2004 in sports

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Table of contents

1 Events
2 Athletics
3 Auto racing
4 Baseball
5 Basketball
6 Cricket
7 Curling
8 Field Hockey
9 Football (Soccer)
10 Football (American)
11 Golf
12 Handball
13 Ice Hockey
14 Luge
15 Rugby Union
16 Ice skating

16.1 Long track speed skating
16.2 Figure skating
16.3 Short track speed skating

17 Skiing & Snowboarding
18 Swimming
19 Tennis
20 Scheduled Events
21 Births
22 Deaths

Events

On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong was arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. Prosecutors arrested Kim minutes after being issued an arrest warrant by the Seoul District Court, and the 72-year-old was put behind bars, after his pre-trial detention was approved.

Athletics

Cross-country running
- January 3 - Winners from the 2004 Great Winter Run X-country race at Newcastle, England:
  - Women's 6.3km: Tirunesh Dibada, Ethiopia 21:01
  - Men's 8.0km: Sileshi Sihine, Ethiopia 26:15
London Marathon
- Men's Evans Rutto, Kenya 2:06:18
- Women's Margaret Okayo, Kenya 2:22:35
Boston Marathon
- Men's Timothy Cherigat Kenya 2:10:37
- Women's Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:24:27

Auto racing

Stock car racing (NASCAR):
- February 15 - Daytona 500: won by Dale Earnhardt Jr

Baseball

February 15 - Alex Rodriguez traded to New York Yankees
April 12 - Barry Bonds ties his godfather Willie Mays for third on the all-time career homeruns list with his 660th homerun coming in the fifth inning off of Milwaukee starter Matt Kinney

Basketball

April 5 - NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
- The UConn Huskies win 82-73 over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. UConn's Emeka Okafor is named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
April 6 - NCAA Women's Basketball Championship
- The UConn Huskies win 70-61 over the Tennessee Lady Vols. UConn's Diana Taurasi is named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
These results made UConn only the second school, and the first ever in Division I, to win NCAA men's and women's basketball titles in the same season. Central Missouri State accomplished the double in Division II in 1984.

Cricket

February 15 - March 5 - under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004 in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Pakistan beat West Indies by 25 runs
March 12 - Shane Warne becomes the first spinner in history to take 500 test wickets.
March 13 - In the opening match of their first tour to Pakistan since 1989, India beat their hosts by five runs in the highest scoring one-day international ever.
March 14 - In Jamaica, the West Indies collapse to their lowest ever total of 47 all out in the first test against England as bowler Steve Harmison takes seven wickets for 12 runs. In Hamilton, New Zealand, South Africa's Jacques Kallis becomes only the second player in history to score a century in five successive tests, although the match ends in a draw.
March 29 - Virender Sehwag sets a new Indian test batting record with 309 in the historic first test against Pakistan. It is the 18th triple century in test cricket history. India's first innings total of 675-5 declared is the third highest in their history.
April - Ricky Ponting is named Leading Cricketer in the World by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
April 12 - The West Indies' Brian Lara regained the all-time test batting record from Australian Matthew Hayden with 400 not out in the fourth test against England in St. John's, Antigua. Lara became the first man ever to record a quadruple century in Test cricket, and became only the second player (after the legendary Donald Bradman) to record two Test triple centuries.
July 15 - August 1 - Asia Cup in Sri Lanka

Curling

January 10- Canada Cup
- Women's Final: Colleen Jones 8-7 Sherry Anderson
January 11-
- Men's Final: Randy Ferbey 10-3 John Morris
January 18- 2004 Canadian mixed curling championship
- Final: Alberta (Shannon Kleibrink) 9-5 Ontario (Heath McCormick) Shannon Kleibrink becomes the first woman to skip and win the Canadian mixed curling championship. Last year, she was the first to skip and participate in the event, losing only in the final.

Field Hockey

January 31 to February 5 - The 5th Asian women's hockey championship is held in New Delhi

Football (Soccer)

African Cup of Nations - Tunisia beat Morocco 2-1
Carling Cup (League Cup, England) - Middlesbrough F.C beat Bolton Wanderers F.C 2-1, to win the first cup in their 128 year history

Football (American)

College football Bowl Championship Series:
- January 1 - Rose Bowl: University of Southern California 28, University of Michigan 14
- January 1 - Orange Bowl: University of Miami 16, Florida State University 14
- January 2 - Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State University 35, Kansas State University 28
- January 4 - Sugar Bowl: Louisiana State University 21, University of Oklahoma 14
- January 5 - LSU and USC are awarded a share of the national championship.
National Football League:
- February 1 - Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29 at Houston, Texas

