2004 in sports 195345 223701158 2008-07-05T09:54:12Z Darius Dhlomo 564742 /* Volleyball */ {{yearbox | in?=in sports | cp=20th century | c=21st century | cf=22nd century | yp1=2001 | yp2=2002 | yp3=2003 | year=2004 | ya1=2005 | ya2=2006 | ya3=2007 | dp3=1970s | dp2=1980s | dp1=1990s | d=2000s | da=0 | dn1=2010s | dn2=2020s |dn3=2030s |}} ==Events== On [[January 28]], [[International Olympic Committee]] [[Vice-President]] [[Kim Un-yong]] is arrested on charges of corruption in [[Seoul]]. Prosecutors arrest Kim minutes after an arrest warrant is issued by the Seoul District Court, and the 72-year-old was put behind bars after his pre-trial detention was approved. On [[April 27]], the [[International Olympic Committee]] takes out insurance in case the [[Athens]] [[Olympic Games]] are canceled due to [[terrorism]] or [[natural disaster]]s. On [[May 18]], the [[International Olympic Committee]] announced the list of cities accepted as candidates to host the [[2012]] [[Olympic Games]]. The five candidate cities are [[Paris]], [[New York]], [[Moscow]], [[London]] and [[Madrid]]. ==[[2004 Summer Olympics]]== The 2004 Olympics opened in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] on [[August 13]]. {{Main|2004 Summer Olympics medal count}} {| {{RankedMedalTable}} |- | 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}} || 36 || 39 || 27 || 102 |- | 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|2004 Summer}} || 32 || 17 || 14 || 63 |- | 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer}} || 27 || 27 || 38 || 92 |- | 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 17 || 16 || 16 || 49 |- | 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 16 || 9 || 12 || 37 |} ==[[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]]== ::''For an extensive coverage see [[2004 in athletics (track and field)]]'' ===[[Cross-country running]]=== **[[January 3]] - Winners from the [[2004 Great Winter Run X-country race]] at [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[England]]: ***Women's 6.3 km: [[Tirunesh Dibada]], [[Ethiopia]] 21:01 ***Men's 8.0 km: [[Sileshi Sihine]], Ethiopia 26:15 ===Track=== *[[United States]] [[Olympics Games|Olympic]] Track and Field trials, [[Sacramento, California]]: **[[July 10]] - [[Marion Jones]] finishes fourth in the qualifying for the [[100 meter dash]], and therefore fails to qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in that event. (Jones did qualify for the Olympics in the [[long jump]].) **[[July 11]] - [[Tim Montgomery]], current [[world record]] holder in the men's [[100 meter run]], fails to qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], finishing 7th out of 8 competitors in the trials finals. ===[[Marathon (sports)|Marathon]]=== ====International Races==== * [[April 4]] &mdash; {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam Marathon]], [[Netherlands]] **Men's Winner: [[Felix Limo]] (KEN) 2:06:14 **Women's Winner: [[Zhor El Kamch]] (MAR) 2:26:10 * [[April 18]] &mdash; {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London Marathon]], [[United Kingdom]] **Men's Winner: [[Evans Rutto]] (KEN) 2:06:18 **Women's Winner: [[Margaret Okayo]] (KEN) 2:22:35 * [[April 19]] &mdash; {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston Marathon]], [[United States]] **Men's Winner: [[Timothy Cherigat]] (KEN) 2:10:37 **Women's Winner: [[Catherine Ndereba]] (KEN) 2:24:27 * [[May 16]] &mdash; {{flagicon|NED}} [[Enschede Marathon]], [[Netherlands]] **Men's Winner: [[Girma Tolla]] (ETH) 2:10:33 **Women's Winner: [[Nadezhda Wijenberg]] (NED) 2:31:23 * [[August 22]] &mdash; {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Marathon|Olympic Marathon]], [[Athens, Greece]] **Women's Winner: [[Mizuki Noguchi]] (JPN) 2:26:20 * [[August 29]] &mdash; {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon|Olympic Marathon]], [[Athens, Greece]] **Men's Winner: [[Stefano Baldini]] (ITA) 2:10:55 * [[November 7]] &mdash; {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City Marathon]], [[United States]] **Men's Winner: [[Hendrik Ramaala]] (RSA) 2:09:28 **Women's Winner:[[Paula Radcliffe]] (GBR) 2:23:10 * [[December 5]] &mdash; {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fukuoka Marathon]], [[Japan]] **Men's Winner: [[Tsuyoshi Ogata]] (JPN) 2:09:10 ====National Champions==== * [[April 4]] &mdash; {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] **Men's Winner: [[Luc Krotwaar]] &mdash; 2:11:56 **Women's Winner: [[Nadezhda Wijenberg]] &mdash; 2:38:38 * [[April 18]] &mdash; {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], [[England]] **Men's Winner: [[Jonathan Brown (athlete)|Jonathan Brown]] &mdash; 2:13:39 **Women's Winner: [[Birhan Dagne]] &mdash; 2:34:45 * [[May 30]] &mdash; {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]] **Men's Winner: [[Matthew McInnes]] &mdash; 2:18:52 **Women's Winner: [[Nicole Stevenson (athlete)|Nicole Stevenson]] &mdash; 2:34:45 * [[July 4]] &mdash; {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Turku]], [[Finland]] **Men's Winner: [[Petri Saavalainen]] &mdash; 2:24:22 **Women's Winner: [[Marjaana Lahti]] &mdash; 2:55:38 * [[September 12]] &mdash; {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] **Men's Winner: [[Daniel Green]] &mdash; 2:23:06 **Women's Winner: [[Jenny Wickman]] &mdash; 2:55:09 * [[October 3]] &mdash; {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] **Men's Winner: [[Roland Ádók]] &mdash; 2:26:34 **Women's Winner: [[Simona Staicu]] &mdash; 2:38:17 ==[[Auto racing|Auto Racing]]== *[[Stock car racing]] ([[NASCAR]]): **[[February 15]] - [[Daytona 500]]: won by [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] **[[November 21st]] - [[Kurt Busch]] wins the 2004 Nextel Cup at the conclusion of a ten-race "playoff" by seven points. *[[Indy Racing League]]: **[[May 30]] - [[Indianapolis 500]]: won by [[Buddy Rice]] * [[Formula One]]: **[[August 15]] - [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] clinch [[Formula One]] constructors title **[[August 29]] - [[Michael Schumacher]] clinches seventh [[Formula One]] title *[[24 hours of Le Mans]] **June - [[Tom Kristensen]] / [[Rinaldo Capello]] / [[Seiji Ara]] driving an [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] with Audi Sport Japan Team Goh win the LMP1 class and overall victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. ***The LMP2 category was won by the #32 Interport Racing [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] with drivers [[Bill Binnie]], [[Clint Field]], and [[Rick Sutherland]]. ***The GTS category was won by the #65 [[Chevrolet Corvette]] with drivers [[Oliver Gavin]], [[Olivier Beretta]], and [[Jan Magnussen]]. ***The GT category was won by the #90 White Lightning [[Porsche]] with drivers [[Sascha Maassen]], [[Jörg Bergmeister]], and [[Patrick Long]]. * [[V8 Supercar]]: **March - Marcos Ambrose ([[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]]) won Adelaide 500 **November - Andrews Jones ([[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]]) won V8 Development (level two) Series **[[October 10]] - Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly ([[Holden Commodore]]) won [[Bathurst 1000]] **September - Marcos Ambrose ([[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]]) won V8 Championship Series * [[Formula 3000]]: **[[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] wins the title by comfortable margin;; championship is replaced by [[GP2 Series|GP2]] for the new year * [[Superfund Euro 3000 Series]] ** champion - [[Nicky Pastorelli]] of [[The Netherlands]] *[[Asian Formula Three Championship|Asian Formula 3]] **Inaugural season of the Asian Formula Three Championship. ==[[Baseball]]== {{main|2004 in baseball}} * [[June 27]] [[2004 College World Series|College World Series]]: [[California State University, Fullerton|Cal State Fullerton]] wins the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College World Series]], defeating [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] 3-2 to win the best-of-three championship series 2-0. * [[July 4]]: [[Éric Gagné]]'s consecutive [[Save (baseball statistics)|saves]] streak ended at 84 in a 6-5 [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] victory against the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] * [[July 10]]: [[Barry Bonds]] breaks his own record for [[Intentional base on balls|intentional walk]]s received in a season; amazingly, he broke the former full-season record of 68 set in [[2002]] before the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] break. After three intentional walks in a 3-1 [[San Francisco Giants]] win over the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], his total stood at 71. He would end the season with 