions
For fuller coverage, see: 2002 in football (soccer)
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
- April 21 — Verné Lesche (84), Finnish ice speed skater (b. 1917)
- May 13 — Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football (soccer) player and manager
- May 23 — Sam Snead, U.S. golf player
- May 26 — Mamo Wolde (69), Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
- 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, Major League Baseball pitcher
- July 5 — Ted Williams, 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 17 — Aileen Riggin (96), American swimmer and diver
- October 20 — Mel Harder, Major League Baseball player
- October 24 — Hermán Gaviria (32), Colombian football (soccer) player (b. 1969)
- November 18 — Kim Gallagher (38), American athlete (b. 1964)
- December 1 — Dave McNally, Major League Baseball pitcher
2002 in sports
2002 en sport | 2002 בספורט | 2002年のスポーツ | Sportåret 2002