1989 in the sport of athletics

none 1989 in athletics World Indoor Championships 1988 1990 1989 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the year 1989 in athletics. International Events African Championships Asian Championships Balkan Games Central American and Caribbean Championships Bolivarian Games European Indoor Championships Jeux de la Francophonie South American Championships World Cross Country Championships World Indoor Championships World Student Games World records Men EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE3,000 metresSaid Aouita MAR7:29.4520 AugustKöln, West Germany10,000 metresArturo Barrios MEX27:08.2318 AugustBerlin, West Germany110 m hurdlesRoger Kingdom USA12.9216 AugustZürich, Switzerland3,000 m steeplechasePeter Koech KEN8:05.353 JulyStockholm, Sweden4 × 200 metres relaySanta Monica TC • Danny Everett• Leroy Burrell• Floyd Heard• Carl Lewis1:19.3823 AugustKoblenz, West GermanyHigh JumpJavier Sotomayor CUB2.44m29 JulySan Juan, Puerto Rico Women EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUEMilePaula Ivan ROU 19654:15.6110 JulyNice, FranceHalf MarathonIngrid Kristiansen NOR1:08:3116 SeptemberNew Bedford, United States Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Leroy Burrell USA9.942.Raymond Stewart JAM9.973.Frank Fredericks RSA 192810.024.Dennis Mitchell USA10.035.Andre Cason USA10.04 200 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Robson da Silva BRA19.962.Dennis Mitchell USA20.09Floyd Heard USA4.Mark Witherspoon USA20.125.Joe DeLoach USA20.13 400 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Antonio Pettigrew USA44.272.Butch Reynolds USA44.303.Danny Everett USA44.364.Steve Lewis USA44.475.Roberto Hernández CUB44.58 800 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paul Ereng KEN1:43.162.Nixon Kiprotich KEN1:43.38—Sebastian Coe GBR1:43.384.Johnny Gray USA1:43.395.Abdi Bile SOM1:43.60 1,500 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Abdi Bile SOM3:30.552.Saïd Aouita MAR3:30.633.Wilfred Kirochi KEN3:32.574.Gennaro di Napoli ITA3:32.985.José Luis González ESP3:33.33 Mile RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Abdi Bile SOM3:49.902.Saïd Aouita MAR3:50.093.Wilfred Kirochi KEN3:50.494.Joe Falcon USA3:51.075.Dieter Baumann FRG3:51.15 3,000 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Saïd Aouita MAR7:29.452.Yobes Ondieki KEN7:35.013.Arturo Barrios MEX7:35.714.Dieter Baumann FRG7:38.935.Vincent Rousseau BEL7:39.41 5,000 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yobes Ondieki KEN13:04.242.Saïd Aouita MAR13:06.263.Arturo Barrios MEX13:07.794.Brahim Boutayeb MAR13:12.105.Sydney Maree USA13:13.84 10,000 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Arturo Barrios MEX27:08.232.Salvatore Antibo ITA27:16.503.Addis Abebe ETH 198727:17.824.Francesco Panetta ITA27:24.165.John Ngugi KEN27:28.07 Half Marathon RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Matthew Temane RSA 19281:01:10 Marathon RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Juma Ikangaa TAN2:08:012.Belayneh Dinsamo ETH 19872:08:403.Douglas Wakiihuri KEN2:09:034.Abebe Mekonnen ETH 19872:09:06—Steve Moneghetti AUS2:09:06 110m Hurdles RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Roger Kingdom USA12.922.Colin Jackson GBR13.113.Greg