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This article contains an overview of the year 1989 in athletics.

International Events

World records

Men

EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
3,000 metres File:Flag of Morocco.svg Said Aouita (MAR) 7:29.45 20 August Köln, West Germany
10,000 metres File:Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Barrios (MEX) 27:08.23 18 August Berlin, West Germany
110 m hurdles File:Flag of the United States.svg Roger Kingdom (USA) 12.92 16 August Zürich, Switzerland
3,000 m steeplechase File:Flag of Kenya.svg Peter Koech (KEN) 8:05.35 3 July Stockholm, Sweden
4 × 200 metres relay Santa Monica TC File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
• Danny Everett
• Leroy Burrell
• Floyd Heard
• Carl Lewis 		1:19.38 23 August Koblenz, West Germany
High Jump File:Flag of Cuba.svg Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.44m 29 July San Juan, Puerto Rico

Women

EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
Mile File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Paula Ivan (ROU) 4:15.61 10 July Nice, France
Half Marathon File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 1:08:31 16 September New Bedford, United States

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Leroy Burrell (USA) 9.94
2. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Raymond Stewart (JAM) 9.97
3. File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Frank Fredericks (RSA) 10.02
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Mitchell (USA) 10.03
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Cason (USA) 10.04

200 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Brazil.svg Robson da Silva (BRA) 19.96
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Mitchell (USA) 20.09
File:Flag of the United States.svg Floyd Heard (USA)
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mark Witherspoon (USA) 20.12
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Joe DeLoach (USA) 20.13

400 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Pettigrew (USA) 44.27
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Butch Reynolds (USA) 44.30
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Danny Everett (USA) 44.36
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lewis (USA) 44.47
5. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Roberto Hernández (CUB) 44.58

800 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Paul Ereng (KEN) 1:43.16
2. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) 1:43.38
— File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:43.38
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Gray (USA) 1:43.39
5. File:Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Bile (SOM) 1:43.60

1,500 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:30.55
2. File:Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3:30.63
3. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) 3:32.57
4. File:Flag of Italy.svg Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) 3:32.98
5. File:Flag of Spain.svg José Luis González (ESP) 3:33.33

Mile

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:49.90
2. File:Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3:50.09
3. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) 3:50.49
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Joe Falcon (USA) 3:51.07
5. File:Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Baumann (FRG) 3:51.15

3,000 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Aouita (MAR) 7:29.45
2. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 7:35.01
3. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Barrios (MEX) 7:35.71
4. File:Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Baumann (FRG) 7:38.93
5. File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Rousseau (BEL) 7:39.41

5,000 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 13:04.24
2. File:Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Aouita (MAR) 13:06.26
3. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Barrios (MEX) 13:07.79
4. File:Flag of Morocco.svg Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) 13:12.10
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Maree (USA) 13:13.84

10,000 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Barrios (MEX) 27:08.23
2. File:Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 27:16.50
3. File:Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Addis Abebe (ETH) 27:17.82
4. File:Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Panetta (ITA) 27:24.16
5. File:Flag of Kenya.svg John Ngugi (KEN) 27:28.07

Half Marathon

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Matthew Temane (RSA) 1:01:10

Marathon

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Juma Ikangaa (TAN) 2:08:01
2. File:Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) 2:08:40
3. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) 2:09:03
4. File:Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 2:09:06
— File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Moneghetti (AUS) 2:09:06

110m Hurdles

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Roger Kingdom (USA) 12.92
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Jackson (GBR) 13.11
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Greg Foster (USA) 13.19
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 13.20
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Tonie Campbell (USA) 13.22

400m Hurdles

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) 47.86
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Phillips (USA) 47.94
3. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Winthrop Graham (JAM) 48.20
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Danny Harris (USA) 48.27
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg David Patrick (USA) 48.33

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Peter Koech (KEN) 8:05.35
2. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:06.03
3. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Julius Kariuki (KEN) 8:12.18
4. File:Flag of France.svg Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) 8:13.38
5. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graeme Fell (CAN) 8:15.80

