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

[edit] Alpine skiing

Alpine Skiing World Cup –
- Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland

[edit] American football

Super Bowl XX – Chicago Bears won 46-10 over the New England Patriots

[edit] Association football

1986 World Cup – In the final, played for second time in Mexico City, Azteca Stadium, Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 and won their second World Cup title.
UEFA Champions League – Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 F.C. Barcelona; Steaua Bucuresti won 2-0 on penalties
UEFA Cup –Two legs; 1st leg Real Madrid C.F. 5-1 1. FC Köln; 2nd leg 1.FC Köln 2-0 Real Madrid CF. Real Madrid CF won 5-3 on aggregate
Cup Winners' Cup – Dinamo Kiev 3-0 Atlético Madrid
Super Cup – Steaua Bucuresti 1-0 Dinamo Kiev
Copa Libertadores de América – Two legs; 1st leg América de Cali 1-2 River Plate; 2nd leg River Plate 1-0 América. River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate
November 6 - Alex Ferguson is appointed manager of Manchester United F.C.
Milk Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium – Oxford United 3-0 QPR

[edit] Australian rules football

Victorian Football League
- Hawthorn wins the 90th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 16.14 (110) d Carlton 9.14 (68))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Greg Williams (Sydney Swans) and Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn)
- The national draft is held for the first time.

[edit] Baseball

All-Star Game: American League Manager Dick Howser is diagnosed with brain cancer after mixing up signals during the game.
Dave Righetti saves 46 games for the New York Yankees, breaking a record shared by Dan Quisenberry and Bruce Sutter.
October 27 - World Series – The New York Mets win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. Note: The series is forever remembered in Game 6 when the Red Sox blew a 2-run lead with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th as the game and eventually the series went through the legs of Bill Buckner.

[edit] Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
- Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
NBA Finals Finals:
- June - Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Houston Rockets
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Adelaide 36ers defeated the Brisbane Bullets 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.
FIBA World Championship
- USA World Champion

[edit] Boxing

March 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada – Marvin Hagler retained the World Middleweight Championship with an 11th round knockout of John Mugabi.
May 8 to 18 – Fourth World Amateur Boxing Championships 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

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 39-15 over the Edmonton Eskimos
Vanier Cup – UBC Thunderbirds won 25-23 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

[edit] Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Roberto Visentini of Italy
Tour de France - Greg LeMond is the first winner from the United States
World Cycling Championship – Moreno Argentin of Italy

[edit] Dogsled racing

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
- Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Granite & Mattie

[edit] 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

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Brian Boitano, United States
- Ladies' champion: Debi Thomas, United States
- Pair skating champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Ice dancing champions: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin, Soviet Union

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny
- National Camogie League: Cork
Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Kerry 2-15 d. Tyrone 1-10
- National Football League – Laois 2-6 d. Monaghan 2-5
Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- National Football League: Wexford
Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Cork 4-13 d. Galway 2-15
- National Hurling League –

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

Masters Tournament - Jack Nicklaus becomes the oldest Masters winner (age 46), and wins his last major golf championship (excluding the Senior PGA Tour).
U.S. Open - Raymond Floyd
British Open - Greg Norman
PGA Championship - Bob Tway
PGA Tour money leader - Greg Norman - $653,296
Senior PGA Tour money leader - Bruce Crampton - $454,299

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Nabisco Dinah Shore - Pat Bradley
LPGA Championship - Pat Bradley
U.S. Women's Open - Jane Geddes
Classique du Maurier Classic - Pat Bradley
LPGA Tour money leader - Pat Bradley - $492,021

[edit] Harness racing

North America Cup - Goalie Jeff
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Village Kid

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Dawn Run
Grand National – West Tip

Flat races

Australia – Melbourne Cup won by At Talaq
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Golden Choice
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Dancing Brave
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Shahrastani
Japan – Japan Cup won by Jupiter Island
English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Dancing Brave
2. Epsom Derby – Shahrastani
3. St. Leger Stakes – Moon Madness
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Ferdinand
2. Preakness Stakes – Snow Chief
3. Belmont Stakes – Danzig Connection
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Skywalker
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Lady's Secret
3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Capote
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Brave Raj
5. Breeders' Cup Mile – Last Tycoon
6. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Smile
7. Breeders' Cup Turf – Manila

[edit] Ice hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 1 over the Calgary Flames
World Hockey Championship –
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada

[edit] Lacrosse

The 5th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. 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.

[edit] Motor racing

Stock car racing –
- February- Geoff Bodine won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
CART Racing - Bobby Rahal
- June - Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Rahal Note: this race was run on a Saturday 6 days after the race was rained out.
Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Derek Bell / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Al Holbert won, driving a Porsche 962C
Rally racing - Juha Kankkunen in a Peugeot won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Henri Toivonen / Sergio Cresto won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta S4
Drag racing –
- Don Garlits won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
- Darrell Gwynn won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

[edit] Radiosport

Third Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

[edit] Rugby union

92nd Five Nations Championship series is shared by France and Scotland

[edit] Snooker

World Snooker Championship – Joe Johnson beats Steve Davis 18-12
World rankings – Steve Davis remains world number one for 1986/87

[edit] 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)

[edit] Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
1. Australian Open - no tournament held
2. French Open - Ivan Lendl
3. Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
4. US Open - Boris Becker
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
1. Australian Open - no tournament held
2. French Open - Chris Evert
3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
4. US Open - Martina Navratilova
Davis Cup – Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

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

[edit] Water Polo

Men's World Championship held in Madrid won by Yugoslavia
Women's World Championship held in won by Australia

[edit] Multi-sport events

Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea
Winter Asian Games held in Sapporo, Japan
Central American and Caribbean Games held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
British Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer Goodwill Games held in Moscow, Soviet Union

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

Contents

[edit] Alpine skiing

[edit] American football

[edit] Association football

[edit] Australian rules football

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Canadian football

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Dogsled racing

[edit] Field hockey

[edit] Figure skating

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

[edit] Golf

[edit] Harness racing

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Ice hockey

[edit] Lacrosse

[edit] Motor racing

[edit] Radiosport

[edit] Rugby union

[edit] Snooker

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Water Polo

[edit] Multi-sport events

[edit] Awards

[edit] References