1990 in sports
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See also: 1989 in sports, other events of 1990, 1991 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- CART Racing - Al Unser, Jr. won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- won by the team of John Nielsen / Price Cobb / Martin Brundle driving a Jaguar XJR-12.
- Rally racing - Carlos Sainz in a Toyota won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- Bobby Thigpen saves 57 games for the Chicago White Sox, breaking Dave Righetti's record of 46.
- World Series: The Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 0 over the Oakland Athletics - Series MVP: Jose Rijo, Cincinnati
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UNLV wins 103-73 over Duke
- NBA Finals:
- Detroit Pistons won 4 games to 1 over the Portland Trail Blazers
- FIBA World Championship
- Yugoslavia World Champion
Boxing
- February 11 - James Buster Douglas defeated Mike Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world's unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing's biggest upset ever.
- March 31 - Thunder Meets Lightning: Julio Cesar Chavez defeated Meldrick Taylor to unify boxing's world junior welterweight title.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Gianni Bugno of Italy
- Tour de France - Greg Lemond of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Rudy Dhaenens of Belgium
Field Hockey
- March 24 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England drew 0-0 with The Netherlands but The Netherlands beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes.
- November 17 - 25 - Twelfth Men's Champions Trophy held in Melbourne, Australia won by hosts Australia
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Women's champion: Jill Trenary, United States
- Pairs champions: Jekaterina Gordejewa & Sergej Grinkow, Soviet Union
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers won 55-10 over the Denver Broncos
Football (Australian Rules)
- Australian Football League
- The Victorian Football League is renamed the Australian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 94th AFL premiership (Collingwood 13.11 (89) d Essendon 5.11 (41))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Tony Liberatore (Footscray)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50-11 over the Edmonton Eskimos
- Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 24-21 over the St. Mary's Huskies
Football (Soccer)
- West Germany won the Football World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in the final.
- England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 1-0 over Crystal Palace
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- June - US Open - Hale Irwin
- July - British Open - Nick Faldo
- August - PGA Championship - Wayne Grady
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,165,477
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino - $1,190,518
- US Women's Open: Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Beth Daniel
- Beth Daniel: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $863,578
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Kingston Rule
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Izvestia
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Saumarez
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Salsabil
Harness Racing
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Thorate
- Trotters: Real Force
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: Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
- Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia
- Women's champion: in the inaugural event, Canada defeated United States
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
- The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-12
- World rankings: Stephen Hendry becomes world number one for 1990/91
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: United States won 3-2 over Australia in world tennis.
General sporting events
- Commonwealth Games held in Auckland
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Sluggo & Lightning
Births
Deaths
- January 1 - Joe Hardstaff, Jr., English cricketer
- January 7 - Bronko Nagurski, NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
- February 14 - Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer
- February 24 - Tony Conigliaro, MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
- February 26 - Leslie Ames, English cricketer
- March 6 - Joe Sewell, Major League Baseball player (1920-1933)
- March 15 - Tom Harmon, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner
- March 20 - Lev Yashin, Soviet football goalkeeper
- April 21 - Johnny Beagley, Major League Baseball pitcher
- May 22 - Rocky Graziano, boxer
- June 18 - Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
- August 28 - Larry Jackson, Major League Baseball pitcher (1955-1968)
- September 9 - Doc Cramer, Major League Baseball player (1929-1948)
- October 7 - John "Cat" Thompson, Basketball Hall of Fame
- October 10 - Wally Moses, Major League Baseball player (1935-1951)
- November 16 - Northern Dancer, racehorse
- December 13 - Alice Marble, tennis star, Wimbledon champion
- December 31 - George Allen, NFL coachfr:1990 en sport