2004 in sports

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• 8.1 World Motorcycle Championship 8.1.1 MotoGP class (990 cc )
• 8.1.2 250 cc class
• 8.1.3 125 - cc class

American Football

Badminton

Highlights of badminton in 2004 were the Olympic badminton tournament of Thomas Cup and Uber Cup.

World Badminton Grand Prix

Baseball

• The Boston Red Sox win the World Series in 2004. This was the first title of the Red Sox since 1918.
• Olympic Summer Games 2004/Baseball
• Baseball Women's World Cup 2004

Formula 1

The German Michael Schumacher became the seventh time world champion and thus the most successful Formula 1 driver racing history. The team of Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship for the 14th time for themselves.

• March 7: Australian Grand Prix ( Melbourne )
• March 21: Grand Prix of Malaysia ( Kuala Lumpur )
• April 4: Grand Prix of Bahrain ( Bahrain )
• April 25: Grand Prix of San Marino ( Imola )
• MAY 9: Grand Prix of Spain ( in Barcelona)
• MAY 23: Grand Prix of Monaco ( Monte-Carlo )
• May 30: European Grand Prix ( at the Nürburgring )
• June 13: Grand Prix of Canada ( Montreal )
• 20 June: Big U.S. price (in Indianapolis )
• JULY 4: French Grand Prix ( Magny -Cours )
• July 11: Grand Prix of Great Britain ( Silverstone )
• JULY 25: Grand Prix of Germany ( Hockenheim )
• August 15: Grand Prix of Hungary ( in Budapest)
• AUGUST 29: Belgian Grand Prix ( Spa-Francorchamps )
• September 12: Italian Grand Prix ( Monza )
• September 26: Grand Prix of China ( in Shanghai)
• October 10: Japanese Grand Prix ( Suzuka )
• October 24: Brazilian Grand Prix ( Sao Paulo)

Football

When discharged in Portugal European Championship Otto Rehhagel led the underdog Greece to the title. The national teams from Germany and Switzerland failed in the preliminary round. Champions League winner was FC Porto, UEFA Cup secured the FC Valencia. German champion for the fourth time Werder Bremen. In Austria, the Graz AK fetched for the first time in their history the championship in Switzerland FC Basel celebrated its tenth title.

Hockey

In August, the Olympic hockey tournaments were held in Athens. In the men was the first time Australia Olympic champion. In the women, the German team for the first time in its history, took the gold medal. The Champions Trophy saw a new winner: Spain, at the Olympic Games Fourth, won in the men for the first time the title. In the women, the Netherlands secured the trophy for the third time. In Germany, Der Club an der Alster German defended his championship title from last year. In the women's Rüsselsheimer RK 08 was the sixth time champions.

Athletics

• June 8 - Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, the 10,000 m men ran into 26:20,3 minutes.
• June 10 - Elvan Abeylegesse, Turkey, the 5000 meters of the ladies ran into 14:24,7 minutes.
• July 27 - Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia 's pole vault in the women reached 4.87 meters.
• July 31 - Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, the 5000 meters of the men ran into 12:37,4 minutes.
• August 4 - Svetlana Feofanowa, Russia, in the pole vault of 4.88 meters Ladies reached.
• August 24 - Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia 's pole vault in the women reached 4.91 meters.
• August 27 - Liu Xiang, China, the 110 -meter hurdles in 12.91 seconds ran ( leveling the world record by Colin Jackson).
• September 3 - Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia 's pole vault in the women reached 4.92 meters.
• September 3 - Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar, the 3000 -meter steeplechase of the men ran in 7:53,63 minutes.

Motorcycle Racing

World Motorcycle Championship

• Motorcycle World Championship 2004

MotoGP class (990 cc )

• In the MotoGP class of the 25 - year-old Italian Valentino Rossi wins on the Yamaha overall sixth world title of his career and the third in a row in this category. He prevails against the Spaniard Sete Gibernau and his compatriot Max Biaggi (both Honda). In the Constructors' Championship, Honda wins ahead of Yamaha and Ducati.

250 cc class

• In the 250 cc class of 19 - year-old Spaniard Dani Pedrosa wins on Honda ahead of Argentine Sebastián Porto and Frenchman Randy De Puniet (both Aprilia) second world title of his career. In the constructors' standings Aprilia prevails against Honda and KTM.

125 cc class

• The world title in the eighth liter class win, the 18- year-old Italian Andrea Dovizioso at Honda. Second, the Spaniard Hector Barbera, third in the Italian Roberto Locatelli, both on Aprilia. In the Constructors' Championship KTM wins ahead of Honda and Aprilia.

Superbike World Championship

• The 24- year-old Briton James Toseland wins on Ducati ahead of Frenchman Régis Laconi and the Japanese Noriyuki Haga ( Ducati both also ) the drivers' standings. In the constructors' standings, Ducati prevails ahead of Honda and Petronas FP1.

Details: Superbike World Championship 2004

Supersport World Championship

• The 30- year-old Australian Karl Muggeridge wins on Honda ahead of his compatriot Broc Parkes ( also Honda) and Dutchman Jurgen van den Goorbergh (Yamaha ) the drivers' standings. In the Constructors' Championship, Honda enforces against Yamaha and Suzuki.

Details: Supersport World Championship 2004

Swimming

• 26.- 28.11. German Short Course Championships ( in food)

Skeleton

• 28.11./2.12. European Championship ( in Altenberg )

Alpine Skiing

Three years after his serious motorcycle accident, the Austrian Hermann Maier took the overall World Cup in his career for the fourth time. He also won the discipline rating in the Super -G. End of the year was for the Laureus World Sports Award bestowed upon him for the comeback of the year. In the women for the first time won the Swede Anja Parson the Great Crystal. Two discipline ratings decided Bode Miller and Renate Götschl for themselves.

Tennis

The Swiss Roger Federer was the dominant player of the year. He won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Gastón Gaudio of Argentina's surprising only at the French Open celebrated his first and only Grand Slam success. In Athens, the Chilean Nicolás Massú two-time Olympic champion. The ladies tournaments were determined by Russian players. Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won the tournaments in Paris, Wimbledon and New York. Only won at the Australian Open, Justine Henin- Hardenne. She also won the Olympic women's singles. Davis Cup winner was the second time after 2000, Spain. The Fed Cup won on home soil for the first time the Russian team.

Table tennis

The first highlight of the season was the team's World Cup in Doha. China defended both in the men, as well as in the women 's title. The German men stood for the first time in 35 years in a World Cup Final.