120. * [[August 8]]: At [[Comerica Park]], [[Boston Red Sox]] outslugged the [[Detroit Tigers]] 11-9, despite [[knuckle ball]]er [[Tim Wakefield]] giving up a record six [[home run]]s. * [[August 31]]: The [[Cleveland Indians]] win a 22-0 rout of the [[New York Yankees]], who endured the worst shutout loss in league history. * [[September 17]]: At [[San Francisco Giants|San Francisco]], [[Barry Bonds]] became just the third player in [[Major League Baseball|MLB history]] to hit 700 [[home run]]s. Bonds joined the select company of [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famers]] [[Hank Aaron]] (755) and [[Babe Ruth]] (714) with his historic blast off [[San Diego Padres]] [[Jake Peavy]] in the third inning. * [[September 17]]: At [[Seattle Mariners|Seattle]], [[Ichiro Suzuki]] hits his 199th single of the season, breaking the [[major league baseball]] record of 198, set by [[Lloyd Waner]] in [[1927]]. * [[September 29]]: [[Major League Baseball]] announces that the [[Montreal Expos]] will be moved to the [[Washington, DC]] area for the [[2005]] season. * [[October 1]]: [[Ichiro Suzuki]] of the [[Seattle Mariners]] gets two base hits to break the 83-year-old record for most hits in a single season. The previous record, held by [[George Sisler]], was 257 hits in a season. * [[October 20]]: The [[Boston Red Sox]] win the [[American League Championship Series|ALCS]], coming back from 0-3 in the best-of-seven series against the [[New York Yankees]]. * [[October 26]]: [[Seibu Lions]] PL defeats [[Chunichi Dragons]] CL, 4 games to 3 in the [[Japan Series]]. * [[October 27]]: The [[Boston Red Sox]] sweep the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], four games to none, to win the [[World Series]] for the first time in 86 years. See also [[2004 in baseball]] ==[[Basketball]]== * [[2004 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]: The [[Detroit Pistons]], in a major upset, defeat the heavily-favored [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 4 games to 1. It is the Pistons first NBA title in fourteen years. * [[November 19]] - A game between the Detroit Pistons and the [[Indiana Pacers]] is called with less than a minute remaining after a fight between opposing players turns into a far more massive brawl between Pacers players and Pistons supporters. For more details on the brawl and its aftermath, see [[Pacers-Pistons brawl]]. * The Los Angeles Lakers dynasty is dismantled, after [[Shaquille O'Neal]] is traded to the [[Miami Heat]], [[Phil Jackson]] retires, and many role players either sign with other teams (such as [[Derek Fisher]]) or retire (such as [[Rick Fox]]). *[[NCAA Men's Basketball Championship]] ** The [[University of Connecticut|UConn Huskies]] win 82-73 over the [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]]. UConn's [[Emeka Okafor]] is named Most Outstanding Player of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Final Four|Final Four]]. *[[NCAA Women's Basketball Championship]] ** The [[University of Connecticut|UConn Huskies]] defeat the [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee Lady Volunteers]], 70-61, making UConn the first school to win both the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball championships in the same season. A Division II school, [[Central Missouri State University|Central Missouri State]], was the first to accomplish this double in 1984. UConn's [[Diana Taurasi]] is named the Most Outstanding Player of the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship#Final Four|Final Four]]. *[[August 25]]- The [[Puerto Rican National Basketball Team]] defeats the United States' [[Dream Team (basketball)|Dream Team]] 92-73 on the opening game if the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. This marked the first time the Dream Team lost an Olympic Game. * [[Euroleague]]: [[Maccabi Tel-Aviv (basketball)|Maccabi Tel-Aviv]] of [[Israel]] wins the final 118-74 over [[Fortitudo Bologna]] of [[Italy]]. * [[ULEB Cup]]: [[Hapoel Jerusalem]] of Israel wins the title after winning [[Real Madrid]] in the final. * [[Chinese Basketball Association]] finals: [[Guangdong Southern Tigers]] defeat [[Bayi Rockets]], 3 games to 1. * [[National Basketball League (Australia)]]: [[Sydney Kings]] defeated the [[West Sydney Razorbacks]] 3-2 in best-of-five final series. ==[[Boxing]]== * [[February 19]] to [[February 29|29]] &ndash; '''[[2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships|35th European Amateur Boxing Championships]]''' held in [[Pula, Croatia]] **''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):'' [[Sergey Kazakov]] (Russia) **''Flyweight (– 51 kg):'' [[Georgi Balakshin]] (Russia) **''Bantamweight (– 54 kg):'' [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) **''Featherweight (– 57 kg):'' [[Vitaly Tajbert]] (Germany) **''Lightweight (– 60 kg):'' [[Dimitar Stilianov]] (Bulgaria) **''Light Welterweight (– 64 kg):'' [[Alexander Maletin]] (Russia) **''Welterweight (– 69 kg):'' [[Oleg Saitov]] (Russia) **''Middleweight (– 75 kg):'' [[Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov]] (Russia) **''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):'' [[Evgeny Makarenko]] (Russia) **''Heavyweight (– 91 kg):'' [[Alexander Alexeyev (boxer)|Alexander Alexeyev]] (Russia) **''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):'' [[Alexander Povetkin]] (Russia) <br> * [[March 13]] &ndash; The world junior middleweight championship was unified as [[Shane Mosley]] lost to [[Winky Wright]]. * [[May 15]] &ndash; [[Antonio Tarver]] won the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] light-heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of champion [[Roy Jones Jr.]] * [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Danny Williams (boxer)|Danny Williams]] knocks out [[Mike Tyson]] in the fourth round of a non-championship bout. * [[August 16]] &ndash; [[Robert Quiroga]], former [[International Boxing Federation]] [[super flyweight]] champion, found stabbed to death. * [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Bernard Hopkins]] successfully defends his undisputed middleweight title with a ninth-round knockout of [[Oscar de la Hoya]]. ==[[Cricket]]== * [[March 5]] - [[Pakistan Under-19 cricket team|Pakistan]] beat the [[West Indian U-19 cricket team|West Indies]] by 25 runs to win the [[Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004|2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]]. * [[March 12]] - [[Shane Warne]] becomes the first [[spin bowling|spinner]] in history to take 500 [[Test cricket|Test]] wickets. * [[March 13]] - [[Indian cricket team|India]] beat [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] in the highest scoring [[One Day International]] ever (693 runs), in the opening match of their first Pakistan tour since [[1989]]. * April - [[Ricky Ponting]] is named ''Leading Cricketer in the World'' by [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]. * [[April 2]] - [[Zimbabwe Cricket Union]] announces the retirement of [[Heath Streak]] as captain of [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. It is later revealed he was sacked, and 15 senior players withdraw from Zimbabwean cricket, citing political interference by [[Robert Mugabe]]'s government in team selection. * [[April 12]] - The West Indies' [[Brian Lara]] regains the individual Test innings record from [[Australia]]n [[Matthew Hayden]] with 400 not out in the fourth Test against England in St. John's, [[Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua]]. * [[May 8]] - [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]'s [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] breaks [[Courtney Walsh]]'s world record of 519 Test wickets with his 520th wicket against Zimbabwe in [[Harare]]. * [[June 10]] - Zimbabwe Cricket Union agrees to abandon any further Test matches in 2004, under pressure from [[International Cricket Council]] over substandard teams due to 15 striking players. * [[June 19]] - [[September 4]] - Inaugural [[Pro Cricket]] season, the first professional cricket tournament in the [[United States]]. * [[September 10]] - [[September 25]] - [[ICC Champions Trophy]] in [[England]]: [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] beats [[English cricket team|England]] in the final. see also [[2004 in cricket]] ==[[Curling]]== *[[2004 Nokia Brier]]: **Final: ([[March 14]]) [[Nova Scotia]] ([[Mark Dacey]]) 10-9 [[Alberta]] ([[Randy Ferbey]]) *[[2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts]]: **Final: ([[February 29]]) [[Canada]] ([[Colleen Jones]]) 7-4 [[Quebec]] ([[Marie-France Larouche]]) *[[2004 Ford World Curling Championship]]: **Women's Final: ([[April 24]]) [[Canada]] ([[Colleen Jones]]) 8-4 [[Norway]] ([[Dordi Nordby]]) **Men's Final: ([[April 25]]) [[Sweden]] ([[Peja Lindholm]]) 7-6 [[Germany]] ([[Sebastian Stock]]) *[[Canada Cup (curling)|Canada Cup]] **Women's Final: ([[January 10]]) [[Colleen Jones]] 8-7 [[Sherry Anderson]] **Men's Final: ([[January 11]]) [[Randy Ferbey]] 10-3 [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] *M&M Meat Shops National Final ([[January 25]]) [[Glenn Howard]] 5-3 [[Jeff Stoughton]] *PharmAssist Players' Championship Final ([[April 4]]) [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] 7-5 [[Jeff Stoughton]] *[[2004 Canadian mixed curling championship]] Final: ([[January 18]]) [[Alberta]] ([[Shannon Kleibrink]]) 9-5 [[Ontario]] ([[Heath McCormick]]) ''Shannon Kleibrink becomes the first woman to skip and win the Canadian mixed curling championship. Last year, she was the first to skip and participate in the event, losing only in the final.'' *Canadian Senior Curling Championship **Women's Final: ([[February 1]]) [[Ontario]] (Anne Dunn) 7-3 [[British Columbia]] (Kathy Smiley) **Men's Final: (February 1) [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] (Bas Buckle) 9-8 [[Nova Scotia]] (Steve Ogden) *[[World Junior Curling Championships]] **Women's Final: ([[March 27]]) [[Norway]] ([[Linn Githmark]]) 9-6 [[Canada]] ([[Jill Mouzar]]) **Men's Final: ([[March 28]]) [[Sweden]] (Niklas Edin) 6-4 [[Switzerland]] (Stefan Rindisblacher) ==[[Cycling]]== ===[[Road Cycling]]=== *[[Giro d'Italia]] - won by [[Damiano Cunego]] of [[Italy]]. Sprinter [[Alessandro Petacchi]] wins nine stages. See [[2004 Giro d'Italia]] *[[2004 Tour de France|Tour de France]] - **Overall ([[Maillot jaune|Yellow jersey]]) - [[Lance Armstrong]], his record-setting sixth consecutive title. **King of the Mountains ([[Polka dot jersey]]) - [[Richard Virenque]], a record seventh title **Points Classification ([[Maillot vert|Green jersey]]) - [[Robbie McEwen]] **Young Rider ([[White jersey]]) - [[Vladimir Karpets]] **Team - [[T-Mobile Team]] ===[[Cyclo-cross]]=== *[[2004 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]] in [[Pont-Château]], [[France]] ([[January 31]]&ndash;[[February 1]]) **'''Men's Competition''' *#Gold &ndash; [[Bart Wellens]] *#Silver &ndash; [[Mario De Clercq]] *#Bronze &ndash; [[Sven Vanthourenhout]] **'''Women's Competition''' *#Gold &ndash; [[Laurence Leboucher]] *#Silver &ndash; [[Maryline Salvetat]] *#Bronze &ndash; [[Hanka Kupfernagel]] ==[[Field Hockey]]== ===World Competitions=== * [[2004 Men's Hockey Olympic Qualifier|Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] ** Gold Medal: The Netherlands ** Silver Medal: Spain ** Bronze Medal: Pakistan * [[Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games (Men's Competition)]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] ** Gold Medal: Australia ** Silver Medal: The Netherlands ** Bronze Medal: Germany * [[2004 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)|Men's Champions Trophy]] in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] ** Gold Medal: Spain ** Silver Medal: The Netherlands ** Bronze Medal: Pakistan <br> * [[2004 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier|Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] ** Gold Medal: Japan ** Silver Medal: Spain ** Bronze Medal: New Zealand * [[Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games (Women's Competition)]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] ** Gold Medal: Germany ** Silver Medal: The Netherlands ** Bronze Medal: Argentina * [[2004 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|Women's Champions Trophy]] in [[Rosario]], [[Argentina]] ** Gold Medal: The Netherlands ** Silver Medal: Germany ** Bronze Medal: Argentina ===Regional Competitions=== * [[2004 Men's Pan American Cup (field hockey)|Men's Pan American Cup]] in [[London, Canada]] ** Gold Medal: Argentina ** Silver Medal: Canada ** Bronze Medal: Chile <br> * [[2004 Women's Asia Cup (hockey)|Women's Asia Cup]] in [[New Delhi, India]] ** Gold Medal: India ** Silver Medal: Japan ** Bronze Medal: China * [[2004 Women's Pan American Cup (field hockey)|Women's Pan American Cup]] in [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] ** Gold Medal: Argentina ** Silver Medal: United States ** Bronze Medal: Canada ==[[Figure skating]]== *[[Canadian Figure Skating Championships]] at [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]: **[[January 9]] ***Junior [[Ice dance]] winners: [[Tessa Virtue]], ([[London, Ontario|London]]) and [[Scott Moir]] ([[Ilderton, Ontario]]), 2.8 factored placements ***Junior Pairs winners: [[Jessica Dubé]], ([[Drummondville, Quebec]]) and [[Bryce Davison]], ([[Cambridge, Ontario]]), 1.5 factored placements **[[January 10]] ***Junior Women's singles winner: [[Myriane Samson]], ([[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec]]), 1.5 factored placements **[[January 11]] ***Senior Ice Dance winners: [[Marie-France Dubreuil]] and [[Patrice Lauzon]], ([[Boisbriand, Quebec]]), 2.0 *2004 [[United States Figure Skating Championships]] at [[Atlanta, Georgia]]: **[[January 8]]: ***Junior Pairs winners: [[Shantel Jordan]] and [[Jeremy Barrett]], [[Bradenton, Florida]], 2.5 factored placements **[[January 9]]: ***Junior Men's winner: [[Christopher Toland]], 3.5 ***Junior Ice Dance winners: [[Morgan Matthews]] and [[Maxim Zavozin]], [[New York City]], 2.0 **[[January 10]]: ***Senior Men's winner: [[Johnny Weir]], [[Newark, Delaware]], 1.5 ***Senior Pairs winners: [[Rena Inoue]] and [[John Baldwin (skater)|John Baldwin]], 2.0 ***Junior Ladies' winner: [[Kimberly Meissner]], [[Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland|Bel Air, Maryland]], 2.0 ***Senior Ice Dance winners: [[Tanith Belbin]] and [[Benjamin Agosto]], [[Detroit, Michigan]], 2.0 **[[January 11]]: ***Senior Ladies' winner: [[Michelle Kwan]], 2.0 *2004 [[European Figure Skating Championships]], [[Budapest, Hungary]] **[[February 4]], Senior Pairs: ***1-[[Tatiana Totmianina]] and [[Maxim Marinin]], [[Russia]], 1.5 factored placements ***2-[[Maria Petrova (figure skater)|Maria Petrova]] and [[Alexei Tikhonov]], Russia, 3.0 ***3-[[Dorota Zagorska]] and [[Mariusz Siudek]], [[Poland]], 4.5 **[[February 5]], Senior Men's: ***[[Brian Joubert]], [[France]], 2.6 ***[[Evgeny Plushenko]], [[Russia]], 3.0 ***[[Ilia Klimkin]], Russia, 5.6 **[[February 6]], Senior Ice Dance: ***[[Tatiana Navka]] and [[Roman Kostomarov]], [[Russia]], 2.0 ***[[Albena Denkova]] and [[Maxim Staviski]], [[Bulgaria]], 4.6 ***[[Elena Grushina]] and [[Ruslan Goncharov]], [[Ukraine]], 5.4 **[[February 7]]: Senior Ladies': ***[[Julia Sebestyen]], [[Hungary]], 1.5 ***[[Elena Liashenko]], [[Ukraine]], 4.0 ***[[Elena Sokolova]], [[Russia]], 5.0 *2004 [[World Figure Skating Championships]], [[Dortmund]], [[Germany]] **[[March 24]], Senior Pairs: ***[[Tatiana Totmianina]] and [[Maxim Marinin]], [[Russia]], 2.5 factored placements ***[[Shen Xue]] and [[Zhao Hongbo]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], 3.0 ***[[Pang Qing]] and [[Tong Jian]], China **[[March 25]], Senior Men's: ***[[Evgeny Plushenko]], Russia, 2.0 ***[[Brian Joubert]], [[France]], 4.0 ***[[Stefan Lindemann]], [[Germany]], 6.0 **[[March 26]], Senior Dance: ***[[Tatiana Navka]] and [[Roman Kostomarov]], Russia, 2.0 ***[[Albena Denkova]] and [[Maxim Staviski]], [[Bulgaria]], 3.6 ***[[Kati Winkler]] and [[René Lohse]], Germany, 6.2 **[[March 27]], Senior Ladies': ***[[Shizuka Arakawa]], [[Japan]], 2.6 ***[[Sasha Cohen]], [[United States]], 4.0 ***[[Michelle Kwan]], United States, 5.6 ==[[Football]] ([[American football|American]])== *[[College football]] [[Bowl Championship Series]] ([[2003]] season): **[[January 1]] - [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]]: [[University of Southern California|USC]] 28, [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] 14 **[[January 1]] - [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]]: [[University of Miami|Miami]] 16, [[Florida State University|Florida State]] 14 **[[January 2]] - [[Fiesta Bowl]]: [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] 35, [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]] 28 **[[January 4]] - [[Sugar Bowl]]: [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] 21, [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] 14 **[[January 5]] - LSU is awarded the 2003 BCS national championship; USC is awarded the 2003 Associated Press national championship *[[College football]] (other divisions; [[2004]] season): **[[NCAA Division I-AA national football championship|Division I-AA]]: [[James Madison University|James Madison]] 31, [[University of Montana|Montana]] 21 **[[NCAA Division II national football championship|Division II]]: [[Valdosta State University|Valdosta State]] 36, [[Pittsburg State