Golf

January 11 - Mercedes Championships winner: Stuart Appleby, $1,060,000 (66-67-66-71--270)
January 15-16 - At the age of 14, golf prodigy Michelle Wie becomes the youngest woman (and only the fourth overall) to play at a PGA TOUR event, shooting 72-68 (even par) at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in her hometown of Honolulu. She missed the cut by one stroke.
January 18- South African Airways Open at Somerset West, South Africa winner: Trevor Immelman (71-69-69-67--276)
January 25 - Golfer Phil Mickelson wins for the first time in 19 months, beating Skip Kendall on the first extra hole at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
February 1 - Jonathan Kaye breaks from the pack on the final day in the FBR Open, winning by shooting five birdies in seven holes.
February 8 - Vijay Singh claims his first victory of 2004 at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
February 15 - John Daly ends an eight-year winless drought by beating Chris Riley and Luke Donald in the Buick Invitational.
February 22 - Mike Weir wins his second Nissan Open.
February 29 - Tiger Woods defeats Davis Love III to win the Accenture Match Play Championship.
February 29 - Annika Sorenstam wins her third ANZ Ladies Masters.
March 28 - Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song. Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park.
March 28 - Adam Scott wins THE PLAYERS Championship by one shot over Padraig Harrington. Scott is the tournament's youngest winner ever.
April 11 - Phil Mickelson wins The Masters, the first major of his career.

Handball

January 22 to February 1 - The European Men's Handball Championship in Slovenia held.

Ice Hockey

January 4 - Under 17 World Championship at St. John's
- Gold Medal Game: Ontario 5-2 Pacific
- Bronze Medal Game: Team Quebec 3-2 United States
January 5 - World Junior Hockey Championship at Helsinki, Finland
- Gold Medal Game: United States 4-3 Canada
- Bronze Medal Game: Finland 2-1 Czech Republic
February 12 - An independent audit by Arthur Levitt reveals that National Hockey League teams lost a collective US$273 million in 2003, and suggests the league is "on the road to oblivion."
September 15 - NHL collective bargaining agreement expires. If a new one is not negotiated by this date, then a strike or lockout will occur.

Luge

January 4 - European Luge Championships at Oberhof, Germany
- Men's Doubles winner: Steffen Skel and Steffen Woeller, Germany, 1:22.633
- Women's Singles winner: Silke Kraushaar, Germany, 1:22.995
January 17 - World Cup event at Winterberg, Germany
- Men's Singles winner: George Hackl, Germany 1:51.211

Rugby Union

Hong Kong Sevens - England beat Argentina 22-12
Six Nations Championship - France (Grand Slam). Ireland win the Triple Crown.

Ice skating

Long track speed skating

January 2 - Winners at the 2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships at Calgary, Alberta:
- Men's 500m: Mike Ireland, Winnipeg, Manitoba 34.58 seconds
- Men's 1000m: Jeremy Wootherspoon, Red Deer, Alberta 1:08.90
- Women's 500m: Krisy Myers, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan 39.43
- Women's 1000m: Kristy Myers 1:18.16
January 3
- Men's 500m: Casey Fitzrandolph, Madison, Wisconsin 35.27 seconds
- Men's 1500m: Jay Morrison, Fort St. John, British Columbia 1:46.96
- Women's 500m: Kerry Simpson, Melville, Saskatchewan 39.67
- Women's 1500m: Kristina Groves, Ottawa 1:59.25
January 17 - Winners at the World sprint speedskating championships at Nagano, Japan:
- Men's 500m: Jeremy Wootherspoon, Canada 35.25
- Women's 500m: Sayuri Osuga, Japan 38.79
February 7 - 9 - Winners at the 2004 World Allround Speed Skating Championships at Hamar, Norway:
- Men's 500m: Yevgeny Lalenkov, Russia 35.780
- Men's 5000m: Carl Verheijen, Netherlands 6:20.61
- Ladies' 500m: Jennifer Rodriguez, United States 38.740
- Ladies' 3000m Renate Groenewold, Netherlands 4:04.58
- Men's 1500m Shani Davis, United States 1:46.02
- Men's 10,000m Carl Verheijen, Netherlands 13:17.86
- Ladies' 1500m Jennifer Rodriguez, United States, 1:57.33
- Ladies' 5000m Gretha Smit, Netherlands 7:02.89
- Men's all-around champion: Chad Hedrick, United States
- Ladies' all-around champion: Renate Groenewold, Netherlands

