1989 IN SPORTS

==Artistic Gymnastics==

★ World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:

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★ Men's all-around champion: Igor Korobchinsky, USSR

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★ Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Boginskaya, USSR

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★ Men's team competition champion: USSR

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★ Women's team competition champion: USSR
==Athletics

Contents

National Champions

Regional Competitions

Records

Awards

Births

Deaths

=Marathon

International Races

★ January 29 — Osaka Marathon, Japan

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★ Women's Winner: Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:30:21

★ March 5 — Los Angeles Marathon, United States

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★ Men's Winner: Art Boileau (CAN) 2:13:01

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★ Women's Winner: Zoya Ivanova (URS) 2:34:42

★ March 19 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan

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★ Men's Winner: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 2:09:34

★ April 16 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) 2:08:39

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★ Women's Winner: Elena Murgoci (ROM) 2:32:03

★ April 17 — Boston Marathon, United States

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★ Men's Winner: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 2:09:06

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★ Women's Winner: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:33

★ April 23 — London Marathon, United Kingdom

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★ Men's Winner: Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) 2:09:03

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★ Women's Winner: Veronique Marot (GBR) 2:25:56

★ April 30 — Paris Marathon, France

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★ Men's Winner: Stephen Brace (GBR) 2:13:03

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★ Women's Winner: Kazue Kojima (JPN) 2:29:23

★ May 1 — Rome Marathon, Italy

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★ Men's Winner: Guido Genicco (ITA) 2:20:43

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★ Women's Winner: Pascaline Wangui (KEN) 2:46:28

★ May 8 — Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Gerard Nijboer (NED) 2:13:52

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★ Women's Winner: Gabriela Gorzynska (POL) 2:47:16

★ May 21 — Hamburg Marathon, Germany

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★ Men's Winner: Nivaldo Filho (BRA) 2:13:21

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★ Women's Winner: Jolanda Homminga (NED) 2:40:28

★ August 26 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands

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★ Men's Winner: Marti ten Kate (NED) 2:10:57

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★ Women's Winner: Alena Peterkova (CZE) 2:40:28

★ October 1 — Berlin Marathon, West Germany

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★ Men's Winner: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) 2:10:11

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★ Women's Winner: Paivi Tikkanen (FIN) 2:28:45

★ October 15 — Beijing Marathon, China PR

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★ Men's Winner: Peter Dall (DEN) 2:12:47

★ October 29 — Chicago Marathon, United States

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★ Men's Winner: Paul Davies-Hale (GBR) 2:11:25

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★ Women's Winner: Lisa Weidenbach (USA) 2:28:15

★ November 5 — New York City Marathon, United States

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★ Men's Winner: Juma Ikangaa (KEN) 2:08:01

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★ Women's Winner: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:25:30

★ November 6 — Lisbon Marathon, Portugal

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★ Men's Winner: Joaquim Silva (POR) 2:16:56

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★ Women's Winner: Evany Souza (BRA) 2:47:27

★ November 19 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan

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★ Women's Winner: Lyubov Klochko (URS) 2:31:33

★ December 3 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan

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★ Men's Winner: Manuel Matias (POR) 2:12:54

★ December 10 — Honolulu Marathon, United States

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★ Men's Winner: Simon Robert Naali (TAN) 2:11:47

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★ Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:31:50

National Champions

★ September 24 — Montreal, Canada

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★ Men's Winner: Peter Maher — 2:20:07

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★ Women's Winner: Ellen Rochefort — 2:39:46
==Auto Racing==

★ Stock car racing:

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★ Darrell Waltrip won the Daytona 500

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★ NASCAR Championship - Rusty Wallace

★ CART Racing - season championship won by Emerson Fittipaldi

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★ Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi

★ Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France

★ 24 hours of Le Mans:

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★ won by the team of Jochen Mass / Manuel Reuter / Stanley Dickens driving a Sauber-Mercedes

★ Rally racing - Miki Biasion in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship

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★ the team of Miki Biasion / Tiziano Siviero won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale

★ Drag racing - Gary Ormsby won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
==Baseball==

★ April 8 - One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes his major-league debut with the California Angels, without spending a single day in the minor leagues. He went on to a 12-12 record for the season.

★ August 10 - Ten months after undergoing surgery for cancer in his pitching arm, San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky returns to the major leagues, winning his comeback 4-3.

★ August 15 - Dave Dravecky's comeback bid ends tragically when his pitching arm breaks in the sixth inning of his second start. Two years later, the cancer-stricken arm would be amputated.

★ August 24 - Following an investigation that he gambled on baseball, superstar player Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life.

★ World Series: Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 0 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Dave Stewart, Oakland.
==Basketball==

★ NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:

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★ Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall in overtime

★ NBA Finals|NBA Finals:

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★ Detroit Pistons win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers to win the franchise's first championship.

