1994 in sports
See also: 1993 in sports, other events of 1994, 1995 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
Field Hockey
Figure Skating
Football (Soccer)
Football (American)
Canadian Football League
Golf
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Patty Sheehan
- LPGA Championship - Laura Davies
- Laura Davies: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $687,201.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Jeune
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Basqueian
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carnegie
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Balanchine
- English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Mister Baileys
- Epsom Derby - Erhaab
- St. Leger Stakes - Moonax
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby - Go for Gin
- Preakness Stakes - Tabasco Cat
- Belmont Stakes - Tabasco Cat
- Breeders' Cup:
- Breeders' Cup Classic - Concern
- Breeders' Cup Distaff - One Dreamer
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Timber Country
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Flanders
- Breeders' Cup Mile - Barathea
- Breeders' Cup Sprint - Cherokee Run
- Breeders' Cup Turf - Tikkanen
Harness Racing
- North America Cup - Cam's Card Shark
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Falcons Future
- Little Brown Jug - Magical Mike
- Messenger Stakes - Cam's Card Shark
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Victory Dream
- Yonkers Trot -
- Kentucky Futurity - Bullville Victory
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Weona Warrior
- Trotters: Diamond Field
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Sergei Fedorov - Detroit Red Wings
- Stanley Cup: New York Rangers won 4 games to 3 over the Vancouver Canucks
- World Hockey Championship
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norway
- The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-17
- World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1994/95
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Pete Sampras
- French Open - Sergi Bruguera
- Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- US Open - Andre Agassi
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: Sweden won 4-1 over Russia in world tennis.
General sporting events
- 1994 Winter Olympics takes place in Lillehammer, Norway
- Norway wins the most medals (26), and the Russian Federation wins the most gold medals (11).
- Norway wins the most medals (26), and the Russian Federation wins the most gold medals (11).
- A strike by baseball players results in the premature termination of the season and the cancellation of the Baseball/World Series, for the first time since 1904.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Martin Buser wins with lead dogs: D2 & Dave
- Martin Buser wins with lead dogs: D2 & Dave
- February 20: At Boston, Massachusetts, in a remarkable athletic achievement, Ireland's 41-year-old Eamonn Coghlan becomes the first man over the age of 40 to run a sub-four minute mile when he clocked 3min.58.15sec.
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