Figure skating

BMO Financial Group Canadian figure skating championships at Edmonton:
- January 9
  - Junior Ice dance winners: Tessa Virtue, (London) and Scott Moir (Ilderton, Ontario), 2.8 factored placements
  - Junior Pairs winners: Jessica Dube, (Drummondville, Quebec) and Bryce Davison, (Cambridge, Ontario), 1.5 factored placements
- January 10
  - Junior Women's singles winner: Myriane Samson, (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec), 1.5 factored placements
- January 11
  - Senior Ice Dance winners: Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, (Boisbriand, Quebec), 2.0
2004 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Atlanta, Georgia:
- January 8:
  - Junior Pairs winners: Shantel Jordan and Jeremy Barrett, Bradenton, Florida, 2.5 factored placements
- January 9:
  - Junior Men's winner: Christopher Toland, 3.5
  - Junior Ice Dance winners: Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin, New York City, 2.0
- January 10:
  - Senior Men's winner: Johnny Weir, Newark, Delaware, 1.5
  - Senior Pairs winners: Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, 2.0
  - Junior Ladies' winner: Kimberly Meissner, Bel Air, Maryland, 2.0
  - Senior Ice Dance winners: Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, Detroit, Michigan, 2.0
- January 11:
  - Senior Ladies' winner: Michelle Kwan, 2.0
2004 European Figure Skating Championships, Budapest, Hungary
- February 4, Senior Pairs:
  - 1-Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, Russia, 1.5 factored placements
  - 2-Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia, 3.0
  - 3-Dorota Zagorska and Mariusz Siudek, Poland, 4.5
- February 5, Senior Men's:
  - Brian Joubert, France, 2.6
  - Evgeni Plushenko, Russia, 3.0
  - Ilia Klimkin, Russia, 5.6
- February 6, Senior Ice Dance:
  - Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Russia, 2.0
  - Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, Bulgaria, 4.6
  - Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov, Ukraine, 5.4
- February 7: Senior Ladies':
  - Julia Sebestyen, Hungary, 1.5
  - Elena Liashenko, Ukraine, 4.0
  - Elena Sokolova, Russia, 5.0
2004 World Figure Skating Championships, Dortmund, Germany
- March 24, Senior Pairs:
  - Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, Russia, 2.5 factored placements
  - Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao, China, 3.0
  - Qing Pang and Jian Tong, China
- March 25, Senior Men's:
  - Evgeni Plushenko, Russia, 2.0
  - Brian Joubert, France, 4.0
  - Stefan Lindemann, Germany, 6.0
- March 26, Senior Dance:
  - Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Russia, 2.0
  - Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, Bulgaria, 3.6
  - Kati Winkler and Rene Lohse, Germany, 6.2
- March 27, Senior Ladies':
  - Shizuka Arakawa, Japan, 2.6
  - Sasha Cohen, United States, 4.0
  - Michelle Kwan, United States, 5.6

Short track speed skating

January 10- World junior short-track speed skating championships at Beijing
- Men's 500m winner: Ho-Suk Lee, South Korea 42.542 seconds
- Women's 500m winner: Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Canada 45.689 seconds
January 11-
- Men's 1000m winner: Ki-Deok Kwon, South Korea 1:28.682
- Women's 1000m winner: Yun-Mi Kang, South Korea 1:36.040
January 17- European short-track speedskating championship at Zoetermeer, Netherlands:
- Women's 500m: Evgenia Radanova, Bulgaria 44.882
- Men's 500m: Nicola Franceschina, Italy 42. 845

