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1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

• January 29 – death ofUlrike Maier (26), Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race atGarmisch-Partenkirchen
• Alpine Skiing World Cup
  • Men's overall season champion:Kjetil André Aamodt, Norway
  • Women's overall season champion:Vreni Schneider, Switzerland

• Super Bowl XXVIII – theDallas Cowboys (NFC) won 30–13 over theBuffalo Bills (AFC)
  • Location:Georgia Dome
  • Attendance: 72,817
  • MVP:Emmitt Smith, RB (Dallas)
  • Note: It is the fourth consecutive Super Bowl appearance by the Bills as well as their fourth consecutive loss. This is also the first (and thus far only) time that the same two teams have met in consecutive Super Bowls.
• Orange Bowl (1993 season):
  • TheFlorida State Seminoles won 18–16 over theNebraska Cornhuskers to win thenational championship.
• October 23 – in a game where theNew Orleans Saints beat theLos Angeles Rams 37–34Robert Bailey of the Rams sets the NFL record for longest punt return (103 yards) andTyrone Hughes of the Saints sets the NFL single game record for kickoff return yards (304) and most return yards (347) and ties the single game record for kickoff returns returned for touchdown (2).
• October 31 – In a rainy and windy game at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football,Dick Buktus' andGale Sayers' Jerseys were retired at Halftime, but the Bears were blown away by Brett Favre and the Packers, 6–33.
• November 13 –Drew Bledsoe sets NFL single game records for pass attempts (70) and pass completions (45) helpingNew England Patriots beatMinnesota Vikings 26–20.

• Brazil won the1994 FIFA World Cup, hosted in theUSA
  • July 2 – death ofAndrés Escobar, Colombian player, who was shot dead apparently because of an own goal he had scored in a World Cup match

• February 20 – inBoston, Massachusetts, Ireland's 41-year-oldEamonn Coghlan becomes the first man over the age of forty to run a sub-four minute mile when he clocks 3min.58.15sec.
• August –1994 European Championships in Athletics held at Helsinki
• August –1994 Commonwealth Games held atVictoria, British Columbia, Canada

• Australian Football League
  • TheWest Coast Eagles win the 98thAFL premiership (West Coast Eagles 20.23 (143) dGeelong 8.15 (63))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded toGreg Williams (Carlton)in 1994

• January 12 –Steve Carlton, winner of 329 games and fourCy Young Awards, is elected to theBaseball Hall of Fame.
• June 22 –OFKen Griffey Jr. leads theMariners to a 12–3 win over theAngels by stroking his 31sthome run of the season. In doing so, Griffey Jr. breaksBabe Ruth's record for most home runs before the end of June.
• September 14 – A laborstrike byMajor League Baseball players results in the premature termination of the season, and the cancellation of theWorld Series for the first time since1904. TheMontreal Expos were the league-leading team up to the strike, with a 74–40 record.
• MetspitcherJohn Franco breaksDave Righetti's major league record for left-handers of 252 careersaves.
• TheRichmond Braves win the International League championship.
• TheAlbuquerque Dukes win the Pacific Coast League championship.
• TheIndianapolis Indians win the American Association championship.
• TheWinnipeg Goldeyes win theNorthern League championship.
• TheYomiuri Giants win theJapan Series, and in the view of the baseball media, are World Champions.

• NBA Finals -Houston Rockets win four games to three over theNew York Knicks
• NCAA men's basketball tournament was won by theUniversity of Arkansas defeatingDuke University, 76-72
• NCAA women's basketball tournament was won by theUniversity of North Carolina defeatingLouisiana Tech University, 60-59

• January 29 –Frankie Randall causesJulio César Chávez his first defeat in 91 professional bouts, winning theWBC world Jr. Welterweight title in the process, by a split decision in 12 rounds.
• November 5 – forty-five-year-oldGeorge Foreman becomesboxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked outMichael Moorer in the 10th round of aLas Vegas fight.

• Grey Cup –B.C. Lions win 26–23 over theBaltimore Stallions
• Vanier Cup –Western Ontario Mustangs win 50–40 over theSaskatchewan Huskies

• Giro d'Italia won byEugeni Berzin of Russia
• Tour de France –Miguel Indurain of Spain
• UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race –Luc Leblanc of France
• Djamolidine Abdoujaparov becomes the first cyclist (and onlyas of 2007) to win thepoints classification at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in the same year.

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
  • Martin Buser wins with lead dogs:D2 &Dave

• Men's Champions Trophy: Pakistan
• Men's World Cup: Pakistan
• Women's World Cup: Australia

• World Figure Skating Championships –
  • Men's champion:Elvis Stojko, Canada
  • Ladies' champion:Yuka Sato, Japan
  • Pairs' champions:Evgenia Shishkova andVadim Naumov, Russia
  • Ice dancing champions:Oksana Grishuk andEvgeny Platov, Russia

• Floorball European Championship – Men's champion:Sweden
• European Cup
  • Men's champion:Balrog IK
  • Women's champion:Sjöstad IF

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion:Kilkenny
  • National Camogie League:Galway
• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship –Down 1–12 vDublin 0–13
  • National Football League –Meath 2–11 vArmagh 0–8
• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion:Waterford
  • National Football League:Monaghan
• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship –Offaly 3–16 vLimerick 2–13
  • National Hurling League –Tipperary 2–14 beatGalway

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament –José María Olazábal
• U.S. Open –Ernie Els
• British Open –Nick Price
• PGA Championship –Nick Price
• PGA Tour money leader –Nick Price – $1,499,927
• Senior PGA Tour money leader –Dave Stockton – $1,402,519

Men's amateur

• British Amateur –Lee James
• U.S. Amateur –Tiger Woods becomes the youngest man ever to win the U.S. Amateur, at age 18.
• European Amateur –Stephen Gallacher

Women's professional

• Nabisco Dinah Shore –Donna Andrews
• LPGA Championship –Laura Davies
• U.S. Women's Open –Patty Sheehan
• Classique du Maurier –Martha Nause
• LPGA Tour money leader –Laura Davies – $687,201
• Solheim Cup won by the United States team who beat theEuropean team 13 to 7.

• Men's European Championship:Sweden
• Women's European Championship:Denmark

• North America Cup –Cam's Card Shark
• United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
  1. Cane Pace –Falcons Future
  2. Little Brown Jug –Magical Mike
  3. Messenger Stakes –Cam's Card Shark
• United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
  1. Hambletonian –Victory Dream
  2. Yonkers Trot – Bullville Victory
  3. Kentucky Futurity –Bullville Victory
• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
  • Pacers:Weona Warrior
  • Trotters:Diamond Field

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –The Fellow
• Grand National –Miinnehoma

Flat races

• Australia –Melbourne Cup won byJeune
• Canada –Queen's Plate won byBasqueian
• France –Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won byCarnegie
• Ireland –Irish Derby Stakes won byBalanchine
• Japan
  • Narita Brian won theSatsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas),Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), andKikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) to become the first horse since 1984 to win theJapanese Triple Crown.
  • Japan Cup won byMarvelous Crown
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –Mister Baileys
  2. The Derby –Erhaab^[1]
  3. St. Leger Stakes –Moonax
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby –Go for Gin
  2. Preakness Stakes –Tabasco Cat
  3. Belmont Stakes –Tabasco Cat
• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic –Concern
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff –One Dreamer
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile –Timber Country
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies –Flanders
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile –Barathea
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint –Cherokee Run
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf –Tikkanen

• January 4 -Canada won gold in theWorld Junior.Sweden was silver andRussia was bronze.
• February 27 -Sweden won gold medal in theWinter Olympics.Canada won silver andFinland, bronze.
• May 8 - Canada won gold at theWorld Championship. Finland was silver and Sweden, bronze.
• June 14 – TheNew York Rangers won theStanley Cup for the 1993–1994 season 4 games to 3 over theVancouver Canucks, ending a 54-year drought.
• October 1 – TheNHL locked out its players and the regular season was put on hold for the next 3½ months and the season began under a 48-game schedule through 1995.
• Art Ross Trophy as theNHL's leading scorer during the regular season:Wayne Gretzky,Los Angeles Kings
• Hart Memorial Trophy – for theNHL's Most Valuable Player:Sergei Fedorov –Detroit Red Wings
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Canada defeated Finland
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 1994 in chronological order.

Before 2000,K-1 was considered the only major kickboxing promotion in the world.

Date	Event	Location	Attendance	Notes
March 4	K-1 Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	15,000
April 30	K-1 Grand Prix '94	Tokyo, Japan	11,000	SecondK-1 World Grand Prix. Tournament features eight competitors, rather than sixteen like the year before.
May 8	K-2 Plus Tournament 1994	Amsterdam, Netherlands		Features eight-man light heavyweight (76–79 kg/167-174 lbs) tournament. First K-1 event held outside Japan.
September 18	K-1 Revenge	Tokyo, Japan	14,000
December 10	K-1 Legend	Nagoya, Japan	9,550	First K-1 event to feature amixed martial arts bout.

• The 7thWorld Lacrosse Championship is held inManchester, England. The United States win and Australia is the runner-up.
• ThePhiladelphia Wings beat theBuffalo Bandits 26–15 in theMajor Indoor Lacrosse League Championship.
• The Six Nations Chiefs win theMann Cup.
• The Orillia Rogers Kings win theFounders Cup.
• The New Westminster Salmonbellies win theMinto Cup.

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1994 in chronological order.

Before 1997, theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured many fewer rules than are used in modern MMA.

Date	Event	Alternate Name/s	Location	Attendance	PPV Buyrate	Notes
March 11	UFC 2: No Way Out	UFC 2 The Ultimate Fighting Championship 2	Denver,Colorado,US	2,000	300,000	UFC rule change, time limits were dropped. Groin strikes became legal again, however still illegal to grab the genitals. Cage design was modified. The first and only sixteen-man tournament in UFC history.
September 9	UFC 3: The American Dream	—	Charlotte, North Carolina,US	—	—	UFC rule change, referee is officially given the right to stop a fight. Kicking with shoes is banned, however this rule was quickly discarded.
December 16	UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors	—	Tulsa, Oklahoma,US	5,857	—	UFC rule change, After tournament alternateSteve Jennum won UFC 3 by winning only one bout, alternates (replacements) were required to win a pre-tournament bout to qualify for the role of an alternate.

• 1994 Commonwealth Games held inVictoria, British Columbia, Canada^[2]

• June 11Hulk Hogan signs withWorld Championship Wrestling.

• SeventhAmateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held inSödertälje, Sweden.

• 30 April –1993–94 Challenge Cup final is won byWigan 26–16 overLeeds atWembley Stadium before 78,348
• 1 June –1994 World Club Challenge match is won byWigan 20–14 overBrisbane Broncos atQueensland Sport & Athletics Centre before 54,220
• 20 June –1994 State of Origin is won byNew South Wales in the third and deciding game of the three-match series againstQueensland atLang Park before 40,665
• 25 September –1994 NSWRL season Grand Final is won byCanberra Raiders 36–12 overCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs atSydney Football Stadium before 42,234
• 15 November – 1994Ashes are retained by Australia in the third and deciding game of the three–match series againstGreat Britain atElland Road before 39,468
• 4 December –Béziers, France: Australian captainMal Meninga plays the last game of his illustrious career, leading Australia to a 74–0 victory over France and scoring the final try of the game

• 100thFive Nations Championship series is won byWales

• World Snooker Championship –Stephen Hendry beatsJimmy White 18–17
• World rankings –Stephen Hendry remainsworld number one for1994/95

• February 18 -Dan Jansen skates world record 1000 meter (1:12.43) in Hamar

• SeventhFINA World Championships, held inRome, Italy (September 1 – 11)
• FourthEuropean Sprint Championships, held inStavanger, Norway (December 3 – 4)
  • Germany wins the most medals (13), and the most gold medals (7)
• March 13 –Alexander Popov clocks 21.50 to break theworld record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) inDesenzano del Garda, Italy

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open –Pete Sampras
  2. French Open –Sergi Bruguera
  3. Wimbledon championships –Pete Sampras
  4. U.S. Open –Andre Agassi
• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open –Steffi Graf
  2. French Open –Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  3. Wimbledon championships –Conchita Martínez
  4. U.S. Open –Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
• Davis Cup –Sweden wins 4–1 overRussia.
• Federation Cup – In the last event to be called the "Federation Cup",Spain wins 3–0 over theUSA. The following year would see the event renamed the Fed Cup.

• ITU World Championships held inWellington, New Zealand
• ITU World Cup (ten races) started in Japan and ended in Mexico
• ETU European Championships held inEichstätt, Germany

• Men's World League: Italy
• Men's World Championship: Italy
• Men's European Beach Volleyball Championships:Jan Kvalheim andBjørn Maaseide (Norway)
• Women's World Grand Prix: Brazil
• Women's World Championship: Cuba
• Women's European Beach Volleyball Championships:Beate Bühler andDanja Müsch (Germany)

• Men's World Championship: Italy
• Women's World Championship: Hungary

• World Wrestling Championships
  • Men's Freestyle Team: Turkey
  • Men's Greco-Roman Team: Russia
  • Women's Team: Japan
• NCAA Wrestling team championship won by Oklahoma State University

(see links, above, for individual medals)

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year –George Foreman,Boxing
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year –Bonnie Blair,Speed skating

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