Sinking of the Polish ferry on the Baltic Sea, near coast of German isle of Rügen

1993 World Men's Handball Championship — 1993 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship

EuroBasket 1993 — FIBA EuroBasket

1993–94 UEFA Cup — 23rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

Eurovision Song Contest 1993 — 38th edition of Eurovision Song Contest

1993 Formula One World Championship — sports season

1993 Copa América — 1993 edition of the Copa América association football competition

1993 Russian constitutional crisis — political unrest in Russia in September and October 1993

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup — 1993 edition of the association football competition CONCACAF Gold Cup

UEFA Women's Euro 1993 — 1993 edition of the UEFA Women's Euro

1993 World Women's Handball Championship — 1993 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship