2000 in sports
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- 4.1 World Motorcycle Championship 4.1.1 500 - cc class
- 4.1.2 250 cc class
- 4.1.3 125 - cc class
American Football
- January 30 - The St. Louis Rams win the Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta, Georgia, against the Tennessee Titans at 23:16.
- October 7 - The Cologne Crocodiles win the German Bowl XXII in the Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Braunschweig against the Lions with 31:29.
Badminton
Highlights of badminton during 2000 were the Olympic badminton tournament of Thomas Cup and Uber Cup.
World Badminton Grand Prix
Athletics
- February 23 - Stacy Dragila, USA, pole vault of 4.63 meters Ladies reached.
- July 23 - Stacy Dragila, USA, jumped 4.63 meters in the pole vault of the ladies.
- July 28 - Trine Hattestad, Norway, in the javelin ladies reached 69.48 meters.
- August 7 - Christina lloc - Casandra, Romania, the 3000 meter steeplechase of the ladies ran into 09:43,6 minutes.
- August 30 - Christina lloc - Casandra, Romania, the 3000 meter steeplechase of the ladies ran into 09:40,2 minutes.
Motorcycle Racing
World Motorcycle Championship
- Motorcycle World Championship 2000
500 cc class
- In the last time the discharged 500 cc class of 27- year-old American Kenny Roberts Jr. wins on the Suzuki world title. He prevails against the Italians Valentino Rossi (Honda ) and Max Biaggi (Yamaha ). In the constructors' championship ahead of Honda and Suzuki Yamaha wins.
250 cc class
- In the 250 cc class of the 27 - year-old Frenchman Olivier Jacque wins on Yamaha before the Japanese Shin'ya Nakano ( also Yamaha) and Daijiro Katō (Honda) the title. In the constructors' standings, Yamaha prevails against Honda and Aprilia.
125 cc class
- The world title in the eighth liter class win, the 26- year-old Italian Roberto Locatelli on Aprilia. Second, the Japanese Yōichi Ui ( Derbi ), third Spaniard Emilio Alzamora to Honda. In the Constructors' Championship, Honda wins ahead of Aprilia and Derbi.
Superbike World Championship
- The 26- year-old American Colin Edwards Australians wins on Honda ahead of Japanese Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha ) and the Australian Troy Corser ( Aprilia) the drivers' standings. In the constructors' standings, Ducati prevails ahead of Honda and Yamaha.
Details: Superbike World Championship 2000
Supersport World Championship
- The 30 -year-old German Jörg Teuchert wins on Yamaha ahead of Italian Paolo Casoli (Ducati ) and Frenchman Stéphane Chambon ( Suzuki) the drivers' standings. In the constructors' standings, Yamaha prevails against Ducati and Suzuki.
Details: Supersport World Championship 2000
Died
- January 3: Steffen Mauersberger, German enduro athlete ( b. 1953 )
- July 2: Joey Dunlop, a British motorcycle racer ( b. 1952 )
- JULY 30: Hermann Gablenzgasse, German motorcycle racer (* 1913)
- August 20: Siegfried desires, German motorcycle racer (* 1916)
- November 15: Piero Pasinati, Italian footballer and coach (* 1910)
- November 21: Emil Zatopek, Czech Athlete (* 1922)