1991 in sports

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Years in sports:	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

[edit] Artistic Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
- Men's all-around champion: Grigory Misutin, USSR
- Women's all-around champion: Kim Zmeskal, USA
- Men's team competition champion: USSR
- Women's team competition champion: USSR

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Marathon

[edit] International Races

January 27 — Osaka Marathon, Japan
- Women's Winner: Katrin Dörre (GER) 2:27:43

February 2 — Las Vegas Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Samuel Rotich (KEN) 2:16:03
- Women's Winner: Nadia Prasad (USA) 2:39:10

February 10 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Abebe Mekonnen (JPN) 2:10:26

March 3 — Los Angeles Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Mark Plaatjes (RSA) 2:10:29
- Women's Winner: Cathy O'Brien (USA) 2:29:38

April 15 — Boston Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) 2:11:06
- Women's Winner: Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:24:18

April 21 — London Marathon, United Kingdom
- Men's Winner: Yakov Tolstikov (URS) 2:09:17
- Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:26:14

April 21 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:09:42
- Women's Winner: Joke Kleijweg (NED) 2:34:18

May 26 — Hamburg Marathon, Germany
- Men's Winner: Jörg Peter (GDR) 2:10:43
- Women's Winner: Annette Fincke (FRG) 2:35:48

June 15 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Sergey Prorokov (URS) 2:15:04
- Women's Winner: Czesława Mentlewicz (POL) 2:41:48

July 9 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Athens, Greece
- Men's Winner: Salah Qoquaiche (MAR) 2:20:26

August 3 — Pan American Games Marathon, Havana, Cuba
- Men's Winner: Ignacio Alberto Cuba (CUB) 2:19:27
- Women's Winner: Olga Appell (MEX) 2:43:36

August 25 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Tokyo, Japan
- Women's Winner: Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:29:53

September 1 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Tokyo, Japan
- Men's Winner: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 2:14:57

September 15 — Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Tesfaye Tafa (ETH) 2:13:26
- Women's Winner: Mieke Hombergen (NED) 2:41:14

September 29 — Berlin Marathon, West Germany
- Men's Winner: Stephen Brace (WAL) 2:10:57
- Women's Winner: Renata Kokowska (POL) 2:27:36

October 13 — Eindhoven Marathon, Netherlands
- Men's Winner: Vladimir Kotov (BLR) 2:14:03
- Women's Winner: Mieke Hombergen (NED) 2:46:28

October 13 — Beijing Marathon, China PR
- Men's Winner: Negash Dube (ETH) 2:12:55
- Women's Winner: Deborah Noy (GBR) 2:35:18

October 20 — Lisbon Marathon, Portugal
- Men's Winner: Mario Sousa (POR) 2:15:21
- Women's Winner: Rita Borralho (POR) 2:38:39

October 27 — Chicago Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Joseildo da Silva (BRA) 2:14:33
- Women's Winner: Marie-Louise Hamrin (SWE) 2:36:21

November 3 — New York City Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Salvador García (MEX) 2:09:28
- Women's Winner: Liz McColgan (GBR) 2:27:32

November 17 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
- Women's Winner: Mari Tanigawa (JPN) 2:31:27

December 1 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Shuichi Morishita (JPN) 2:10:58

December 15 — Honolulu Marathon, United States
- Men's Winner: Benson Masya (KEN) 2:18:24
- Women's Winner: Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 2:40:11

[edit] National Champions

May 12 — Ottawa, Canada
- Men's Winner: Michael Petrocci — 2:23:44
- Women's Winner: Laura Konantz — 2:51:00

[edit] Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship
- Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears
Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
24 hours of Le Mans: won by Volker Weidler / Johnny Herbert / Bertrand Gachot driving a Mazda 787
Rally racing - Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica GT4
Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

[edit] Baseball

Dave Righetti breaks Sparky Lyle's major league record for left-handers of 238 career saves.
July 28 - Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos pitches the 13th perfect game in major league history, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0.
World Series: The Minnesota Twins win 4 games to 3 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP is Jack Morris of Minnesota.

[edit] Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke wins 72-65 over Kansas
June 12 - NBA Finals|NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers to earn the franchise's first championship.
November 7 - Basketball player Magic Johnson announces he tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, thus ending his career in the NBA.
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals: Perth Wildcats defeated the Eastside Melbourne Spectres 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

[edit] Boxing

May 7 to 12 – 29th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): István Kovács (Hungary)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Paul Griffin (Ireland)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Vasile Nistor (Romania)
- Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union)
- Welterweight (– 67 kg): Roberto Welin (Sweden)
- Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Israel Akopkochyan (Soviet Union)
- Middleweight (– 75 kg): Sven Ottke (Germany)
- Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Dariusz Michalczewski (Germany)
- Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands)
- Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Yevgeni Belousov (Soviet Union)

June 1 at Palm Springs, California – Terry Norris knocked out Donald Curry in the 8th Round to win the WBC Super Welterweight Championship.