Foster USA13.194.Renaldo Nehemiah USA13.205.Tonie Campbell USA13.22 400m Hurdles RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kevin Young USA47.862.Andre Phillips USA47.943.Winthrop Graham JAM48.204.Danny Harris USA48.275.David Patrick USA48.33 3,000m Steeplechase RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Peter Koech KEN8:05.352.Patrick Sang KEN8:06.033.Julius Kariuki KEN8:12.184.Joseph Mahmoud FRA8:13.385.Graeme Fell CAN8:15.80 High Jump RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Javier Sotomayor CUB2.442.Patrik Sjöberg SWE2.403.Hollis Conway USA2.394.Hennadiy Avdyeyenko URS2.375.Carlo Thränhardt FRG2.34Rudolf Povarnitsyn URSDalton Grant GBR Long Jump RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Larry Myricks USA8.702.Carl Lewis USA8.543.Mike Powell USA8.494.Leroy Burrell USA8.375.Vladimir Ratushkov URS8.33 Triple Jump RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Volodymyr Inozemtsev URS17.622.Oleg Sakirkin URS17.583.Mike Conley USA17.574.Charles Simpkins USA17.535.Kenny Harrison USA17.47 Discus RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Wolfgang Schmidt GDR70.922.Mike Buncic USA68.883.Luis Delís CUB68.284.Jürgen Schult GDR68.125.Vésteinn Hafsteinsson ISL67.64 Shot Put RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Ulf Timmermann GDR22.192.Randy Barnes USA22.18Werner Günthör SUI4.Jim Doehring USA21.575.Aleksandr Bagach URS21.42 Hammer 1989 Hammer Throw Year Ranking RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Heinz Weis FRG82.842.Igor Astapkovich URS82.523.Vasiliy Sidorenko URS82.304.Yuriy Syedikh URS81.925.Andrey Abduvaliyev URS81.00 Javelin (new design) RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Kazuhiro Mizoguchi JPN87.602.Steve Backley GBR85.903.Tom Petranoff USA85.344.Volker Hadwich GDR84.845.Peter Borglund SWE84.76 Pole Vault RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Sergey Bubka URS6.00—Rodion Gataullin URS6.003.Joe Dial USA5.904.Grigoriy Yegorov URS5.81Tim Bright USA Decathlon RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Dave Johnson USA85492.Christian Plaziat FRA84853.Richardas Malakhovskis URS84374.Christian Schenk GDR83515.Michael Smith CAN8317 Women's Best Year Performers 60 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Nelli Cooman NLD7.052.Gwen Torrence USA7.073.Merlene Ottey JAM7.104.Alice Brown USA7.115.Olga Bogoslovskaya URS7.12 100 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Dawn Sowell USA10.782.Merlene Ottey JAM10.953.Laurence Bily FRA11.044.Evelyn Ashford USA11.055.Sheila Echols USA11.07 200 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Dawn Sowell USA22.042.Evette de Klerk RSA 192822.063.Merlene Ottey JAM22.214.Silke Möller GDR22.235.Dannette Young USA22.29 400 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB50.012.Pauline Davis BAH50.183.Grit Breuer GDR50.484.Grace Jackson JAM50.635.Tatyana Alekseyeva URS50.74 800 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB1:54.442.Sigrun Wodars GDR1:55.703.Doina Melinte ROU 19651:56.554.Dalia Matuseviciene URS1:57.275.Olga Dogadina URS1:58.0 1,500 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paula Ivan ROU 19653:59.23*2.Doina Melinte ROU 19654:00.893.Svetlana Kitova URS4:02.084.Yvonne Murray GBR4:03.135.Yvonne Mai