Skiing & Snowboarding

Biathlon
- January 10- World Cup Biathalon event at Pokljuka, Slovenia winner, men's 12.5km pursuit: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway, 36:18.8
- January 14- World Cup Biathalon event at Ruhpolding, Germany winner, Women's 4x6K Relay winner: Germany, 1:18:37
- January 15- Men's 4x7.5K Relay winner: Belarus, 1:43:43.71
- January 17- World Cup Biathalon competition Men's 10km Sprint winner: Halvard Hanevold, Norway 25:01.5
Cross-country skiing
- January 10- World Cup men's cross-country skiing competition at Otepaa, Finland winner, 30km mass start: Frode Estil, Norway, 1:15:18.1
- January 17- World Cup cross-country ski meet at Nove Mesto, Czech Republic
  - Men's 15km classical style winner: Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia 42:27.6
  - Women's 10km classical style winner: Gabriella Paruzzi, Italy 31:17.6
Downhill skiing
- January 4 - Men's World Cup Slalom Competition at Flachau, Austria winner: Kalle Palander, Finland, 1:42.24
- January 4 - Women's World Cip Giant Slalom Competition at Megeve, France winner: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria 1:24.98
- January 10 - Men's World Cup downhill race at Chamonix, France winner: Stephane Eberharter, Austria 1:59.08
- January 10- Women's World Cup downhill ski race at Veysonnaz, Switzerland winner: Renate Goetschl, Austria 1:38.58
- January 11- Men's World Cup slalom at Chamonix, France winner: Giorgio Rocca, Italy 1:29.09
- January 17- Women's World Cup downhill race at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy winner: Hilde Gerg, Germany 1:17.57
Freestyle skiing
- January 10- Ericsson World Freestyle skiing competition at Mont Tremblant, Quebec
  - Women's Moguls winner: Stephanie St. Pierre, Canada 24.25 points
  - Men's Moguls winner: Marc-Andre Moreau, Canada 25.14 points
- January 16- Freesyle FIS World Cup at Lake Placid, New York
  - Women's aerials winner: Jiao Wang, China 183.61
  - Men's aerials winner: Steve Omischl, Canada 246.01
- January 17
  - Women's Moguls winner: Jennifer Heil, Canada 26.77
  - Men's Moguls winner: Janne Lahtela, Finland 26.29
Giant slalom
- January 3 - Men's World Cup Giant Slalom Competition at Flachau, Austria winner: Benjamin Raich, Austria, 2:22.54
Nordic skiing
- January 4 - Nordic combined World Cup event at Schonach, Germany winner: Todd Lodwick, United States, 34:29.5
Ski jumping
- January 1 - The traditional New Year's Ski Jumping in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The Large Hill event was won by Sigurd Pettersen of Norway with 253.8 points.
- January 4 - Four Hills ski jumping tournament at Innsbruck, Austria. K120 winner: Peter Zonta, Slovenia, 265.2 points
Super-G
- January 11 - Women's World Cup super-G at Veysonnaz, Switzerland winner: Hilde Gerg, Germany, 1:21.34
- January 14 - Women's World Cup super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy winner: Genevieve Simard, Canada, 13.05
- January 16 - Women's World Cup super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy winner: Renate Goetschl, Austria 1:10.59
Snowboarding
- January 3 - World Cup men's "big air" snowboarding competition at Klagenfurt, Austria winner: Aleksi Vanninen, Finland, 1,000 points
- January 6 - World Cup snowboard parallel slalom at Bad Gastein, Austria
  - Men's winner: Dejan Josir, Slovenia, 1,000
  - Women's winner: Jagna Kolasinska-Marczulajtis, Poland, 1,000
- January 10 - World Cup giant slalom race at L'Alpe d'Huez, France
  - Men's Parallel Giant Slalom winner: Urs Eiselin, Switzerland, 1,000
  - Women's Parallel Giant Slalom winner: Daniela Meuli, Switzerland, 1,000
- January 16 - World Cup cross at Arosa, Switzerland
  - Men's winner: Stefano Pozzolini, Italy 1,000
  - Women's winner: Karine Ruby, France 1,000
- January 17 -
  - Men's winner: Simone Malusa, Italy 1,000
  - Women's winner: Karine Ruby, France 1,000

Swimming

January 13- World Cup sort-course swimming competition at Stockholm, Sweden winners:
- Men's 50m butterfly: Mike Mintenko, Canada 23.75
- Men's 100m freestyle: Jason Lezak, United States 47.24
- Men's 100m IM: Kosuke Kitajima, Japan 53.71
- Men's 400m freestyle: Yuri Prilokov, Russia 3:41.10
- Men's 400m IM: Brian Johns, Canada 4:09.92
- Men's 50m breaststroke: Ed Moses, United States 27.10
- Men's 200m breaststroke: Ed Moses, United States 2:04.54
- Men's 200m butterfly: Takeshi Matsuda, Japan 1:52.67
- Women's 50m backstroke: Chang Gao, China 27.61
January 14-
- Men's 200m backstroke: Evgeny Aleshin, Russia 1:53.21
- Men's 100m butterfly: Andriy Serdinov, Ukraine 51.66
- Men's 200m freestyle: Ryk Neethling, South Africa 1:23.85
- Men's 1,500m freestyle: Yuri Prilukov, Russia 14:46.59
- Men's 200m IM: Kosuke Kitajima, Japan 1:56.68

