2002 in sports

[Alpine skiing]

• Alpine Skiing World Cup
• * Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria

  [American football]

• Super Bowl XXXVI – the New England Patriots won 20–17 over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams
• *Location: Superdome
• *Attendance: 72,922
• *MVP: Tom Brady, QB
• Rose Bowl :
• * The Miami Hurricanes won 37–14 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship
• ArenaBowl XVI – San Jose SaberCats win 52–14 over the Arizona Rattlers
• The Houston Texans become the NFL's 32nd active franchise.

  [Association football]

• 2002 FIFA World Cup is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan, the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2–0 in the final. Surprisingly, Turkey and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th.
• Champions' League – Real Madrid beats Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 in the final. This was Real Madrid's 9th European Cup.
• UEFA Cup – Feyenoord wins 3–2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund, winning the cup for the second time.
• European Super Cup – Real Madrid wins 3–1 over Feyenoord, winning the cup for the first time.
• Intercontinental Cup – Real Madrid beats Olimpia Asunción 2–0, winning the cup for the third time.

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• July – 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester
• August – 2002 European Championships in Athletics held in Munich
• October – 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea

  [Australian rules football]

• Australian Football League
• * The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership d Collingwood 9.12 )
• * Brownlow Medal awarded to Simon Black
• * See also Australian Football League season 2002
• Inaugural Australian Football International Cup, the 2002 International Cup won by Ireland

  [Baseball]

• World Series – Anaheim Angels win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants

  [Basketball]

• NBA Finals –
• * Los Angeles Lakers sweep the New Jersey Nets to win their third straight NBA title. Shaquille O'Neal wins his third straight NBA Finals MVP award, and coach Phil Jackson wins his ninth title, and his third three-peat.
• * NBA's Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans.
• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
• * Maryland Terrapins win 64–52 over the Indiana Hoosiers
• WNBA finals
• * Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty
• FIBA World Championship won by Yugoslavia
• FIBA World Championship for Women won by USA
• Chinese Basketball Association finals:
• * Yao Ming and his Shanghai Sharks teammates defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 games to 1, snapping a string of six consecutive Bayi championships.
• National Basketball League Finals:
• * Adelaide 36ers defeated the West Sydney Razorbacks 2–1 in the best-of-three final series.
• October 5 – University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's division finals: The Ateneo Blue Eagles defeat the De La Salle Green Archers to end their 4-year title streak and win the school their first title in 14 years.

  [Boxing]

• June 21 – Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight-round knockout over Mike Tyson
• April – The Ring Magazine released its new championship policy, "The Ring's Championship Policy"
• July 12 to July 21 – 34th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Perm, Russia

  [Canadian football]

• November 23 – Saint Mary's Huskies win the Vanier Cup game, defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 39–23.
• November 24 – the Montreal Alouettes win the 90th Grey Cup game, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 25–16 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

  [Cricket]

• March 23 – death of Ben Hollioake, Surrey and England player, in a car crash
• June 1 – death of Hansie Cronje, South African player still involved in match-fixing controversy, in an air crash
• New Zealand are forced to abandon their tour of Pakistan after a bomb explodes outside their hotel in Karachi
• County Championship – Surrey CCC

  [Cycle racing]

• Giro d'Italia won by Paolo Savoldelli of Italy
• Tour de France – Lance Armstrong of the United States
• UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Mario Cipollini, of Italy

• 2–3 February – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships held in Zolder, Belgium
• * men's competition won by Mario De Clercq
• * women's competition won by Laurence Leboucher

  [Dogsled racing]

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
• * Martin Buser wins with lead dog ''Bronson''

  [Field hockey]

• 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup: Germany
• 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup: Argentina
• Men's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games: Australia
• Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament: India
• Men's Champions Trophy: Netherlands
• Women's Champions Trophy: China

  [Figure skating]

