Sports year 2005
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American football
- February 6: The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville , Florida , beating the Philadelphia Eagles 24:21.
- June 26th: The Marburg Mercenaries win the final of the EFAF Cup 2005 against the Elancourt Templiers with 49:14.
- July 9: The Vienna Vikings win the Eurobowl XIX against the Bergamo Lions 29: 6.
- July 17th: The German national team wins the final of the World Games 2005 in the Duisburg MSV-Arena with 20: 6 against Sweden .
- July 30th: The Swedish national team wins the European Championship in Malmö , Sweden, against Germany 16: 7 .
- October 8: The Braunschweig Lions win German Bowl XXVII in the AWD-Arena , Hanover , against the Hamburg Blue Devils with 31:28.
badminton
The highlights of the badminton year 2005 were the World Championship and the Sudirman Cup .
World Badminton Grand Prix
basketball
- March 17th – 4th April: NCAA Tournament followed by a “Final Four” in St. Louis , Missouri
- 18.-20. February: 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver , Colorado
- June 28: 2005 NBA Draft in New York City
beach volleyball
- 10-12 June: Zurich Masters Essen
formula 1
- June 12: Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal
- June 19: US Grand Prix in Indianapolis
Soccer
- May 18: CSKA Moscow defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in their home stadium in the final of the UEFA Cup and became the first Russian club to win a European club competition.
- May 25: In the final of the UEFA Champions League in Istanbul , Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties (after 90 minutes and after extra time it was 3: 3) against AC Milan and won the most important European club competition for the fifth time .
- June 30: São Paulo FC beat Athletico Paranaense 4-0 and won the Copa Libertadores after a 1-1 draw in the first leg .
- December 18: The Boca Juniors win the Copa Sudamericana in the penalty shootout after two 1-1 draws in the two legs against UNAM Pumas .
- December 19: Ronaldinho and Birgit Prinz are named FIFA World Players of the Year 2005.
golf
- 16. – 19. June: US Open 2005
athletics
- June 14 - Asafa Powell , Jamaica , ran the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds.
- July 5 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 4.93 meters in the women's pole vault.
- July 16 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 4.95 meters in the women's pole vault.
- July 22 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 4.96 meters in the women's pole vault.
- July 22nd - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 5.00 meters in the women's pole vault.
- August 7 - Olimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova , Russia , completed the 20,000 meters in 1:25:41 h.
- August 12 - Jelena Isinbayeva , Russia , reached 5.01 meters in the women's pole vault.
- August 14th - Osleidys Menéndez , Cuba , reached 71.70 meters in the women's javelin.
- August 26 - Kenenisa Bekele , Ethiopia , ran the women's 10,000 meters in 26: 17.54 meters.
Motorcycling
Motorcycle world championship
MotoGP class (990 cm³)
- In the MotoGP class, the 26-year-old Italian Valentino Rossi won the seventh world title of his career on a Yamaha and the fourth in a row in this category. He prevails against his compatriot Marco Melandri and the American Nicky Hayden (both Honda ). In the constructors' championship, Yamaha wins ahead of Honda and Ducati .
250 cc class
- In the 250 cc class, the 20-year-old Spaniard Dani Pedrosa defends the title he won last year on a Honda ahead of the Australian Casey Stoner ( Aprilia ) and the Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Honda). In the constructors' championship, Honda prevails against Aprilia and KTM .
125 cc class
- The 19-year-old Swiss Thomas Lüthi won the world title in the eight-liter class on a Honda . Mika Kallio from Finland finished second, and Hungarian Gábor Talmácsi third , both on KTM . In the constructors' championship, KTM wins ahead of Honda and Aprilia.
Superbike world champion Troy Corser
Superbike World Championship
- The Australian Troy Corser wins the drivers' championship on a Suzuki ahead of his compatriot Chris Vermeulen ( Honda ) and the Japanese Noriyuki Haga ( Yamaha ). For the 34-year-old, this is the second world title of his career in this category after 1996. In the constructors' championship, Suzuki wins ahead of Honda and Ducati .
Details: 2005 Superbike World Championship
World Supersport Championship
- The 32-year-old Frenchman Sébastien Charpentier wins the drivers' championship on a Honda ahead of the Australian Kevin Curtain ( Yamaha ) and the Japanese Katsuaki Fujiwara (Honda). In the constructors' championship, Honda beats Yamaha and Ducati .
Details: Supersport World Championship 2005
Olympic games
- July 6th: Olympia : The IOC will decide on the venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cycling
- 11-19 June: Tour de Suisse
tennis
Grand Slam tournaments
- January 17-30: Australian Open
- May 23 to June 5: French Open
- June 20 to July 3: Wimbledon
- August 29th to September 11th: US Open
World Tour Finals
- Tennis Masters Cup : November 13th to 20th in Shanghai
- WTA Championships
More tournaments
- World Team Cup
- Fed Cup
- Hopman Cup : January 1-8 in Perth
Winter sports
- 16.-27. February: Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 in Oberstdorf .
- February 26th – 5th March: Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano , Japan
Died
- January 1 : Bernhard Petruschke , German motorcycle racer (* 1910 )
- January 6th : Tarquinio Provini , Italian motorcycle racer (* 1933 )
- January 11 : Fabrizio Meoni , Italian motorcycle racer (* 1957 )
- February 8 : Gaston Rahier , Belgian motocross rider (* 1947 )
- February 22nd : Willia Bartels , German automobile racing driver (* 1927 )
- March 16 : Arciso Artesiani , Italian motorcycle racer (* 1922 )
- May 22nd : Ernst Jakob Henne , German motorcycle racer (* 1904 )
- August 5th : Polina Astachowa , Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (* 1936 )
- August 8 : Nikolai Putschkow , Russian ice hockey goalkeeper and Olympic champion 1956 (* 1930 )
- September 28 : Igor Rybak , Soviet weightlifter and Olympic champion 1956 (* 1934 )
- October 20 : Rudi Felgenheier , German motorcycle racer (* 1930 )
- October 29 : Sergei Saweljew , Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (* 1948 )
- November 25th : Richard Burns , British rally driver (* 1971 )
Date unknown
- Maria Anikanowa , Russian-Soviet speed skater (* 1916 )
- Friedel Schön , German motorcycle racer (* 1914 )
See also
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