Tennis

January 9th- Qatar ExxonMobil Open at Doha, Qatar
- Doubles Final: Martin Damm and Cyril Suk, (Czech Republic) defeats Andy Roddick (United States) and Stefan Koubek (Austria) 6-2, 6-4
January 10
- Singles Final: Nicolas Escude, France def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia 6-3, 7-6
January 10- WTA Uncle Tobys at Gold Coast, Australia
- Singles Final: Ai Sugiyama, Japan def. Nadia Petrova, Russia 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Doubles Final: Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) def. Liezel Huber (South Africa) and Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) 6-3, 6-4
January 10- Hopman Cup indoor tournament at Perth, Australia results:
- United States def. Slovakia, 2-1
  - Lindsay Davenport, United States def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia 6-3, 6-1
  - Karol Kucera, Slovakia def. James Blake, United States 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
  - Lindsay Davenport and James Blake, United States def. Daniela Hantuchova and Karol Kucera, Slovakia 6-2, 6-3
January 10- WTA Tour ASB Classic at Auckland, New Zealand
- Singles Final: Eleni Daniilidou, Greece def. Ashley Harkleroad, United States 6-3, 6-2
- Doubles Final: Mervana Jugic-Salkic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Jelena Kostanic (Croatia) def. Paola Suarez (Argentina) and Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain) 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
January 11- ATP TATA Open at Chennai, India
- Singles Final: Carlos Moya, Spain def. Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
- Doubles Final: Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo (Spain) def. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (Israel) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
January 11- ATP AAPT Championship at Adelaide, Australia
- Singles Final: Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia def. Michael Llodra, France 6-4, 6-0
- Doubles Final: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (United States) def. Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra (France) 7-5, 6-3
January 16- Moorilla International tournament at Hobart, Australia
- Singles Final: Amy Frazier, United States def. Shinobu Asagoe, Japan 6-3, 6-3
January 17- Adidas International at Sydney, Australia
- Men's Singles Final: Lleyton Hewitt, Australia def. Carlos Moya, Spain 4-3, retired
- Women's Singles Final: Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium def. Amelie Mauresmo, France 6-4, 6-4
- Men's Doubles Final: Todd Woodbridge (Australia) and Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) def. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (United States) 7-6, 7-5
- Women's Doubles Final: Cara Black (Zimbabwe) and Rennae Stubbs (Australia) def. Meghann Shaughnessy (United States) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
January 17- Commonwealth Bank International at Melbourne, Australia
- Singles Final: David Nalbandian, Argentina def. Andre Agassi, United States 6-2, 6-3
January 17- ATP Heineken Open at Auckland, New Zealand
- Singles Final: Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia def. Rafael Nadal, Spain 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
- Doubles Final: Mahesh Bhupathi (India) and Fabrice Santoro (France) def. Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
- January 17- WTA Tour's Canberra Classic at Canberra, Australia
- Singles Final: Paola Suarez, Argentina def. Silvia Farina Elia, Italy 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
- Doubles Final: Jelena Kostanic (Croatia) and Claudine Schaul (Luxembourg) def. Lisa McShea (Australia) and Caroline Dhenin (France) 6-4, 7-6

Scheduled Events

March 13 - Boxing's world Jr. Middleweight champions Shane Mosley and Winky Wright will meet to unify the division.
May 16 to May 23 - The European Men's Unihockey Championship in Switzerland are expected to be held.
May 19 - The UEFA Cup final will be held at the Nya Ullevi stadium in GÃÂÃÂ¶teborg, Sweden.
May 26 - The Champions League final will be held at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
June 12 to July 4 - The UEFA EURO 2004, the European football competition, will be held in Portugal; see the competition's website.
August 13 to August 29 - The 2004 Summer Olympics are expected to take place in Athens, Greece this year; see their website.
September 14 to September 19 - The 35th Ryder Cup Matches are scheduled to take place in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA; see their website.
September 17 to September 28 - The 2004 Summer Paralympics are expected to take place in Athens, Greece this year; see their website.

Births

Deaths

January 5 - TG Jones - Footballer (Soccer) Wales and Everton
January 19 - David Hookes - Australian cricketer
January 25 - Fanny Blankers-Koen legendary Dutch athlete
January 25 Miklos Feher - Hungarian Footballer (Soccer)
February 1 Ally McLeod - Footballer (soccer) and former Scottish national team manager
February 14 Marco Pantani - Italian cyclist
February 17 Shirley de la Hunty nee Strickland - Australian Athlete
February 21 John Charles - Welsh Footballer (soccer) Leeds and Wales
March 22 Peter Jackson - England and Lions winger
April 20 - Ronnie Simpson - Newcastle, Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper
April 22 - Pat Tillman - American football player who left the NFL to enlist in the United States Army; killed in action in Afghanistan