Sports year 2004
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American football
- February 1: The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston , Texas , beating the Carolina Panthers 32:29.
- June 25: The Tyrolean Raiders win the 2004 EFAF Cup against the Farnham Knights 45: 0.
- July 10th: The Vienna Vikings win Eurobowl XVIII against the Bergamo Lions with 53:20.
- October 9: The Berlin Adler win German Bowl XXVI in the Eintracht Stadium , Braunschweig , against the Braunschweig Lions 10: 7.
badminton
The highlights of the badminton year 2004 were the Olympic badminton tournament , the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup .
World Badminton Grand Prix
baseball
- The Boston Red Sox win the 2004 World Series . This was the Red Sox's first title since 1918.
- 2004 Summer Olympics / Baseball
- 2004 Women's World Baseball Championship
formula 1
The German Michael Schumacher became world champion for the seventh time and thus the most successful Formula 1 driver in racing history. The Ferrari team won the constructors' championship for the 14th time.
- March 7: Australian Grand Prix (in Melbourne)
- March 21: Malaysian Grand Prix (in Kuala Lumpur)
- April 4: Bahrain Grand Prix (in Bahrain)
- April 25th: San Marino Grand Prix (in Imola)
- May 9: Spanish Grand Prix (in Barcelona)
- May 23: Monaco Grand Prix (in Monte Carlo)
- May 30th: European Grand Prix (on the Nürburgring)
- June 13: Canadian Grand Prix (in Montreal)
- June 20: US Grand Prix (in Indianapolis)
- July 4th: French Grand Prix (in Magny-Cours)
- July 11th: British Grand Prix (at Silverstone)
- July 25: German Grand Prix (in Hockenheim)
- August 15: Hungarian Grand Prix (in Budapest)
- August 29: Belgian Grand Prix (in Spa-Francorchamps)
- September 12: Italian Grand Prix (in Monza)
- September 26: Chinese Grand Prix (in Shanghai)
- October 10: Japanese Grand Prix (in Suzuka)
- October 24: Brazilian Grand Prix (in São Paulo)
Soccer
Otto Rehhagel led the outsider Greece to the title at the European championship held in Portugal . The national teams from Germany and Switzerland failed in the preliminary round.
The Champions League winner was FC Porto and the UEFA Cup was won by FC Valencia . German champion was Werder Bremen for the fourth time . In Austria, the Grazer AK won the championship for the first time in the club's history, while FC Basel celebrated its tenth title in Switzerland .
- 19 May: UEFA Cup final (in Gothenburg)
- May 26: Champions League final (in Gelsenkirchen)
- June 12th - July 4th: European Championship (in Portugal)
- November 17th: International match Germany - Cameroon (in Leipzig)
hockey
The Olympic hockey tournaments were held in Athens in August . In the men's race, Australia became the first Olympic champion. In the women's category, the German team won the gold medal for the first time in its history. The Champions Trophy also saw a new winner: Spain , fourth in the Olympic Games, won the men's title for the first time. The Netherlands secured the women's trophy for the third time.
In Germany, the club on the Alster defended its German championship title from the previous year. RK 08 from Rüsselsheim was the women's champion for the sixth time.
- 14.-27. August: Olympic Hockey Tournaments (in Athens)
- 12-21 November: Women's Champions Trophy (in Rosario)
- 4th - 12th December: Men's Champions Trophy (in Lahore)
athletics
- June 8 - Kenenisa Bekele , Ethiopia , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 26: 20.3 minutes.
- June 10 - Elvan Abeylegesse , Turkey , ran the women's 5000 meters in 14: 24.7 minutes.
- July 27 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 4.87 meters in the women's pole vault.
- July 31 - Kenenisa Bekele , Ethiopia , ran the men's 5000 meters in 12: 37.4 minutes.
- August 4th - Svetlana Feofanova , Russia , reached 4.88 meters in the women's pole vault.
- August 24 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 4.91 meters in the women's pole vault.