University|Pittsburg State]] 31 **[[NCAA Division III national football championship|Division III]]: [[Linfield College|Linfield]] 28, [[University of Mary Hardin-Baylor|Mary Hardin-Baylor]] 21 *[[National Football League]]: **[[February 1]] - [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]]: [[New England Patriots]] 32, [[Carolina Panthers]] 29 at [[Houston, Texas]] **[[August 8]] - [[John Elway]], [[Barry Sanders]], [[Carl Eller]] and [[Bob Brown]] are inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] **[[September 19]] - [[Jerry Rice]]'s record of 274 consecutive games with a [[pass reception]] comes to an end, although his [[Oakland Raiders]] defeat the [[Buffalo Bills]], 13-10. **[[September 27]] - [[Morten Andersen]] appears in his 341st [[NFL]] game, breaking the record set by [[George Blanda]]. **[[December 26]] - [[Peyton Manning]] threw his 49th [[touchdown]] pass of the season in a game against the [[San Diego Chargers]] breaking [[Dan Marino|Dan Marino's]] single season touchdown record *[[NFL Europe]]: **[[June 12]] - World Bowl: [[Berlin Thunder]] 30, [[Frankfurt Galaxy]] 24 *[[Arena Football League]]: **[[June 27]] - [[ArenaBowl XVIII]]: [[San Jose SaberCats]] 69, [[Arizona Rattlers]] 62 at [[Phoenix, Arizona]] ==[[Football]] ([[Australian rules football|Australian rules]])== * [[Australian Football League]] ** [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] wins the 108th AFL premiership (Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) d [[Brisbane Lions]] 10.13 (73)) ** [[Brownlow Medal]] awarded to [[Chris Judd]] ([[West Coast Eagles]]) ** ''See also [[Australian Football League season 2004]]'' ==[[Football]] ([[Canadian Football|Canadian]])== *[[November 21]]: [[Toronto Argonauts]] defeats [[British Columbia Lions]] 27-19 in the [[92nd Grey Cup]], played in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]]. == [[Football]] ([[rugby league]]) == * [[May 15]] - [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]] defeat [[Wigan Warriors]] 32-16 to win the [[Rugby League Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]]. * [[June 17]] - [[Martin Gleeson]] and [[Sean Long]] are banned for four and three months respectively after placing bets on their side, [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]], to lose a [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] match against the [[Bradford Bulls]]. * [[October 3]] - [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] defeat [[Sydney Roosters]] 16-13 in the [[NRL Grand Final|Grand Final]] to win the [[National Rugby League|NRL]] premiership. * [[October 16]] - [[Leeds Rhinos]] defeat [[Bradford Bulls]] 16-8 in the [[Super League (Europe)|Super League Grand Final]] to become champions of Super League IX. * [[November 27]] - [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] defeat [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] 44-4 in the final of the second [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations|Tri-Nations]] competition. == [[Football]] ([[Rugby Union]])== *[[Hong Kong Sevens]] - [[England national rugby union team (sevens)|England]] beat [[Argentina]] 22-12 *[[Super 12]] - [[ACT Brumbies]] defeated [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]] 47-38 *[[Six Nations Championship]] - [[France national rugby union team|France]] (Grand Slam). [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] win the [[Triple Crown (Rugby Union)|Triple Crown]]. *[[Heineken Cup]] - [[London Wasps]] defeated [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]] 27-20 *[[Tri Nations Series]] - The [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] of [[South Africa]] win due to bonus points, after all sides finish with two wins and two losses. The [[All Blacks]] of [[New Zealand]] retain the [[Bledisloe Cup]]. *[[International Rugby Board]] year-end awards: **Player of the Year: [[Schalk Burger]], South Africa **Coach of the Year: [[Jake White]], South Africa **Team of the Year: South Africa ==[[Football]] ([[Soccer]])== ::''For an extensive coverage see [[2004 in football (soccer)]]'' *[[February 14]] &ndash; [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] beat [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] 2-1 to clinch the first [[African Cup of Nations]] in the country's history. *[[May 26]] &ndash; [[Futebol Clube do Porto|Porto]] defeat [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] 3-0 in the [[UEFA Champions League]] final in [[Gelsenkirchen]], [[Germany]]. *[[July 4]] &ndash; [[Greece national football team|Greece]] surprising win the [[UEFA]] [[2004 European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] football tournament, defeating the host nation [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] 1-0. *[[July 25]] &ndash; [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] win the [[Copa América]] football tournament, defeating [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 4-2 on penalties. *[[August 7]] &ndash; [[Japan national football team|Japan]] win the [[Asian Cup 2004|2004 Asian Cup]] football tournament, defeating [[China national football team|China]] 3-1. *[[August 26]] &ndash; [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] win the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] women's football tournament, defeating [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] 2-1 in extra time. *[[August 28]] &ndash; [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] win the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] men's football tournament, defeating [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] 1-0. *[[September 7]] &ndash; [[Cienciano del Cuzco|Cienciano]] defeats [[Boca Juniors]] 4-2 on penalties to win the [[South American Recopa]] final in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], [[USA]]. *[[December 17]] &ndash; [[Boca Juniors]] defeats [[Bolívar]] 2-1 on aggregate to win the [[Copa Sudamericana]] final in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. ==[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]== *'''[[Camogie]]''' **All-Ireland Camogie Champion: [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] **National Camogie League: [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] *'''[[Gaelic football]]''' **[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 1-20 d. [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] 2-9 **[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]: [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 3-11 d. [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 1-16 **[[Tommy Murphy Cup]]: [[Clare GAA|Clare]] 1-11 d. [[Sligo GAA|Sligo]] 0-11 *'''[[Ladies' Gaelic football]]''' **All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: [[Galway GAA|Galway]] **National Football League: [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] *'''[[Hurling]]''' **[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 0-17 d. [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 0-9 **[[National Hurling League]]: ==Gliding== *'''[[World Gliding Championships]]''', [[Elverum]], [[Norway]] ** Club Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: [[SZD-48-3M Brawo]] ==[[Golf]]== {{main|2004 in golf}} '''Men's professional''' *[[Men's major golf championships|Major Championships]] **[[April 11]] - [[Masters Tournament]] - [[Phil Mickelson]] wins the first major of his career. **[[June 20]] - [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] - [[Retief Goosen]] wins his second U.S. Open title **[[July 18]] - [[The Open Championship|British Open]] - [[Todd Hamilton]], a virtual unknown, wins at [[Royal Troon]] in a playoff over [[Ernie Els]] **[[August 15]] - [[PGA Championship]] - [[Vijay Singh]] wins in a three-hole playoff over [[Chris DiMarco]] and [[Justin Leonard]]. *Other highlights **[[February 29]] - [[Tiger Woods]] wins the [[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]] for the second consecutive year **[[September 6]] - [[Vijay Singh]] replaces [[Tiger Woods]] at the top of the [[Official World Golf Rankings|world rankings]], ending Woods' record reign of five years and four weeks. **[[September 17]]-[[September 19|19]] - Team Europe defeats Team USA 18½ - 9½ to retain the [[Ryder Cup]]. See [[2004 Ryder Cup]] for more details. *Awards **[[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Player of the Year]]: [[Vijay Singh]] **[[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|PGA Tour leading money winner]]: [[Vijay Singh]] wins a record $10,905,166 **[[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]]: [[Todd Hamilton]] **[[Champions Tour]] money leader - [[Craig Stadler]] - $2,306,066 '''Men's