Sports year 1997
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American football
- January 26 - The Green Bay Packers win Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans , Louisiana , beating the New England Patriots 35:21.
- October 4th - The Braunschweig Lions win the German Bowl XIX in Hamburg against the Cologne Crocodiles with 26:23.
badminton
The highlights of the 1997 badminton year were the World Championship and the Sudirman Cup .
World Badminton Grand Prix
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athletics
- February 8 - Emma George , Australia , jumped 4.50 meters in the women's pole vault.
- February 20 - Emma George , Australia , jumped 4.55 meters in the women's pole vault.
- March 3 - Mihaela Melinte , Romania , reached 69.58 meters in the women's hammer throw.
- April 8 - Emma George , Australia , reached 4.50 meters in the women's pole vault.
- April 13 - Wilson Kipketer , Denmark , ran the men's 800 meters in 1: 41.2 minutes.
- April 13 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 5000 meters in 12: 41.9 minutes.
- May 21 - Dong Yanmei , China , ran the women's 5000 meters in 14: 31.3 minutes.
- May 23 - Jiang Bo , China , ran the women's 5000 meters in 14: 28.1 minutes.
- June 3 - Mihaela Melinte , Romania , reached 69.58 meters in the women's hammer throw.
- June 11 - Olga Kusenkowa , Russia , reached 70.78 meters in the women's hammer throw.
- June 22nd - Olga Kusenkowa , Russia , reached 73.10 meters in the women's hammer throw.
- July 4th - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 26: 31.3 minutes.
- August 4th - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 26: 31.3 minutes.
- August 13 - Wilson Kipketer , Denmark , ran the men's 800 meters in 1: 41.2 minutes.
- August 13 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 5000 meters in 12: 41.9 minutes.
- August 13 - Wilson Boit Kipketer , Kenya , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 7: 59.1 minutes.
- August 20 - Emma George , Australia , reached 4.55 meters in the women's pole vault.
- August 22nd - Daniel Komen , Kenya , ran the men's 5000 meters in 12: 39.7 minutes.
- August 22 - Paul Tergat , Kenya , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 26: 27.9 minutes.
- August 24 - Wilson Kipketer , Denmark , ran the men's 800 meters in 1: 41.1 minutes.
- August 24th - Bernard Barmasai , Kenya , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 7: 55.7 minutes.
- September 23 - Bernard Barnasai , Kenya , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 7: 55.6 minutes.
- October 23 - Jiang Bo , China , ran the women's 5000 meters in 14: 28.1 minutes.
Motorcycling
Superbike World Championship
- The American John Kocinski wins the drivers' championship on a Honda ahead of the Briton Carl Fogarty ( Ducati ) and the New Zealander Aaron Slight (Honda). The 29-year-old is the first rider in history to win world titles in both the motorcycle and the superbike world championships. In the constructors' championship, Honda prevailed ahead of Ducati and Kawasaki .
Details: 1997 Superbike World Championship
World Supersport Series
- The 32-year-old Italian Paolo Casoli on a Ducati took the drivers' championship ahead of his compatriot Vittoriano Guareschi ( Yamaha ) and the Swiss Yves Briguet ( Suzuki ). Ducati beat Yamaha and Suzuki in the constructors' championship.
