2000s in sports

Notable events and themes

Olympic Games

Five Olympic Games were held in this decade

2000 XXVII Summer Olympics - Australia Sydney, Australia (most gold medal wins United States USA)
2002 XIX Winter Olympics - United States Salt Lake City, USA (most gold medal wins Norway Norway)
2004 XXVIII Summer Olympics - Greece Athens, Greece (most gold medal wins United States USA)
2006 XX Winter Olympics - Italy Turin, Italy (most gold medal wins Germany Germany)
2008 XXIX Summer Olympics - China Beijing, China (most gold medal wins China China)

Basketball

USA basketball teams dominated this era, especially in the Olympics. However USA female basketball teams were better than men scoring all golds on Olympic events during this time(Sydney,Athens, Beijing). The lost of the gold by USA male basketball team, and only 3rd position during 2004 Athens Olympic(compared to gold of the previous and next Olympics), with the winning stands by Argentina team and silver Italy was noted.[1][2]

Cricket

There have been two ICC Cricket World Cups this decade:

2003 Cricket World Cup -  South Africa (winner  Australia)
2007 Cricket World Cup -  West Indies (winner  Australia)

Cycling

There have been the usual 10 tour de frances held in the 2000s (decade) decade.

2000 Tour de France - started in France Futuroscope, France (winner United States Lance Armstrong)
2001 Tour de France - started in France Dunkerque, France (winner United States Lance Armstrong)
2002 Tour de France - started in Luxembourg Luxembourg, Luxembourg (winner United States Lance Armstrong)
2003 Tour de France - started in France Paris, France (winner United States Lance Armstrong)
2004 Tour de France - started in Belgium Liège, Belgium (winner United States Lance Armstrong)
2005 Tour de France - started in France Vendée, France (winner United States Lance Armstrong)
2006 Tour de France - started in France Strasbourg, France (winner Spain Óscar Pereiro)
2007 Tour de France - started in United Kingdom London, United Kingdom (winner Spain Alberto Contador)
2008 Tour de France - started in France Brest, France (winner Spain Carlos Sastre)
2009 Tour de France - started in Monaco Monaco (winner Spain Alberto Contador)

Football (Australian)

2000 AFL Grand Final - Essendon 19.21 (135) defeated Melbourne 11.9 (75)
2001 AFL Grand Final - Brisbane 15.18 (108) defeated Essendon 12.10 (82)
2002 AFL Grand Final - Brisbane 10.15 (75) defeated Collingwood 9.12 (66)
2003 AFL Grand Final - Brisbane 20.14 (134) defeated Collingwood 12.12 (84)
2004 AFL Grand Final - Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) defeated Brisbane 10.13 (73)
2005 AFL Grand Final - Sydney 8.10 (58) defeated West Coast 7.12 (54)
2006 AFL Grand Final - West Coast 12.13 (85) defeated Sydney 12.12 (84)
2007 AFL Grand Final - Geelong 24.19 (163) defeated Port Adelaide 6.8 (44)
2008 AFL Grand Final - Hawthorn 18.7 (115) defeated Geelong 11.23 (89)
2009 AFL Grand Final - Geelong 12.8 (80) defeated St Kilda 9.14 (68)

Football (Association, Soccer)

There have been two FIFA World Cups this decade:

Continental championships of nations:

UEFA Champions league winners:

FIFA Club World Cup:

Golf

there has been 4 Ryder cups in this decade.

the 2002 Ryder Cup was won by Europe 15 and a half to USA's 12 and a half.

the 2004 Ryder Cup was won by Europe 18 and a half to USA's 9 and a half.

the 2006 Ryder Cup was won by Europe again 18 and a half to USA's 9 and a half

the 2008 Ryder Cup and last this decade was won by USA 16 and a half to Europe's 11 and a half.

this Decade Europe 3;1 USA

Ice Hockey

Stanley Cup Results:

2000 - New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars 4-2
2001 - Colorado Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3
2002 - Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1
2003 - New Jersey Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3
2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3
2005 - Season Cancelled due to Lockout
2006 - Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3
2007 - Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1
2008 - Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
2009 - Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3


Notable Draft Picks:
2008 - Steven Stamkos is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2007 - Patrick Kane is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Chicago Blackhawks.