amateur''' *[[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] - [[Stuart Wilson (golfer)|Stuart Wilson]] *[[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] - [[Ryan Moore (golfer)|Ryan Moore]] *[[European Amateur]] - [[Matthew Richardson (golfer)|Matthew Richardson]] '''Women's professional''' *[[March 28]] - [[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] - [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] wins the first major of the [[LPGA]] season, by one shot over 17-year-old [[Aree Song]]. [[Michelle Wie]] finished fourth, four shots behind Park. *[[June 13]] - [[LPGA Championship]] - [[Annika Sörenstam]] *[[United States Women's Open Championship (golf)|U.S. Women's Open]] - [[Meg Mallon]] *[[Women's British Open]] - [[Karen Stupples]] *[[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] money leader - [[Annika Sörenstam]] - $2,544,707 *[[January 15]]-[[January 16|16]] - At the age of 14, golf prodigy [[Michelle Wie]] becomes the youngest woman (and only the fourth overall) to play at a [[PGA Tour]] event, shooting 72-68 (even par) at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]] in her hometown of [[Honolulu]]. She missed the cut by one stroke. ==[[Handball]]== ===Men's Competition=== *[[2004 European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]] in [[Slovenia]] :* Gold Medal: {{hb|GER}} :* Silver Medal: {{hb|SLO}} :* Bronze Medal: {{hb|DEN}} <br> *[[2004 Asian Handball Championship|Asian Championship]] in [[Doha, Qatar]] :* Gold Medal: {{hb|KUW}} :* Silver Medal: {{hb|JPN}} :* Bronze Medal: {{hb|QAT}} <br> ===Women's Competition=== *[[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|European Championship]] in [[Hungary]] :* Gold Medal: {{hbw|NOR}} :* Silver Medal: {{hbw|DEN}} :* Bronze Medal: {{hbw|HUN}} <br> ==[[Harness Racing]]== *[[Windsong's Legacy]] becomes the seventh horse to win the [[North America]]n [[Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters|Trotting Triple Crown]]. ==[[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred Horse Racing]]== ===Flat races=== *Australia **[[November 2]] - [[Makybe Diva]] wins the [[Melbourne Cup]]. *Canada **[[June 27]] - [[Niigon]] wins the [[Queen's Plate]]. *France **[[October 3]] - [[Bago (horse)|Bago]] wins the [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]]. *Ireland **[[June 27]] - [[Grey Swallow]] wins the [[Irish Derby Stakes|Irish Derby]]. *English [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] *#[[May 1]] - [[Haafhd]] wins the [[2,000 Guineas Stakes]]. *#[[June 5]] - [[North Light]] wins the [[Epsom Derby]]. *#[[September 11]] - [[Rule of Law (horse)|Rule of Law]] wins the [[St. Leger Stakes]]. *Other English races **[[May 2]] - [[Attraction (horse)|Attraction]] wins the [[1,000 Guineas Stakes]]. **[[June 4]] - [[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]] wins the [[Epsom Oaks]]. *United States [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] *#[[May 1]] - [[Smarty Jones]] wins the [[Kentucky Derby]]. *#[[May 15]] - [[Smarty Jones]] wins the [[Preakness Stakes]] by a record margin of 11½ lengths. *#[[June 5]] - [[Birdstone]] wins the [[Belmont Stakes]]. *Other United States races **[[April 30]] - [[Ashado]] wins the [[Kentucky Oaks]]. **[[August 28]] - [[Birdstone]] wins the [[Travers Stakes]]. *[[October 30]] - [[Breeders' Cup|Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships]] at [[Lone Star Park]] in [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]], [[Texas]]: **[[Ghostzapper]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Classic]]. **[[Ashado]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Distaff]]. **[[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf]]. **[[Wilko (horse)|Wilko]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile]]. **[[Sweet Catomine]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]]. **[[Singletary]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Mile]]. **[[Speightstown (horse)|Speightstown]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Sprint]]. **[[Better Talk Now]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Turf]]. ===Steeplechases=== *United Kingdom **[[March 18]] - [[Best Mate]] wins a third consecutive [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]]. **[[April 3]] - [[Amberleigh House]] wins the [[Grand National]]. ==[[Ice Hockey]]== *[[January 4]] - [[Under 17 World Championship]] at [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] **Gold Medal Game: [[Ontario]] 5, [[Pacific Canada|Pacific]] 2 **Bronze Medal Game: Team [[Quebec]] 3, [[United States]] 2 *[[January 5]] - [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] at [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] **Gold Medal Game: [[United States]] 4, [[Canada]] 3 **Bronze Medal Game: [[Finland]] 2, [[Czech Republic]] 1 *[[February 12]] - An independent audit by [[Arthur Levitt]] reveals that [[National Hockey League]] teams lost a collective US$273 million in [[2003]], and suggests the league is "on the road to oblivion." * [[April 6]] - [[2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships]] at [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]] ** Gold Medal Game: {{ihw|CAN}} 2, {{ihw|USA}} 0 ** Bronze Medal Game: {{ihw|FIN}} 3, {{ihw|SWE}} 2 * [[April 10]] - [[National Women's Hockey League]] championship at [[Brampton, Ontario]] ** Championship Final: [[Calgary]] X-Treme 6, [[Brampton, Ontario|Brampton]] Thunder 5 (OT) * [[April 18]] - [[IIHF World Under-18 Championship]] at [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] ** Gold Medal Game: [[Russia]] 3, [[United States]] 2 ** Bronze Medal Game: [[Czech Republic]] 3, [[Canada]] 2 * [[April 25]] - [[Allan Cup]] at [[Saint-Georges, Quebec]] ** Allan Cup Final: [[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]] Garaga 5, [[Ministlkwan, Saskatchewan|Ministlkwan]] Islanders 0 * [[April 25]] - Canadian [[National Midget Championship]] at [[Kenora, Ontario]] ** Gold Medal Game: [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]] Wheat Kings 2, College [[Charles-Lemoyne, Quebec|Charles-Lemoyne]] 1 (OT) ** Bronze Medal Game: [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]] Optimist Chiefs 5, [[Kenora, Ontario|Kenora]] Stars 2 * [[May 9]] - [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]] at [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]] ** Gold Medal Game: {{ih|CAN}} 5, {{ih|SWE}} 3 ** Bronze Medal Game: {{ih|USA}} 1, {{ih|SVK}} 0 (SO) * [[May 23]] - [[Memorial Cup]] at [[Kelowna, British Columbia]] ** [[2004 Memorial Cup]] Final: [[Kelowna]] Rockets 2, [[Gatineau, Quebec|Gatineau]] Olympques 1 * [[June 7]] - [[Stanley Cup]] - [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] defeat [[Calgary Flames]] 4 games to 3 to win the [[Stanley Cup]]. *[[September 14]] - [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|World Cup of Hockey]] at [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] ** Final: [[Canada]] 3, [[Finland]] 2. *[[September 15]] - [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[collective bargaining agreement]] expires. Commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] announces a [[lockout (industry)|lockout]] of [[NHLPA]] players (''see: [[2004-05 NHL lockout]]''). *[[October 11]] - [[Jean Perron]] named [[head coach]] of [[Israeli national under-18 hockey team]] ==[[Kabaddi]]== * [[November 21]] - [[India]] wins the first-ever World Cup kabaddi championship defeating [[Iran]] in the final held at [[Mumbai]]. ==[[Lacrosse]]== *[[February 22]] - [[National Lacrosse League]] - The East Division All-Stars defeat the West Division All-Stars 19-15 in the [[National Lacrosse League All-Star Game|All Star Game]]. *[[May 7]] - [[National Lacrosse League]] - [[Calgary Roughnecks]] defeat [[Buffalo Bandits]] 14-11 to win Champion's Cup * [[May 30]] - [[LeMoyne College]] defeats [[Limestone]] 11-10 (2OT) for first [[Division II]] [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship|National Championship]]. * [[August]] - [[European Lacrosse Championships]] ** Men's - England defeats Germany ** Women's - Wales A defeats Scotland A * [[August 22]] - [[Major League Lacrosse]] - [[Philadelphia Barrage]] defeat [[Boston Cannons]] 13-11 to win league championship at Boston * Clarington Green Gaels win the [[Founders Cup]] * Peterborough Lakers win the [[Mann Cup]] * Burnaby Lakers win the [[Minto Cup]] ==[[Luge]]== *[[January 4]] - [[European Luge Championships]] at [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], [[Germany]] **Men's Doubles winner: [[Steffen Skel]] and [[Steffen Woeller]], Germany, 1:22.633 **Women's Singles winner: [[Silke Kraushaar]], Germany, 1:22.995 *[[January 17]] - World Cup event at [[Winterberg]], [[Germany]] **Men's Singles winner: [[Georg Hackl]], Germany 1:51.211 ==[[Orienteering]]== *First ever World Championship in [[Orienteering|Trail Orienteering]] held September 15-18 in Västerås, [[Sweden]]. == [[Netball]] == *[[5 July]]- World champions, [[New Zealand]]'s ''[[Silver fern|Silver Ferns]]'', complete 3-0 test series win over [[Australia]] with 53-46 win at [[Hamilton, New Zealand]]. ==[[Radiosport]]== *Twelfth [[Amateur Radio Direction Finding]] World Championship held in [[Brno]], [[Czech Republic]]. ==[[Skiing]] & [[Snowboarding]]== *[[Biathlon]] **[[January 10]]- World Cup Biathlon event at [[Pokljuka]], [[Slovenia]] winner, men's 12.5 km pursuit: [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]], [[Norway]], 36:18.8 **[[January 14]]- World Cup Biathlon event at [[Ruhpolding]], [[Germany]] winner, Women's 4x6K Relay winner: Germany, 1:18:37 **[[January 15]]- Men's 4x7.5K Relay winner: [[Belarus]], 1:43:43.71 **[[January 17]]- World Cup Biathlon competition Men's 10 km Sprint winner: [[Halvard Hanevold]], Norway 25:01.5 *[[Cross-country skiing]] **[[January 10]]- World Cup men's cross-country skiing competition at [[Otepaa]], [[Finland]] winner, 30 km mass start: [[Frode Estil]], [[Norway]], 1:15:18.1 **[[January 17]]- World Cup cross-country ski meet at [[Nove Mesto na Morave]], [[Czech Republic]] ***Men's 15 km classical style winner: [[Andrus Veerpalu]], [[Estonia]] 42:27.6 ***Women's 10 km classical style winner: [[Gabriella Paruzzi]], [[Italy]] 31:17.6 *[[Downhill skiing]] **[[January 4]] - Men's World Cup Slalom Competition at [[Flachau]], [[Austria]] winner: [[Kalle Palander]], [[Finland]], 1:42.24 **January 4 - Women's World Cip Giant Slalom Competition at [[Megeve]], [[France]] winner: [[Alexandra Meissnitzer]], Austria 1:24.98 **[[January 10]] - Men's World Cup downhill race at [[Chamonix]], France winner: [[Stephane Eberharter]], Austria 1:59.08 **January 10- Women's World Cup downhill ski race at [[Veysonnaz]], [[Switzerland]] winner: [[Renate Götschl]], Austria 1:38.58 **[[January 11]]- Men's World Cup slalom at Chamonix, France winner: [[Giorgio Rocca]], [[Italy]] 1:29.09 **[[January 17]]- Women's World Cup downhill race at [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy winner: [[Hilde Gerg]], [[Germany]] 1:17.57 *[[Freestyle skiing]] **[[January 10]]- Ericsson World Freestyle skiing competition at [[Mont Tremblant, Quebec]] ***Women's Moguls winner: [[Stephanie St. Pierre]], [[Canada]] 24.25 points ***Men's Moguls winner: [[Marc-Andre Moreau]], Canada 25.14 points **[[January 16]]- Freesyle FIS World Cup at [[Lake Placid, New York]] ***Women's aerials winner: [[Jiao Wang]], [[China]] 183.61 ***Men's aerials winner: [[Steve Omischl]], Canada 246.01 **[[January 17]] ***Women's Moguls winner: [[Jennifer Heil]], Canada 26.77 ***Men's Moguls winner: [[Janne Lahtela]], [[Finland]] 26.29 *[[Giant Slalom skiing|Giant slalom]] **[[January 3]] - Men's World Cup Giant Slalom Competition at [[Flachau]], [[Austria]] winner: [[Benjamin Raich]], Austria, 2:22.54 *[[Nordic skiing]] **[[January 4]] - Nordic combined World Cup event at [[Schonach]], [[Germany]] winner: [[Todd Lodwick]], [[United States]], 34:29.5 *[[Ski jumping]] **[[January 1]] - The traditional New Year's Ski Jumping in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], [[Germany]]. The Large Hill event was won by [[Sigurd Pettersen]] of [[Norway]] with 253.8 points. **[[January 4]] - Four Hills ski jumping tournament at [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]]. K120 winner: [[Peter Zonta]], [[Slovenia]], 265.2 points *[[Super-G]] **[[January 11]] - Women's World Cup super-G at [[Veysonnaz]], [[Switzerland]] winner: [[Hilde Gerg]], [[Germany]], 1:21.34 **[[January 14]] - Women's World Cup super-G at [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]] winner: [[Genevieve Simard]], [[Canada]], 13.05 **[[January 16]] - Women's World Cup super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy winner: [[Renate Götschl]], [[Austria]] 1:10.59 *[[Snowboarding]] **[[January 3]] - World Cup men's "big air" snowboarding competition at [[Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]] winner: [[Aleksi Vanninen]], [[Finland]], 1,000 points **[[January 6]] - World Cup snowboard parallel slalom at [[Bad Gastein]], Austria ***Men's winner: [[Dejan Josir]], [[Slovenia]], 1,000 ***Women's winner: [[Jagna Kolasinska-Marczulajtis]], [[Poland]], 1,000 **[[January 10]] - World Cup giant slalom race at [[L'Alpe d'Huez]], [[France]] ***Men's Parallel Giant Slalom winner: [[Urs Eiselin]], [[Switzerland]], 1,000 ***Women's Parallel Giant Slalom winner: [[Daniela Meuli]], Switzerland, 1,000 **[[January 16]] - World Cup cross at [[Arosa]], Switzerland ***Men's winner: [[Stefano Pozzolini]], [[Italy]] 1,000 ***Women's winner: [[Karine Ruby]], France 1,000 **[[January 17]] - ***Men's winner: [[Simone Malusa]], Italy 1,000 ***Women's winner: Karine Ruby, France 1,000 ==[[Snooker]]== *[[World Snooker Championship]]: [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] beats [[Graeme Dott]] 18-8 *[[Snooker world rankings|World rankings]]: [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] becomes [[Snooker world number ones|world number one]] for 2004/05 * [[October 16]]: In a qualifying match for the UK Championship, [[Jamie Burnett]] makes a [[Highest snooker break|break]] of 148 against [[Leo Fernandez]] and becomes the first player to achieve a break higher than the nominal maximum of 147 in a professional match. ==[[Speed skating]]== ===Long track [[speed skating]]=== *[[January 2]] - Winners at the [[2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships]] at [[Calgary, Alberta]]: **Men's 500 m: [[Mike Ireland]], [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] 34.58 seconds **Men's 1000 m: [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]], [[Red Deer, Alberta]] 1:08.90 **Women's 500 m: [[Krisy Myers]], [[Lloydminster, Saskatchewan]] 39.43 **Women's 1000 m: Kristy Myers 1:18.16 *[[January 3]] **Men's 500 m: [[Casey Fitzrandolph]], [[Madison, Wisconsin]] 35.27 seconds **Men's 1500 m: [[Jay Morrison]], [[Fort St. John, British Columbia]] 1:46.96 **Women's 500 m: [[Kerry Simpson]], [[Melville, Saskatchewan]] 39.67 **Women's 1500 m: [[Kristina Groves]], [[Ottawa]] 1:59.25 *[[January 17]] - Winners at the [[World sprint speedskating championships]] at [[Nagano]], [[Japan]]: **Men's 500 m: [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]], [[Canada]] 35.25 **Women's 500 m: [[Sayuri Osuga]], Japan 38.79 *[[February 7]] - [[February 9|9]] - Winners at the 2004 [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships]] at [[Hamar]], [[Norway]]: **Men's 500 m: [[Yevgeny Lalenkov]], [[Russia]] 35.780 **Men's 5000 m: [[Carl Verheijen]], [[Netherlands]] 6:20.61 **Ladies' 500 m: [[Jennifer Rodriguez]], [[United States]] 38.740 **Ladies' 3000 m [[Renate Groenewold]], [[Netherlands]] 4:04.58 **Men's 1500 m [[Shani Davis]], [[United States]] 1:46.02 **Men's 10,000 m [[Carl Verheijen]], [[Netherlands]] 13:17.86 **Ladies' 1500 m [[Jennifer Rodriguez]], [[United States]], 1:57.33 **Ladies' 5000 m [[Gretha Smit]], [[Netherlands]] 7:02.89 **Men's all-around champion: [[Chad Hedrick]], [[United States]] 150.478 **Ladies' all-around champion: [[Renate Groenewold]], [[Netherlands]] 162.573 ===[[Short track speed skating]]=== *[[January 10]]- [[World junior short-track speed skating championships]] at [[Beijing]] **Men's 500 m winner: [[Ho-Suk Lee]], [[South Korea]] 42.542 seconds **Women's 500 m winner: [[Anouk Leblanc-Boucher]], [[Canada]] 45.689 seconds *[[January 11]]- **Men's 1000 m winner: [[Ki-Deok Kwon]], South Korea 1:28.682 **Women's 1000 m winner: [[Yun-Mi Kang]], South Korea 1:36.040 *[[January 17]]- [[European short-track speedskating championship]] at [[Zoetermeer]], [[Netherlands]]: **Women's 500 m: [[Evgenia Radanova]], [[Bulgaria]] 44.882 **Men's 500 m: [[Nicola Franceschina]], [[Italy]] 42. 