- August 27 - Liu Xiang , China , ran the 110 meter hurdles in 12.91 seconds (equalizing Colin Jackson's world record ).
- September 3 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 4.92 meters in the women's pole vault.
- September 3 - Saif Saaeed Shaheen , Qatar , ran the men's 3000 meter obstacle course in 7: 53.63 minutes.
Motorcycling
Motorcycle world championship
MotoGP class (990 cm³)
- In the MotoGP class, the 25-year-old Italian Valentino Rossi won the sixth world title of his career on a Yamaha 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, the 19-year-old Spaniard Dani Pedrosa won the second world championship title of his career on a Honda ahead of the Argentinian Sebastián Porto and the French Randy De Puniet (both Aprilia ). In the constructors' championship, Aprilia prevails over Honda and KTM .
125 cc class
- The 18-year-old Italian Andrea Dovizioso won the world title in the eight-liter class on a Honda . The Spaniard Héctor Barberá finished second, the Italian Roberto Locatelli third , 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 the drivers' championship on Ducati ahead of French Régis Laconi and Japanese Noriyuki Haga (both also Ducati). In the constructors' championship, Ducati prevailed ahead of Honda and Petronas FP1 .
Details: 2004 Superbike World Championship
World Supersport Championship
- The 30-year-old Australian Karl Muggeridge wins the drivers' championship on a Honda ahead of his compatriot Broc Parkes (also Honda) and the Dutchman Jürgen van den Goorbergh ( Yamaha ). In the constructors' championship, Honda beats Yamaha and Suzuki .
Details: 2004 Supersport World Championship
swim
- November 26-28: German Short Course Championship (in Essen)
skeleton
- 28.11./2.12 .: European Championship (in Altenberg)
Alpine skiing
Three years after his serious motorcycle accident, the Austrian Hermann Maier was able to secure the overall World Cup for the fourth time in his career . He also won the Super-G discipline. At the end of the year he received the Laureus World Sports Award for the comeback of the year . In the women's category, Anja Pärson from Sweden won the Large Crystal Ball for the first time . Bode Miller and Renate Götschl won two discipline evaluations each.
- 10-14 March: World Cup finals (in Sestriere)
tennis
The Swiss Roger Federer was the dominant player of the year. He won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Only at the French Open did the Argentinian Gastón Gaudio surprisingly celebrate his first and so far only Grand Slam success. In Athens, the Chilean Nicolás Massú became a two-time Olympic champion. The women's tournaments were determined by Russian players. Anastassija Myskina , Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won the tournaments in Paris, Wimbledon and New York. Only at the Australian Open won Justine Henin-Hardenne . She also won the women's Olympic singles.
Davis Cup winner was Spain for the second time after 2000 . The Russian team won the Fed Cup for the first time in front of their own audience .
- 16.-30. January: Australian Open
- May 24th – 6th June: French Open
- June 21–4. July: Wimbledon Championships
- August: Olympic tennis tournament (in Athens)
- August 30–12. September: US Open
- 27.-28. November: Fed Cup final (in Moscow)
- 3rd to 5th December: Davis Cup final (in Seville)
Table tennis
The first highlight of the season was the team world championship in Doha. China defended its title in both men and women. The German men were in the final of a world championship for the first time in 35 years.
- 1-7 March: Team World Championship (in Doha)
- August: Olympic table tennis tournament (in Athens)
Born
- March 13th : Cori Gauff , American tennis player
- November 20 : Youssoufa Moukoko , German soccer player
Died
- January 25 : Miklós Fehér , Hungarian football player (* 1979 )
- February 19 : Joachim Leitert , German motorcycle racer (* 1931 )
- September 26 : Jürgen Oelschläger , German motorcycle racer (* 1969 )
- November 28 : Sergio Castelletti , Italian football player and coach (* 1937 )
- November 29 : Ugo Ferrante , Italian football player (* 1945 )
- December 8 : Johnny Lockett , British motorcycle and automobile racer (* 1915 )