2019 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. The main events were the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Calendar by month
Air sports
Aerobatics July 5 – 13: 2nd FAI World Intermediate Aerobatic Championship in Břeclav Individual Overall: Igor Chernov Team Winner: Ukraine (Igor Chernov, Timur Fatkullin, Dmitry Pogrebitsky) July 18 – 28: 10th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships Deva Individual Overall: Patrycja Pacak Team Winner: Romania July 18 – 28: 22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Deva Individual Overall: Ferenc Toth Team Winner: Germany July 18 – 28: 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships Toruń Individual Overall: Nicolas Durin Team Winner: France July 18 – 28: 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships Châteauroux Individual Mixed Overall: Louis Vanel Individual Women's Overall: Aude Lemordant Individual Men's Overall: Louis Vanel Team Winner: France
Air racing 2019 Red Bull Air Race World Championship February 8 & 9: Red Bull Air Race #1 in Abu Dhabi Winner: Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Florian Bergér (both) June 15 & 16: Red Bull Air Race #2 in Kazan Winner: Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Kenni Chiang (Race 1) / Florian Bergér (Race 2) July 13 & 14: Red Bull Air Race #3 in Zamárdi Winner: Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Dario Costa (Race 1) / Daniel Ryfa (Race 2) September 7 & 8: Red Bull Air Race #4 in Makuhari (final) Winner: Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger races cancelled
Aeromodelling March 17 – 23: 2019 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Heraklion F3P – (Indoor aerobatics) winner: Gernot Bruckmann Junior F3P – (Indoor aerobatics) winner: Maxime Schmitt F3 – Radio Controlled Flight winner: Donatas Paužuolis Junior F3 – Radio Controlled Flight winner: Andreas Wildauer June 2 – 9: 2019 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in Tachov Senior winner: Ivan Tréger Junior winner: Vladyslav Dziubak Senior team winner: Junior team winner: October 17 – 22: 2019 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Lost Hills F1A Individual: Constantin Brinzoi F1A Individual: Mickael Rigault F1A Individual: Taron Malkhasyan F1A Team: F1A Team: F1A Team: Challenge France:
Ballooning
August 27 - September 1: Slovenian Open National Hot Air Balloon Championship 2019 in Murska Sobota Winners: 1st. Dominic Bareford; 2nd. John Petrehn; 3rd. Matthew Scaife September 9 – 14: 3rd Central European Cup Szeged Winners: 1st. Daniel Kusternigg; 2nd. Peter Molnar; 3rd. Evgeny Chubarov September 9 – 14: 1st Women European Cup Szeged Winners: 1st. Diana Nasonova; 2nd. Tita Becz; 3rd. Inga Ule September 12 – 21: 63rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Montbéliard Winners: 1st. Laurent Sciboz / Nicolas Tieche; 2nd. Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witpraechtiger; 3rd. Vincent Leys / Christophe Houver October 20 – 27: 21st FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship in Mallorca Winners: 1st. Stefan Zeberli 2nd. Laurynas Komža 3rd. Nicolas Schwartz
Drone racing FAI World Drone Masters November 1 & 3: Jeonju FAI World Drone Masters (WCM #1) in Jeonju Winners: 1st. MinChan Kim, 2nd. JaeJong Kim, 3rd. ChangHyeon Kang 2019 FAI Drone Racing World Cup March 12: Race Of Drones Oulu (WCC #1) in Oulu Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Even Braaten, 3rd. Glen Bales May 11 & 12: MajFlaj in (WCC #2) Skopje Winners: 1st. Jakub Toman, 2nd. David Svoboda, 3rd. Aleksandar Stojanovic May 31 – June 2: World Cup Drones FAI F9U El Yelmo (WCC #3) in El Yelmo Winners: 1st. Killian Rousseau, 2nd. Roberto Gomez Samaniego, 3rd. Kirill Fedukovich June 1 & 2: Seoul Drone Race World Cup (WCC #4) in Seoul Winners: 1st. Beom Jin Choi, 2nd. Min Chan Kim, 3rd. Young Rok Son June 15 & 16: World Cup Latvia Drone Racing (WCC #5) in Cēsis Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Oskars Raudins, 3rd. David Spacek July 6 & 7: Partouche Drone Race World Cup (WCC #6) in