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==[[Alpine skiing]]==

==[[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]]==

* [[1998–99 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]]

::''For an extensive coverage see [[1999 in athletics (track and field)]]''

** Men's overall season champion: [[Lasse Kjus]], Norway

===Track===

** Women's overall season champion: [[Alexandra Meissnitzer]], Austria

*[[Hicham El Guerrouj]] sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in [[Rome]]. He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out [[Noah Ngeny]] of [[Kenya]] who recorded 3:43.40.

==[[American football]]==

*[[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]] sets the new World Record in the 400 metres in 43.18.

* [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] – the [[Denver Broncos]] (AFC) won 34–19 over the [[Atlanta Falcons]] (NFC)

**Location: [[Pro Player Stadium]]

**Attendance: 74,803

**MVP: [[John Elway]], QB (Denver)

* April 17 – Quarterback [[Tim Couch]] is selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the first overall pick in the [[1999 NFL draft]].

* [[St. Louis Rams]] Quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] named [[NFL MVP]]

* [[St. Louis Rams]] Head coach [[Dick Vermeil]] named [[NFL Coach of the Year]]

* [[Indianapolis Colts]] running back [[Edgerrin James]] named [[NFL Rookie of the Year]]

* [[1999 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]] (1998 season):

** The [[Tennessee Volunteers]] claim the first ever [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS]] [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|National Championship]] 23–16 over the [[Florida State Seminoles]]

* November 1 – death of [[Walter Payton]] (45), Chicago Bears running back

===[[MarathonArtistic (sports)|Marathongymnastics]]===

* [[1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] – held in [[Tianjin]], China

* [[June 6]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Enschede Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]

** Women's team champions: [[Romania]]

**Men's Winner: [[Anatoli Zerouk]] (UKR) 2:16:31

** Women's Winnerall-around champion: [[GalinaMaria KarnateviczOlaru]], (BLR) 2:37:35[[Romania]]

** Women's vault champion: [[Elena Zamolodchikova]], [[Russian Federation]]

** Women's floor exercise champion: [[Andreea Răducan]], [[Romania]]

** Women's uneven bars champion: [[Svetlana Khorkina]], [[Russian Federation]]

** Women's balance beam champion: [[Ling Jie]], China

** Men's team champions: China

** Men's all-around champion: [[Nikolai Kryukov (gymnast)|Nikolai Kryukov]], [[Russian Federation]]

** Men's horizontal bar champion: [[Jesús Carballo]], Spain

** Men's parallel bars champion: [[Lee Joo-hyung]], [[South Korea]]

** Men's pommel horse champion: [[Alexei Nemov]], [[Russian Federation]]

** Men's floor exercise champion: [[Alexei Nemov]], [[Russian Federation]]

** Men's still rings champion: [[Dong Zhen (gymnast)|Dong Zhen]], China

** Men's vault champion: [[Li Xiaopeng (gymnast)|Li Xiaopeng]], China

==[[Association football]]==

* [[July 25]] — {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games Marathon]], [[Winnipeg, Canada]]

* [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] – [[Manchester United F.C.]] beat [[FC Bayern Munich]] 2 – 1 to win the [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final|treble]] having already won the [[1998–99 FA Premier League|English premiership]] and [[1999 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Man United win treble|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/uniteds_treble_triumph/354262.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>

**Men's Winner: [[Vanderlei de Lima]] (BRA) 2:17:20

* [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] – [[Parma F.C.]] beat [[Olympique Marseille]] 3–0

**Women's Winner: [[Erika Oliveira]] (CHL) 2:37:41

* [[1999 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]] – [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] beat [[Deportivo Cali]] 4–3 after [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]]

* [[1998–99 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] – [[Júbilo Iwata]] beat [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] 2–1

* [[1999 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]] – [[Raja Casablanca]] beat [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]] 4–3 after penalties

* [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|FIFA Women's World Cup]] – [[United States women's national soccer team|USA]] beat [[China women's national football team|China]] 5–4 after penalties.<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 Women's world cup final|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/usa1999/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607210904/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/usa1999/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2015|publisher=FIFA|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>

==[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]==

* [[August 28]] &mdash; {{flagicon|ESP}} [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships Marathon]], [[Seville, Spain]]

* August – [[1999 World Championships in Athletics]] held at Seville

**Men's Winner: [[Abel Anton]] (ESP) 2:13:36

* [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] sets a new world record for the mile.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hicham El Guerrouj world record|url=http://jumping-the-gun.com/?p=8920|publisher=Jumping the gun|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out [[Noah Ngeny]] who recorded 3:43.40.

* [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]] sets a new world record in the 400 metres in 43.18.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Johnson World Record|url=http://athleticpoetics.com/aug-26-1999-michael-johnson-sets-400m-world/|publisher=Athletic Poetics|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>

* [[August 29]] &mdash; {{flagicon|ESP}} [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships Marathon]], [[Seville, Spain]]

**Women's Winner: [[Jong Song-Ok]] (PRK) 2:26:59

* [[December 5]] &mdash; {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fukuoka Marathon]], [[Japan]]

**Men's Winner: [[Gezahegne Abera]] (ETH) 2:07:54

==[[Auto racing]]==

*[[Stock car racing]]:

**[[Jeff Gordon]] won the [[Daytona 500]]

**[[NASCAR Championship]] - [[Dale Jarrett]]

*[[Indy Racing League]] -

*[[Indianapolis 500]] - [[Kenny Bräck]]

*[[Champcars|CART Racing]] - [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] won the season championship

*[[Formula One|Formula One Championship]] - [[Mika Häkkinen]] of [[Finland]]

*[[24 hours of Le Mans]]: won by the team of [[Pierluigi Martini]] / [[Yannick Dalmas]] / [[Joachim Winkelhock]] driving a [[BMW|BMW V-12 LMR]]

*[[World Rally Championship]] - [[Tommi Mäkinen]] / [[Risto Mannisenmäki]] of [[Finland]]

*[[Drag racing]] - [[Tony Schumacher]] won the [[NHRA]] "[[Top Fuel]]" championship.

