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1989 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: 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

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
- 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 –

[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 –
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

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Desert Orchid
Grand National – Little Polveir

Flat races

Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Tawrrific
Canadian Triple Crown Races:
1. Queen's Plate – With Approval
2. Prince of Wales Stakes – With Approval
3. 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:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nashwan
2. Epsom Derby – Nashwan
3. St. Leger Stakes – Michelozzo
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. May 6 – Kentucky Derby – Sunday Silence
2. Preakness Stakes – Sunday Silence
3. Belmont Stakes – Easy Goer
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Sunday Silence
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Bayakoa
3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Rhythm
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Go for Wand
5. Breeders' Cup Mile – Steinlen
6. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Dancing Spree
7. Breeders' Cup Turf – Prized

[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 –
- 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.

[edit] Radiosport

Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.

[edit] 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

[edit] Rugby union

95th Five Nations Championship series is won by France

[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.