High Jump

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.44
2. File:Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 2.40
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Conway (USA) 2.39
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) 2.37
5. File:Flag of Germany.svg Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) 2.34
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS)
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dalton Grant (GBR)

Long Jump

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Larry Myricks (USA) 8.70
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (USA) 8.54
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Powell (USA) 8.49
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Leroy Burrell (USA) 8.37
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Ratushkov (URS) 8.33

Triple Jump

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Volodymyr Inozemtsev (URS) 17.62
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oleg Sakirkin (URS) 17.58
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Conley (USA) 17.57
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Charles Simpkins (USA) 17.53
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Harrison (USA) 17.47

Discus

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 70.92
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Buncic (USA) 68.88
3. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Delís (CUB) 68.28
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Jürgen Schult (GDR) 68.12
5. File:Flag of Iceland.svg Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) 67.64

Shot Put

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 22.19
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Randy Barnes (USA) 22.18
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Werner Günthör (SUI)
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Doehring (USA) 21.57
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Bagach (URS) 21.42

Hammer

Main article: 1989 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Weis (FRG) 82.84
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Astapkovich (URS) 82.52
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vasiliy Sidorenko (URS) 82.30
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuriy Syedikh (URS) 81.92
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) 81.00

Javelin (new design)

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) 87.60
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Backley (GBR) 85.90
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Petranoff (USA) 85.34
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Volker Hadwich (GDR) 84.84
5. File:Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Borglund (SWE) 84.76

Pole Vault

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Bubka (URS) 6.00
— File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rodion Gataullin (URS) 6.00
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Joe Dial (USA) 5.90
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Grigoriy Yegorov (URS) 5.81
File:Flag of the United States.svg Tim Bright (USA)

Decathlon

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dave Johnson (USA) 8549
2. File:Flag of France.svg Christian Plaziat (FRA) 8485
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Richardas Malakhovskis (URS) 8437
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Christian Schenk (GDR) 8351
5. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Smith (CAN) 8317

Women's Best Year Performers

60 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nelli Cooman (NLD) 7.05
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Gwen Torrence (USA) 7.07
3. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Merlene Ottey (JAM) 7.10
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Alice Brown (USA) 7.11
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Bogoslovskaya (URS) 7.12

100 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Sowell (USA) 10.78
2. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.95
3. File:Flag of France.svg Laurence Bily (FRA) 11.04
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Evelyn Ashford (USA) 11.05
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sheila Echols (USA) 11.07

200 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Sowell (USA) 22.04
2. File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Evette de Klerk (RSA) 22.06
3. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.21
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Silke Möller (GDR) 22.23
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dannette Young (USA) 22.29

400 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 50.01
2. File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Pauline Davis (BAH) 50.18
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Grit Breuer (GDR) 50.48
4. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Grace Jackson (JAM) 50.63
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Alekseyeva (URS) 50.74

800 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:54.44
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Sigrun Wodars (GDR) 1:55.70
3. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Doina Melinte (ROU) 1:56.55
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dalia Matuseviciene (URS) 1:57.27
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Dogadina (URS) 1:58.0

1,500 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Paula Ivan (ROU) 3:59.23*
2. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Doina Melinte (ROU) 4:00.89
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Kitova (URS) 4:02.08
4. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Murray (GBR) 4:03.13
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Yvonne Mai (GDR) 4:03.15
  • Ivan ran 3:59.23 for 1500m on her way to the mile world record of 4:15.61 in Nice.

