1993 in sports

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Dale Jarrett[?] won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
• Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi
• CART Racing - season championship won by Nigel Mansell
• Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of Gary Brabham[?] / Christophe Bouchut[?] / Éric Helary[?] driving a Peugeot 905
• Rally racing - the team of Didier Auriol[?] / Bernard Occelli[?] won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
• Drag racing:
  • Eddie Hill[?] won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
  • Rance McDaniel[?] won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Winston Finals

Baseball

• World Series: Toronto Blue Jays won 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Series MVP was Paul Molitor, Toronto

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan

• NBA Finals:
  • Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson).

Boxing

• March 13 - Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto Gonzalez[?] in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
• November 12 - Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the fan man fight.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Indurain[?] of Spain
• Tour de France - Miguel Indurain[?] of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Lance Armstrong of United States

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Kurt Browning[?], Canada
  • Women's champion: Oksana Bajul[?], Ukraine
  • Pairs champions: Isabelle Brasseur[?] & Lloyd Eisler[?], Canada

Football (Soccer)

• April 27 - 18 members of the Zambian national soccer team die in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon

• England - FA Cup:
  • Arsenal won 1 - 1; 2 - 1 (replay, aet) over Sheffield Wednesday

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys won 52-17 over the Buffalo Bills

Canadian Football League

• Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 33-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues[?] won 37-34 over Calgary Dinos[?]

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer[?]
  2. June - US Open - Lee Janzen[?]
  3. July - British Open - Greg Norman
  4. August - PGA Championship - Paul Azinger[?]

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Nick Price[?] - $1,478,557
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Dave Stockton[?] - $1,175,944
• Ryder Cup: United States team won 15-13 over the Europe team in world golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Lauri Merten[?]
• LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan[?]
• Betsy King[?]: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $595,992.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Vintage Crop[?]
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Peteski[?]
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Urban Sea[?]
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Commander in Chief[?]

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zafonic[?]
  2. Epsom Derby - Commander in Chief[?]
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Bob's Return[?]

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Sea Hero[?]
  2. Preakness Stakes - Prarie Bayou[?]
  3. Belmont Stakes - Colonial Affair[?]

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - Presidential Ball[?]

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Riyadh[?]
  2. Little Brown Jug - Life Sign[?]
  3. Messenger Stakes - Riyadh[?]

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - American Winner[?]
  2. Yonkers Trot - American Winner[?]
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Pine Chip[?]

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Jack Morris[?]
  • Trotters: Night Allowance[?]

Ice Hockey

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

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Kings

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

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli[?], Luxembourg
  • The women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter[?], Austria

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Jim Courier[?]
  2. French Open - Sergi Bruguera[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Pete Sampras

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Monica Seles[?]
  2. French Open - Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
  4. US Open - Steffi Graf

• Davis Cup of world tennis won by Germany 4-1 over Australia.

General sporting events

• Embassy World Snooker Championship[?]:
  • Stephen Hendry[?] won 18-5 over Jimmy White[?]

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Jeff King[?] won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty

Births

Deaths

• January 21 - Charlie Gehringer[?], Major League Baseball, player (1924-1942)
• February 20 - Ferruccio Lamborghini[?], Italian auto-designer
• February 24 - Bobby Moore, English soccer star
• March 22 - Steve Olin[?] & Tim Crews[?], pitchers Cleveland Indians, drowning accident
• April 1 - Alan Kulwicki[?], NASCAR's 1992 champion, died in a plane crash
• April 2 - Klaas Schenk[?], Dutch speed skater
• May 29 - Billy Conn, boxer
• June 2 - Johnny Mize[?], Major League Baseball, player (1936-1953)
• June 7 - Drazen Petrovic[?] 28, Croatian NBA player, New Jersey Nets
• June 26 - Roy Campanella, Major League Baseball great
• July 3 - Don Drysdale[?], Major League Baseball, player (1956-1969)
• July 13 - Davey Allison[?], NACAR[?] race driver
• July 27 - Reggie Lewis[?] 27, NBA star, Boston Celtics
• September 12 - Willie Mosconi[?], 15-time World Pocket Billiards champion
• October 9 - Geert de Vlaeminck[?] 26, Belgian champion cyclist
• November 12 - Bill Dickey[?], Baseball Hall of Fame, player (1928-1946)