• World Figure Skating Championships –
• * Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
• * Ladies' champion: Irina Slutskaya, Russia
• * Pair skating champions: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo, China
• * Ice dancing champions: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh, Russia
• 2002 Winter Olympics –
• * Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
• * Ladies' champion: Sarah Hughes, United States
• * Pair skating champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia and Jamie Salé & David Pelletier, Canada
• * Ice dancing champions: Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat, France

  [Floorball]

• Men's World Floorball Championships
• * Champion: Sweden
• European Cup
• * Men's champion: Haninge IBK
• * Women's champion: Balrog IK

  [Gaelic Athletic Association]

• Camogie
• * All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
• * National Camogie League: Galway
• Gaelic football
• * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Armagh 1-12 died Kerry 0–14
• * National Football League – Tyrone 0-15 died Cavan 0–7
• Ladies' Gaelic football
• * All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
• * National Football League: Waterford
• Hurling
• * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Kilkenny 2-20 died Clare 0–19
• * National Hurling League – Kilkenny 2–15 beat Cork 2–14

  [Golf]

• – Masters Tournament – Tiger Woods becomes the third golfer to win The Masters in two consecutive years
• – U.S. Open – Tiger Woods is the only golfer under par for the tournament.
• – British Open – Ernie Els wins his third major and first British Open.
• – PGA Championship – Rich Beem wins by one shot over Tiger Woods.
• PGA Tour money leader – Tiger Woods – $6,912,625
• PGA Tour Player of the Year – Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour rookie of the year – Jonathan Byrd
• Senior PGA Tour money leader – Hale Irwin – $3,028,304
• Ryder Cup – Europe defeats the United States 15.5-12.5.

• British Amateur – Alejandro Larrazabal
• U.S. Amateur – Ricky Barnes
• European Amateur – Raphaël Pellicioli

• Nabisco Championship – Annika Sörenstam
• LPGA Championship – Se Ri Pak
• U.S. Women's Open – Juli Inkster
• Women's British Open – Karrie Webb
• LPGA Tour money leader – Annika Sörenstam – $2,863,904
• LPGA Tour Player of the Year – Annika Sörenstam
• The United States team defeats the European team 15 ½ – 12 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup.

  [Handball]

• Men's European Championship: Sweden
• Women's European Championship: Denmark
• Asian Games : Korea
• Asian Games : Korea

  [Harness racing]

• North America Cup – Red River Hanover
• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
• # Cane Pace won by Art Major
• # Little Brown Jug won by Million Dollar Cam
• # Messenger Stakes won by Allamerican Ingot
• United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
• # Hambletonian won by Chip Chip Hooray
• # Yonkers Trot won by Bubba Dunn
• # Kentucky Futurity won by Like a Prayer

  [Horse racing]

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Best Mate
• Grand National – Bindaree

• Champion Hurdle – Hors La Loi III

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Media Puzzle
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by T J's Lucky Moon
• Dubai – Dubai World Cup won by Street Cry
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Marienbard
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by High Chaparral
• Japan – Japan Cup won by Falbrav
• English Triple Crown Races:
• # 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Rock of Gibraltar
• # The Derby – High Chaparral
• # St. Leger Stakes – Bollin Eric
• United States Triple Crown Races:
• # Kentucky Derby – War Emblem
• # Preakness Stakes – War Emblem
• # Belmont Stakes – Sarava
• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
• # Breeders' Cup Classic – Volponi
• # Breeders' Cup Distaff – Azeri
• # Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Starine
• # Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Vindication
• # Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Storm Flag Flying
• # Breeders' Cup Mile – Domedriver
• # Breeders' Cup Sprint – Orientate
• # Breeders' Cup Turf – High Chaparral

  [Ice hockey]

• Canada defeats the United States 5–2 to win the men's Olympic Gold Medal.
• Canada defeats the United States 3–2 to win the women's Olympic Gold Medal.
• World Hockey Championship
• * Men's champion: Slovakia defeats Russia.
• * Junior Men's champion: Russia defeats Canada.
• * Women's champion: no tournament.
• Stanley Cup – Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 1 over the Carolina Hurricanes.
• Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames.
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
• * José Théodore, Montreal Canadiens.