1989 in sports

1989 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Artistic gymnastics

Association football

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

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

Canadian football

Cycling

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

Figure skating

Gaelic Athletic Association

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

  • North America Cup – Goalie Jeff
  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Dancing Master
    2. Little Brown Jug – Goalie Jeff
    3. Messenger Stakes – Sandman Hanover
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
    2. Yonkers Trot – Valley Victory
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Peace Corps
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Jodie's Babe
    • Trotters: Yankee Loch

Horse racing

Steeplechases

  • Cheltenham Gold Cup – Desert Orchid
  • Grand National – Little Polveir

Flat races

Ice hockey

  • Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
  • March 22 – St. Louis Blues’ Steve Tuttle slits the jugular vein of Buffalo Sabres’ goaltender Clint Malarchuk, with a total of 300 stitches needed to close the wound thanks to trainer Jim Pizzutelli.
  • Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
  • Stanley Cup – The Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. This constitutes the only time that the visiting team won the cup at the Montreal Forum against the Canadiens.
  • World Hockey Championship
    • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
    • 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

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

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.

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

  • 1989 ITU Triathlon World Championships held in Avignon, France
  • ETU European Championships held in Cascais, Portugal

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

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

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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