Mile

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Paula Ivan (ROU) 4:15.61
2. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Doina Melinte (ROU) 4:20.39
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Kitova (URS) 4:22.52
4. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lynn Williams (CAN) 4:24.75
5. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bev Nicholson (GBR) 4:27.19

3,000 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Paula Ivan (ROU) 8:38.48
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Murray (GBR) 8:38.51
3. File:Flag of France.svg Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA) 8:38.97
4. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Elly van Hulst (NED) 8:40.85
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg PattiSue Plumer (USA) 8:42.12

5,000 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Kathrin Ulrich (GDR) 14:59.01
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg PattiSue Plumer (USA) 15:00.00
3. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lynn Williams (CAN) 15:01.30
4. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liz McColgan (GBR) 15:14.54
5. File:Flag of Finland.svg Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) 15:15.76

10,000 metres

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 30:48.51
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Kathrin Ulrich (GDR) 31:33.92
3. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Viorica Ghican (ROU) 31:46.43
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Iris Biba (GDR) 31:52.09
5. File:Flag of Japan.svg Akemi Matsuno (JPN) 31:54.0

Half Marathon

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 1:08:31

Marathon

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:33
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Veronique Marot (GBR) 2:25:56
3. File:Flag of Poland.svg Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:27:05
4. File:Flag of North Korea.svg Mun Gyong-Ae (PRK) 2:27:16
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Kim Jones (USA) 2:27:54

60m Hurdles

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) 7.73
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) 7.77
3. File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yordanka Donkova (BUL) 7.78
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7.81
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelizaveta Chernyshova (URS) 7.82

100m Hurdles

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) 12.60
2. File:Flag of France.svg Monique Éwanjé-Épée (FRA) 12.65
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelizaveta Chernyshova (URS) 12.68
File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mihaela Pogăcean (ROU)
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) 12.69

400m Hurdles

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) 53.37
2. File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Myrtle Bothma (RSA) 53.82
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Krug (GDR) 54.35
4. File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) 54.42
5. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell (GBR) 54.64

High Jump

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Silvia Costa (CUB) 2.04 m
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Heike Balck (GDR) 2.01 m
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jan Wohlschlag (USA) 2.00 m
File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Alina Astafei (ROU)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Heike Henkel (FRG)

Long Jump

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.24 m
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Helga Radtke (GDR) 7.15 m
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Berezhnaya (URS) 7.12 m
4. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Marieta Ilcu (ROU) 7.08 m
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nijolé Medvedeva (URS) 6.98 m

Shot Put

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Meisu (CHN) 20.82 m
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Heike Hartwig (GDR) 20.78 m
3. File:Flag placeholder.svg Zhihong HuangCHN (25x17px) 20.73 m
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Astrid Kumbernuss (GDR) 20.54 m
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 20.50 m

Javelin (old design)

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Felke (GDR) 76.88
2. File:Flag of Norway.svg Trine Hattestad (NOR) 71.12
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Beate Koch (GDR) 70.76
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Karen Forkel (GDR) 70.12
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalya Shikolenko (URS) 69.38

Heptathlon

RANK 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Nikitina (URS) 7007
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Anke Behmer (GDR) 6686
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Remigija Nazaroviené (URS) 6604
4. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Liliana Nastase (ROU) 6602
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Sabine Braun (GDR) 6575

