1989 in the sport of athletics
This page 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
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
3,000 metres | 7:29.45 | 20 August | Köln, West Germany | |
10,000 metres | 27:08.23 | 18 August | Berlin, West Germany | |
110 m hurdles | 12.92 | 16 August | Zurich, Switzerland | |
3,000 m steeplechase | 8:05.35 | 3 July | Stockholm, Sweden | |
4 × 200 metres relay | Santa Monica TC • Danny Everett • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis |
1:19.38 | 23 August | Koblenz, West Germany |
High Jump | 2.44m | 29 July | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Women
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mile | 4:15.61 | 10 July | Nice, France | |
Half Marathon | 1:08:31 | 16 September | New Bedford, United States |
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 9.94 | |
2. | 9.97 | |
3. | 10.02 | |
4. | 10.03 | |
5. | 10.04 |
200 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 19.96 | |
2. | 20.09 | |
4. | 20.12 | |
5. | 20.13 |
400 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 44.27 | |
2. | 44.30 | |
3. | 44.36 | |
4. | 44.47 | |
5. | 44.58 |
800 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:43.16 | |
2. | 1:43.38 | |
— | 1:43.38 | |
4. | 1:43.39 | |
5. | 1:43.60 |
1,500 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 3:30.55 | |
2. | 3:30.63 | |
3. | 3:32.57 | |
4. | 3:32.98 | |
5. | 3:33.33 |
Mile
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 3:49.90 | |
2. | 3:50.09 | |
3. | 3:50.49 | |
4. | 3:51.07 | |
5. | 3:51.15 |
3,000 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 7:29.45 | |
2. | 7:35.01 | |
3. | 7:35.71 | |
4. | 7:38.93 | |
5. | 7:39.41 |
5,000 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 13:04.24 | |
2. | 13:06.26 | |
3. | 13:07.79 | |
4. | 13:12.10 | |
5. | 13:13.84 |
10,000 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 27:08.23 | |
2. | 27:16.50 | |
3. | 27:17.82 | |
4. | 27:24.16 | |
5. | 27:28.07 |
Half Marathon
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:01:10 |
Marathon
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 2:08:01 | |
2. | 2:08:40 | |
3. | 2:09:03 | |
4. | 2:09:06 | |
— | 2:09:06 |
110m Hurdles
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 12.92 | |
2. | 13.11 | |
3. | 13.19 | |
4. | 13.20 | |
5. | 13.22 |
400m Hurdles
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 47.86 | |
2. | 47.94 | |
3. | 48.20 | |
4. | 48.27 | |
5. | 48.33 |
3,000m Steeplechase
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 8:05.35 | |
2. | 8:06.03 | |
3. | 8:12.18 | |
4. | 8:13.38 | |
5. | 8:15.80 |
High Jump
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | 2.44 | |
2. | 2.40 | |
3. | 2.39 | |
4. | 2.37 | |
5. | 2.34 | |
Long Jump
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 8.70 | |
2. | 8.54 | |
3. | 8.49 | |
4. | 8.37 | |
5. | 8.33 |
Triple Jump
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 17.62 | |
2. | 17.58 | |
3. | 17.57 | |
4. | 17.53 | |
5. | 17.47 |
Discus
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 70.92 | |
2. | 68.88 | |
3. | 68.28 | |
4. | 68.12 | |
5. | 67.64 |
Shot Put
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 22.19 | |
2. | 22.18 | |
4. | 21.57 | |
5. | 21.42 |
Hammer
