2014 Event 17-year-old Katie Ledecky, the current world record holder for fastest 400-meter freestyle, breaks her own record at the Pan Pacific championships 2013 Event In Game 3 of the World Series baseball championships, the St. Louis Cardinals score a 2-1 series lead over the Boston Red Sox 2013 Event Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium hosts the 2013 World Championships in Athletics 2013 Event At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Andy Murray wins the Men's Singles after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets; he becomes the first British man to win since Fred Perry's Wimbleton 1936 win 2013 Event Sabine Lisicki of Germany is defeated at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships; Marion Bartoli of France wins the Ladies' Singles Final, earning her first Grand Slam singles title 2013 Event By winning the U.S. Open golf tournament, Korean Inbee Park, becomes the fourth woman to win three major championships in a season 2012 Event At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, tennis pro Roger Federer beats Andy Murray three sets to one at the Men's Singles final 2012 Event Tennis pro Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska in the Women's Singles final at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships 2012 Event Elena Vesnina beats five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, in the first round at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships 2011 Event The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces the 2015 UCI World Championships will be held in Richmond, Virginia 2011 Event U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2010 Event Jimmy Johnson becomes the first driver ever to win five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2004 Event WNBA Championships, Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 2 games to 1 2003 Event WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1 2002 Event WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0 2001 Event WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat Charlotte Sting 2 games to 0 2000 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0 1999 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Libery 2 games to 1 1998 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat Phoenix Mercury 2 games to 1 1997 Event Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships 1994 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championships of Women's Golf 1991 Event U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver) 1991 Event Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts 1991 Event Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal 1985 Event Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships 1984 Event British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships 1983 Event 1st World Track and Field Championships 1980 Event U.S. swimmers set 3 world records at National championships 1980 Birthday Michelle Kwan, born in Torrance, California, professional figure skater, won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, two Olympic medals 1980 Event NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports 1978 Event Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia 1976 Birthday Matt Welsh, born in Melbourne, Australia, professional swimmer, backstroke and butterfly gold medalist at the World Championships in Shanghai, 2006 1975 Event Tennis game in Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes 1973 Birthday Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1969 Event Audrey McElmory (U.S.) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno, 1967 Event 113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum 1966 Birthday Zola Budd, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, track and field long distance runner, trained and raced barefoot, politically controversial figure, two-time Women's 5000 meters world record holder, two-time World Cross Country Championships winner 1965 Birthday Andrew Jameson, born in Crosby, England, competitive swimmer, sports commentator for the BBC, won gold medal for 100m butterfly in 1987 European Championships 1963 Birthday Wally Masur, born in Southampton, England, tennis coach, professional tennis player from Australia, won Australian Junior Championships at age 18 1960 Birthday Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships 1957 Birthday Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1956 Event World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo 1955 Birthday Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable 1953 Birthday Lucinda Green, born in Andover, England, born Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer, champion equestrian, journalist, won gold at 1982 World Championships 1950 Birthday Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 1948 Event 1st U.S. figure skating championships held 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1929 Event 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held 1924 Event Charles Paddock captures 100 and 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track and field championships 1924 Event 1st men's college swimming championships begin 1923 Event Army wins 1st college three-weapon fencing championships 1916 Event 1st U.S. national women's swiming championships held 1912 Birthday Rene Gabriels, Belgian billiard pro, 7 World/9 European championships 1910 Birthday John Wooden, basketball coach, UCLA-10 national championships 1893 Event For only time in history of U.S. Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago 1881 Event 1st U.S. men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI)