Forges-les-Eaux Winners: 1st. Killian Rousseau, 2nd. Pawel Laszczak, 3rd. Fabien Collobert July 13 & 14: German Drone World Cup (WCC #7) in Nördlingen Winners: 1st. Sungju Park, 2nd. Sven Keim, 3rd. Bastian Hackl July 20 & 21: Belgium FAI Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #8) in Gouy-lez-Piéton Winners: 1st. Killian Rouseau, 2nd. Victor Van Der Elst, 3rd. JoonWeon Choi August 10 & 11: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #9) in Minsk Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Arminas Volskis, 3rd. JoonWeon Choi August 17 & 18: Moscow Cup (WCC #10) in Moscow Winners: 1st. Seojun Kim, 2nd. Vitaly Palianski, 3rd. SiYun Kim August 17 & 18: German Drone Championship (WCC #11) in Crailsheim Winners: 1st. Nick Nolte, 2nd. Lukas Lendvorsky, 3rd. Sven-Kevin Keim August 24 & 25: UK Drone Racing Open International (WCC #12) in Barkston Heath Winners: 1st. Brett Collis, 2nd. Luke Wolferstan-Bannister, 3rd. Alfie Mitchell September 7 & 8: F9U World Cup Italy (WCC #13) in Modena Winners: 1st. Sven-Kevin Keim, 2nd. Emanuele Tomasello, 3rd. Luisa Rizzo September 13 – 15: EPFL Drone Racing Cup (WCC #14) in Lausanne Winners: 1st. Pawel Laszczak, 2nd. Tristan Goin, 3rd. Nikolas Widell September 14 & 15: Mazovia Drone Racing (WCC #15) in Warsaw Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Michał Mrówczyński, 3rd. Modest Ach September 14 & 15: Pam Cup (WCC #16) in Plovdiv Winners: 1st. Bojan Nikov, 2nd. Aleksandar Nikov, 3rd. Zlatko D. Radev September 21 & 22: Daegu Drone Race World Cup (WCC #17) in Daegu Winners: 1st. MinChan Kim, 2nd. Michał Mrówczyński, 3rd. Modest Ach September 21 & 22: Lithuania Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #18) in Vilnius Winners: 1st. Karlis Gross, 2nd. Aleksis Arbergs, 3rd. Aleksi Rastas October 12 & 13: Phoenix Drone Racing (WCC #19) in Prilep Winners: 1st. David Spacek, 2nd. Michael Husarik, 3rd. Antoni Georgiev October 25 & 27: Drone World Cup Carrefour Montequinto (WCC #20) in Seville Winners: 1st. Michael Husarik, 2nd. Christian Gavilán Gómez, 3rd. Aleksi Rastas November 1 & 2: Drone Tokyo 2019 Racing & Conference (WCC #21) in Tokyo Winners: 1st. Takafumi Oka, 2nd. Kazuki Kawada, 3rd. Fuga Kamizeki November 16 & 17: FAI Hong Kong Open Drone Racing Championship (World Cup) (WCC #21) in Hong Kong Winners: 1st. SungJu Park, 2nd. Chow Ronnie, 3rd. Ken Inoue December 7 & 8: TIRT Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #22) in Taoyuan Winners: 1st. SungJu Park, 2nd. Ken Inoue, 3rd. Alexander Lea
General aviation June 10 – 16: 24th FAI World Precision Flying Championship in Castellón de la Plana Individual Winner: Michal Wieczorek Navigation Trophy: Michal Wieczorek Landing: Jerzy Markiewicz Team: Polonia Team Landing: Polonia Woman Best Pilot: Adele Schramm September 8 – 13: 2nd FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Santa Cruz Winners: 1st. Boleslaw Radomski & Dariusz Lechowski, 2nd. Yuri Rabassa & Mauro Esteve, 3rd. Adele Schramm & Alexis Fuchs
Gliding FAI WORLD AND CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (CAT.1) May 11 – 25: 20th FAI European Gliding Championships in Turbia Open Class: 1st. Petr Tichý, 2nd. Riccardo Brigliadori, 3rd. Markus Frank 18m Class: 1st. Sebastian Kawa, 2nd. Karol Staryszak, 3rd. Wolfgang Janowitsch 20m Multi-Seat Class: 1st. Tomasz Rubaj & Christoph Matkowski, 2nd. Steve Jones & Garry Coppin, 3rd. Uli Gmelin & Christine Grote Team Cup: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. June 1 – 8: 9th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship in Cerdanya 1st: Tilo Holighaus; 2nd: Sebastian Kawa; 3rd: Louis Bouderlique July 6 – 21: 20th FAI European Gliding Championships in Prievidza Club: Tom Arscott Standard: Pavel Louzecky 15 metre: Sebastian Kawa Team Cup: Germany July 28 – 10: 11th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in Szeged Club: Jake Brattle Standard: Simon Schröder Team Cup: Deutscher Aero Club July 28 – 10: 3rd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in Rockton, Ontario 15 Meter /Standard: Luke Szczepaniak 18 Meter: Jerzy Szemplinski Club: Carlos Iucci Team Cup: Argentina September 1 – 14: 3rd FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship in Pavullo nel Frignano Meter 13 5: Thomas Gostner e-Glide: Luka Znidarsic