GDR4:03.15 Ivan ran 3:59.23 for 1500m on her way to the mile world record of 4:15.61 in Nice. Mile RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paula Ivan ROU 19654:15.612.Doina Melinte ROU 19654:20.393.Svetlana Kitova URS4:22.524.Lynn Williams CAN4:24.755.Bev Nicholson GBR4:27.19 3,000 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paula Ivan ROU 19658:38.482.Yvonne Murray GBR8:38.513.Marie-Pierre Duros FRA8:38.974.Elly van Hulst NED8:40.855.PattiSue Plumer USA8:42.12 5,000 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kathrin Ulrich GDR14:59.012.PattiSue Plumer USA15:00.003.Lynn Williams CAN15:01.304.Liz McColgan GBR15:14.545.Päivi Tikkanen FIN15:15.76 10,000 metres RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR30:48.512.Kathrin Ulrich GDR31:33.923.Viorica Ghican ROU 196531:46.434.Iris Biba GDR31:52.095.Akemi Matsuno JPN31:54.0 Half Marathon RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR1:08:31 Marathon RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR2:24:332.Veronique Marot GBR2:25:563.Wanda Panfil POL2:27:054.Mun Gyong-Ae PRK2:27:165.Kim Jones USA2:27:54 60m Hurdles RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Cornelia Oschkenat GDR7.732.Ludmila Narozhilenko URS7.773.Yordanka Donkova BUL7.784.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.815.Yelizaveta Chernyshova URS7.82 100m Hurdles RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Cornelia Oschkenat GDR12.602.Monique Éwanjé-Épée FRA12.653.Yelizaveta Chernyshova URS12.68Mihaela Pogăcean ROU 19655.Ludmila Narozhilenko URS12.69 400m Hurdles RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sandra Farmer-Patrick USA53.372.Myrtle Bothma RSA 192853.823.Petra Krug GDR54.354.Debbie Flintoff-King AUS54.425.Sally Gunnell GBR54.64 High Jump RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Silvia Costa CUB2.04 m2.Heike Balck GDR2.01 m3.Jan Wohlschlag USA2.00 mAlina Astafei ROU 1965Heike Henkel FRG Long Jump RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Galina Chistyakova URS7.24 m2.Helga Radtke GDR7.15 m3.Larisa Berezhnaya URS7.12 m4.Marieta Ilcu ROU 19657.08 m5.Nijolé Medvedeva URS6.98 m Shot Put RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Li Meisu CHN20.82 m2.Heike Hartwig GDR20.78 m3.Zhihong HuangCHN20.73 m4.Astrid Kumbernuss GDR20.54 m5.Natalya Lisovskaya URS20.50 m Javelin (old design) RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Petra Felke GDR76.882.Trine Hattestad NOR71.123.Beate Koch GDR70.764.Karen Forkel GDR70.125.Natalya Shikolenko URS69.38 Heptathlon RANK1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Larisa Nikitina URS70072.Anke Behmer GDR66863.Remigija Nazaroviené URS66044.Liliana Nastase ROU 196566025.Sabine Braun GDR6575 Marathons International Races DATEMARATHONNATIONMEN'S WINNERTIMEWOMEN'S WINNERTIMEJanuary 15HamiltonBER BermudaGBR James Doig2:26:46USA Sally Zimmer2:58:40January 15MarrakechMAR MoroccoBEL Jean Weyts2:15:49USA Janis Klecker2:39:19January 29OsakaJPN Japan——NZL Lorraine Moller2:30:21February 5OitaJPN JapanJPN Satoru Shimizu2:12:26——February 5ValenciaESP SpainPOL Miroslaw Dzienisik2:19:09ESP Elisenda Pucurull2:46:19February 12ManilaPHI PhilippinesBRA Osmiro Souza da Silva2:24:35ITA Cesarina Taroni2:55:00February 26SevilleESP SpainTAN Suleiman