August 2 to 18 – Pan American Games held in Havana, Cuba.
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): José Ramos (Cuba)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Enrique Carrion (Cuba)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Julio Gonzáles (Cuba)
- Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Steve Johnston (United States)
- Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
- Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba)
- Middleweight (– 75 kg): Ramón Garbey (Cuba)
- Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Orestes Solano (Cuba)
- Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón (Cuba)
- Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Roberto Balado (Cuba)

[edit] Cricket

South Africa readmitted to the International Cricket Council following the abolition of apartheid, and play their first international game since 1970.

[edit] Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Franco Chiocciolo of Italy
Tour de France - Miguel Indurain of Spain
World Cycling Championship: Gianni Bugno of Italy

[edit] Dogsled racing

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Rick Swenson won with lead dog: Goose

[edit] Field Hockey

[edit] World Competitions

Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand
- Gold Medal: Soviet Union
- Silver Medal: India
- Bronze Medal: New Zealand

Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, Germany
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: New Zealand
- Bronze Medal: Canada

Women's Champions Trophy in Berlin, Germany
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: Germany
- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

March 16 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England were beaten by France 2-1. It was the last ever match to have taken place at Wembley Stadium.

[edit] Regional Competitions

Men's European Nations Cup in Paris, France
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: England

Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Havana, Cuba
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: Canada
- Bronze Medal: United States

Women's European Nations Cup in Bruxelles, Belgium
- Gold Medal: England
- Silver Medal: Germany
- Bronze Medal: Soviet Union

Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Havana, Cuba
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: Canada
- Bronze Medal: United States

March 16 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. France beat England 2-1. It was the last hockey match to have taken place there ending it a great era.
September 13 - 22 - Thirteenth Men's Champions Trophy held at Berlin, Germany won by hosts. Pakistan end 2nd

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Ladies' champion: Kristi Yamaguchi, United States
- Pair skating champions: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev, Soviet Union
- Ice dancing champions: Isabelle Duchesnay & Paul Duchesnay, France

[edit] Football (American)

Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants won 20-19 over the Buffalo Bills
NCAA Football Championship: Washington Huskies 12-0 (CNN/USA Today Coaches Poll)
World Bowl '91: London Monarchs won 21-0 over the Barcelona Dragons in the inaugural World Bowl.

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

Australian Football League
- The Adelaide Crows join the league
- Hawthorn wins the 95th AFL premiership (Hawthorn 20.19 (139) d West Coast Eagles 13.8 (86))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Jim Stynes (Melbourne)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts win 36-21 over the Calgary Stampeders
Vanier Cup: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks win 25-18 over the Mount Allison Mounties

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1991 in football (soccer)

FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 2-1 over Norway
European Cup - FK Red Star beat Olympique de Marseille 5-3 on penalties (0-0 aet)

[edit] Football (Rugby)

Australia wins the 1991 Rugby World Cup

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

Major championship results:
1. May - The Masters golf tournament - Ian Woosnam
2. June - US Open - Payne Stewart
3. July - British Open - Ian Baker-Finch
4. August - PGA Championship - John Daly

PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Corey Pavin - $979,430
Champions Tour leading money winner: Mike Hill - $1,065,657
Ryder Cup: United States team won 14 1/2 - 13 ½ over the European team in world golf.

Tiger Woods, at age 15, won his first USGA title, the U.S. Junior Amateur.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open - Meg Mallon
LPGA Championship - Meg Mallon
Pat Bradley: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $763,118.

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Let's Elope
Canada - Queen's Plate - Dance Smartly
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Suave Dancer
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Generous

English Triple Crown Races:
1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Mystiko
2. Epsom Derby - Generous
3. St. Leger Stakes - Toulon

United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby - Strike the Gold
2. Preakness Stakes - Hansel
3. Belmont Stakes - Hansel

Breeders' Cup:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Black Tie Affair
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Dance Smartly
3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Arazi
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Pleasant Stage
5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Opening Verse
6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Sheikh Albadou
7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Miss Alleged

[edit] Harness Racing

North America Cup - Precious Bunny

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
1. Cane Pace - Silky Stallone
2. Little Brown Jug - Precious Bunny
3. Messenger Stakes - Die Laughing

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian - Giant Victory
2. Yonkers Trot -
3. Kentucky Futurity - Whiteland Janice

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Mark Ranover
- Trotters: Fraggle Rock

[edit] Ice Hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings

Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues

Stanley Cup:
- Pittsburgh Penguins win 4 games to 2 over the Minnesota North Stars

Conn Smythe Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Sweden defeated Canada
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated the USSR

[edit] Lacrosse

The Detroit Turbos defeat the Baltimore Thunder to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship

[edit] Radiosport

The Friendship Radiosport Games held in Portland, Oregon, USA was the first international Amateur Radio Direction Finding competition held in the Americas.
Third European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Neerpelt, Belgium.

[edit] Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria

[edit] Snooker

World Snooker Championship: John Parrott beats Jimmy White 18-11
World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1991/92

[edit] Swimming

[edit] International events

The sixth FINA World Championships, held in Perth, Australia (January 3 – 13)
20th European LC Championships, held in Athens, Greece (August 18 – 25)
Fourth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Edmonton, Canada (August 22 – 25)
First European Sprint Championships, held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany (December 6 – 8)

[edit] Records

December 13 — Steve Crocker sets the first official world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) in Sheffield, United Kingdom, clocking 21.64.