★ National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:

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★ North Melbourne Giants defeated the Canberra Cannons 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.
==Boxing==

★ February 11 – In Grenoble, France, René Jacquot won a 12 round decision over Donald Curry to win the World Welterweight Championship



★ May 29 to June 3 – '28th European Amateur Boxing Championships' held in Athens, Greece

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★ ''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):'' Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria)

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★ ''Flyweight (– 51 kg):'' Yuri Arbaczakov (Soviet Union)

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★ ''Bantamweight (– 54 kg):'' Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria)

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★ ''Featherweight (– 57 kg):'' Kirkor Kirkorov (Bulgaria)

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★ ''Lightweight (– 60 kg):'' Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union)

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★ ''Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg):'' Igor Ruznikov (Soviet Union)

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★ ''Welterweight (– 67 kg):'' Siegfried Mehnert (East Germany)

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★ ''Light Middleweight (– 71 kg):'' Israel Akopkochyan (Soviet Union)

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★ ''Middleweight (– 75 kg):'' Henry Maske (East Germany)

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★ ''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):'' Sven Lange (East Germany)

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★ ''Heavyweight (– 91 kg):'' Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands)

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★ ''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):'' Ulli Kaden (East Germany)


==Cycling==

★ Giro d'Italia won by Laurent Fignon of France

★ Tour de France - Greg LeMond of the United States

★ World Cycling Championship: Greg LeMond of the United States
==Dogsled racing==

★ Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:

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★ Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: ''Rambo'' & ''Ferlin the Husky''
==Field Hockey==

World Competitions

★ Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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★ Gold Medal: The Netherlands

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★ Silver Medal: Canada

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★ Bronze Medal: India

★ Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, West Germany

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★ Gold Medal: Australia

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★ Silver Medal: West Germany

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★ Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

★ Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in New Delhi, India

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★ Gold Medal: South Korea

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★ Silver Medal: China

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★ Bronze Medal: Spain

★ Women's Champions Trophy in Frankfurt, West Germany

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★ Gold Medal: South Korea

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★ Silver Medal: Australia

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★ Bronze Medal: West Germany

Regional Competitions

★ Men's Asia Cup in New Delhi, India

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★ Gold Medal: Pakistan

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★ Silver Medal: India

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★ Bronze Medal: South Korea
==Figure skating==

★ World Figure Skating Championships:

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★ Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada

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★ Ladies' champion: Midori Ito, Japan

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★ Pair skating champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union

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★ Ice dancing champions: Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko, Soviet Union
==Football (American)==

★ Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
==Football (Australian rules football)==

★ Victorian Football League

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★ Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))

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★ Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
==Football (Canadian)==

★ Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

★ Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
==Football (Soccer)==
::''For an extensive coverage see 1989 in football (soccer)''
==Gaelic Athletic Association==

★ 'Camogie'

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★ All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny

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★ National Camogie League: Kilkenny

★ 'Gaelic football'

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★ All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11

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★ National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12

★ 'Ladies' Gaelic football'

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★ All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry

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★ National Football League: Kerry

★ 'Hurling'

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★ All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Tipperary 4-24 d. Antrim 3-9

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★ National Hurling League:
==Golf==
Men's Golf

★ Major championship results:

★ #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo

★ #June - US Open - Curtis Strange

★ #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia

★ #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart

★ PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278

★ Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887

★ Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf

★ US Women's Open - Betsy King

★ LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez

★ Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
==Thoroughbred Horse Racing==

★ Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawrrific

★ Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval

★ France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House

★ Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic

★ English Triple Crown Races:

★ #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan

★ #Epsom Derby - Nashwan

★ #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo

★ United States Triple Crown Races:

★ #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence

★ #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence

★ #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer

★ Breeders' Cup:

★ #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence

★ #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa

★ #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm

★ #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand

★ #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen

★ #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree

★ #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
==Harness Racing==

★ North America Cup - Quite A Sensation

★ United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

★ #Cane Pace - Dancing Master

★ #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff

★ #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover

★ United States Trotting Triple Crown races:

★ #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)

★ #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory

★ #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps

★ Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:

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★ Pacers: Jodie's Babe

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★ Trotters: Yankee Loch
==Ice Hockey==

★ Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

★ Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings

★ Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time and only team ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.

★ World Hockey Championship

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★ Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada

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★ Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
==Lacrosse==

★ The Philadelphia Wings defeat the New York Saints to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
==Radiosport==

★ Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
==Skiing==

★ Alpine Skiing

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★ The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg

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★ The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
==Snooker==

★ World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3

★ World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
==Swimming==

Events

★ Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)

Records

★ August 20 — Tom Jager once again regains the world record (22.14) in the 50m freestyle (long course) during 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, with a time of '22.12'.
==Tennis==

★ Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

★ #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl

★ #French Open - Michael Chang

★ #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker

★ #US Open - Boris Becker

★ Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

★ #Australian Open - Steffi Graf

★ #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

★ #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf

★ #US Open - Steffi Graf

★ Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
==General sporting events==

★ Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany

★ 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany

★ Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria

Awards

★ Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Joe Montana, National Football League

★ Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Steffi Graf, Tennis

Births

★ January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player

★ January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast

★ February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player

★ February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player

★ March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player

★ April 25 — Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player

★ May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast

★ June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America

★ June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer

★ July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player

★ July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player

★ September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer

★ October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golfer

★ November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player

★ November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast

★ November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player

Deaths

★ February 10 — Dan Kelly, American NHL sportscaster

★ March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch football (soccer) player

★ April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxing champion

★ June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders

★ June 22 — Lee Calhoun, American track and field athlete

★ July 15 — Laurie Cunningham (33), English football (soccer) player

★ July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), American Major League Baseball pitcher

★ August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver

★ August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion

★ August 22 — Robert Grondelaers (56), Belgian cyclist (b. 1933)

★ September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner

★ September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)

★ September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered

★ September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer

★ October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year

★ October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer

★ November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion

★ December 3 — Fernando Martín Espina (27), Spanish basketball player (b. 1962)

★ December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager

★ December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)