See also: 1994 in sports, other events of 1995, 1996 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Cycling 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian Rules) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13 Golf 14 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 15 Harness Racing 16 Ice Hockey 17 Skiing 18 Snooker 19 Swimming 20 Tennis 21 General sporting events 22 Births 23 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
• CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
  • Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. (First IRL races following year).
• Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Yannick Dalmas / J.J. Lehto / Masanori Sekiya won, driving a McLaren F1-GTR
• Rally racing - Colin McRae won the World Rally Championship
  • Carlos Sainz /Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza 555
• Drag racing - Scott Kalitta won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

• World Series: Atlanta Braves won 4 games to 2 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Tom Glavine, Atlanta
• September 6 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive games.

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas

• NBA Finals:
  • Houston Rockets win 4 games to 0 over the Orlando Magic

Boxing

• May 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada: Oscar De La Hoya scored a 2nd round TKO over Rafael Ruelas to retain his Lightweight Championship.

Cricket

• December 26 in Melbourne: Umpire Darrell Hair no balls Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for throwing in the second Test against Australia.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Tony Rominger of Switzerland
• Tour de France - Miguel Induráin of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Abraham Olano of Spain

Field Hockey

• September 23 - October 1: Champions Trophy held at Berlin, Germany won by hosts. Australia finish second.

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
  • Women's champion: Lu Chen, China
  • Pairs champions: Radka Kovariková & Rene Novotny , Czech Republic

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers won 49-26 over the San Diego Chargers

College National Championship Game, the undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Florida Gators by a score of 62 to 24.

Football (Australian Rules )

• Australian Football League
  • The Fremantle Dockers join the league
  • Carlton wins the 99th AFL premiership (Carlton 21.15 (141) d Geelong 11.14 (80))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Kelly (Sydney Swans)

Football (Canadian)

• For the first time in history, the Grey Cup went to an American-based team.
• Grey Cup:
  • Baltimore Stallions win 37-20 over the Calgary Stampeders
• Vanier Cup:
  • Calgary Dinos win 54-24 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Everton won 1-0 over Manchester United

• FIFA Women's World Cup - Norway won 2-0 over Germany

• Korean Football League - Dominant Asian club Suwon Samsung Bluewings were officially founded in December 15th.

Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. May - The Masters - Ben Crenshaw
  2. June - US Open - Corey Pavin
  3. July - British Open - John Daly
  4. August - PGA Championship - Steve Elkington

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,654,959
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert - $1,444,386
• Ryder Cup: Europe won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Annika Sörenstam
• LPGA Championship - Kelly Robbins
• Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $666,533

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Doriemus
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Regal Discovery
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lammtarra
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Winged Love

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Pennekamp
  2. Epsom Derby - Lammtarra
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Classic Cliche

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Thunder Gulch
  2. Preakness Stakes - Timber Country
  3. Belmont Stakes - Thunder Gulch

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Cigar
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Inside Information
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Unbridled's Song
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - My Flag
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Ridgewood Pearl
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Desert Stormer
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Northern Spur

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - David's Pass

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Mattgrilla Gorilla
  2. Little Brown Jug - Nick's Fantasy
  3. Messenger Stakes - David's Pass

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Tagliabue
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - CR Trackmaster

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Golden Reign
  • Trotters: Call Me Now

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers

• Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 0 over the Detroit Red Wings

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Finland defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy
  • The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Nigel Bond 18-9
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1995/96

Swimming

• February 11 -
  • Danyon Loader swims world record 400 meters freestyle.
  • Mark Foster swims world record 50 meters butterfly.
  • Sandra Volker swims European record 50 meters backstroke.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Andre Agassi
  2. French Open - Thomas Muster
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Pete Sampras

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Mary Pierce
  2. French Open - Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
  4. US Open - Steffi Graf

• Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Russia in world tennis.
• Serena Williams turns professional

General sporting events

• August 26 - The International Rugby Football Board lifts the century-old ban on professionalism in rugby union.

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Doug Swingley won with lead dogs: Vic & Elmer

Births

• May 12 - Jean Carlos Chera, Brazilian football prodigy

Deaths

• Rambling Willie - harness racing horse
• February 2 - Fred Perry, English tennis star, Wimbledon champion
• February 4 - Roel Wiersma , Dutch soccer star
• February 28 - Keith Rigg , Australian cricketer
• March 23 - Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer star
• April 8 - Maurice Allom , New Zealand cricketer
• April 20 - Sunil Jayasinghe , Sri Lankan star wicketkeeper, suicide
• April 20 - Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt , English cricketer
• April 23 - Howard Cosell, sportscaster
• May 7 - Gus Bell, Major League Baseball player (1950-1964)
• May 13 - Cecil Marley , Jamaican cricket player & executive
• May 17 - Toe Blake, NHL player and coach of the Montreal Canadiens
• May 30 - Bobby Stokes , England soccer star
• May 30 - Ted Drake, English soccer player/manager
• June 9 - Zoilo Versalles , Major League Baseball player (1959-1971)
• June 10 - Ron Morrisby , Tasmanian cricketer
• July 18 - Fabio Casartelli, cyclist, accident during the Tour de France
• July 27 - Rick Ferrell, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1929-1947)
• July 4 - Pancho Gonzalez, tennis star
• July 16 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinean Formula 1, race car champion
• August 4 - Dick Bartell , Major League Basell player (1927-1946)
• August 13 - Mickey Mantle, Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (1951-1968)
• August 23 - Johnny Carey, Irish-born soccer star
• September 6 - Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer
• October 7 - Louis Meyer , Indie 500 racer
• October 10 - John Rodolph 31, wheelchair-race world record holder
• October 21 - Vada Pinson , Major League Basell player (1958-1975)
• October 25 - Bobby Riggs, tennis player
• November 20 - Sergei Grinkov 28, figure skater, 2-time Olympic gold medalist