Sports year 2001
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American football
- January 28 - The Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa , Florida , beating the New York Giants 34-7 .
- August 18 - Germany's national team wins the European Championship against Finland with 19-7 in Hanau .
- October 6th - The Hamburg Blue Devils win the German Bowl XXIII in the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover against the Braunschweig Lions with 31:13.
badminton
The highlights of the badminton year 2001 were the World Championship and the Sudirman Cup .
World Badminton Grand Prix
athletics
- April 24 - Brahim Boulami , Morocco , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 7: 55.28 minutes.
- April 28 - Stacy Dragila , USA , reached 4.70 meters in the women's pole vault.
- May 27 - Roman Šebrle , Czechoslovakia , scored 9026 points in the men's decathlon.
- May 30 - Naoko Takahashi , Japan , ran the women's marathon in 2:19:46 hours.
- June 7 - Catherine Ndereba , Kenya , ran the women's marathon in 2:18:47 hours.
- June 9 - Stacy Dragila , USA , reached 4.81 meters in the women's pole vault.
- July 1st - Osleidys Menéndez , Cuba , reached 71.54 meters in the women's javelin.
- July 9 - Justyna Bąk , Poland , ran the women's 3000 meter obstacle in 9: 25.3 minutes.
- August 24 - Brahim Boulami , Morocco , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle in 7: 55.3 minutes.
- September 30 - Naoko Takahashi , Japan , ran the women's marathon in 2:19:46 hours.
- October 7 - Catherine Ndereba , Kenya , ran the women's marathon in 2:18:47 hours.
Motorcycling
Motorcycle world championship
500 cc class
- In the last 500 cm³ class, the 22-year-old Italian Valentino Rossi won the third world title of his career on a Honda . He prevails against his compatriots Max Biaggi ( Yamaha ) and Loris Capirossi (Honda). In the constructors' championship, Honda wins ahead of Yamaha and Suzuki .
250 cc class
- In the 250 cm³ class, the 25-year-old Japanese Daijirō Katō won the world title on a Honda ahead of his compatriot Tetsuya Harada ( Aprilia ) and the Italian Marco Melandri (Honda). In the constructors' championship, Honda prevailed against Aprilia and Yamaha .
125 cc class
- The 18-year-old San-Mrinese Manuel Poggiali wins the world title in the eight-liter class on Gilera . Second is the Japanese Yōichi Ui ( Derbi ), third is the Spaniard Toni Elías on a Honda . In the constructors' championship, Honda wins ahead of Aprilia and Gilera.
Superbike World Championship
- The 32-year-old Australian Troy Bayliss won the drivers' championship on a Ducati ahead of the American Colin Edwards ( Honda ) and his compatriot Ben Bostrom (Ducati). In the constructors' championship, Ducati prevailed ahead of Honda and Aprilia .
Details: 2001 Superbike World Championship
World Supersport Championship
- The 25-year-old Australian Andrew Pitt wins the drivers' championship on a Kawasaki ahead of the Italian Paolo Casoli and the German Jörg Teuchert (both Yamaha ). In the constructors' championship, Yamaha prevailed against Honda and Kawasaki.
Details: 2001 World Supersport Championship
Table tennis
- Table tennis world championship 2001 April 23 to May 6 in Osaka (Japan)
Born
- January 5th : Xavier Amaechi , English soccer player
- January 9 : Eric García , Spanish football player
- January 9 : Rodrygo , Brazilian soccer player
- January 11th : Wiktor Zieliński , Polish pool player
- January 18th : Celine Rieder , German swimmer
- February 22nd : Abigail Strate , Canadian ski jumper
- April 6 : Joshua Steiger , Austrian soccer player
- May 4th : Ulyana Perebinosova , Russian gymnast
- May 7th : Hester Jasper , Dutch volleyball player
- May 16 : Katra Komar , Slovenian ski jumper
- July 15 : Kay Bruhnke , German basketball player
- July 18 : Enzo Fittipaldi , Brazilian racing car driver
- July 23 : Maximilian Großer , German soccer player
- August 9 : Jerneja Brecl , Slovenian ski jumper
- August 11 : Sanjin Pehlivanović , Bosnian-Herzegovinian pool player
- August 28th : Uladsislau Schopik , Belarusian pool player
- September 23 : Marco Rossi , Austrian ice hockey player
- October 11 : Daniel Maldini , Italian football player
- November 15th : Jeremy Alcoba , Spanish motorcycle racer
- November 16 : Mialitiana Clerc , Malagasy-French ski racer
- November 22nd : Kamila Karpiel , Polish ski jumper
Died
- January 11th : Louis Krages , German racing car driver and businessman (* 1949 )
- January 18 : Boris Stenin , Russian speed skater (* 1935 )
- February 23 : Sergio Mantovani , Italian racing driver (* 1929 )
- March 17th : Sinaida Voronina , Russian-Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion (* 1947 )
- April 25 : Michele Alboreto , Italian racing driver (* 1956 )
- May 14 : Mortimer Morris-Goodall , British racing car driver (* 1907 )
- May 14 : Ettore Puricelli , Uruguayan-Italian football player and coach (* 1916 )
- August 5th : Bahne Rabe , German rower (* 1963 )
- August 9 : Albino Milani , Italian motorcycle racer (* 1910 )
See also
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