The May 5th (125e Day of the Year or 126e in the event of Leap year) in Sport.

Events

XIX {{E}} century

XX {{E}} century: 1901 - 1950

• 1901 ( Football ): The Milan AC is champion of Italy.
• 1912 ( Olympic Games ): Opening of the Olympic Games of summer of 1912 with Stockholm.
• 1912 ( Football ): The US Pro Vercelli is champion of Italy.
• 1918 ( Football ): The Olympique of Puppet gains the first edition of the Coupe de France by being essential 3-0 vis-a-vis FC Lyon.
• 1918 ( Football ): Servette Geneva gains the Championship of Suisse.
• 1921 ( Football ): The team of France is essential for the first time (2-1) vis-a-vis the team of England (amateurs). See: Football game France - England (1921)
• 1929 ( Football ): SO Montpellier gains the Coupe de France by being essential 2-0 vis-a-vis FC Sète.
• 1932 ( Rugby with XV ): The university Olympic Lyon gains the finale of the chamionnat of France 9-3 vis-a-vis RC Narbonne.
• 1935 ( Football ): The Olympique of Marseilles gains the Coupe de France by being essential 3-0 vis-a-vis the Stade of Rennes.
• 1940 ( Football ): RC Paris gains the Coupe de France by being essential 2-1 vis-a-vis the Olympique of Marseilles.

XX {{E}} century: 1951 - 2000

• 1966 ( Football ): The Germans of the Borussia Dortmund gain the Coupe of Europe of the winners of cuts vis-a-vis the English of the Liverpool FC (2-1 after prolongation).
• 1976 ( Football ): The Belgians of RSC Anderlecht gain the Coupe of Europe of the winners of cuts vis-a-vis the English of West Ham (4-2).
• 1992 ( Football ): Drama of Furiani. Collapse of a platform of the Bastian stage of Furiani; 17 died and 2.500 wounded.
• 1996 ( Football ): For the fifth time in six years, Eric Cantona is champion of England. Third consecutive title for Manchester United.

XXI {{E}} century

• 2001 ( Football ): Football: the Olympique Lyonese gains the Coupe of the League to the Stade de France, by beating finally the ACE Monaco 2-1 thanks to goals of Claudio Caçapa (35 ') and Patrick Müller (118 ') after prolongation. Lyon successively eliminated Sedan, RC Lens, Amiens and FC Nantes.

See also: Cut of the football league 2000-2001

• 2002 ( Basketball ): Panathinaikos (Greece) finally beats Bologna (Italy) of Euroligue, 89-83.
• 2002 ( Football ): The Juventus removes a 26e title of champion of Italy.

Births

• 1938 : Barbara Wagner, artistic skater Canadian.
• 1941 : Alexandre Ragulin, Russian hockeyor , triple Olympic champion (1964, 1968, 1972). († November 17th 2004).
• 1945 : Alain Gilles, tennis shoe French tor.
• 1946 : Herve Revelli, Football French or.
• 1963 : Laurence Bily, French athlete.
• 1966 : Lioubov Egorova, basic skier Russian.
• 1967 : Guy Accoceberry, French player of Rugby to XV.
• 1976 : Juan Pablo Sorin, Football Argentinian or.
• 1980 : Yossi Benayoun, Football Israeli or .

Death

• 1962 : Ernest Tyldesley, 73 years, player of Cricket English. (° February 5th 1889).
• 2000 : Gino Bartali, 85 years, Italian racing cyclist. (° July 18th 1914).
• 2005 : Willy Steffen, 80 years, Swiss Football or. (° March 17th 1925).

See too

• the May 5th in all the fields.