1989_in_athletics_(track_and_field)
1989 in the sport of athletics
Overview of the events of 1989 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1989 in athletics.
Quick Facts Major world events ...
1989 in athletics | |
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Major world events | World Indoor Championships |
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Men
More information EVENT, ATHLETE ...
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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3,000 metres | Said Aouita (MAR) | 7:29.45 | 20 August | Köln, West Germany |
10,000 metres | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 27:08.23 | 18 August | Berlin, West Germany |
110 m hurdles | Roger Kingdom (USA) | 12.92 | 16 August | Zürich, Switzerland |
3,000 m steeplechase | Peter Koech (KEN) | 8:05.35 | 3 July | Stockholm, Sweden |
4 × 200 metres relay | Santa Monica TC United States • Danny Everett • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis |
1:19.38 | 23 August | Koblenz, West Germany |
High Jump | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.44m | 29 July | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Women
More information EVENT, ATHLETE ...
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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Mile | Paula Ivan (ROU) | 4:15.61 | 10 July | Nice, France |
Half Marathon | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1:08:31 | 16 September | New Bedford, United States |
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100 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Leroy Burrell (USA) | 9.94 |
2. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 9.97 |
3. | Frank Fredericks (RSA) | 10.02 |
4. | Dennis Mitchell (USA) | 10.03 |
5. | Andre Cason (USA) | 10.04 |
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200 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 19.96 |
2. | Dennis Mitchell (USA) | 20.09 |
Floyd Heard (USA) | ||
4. | Mark Witherspoon (USA) | 20.12 |
5. | Joe DeLoach (USA) | 20.13 |
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400 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | 44.27 |
2. | Butch Reynolds (USA) | 44.30 |
3. | Danny Everett (USA) | 44.36 |
4. | Steve Lewis (USA) | 44.47 |
5. | Roberto Hernández (CUB) | 44.58 |
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800 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Paul Ereng (KEN) | 1:43.16 |
2. | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) | 1:43.38 |
— | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 1:43.38 |
4. | Johnny Gray (USA) | 1:43.39 |
5. | Abdi Bile (SOM) | 1:43.60 |
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1,500 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Abdi Bile (SOM) | 3:30.55 |
2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:30.63 |
3. | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:32.57 |
4. | Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) | 3:32.98 |
5. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:33.33 |
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Mile
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Abdi Bile (SOM) | 3:49.90 |
2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:50.09 |
3. | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:50.49 |
4. | Joe Falcon (USA) | 3:51.07 |
5. | Dieter Baumann (FRG) | 3:51.15 |
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3,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 7:29.45 |
2. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 7:35.01 |
3. | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 7:35.71 |
4. | Dieter Baumann (FRG) | 7:38.93 |
5. | Vincent Rousseau (BEL) | 7:39.41 |
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5,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 13:04.24 |
2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 13:06.26 |
3. | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 13:07.79 |
4. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 13:12.10 |
5. | Sydney Maree (USA) | 13:13.84 |
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10,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 27:08.23 |
2. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 27:16.50 |
3. | Addis Abebe (ETH) | 27:17.82 |
4. | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 27:24.16 |
5. | John Ngugi (KEN) | 27:28.07 |
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Half Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Matthew Temane (RSA) | 1:01:10 |
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Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2:08:01 |
2. | Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) | 2:08:40 |
3. | Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) | 2:09:03 |
4. | Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) | 2:09:06 |
— | Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | 2:09:06 |
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110m Hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Roger Kingdom (USA) | 12.92 |
2. | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.11 |
3. | Greg Foster (USA) | 13.19 |
4. | Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) | 13.20 |
5. | Tonie Campbell (USA) | 13.22 |
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400m Hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Kevin Young (USA) | 47.86 |
2. | Andre Phillips (USA) | 47.94 |
3. | Winthrop Graham (JAM) | 48.20 |
4. | Danny Harris (USA) | 48.27 |