*[[Formula Nippon]] - [[Tom Coronel]] of [[The Netherlands]].

==[[Baseball]]==

* [[May 10]]: – The [[Boston Red Sox]] poundbeat the [[Seattle Mariners]], 12-412–4, as [[shortstop]] [[Nomar Garciaparra]] leads the way withhits three [[home run]]s, including two [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]]s. Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded; homerone in the 1stfirst inning, aand 2-run shotone in the 3rd,eighth. andNomar anotheris grandthe slam9th in the[[Major 8th.League NomarBaseball|MLB]] ishistory (the first Bosox since [[JimRobin TaborVentura]], in [[19391995 in sports|19391995]],) to slamhit two grand slams in athe same game, and just the 9thfirst inRed [[MajorSox Leagueplayer Baseball|MLB]]to history.accomplish the feat since [[RobinJim VenturaTabor]] last did it, in [[19951939 in sportsbaseball|19951939]].

* July 18 – [[David Cone]] pitches a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]], the 16th in history, as the [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] defeat the [[Montreal Expos]], 6–0, to celebrate [[Yogi Berra]] Day.

* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] Catcher [[Iván Rodríguez]] named [[AL MVP]]

* [[World Series]]: [[New York Yankees]] won 4 games to 0 over the [[Atlanta Braves]]. The series MVP: [[Mariano Rivera]], New York

* [[Atlanta Braves]] 3B [[Chipper Jones]] named [[NL MVP]]

* [[Kansas City Royals]] OF [[Carlos Beltrán]] named [[AL Rookie of the Year]]

'''See also'''

* [[Cincinnati Reds]] Pitcher [[Scott Williamson]] named [[NL Rookie of the Year]]

*[[1999 in baseball]]

* [[1999 World Series|World Series]] – [[New York Yankees]] won 4 games to 0 over the [[Atlanta Braves]]. The series MVP: [[Mariano Rivera]], New York

* [[Miami Hurricanes]] defeat [[Florida State Seminoles]] in the [[College World Series]]

==[[Basketball]]==

*[[National Basketball Association|NBA Finals]]|[[National1999 Basketball Association|NBA Finals]]: -– Thethe [[San Antonio Spurs]] defeat the [[New York Knicks]], 4 games to 1, to win the franchisesfranchise's first championship. The Spurs also became the first former [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] team to win an NBA title, while the Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the [[NBA Finals]]. This season also marked the beginning of both the Spurs dynasty and the [[Tim Duncan]] era, who would win 4 more championships in the next 15 years.

* [[Utah Jazz]] forward [[Karl Malone]] named [[NBA MVP]] for the second time in his career

* [[Toronto Raptors]] Guard/Forward [[Vince Carter]] named [[NBA Rookie of the Year]]

* [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]] –

** [[Connecticut Huskies|Connecticut]] wins 77–74 over Duke

* [[Duke Blue Devils]] forward [[Elton Brand]] named [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] & [[John R. Wooden Award]]

* [[1999 WNBA Championship|WNBA Finals]] – The [[Houston Comets]] defeat the [[New York Liberty]], 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.

* [[National Basketball League (Australia)]] [[1999 NBL Finals|Finals]]:

** [[Adelaide 36ers]] defeated the [[Victoria Titans]] 2–1 in the best–of–three final series.

==[[Boxing]]==

*[[NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]]:

* July 31 to August 8 – [[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] held at Winnipeg

**Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke

* August 20 to 27 – [[1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] held at Houston

* September 18 – ''[[Fight of the millennium|The Fight of the Millennium]]'':

** [[Félix Trinidad]] defeats [[Oscar De La Hoya]] by split 12-round decision to unify the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] and [[World Boxing Council|WBC]]'s world Welterweight championships.

==[[Canadian football]]==

*[[WNBA|W[[National Basketball Association|NBA Finals]]: - The [[Houston Comets]] defeat the [[New York Liberty]], 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.

* [[87th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] – [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] win 32–21 over the [[Calgary Stampeders]]

* [[35th Vanier Cup|Vanier Cup]] – [[Laval Rouge et Or]] win 14–10 over the [[Saint Mary's Huskies]]

*[[National Basketball League (Australia)]] Finals:

**[[Adelaide 36ers]] defeated the [[Victoria Titans]] 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

==[[Boxing]]==

* [[July 31]] to [[August 8]] &ndash; '''[[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]''' held in [[Winnipeg, Canada]].

