1997 IN SPORTS

==Artistic gymnastics==

★ World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:

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★ Men's all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus

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★ Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia

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★ Men's team competition champion: China

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★ Women's team competition champion: Romania
==Athletics

Contents

Awards

Deaths

=Marathon===

★ June 8 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 2:12:09

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★ Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:37:20

★ June 15 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Bari, Italy

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★ Men's Winner: Azzedine Sakhri (ALG) 2:20:40

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★ Women's Winner: Serap Aktas (TUR) 2:39:22

★ August 9 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece

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★ Women's Winner: Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) 2:29:48

★ August 10 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece

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★ Men's Winner: Abel Antón (ESP) 2:13:16

★ December 7 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan

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★ Men's Winner: Josia Thugwane (RSA) 2:07:28
==Auto racing==

★ Stock car racing:

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★ Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16

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★ NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon

★ Indy Racing League -

★ Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk of The Netherlands

★ CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship

★ Formula One Championship - Jacques Villeneuve of Canada

★ V8 Supercars Australia

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★ Championship Series won by Glenn Seton in a Ford Falcon EL.

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★ Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars won by Russel Ingall and Larry Perkins in a Holden Commodore VS.

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★ Bathurst 1000 for Super Touring won by Jim Richards and Rickard Rydell. Rydell setting a shootout lap of 2:14.x, fastest super touring lap ever around the mountain at that time.

★ 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Tom Kristensen won, driving a TWR-Porsche

★ Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship

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★ the team of Piero Liatti / Fabrizia Pons won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza WRC97

★ Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
==Baseball==

★ June 12 - Interleague play begins in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.

★ World Series: Florida Marlins won 4 games to 3 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Liván Hernández, Florida

★ More information: 1997 in baseball
==Basketball==

★ NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:

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★ Arizona Wildcats win 84-79 in overtime over the Kentucky Wildcats. This is Arizona's first NCAA title in men's basketball.

★ NBA Finals|NBA Finals:

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★ Chicago Bulls earn their second repeat of the decade as they beat the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 (see Steve Kerr).

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