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1994 in sports

1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

[[Alpine skiing]]
• January 29 – death of Ulrike Maier (26), Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race at Garmisch-PartenkirchenAlpine Skiing World Cup • Men's overall season champion: Kjetil André Aamodt, Norway • Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland ==American football==
[[American football]]
Super Bowl XXVIII – the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) won 30–13 over the Buffalo Bills (AFC) • Location: Georgia Dome • Attendance: 72,817 • MVP: Emmitt Smith, RB (Dallas) • Note: It is the fourth consecutive Super Bowl appearance by the Bills as well as their fourth consecutive loss. This is also the first (and thus far only) time that the same two teams have met in consecutive Super Bowls. • Orange Bowl (1993 season): • The Florida State Seminoles won 18–16 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the national championship. • October 23 – in a game where the New Orleans Saints beat the Los Angeles Rams 37–34 Robert Bailey of the Rams sets the NFL record for longest punt return (103 yards) and Tyrone Hughes of the Saints sets the NFL single game record for kickoff return yards (304) and most return yards (347) and ties the single game record for kickoff returns returned for touchdown (2). • October 31 – In a rainy and windy game at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football, Dick Buktus' and Gale Sayers' Jerseys were retired at Halftime, but the Bears were blown away by Brett Favre and the Packers, 6–33. • November 13 – Drew Bledsoe sets NFL single game records for pass attempts (70) and pass completions (45) helping New England Patriots beat Minnesota Vikings 26–20. ==Association football==
[[Association football]]
Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup, hosted in the United States • July 2 – death of Andrés Escobar, Colombian player, who was shot dead apparently because of an own goal he had scored in a World Cup match ==Athletics==
[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
• February 20 – in Boston, Massachusetts, Ireland's 41-year-old Eamonn Coghlan becomes the first man over the age of forty to run a sub-four minute mile when he clocks 3min.58.15sec. • August – 1994 European Championships in Athletics held at Helsinki • August – 1994 Commonwealth Games held at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ==Australian rules football==
[[Australian rules football]]
Australian Football League • The West Coast Eagles win the 98th AFL premiership (West Coast Eagles 20.23 (143) d Geelong 8.15 (63)) • Brownlow Medal awarded to Greg Williams (Carlton)in 1994 ==Baseball==
[[Baseball]]
• January 12 – Steve Carlton, winner of 329 games and four Cy Young Awards, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. • June 22 – OF Ken Griffey Jr. leads the Mariners to a 12–3 win over the Angels by stroking his 31st home run of the season. In doing so, Griffey Jr. breaks Babe Ruth's record for most home runs before the end of June. • September 14 – A labor strike by Major League Baseball players results in the premature termination of the season, and the cancellation of the World Series for the first time since 1904. The Montreal Expos were the league-leading team up to the strike, with a 74–40 record. • Mets pitcher John Franco breaks Dave Righetti's major league record for left-handers of 252 career saves. • The Richmond Braves win the International League championship. • The Albuquerque Dukes win the Pacific Coast League championship. • The Indianapolis Indians win the American Association championship. • The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship. • The Yomiuri Giants win the Japan Series, and in the view of the baseball media, are World Champions. ==Basketball==
[[Basketball]]
[[Boxing]]
• January 29 – Frankie Randall causes Julio César Chávez his first defeat in 91 professional bouts, winning the WBC world Jr. Welterweight title in the process, by a split decision in 12 rounds. • November 5 – forty-five-year-old George Foreman becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of a Las Vegas fight. ==Canadian football==
[[Canadian football]]
Grey CupB.C. Lions win 26–23 over the Baltimore StallionsVanier CupWestern Ontario Mustangs win 50–40 over the Saskatchewan Huskies ==Cycling==
[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]
Giro d'Italia won by Eugeni Berzin of Russia • Tour de FranceMiguel Indurain of Spain • UCI Road World Championships – Men's road raceLuc Leblanc of France • Djamolidine Abdoujaparov becomes the first cyclist (and only as of 2007) to win the points classification at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in the same year. ==Dogsled racing==
[[Dogsled racing]]
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion – • Martin Buser wins with lead dogs: D2 & Dave ==Field hockey==
[[Field hockey]]
Men's Champions Trophy: Pakistan • Men's World Cup: Pakistan • Women's World Cup: Australia ==Figure skating==
[[Figure skating]]
World Figure Skating Championships – • Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada • Ladies' champion: Yuka Sato, Japan • Pairs' champions: Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, Russia • Ice dancing champions: Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov, Russia == Floorball ==
[[Floorball]]
• Floorball European Championship – Men's champion: SwedenEuropean Cup • Men's champion: Balrog IK • Women's champion: Sjöstad IF ==Gaelic Athletic Association==
[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]
CamogieAll-Ireland Camogie Champion: KilkennyNational Camogie League: GalwayGaelic footballAll-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipDown 1–12 v Dublin 0–13 • National Football LeagueMeath 2–11 v Armagh 0–8 • Ladies' Gaelic football • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Waterford • National Football League: MonaghanHurlingAll-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipOffaly 3–16 v Limerick 2–13 • National Hurling LeagueTipperary 2–14 beat Galway ==Golf==
[[Golf]]
'''Men's professional''' • Masters TournamentJosé María OlazábalU.S. OpenErnie ElsBritish OpenNick PricePGA ChampionshipNick PricePGA Tour money leader – Nick Price – $1,499,927 • Senior PGA Tour money leader – Dave Stockton – $1,402,519 '''Men's amateur''' • British AmateurLee JamesU.S. AmateurTiger Woods becomes the youngest man ever to win the U.S. Amateur, at age 18. • European AmateurStephen Gallacher '''Women's professional''' • Nabisco Dinah ShoreDonna AndrewsLPGA ChampionshipLaura DaviesU.S. Women's OpenPatty SheehanClassique du MaurierMartha NauseLPGA Tour money leader – Laura Davies – $687,201 • Solheim Cup won by the United States team who beat the European team 13 to 7. ==Handball==
[[Horse racing]]
SteeplechasesCheltenham Gold CupThe FellowGrand NationalMiinnehoma Flat races • Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Jeune • Canada – Queen's Plate won by Basqueian • France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Carnegie • Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Balanchine • Japan • Narita Brian won the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), and Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) to become the first horse since 1984 to win the Japanese Triple Crown. • Japan Cup won by Marvelous CrownEnglish Triple Crown Races: • 2,000 Guineas StakesMister BaileysThe DerbyErhaabSt. Leger StakesMoonaxUnited States Triple Crown Races: • Kentucky DerbyGo for GinPreakness StakesTabasco CatBelmont StakesTabasco CatBreeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships: • Breeders' Cup ClassicConcernBreeders' Cup DistaffOne DreamerBreeders' Cup JuvenileTimber CountryBreeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesFlandersBreeders' Cup MileBaratheaBreeders' Cup SprintCherokee RunBreeders' Cup TurfTikkanen ==Ice hockey==
[[Ice hockey]]
• January 4 - Canada won gold in the World Junior. Sweden was silver and Russia was bronze. • February 27 - Sweden won gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Canada won silver and Finland, bronze. • May 8 - Canada won gold at the World Championship. Finland was silver and Sweden, bronze. • June 14 – The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup for the 1993–1994 season 4 games to 3 over the Vancouver Canucks, ending a 54-year drought. • October 1 – The NHL locked out its players and the regular season was put on hold for the next 3½ months and the season began under a 48-game schedule through 1995. • Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles KingsHart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Sergei FedorovDetroit Red WingsWorld Hockey ChampionshipMen's champion: Canada defeated Finland • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States ==Kickboxing==
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