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((Year nav sports topic5|1999|sports))

'''1999 in sports''' describes the year's events in world sport.

==[[Alpine skiing]]==
* [[1998–99 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]]
** Men's overall season champion: [[Lasse Kjus]], Norway
** Women's overall season champion: [[Alexandra Meissnitzer]], Austria

==[[American football]]==
* [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] – the [[Denver Broncos]] (AFC) won 34–19 over the [[Atlanta Falcons]] (NFC)
**Location: [[Pro Player Stadium]]
**Attendance: 74,803
**MVP: [[John Elway]], QB (Denver)
* April 17 – Quarterback [[Tim Couch]] is selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the first overall pick in the [[1999 NFL Draft]].
* [[St. Louis Rams]] Quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] named [[NFL MVP]]
* [[St. Louis Rams]] Head coach [[Dick Vermeil]] named [[NFL Coach of the Year]]
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] running back [[Edgerrin James]] named [[NFL Rookie of the Year]]
* [[1999 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]] (1998 season):
** The [[Tennessee Volunteers]] claim the first ever [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS]] [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|National Championship]] 23–16 over the [[Florida State Seminoles]]
* November 1 – death of [[Walter Payton]] (45), Chicago Bears running back

==[[Artistic gymnastics]]==
* [[1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] – held in [[Tianjin]], China
** Women's team champions: [[Romania]]
** Women's all-around champion: [[Maria Olaru]], [[Romania]]
** Women's vault champion: [[Elena Zamolodchikova]], [[Russian Federation]]
** Women's floor exercise champion: [[Andreea Răducan]], [[Romania]]
** Women's uneven bars champion: [[Svetlana Khorkina]], [[Russian Federation]]
** Women's balance beam champion: [[Ling Jie]], China
** Men's team champions: China
** Men's all-around champion: [[Nikolai Kryukov (gymnast)|Nikolai Kryukov]], [[Russian Federation]]
** Men's horizontal bar champion: [[Jesús Carballo]], Spain
** Men's parallel bars champion: [[Lee Joo-hyung]], [[South Korea]]
** Men's pommel horse champion: [[Alexei Nemov]], [[Russian Federation]]
** Men's floor exercise champion: [[Alexei Nemov]], [[Russian Federation]]
** Men's still rings champion: [[Dong Zhen (gymnast)|Dong Zhen]], China
** Men's vault champion: [[Li Xiaopeng (gymnast)|Li Xiaopeng]], China

==[[Association football]]==
* [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] – [[Manchester United F.C.]] beat [[FC Bayern Munich]] 2 – 1 to win the [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final|treble]] having already won the [[1998–99 FA Premier League|English premiership]] and [[1999 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]].<ref>((cite web|title=Man United win treble|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/uniteds_treble_triumph/354262.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 August 2015))</ref>
* [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] – [[Parma F.C.]] beat [[Olympique Marseille]] 3–0
* [[1999 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]] – [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] beat [[Deportivo Cali]] 4–3 after [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]]
* [[1998–99 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]  – [[Júbilo Iwata]] beat [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] 2-1
* [[1999 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]] – [[Raja Casablanca]] beat [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]] 4-3 after penalties
* [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|FIFA Women's World Cup]] – [[United States women's national soccer team|USA]] beat [[China women's national football team|China]] 5-4 after penalties.<ref>((cite web|title=1999 Women's world cup final|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/usa1999/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607210904/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/usa1999/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2015|publisher=Fifa|access-date=13 August 2015))</ref>

==[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]==
* August – [[1999 World Championships in Athletics]] held at Seville
* [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] sets a new world record for the mile.<ref>((cite web|title=Hicham El Guerrouj world record|url=http://jumping-the-gun.com/?p=8920|publisher=Jumping the gun|access-date=13 August 2015))</ref>  He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out [[Noah Ngeny]] who recorded 3:43.40.
* [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]] sets a new world record in the 400 metres in 43.18.<ref>((cite web|title=Michael Johnson World Record|url=http://athleticpoetics.com/aug-26-1999-michael-johnson-sets-400m-world/|publisher=Athletic Poetics|access-date=13 August 2015))</ref>