Marathons

International Races

DATE MARATHON NATION MEN'S WINNER TIME WOMEN'S WINNER TIME
January 15 Hamilton Bermuda Bermuda United Kingdom James Doig 2:26:46 United States Sally Zimmer 2:58:40
January 15 Marrakech Morocco Morocco Belgium Jean Weyts 2:15:49 United States Janis Klecker 2:39:19
January 29 Osaka Japan Japan — — New Zealand Lorraine Moller 2:30:21
February 5 Oita Japan Japan Japan Satoru Shimizu 2:12:26 — —
February 5 Valencia Spain Spain Poland Miroslaw Dzienisik 2:19:09 Spain Elisenda Pucurull 2:46:19
February 12 Manila Philippines Philippines Brazil Osmiro Souza da Silva 2:24:35 Italy Cesarina Taroni 2:55:00
February 26 Seville Spain Spain Tanzania Suleiman Nyambui 2:16:59 Spain Consuelo Alonso 2:51:33
March 5 Los Angeles United States United States Canada Arthur Boileau 2:13:01 Soviet Union Zoya Ivanova 2:34:42
March 12 Arusha Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania Simon Naali 2:14:40 Tanzania Blanka James 3:23:03
March 12 Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong United Kingdom Kevin Ball 2:38:44 Hong Kong Ko Funglong 3:41:59
March 19 Barcelona Spain Spain United States Douglas Kurtis 2:16:37 Belgium Martine Vandegehuchte 2:37:41
March 19 Tokyo Japan Japan Japan Hiromi Taniguchi 2:09:34 — —
April 9 Bremem West Germany West Germany West Germany Heinz-Bernhardt Burger 2:16:42 Romania Ewa Wrzosek 2:48:46
April 16 Rotterdam Netherlands Netherlands Ethiopia Belayneh Dinsamo 2:08:39 Romania Elena Murgoci 2:32:03
April 16 Vienna Austria Austria Tanzania Alfredo Shahanga 2:10:28 West Germany Christa Vahlensieck 2:34:46
April 17 Boston United States United States Ethiopia Abebe Mekonnen 2:09:06 Norway Ingrid Kristiansen 2:24:33
April 23 Budapest Hungary Hungary East Germany Stefan Seidemann 2:19:52 Czechoslovakia Dana Hajna 2:45:50
April 23 London United Kingdom United Kingdom Kenya Douglas Wakiihuri 2:09:03 United Kingdom Veronique Marot 2:25:56
April 23 Lyon France France Algeria Mohamed Youkmane 2:14:42 France M Carrara 2:58:59
April 23 Munich West Germany West Germany West Germany Herbert Steffny 2:11:30 Brazil Janete Mayal 2:37:04
April 23 Rotorua New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Paul Ballinger 2:18:21 New Zealand Bernardine Portenski 2:46:02
April 30 Les Herbiers France France Hungary Csaba Szűcs 2:14:29 Poland Lydia Camberg 2:43:07
April 30 Madrid Spain Spain Brazil Jose Cesar Sousa 2:15:16 Spain Elena Cobos 2:41:14
April 30 Paris France France United Kingdom Steve Brace 2:13:03 Japan Kazue Kojima 2:29:23
May 1 Belfast Northern Ireland Northern Ireland England Ian Bloomfield 2:20:45 Republic of Ireland Rosaleen Hayden 2:58:31
May 1 Rome Italy Italy Italy Guido Genicco 2:20:43 Kenya Pascaline Wangui 2:46:28
May 7 Amsterdam Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Gerard Genicco 2:13:52 Poland Gabriela Gorzynska 2:47:16
May 7 Long Beach United States United States New Zealand Rex Wilson 2:12:27 China Wen Yanming 2:43:33
May 7 Pittsburgh United States United States United States Kenneth Martin 2:15:28 United States Margareth Groos 2:32:39
May 7 Vancouver Canada Canada Israel Shem-Tov Sabag 2:19:41 Canada Anne Mangal 2:50:05
May 21 Hamburg West Germany West Germany Brazil Nivaldo Filho 2:13:21 Netherlands Jolanda Homminga 2:40:28
June 3 Stockholm Sweden Sweden United Kingdom David Clarke 2:13:24 Sweden Evy Palm 2:33:26
June 4 Auckland New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Murray Fleming 2:18:28 New Zealand Helen Moros 2:46:35
June 11 Redcliffe Australia Australia United Kingdom Lawrence Adams 2:22:51 Australia Jan Fedrick 2:51:09
June 25 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil Brazil Joao de Souza 2:16:07 Brazil Evany Souza 2:53:47