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 82.84 | |
2. | 82.52 | |
3. | 82.30 | |
4. | 81.92 | |
5. | 81.00 |
Javelin (new design)
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 87.60 | |
2. | 85.90 | |
3. | 85.34 | |
4. | 84.84 | |
5. | 84.76 |
Pole Vault
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | 6.00 | |
— | 6.00 | |
3. | 5.90 | |
4. | 5.81 | |
Decathlon
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | 8549 | |
2. | 8485 | |
3. | 8437 | |
4. | 8351 | |
5. | 8317 |
Women's Best Year Performers
60 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 7.05 | |
2. | 7.07 | |
3. | 7.10 | |
4. | 7.11 | |
5. | 7.12 |
100 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 10.78 | |
2. | 10.95 | |
3. | 11.04 | |
4. | 11.05 | |
5. | 11.07 |
200 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 22.04 | |
2. | 22.06 | |
3. | 22.21 | |
4. | 22.23 | |
5. | 22.29 |
400 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 50.01 | |
2. | 50.18 | |
3. | 50.48 | |
4. | 50.63 | |
5. | 50.74 |
800 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:54.44 | |
2. | 1:55.70 | |
3. | 1:56.55 | |
4. | 1:57.27 | |
5. | 1:58.0 |
1,500 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 3:59.23* | |
2. | 4:00.89 | |
3. | 4:02.08 | |
4. | 4:03.13 | |
5. | 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. | 4:15.61 | |
2. | 4:20.39 | |
3. | 4:22.52 | |
4. | 4:24.75 | |
5. | 4:27.19 |
3,000 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 8:38.48 | |
2. | 8:38.51 | |
3. | 8:38.97 | |
4. | 8:40.85 | |
5. | 8:42.12 |
5,000 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 14:59.01 | |
2. | 15:00.00 | |
3. | 15:01.30 | |
4. | 15:14.54 | |
5. | 15:15.76 |
10,000 metres
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 30:48.51 | |
2. | 31:33.92 | |
3. | 31:46.43 | |
4. | 31:52.09 | |
5. | 31:54.0 |
Half Marathon
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:08:31 |
Marathon
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 2:24:33 | |
2. | 2:25:56 | |
3. | 2:27:05 | |
4. | 2:27:16 | |
5. | 2:27:54 |
60m Hurdles
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 7.73 | |
2. | 7.77 | |
3. | 7.78 | |
4. | 7.81 | |
5. | 7.82 |
100m Hurdles
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 12.60 | |
2. | 12.65 | |
3. | 12.68 | |
5. | 12.69 |
400m Hurdles
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 53.37 | |
2. | 53.82 | |
3. | 54.35 | |
4. | 54.42 | |
5. | 54.64 |
High Jump
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | 2.04 m | |
2. | 2.01 m | |
3. | 2.00 m | |
Long Jump
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 7.24 m | |
2. | 7.15 m | |
3. | 7.12 m | |
4. | 7.08 m | |
5. | 6.98 m |
Shot Put
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 20.82 m | |
2. | 20.78 m | |
3. | 20.73 m | |
4. | 20.54 m | |
5. | 20.50 m |
Javelin (old design)
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 76.88 | |
2. | 71.12 | |
3. | 70.76 | |
4. | 70.12 | |
5. | 69.38 |
Heptathlon
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | 7007 | |
2. | 6686 | |
3. | 6604 | |
4. | 6602 | |
5. | 6575 |
Marathons
International Races
DATE | MARATHON | NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 15 | Hamilton | 2:26:46 | 2:58:40 | |||