==[[Baseball]]==
* May 10 –  The [[Boston Red Sox]] beat the [[Seattle Mariners]], 12–4, as [[shortstop]] [[Nomar Garciaparra]] hits three [[home run]]s, including two [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]]s; one in the first inning, and one in the eighth. Nomar is the 9th in [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] history (the first since [[Robin Ventura]] in [[1995 in sports|1995]]) to hit two grand slams in the same game, and the first Red Sox player to accomplish the feat since [[Jim Tabor]] in [[1939 in baseball|1939]].
* July 18 – [[David Cone]] pitches a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]], the 16th in history, as the [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] defeat the [[Montreal Expos]], 6–0, to celebrate [[Yogi Berra]] Day.
* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] Catcher [[Iván Rodríguez]] named [[AL MVP]]
* [[Atlanta Braves]] 3B [[Chipper Jones]] named [[NL MVP]]
* [[Kansas City Royals]] OF [[Carlos Beltrán]] named [[AL Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] Pitcher [[Scott Williamson]] named [[NL Rookie of the Year]]
* [[1999 World Series|World Series]] – [[New York Yankees]] won 4 games to 0 over the [[Atlanta Braves]]. The series MVP: [[Mariano Rivera]], New York
* [[Miami Hurricanes]] defeat [[Florida State Seminoles]] in the [[College World Series]]

==[[Basketball]]==
* [[1999 NBA Finals]] – the [[San Antonio Spurs]] defeat the [[New York Knicks]], 4 games to 1, to win the franchise's first championship. The Spurs also became the first former [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] team to win an NBA title, while the Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the [[NBA Finals]]. This season also marked the beginning of both the Spurs dynasty and the [[Tim Duncan]] era, who would win 4 more championships in the next 15 years. 
* [[Utah Jazz]] forward [[Karl Malone]] named [[NBA MVP]] for the second time in his career
* [[Toronto Raptors]] Guard/Forward [[Vince Carter]] named [[NBA Rookie of the Year]]
* [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]] –
** [[Connecticut Huskies|Connecticut]] wins 77–74 over Duke
* [[Duke Blue Devils]] forward [[Elton Brand]] named [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] & [[John R. Wooden Award]]
* [[1999 WNBA Championship|WNBA Finals]] – The [[Houston Comets]] defeat the [[New York Liberty]], 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.
* [[National Basketball League (Australia)]] [[1999 NBL Finals|Finals]]:
** [[Adelaide 36ers]] defeated the [[Victoria Titans]] 2–1 in the best–of–three final series.

==[[Boxing]]==
* July 31 to August 8 – [[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] held at Winnipeg
* August 20 to August 27 – [[1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] held at Houston
* September 18 – ''[[Fight of the millennium|The Fight of the Millennium]]'':
** [[Félix Trinidad]] defeats [[Oscar De La Hoya]] by split 12-round decision to unify the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] and [[World Boxing Council|WBC's]] world Welterweight championships.

==[[Canadian football]]==
* [[87th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] – [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] win 32–21 over the [[Calgary Stampeders]]
* [[35th Vanier Cup|Vanier Cup]] – [[Laval Rouge et Or]] win 14–10 over the [[Saint Mary's Huskies]]

==[[Cricket]]==
* [[1999 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] [[1999 Cricket World Cup Final|Final]]: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets
* Playing for [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] against [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]] in the [[1998–99 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy]], Rajiv Nayyar becomes the first and only player in [[first-class cricket]] history to bat for over 1,000 minutes in an innings, scoring 271 in 1,015 minutes.<ref>((cite web|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Abhishek|title=Rajiv Nayyar plays longest First-Class innings, bats 1,015 minutes|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/rajiv-nayyar-the-indian-batsman-who-batted-the-longest-in-all-first-class-history-1015-minutes-19300|website=cricketcountry.com|access-date=23 January 2015))</ref>

==[[Curling]]==
* [[World Curling Championships]] –
** [[1999 World Men's Curling Championship|Men]]: Scotland won 6–5 over Canada
** [[1999 World Women's Curling Championship|Women]]: Sweden won 8–5 over USA

