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Overview of the events of 1999 in sports
1999 in sports
describes the year's events in world sport.
- 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 R?ducan
,
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
,
Russian Federation
- Men's horizontal bar champion:
Jesus 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
, China
- Men's vault champion:
Li Xiaopeng
, China
- May 10 ? The
Boston Red Sox
beat the
Seattle Mariners
, 12?4, as
shortstop
Nomar Garciaparra
hits three
home runs
, including two
grand slams
; one in the first inning, and one in the eighth. Nomar is the 9th in
MLB
history (the first since
Robin Ventura
in
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
.
- July 18 ?
David Cone
pitches a
perfect game
, the 16th in history, as the
Yankees
defeat the
Montreal Expos
, 6?0, to celebrate
Yogi Berra
Day.
- Texas Rangers
Catcher
Ivan Rodriguez
named
AL MVP
- Atlanta Braves
3B
Chipper Jones
named
NL MVP
- Kansas City Royals
OF
Carlos Beltran
named
AL Rookie of the Year
- Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Scott Williamson
named
NL Rookie of the Year
- 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
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Steeplechases
Flat races
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1999 in chronological order.
Date
|
Event
|
Alternate Name/s
|
Location
|
Attendance
|
PPV Buyrate
|
Notes
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January 8
|
UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
|
?
|
New Orleans
,
Louisiana
, United States
|
?
|
?
|
This event featured the American debut of
Bas Rutten
. Who previously fought exclusively for
Pancrase
in Japan.
|
March 5
|
UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns
|
?
|
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
, United States
|
?
|
?
|
Following the main event,
Tito Ortiz
insulted the
Lion's Den
team. This led to a long rivalry between Ortiz and
Ken Shamrock
.
|
April 29
|
Pride 5
|
?
|
Nagoya
, Japan
|
?
|
?
|
First Pride FC event to be promoted by
Dream Stage Entertainment
, who took over Kakutougi Revolution Spirits.
|
May 7
|
UFC 20: Battle for the Gold
|
?
|
Birmingham, Alabama
, United States
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
July 4
|
Pride 6
|
?
|
Yokohama
, Japan
|
?
|
?
|
Event featured seven MMA bouts and one
karate
bout between Hiroki Kurosawa and
Nobuaki Kakuda
.
|
July 16
|
UFC 21: Return of the Champions
|
?
|
Cedar Rapids
,
Iowa
, United States
|
?
|
?
|
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
.
|
September 12
|
Pride 7
|
?
|
Yokohama
, Japan
|
10,031
|
?
|
?
|
September 24
|
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
|
?
|
Lake Charles, Louisiana
, United States
|
?
|
?
|
Following this event, UFC parent company SEG stopped releasing events on home video until
UFC 30
with new owners
Zuffa
.
|
November 19
|
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
|
?
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
?
|
?
|
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.
|
November 21
|
Pride 8
|
?
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
- Fourth
World Short Course Championships
, held in
Hong Kong
, China (April 1 ? 4)
- Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)
- 24th
European LC Championships
, held in
Istanbul
, Turkey (July 26 ? August 1)
- Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)
- XIII Pan American Games
, held in
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
, Canada (August 2?7)
- Eighth
Pan Pacific Championships
, held in
Sydney
, Australia (August 22?29)
- Third
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
in the books, clocking 2:05.37 in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a World Cup meet in
Malmo
, 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
in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a meet in
Canberra
, Australia, clocking 2:04.43
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