Top 24 Greatest Sports Moments of Each Year (2000 - 2023)

These are the sports moments that have shaped the century...so far. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the greatest, most impactful, and most memorable sports moments from each year since the 21st century began. Our countdown of the best sports moments of each year (2000-2023) includes the Red Sox Breaking the Curse, David Tyree's Helmet Catch, Canada's Golden Goal, Alexander Ovechkin Finally Wins the Cup, Messi Wins the World Cup, and more! Who has been the best athlete this century in your opinion? Let us know below.

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[WatchMojo]

Who has been the best athlete this century in your opinion? Let us know below.

[grayshigami]

2004: Greece wins the Euros
2016: Leicester City wins the Premier League

[chanendlerbong]

2004 - Greece winning Euro
2006 - Italy winning the World Cup
2008 - Usain Bolt 9.58
2010 - Spain winning the World Cup
2011 - Dallas and Dirk finally winning their ring
2012 - Messi's record 91 goals in a year
2016 - Leicester winning PL or Cleveland 3-1 comeback
2020 - Ronaldo breaking record for the most goals

[l.a.hudsonamvs]

Real Madrid won 3 Champions League back to back, Leicester City winning the premiere league for the first time in their history, those were more than historic moments

[melissabrown]

2009: Usain Bolt's record breaking run in the Mens 100m and 200m in Berlin was more iconic to me.

[chelseacanales]

Clearly 2022 FIFA World Cups will live in my mind rent free. I was jumping up and down screaming with happiness when Argentina won the World Cup

[TSSomensi]

What a shallow research you did. The title must have been: "Top 24 greatest sports moments of each year IN THE USA"

[loisgraham]

2008 Federer and Nadal Wimbledon final. Greatest Tennis match ever.

[MrGUnit]

2016 was a crazy year for sports. Not only did the Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years, Lebron led the Cavs to their first ever NBA and Leicester City won the English Premier League despite being 5000-1 longshots at the start of the year. 2019 was crazy as well (the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Blues and Toronto Raptors all won their first championships).

[vladimirbaksheev]

Dislike. The sports world is not exactly sports in the USA. In most cases, there are more significant events for the world than what is presented in the video

[l.a.hudsonamvs]

I know this might sound biased as a Jamaican but...apparently Usain Bolt's 9.8 record that isn't broken to this day meant nothing, Greece winning Euro, Leicester Winning the Premiere League for the first time in their history, Barcelona's comeback vs PSG in the Champions League, Real Madrid winning 3 champions league titles 3 years straight. And this video is titled "greatest MOMENTS" so question, despite Brazil being the team I support in World Cup, what's more GREAT than Germany slamming us 7-1 in a World Cup that was hosted in our own home, then going on to win said tournament?

[Campbel_l]

2012: Man City’s win their first title in the 95th minute and snatch it from Man United on the final day of the season.

[jabp]

Not mentioning spain winning their first world cup is wiild, that was more iconic

[nikolamandic]

Missing Djokovic, Usain Bolt, Ronaldo, FC Barcelona(2008-2010), Khabib

[francoisdvanderwesthuizen]

South Africa's 2023 rugby world cup win.

[SirSilk]

Where the hell is 7:1 Brazil and Germany
That was a legendary moment.
Generally this list is just so biased its crazy.
So many American sports and basically every time there isn’t an American sport its with an American

[qqiixlk]

Messi winning the World Cup was a really iconic moment

[-locke-]

Surely all of us can agree that Leicester City winning the Premier League title after barely escaping relegation in the previous season is the best sports moment of 2016, and let's be honest, of all time. It was impossible made possible.

Claudio Ranieri was said to be finished. His squad was filled with cheap, "mediocre" players and nobody believed in them. But somehow, that team clicked: Jamie Vardy scored goals every weekend, Riyad Mahrez became unplayable, N'Golo Kanté and Danny Drinkwater played top class football, Kasper Schmeichel was solid, Christian Fuchs, Roberth Huth and Captain Morgan defended really well. So many others too.

It was not meant to happen, but still it did. Upsets happen in football, but usually in cup competitions. The league titles rarely go to smaller clubs because it's super hard to keep up with the big boys for over 30 games. Foxes managed to hold on and in the end they won in comfortable way.

I'm not a fan of the club, but this story will be remembered forever and most importantly they made us supporters of the smaller clubs to believe nothing is impossible❤

[BeeRodz]

Some I disagreed with:
2001: Bourque finally winning the Stanley Cup
2009: Barcelona’s winning every title
2019: Raptors winning Canada’s first NBA title

[DaNewACKisBACK]

YESSSS one of my suggestions have finally been made into a video 😁👏🏻🎉