==[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]==
* [[1999 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] won by [[Ivan Gotti]] of Italy
* [[1999 Tour de France|Tour de France]] – [[Lance Armstrong]] of the United States
* [[1999 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race]] – [[Óscar Freire]] of Spain

==[[Dogsled racing]]==
* [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion]] –
** [[Doug Swingley]] with lead dogs: ''Stormy'', ''Cola'' & ''Elmer''

==[[Field hockey]]==
* [[1999 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Champions Trophy]]: Australia
* [[1999 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|Women's Champions Trophy]]: Australia

==[[Figure skating]]==
* [[1999 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Championship]] –
** Men's champion: [[Alexei Yagudin]], Russia
** Ladies' champion: [[Maria Butyrskaya]], Russia
** Pairs' champions: [[Yelena Berezhnaya]] & [[Anton Sikharulidze]], Russia
** Ice dancing champions: [[Anjelika Krylova]] & [[Oleg Ovsyannikov]], Russia
* [[1999 European Figure Skating Championships|European Figure Skating Championships]] –
** Men's champion: [[Alexei Yagudin]], Russia
** Ladies' champion: [[Maria Butyrskaya]], Russia
** Pairs' champions: [[Maria Petrova (figure skater)|Maria Petrova]] & [[Alexei Tikhonov]], Russia
** Ice dancing champions: [[Anjelika Krylova]] & [[Oleg Ovsyannikov]], Russia

== [[Floorball]] ==
* [[1999 Women's World Floorball Championships|Women's World Floorball Championships]]
** Champion: [[Finland women's national floorball team|Finland]]
* [[Champions Cup (floorball)|European Cup]]
** [[1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals|Men's champion]]: [[Warberg IC]]
** Women's champion: [[Tapanilan Erä]]

==[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]==
* [[Camogie]]
** [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship|All–Ireland Camogie Champion]]: [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]
** [[1999 National Camogie League|National Camogie League]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
* [[Gaelic football]]
** [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] – [[Meath GAA|Meath]] 1–11 beat [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 1–8
** [[1998–99 National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] – [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0–12 beat [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] 1–7
* [[Ladies' Gaelic football]]
** All–Ireland Senior Football Champion: [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
** National Football League: [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
* [[Hurling]]
** [[1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] – [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0–13 beat [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 0–12
** [[1999 National Hurling League|National Hurling League]] – [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] 1-14 beat [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 1-10

==[[Golf]]==
* October 25 – death of [[Payne Stewart]] (42) in an air accident
'''Men's professional'''
* [[1999 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]] – [[José María Olazábal]]
* [[1999 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] – [[Payne Stewart]]
* [[1999 Open Championship|British Open]] – [[Paul Lawrie]] This Open is also remembered for the epic collapse of French golfer [[Jean van de Velde (golfer)|Jean van de Velde]], who threw away a three–shot lead on the final hole, finding himself in a playoff which Lawrie won.
* [[1999 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] – [[Tiger Woods]]
* [[PGA Tour]] money leader – [[Tiger Woods]] – $6,616,585
* [[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Player of the Year]] – [[Tiger Woods]]
* [[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]] – [[Carlos Franco]]
* [[Champions Tour|Senior PGA Tour]] money leader – [[Bruce Fleisher]] – $2,515,705
* [[1999 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] – United States won 14½ to 13½ over Europe in team golf.
'''Men's amateur'''
* [[British Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] – [[Graeme Storm]]
* [[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] – [[David Gossett]]
* [[European Amateur]] – [[Grégory Havret]]
'''Women's professional'''
* [[1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore|Nabisco Dinah Shore]] – [[Dottie Pepper]]
* [[1999 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] – [[Juli Inkster]]
* [[1999 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] – [[Juli Inkster]]
* [[1999 du Maurier Classic|Classique du Maurier]] – [[Karrie Webb]]
* [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] money leader – [[Karrie Webb]] – $1,591,959

==[[Handball]]==
* [[1999 World Men's Handball Championship]] – won by [[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]]
* [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship]] – won by [[Norway women's national handball team|Norway]]