July 9 San Francisco United States United States South Africa Ernest Tjela 2:15:01 United States Stephanie Robertson 3:09:08
July 15 Nuremberg West Germany West Germany Austria Andreas Achleitner 2:32:03 West Germany Ulrike Pietzsch 3:03:07
July 23 Brisbane Australia Australia Australia Bradley Camp 2:10:11 Australia Jan Fedrick 2:51:30
July 30 Blumenau Brazil Brazil Brazil Valmir de Carvalho 2:17:52 Brazil Nercy Freitas de Costa 2:47:47
August 12 Helsinki Finland Finland Finland Jouni Kortelainen 2:18:58 Finland Ritva Lemettinen 2:40:30
August 13 Adelaide Australia Australia Australia John Duck 2:25:50 United Kingdom Leslie Watson 2:49:49
August 20 Reykjavik Iceland Iceland United Kingdom Robin Nash 2:25:49 Netherlands Wilma Rusman 2:47:25
August 26 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil Brazil Jose Carlos Santana 2:18:19 Brazil Marinete Quintanilha 2:56:44
September 9 Oslo Norway Norway United Kingdom Ronald Boreham 2:19:05 Soviet Union Olga Durynina 2:38:15
September 17 Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina Argentina Juan Pablo Juarez 2:16:03 Argentina Ana Maria Nielsen 2:43:58
September 24 Brussels Belgium Belgium United Kingdom Pavel Klimes 2:16:46 Belgium Nelly Aerts 2:36:49
September 24 Ciudad Mexico Mexico Mexico Ethiopia Tesfaye Tafa 2:17:54 Mexico Maria Flora Morena 2:44:34
September 24 Montreal Canada Canada Canada Peter Maher 2:20:07 Canada Helene Rochefort 2:39:46
September 24 Portland United States United States Japan Tsugumichi Sadakata 2:18:45 United States Debra Myra 2:44:09
October 1 Berlin — Tanzania Alfredo Shahanga 2:10:11 Finland Päivi Tikkanen 2:28:45
October 8 Melbourne Australia Australia Japan Takeshi Soh 2:18:13 Australia Colleen Stephens '2:49:18
October 8 Penang Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Amaran Raman 2:35:09 India Sunita Anand Godara 3:03:02
October 8 Venice Italy Italy Italy Marco Milani 2:16:08 Italy Emma Scaunich 2:36:02
October 15 Beijing China China Denmark Peter Dall 2:12:47 North Korea Mun Gyong-Ae 2:27:16
October 15 Istanbul Turkey Turkey Turkey Aydin Ceken 2:27:41 — —
October 22 Athens Greece Greece Netherlands Jan van Rijthoven 2:23:19 United States Leslie Lewis 2:37:42
October 22 Frankfurt West Germany West Germany West Germany Herbert Steffny 2:13:51 West Germany Iris Biba 2:33:14
October 22 Hamilton New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Robert Schuddeboom 2:25:23 New Zealand Irene Wilson 3:23:45
October 22 Split Croatia Croatia Netherlands Michel de Maat 2:26:16 Soviet Union Tatyana Ulyanova 3:10:18
October 29 Chicago United States United States United Kingdom Paul Davies-Hale 2:11:25 United States Lisa Weidenbach 2:28:15
October 30 Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland John Griffin 2:16:45 Republic of Ireland Pauline Nolen 2:44:32
November 5 New York City United States United States Tanzania Juma Ikangaa 2:08:01 Norway Ingrid Kristiansen 2:25:30
November 6 Lisbon Portugal Portugal Portugal Joaquim Silva 2:16:56 Brazil Evany Souza 2:47:27
November 12 Iraklion Greece Greece United States Christopher Prior 2:19:05 United Kingdom Glynis Penny 2:45:27
November 19 Rome Italy Italy Algeria Mohamed Salmi 2:13:17 Kenya Pascaline Wangui 2:39:10
November 19 Tokyo Japan Japan — — Soviet Union Lyubov Klochko 2:31:33
November 26 Bangkok Thailand Thailand United States Douglas Kurtis 2:20:15 Italy Cesarina Taroni 2:47:53
November 26 Kawaguchiko Japan Japan Poland Wieslaw Perszke 2:18:10 Japan Reiko Hirosawa 2:53:55
December 3 Fukuoka Japan Japan Portugal Manuel Matias 2:12:54 — —
December 10 Honolulu United States United States Tanzania Simon Naali 2:11:47 Netherlands Carla Beurskens 2:31:50

Births

Deaths

  • June 22 — Lee Calhoun (56), American athlete (b. 1933)

References

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