Details: 1997 World Supersport Series
Table tennis
- Table tennis world championship 1997 April 24th to May 5th 1997 in Manchester (England)
Born
January
- January 3rd : Anna Gasper , German soccer player
- January 5th : Jesús Vallejo , Spanish football player
- January 14th : Francesco Bagnaia , Italian motorcycle racer
- January 14th : Cedric Teuchert , German soccer player
- January 15th : Lisa Karl , German soccer player
February
- February 5th : Françoise Abanda , Canadian tennis player
- February 5 : Patrick Roberts , English soccer player
- February 21 : Rachele Barbieri , Italian cyclist
- February 21 : Henrike Sahlmann , German soccer player
- February 23 : Laura Süßemilch , German cyclist
- February 26 : Malcom , Brazilian soccer player
- February 26th : Sophie Schubert , German volleyball player
March
- March 1st : Klauss , Brazilian soccer player
- March 3 : David Neres , Brazilian soccer player
- March 6 : Daniel De Silva , Australian soccer player
- March 10 : Ana Carrasco , Spanish motorcycle racer
- March 17th : Lilija Achaimowa , Russian gymnast
- March 19 : Rūta Meilutytė , Lithuanian swimmer
- March 23 : Iago , Brazilian soccer player
- March 28 : Marko Dabro , Croatian football player
April
- April 1 : Morten Behrens , German football goalkeeper
- April 2 : Nadezhda Makrogusowa , Russian beach volleyball player
- April 7th : Oliver Burke , Scottish soccer player
- April 11th : Bianca Brösamle , German soccer player
- April 17th : Dmitri Lankin , Russian gymnast
- April 24th : Weronika Kudermetowa , Russian tennis player
- April 29 : Sebastián Cal , Uruguayan soccer player
May
- May 2nd : Tuncay Kılıç , Turkish soccer player
- May 7th : Darja Kassatkina , Russian tennis player
- May 7th : Youri Tielemans , Belgian football player
- May 10 : Enes Ünal , Turkish soccer player
- May 13th : Anniek Siebring , Dutch volleyball player
- May 21 : Federico Bonazzoli , Italian football player
- May 23 : Cassandre Beaugrand , French triathlete
- May 24th : Olivia Podmore , New Zealand track cyclist
- May 30th : Peter Lenz , American motorcycle racer († 2010 )
June
- June 13th : Marina Goljadkina , Russian synchronized swimmer
- June 17th : Julija Sršen , Slovenian ski jumper
- June 20th : Jost Arens , German skateboarder
- June 22nd : Lorenzo Dalla Porta , Italian motorcycle racer
- June 26th : Tatsuya Itō , Japanese soccer player
- June 29 : Rolando Mandragora , Italian football player
July
- July 6th : Franziska Harsch , German soccer player
- July 18th : Chiara Hölzl , Austrian ski jumper
- July 21 : Tim Häussler , German soccer player
August
- August 1st : Lara Heß , German soccer player
- August 8th : Marija Tolkachova , Russian rhythmic gymnast and Olympic champion
- August 9 : Cristian Manea , Romanian football player
September
- September 1st : Joan Mir , Spanish motorcycle racer
- September 13th : Törles Knöll , German soccer player
- September 17th : Emma Hinze , German track cyclist
- September 30th : Nouran Gohar , Egyptian squash player
- September 30 : Jana Kudrjawzewa , Russian rhythmic gymnast
- September 30th : Max Verstappen , Dutch racing car driver
October
- October 1st : Maximilian Kappler , German motorcycle racer
- October 1st : Mattia Vitale , Italian soccer player
- October 2nd : Joshua Filler , German pool player
- October 16 : Naomi Osaka , Japanese tennis player
- October 20 : Andrei Rublev , Russian tennis player
- October 24th : Cristo , Spanish soccer player
- October 31 : Siobhan Bernadette Haughey , Chinese swimmer who competes for Hong Kong
November
- November 5th : Johannes Golla , German handball player
- November 7th : Christian Rubio Sivodedov , Swedish football player
- November 17 : Maximilian Pronichev , Russian football player
- November 26th : Robeilys Peinado , Venezuelan pole vaulter
December
- December 16 : Marcos Ramírez , Spanish motorcycle racer
- December 23 : Luka Jović , Serbian football player
- December 30th : Enea Bastianini , Italian motorcycle racer
- December 30th : Lina Hausicke , German soccer player
Died
- February 6 : Roger Laurent , Belgian motorcycle and automobile racer (* 1913 )
- May 5 : Karl Lottes , German motorcycle racer (* 1912 )
- July 12th : Ernst Riedelbauch , German motorcycle racer (* 1922 )
- July 13 : Yekaterina Kalinchuk , Soviet-Russian gymnast (* 1922 )
- October 8 : Nando Barbieri , Italian racing car driver (* 1907 )
- October 15 : Walter Fritzsch , German football player and coach (* 1920 )
- November 1st : Karl Rührschneck , German motorcycle racer (* 1911 )
- November 16 : José Behra , French racing driver (* 1924 )
- December 20 : Fyodor Simaschow , Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (* 1945 )
See also
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