Nyambui2:16:59ESP Consuelo Alonso2:51:33March 5Los AngelesUSA United StatesCAN Arthur Boileau2:13:01URS Zoya Ivanova2:34:42March 12ArushaTAN TanzaniaTAN Simon Naali2:14:40TAN Blanka James3:23:03March 12Hong KongHKG Hong KongGBR Kevin Ball2:38:44HKG Ko Funglong3:41:59March 19BarcelonaESP SpainUSA Douglas Kurtis2:16:37BEL Martine Vandegehuchte2:37:41March 19TokyoJPN JapanJPN Hiromi Taniguchi2:09:34——April 9BrememFRG West GermanyFRG Heinz-Bernhardt Burger2:16:42ROM Ewa Wrzosek2:48:46April 16RotterdamNED NetherlandsETH 1987 Belayneh Dinsamo2:08:39ROM Elena Murgoci2:32:03April 16ViennaAUT AustriaTAN Alfredo Shahanga2:10:28FRG Christa Vahlensieck2:34:46April 17BostonUSA United StatesETH 1987 Abebe Mekonnen2:09:06NOR Ingrid Kristiansen2:24:33April 23BudapestHUN HungaryGDR Stefan Seidemann2:19:52TCH Dana Hajna2:45:50April 23LondonUK United KingdomKEN Douglas Wakiihuri2:09:03GBR Veronique Marot2:25:56April 23LyonFRA FranceALG Mohamed Youkmane2:14:42FRA M Carrara2:58:59April 23MunichFRG West GermanyFRG Herbert Steffny2:11:30BRA Janete Mayal2:37:04April 23RotoruaNZL New ZealandNZL Paul Ballinger2:18:21NZL Bernardine Portenski2:46:02April 30Les HerbiersFRA FranceHUN Csaba Szűcs2:14:29POL Lydia Camberg2:43:07April 30MadridESP SpainBRA Jose Cesar Sousa2:15:16ESP Elena Cobos2:41:14April 30ParisFRA FranceGBR Steve Brace2:13:03JPN Kazue Kojima2:29:23May 1BelfastNIR Northern IrelandENG Ian Bloomfield2:20:45IRL Rosaleen Hayden2:58:31May 1RomeITA ItalyITA Guido Genicco2:20:43KEN Pascaline Wangui2:46:28May 7AmsterdamNED NetherlandsNED Gerard Genicco2:13:52POL Gabriela Gorzynska2:47:16May 7Long BeachUSA United StatesNZL Rex Wilson2:12:27CHN Wen Yanming2:43:33May 7PittsburghUSA United StatesUSA Kenneth Martin2:15:28USA Margareth Groos2:32:39May 7VancouverCAN CanadaISR Shem-Tov Sabag2:19:41CAN Anne Mangal2:50:05May 21HamburgFRG West GermanyBRA Nivaldo Filho2:13:21NED Jolanda Homminga2:40:28June 3StockholmSWE SwedenGBR David Clarke2:13:24SWE Evy Palm2:33:26June 4AucklandNZL New ZealandNZL Murray Fleming2:18:28NZL Helen Moros2:46:35June 11RedcliffeAUS AustraliaGBR Lawrence Adams2:22:51AUS Jan Fedrick2:51:09June 25Rio de JaneiroBRA BrazilBRA Joao de Souza2:16:07BRA Evany Souza2:53:47July 9San FranciscoUSA United StatesSouth Africa 1928 Ernest Tjela2:15:01USA Stephanie Robertson3:09:08July 15NurembergFRG West GermanyAUT Andreas Achleitner2:32:03FRG Ulrike Pietzsch3:03:07July 23BrisbaneAUS AustraliaAUS Bradley Camp2:10:11AUS Jan Fedrick2:51:30July 30BlumenauBRA BrazilBRA Valmir de Carvalho2:17:52BRA Nercy Freitas de Costa2:47:47August 12HelsinkiFIN FinlandFIN Jouni Kortelainen2:18:58FIN Ritva Lemettinen2:40:30August 13AdelaideAUS AustraliaAUS John Duck2:25:50GBR Leslie Watson2:49:49August 20ReykjavikISL IcelandGBR Robin Nash2:25:49NED Wilma Rusman2:47:25August 26Rio de JaneiroBRA BrazilBRA Jose Carlos Santana2:18:19BRA Marinete Quintanilha2:56:44September 9OsloNOR NorwayGBR Ronald Boreham2:19:05URS Olga Durynina2:38:15September 17Buenos AiresARG ArgentinaARG Juan Pablo Juarez2:16:03ARG Ana Maria Nielsen2:43:58September 24BrusselsBEL BelgiumGBR Pavel Klimes2:16:46BEL Nelly Aerts2:36:49September 24Ciudad MexicoMEX MexicoETH 1987 Tesfaye Tafa2:17:54MEX Maria Flora Morena2:44:34September 24MontrealCAN CanadaCAN Peter Maher2:20:07CAN Helene Rochefort2:39:46September 