**''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):'' [[Maikro Romero]] (Cuba)

**''Flyweight (– 51 kg):'' [[Omar Andrés Narváez]] (Argentina)

**''Bantamweight (– 54 kg):'' [[Gerald Tucker]] (United States)

**''Featherweight (– 57 kg):'' [[Yudel Jhonson]] (Cuba)

**''Lightweight (– 60 kg):'' [[Mario Kindelán]] (Cuba)

**''Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg):'' [[Victor Hugo Castro]] (Argentina)

**''Welterweight (– 67 kg):'' [[Juan Hernández Sierra]] (Cuba)

**''Light Middleweight (– 71 kg):'' [[Jorge Gutierrez]] (Cuba)

**''Middleweight (– 75 kg):'' [[Yohanson Martínez]] (Cuba)

**''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):'' [[Humberto Savigne]] (Cuba)

**''Heavyweight (– 91 kg):'' [[Odlanier Solis]] (Cuba)

**''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):'' [[Alexis Rubalcaba]] (Cuba)

<br>

* [[August 20]] to [[August 27|27]] &ndash; '''[[1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Amateur Boxing Championships]]''' held in [[Houston, Texas]] in the [[United States]]

**''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):'' [[Brian Viloria]] (United States)

**''Flyweight (– 51 kg):'' [[Bulat Jumadilov]] (Kazakhstan)

**''Bantamweight (– 54 kg):'' [[Crinu Olteanu]] (Romania)

**''Featherweight (– 57 kg):'' [[Ricardo Juarez]] (United States)

**''Lightweight (– 60 kg):'' [[Mario Kindelán]] (Cuba)

**''Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg):'' [[Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev]] (Uzbekistan)

**''Welterweight (– 67 kg):'' [[Juan Hernández Sierra]] (Cuba)

**''Light Middleweight (– 71 kg):'' [[Marian Simion]] (Romania)

**''Middleweight (– 75 kg):'' [[Utkirbek Haydarov]] (Uzbekistan)

**''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):'' [[Michael Simms]] (United States)

**''Heavyweight (– 91 kg):'' [[Michael Bennett (boxer)|Michael Bennett]] (United States)

**''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):'' [[Sinan Samil Sam]] (Turkey)

<br>

*[[September 18]] &ndash; ''[[Fight of the millennium|The Fight of the Millennium]]'':

**[[Félix Trinidad]] defeats [[Oscar de la Hoya]] by split 12 round decision to unify the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] and [[World Boxing Council|WBC's]] world Welterweight championships.

==[[Cricket]]==

* [[1999 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] -[[1999 Cricket World Cup Final|Final]]: [[Australia]] beat [[Pakistan]] by eight wickets

* Playing for [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] against [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]] in the [[1998–99 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy]], Rajiv Nayyar becomes the first and only player in [[first-class cricket]] history to bat for over 1,000 minutes in an innings, scoring 271 in 1,015 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Abhishek|title=Rajiv Nayyar plays longest First-Class innings, bats 1,015 minutes|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/rajiv-nayyar-the-indian-batsman-who-batted-the-longest-in-all-first-class-history-1015-minutes-19300|website=cricketcountry.com|access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref>

==[[Curling]]==

* [[World Curling Championships]]: –

**Men: [[Scotland1999 World Men's Curling Championship|Men]]: Scotland won 6-56–5 over [[Canada]]

** [[1999 World Women's Curling Championship|Women]]: Sweden won 8–5 over USA

**Women: [[Sweden]] won 8-5 over the [[United States]]

==[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]==

* [[1999 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] won by [[Ivan Gotti]] of [[Italy]]

* [[1999 Tour de France|Tour de France]] -– [[Lance Armstrong]] of the [[United States]]

* [[1999 UCI Road World CyclingChampionships Championship– Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race]]: – [[Óscar Freire]] of [[Spain]]

==[[Dogsled racing]]==

* [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion]]: –

** [[Doug Swingley]] with lead dogs: ''Stormy'', ''Cola'' & ''Elmer''

==[[Field hockey]]==

* [[1999 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Champions Trophy]]: Australia

===World competitions===

* [[1999 MenWomen's Hockey Champions Trophy (field hockey)|MenWomen's Champions Trophy]]: in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]

** Gold: Australia

** Silver: South Korea

** Bronze: The Netherlands

* [[1999 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey)|Women's Champions Trophy]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]

** Gold: Australia

** Silver: The Netherlands

** Bronze: Germany

===Regional competitions===

* [[1999 Asia Cup (hockey)|Men's Asia Cup]] in [[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]

** Gold Medal: South Korea

** Silver Medal: Pakistan

** Bronze Medal: India

* [[1999 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|Men's European Nations Cup]] in [[Padua]], [[Italy]]

** Gold: Germany

** Silver: The Netherlands

** Bronze: England

* [[Hockey at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games (Men's Competition)]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Canada]]

** Gold: Canada

** Silver: Argentina

** Bronze: Cuba

<br>

* [[1999 Women's Asia Cup (hockey)|Women's Asia Cup]] in [[New Delhi, India]]

** Gold Medal: South Korea

** Silver Medal: India

** Bronze Medal: China

* [[1999 Women's Hockey European Nations Cup|Women's European Nations Cup]] in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]

** Gold: The Netherlands

** Silver: Germany

** Bronze: England

* [[Hockey at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games (Women's Competition)]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Canada]]