==[[Harness racing]]==
* [[North America Cup]] – The Panderosa
* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers|United States Pacing Triple Crown races]] –
*# [[Cane Pace]] – Blissful Hall
*# [[Little Brown Jug (horse racing)|Little Brown Jug]] – Blissful Hall
*# [[Messenger Stakes]] – Blissful Hall
* [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|United States Trotting Triple Crown races]] –
*# [[Hambletonian Stakes|Hambletonian]] – Self Possessed
*# [[Yonkers Trot]] – CR Renegade
*# [[Kentucky Futurity]] – Self Possessed
* [[Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship]] –
** Pacers: [[Sir Vancelot]]
** Trotters: Special Force

==[[Horse racing]]==
'''Steeplechases'''
* [[1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup|Cheltenham Gold Cup]] – [[See More Business]]
* [[1999 Grand National|Grand National]] – [[Bobbyjo]]
'''Flat races'''
* Australia – [[1999 Melbourne Cup|Melbourne Cup]] won by [[Rogan Josh (horse)|Rogan Josh]]
* Canada – [[Queen's Plate]] won by [[Woodcarver (horse)|Woodcarver]]
* Dubai – [[1999 Dubai World Cup|Dubai World Cup]] won by [[Almutawakel]]	
* France – [[1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe|Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] won by [[Montjeu]]
* Ireland – [[Irish Derby Stakes]] won by [[Montjeu]]
* Japan – [[Japan Cup]] won by [[Special Week]]
* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|English Triple Crown races]]:
*# [[2000 Guineas Stakes]] – [[Island Sands]]
*# [[1999 Epsom Derby|The Derby]] – [[Oath (horse)|Oath]]<ref>((cite web |title=Epsom Derby ((!)) History, Winners, & Facts ((!)) Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 January 2022 ))</ref>
*# [[St Leger Stakes]] – [[Mutafaweq]]
* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown races]]:
*# [[1999 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]] – [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]
*# [[1999 Preakness Stakes|Preakness Stakes]] – [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]
*# [[1999 Belmont Stakes|Belmont Stakes]] – [[Lemon Drop Kid]]
* [[Breeders' Cup]] World Thoroughbred Championships:
*# [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] – [[Cat Thief]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Distaff]] – [[Beautiful Pleasure]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf]] – [[Soaring Softly]] (inaugural running of this race)
*# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile]] – [[Anees (horse)|Anees]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] – [[Cash Run]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Mile]] – [[Silic]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Sprint]] – [[Artax (horse)|Artax]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Turf]] – [[Daylami]]

==[[Ice hockey]]==
*February 13: Last [[ice hockey]] game played at the historic [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] in [[Toronto]], the game was a 6–2 loss for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] to [[Chicago Blackhawks]].
* [[Wayne Gretzky]] played his last NHL game on April 18, 1999, at [[Madison Square Garden]] where the [[New York Rangers]] lost 2–1 in overtime to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
* [[Art Ross Trophy]] as the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s leading scorer during the regular season: [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
* [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s Most Valuable Player:
** [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]] – [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
* [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] – [[Dallas Stars]] defeat the [[Buffalo Sabres]] 4 games to 2, [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] – [[Joe Nieuwendyk]].  The Stars became the first team from the Southern United States to win the Cup.
* [[World Hockey Championship]]
** [[1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|Men's champion]]:[[Czech Republic]] defeated Finland
** [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|Junior Men's champion]]: Russia defeated Canada
** [[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|Women's champion]]: Canada defeated the United States
* [[1999 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|NCAA men's ice hockey championship]] – [[University of Maine]] Black Bears defeat [[University of New Hampshire Wildcats]] 3–2 in overtime

==[[Lacrosse]]==
* [[Major League Lacrosse]] (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson.
* The [[Toronto Rock]] beat the [[Rochester Knighthawks]] 13–10 to win the [[1999 National Lacrosse League season|National Lacrosse League]] Championship.
* The [[Victoria Shamrocks]] win the [[Mann Cup]].
* The Edmonton Miners win the [[Founders Cup]].
* The Whitby Warriors win the [[Minto Cup]].

==[[Mixed martial arts]]==
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1999 in chronological order.