January 15 | Marrakech | 2:15:49 | 2:39:19 | |||
January 29 | Osaka | — | — | 2:30:21 | ||
February 5 | Oita | 2:12:26 | — | — | ||
February 5 | Valencia | 2:19:09 | 2:46:19 | |||
February 12 | Manila | 2:24:35 | 2:55:00 | |||
February 26 | Seville | 2:16:59 | 2:51:33 | |||
March 5 | Los Angeles | 2:13:01 | 2:34:42 | |||
March 12 | Arusha | 2:14:40 | 3:23:03 | |||
March 12 | Hong Kong | 2:38:44 | 3:41:59 | |||
March 19 | Barcelona | 2:16:37 | 2:37:41 | |||
March 19 | Tokyo | 2:09:34 | — | — | ||
April 9 | Bremem | 2:16:42 | 2:48:46 | |||
April 16 | Rotterdam | 2:08:39 | 2:32:03 | |||
April 16 | Vienna | 2:10:28 | "2:34:46 | |||
April 17 | Boston | 2:09:06 | 2:24:33 | |||
April 23 | Budapest | 2:19:52 | 2:45:50 | |||
April 23 | London | 2:09:03 | 2:25:56 | |||
April 23 | Lyon | 2:14:42 | 2:58:59 | |||
April 23 | Munich | 2:11:30 | 2:37:04 | |||
April 23 | Rotorua | 2:18:21 | 2:46:02 | |||
April 30 | Les Herbiers | 2:14:29 | 2:43:07 | |||
April 30 | Madrid | 2:15:16 | 2:41:14 | |||
April 30 | Paris | 2:13:03 | 2:29:23 | |||
May 1 | Belfast | 2:20:45 | 2:58:31 | |||
May 1 | Rome | 2:20:43 | 2:46:28 | |||
May 7 | Amsterdam | 2:13:52 | 2:47:16 | |||
May 7 | Long Beach | 2:12:27 | 2:43:33 | |||
May 7 | Pittsburgh | 2:15:28 | 2:32:39 | |||
May 7 | Vancouver | 2:19:41 | 2:50:05 | |||
May 21 | Hamburg | 2:13:21 | 2:40:28 | |||
June 3 | Stockholm | 2:13:24 | 2:33:26 | |||
June 4 | Auckland | 2:18:28 | 2:46:35 | |||
June 11 | Redcliffe | 2:22:51 | 2:51:09 | |||
June 25 | Rio de Janeiro | 2:16:07 | 2:53:47 | |||
July 9 | San Francisco | 2:15:01 | 3:09:08 | |||
July 15 | Nuremberg | 2:32:03 | 3:03:07 | |||
July 23 | Brisbane | 2:10:11 | 2:51:30 | |||
July 30 | Blumenau | 2:17:52 | 2:47:47 | |||
August 12 | Helsinki | 2:18:58 | 2:40:30 | |||
August 13 | Adelaide | 2:25:50 | 2:49:49 | |||
August 20 | Reykjavik | 2:25:49 | 2:47:25 | |||
August 26 | Rio de Janeiro | 2:18:19 | 2:56:44 | |||
September 9 | Oslo | 2:19:05 | 2:38:15 | |||
September 17 | Buenos Aires | 2:16:03 | 2:43:58 | |||
September 24 | Brussels | 2:16:46 | 2:36:49 | |||
September 24 | Ciudad Mexico | 2:17:54 | 2:44:34 | |||
September 24 | Montreal | 2:20:07 | 2:39:46 | |||
September 24 | Portland | 2:18:45 | 2:44:09 | |||
October 1 | Berlin | — | 2:10:11 | 2:28:45 | ||
October 8 | Melbourne | 2:18:13 | '2:49:18 | |||
October 8 | Penang | 2:35:09 | 3:03:02 | |||
October 8 | Venice | 2:16:08 | 2:36:02 | |||
October 15 | Beijing | 2:12:47 | 2:27:16 | |||
October 15 | Istanbul | 2:27:41 | — | — | ||
October 22 | Athens | 2:23:19 | 2:37:42 | |||
October 22 | Frankfurt | 2:13:51 | 2:33:14 | |||
October 22 | Hamilton | 2:25:23 | 3:23:45 | |||
October 22 | Split | 2:26:16 | 3:10:18 | |||
October 29 | Chicago | 2:11:25 | 2:28:15 | |||
October 30 | Dublin | 2:16:45 | 2:44:32 | |||
November 5 | New York City | 2:08:01 | 2:25:30 | |||
November 6 | Lisbon | 2:16:56 | 2:47:27 | |||
November 12 | Iraklion | 2:19:05 | 2:45:27 | |||
November 19 | Rome | 2:13:17 | 2:39:10 | |||
November 19 | Tokyo | — | — | 2:31:33 | ||
November 26 | Bangkok | 2:20:15 | 2:47:53 | |||
November 26 | Kawaguchiko | 2:18:10 | 2:53:55 | |||
December 3 | Fukuoka | 2:12:54 | — | — | ||
December 10 | Honolulu | 2:11:47 | 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)
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