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 Contents 1 Alpine skiing 2 American football 3 Artistic gymnastics 4 Association football 5 Australian rules football 6 Baseball 7 Basketball 8 Boxing 9 Canadian football 10 Cycling 11 Dogsled racing 12 Field hockey 13 Figure skating 14 Gaelic Athletic Association 15 Golf 16 Harness racing 17 Horse racing 18 Ice hockey 19 Lacrosse 20 Motor racing 21 Radiosport 22 Rugby league 23 Rugby union 24 Snooker 25 Swimming 26 Taekwondo 27 Tennis 28 Triathlon 29 Volleyball 30 Water polo 31 Multi-sport events 32 Awards 33 References // Alpine skiing Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland American football Super Bowl XXIII – San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals NCAA Sugar Bowl – University of Miami won 33-25 over the Alabama Crimson Tide 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 Association football For an extensive coverage see 1989 in football (soccer) 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) 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. 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. 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 Grey Cup – Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Vanier Cup – Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies 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 – Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky Field hockey Men's Champions Trophy: Australia Women's Champions Trophy: South Korea 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 Gaelic Athletic Association Camogie All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny National Camogie League: Kilkenny 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 All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry National Football League: Kerry Hurling All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Tipperary 4-24 d. Antrim 3-9 National Hurling League – 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 British Amateur - Stephen Dodd U.S. Amateur - Chris Patton European Amateur - David Ecob 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 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 – Pacers: Jodie's Babe Trotters: Yankee Loch Horse racing Steeplechases Cheltenham Gold Cup – Desert Orchid Grand National – Little Polveir

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: 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nashwan Epsom Derby – Nashwan St. Leger Stakes – Michelozzo United States Triple Crown Races: May 6 – Kentucky Derby – Sunday Silence Preakness Stakes – Sunday Silence Belmont Stakes – Easy Goer Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships: 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 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 Lacrosse The Philadelphia Wings defeat the New York Saints to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship Motor racing Stock car racing – Darrell Waltrip won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Rusty Wallace CART Racing - season championship won by Emerson Fittipaldi Indianapolis 500 - 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. Radiosport Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hanover, Germany. Rugby league 7 June – 1989 Panasonic Cup tournament final: Brisbane Broncos 22–20 Illawarra Steelers at Parramatta Stadium 14 June – 1989 State of Origin title 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. 23 July – 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 24 September – 1989 NSWRL season Grand Final: Canberra Raiders 19–14 Balmain Tigers at Sydney Football Stadium before 40,500. 4 October – 1989 World Club Challenge match is won by Widnes who defeats Canberra Raiders 30–18 at Old Trafford before 30,768 Rugby union 95th Five Nations Championship series is won by France Snooker World Snooker Championship – Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3 World rankings – Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90 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 World Championships held in Seoul, South Korea 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 Sánchez Vicario Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf US Open - Steffi Graf Davis Cup – Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis. Triathlon ITU 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 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 References v · d · eSports by year 1951 – 2000

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