Parachuting
February 27 – March 2: 17th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in Vrchlabí April 17 – 20: 3rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Lille May 18 – 15: 14th FAI World Cup of Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing in Córdoba August 12 – 15: 4th FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving & 3rd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championship in Dunkeswell Men's winner: Luc Maisin Women's winner: Lucy Lippold Team winner: Germany August 17 – 20: 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Formation & 8th FAI European Canopy Formation Championships in Strejnic Canopy Formation 2-way sequential winners: France A Canopy Formation 4-way sequential winners: Russia 4W August 23 – 30: 1st FAI European Wingsuit Flying Championship & 3rd FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying in Ravenna Wingsuit acrobatic flying winner: Switzerland Wingsuit performance flying winner: Dmitry Podoryashy October 7 – 12: 13th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events & 22nd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in Eloy October 18 – 29: 43rd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Wuhan City November 20 – 24: 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting in Pretoria
Paragliding World Championships September 8 – 18: 10th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Vršac Men's winner: Yong Wu Women's winner: Soyoung Cho Team winner: Indonesia
2019-20 Paragliding World Cup May 25 – June 1: 2019 World Cup France (WC #1) in Chamousset Men's winner: Charles Cazaux Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere Teams winner: / Ozone Nations winner: France June 8 – 15: 2019 World Cup China (WC #2) in Linzhou Men's winner: Baptiste Lambert Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere Team's winner: // Gin Gliders Nation's winner: France June 29 – July 6: 2019 World Cup Portugal (WC #3) in Manteigas Men's winner: Honorin Hamard Women's winner: Constance Mettetal Team's winner: // Ozone Nation's winner: France September 7 – 14: 2019 World Cup Brazil (WC #4) in Pico do Gavião Men's winner: Baptiste Lambert Women's winner: Marcella Pomarico Uchoa Team's winner: // Kortel Design Nation's winner: Brazil November 9 – 16: 2019 World Cup Argentina (WC #5) in Loma Bola Men's winner: Jurij Vidic Women's winner: Adel Honti Team's winner: // Gin Gilders Nation's winner: France March 24 – April 4, 2020: 2019 World Cup Superfinal in Castelo
Para-Ski 2019 Para-Ski World Cup January 25 – 27: WC #1 in Disentis Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser Masters winner: Reinhold Haibel Teams winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Anton Gruber, Magdalena Schwertl) Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) February 8 – 10: WC #2 in Ponte di Legno Winners: Marco Valente (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) Juniors winner: Manuel Sulzbacher Masters winner: Marco Valente Teams winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Anton Gruber, Magdalena Schwertl) Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) Accuracy winners: Alic Gernot (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) February 15 – 17: WC #3 in Bad Leonfelden Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser Masters winner: Reinhold Haibel Teams winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Julia Schosser, Magdalena Schwertl) Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) February 27 – March 2: 17th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in Vrchlabí (part of World Cup) Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) Juniors Mixed winner: Sebastian Graser Masters Mixed winner: Thomas Saurer Women's Para-Ski Teams winner: Mixed Para-Ski Teams winner:
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