((s-start))
|-
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Event
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Alternate Name/s
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Attendance
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|PPV Buyrate
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|January 8
|[[UFC 18|UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|USA)) [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], United States
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|This event featured the American debut of [[Bas Rutten]]. Who previously fought exclusively for [[Pancrase]] in Japan.))
|-align=center
|March 5
|[[UFC 19|UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|USA)) [[Bay St. Louis, Mississippi]], United States
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|Following the main event, [[Tito Ortiz]] insulted the [[Lion's Den (mixed martial arts)|Lion's Den]] team. This led to a long rivalry between Ortiz and [[Ken Shamrock]].))
|-align=center
|April 29
|Pride 5
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|JPN)) [[Nagoya]], Japan
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|First Pride FC event to be promoted by [[Dream Stage Entertainment]], who took over Kakutougi Revolution Spirits.))
|-align=center
|May 7
|[[UFC 20|UFC 20: Battle for the Gold]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|USA)) [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|-align=center
|July 4
|Pride 6
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|JPN)) [[Yokohama]], Japan
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|Event featured seven MMA bouts and one [[karate]] bout between Hiroki Kurosawa and [[Nobuaki Kakuda]].))
|-align=center
|July 16
|[[UFC 21|UFC 21: Return of the Champions]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|USA)) [[Cedar Rapids]], [[Iowa]], United States
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|UFC rule change, Introduction of five-minute rounds. preliminary bouts consist of two rounds, non-title bouts consist of three rounds, and title bouts consist of five rounds. Introduction of [[10-point must system]].))
|-align=center
|September 12
|[[1999 in Pride FC#Pride 7|Pride 7]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|JPN)) [[Yokohama]], Japan
|10,031
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|-align=center
|September 24
|[[UFC 22|UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|USA)) [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], United States
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|Following this event, UFC parent company SEG stopped releasing events on home video until [[UFC 30]] with new owners [[Zuffa]].))
|-align=center
|November 19
|[[UFC 23|UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|JPN)) Tokyo, Japan
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((small|This event featured a four man "Japanese" tournament, held to crown the first ever UFC Japan Champion. The tournament was the first in the UFC since [[UFC 17]], and the last tournament held by the UFC.))
|-align=center
|November 21
|[[1999 in Pride FC#Pride 8|Pride 8]]
|((N/A))
|((flagicon|JPN)) Tokyo, Japan
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|((N/A))
|-align=center
((s-end))

((See also|1999 in Pancrase))

==[[Motorsport]]==
((main|1999 in motorsport|List of 1999 motorsport champions))

==[[Radiosport]]==
* First [[International Amateur Radio Union|IARU]] Region II [[Amateur Radio Direction Finding]] Championships held in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States  This is the first [[International Amateur Radio Union|IARU]] sanctioned international ARDF competition in the [[Americas]].
* Third [[High Speed Telegraphy]] World Championship held in [[Pordenone]], Italy.

==[[Rugby league]]==
* April 23 at [[Sydney]], Australia – [[1999 Anzac Test|1999 ANZAC test match]] is won by [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] 20–14 against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] at [[Telstra Stadium|Stadium Australia]] before 30,245.
* June 23 at [[Brisbane]], Australia – [[1999 State of Origin]] is retained by [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] as the third and deciding match of the series is drawn 10 – 10 with [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]].
* September 19 in Australia – last game of the [[1999 Telstra Premiership]] is played, including the final NRL matches as stand alone entities for the [[Balmain Tigers]] and [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] who would later merge to form the [[Wests Tigers]].
* September 26 at [[Sydney]], Australia – [[1999 NRL season]] culminates in the [[Melbourne Storm]]'s 20 – 18 win against the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] in the [[1999 NRL Grand Final|grand final]]
* October 9 at [[Manchester]], England – [[Super League IV]] culminates in [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]' 8 – 6 win against the [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[1999 Super League Grand Final|grand final]].
* November 1 at [[Auckland]], New Zealand – [[1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations|1999 Tri–Nations]] culminates in [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]]'s 22 – 20 win against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in the final.