** Gold: Argentina

** Silver: United States

** Bronze: Canada

==[[Figure skating]]==

* [[1999 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Championship]]: –

** Men's champion: [[Alexei Yagudin]], [[Russia]]

** Ladies' champion: [[Maria Butyrskaya]], [[Russia]]

** Pairs' champions: [[Yelena Berezhnaya]] & [[Anton Sikharulidze]], [[Russia]]

** Ice dancing champions: [[Anjelika Krylova]] & [[Oleg Ovsyannikov]], [[Russia]]

* [[1999 European Figure Skating Championships|European Figure Skating Championships]] –

** Men's champion: [[Alexei Yagudin]], Russia

*[[European Figure Skating Championships]]:

**Men Ladies's champion: [[AlexeiMaria YagudinButyrskaya]], [[Russia]]

**Ladies Pairs' championchampions: [[Maria ButyrskayaPetrova (figure skater)|Maria Petrova]], & [[RussiaAlexei Tikhonov]], Russia

**Pairs' Ice dancing champions: [[MariaAnjelika Petrova (figure skater)|Maria PetrovaKrylova]] & [[AlexeiOleg TikhonovOvsyannikov]], [[Russia]]

**Ice dancing champions: [[Anjelika Krylova]] & [[Oleg Ovsyannikov]], [[Russia]]

==[[Football]] ([[American Football|American]])==

*[[Sugar Bowl]]: The [[Florida State University|Florida State Seminoles]] won 49-29 over the [[Virginia Tech Hokies]] in the [[Bowl Championship Series]] National Championship Game.

*[[Super Bowl XXXIII]]: [[Denver Broncos]] won 34-19 over the [[Atlanta Falcons]]

==[[Football]] ([[Australian rules football]])==

* [[Australian Football League]]

** The [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]] win the 103rd AFL premiership (Kangaroos 19.10 (124) d [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] 12.17 (89))

** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Shane Crawford]] ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]])

==[[Football]] ([[Canadian Football League|Canadian]])==

* [[Grey Cup]]: [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] win 32-21 over the [[Calgary Stampeders]]

* [[Vanier Cup]]: [[Laval Rouge et Or]] win 14-10 over the [[Saint Mary's Huskies]]

== [[FootballFloorball]] ([[Soccer]])==

* [[1999 Women's World Floorball Championships|Women's World Floorball Championships]]

::''For an extensive coverage see [[1999 in football (soccer)]]''

** Champion: [[Finland women's national floorball team|Finland]]

* [[UEFA Champions League 1998-99|Champions League]] - [[Manchester United FC]] beat [[FC Bayern München]] 2 - 1

* [[Champions Cup (floorball)|European Cup]]

* [[UEFA Cup Finals|UEFA Cup]] - [[Parma F.C.]] beat [[Olympique Marseille]] 3-0

** [[1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals|Men's champion]]: [[Warberg IC]]

** Women's champion: [[Tapanilan Erä]]

==[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]==

*''' [[Camogie]]'''

** [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship|All–Ireland Camogie Champion]]: [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]

** [[1999 National Camogie League|National Camogie League]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]]

* [[Gaelic football]]

** [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] – [[Meath GAA|Meath]] 1–11 beat [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 1–8

*'''[[Gaelic football]]'''

** [[All-Ireland1998–99 SeniorNational Football ChampionshipLeague (Ireland)|National Football League]]: – [[MeathCork GAA|MeathCork]] 1-110–12 d.beat [[CorkDublin GAA|CorkDublin]] 1-81–7

* [[Ladies' Gaelic football]]

**[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0-12 d. [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] 1-7

** All–Ireland Senior Football Champion: [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]

** National Football League: [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]

*'''[[Ladies' Gaelic football]]'''

* [[Hurling]]

**All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]

** [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] – [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0–13 beat [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 0–12

**National Football League: [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]

** [[1999 National Hurling League|National Hurling League]] – [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] 1-14 beat [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 1–10

*'''[[Hurling]]'''

**[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0-13 d. [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 0-12

**[[National Hurling League]]:

==[[Golf]]==

* October 25 – death of [[Payne Stewart]] (42) in an air accident

;Men's Golf

'''Men's professional'''

*[[Major championship]] results:

*#April - [[The1999 Masters Tournament|The Masters Tournament]] -– [[José María Olazábal]]

*#June - [[US1999 U.S. Open (golf)|USU.S. Open]] -– [[Payne Stewart]]

*#July - [[The1999 Open Championship|British Open]] -– [[Paul Lawrie]]. This Open is also remembered for the epic collapse of French golfer [[Jean Vanvan de Velde (golfer)|Jean van de Velde]], who threw away a three-shotthree–shot lead on the final hole, finding himself in a playoff which Lawrie won.

*#August - [[1999 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] -– [[Tiger Woods]]

* [[PGA Tour]] money leader – [[Tiger Woods]] – $6,616,585

* [[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Player of the Year]]: – [[Tiger Woods]]

* [[PGA Tour#MoneyPlayer and mostrookie winsof leadersthe year awards|PGA Tour leadingRookie moneyof winnerthe Year]]: – [[TigerCarlos WoodsFranco]] - $6,616,585

* [[PGAChampions Tour#Player|Senior and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour]] rookiemoney ofleader the year]]:– [[CarlosBruce FrancoFleisher]] – $2,515,705

* [[1999 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] – United States won 14½ to 13½ over Europe in team golf.

*[[Champions Tour|Senior PGA TOUR]] leading money winner: [[Bruce Fleisher]] - $2,515,705

'''Men's amateur'''

*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[United States]] won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over [[Europe]] in world team golf.

