1995 in sports

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

Table of contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (Soccer) 8 Football (American) 9 Canadian Football League 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 12 Harness Racing 13 Ice Hockey 14 Skiing 15 Tennis 16 General sporting events 17 Births 18 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve
• CART Racing - the season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
• 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: 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 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.

Cycling

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

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 (Soccer)

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

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

Football (American)

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

Canadian Football League

• 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

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf 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

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

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.

General sporting events

• Embassy World Snooker Championship:
  • Stephen Hendry won 18-9 over Nigel Bond

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

Births

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, United States Baseball Hall of Fame player (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, MLB Hall of Fame player (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