2005 - Sidney Crosby is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2005 - Anze Kopitar is eleventh overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Los Angeles Kings.

2004 - Alexander Ovechkin is the first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Washington Capitals.

2004 - Evgeni Malkin is the second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2003 - Eric Staal is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Carolina Hurricanes.

2003 - Dion Phaneuf is ninth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Calgary Flames.

2003 - Jeff Carter is eleventh overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Philadelphia Flyers.

2003 - Zach Parise is seventeenth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the New-Jersey Devils.

2003 - Ryan Getzlaf is nineteenth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Anaheim Ducks.

2003 - Mike Richards is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Philadelphia Flyers.

2001 - Ilya Kovalchuk is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Atlanta Thrashers.

2000 - Dany Heatley is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Atlanta Thrashers.

2000 - Marian Gaborik is third overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Minnesota Wild.

Motorsports

F1-Michael Schumacher wins World Championship for the third time at Suzuka, Japan 2000 in a Ferrari F1-2000, Ferrari's first driver's championship in 21 years

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (Dale Earnhardt) passes away after a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 in February 2001

Michael Schumacher wins World Championship for the fourth time at Hungaroring, Hungary 2001 in a Ferrari F2001

Michael Schumacher wins fifth at Magny-Cours, France 2002 in a Ferrari F2002

Michael Schumacher wins sixth at Suzuka, Japan 2003 in a Ferrari F2003-GA

Michael Schumacher wins seventh and last at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 2004 in a Ferrari F2004

Fernando Alonso become youngest champion, winning his first at Interlagos, Brazil 2005 in a Renault R25

Fernando Alonso wins second at Interlagos, Brazil in 2006 driving a Renault R26

Kimi Räikkönen wins first World Championship at Interlagos, Brazil in 2007 driving a Ferrari F2007, winning by 1 point over Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso (Both Vodafone McLaren Mercedes)

Lewis Hamiliton Wins F1 Championship 2008 beating Felipe Massa by one Point

Jenson Button wins F1 World Title 2009 for the first time for rookie team Brawn GP at Interlagos

Jimmie Johnson in 2009 won a fourth straight Sprint Cup championship title.

Rugby Union

There has been two Rugby World Cups this decade:

2003 Rugby World Cup - Australia Australia (winner England England defeated Australia Australia)

2007 Rugby World Cup - France France (winner South Africa South Africa defeated England England)

Swimming and Diving

Michael Phelps won six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics, and a record eight in the 2008 Olympics (some of those medals coming from split-second wins). meanwhile back in the 2000 games, Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson got a bronze each after they made a 1 in a million occurrence of finishing the race both at exactly the same time.

Tennis

Roger Federer wins 15 grand slam titles (3 Australian Open's, 1 French Open, 6 Wimbledon titles, and 5 U.S. Open titles) to beat Pete Sampras' record.

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer at the 2008 Wimbledon final with a score of 6-4,6-4,5-7,5-7,9-7. People consider this match the greatest tennis match of all-time. The match lasted for 8 hours (with 2 rain delays).

Roger Federer played Andy Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon final for his 15th Grand Slam championship. Roddick won the first set 6-4, then after a 6-2 Roddick tiebreak lead, Federer came back and won the 2nd set 7-6 and the 3rd set 7-6. Roddick then won the 4th set 6-3. Federer led Roddick 15-14 in the 5th set, finally broke Roddick and won the 5th set 16-14.

Track and Field

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt sets world records in the 100m and 200m.

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele sets world records in the 5,000m and 10,000m.

Alan Webb breaks Jim Ryun's high school mile record in 2001 with a 3:53.43, a record which had stood for 36 years. Later sets American record.

Galen Rupp breaks Gerry Lindgrens 40-year-old 5,000 meter high school record in 2004. It has since been surpassed by German Fernandez and Chris Derrick in 2008.

References

  1. List of Olympic medalists in basketball
  2. Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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