* [[British Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] – [[Graeme Storm]]

* [[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] – [[David Gossett]]

;Women's Golf

* [[US Open (golf)|US Women'sEuropean OpenAmateur]] -– [[JuliGrégory InksterHavret]]

'''Women's professional'''

*[[LPGA Championship]] - [[Juli Inkster]]

* [[1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore|Nabisco Dinah Shore]] – [[Dottie Pepper]]

*[[Karrie Webb]]: leading money winner on the [[LPGA]] tour, earning $1,591,959

* [[1999 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] – [[Juli Inkster]]

* [[1999 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] – [[Juli Inkster]]

==[[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred horse racing]]==

* [[1999 du Maurier Classic|Classique du Maurier]] – [[Karrie Webb]]

*[[Australia]] - [[Melbourne Cup]] - [[Rogan Josh]]

* [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] money leader – [[Karrie Webb]] – $1,591,959

*[[Canada]] - [[Queen's Plate]] - [[Woodcarver]]

*[[France]] - [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] - [[Montjeu]]

*[[Ireland]] - [[Irish Derby Stakes]] - [[Montjeu]]

*[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown races]]:

*#[[Two Thousand Guineas Stakes]] - [[Island Sands]]

*#[[Epsom Derby]] - [[Oath (horse)|Oath]]

*#[[St. Leger Stakes]] - [[Mutafaweq]]

*[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown races]]:

*#[[Kentucky Derby]] - [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]

*#[[Preakness Stakes]] - [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]

*#[[Belmont Stakes]] - [[Lemon Drop Kid]]

==[[Handball]]==

*[[Breeders' Cup]]:

* [[1999 World Men's Handball Championship]] – won by [[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Classic]] - [[Cat Thief]]

* [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship]] – won by [[Norway women's national handball team|Norway]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Distaff]] - [[Beautiful Pleasure]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf]] - [[Soaring Softly]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Juvenile]] - [[Anees]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] - [[Cash Run]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Mile]] - [[Silic]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Sprint]] - [[Artax]]

*#[[Breeders' Cup Turf]] - [[Daylami]]

==[[Harness racing]]==

* [[North America Cup]] -– [[The Panderosa]]

* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]] –

*# [[Cane Pace]] – Blissful Hall

*# [[Little Brown Jug (horse racing)|Little Brown Jug]] – Blissful Hall

*# [[Messenger Stakes]] – Blissful Hall

* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]] –

*# [[Hambletonian Stakes|Hambletonian]] – Self Possessed

*# [[Yonkers Trot]] – CR Renegade

*# [[Kentucky Futurity]] – Self Possessed

* [[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]] –

** Pacers: [[Sir Vancelot]]

** Trotters: Special Force

==[[Horse racing]]==

*[[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]]:

'''Steeplechases'''

*#[[Cane Pace]] - [[Blissful Hall]]

* [[1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup|Cheltenham Gold Cup]] – [[See More Business]]

*#[[Little Brown Jug]] - [[Blissful Hall]]

* [[1999 Grand National|Grand National]] – [[Bobbyjo]]

*#[[Messenger Stakes]] - [[Blissful Hall]]

'''Flat races'''

* Australia – [[1999 Melbourne Cup|Melbourne Cup]] won by [[Rogan Josh (horse)|Rogan Josh]]

*[[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]]:

*# Canada – [[HambletonianQueen's Plate]] -won by [[Self PossessedWoodcarver (horse)|Self PossessedWoodcarver]]

* Dubai – [[1999 Dubai World Cup|Dubai World Cup]] won by [[Almutawakel]]

*#[[Yonkers Trot]] - [[CR Renegade]]

* France – [[1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe|Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] won by [[Montjeu]]

*#[[Kentucky Futurity]] - [[Self Possessed (horse)|Self Possessed]]

* Ireland – [[Irish Derby Stakes]] won by [[Montjeu]]

* Japan – [[Japan Cup]] won by [[Special Week]]

*[[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]]:

* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown races]]:

**Pacers: [[Sir Vancelot]]

*# [[2000 Guineas Stakes]] – [[Island Sands]]

**Trotters: [[Special Force]]

*# [[1999 Epsom Derby|The Derby]] – [[Oath (horse)|Oath]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Epsom Derby {{!}} History, Winners, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=January 4, 2022 }}</ref>

*# [[St Leger Stakes]] – [[Mutafaweq]]

* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown races]]:

*# [[1999 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]] – [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]

*# [[1999 Preakness Stakes|Preakness Stakes]] – [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]

*# [[1999 Belmont Stakes|Belmont Stakes]] – [[Lemon Drop Kid]]

* [[Breeders' Cup]] World Thoroughbred Championships:

*# [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] – [[Cat Thief]]

*# [[Breeders' Cup Distaff]] – [[Beautiful Pleasure]]

*# [[Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf]] – [[Soaring Softly]] (inaugural running of this race)

*# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile]] – [[Anees (horse)|Anees]]

*# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] – [[Cash Run]]

*# [[Breeders' Cup Mile]] – [[Silic]]

*# [[Breeders' Cup Sprint]] – [[Artax (horse)|Artax]]

*# [[Breeders' Cup Turf]] – [[Daylami]]

==[[Ice hockey]]==

*February 13: Last [[ice hockey]] game played at the historic [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] in [[Toronto]], the game was a 6–2 loss for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] to [[Chicago Blackhawks]].

