1989 in sports
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1989 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 |
[edit] Alpine skiing
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
[edit] American football
- Super Bowl XXIII – San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
[edit] Artistic gymnastics
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships –
- Men's all-around champion: Igor Korobchinsky, USSR
- Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Boginskaya, USSR
- Men's team competition champion: USSR
- Women's team competition champion: USSR
[edit] Association football
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- For an extensive coverage see 1989 in football (soccer)
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
- Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall in overtime
- NBA Finals|NBA Finals –
- Detroit Pistons win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers to win the franchise's first championship.
- National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- North Melbourne Giants defeated the Canberra Cannons 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.
[edit] Boxing
- February 11 – In Grenoble, France, Rene 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
[edit] Canadian football
- Grey Cup – Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup – Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
[edit] 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
[edit] Dogsled racing
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
- Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky
[edit] Field hockey
- Men's Champions Trophy: Australia
- Women's Champions Trophy: South Korea
[edit] Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Ladies' champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- Pair skating champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Ice dancing champions: Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko, Soviet Union
[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association
- Camogie
- Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- National Football League – Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- Hurling
[edit] Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Nick Faldo
- U.S. Open - Curtis Strange
- British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour money leader - Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Senior PGA Tour money leader - Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup - Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in team golf.
Men's amateur
Women's professional
- Nabisco Dinah Shore - Juli Inkster
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- U.S. Women's Open - Betsy King
- Classique du Maurier - Tammie Green
- LPGA Tour money leader - Betsy King - $654,132
[edit] Harness racing
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
- 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 –
- Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- Trotters: Yankee Loch
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Tawrrific
- Canadian Triple Crown Races:
- Queen's Plate – With Approval
- Prince of Wales Stakes – With Approval
- Breeders' Stakes – With Approval
- With Approval becomes the first horse to win the Canadian Triple Crown since 1963.
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Carroll House
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Old Vic
- Japan – Japan Cup won by Horlicks
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
[edit] 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 and only time that the visiting team won the cup at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
[edit] Lacrosse
- The Philadelphia Wings defeat the New York Saints to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
[edit] Motor racing
- Stock car racing –
- CART Racing - season championship won by Emerson Fittipaldi
- Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
- 24 hours of Le Mans –
- 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
- 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.
[edit] Radiosport
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
[edit] Rugby league
- June 7 - Sydney, Australia – 1989 Panasonic Cup tournament culminates in the Brisbane Broncos' 22-20 win over the Illawarra Steelers in the final at Parramatta Stadium.
- June 14 - Sydney, Australia – 1989 State of Origin is wrapped up by Queensland in Game Two of the three-match series against New South Wales at the Sydney Football Stadium before 40,000.
- July 23 - Auckland, New Zealand – first of the 1989 - 1992 World Cup's twenty tournament matches is won by Australia 22-14 over New Zealand at Mount Smart Stadium before 15,000.
- September 24 - Sydney, New South Wales – 1989 NSWRL season culminates in the Canberra Raiders 19-14 win over the Balmain Tigers in the grand final at the Sydney Football Stadium before 40,500.
- October 4 - Manchester, England – 1989 World Club Challenge match is won by Widnes who defeated the Canberra Raiders 30-18 at Old Trafford before 30,768.
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings – Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
[edit] Swimming
- Third Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- 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.
[edit] Taekwondo
[edit] Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup – Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
[edit] Volleyball
- 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup won by Cuba
- 1989 FIVB Women's World Cup won by Cuba
- 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship won by Italy
- 1989 Women's European Volleyball Championship won by USSR
[edit] Water polo
- Men's Water Polo World Cup won by Yugoslavia
- Men's European Water Polo Championship won by West Germany
- Women's European Water Polo Championship won by the Netherlands
[edit] Multi-sport events
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Joe Montana, National Football League
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Steffi Graf, Tennis
[edit] References
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