845 ==[[Swimming]]== ===International tournaments=== *[[January 13]] &ndash; World Cup (short course) in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]: **Men's 50m Butterfly: [[Mike Mintenko]] (CAN) 23.75 **Men's 100m Freestyle: [[Jason Lezak]] (USA) 47.24 **Men's 100m Individual Medley: [[Kosuke Kitajima]] (JPN) 53.71 **Men's 400m Freestyle: [[Yuri Prilukov]] (RUS) 3:41.10 **Men's 400m Individual Medley: [[Brian Johns]] (CAN) 4:09.92 **Men's 50m Breaststroke: [[Ed Moses (swimmer)|Ed Moses]] (USA) 27.10 **Men's 200m Breaststroke: [[Ed Moses (swimmer)|Ed Moses]] (USA) 2:04.54 **Men's 200m Butterfly: [[Takeshi Matsuda]] (JPN) 1:52.67 **Women's 50m Backstroke: [[Chang Gao]] (CHN) 27.61 *[[January 14]] &ndash; World Cup (short course) in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]: **Men's 200m Backstroke: [[Evgeny Aleshin]] (RUS) 1:53.21 **Men's 100m Butterfly: [[Andriy Serdinov]] (UKR) 51.66 **Men's 200m Freestyle: [[Ryk Neethling]] (RSA) 1:23.85 **Men's 1500m Freestyle: [[Yuri Prilukov]] (RUS) 14:46.59 **Men's 200m Individual Medley: [[Kosuke Kitajima]] (JPN) 1:56.68 <br> *[[European LC Championships 2004|27th European LC Championships]] in [[Madrid, Spain]] ([[May 5]] &ndash; [[May 16|16]]) **Russia wins the most medals (16), Ukraine the most gold medals (9) <br> *[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] ([[August 14]] &ndash; [[August 22|22]]) **United States wins the most medals (28), and the most gold medals (12) <br> *Seventh [[2004 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Short Course Championships]] in [[Indianapolis]], [[United States]] ([[October 7]] &ndash; [[October 11|11]]) **United States wins the most medals (41), and the most gold medals (21) <br> *[[European SC Championships 2004|8th European SC Championships]] in [[Vienna, Austria]] ([[December 9]] &ndash; [[December 12|12]]) **Germany wins the most medals (22), and the most gold medals (9) ===Records=== * [[January 18]] &mdash; Exactly four years after Australia's [[Susie O'Neill]] set her [[World record progression 200m butterfly|world record]] (2:04.16) in the women's 200m butterfly (short course), [[Yang Yu]] from [[PR China]] betters that time at a World Cup meet in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], clocking '''2:04.04'''. * [[March 25]] &mdash; [[Frédérick Bousquet]] breaks the [[World record progression 50m freestyle|world record]] in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at a meet in [[New York, United States]], clocking '''21.10'''. ==[[Tennis]]== {{mainarticle|2004 in tennis}} *[[Australian Open]] **Men's Final: [[Roger Federer]] defeats [[Marat Safin]], 7-6<small>(7-3)</small> 6-4 6-2 **Women's Final: [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] defeats [[Kim Clijsters]], 6-3 4-6 6-3 *[[French Open]] **Men's Final: [[Gastón Gaudio]] defeats [[Guillermo Coria]] 0-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 8-6 **Women's Final: [[Anastasia Myskina]] defeats [[Elena Dementieva]] 6-1 6-2 *[[Wimbledon Championships]] **Men's Final: [[Roger Federer]] defeats [[Andy Roddick]], 4-6 7-5 7-6<small>(7-3)</small> 6-3 **Ladies' Final: [[Maria Sharapova]] defeats [[Serena Williams]], 6-1 6-4 *[[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] **Men's Final: [[Roger Federer]] defeats [[Lleyton Hewitt]] 6-0 7-6 <small>(7-3)</small> 6-0 **Women's Final: [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] defeats [[Elena Dementieva]] 6-3 7-5 *[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]] **'''Men's Singles Competition''' *#Gold &ndash; [[Nicolás Massú]] *#Silver &ndash; [[Mardy Fish]] *#Bronze &ndash; [[Fernando González]] **'''Women's Singles Competition''' *#Gold &ndash; [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] *#Silver &ndash; [[Amélie Mauresmo]] *#Bronze &ndash; [[Alicia Molik]] **'''Men's Doubles Competition''' *#Gold &ndash; [[Fernando González]] & [[Nicolás Massú]] *#Silver &ndash; [[Nicolas Kiefer]] & [[Rainer Schüttler]] *#Bronze &ndash; [[Mario Ančić]] & [[Ivan Ljubičić]] **'''Women's Doubles Competition''' *#Gold &ndash; [[Li Ting (tennis)|Li Ting]] & [[Sun Tiantian]] *#Silver &ndash; [[Conchita Martínez]] & [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] *#Bronze &ndash; [[Paola Suárez]] & [[Patricia Tarabini]] ==[[Volleyball]]== ===Men's Competition=== * [[2004 Men's Volleyball Olympic Qualifier|Olympic Qualifier]] ** [[Porto, Portugal]]: {{vb|POL}} ** [[Tokyo, Japan]]: {{vb|FRA}} and {{vb|AUS}} ** [[Madrid, Spain]]: {{vb|NED}} <br> * [[FIVB World League 2004|FIVB World League]] &ndash; Final Round in [[Rome, Italy]] ** Gold Medal: {{vb|BRA}} ** Silver Medal: {{vb|ITA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vb|SCG}} <br> * [[2004 Men's European Volleyball League|European Volleyball League]] &ndash; Final Round in [[Opava]], [[Czech Republic]] ** Gold Medal: {{vb|CZE}} ** Silver Medal: {{vb|RUS}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vb|NED}} <br> * [[Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's volleyball|Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]] ** Gold Medal &mdash; {{vb|BRA}} ** Silver Medal &mdash; {{vb|ITA}} ** Bronze Medal &mdash; {{vb|RUS}} <br> * [[2004 European Beach Volleyball Championships|European Beach Volleyball Championship]] in [[Timmendorfer Strand]], [[Germany]] ** Gold Medal &mdash; {{flagathlete|[[Markus Dieckmann]] and [[Jonas Reckermann]]|GER}} ** Silver Medal &mdash; {{flagathlete|[[Markus Egger]] and [[Sascha Heyer]]|SUI}} ** Bronze Medal &mdash; {{flagathlete|[[Patrick Heuscher]] and [[Stefan Kobel]]|SUI}} <br> ===Women's Competition=== * [[FIVB World Grand Prix 2004|FIVB World Grand Prix]] &ndash; Final Round in [[Reggio Calabria, Italy]] ** Gold Medal: {{vbw|BRA}} ** Silver Medal: {{vbw|ITA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|USA}} <br> * [[2004 Women's Volleyball Olympic Qualifier|Olympic Qualifier]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]] ** First place: {{vbw|JPN}} ** Second place: {{vbw|KOR}} ** Third place: {{vbw|RUS}} ** Fourth place: {{vbw|ITA}} <br> * [[Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's volleyball|2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]] ** Gold Medal &mdash; {{vbw|CHN}} ** Silver Medal &mdash; {{vbw|RUS}} ** Bronze Medal &mdash; {{vbw|CUB}} <br> * [[2004 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Pan-American Cup]] in [[Tijuana]] and [[Mexicali, Mexico]] ** Gold Medal: {{vbw|CUB}} ** Silver Medal: {{vbw|USA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|DOM}} <br> * [[2004 European Beach Volleyball Championships|European Beach Volleyball Championship]] in [[Timmendorfer Strand]], [[Germany]] ** Gold Medal &mdash; {{flagathlete|[[Simone Kuhn]] and [[Nicole Schnyder-Benoit]]|SUI}} ** Silver Medal &mdash; {{flagathlete|[[Susanne Glesnes]] and [[Kathrine Maaseide]]|NOR}} ** Bronze Medal &mdash; {{flagathlete|[[Daniela Gattelli]] and [[Lucilla Perrotta]]|ITA}} <br> ==[[Water polo]]== ===Men's Competition=== * [[2004 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier|Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] ** {{wp|CRO}} ** {{wp|GER}} ** {{wp|RUS}} <br> * [[2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League|FINA World League]] in [[Long Island]], [[United States]] ** Gold Medal: {{wp|HUN}} ** Silver Medal: {{wp|SCG}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wp|GRE}} ===Women's Competition=== * [[2004 FINA Women's Water Polo World League|FINA World League]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, United States]] ** Gold Medal: {{wpw|USA}} ** Silver Medal: {{wpw|HUN}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|ITA}} * [[2004 Holiday Cup|Holiday Cup]] in [[La Jolla, California|La Jolla, United States]] ** Gold Medal: {{wpw|USA}} ** Silver Medal: {{wpw|ITA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|RUS}} ==Floorball (Unihockey)== * [[May 16]] to [[May 23]] - The [[Men's World Unihockey Championship]] in [[Switzerland]] were won by [[Sweden]] [http://www.floorball.org/wfc04.htm]. ==[[Multi-sport event]]s== *[[2004 Summer Olympics]] held from [[August 13]] to [[August 29|29]] in [[Athens, Greece]] *[[2004 Summer Paralympics]] held from [[September 17]] to [[September 28|28]] in [[Athens, Greece]] * Tenth [[10th Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] held in [[Algiers, Algeria]] ==Awards== *[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#Male|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]]: [[Lance Armstrong]], [[Cycling]] *[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#Female|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]]: [[Annika Sörenstam]], [[LPGA|LPGA golf]] <!