*[[Art Ross Memorial Trophy]] as the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s leading scorer during the regular season: [[Jaromir Jagr]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]

* [[Wayne Gretzky]] played his last NHL game on April 18, 1999, at [[Madison Square Garden]] where the [[New York Rangers]] lost 2–1 in overtime to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]

* [[Art Ross Trophy]] as the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s leading scorer during the regular season: [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]

* [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s Most Valuable Player:

** [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]] – [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]

* [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] – [[Dallas Stars]] defeat the [[Buffalo Sabres]] 4 games to 2, [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] – [[Joe Nieuwendyk]]. The Stars became the first team from the Southern United States to win the Cup.

* [[World Hockey Championship]]

** [[1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|Men's champion]]:[[Czech Republic]] defeated Finland

** [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|Junior Men's champion]]: Russia defeated Canada

** [[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|Women's champion]]: Canada defeated the United States

* [[1999 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|NCAA men's ice hockey championship]] – [[University of Maine]] Black Bears defeat [[University of New Hampshire Wildcats]] 3–2 in overtime

==[[Lacrosse]]==

*[[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s Most Valuable Player:

* [[Major League Lacrosse]] (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson.

**[[Jaromir Jagr]] - [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]

* The [[Toronto Rock]] beat the [[Rochester Knighthawks]] 13–10 to win the [[1999 National Lacrosse League season|National Lacrosse League]] Championship.

* The [[Victoria Shamrocks]] win the [[Mann Cup]].

* The Edmonton Miners win the [[Founders Cup]].

* The Whitby Warriors win the [[Minto Cup]].

==[[Mixed martial arts]]==

*[[Stanley Cup]]: [[Dallas Stars]] defeat the [[Buffalo Sabres]] 4 games to 2, [[Conn Smythe Trophy]]: [[Joe Nieuwendyk]]

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1999 in chronological order.

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*[[World Hockey Championship]]

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|January 8

|[[UFC 18|UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], United States

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|This event featured the American debut of [[Bas Rutten]]. Who previously fought exclusively for [[Pancrase]] in Japan.}}

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|March 5

|[[UFC 19|UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bay St. Louis, Mississippi]], United States

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|Following the main event, [[Tito Ortiz]] insulted the [[Lion's Den (mixed martial arts)|Lion's Den]] team. This led to a long rivalry between Ortiz and [[Ken Shamrock]].}}

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|April 29

|Pride 5

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagoya]], Japan

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|First Pride FC event to be promoted by [[Dream Stage Entertainment]], who took over Kakutougi Revolution Spirits.}}

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|May 7

|[[UFC 20|UFC 20: Battle for the Gold]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

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|July 4

|Pride 6

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama]], Japan

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|Event featured seven MMA bouts and one [[karate]] bout between Hiroki Kurosawa and [[Nobuaki Kakuda]].}}

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|July 16

|[[UFC 21|UFC 21: Return of the Champions]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cedar Rapids]], [[Iowa]], United States

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|UFC rule change, Introduction of five-minute rounds. preliminary bouts consist of two rounds, non-title bouts consist of three rounds, and title bouts consist of five rounds. Introduction of [[10-point must system]].}}

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|September 12

|[[1999 in Pride FC#Pride 7|Pride 7]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama]], Japan

|10,031

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

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|September 24

|[[UFC 22|UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], United States

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|Following this event, UFC parent company SEG stopped releasing events on home video until [[UFC 30]] with new owners [[Zuffa]].}}

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|November 19

|[[UFC 23|UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{small|This event featured a four man "Japanese" tournament, held to crown the first ever UFC Japan Champion. The tournament was the first in the UFC since [[UFC 17]], and the last tournament held by the UFC.}}

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|November 21

|[[1999 in Pride FC#Pride 8|Pride 8]]

|{{N/A}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

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{{See also|1999 in Pancrase}}

*[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship]]: [[University of Maine]] Black Bears defeat [[University of New Hampshire Wildcats]] 3-2 in overtime

==[[LacrosseMotorsport]]==

{{main|1999 in motorsport|List of 1999 motorsport champions}}

*[[Major League Lacrosse]] (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson.

*The [[Toronto Rock]] beat the [[Rochester Knighthawks]] 13-10 to win the [[National Lacrosse League]] Championship.

*The [[Victoria Shamrocks]] win the [[Mann Cup]].

*The Edmonton Miners win the [[Founders Cup]].

*The Whitby Warriors win the [[Minto Cup]].

==[[Motorcycle sport]]==

*[[Yvon Duhamel]] is inducted into the [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]].

==[[Radiosport]]==

* First [[International Amateur Radio Union|IARU]] Region II [[Amateur Radio Direction Finding]] Championships held in [[Portland, Oregon]], [[USA]].United States This is the first [[International Amateur Radio Union|IARU]] sanctioned international ARDF competition in the [[Americas]].

* Third [[High Speed Telegraphy]] World Championship held in [[Pordenone]], [[Italy]].

==[[Rugby Unionleague]]==

* April 23 at [[Sydney]], Australia – [[1999 Anzac Test|1999 ANZAC test match]] is won by [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] 20–14 against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] at [[Telstra Stadium|Stadium Australia]] before 30,245.

