1993

Athletics

 * February 11 - Irina Privalova sets a new women's 60m indoors world record
 * August 13 - August 22 - World Championships held in Stuttgart

Auto Racing

 * Stock car racing:
 * Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
 * NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
 * Two top NASCAR drivers--Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 series champion, and Davey Allison, were killed in aviation accidents. Kulwicki died in a plane crash on his way to a race; Allison died from injuries suffered in a helicopter crash during a race weekend.
 * CART Racing - season championship won by Nigel Mansell
 * Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi
 * Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France (Williams-Renault)
 * 24 hours of Le Mans:
 * won by the team of Geoff Brabham / Christophe Bouchut / Éric Helary driving a Peugeot 905
 * Rally racing - Juha Kankkunen won the World Rally Championship in a Toyota
 * the team of Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
 * Drag racing:
 * Eddie Hill won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
 * Rance McDaniel won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

Baseball

 * The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins play their inaugural season.
 * Randy Myers saves 53 games for the Chicago Cubs, breaking Dave Righetti's record for left-handers.
 * Lee Smith breaks the all-time save mark by recording his 358th save in a 9-7 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 13
 * 1993 World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays win 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Series MVP is Paul Molitor, Toronto
 * 1993 Cy Young Award
 * 1993 MLB MVP Award

Basketball

 * 1993 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament:
 * North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan


 * NBA Finals:
 * Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson).

Boxing

 * March 13 - Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto Gonzalez in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
 * November 12 - Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the fan man fight.

Cricket

 * June 4 - Shane Warne bowls the Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting in the first Test at Old Trafford.
 * The Ashes - Australia defeat England 4-0 in England.

Cycling

 * Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Induráin of Spain
 * Tour de France - Miguel Induráin of Spain
 * World Cycling Championship: Lance Armstrong of United States

Dogsled racing

 * Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
 * Jeff King won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty

Field Hockey

 * Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Poznan, Poland
 * Gold Medal: South Korea
 * Silver Medal: Spain
 * Bronze Medal: India


 * Men's Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 * Gold Medal: Australia
 * Silver Medal: Germany
 * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands


 * Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Philadelphia, United States
 * Gold Medal: Germany
 * Silver Medal: Argentina
 * Bronze Medal: Canada


 * Women's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
 * Gold Medal: Australia
 * Silver Medal: The Netherlands
 * Bronze Medal: Germany

Figure Skating

 * World Figure Skating Championships:
 * Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
 * Women's champion: Oksana Baiul, Ukraine
 * Pairs champions: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler, Canada

Football (American)

 * Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys won  52-17 over the Buffalo Bills

Football (Canadian)

 * Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 33-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues won 37-34 over Calgary Dinos

Football (Soccer)

 * UEFA Champions League - Olympique de Marseille defeat A.C. Milan 1-0. Marseille are later banned from defending their title the next year due to a corruption scandal.
 * Zambian national football team die in an air crash.

For fuller coverage, see: 1993 in football (soccer)

Gaelic Athletic Association

 * Camogie
 * All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
 * National Camogie League: Kilkenny


 * Gaelic football
 * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Derry 1-14 d. Cork 2-8
 * National Football League: Dublin 0-10 d. Donegal 0-6 (replay)


 * Ladies' Gaelic football
 * All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
 * National Football League: Laois


 * Hurling
 * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 2-17 d. Galway 1-15
 * National Hurling League:

Golf
Men's Golf
 * Major championship results:
 * May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer
 * June - US Open - Lee Janzen
 * July - British Open - Greg Norman
 * August - PGA Championship - Paul Azinger

Women's Golf
 * PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Nick Price - $1,478,557
 * PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Dave Stockton - $1,175,944
 * Ryder Cup: United States team won 15-13 over the Europe team in world golf.
 * US Women's Open - Lauri Merten
 * LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
 * Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $595,992.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

 * Australia - Melbourne Cup - Vintage Crop
 * Canada - Queen's Plate - Peteski
 * France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Urban Sea
 * Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Commander in Chief


 * English Triple Crown Races:
 * Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zafonic
 * Epsom Derby - Commander in Chief
 * St. Leger Stakes - Bob's Return


 * United States Triple Crown Races:
 * Kentucky Derby - Sea Hero
 * Preakness Stakes - Prairie Bayou
 * Belmont Stakes - Colonial Affair
 * Julie Krone, the all-time leading female jockey, became the first woman ever to win a Triple Crown race when she rode Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont.


 * Breeders' Cup:
 * Breeders' Cup Classic - Arcangues
 * Breeders' Cup Distaff - Hollywood Wildcat
 * Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Brocco
 * Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Phone Chatter
 * Breeders' Cup Mile - Lure
 * Breeders' Cup Sprint - Cardmania
 * Breeders' Cup Turf - Kotashaan

Harness Racing

 * North America Cup - Presidential Ball


 * United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
 * Cane Pace - Riyadh
 * Little Brown Jug - Life Sign
 * Messenger Stakes - Riyadh


 * United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
 * Hambletonian - American Winner
 * Yonkers Trot - American Winner
 * Kentucky Futurity - Pine Chip


 * Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
 * Pacers: Jack Morris
 * Trotters: Night Allowance

Ice Hockey

 * Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins


 * Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins


 * Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Kings


 * World Hockey Championship
 * Men's champion: Russia defeated Sweden
 * Junior Men's champion: Canada won over Sweden

Radiosport

 * The Friendship Radiosport Games held in Victoria, British Columbia are the first international Amateur Radio Direction Finding competition ever held in Canada.

Skiing

 * Alpine Skiing
 * The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
 * The women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria

Snooker

 * World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-5
 * World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1993/94

Tennis

 * Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
 * Australian Open - Jim Courier
 * French Open - Sergi Bruguera
 * Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
 * US Open - Pete Sampras


 * Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
 * Australian Open - Monica Seles
 * French Open - Steffi Graf
 * Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
 * US Open - Steffi Graf


 * Davis Cup of world tennis won by Germany 4-1 over Australia.


 * April 30 - During a changeover at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.

Ultimate Fighting

 * The inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship was held in November and won by Royce Gracie

General sporting events

 * First East Asian Games held in Shanghai, China


 * Fourth World Games held in The Hague, The Netherlands


 * Twelfth Mediterranean Games held in Languedoc-Roussillon, France


 * Seventeenth Summer Universiade held in Buffalo, United States


 * Sixteenth Winter Universiade held in Zakopane, Poland

Deaths

 * January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, Major League Baseball, player (1924-1942)
 * February 20 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer
 * February 24 - Bobby Moore, English soccer star
 * March 22 - Steve Olin & Tim Crews, pitchers Cleveland Indians, boating accident
 * March 31 – Jimmie Crutchfield, star player of Negro League baseball
 * April 1 - Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR's 1992 champion, died in a plane crash
 * April 2 - Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater
 * May 29 - Billy Conn, boxer
 * June 2 - Johnny Mize, Major League Baseball, player (1936-1953)
 * June 7 - Drazen Petrovic 28, Croatian NBA player, New Jersey Nets
 * June 26 - Roy Campanella, Major League Baseball great
 * July 3 - Don Drysdale, Major League Baseball, player (1956-1969)
 * July 13 - Davey Allison, NASCAR race driver, died in a helicopter crash
 * July 27 - Reggie Lewis 27, NBA star, Boston Celtics
 * September 12 - Willie Mosconi, 15-time World Pocket Billiards champion
 * October 9 - Geert de Vlaeminck 26, Belgian champion cyclist
 * November 12 - Bill Dickey, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1928-1946)