1986 in sports

1986 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • March 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada – Marvin Hagler retains the World Middleweight Championship with an 11th-round knockout of John Mugabi.
  • May 8 to 18 – Fourth World Amateur Boxing Championships are held in Reno, United States
  • November 22 – Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in round 2 to become the youngest world heavyweight-boxing champion at 20 years and 4 months old

Canadian football

Cricket

Cycling

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

  • Men's World Cup held in London won by Australia
  • Women's World Cup held in Amstelveen won by the Netherlands
  • Men's Champions Trophy held in Karachi won by West Germany

Figure skating

Gaelic Athletic Association

General

  • 17 October – The IOC votes that the 1992 Olympic Summer Games will be held in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

  • North America Cup – Quite A Sensation
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Barberry Spur
    2. Little Brown Jug – Barberry Spur
    3. Messenger Stakes – Amity Chef
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Nuclear Kosmos
    2. Yonkers Trot – Gunslinger Spur
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Sugarcane Hanover
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Village Kid

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

  • The 5th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto. The United States win, and Canada is the runner-up.
  • The first Japanese lacrosse team is formed at Keio University.
  • The Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) is formed as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League.
  • The New Westminster Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup.
  • Mississauga wins the Founders Cup.
  • The Peterborough Maulers win the Minto Cup.

Radiosport

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

  • The fifth FINA World Championships held in Madrid, Spain
  • June 26 – Matt Biondi clocks 22.33 to take the world record from fellow American Tom Jager (22.40) in the 50m freestyle (long course)

Tennis

Volleyball

  • Men's World Championship held in Paris won by USA
  • Women's World Championship held in Prague won by China

Water polo

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

  1. Judith Miller (18 October 1992). "Barcelona Gets 1992 Summer Olympics". New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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