24PortlandUSA United StatesJPN Tsugumichi Sadakata2:18:45USA Debra Myra2:44:09October 1Berlin—TAN Alfredo Shahanga2:10:11FIN Päivi Tikkanen2:28:45October 8MelbourneAUS AustraliaJPN Takeshi Soh2:18:13AUS Colleen Stephens2:49:18'' |- |October 8 |Penang |MAS Malaysia |MAS Amaran Raman |align="center" |2:35:09|IND Sunita Anand Godara |align="center" |3:03:02|- |October 8 |Venice |ITA Italy |ITA Marco Milani |align="center" |2:16:08|ITA Emma Scaunich |align="center" |2:36:02|- |October 15 |Beijing |CHN China |DEN Peter Dall |align="center" |2:12:47|PRK Mun Gyong-Ae |align="center" |2:27:16|- |October 15 |Istanbul |TUR Turkey |TUR Aydin Ceken |align="center" |2:27:41|align="center" |— |align="center" |— |- |October 22 |Athens |GRE Greece |NED Jan van Rijthoven |align="center" |2:23:19|USA Leslie Lewis |align="center" |2:37:42|- |October 22 |Frankfurt |FRG West Germany |FRG Herbert Steffny |align="center" |2:13:51|FRG Iris Biba |align="center" |2:33:14|- |October 22 |Hamilton |NZL New Zealand |NZL Robert Schuddeboom |align="center" |2:25:23|NZL Irene Wilson |align="center" |3:23:45|- |October 22 |Split |CRO Croatia |NED Michel de Maat |align="center" |2:26:16|URS Tatyana Ulyanova |align="center" |3:10:18|- |October 29 |Chicago |USA United States |GBR Paul Davies-Hale |align="center" |2:11:25|USA Lisa Weidenbach |align="center" |2:28:15|- |October 30 |Dublin |IRE Ireland |IRE John Griffin |align="center" |2:16:45|IRE Pauline Nolen |align="center" |2:44:32|- |November 5 |New York City |USA United States |TAN Juma Ikangaa |align="center" |2:08:01|NOR Ingrid Kristiansen |align="center" |2:25:30|- |November 6 |Lisbon |POR Portugal |POR Joaquim Silva |align="center" |2:16:56|BRA Evany Souza |align="center" |2:47:27|- |November 12 |Iraklion |GRE Greece |USA Christopher Prior |align="center" |2:19:05|GBR Glynis Penny |align="center"| 2:45:27|- |November 19 |Rome |ITA Italy |ALG Mohamed Salmi |align="center"| 2:13:17|KEN Pascaline Wangui |align="center"| 2:39:10|- |November 19 |Tokyo |JPN Japan |align="center" |— |align="center" |— |URS Lyubov Klochko |align="center" |2:31:33|- |November 26 |Bangkok |THA Thailand |USA Douglas Kurtis |align="center" |2:20:15|ITA Cesarina Taroni |align="center" |2:47:53|- |November 26 |Kawaguchiko |JPN Japan |POL Wieslaw Perszke |align="center" |2:18:10|JPN Reiko Hirosawa |align="center" |2:53:55|- |December 3 |Fukuoka |JPN Japan |POR Manuel Matias |align="center" |2:12:54|align="center" |— |align="center" |— |- |December 10 |Honolulu |USA United States |TAN Simon Naali |align="center" |2:11:47|NED Carla Beurskens |align="center" |2:31:50''' Births January 1 — Fatih Avan, Turkish javelin thrower January 24 — Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter February 25 — Vira Rebryk, Ukrainian javelin thrower June 15 — Teddy Tamgho, French triple jumper June 24 — Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean long-distance runner July 1 — Abdinasir Said Ibrahim, Somali distance runner August 16 — Wang Hao, Chinese race walker September 12 — Aberu Kebede, Ethiopian long distance runner December 5 — Linet Masai, Kenyan distance runner Deaths June 22 — Lee Calhoun (56), American athlete (b. 1933) References Year Lists 1989 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Category:Sport of athletics by year