--==Births==--> ==Deaths== ===January-February=== * [[January 2]] &mdash; [[Paul Hopkins]] (99), reported to be the oldest living former [[Major League Baseball]] player * [[January 4]] &mdash; [[James Counsilman]], American swimming coach (b. [[1920]]) * [[January 5]] - [[TG Jones]], Footballer ([[Soccer]]) [[Wales]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] * [[January 5]] - [[Tug McGraw]] (59), former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[relief pitcher]] with the [[New York Mets]] and the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] who played for two World Champions in 1969 with the Mets and in 1980 with the Phillies and coined the phrase "You Gotta Believe!". * [[January 14]] &mdash; [[Mike Goliat]] (78), member of the famous [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies' "Whiz Kids"]] team that won the [[1950 in sports|1950]] [[National League|NL]] pennant * [[January 17]] &mdash; [[Harry Brecheen|Harry "The Cat" Brecheen]] (89), former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[pitcher]] * [[January 19]] &mdash; [[David Hookes]] - [[Australia]]n cricketer * [[January 25]] &mdash; [[Fanny Blankers-Koen]] (85), legendary [[Netherlands|Dutch]] athlete * [[January 25]] &mdash; [[Miklos Feher]], Hungarian footballer (soccer) * [[February 1]] &mdash; [[Ally McLeod]], footballer (soccer) and former Scottish national team manager * [[February 14]] &mdash; [[Marco Pantani]] (34), Italian cyclist, winner of [[1998]] [[Tour de France]] * [[February 17]] &mdash; [[Shirley Strickland|Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] - [[Australia]]n Athlete * [[February 21]] &mdash; [[John Charles]], Welsh football (soccer) player for [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds]], [[Juventus]], [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]] * [[February 22]] &mdash; [[Andy Seminick]] (83), [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[catcher]] who played for the [[1950 in sports|1950]] [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies' "Whiz Kids"]] team ===March-April=== * [[March 3]] &mdash; [[Chris Timms]], 56, New Zealand yachtsman * March 3 &mdash; [[Luis Villalta]], 34, Peruvian boxer * [[March 7]] &mdash; [[Jack Holden (athlete)|Jack Holden]], 96, English long-distance runner (b. [[1907]]) * [[March 18]] &mdash; [[Gene Bearden]], 83, Major League Baseball pitcher * [[March 22]] &mdash; [[Peter Jackson (rugby)|Peter Jackson]], England and [[British and Irish Lions|Lions]] winger * [[March 30]] &mdash; [[Salvatore Burruni]], 70, Italian boxer (b. [[1933]]) * [[April 4]] &mdash; [[George Bamberger]], 80, Major League Baseball pitcher and manager * April 4 &mdash; [[Alberic Schotte|Briek Schotte]], 84, Belgian cyclist (b. [[1919]]) * [[April 9]] &mdash; [[Julius Sang]], Kenyan runner (b. [[1948]]) * [[April 10]] &mdash; [[Lou Berberet]], 74, Major League Baseball catcher * [[April 12]] &mdash; [[Frankie Narvaez]], 65, Puerto Rican boxer * [[April 20]] &mdash; [[Ronnie Simpson]], Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper * [[April 22]] &mdash; [[Pat Tillman]], 27, American football player who left the [[NFL]] to enlist in the [[United States Army]]; killed in action in [[Afghanistan]] *[[April 23]] &mdash; [[Ross Rutledge]], 41, Canadian field hockey player (b. [[1962]]) * [[April 26]] &mdash; [[Hasse Thomsén]], 62, Swedish heavyweight boxer (b. [[1942]]) ===May-June=== * [[May 2]] &mdash; [[Moe Burtschy]], 82, Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia & Kansas City Athletics]] * [[May 3]] &mdash; [[Darrell Johnson]], 75, Major League Baseball catcher who was manager for the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the [[1975 in sports|1975]] [[World Series]] * [[May 13]] &mdash; [[Magnar Estenstad]], 79, Norwegian cross country skier (b. [[1924]]) * [[May 17]] [[Buster Narum]], 63, Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Senators]] * [[June 4]] [[Wilmer Fields]], 81, Negro League Baseball All-Star player * [[June 5]] &mdash; [[Jack Foster]], 72, New Zealand long-distance runner (b. [[1932]]) *[[June 8]] &mdash; [[Mack Jones]], 65, Major League Baseball outfielder, who played for the [[Atlanta Braves|Milwaukee & Atlanta Braves]], [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Montreal Expos]] ===July-August=== * [[July 5]] &mdash; [[Rodger Ward]] (83), two-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner * [[July 9]] &mdash; [[Tony Lupien]] (87), former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[first baseman]], who also was [[baseball]] and [[basketball]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]] for [[Dartmouth College]] * [[July 26]] &mdash; [[Rubén Gómez (baseball player)|Rubén Gómez]] (77), [[Puerto Rico]], former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] right-handed [[pitcher]] who played for the [[San Francisco Giants|Giants]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] and [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]]. * [[July 27]] &mdash; [[Bob Tisdall]] (97), Irish hurdler (b. [[1907]]) * [[August 23]] &mdash; [[Hank Borowy]], 88, former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[pitcher]], who played for the [[New York Yankees|Yankees]], [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pirates]] and [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] * [[August 27]] &mdash; [[Willie Crawford]], 57, former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[outfielder]] who played with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] between the '60s and '70s. ===September-October=== * [[September 4]] &mdash; [[Caroline Pratt]], 42, [[equestrianism|equestrian]], died in an accident at the [[Burghley Horse Trials]] * [[September 4]] &mdash; [[Bob Boyd (baseball player)|Bob Boyd]], 84, former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[first baseman]]; the first [[Baseball color line|black player]] to sign with the [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]], and the first [[Baltimore Orioles|Oriole]] regular to [[Batting average|hit]] over .300 in the [[20th century]] * [[September 19]] &mdash; [[Line Oestvold]], 26, [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[snowboard]]er, after a crash in training in [[Chile]]. * [[September 20]] &mdash; [[Brian Clough]], 69, English [[football (soccer)|football]]er and manager, won successive [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]s in 1979 and 1980 as manager of [[Nottingham Forest F.C.]] * [[September 29]] - [[David Jackson (boxer)|David Jackson]], 49, New Zealand boxer *[[October 2]] &mdash; [[Bolat Kesikhbaev]], vice president of [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] Boxing Federation, heart attack *[[October 3]] &mdash; [[John Cerutti]], 44, baseball broadcaster *[[October 6]] &mdash; [[Johnny Kelley]] (97), American long-distance runner (b. [[1907]]) *[[October 10]] &mdash; [[Ken Caminiti]], 41, baseball player; [[National League]] [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] in [[1996 in sports|1996]]. * [[October 11]] &mdash; [[Keith Miller]], 84, [[Australian rules football]]er, cricketer, fighter pilot and journalist * [[October 17]] &mdash; [[Ray Boone]], 81, [[Major League Baseball]] player; father of [[Bob Boone]], grandfather of [[Aaron Boone|Aaron]] and [[Bret Boone]] * [[October 23]] &mdash; [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]], 85, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player, manager, coach, scout for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] * [[October 24]] &mdash; [[Ricky Hendrick]], 24, [[NASCAR]] driver, in a plane crash with nine other people, including the two pilots and members of his father [[Rick Hendrick]]'s family in [[Martinsville, Virginia]] * [[October 26]] &mdash; [[Beto Avila]], 80, Mexican [[Major League Baseball]] [[second baseman]] * [[October 27]] &mdash; [[Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Silva|Serginho]], 30, [[Brazil]]ian [[football (soccer)|footballer]], a heart attack during a ''Campeonato Brasileiro'' match * [[October 28]] &mdash; [[Jimmy McLarnin]], 96, British boxer * [[October 29]] &mdash; [[Jacinto João]], 60, Angola-born Portuguese football (soccer) player ===November-December=== * [[November 2]] &mdash; [[Gerrie Knetemann]], 53, Dutch cyclist, [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] * [[November 3]] &mdash; [[Sergei Zholtok]], 32, Latvian ice hockey player, [[cardiac arrythmia]] suffered during a match in [[Belarus]] * [[November 8]] &mdash; [[Eddie Charlton]], 75, Australian snooker player, [[surgery]] complications * [[November 8]] &mdash; [[Lennox Miller]], 58, Jamaican sprinter * [[November 9]] &mdash; [[Emlyn Hughes]], 57, [[Liverpool F.C.]] and [[England]] football player, [[brain tumor]] * [[December 16]] &mdash; [[Bobby Mattick]], 89, manager of the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[stroke]] *[[November 17]] &mdash; [[Mikael Ljungberg]], 34, Swedish wrestler (b. [[1970]]) * [[November 27]] &mdash; [[Gunder Hägg]], 85, Swedish runner (b. [[1918]]) * [[December 14]] &mdash; [[Agostino Straulino]], 90, Italian sailor and sailboat racer (b. [[1914]]) * [[December 24]] &mdash; [[Johnny Oates]], 58, manager of the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], [[brain tumor]] * [[December 26]] &mdash; [[Reggie White]], 43, member of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Carolina Panthers]] [[Category:2004 in sports|*]] [[de:Sportjahr 2004]] [[fr:2004 en sport]] [[he:2004 בספורט]] [[hu:2004 a sportban]] [[nl:Sportjaar 2004]] [[ja:2004年のスポーツ]] [[pt:2004 no desporto]] [[sv:Sportåret 2004]] [[zh:2004年體育]]