* [[Bledisloe Cup]]: [[Australia]] retains the cup drawing the two match series with [[New Zealand]] 1-1

* June 23 at [[Brisbane]], Australia – [[1999 State of Origin]] is retained by [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] as the third and deciding match of the series is drawn 10 – 10 with [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]].

* [[Rugby Union World Cup|Rugby World Cup]]: [[Australia]] 35 defeats [[France]] 12

* September 19 in Australia – last game of the [[1999 Telstra Premiership]] is played, including the final NRL matches as stand alone entities for the [[Balmain Tigers]] and [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] who would later merge to form the [[Wests Tigers]].

*[[Rugby Union Five Nations Championship|Five Nations]] - [[Scotland]]

* September 26 at [[Sydney]], Australia – [[1999 NRL season]] culminates in the [[Melbourne Storm]]'s 20 – 18 win against the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] in the [[1999 NRL Grand Final|grand final]]

*[[Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] - [[New Zealand]]

* October 9 at [[Manchester]], England – [[Super League IV]] culminates in [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]' 8 – 6 win against the [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[1999 Super League Grand Final|grand final]].

* November 1 at [[Auckland]], New Zealand – [[1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations|1999 Tri–Nations]] culminates in [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]]'s 22 – 20 win against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in the final.

==[[SkiingRugby union]]==

* 105th [[1999 Five Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]] series, the last under the Five Nations format, is won by [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]]. The modern Six Nations format would be established the following year with the addition of Italy.

*[[Alpine skiing]]

* [[Bledisloe Cup]] – [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] retains the cup after drawing the two-match series with [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]].

**The men's overall season champion: [[Lasse Kjus]], [[Norway]]

* [[1999 Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cup]]: Australia defeat [[France national rugby union team|France]] 35–12 in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup Final|final]], becoming the first nation to win the [[Webb Ellis Cup]] twice.

**The women's overall season champion: [[Alexandra Meissnitzer]], [[Austria]]

* [[1999 Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] – New Zealand

==[[Snooker]]==

* [[1999 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship]]: – [[Stephen Hendry]] beats [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] 18-1118–11

* [[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]]: – [[John Higgins]] remains [[SnookerList of world number-one snooker onesplayers|world number one]] for [[Snooker season 1999/002000|1999/2000]]

==[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]==

* Fourth [[1999 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Short Course Championships]], held in [[Hong Kong]], China (April 1–4)

===International tournaments===

** Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)

*Fourth [[1999 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Short Course Championships]], held in [[Hong Kong, China]] ([[April 1]] &ndash; [[April 4|4]])

* 24th [[European LC Championships 1999|European LC Championships]], held in [[Istanbul]], Turkey (July 26 – August 1)

**Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)

** Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)

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*24th [[EuropeanSwimming LCat Championshipsthe 1999 Pan American Games|EuropeanXIII LCPan ChampionshipsAmerican Games]], held in [[Istanbul, TurkeyWinnipeg]], ([[July 26Manitoba]], &ndash;Canada [[(August 1]]2–7)

* Eighth [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]], held in [[Sydney]], Australia (August 22–29)

**Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)

* Third [[European SC Championships 1999|European SC Championships]], held in [[Lisbon]], Portugal (December 9–12)

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** Germany wins the most medals (26), Sweden the most gold medals (9)

*Eighth [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]], held in [[Sydney, Australia]] ([[August 22]] &ndash; [[August 29|29]])

* February 17 – Australia's [[Susie O'Neill]] snapped the oldest [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] in the books, clocking 2:05.37 in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a World Cup meet in [[Malmö]], Sweden. The old mark, set by [[Mary T. Meagher]] on January 2, 1981, stood at 2:05.65.

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* September 2 – Susie O'Neill breaks her own [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a meet in [[Canberra]], Australia, clocking 2:04.43

*Third [[European SC Championships 1999|European SC Championships]], held in [[Lisboa]], [[Portugal]] ([[December 9]] &ndash; [[December 12|12]])

**Germany wins the most medals (26), Sweden the most gold medals (9)

===Records=[[Taekwondo]]==

* [[1999 World Taekwondo Championships|World Championships]] held in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada

* [[February 17]] &mdash; Australia's [[Susie O'Neill]] snapped the oldest [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] in the books, clocking '''2:05.37''' in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a World Cup meet in [[Malmö, Sweden]]. The old mark, set by [[Mary T. Meagher]] on [[January 2]], [[1981]], stood at 2:05.65.

* [[September 2]] &mdash; Susie O'Neill breaks her own [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a meet in [[Canberra, Australia]], clocking '''2:04.43'''.

==[[Tennis]]==

* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] men's results:

*# [[1999 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] -– [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]

*# [[1999 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] -– [[Andre Agassi]]

*# [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon championships]] -– [[Pete Sampras]]

*# [[US1999 U.S. Open (tennis)– Men's singles|USU.S. Open]] -– [[Andre Agassi]]

* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:

*# [[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] – [[Martina Hingis]]

*# [[1999 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] – [[Steffi Graf]]

*# [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon championships]] – [[Lindsay Davenport]]

*# [[1999 US Open – Women's Singles|U.S. Open]] – [[Serena Williams]]

* [[1999 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] – Australia won 3–2 over France in world tennis.

* [[Kim Clijsters]] makes her [[WTA Tour]] debut.

