2001 in Australia - Sport

Sport

  • 23 March – First day of the Australian Track & Field Championships for the 2000–2001 season, which are held at the ANZ Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland. The 5,000 metres (men and women) were conducted at the Hobart Grand Prix, Tasmania on Sunday 11 March 2001. The 10,000 metres (men and women) were conducted at the Zatopek Classic, Melbourne on Monday 4 December 2000.
  • 1 June – Australia shock reigning world champions France 1-0 in a group stage game in the Confederations Cup. The Socceroos later go on to claim 3rd place in the tournament, by beating superpower Brazil 1-0.
  • 3 June – Wollongong Wolves defeat Minor Premiers South Melbourne 2-1 in the National Soccer League Grand Final at Parramatta Stadium, becoming Champions for the second season in succession.
  • 1 July – Allan Langer makes a spectacular comeback to Australian rugby league to lead the Queensland State of Origin team to a 40–14 victory over their New South Wales counterparts at ANZ Stadium, in what was supposed to be Brad Fittler's last representative game.
  • 22 July - Essendon produces the greatest comeback in VFL/AFL history to defeat North Melbourne by 12 points after being 69 points down during the second quarter.
  • 31 August – The Sydney Swifts defeat the Adelaide Thunderbirds 57-32 in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy netball grand final.
  • 29 September – The Brisbane Lions (15.18.108) defeat the Essendon (12.10.82) to win the 105th VFL/AFL premiership. It is the first of three consecutive premierships for Brisbane & until March 2007, the last ever game of Australian rules football broadcast on the Seven Network until 2008.
  • 30 September – The 2001 NRL season culminates in the Newcastle Knights defeating the Parramatta Eels 30-24 in the 2001 NRL grand final.
  • 7 October – Mark Skaife and Tony Longhurst survive a late race challenge from Brad Jones and John Bowe to win the V8Supercar Bathurst 1000 for the Holden Racing Team.
  • 28 October – Borislav Devic wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:29:11 in Sydney, while Krishna Wood claims the women's title in 2:38:11.
  • 6 November – Sheila Laxon becomes the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup when Ethereal wins.
  • 25 November – The Socceroos lose 0–3 to Uruguay in the 2nd leg of the CONMEBOL-OFC playoff & fail to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup on aggregate.

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