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Athletics

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Marathon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Leonardo Martínez Fiz (Cuba)

• May 4 to 15 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Berlin, Germany
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Zoltan Lunka (Germany)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Leonard Doroftei (Romania)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Héctor Vinent (Cuba)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Francisc Vaştag (Romania)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Ariel Hernández (Cuba)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Antonio Tarver (United States)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón (Cuba)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexei Lezin (Russia)

• May 6 – Oscar de la Hoya scored a second round TKO in Las Vegas, Nevada over Rafael Ruelas to retain his Lightweight Championship.

Cricket

• December 26 in Melbourne: Umpire Darrell Hair no balls Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for throwing in the second Test against Australia.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Tony Rominger of Switzerland
• Tour de France - Miguel Indurain of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Abraham Olano of Spain

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Doug Swingley won with lead dogs: Vic & Elmer

Field hockey

World competitions

• Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, Germany
  • Gold: Germany
  • Silver: Australia
  • Bronze: Pakistan

• Women's Champions Trophy in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: South Korea
  • Bronze: United States

• Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Gold: South Korea
  • Silver: Great Britain
  • Bronze: Germany

Regional competitions

• Men's European Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • Gold: Germany
  • Silver: The Netherlands
  • Bronze: England

• Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Gold: Argentina
  • Silver: Canada
  • Bronze: United States

• Women's European Nations Cup in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Spain
  • Bronze: Germany

• Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Gold: Argentina
  • Silver: United States
  • Bronze: Canada

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
  • Ladies' champion: Chen Lu, China
  • Pairs' champions: Radka Kovariková / Rene Novotny, Czech Republic
  • Ice dancing champions: Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov, Russia

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers won 49-26 over