1999 IN SPORTS

==Athletics==
::''For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field)''

Contents

Track

Regional competitions

Records

Awards

Deaths

Track

★ 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.

★ Michael Johnson sets the new World Record in the 400 metres in 43.18.
===Marathon===

★ June 6 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Anatoli Zerouk (UKR) 2:16:31

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★ Women's Winner: Galina Karnatevicz (BLR) 2:37:35

★ July 25 — Pan American Games Marathon, Winnipeg, Canada

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★ Men's Winner: Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:17:20

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★ Women's Winner: Erika Olivera (CHL) 2:37:41

★ August 28 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Seville, Spain

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★ Men's Winner: Abel Antón (ESP) 2:13:36

★ August 29 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Seville, Spain

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★ Women's Winner: Jong Song-Ok (PRK) 2:26:59

★ December 5 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan

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★ Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:07:54
==Auto racing==

★ Stock car racing:

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★ Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500

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★ NASCAR Championship - Dale Jarrett

★ Indy Racing League -

★ Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Bräck

★ CART Racing - Juan Pablo Montoya won the season championship

★ 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 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 pound the Seattle Mariners, 12-4, as shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads the way with three home runs, including two grand slams. Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded homer in the 1st, a 2-run shot in the 3rd, and another grand slam in the 8th. Nomar is the first Bosox since Jim Tabor, in 1939, to slam two slams in a game, and just the 9th in MLB history. Robin Ventura last did it, in 1995.

★ World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York
'See also'

★ 1999 in baseball
==Basketball==

★ NBA Finals|NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship. The Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.

★ NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:

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★ Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke

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