==[[Volleyball]]==

*[[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:

* [[1999 FIVB Volleyball World League|Men's World League]]: Italy

*#[[Australian Open]] - [[Martina Hingis]]

* [[1999 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|Women's World Grand Prix]]: Russia

*#[[French Open]] - [[Steffi Graf]]

* [[1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship|Men's European Championship]]: Italy

*#[[Wimbledon championships]] - [[Lindsay Davenport]]

* [[1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship|Women's European Championship]]: Russia

*#[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] - [[Serena Williams]]

==[[Water polo]]==

*[[Davis Cup]]: [[Australia]] won 3-2 over [[France]] in world tennis.

* [[1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship|Men's European Championship]]: Hungary

*[[Kim Clijsters]] makes her [[WTA Tour]] debut.

* [[1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup|Men's World Cup]]: Hungary

* [[1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship|Women's European Championship]]: Italy

* [[1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup|Women's World Cup]]: Netherlands

==[[GeneralMulti-sport sporting eventsevent]]s==

* 13th [[1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] held in [[Winnipeg]], Canada[[Manitoba]], Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQ: What are the Pan American Games? |url=https://olympic.ca/faq-what-are-the-pan-american-games/ |website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref>

* Seventh [[1999 All-Africa Games|All-AfricaAll–Africa Games]] held in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa]]

* [[1999 Winter Asian Games|Winter Asian Games]] held in [[Gangwon (South Korea)|Gangwon]], [[South Korea]]

* Ninth [[9th Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] held in [[Amman]], Jordan]]

* 20th [[1999 SummerSoutheast UniversiadeAsian Games|SummerSoutheast UniversiadeAsian Games]] held onin [[PalmaBandar deSeri Mallorca, SpainBegawan]], Brunei Darussalam

* 20th [[1999 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] held on [[Palma de Mallorca, Spain|Palma de Mallorca]], Spain

* 19th [[1999 Winter Universiade|Winter Universiade]] held in [[Poprad]], [[Slovakia]]

==Awards==

* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#MaleList of award winners|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]]: – [[Tiger Woods]], [[PGA Tour|PGA golf]]

* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#FemaleList of award winners|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]]: – [[United States women's national soccer team]], [[soccer]]

<!--==Births==-->

==Deaths==

*[[January 9]] &mdash; [[James Peters (athlete)|James Peters]] (80), English long-distance runner (b. [[1918]])

*[[February 22]] &mdash; [[Menno Oosting]] (34), Dutch tennis player

*[[February 27]] &mdash; [[Ken Robinson]] (29), Major League pitcher ([[Arizona Diamondbacks]])

*[[March 8]] &mdash; [[Joe DiMaggio]] (84), Major League Baseball player

*[[March 25]] &mdash; [[Carl Ripken, Sr.]] (63), father of baseball player and manager [[Carl Ripken, Jr.]]

*[[April 4]] &mdash; [[Early Wynn]] (79), Baseball Hall-of-Famer

*[[April 25]] &mdash; [[Lord Killanin]] (84), former head of the [[International Olympic Committee]]

*[[May 3]] &mdash; [[Steve Chiasson]] (32), Ice hockey player, died in a car crash in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]

*[[May 7]] &mdash; [[Leon Hess]] (85), Owner of the [[New York Jets]] football team

*[[May 13]] &mdash; [[Gene Sarazen]] (97), golfer

* [[May 17]] &mdash; [[João Carlos de Oliveira]] (44), Brazilian athlete (b. [[1954]])

* [[May 18]] &mdash; [[Betty Robinson]] (87), American athlete (b. [[1911]])

*[[May 23]] &mdash; [[Owen Hart]] (34), professional wrestler

*[[June 6]] &mdash; [[Eddie Stanky]] (83), American baseball player and manager

*[[June 14]] &mdash; [[Bernie Faloney]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]] football player

*[[July 2]] &mdash; [[Ricky Birdsong]] (43), basketball coach at [[Northwestern University]]

*[[July 23]] &mdash; [[Demitrius Dubose]] (28), American football player ([[New York Jets]]))

*[[July 23]] &mdash; [[Dmitri Tertyshny]] (22), ice hockey player

*[[August 14]] &mdash; [[Pee Wee Reese]] (81), Baseball Hall-of-Famer

*[[August 17]] &mdash; [[Reiner Klimke]] (63), German equestrian (b. [[1936]])

*[[August 19]] &mdash; [[Kim Perrot]] (32), women's basketball player

*[[September 9]] &mdash; [[Catfish Hunter]] (53), American baseball pitcher

* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[Allen Stack]] (71), American backstroke swimmer (b. [[1928]])

*[[October 12]] &mdash; [[Carlos Barreto]] (23), Venezuelan boxer (b. [[1976]])

*October 12 &mdash; [[Wilt Chamberlain]] (62), basketball player

*[[October 25]] &mdash; [[Payne Stewart]] (42), U.S. golfing champion

*[[October 31]] &mdash; [[Greg Moore (race car driver)|Greg Moore]] (24), [[CART]] racing driver

*[[November 1]] &mdash; [[Walter Payton]] (45), American football player

*[[November 8]] &mdash; [[Leon Štukelj]] (100), Slovene gymnast

*[[November 15]] &mdash; [[Harry Llewellyn]] (88), British equestrian (b. [[1911]])

*[[December 11]] &mdash; [[Big Ben (horse)|Big Ben]] (23), world champion show-jumping horse

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