1993 in sports

1993 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing edit

Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria

American football edit

Super Bowl XXVII – the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) won 52–17 over the Buffalo Bills (AFC)
- Location: Rose Bowl
- Attendance: 98,374
- MVP: Troy Aikman, QB (Dallas)
Sugar Bowl (1992 season):
- The Alabama Crimson Tide won 34-13 over the Miami Hurricanes to win the national championship
Bobby Dodd was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Association football edit

February 24 – death of Bobby Moore, former England captain, from cancer
May – Manchester United win the inaugural English Premier League title, their first league title in 26 years.
UEFA Champions League – Olympique de Marseille defeats A.C. Milan 1–0. Marseille is later banned from defending their title the next year due to a corruption scandal.
The Zambian national team are all killed in an air crash near Libreville, Gabon. The team was travelling to Senegal to play a qualifying match for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Athletics edit

February 11 – Irina Privalova sets a new women's 60m indoors world record
August – 1993 World Championships in Athletics held in Stuttgart
September – Qu Yunxia sets a World Record of 3:50.46 in the women's 1500 m
September – Wang Junxia sets new world records of 29:31.78 in the women's 10,000 m and 8:06.11 in the women's 3000m

Baseball edit

The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins (now Miami Marlins) play their inaugural seasons (both are National League teams) as MLB expands for the first time in 16 seasons.
Randy Myers saves 53 games for the Chicago Cubs, breaking Dave Righetti's record for left-handers.
Lee Smith breaks the all-time save mark by recording his 358th save in a 9–7 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 13
World Series – The Toronto Blue Jays win 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Series MVP is Paul Molitor, Toronto. Joe Carter hit the second ever walk-off home run to end the 1993 World Series, the first by an American League player.

Basketball edit

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
- North Carolina wins 77–71 over Michigan
NBA Finals –
- Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson). Michael Jordan announced his retirement on October 6, only to return seventeen months later.
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Melbourne Tigers defeated the Perth Wildcats 2–1 in the best-of-three final series.
Eurobasket 1993 won by Germany

Boxing edit

March 13 – Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto González in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
May 7 to 16 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tampere, Finland
September 6 to 12 – 30th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Bursa, Turkey.

Canadian football edit

Grey Cup – Edmonton Eskimos win 33–23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Vanier Cup – Toronto Varsity Blues won 37–34 over Calgary Dinos

Cricket edit

June 4 – Shane Warne bowls the so-called "Ball of the Century" to Mike Gatting in the first Test at Old Trafford
The Ashes – Australia defeated England 4–0 in England

Cycling edit

Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Indurain of Spain
Tour de France – Miguel Indurain of Spain
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Lance Armstrong of United States
Hour record – Graeme Obree of Great Britain
Hour record – Chris Boardman of Great Britain

Dogsled racing edit

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
- Jeff King won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty

Field hockey edit

Men's Champions Trophy: Australia

Figure skating edit

World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Ladies' champion: Oksana Baiul, Ukraine
- Pairs' champions: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler, Canada
- Ice dancing champions: Maya Usova & Alexander Zhulin, Russia

Floorball edit

European Cup
- Men's champion: Balrog IK
- Women's champion: VK Rasket

Gaelic Athletic Association edit

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
- National Camogie League: Kilkenny
Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Derry 1–14 died Cork 2–8
- National Football League – Dublin 0–10 died Donegal 0–6 (replay)
Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- National Football League: Laois
Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Kilkenny 2–17 died Galway 1–15

Golf edit

Men's professional

Masters Tournament – Bernhard Langer
U.S. Open – Lee Janzen
British Open – Greg Norman
PGA Championship – Paul Azinger
PGA Tour money leader – Nick Price – $1,478,557
Senior PGA Tour money leader – Dave Stockton – $1,175,944
Ryder Cup – United States won 15–13 over Europe in team golf.

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Nabisco Dinah Shore – Helen Alfredsson
LPGA Championship – Patty Sheehan
U.S. Women's Open – Lauri Merten
Classique du Maurier – Brandie Burton
LPGA Tour money leader – Betsy King – $595,992

Harness racing edit

North America Cup – Presidential Ball
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
1. Cane Pace – Riyadh
2. Little Brown Jug – Life Sign
3. Messenger Stakes – Riyadh
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
1. Hambletonian – American Winner
2. Yonkers Trot – American Winner
3. Kentucky Futurity – Pine Chip
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Jack Morris
- Trotters: Night Allowance

Horse racing edit

Julie Krone, the all-time leading female jockey, became the first woman ever to win a Triple Crown race when she rode Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont Stakes.

Steeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Jodami
Grand National – race void

Flat races

Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Vintage Crop
Canadian Triple Crown Races:
1. Queen's Plate won by Peteski
2. Prince of Wales Stakes won by Peteski
3. Breeders' Stakes won by Peteski
- Peteski becomes the fourth horse in five years to sweep the series.
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Urban Sea
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by; Commander in Chief
Japan – Japan Cup won by Legacy World
English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Zafonic
2. The Derby – Commander in Chief^[1]
3. St. Leger Stakes – Bob's Return
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Sea Hero
2. Preakness Stakes – Prairie Bayou
3. Belmont Stakes – Colonial Affair
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Arcangues
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Hollywood Wildcat
3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Brocco
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Phone Chatter
5. Breeders' Cup Mile – Lure
6. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Cardmania
7. Breeders' Cup Turf – Kotashaan

Ice hockey edit

Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Kings
World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Russia defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Canada won over Sweden
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks) play inaugural season.
Florida Panthers play inaugural season.

Kickboxing edit

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 1993 in chronological order.

Before 2000, K-1 was considered the only major kickboxing promotion in the world.

Date	Event	Location	Attendance	Notes
March 30	K-1 Sanctuary I	Tokyo, Japan	2,100	K-1's first event. At this time there were no unified rules in kickboxing; the rules used at this event would go on to be universally recognised.
April 30	K-1 Grand Prix '93	Tokyo, Japan	12,000	First ever K-1 World Grand Prix, a sixteen-man tournament featuring kickboxers of different nationalities and styles (such as full contact, muay Thai and karate).
June 25	K-1 Sanctuary III	Osaka, Japan	6,000
September 4	K-1 Illusion	Tokyo, Japan	13,500	First K-1 event to feature a women's fight.
October 2, 3	K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup	Osaka, Japan		Featured a sixteen-man Kyokushin rules tournament held over two days.
November 15	K-1 Andy's Glove	Osaka, Japan	2,100
December 29	K-2 Grand Prix '93	Tokyo, Japan	11,000	Featured an eight-man light heavyweight (76–79 kg/167-174 lbs) tournament.

Lacrosse edit

The Buffalo Bandits defeat the Philadelphia Wings to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship

Mixed martial arts edit

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1993 in chronological order.

Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.

Date	Event	Alternate Name/s	Location	Attendance	PPV Buyrate	Notes
November 12	The Ultimate Fighting Championship	UFC 1: The Beginning	Denver, Colorado, United States	2,800	86,000	UFC's first event. This event was advertised to have "no rules" when in fact there were three main rules. This included, no biting, no eye-gouging, and no small joint manipulation. Fights could only end by knockout or submission.

Motorsport edit

Radiosport edit

The Friendship Radiosport Games held in Victoria, British Columbia are the first international Amateur Radio Direction Finding competition ever held in Canada.

Rugby league edit

1992-93 RFL Championship won by Wigan
RL Challenge Cup tournament culminates in Wigan's 20–14 win over Widnes in the final at Wembley Stadium before 77,684
1993 State of Origin won by New South Wales in game two of the three-match series against Queensland at the Sydney Football Stadium before 41,895.
1993 NSWRL season culminates in a repeat of the previous year's grand final with the Brisbane Broncos again defeating the St George Dragons, this time 14–6 at the Sydney Football Stadium before 42,329.

Rugby union edit

99th Five Nations Championship series is won by France

Snooker edit

World Snooker Championship – Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18–5
World rankings – Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1993/94

Swimming edit

21st European LC Championships, held in Sheffield, United Kingdom (August 3 – 8)
- Germany wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (11)
Third European Sprint Championships, held in Gateshead, United Kingdom (November 11 – 13)
- Germany wins the most medals (17), Sweden the most gold medals (6)
First World Short Course Championships, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (December 2 – 5)
- United States and Australia win the most medals (21), China the most gold medals (10)
February 17 – Mark Foster breaks the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Sheffield, United Kingdom, clocking 21.60.