==[[Rugby union]]==
* 105th [[1999 Five Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]] series, the last under the Five Nations format, is won by [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]]. The modern Six Nations format would be established the following year with the addition of Italy.
* [[Bledisloe Cup]] – [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] retains the cup after drawing the two-match series with [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]].
* [[1999 Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cup]]: Australia defeat [[France national rugby union team|France]] 35–12 in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup Final|final]], becoming the first nation to win the [[Webb Ellis Cup]] twice.
* [[1999 Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] – New Zealand

==[[Snooker]]==
* [[1999 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship]] – [[Stephen Hendry]] beats [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] 18–11
* [[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]] – [[John Higgins]] remains [[List of world number-one snooker players|world number one]] for [[Snooker season 1999/2000|1999/2000]]

==[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]==
* Fourth [[1999 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Short Course Championships]], held in [[Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong]], China (April 1 – 4)
** Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)
* 24th [[European LC Championships 1999|European LC Championships]], held in [[Istanbul, Turkey|Istanbul]], Turkey (July 26 – August 1)
** Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)
* [[Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games|XIII Pan American Games]], held in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada (August 2–7)
* Eighth [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]], held in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]], Australia (August 22–29)
* Third [[European SC Championships 1999|European SC Championships]], held in [[Lisboa]], Portugal (December 9–12)
** Germany wins the most medals (26), Sweden the most gold medals (9)
* February 17 – Australia's [[Susie O'Neill]] snapped the oldest [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] in the books, clocking 2:05.37 in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a World Cup meet in [[Malmö]], Sweden. The old mark, set by [[Mary T. Meagher]] on January 2, 1981, stood at 2:05.65.
* September 2 – Susie O'Neill breaks her own [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a meet in [[Canberra]], Australia, clocking 2:04.43

==[[Taekwondo]]==
* [[1999 World Taekwondo Championships|World Championships]] held in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada

==[[Tennis]]==
* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] men's results:
*# [[1999 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] – [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]
*# [[1999 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] – [[Andre Agassi]]
*# [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon championships]] – [[Pete Sampras]]
*# [[1999 U.S. Open – Men's singles|U.S. Open]]  – [[Andre Agassi]]
* [[Grand Slam in tennis]] women's results:
*# [[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] – [[Martina Hingis]]
*# [[1999 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] – [[Steffi Graf]]
*# [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon championships]] – [[Lindsay Davenport]]
*# [[1999 US Open – Women's Singles|U.S. Open]] – [[Serena Williams]]
* [[1999 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] – Australia won 3–2 over France in world tennis.
* [[Kim Clijsters]] makes her [[WTA Tour]] debut.

==[[Volleyball]]==
* [[1999 FIVB Volleyball World League|Men's World League]]: Italy
* [[1999 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|Women's World Grand Prix]]: Russia
* [[1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship|Men's European Championship]]: Italy
* [[1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship|Women's European Championship]]: Russia

==[[Water polo]]==
* [[1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship|Men's European Championship]]: Hungary
* [[1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup|Men's World Cup]]: Hungary
* [[1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship|Women's European Championship]]: Italy
* [[1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup|Women's World Cup]]: Netherlands

==[[Multi-sport event]]s==
* 13th [[1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] held in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada<ref>((cite web |title=FAQ: What are the Pan American Games? |url=https://olympic.ca/faq-what-are-the-pan-american-games/ |website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=4 January 2022))</ref>
* Seventh [[1999 All-Africa Games|All–Africa Games]] held in [[Johannesburg, South Africa|Johannesburg]], South Africa
* [[1999 Winter Asian Games|Winter Asian Games]] held in [[Gangwon (South Korea)|Gangwon]], [[South Korea]]
* Ninth [[9th Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] held in [[Amman, Jordan]]
* 20th [[1999 Southeast Asian Games|Southeast Asian Games]] held in [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], Brunei Darussalam
* 20th [[1999 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] held on [[Palma de Mallorca, Spain|Palma de Mallorca]], Spain
* 19th [[1999 Winter Universiade|Winter Universiade]] held in [[Poprad]], [[Slovakia]]

==Awards==
* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#List of award winners|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]] – [[Tiger Woods]], [[PGA Tour|PGA golf]]
* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#List of award winners|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]] – [[United States women's national soccer team]], [[soccer]]

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