5. | David Patrick (USA) | 48.33 |
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3,000m Steeplechase
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Peter Koech (KEN) | 8:05.35 |
2. | Patrick Sang (KEN) | 8:06.03 |
3. | Julius Kariuki (KEN) | 8:12.18 |
4. | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | 8:13.38 |
5. | Graeme Fell (CAN) | 8:15.80 |
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High Jump
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.44 |
2. | Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) | 2.40 |
3. | Hollis Conway (USA) | 2.39 |
4. | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) | 2.37 |
5. | Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) | 2.34 |
Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) | ||
Dalton Grant (GBR) |
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Long Jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Larry Myricks (USA) | 8.70 |
2. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.54 |
3. | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.49 |
4. | Leroy Burrell (USA) | 8.37 |
5. | Vladimir Ratushkov (URS) | 8.33 |
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Triple Jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Volodymyr Inozemtsev (URS) | 17.62 |
2. | Oleg Sakirkin (URS) | 17.58 |
3. | Mike Conley (USA) | 17.57 |
4. | Charles Simpkins (USA) | 17.53 |
5. | Kenny Harrison (USA) | 17.47 |
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Discus
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) | 70.92 |
2. | Mike Buncic (USA) | 68.88 |
3. | Luis Delís (CUB) | 68.28 |
4. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 68.12 |
5. | Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) | 67.64 |
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Shot Put
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 22.19 |
2. | Randy Barnes (USA) | 22.18 |
Werner Günthör (SUI) | ||
4. | Jim Doehring (USA) | 21.57 |
5. | Aleksandr Bagach (URS) | 21.42 |
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Hammer
Main article: 1989 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Heinz Weis (FRG) | 82.84 |
2. | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | 82.52 |
3. | Vasiliy Sidorenko (URS) | 82.30 |
4. | Yuriy Syedikh (URS) | 81.92 |
5. | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) | 81.00 |
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Javelin (new design)
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) | 87.60 |
2. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 85.90 |
3. | Tom Petranoff (USA) | 85.34 |
4. | Volker Hadwich (GDR) | 84.84 |
5. | Peter Borglund (SWE) | 84.76 |
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Pole Vault
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 6.00 |
— | Rodion Gataullin (URS) | 6.00 |
3. | Joe Dial (USA) | 5.90 |
4. | Grigoriy Yegorov (URS) | 5.81 |
Tim Bright (USA) |
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Decathlon
More information RANK, POINTS ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Dave Johnson (USA) | 8549 |
2. | Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 8485 |
3. | Richardas Malakhovskis (URS) | 8437 |
4. | Christian Schenk (GDR) | 8351 |
5. | Michael Smith (CAN) | 8317 |
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60 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Nelli Cooman (NLD) | 7.05 |
2. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 7.07 |
3. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 7.10 |
4. | Alice Brown (USA) | 7.11 |
5. | Olga Bogoslovskaya (URS) | 7.12 |
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100 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Dawn Sowell (USA) | 10.78 |
2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.95 |
3. | Laurence Bily (FRA) | 11.04 |
4. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 11.05 |
5. | Sheila Echols (USA) | 11.07 |
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200 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Dawn Sowell (USA) | 22.04 |
2. | Evette de Klerk (RSA) | 22.06 |
3. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.21 |
4. | Silke Möller (GDR) | 22.23 |
5. | Dannette Young (USA) | 22.29 |
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400 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 50.01 |
2. | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 50.18 |
3. | Grit Breuer (GDR) | 50.48 |
4. | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 50.63 |
5. | Tatyana Alekseyeva (URS) | 50.74 |
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800 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:54.44 |
2. | Sigrun Wodars (GDR) | 1:55.70 |
3. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 1:56.55 |
4. | Dalia Matuseviciene (URS) | 1:57.27 |
5. | Olga Dogadina (URS) | 1:58.0 |
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1,500 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Paula Ivan (ROU) | 3:59.23* |
2. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 4:00.89 |
3. | Svetlana Kitova (URS) | 4:02.08 |
4. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 4:03.13 |
5. | Yvonne Mai (GDR) | 4:03.15 |
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- Ivan ran 3:59.23 for 1500m on her way to the mile world record of 4:15.61 in Nice.
Mile
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Paula Ivan (ROU) | 4:15.61 |
2. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 4:20.39 |
3. | Svetlana Kitova (URS) | 4:22.52 |
4. | Lynn Williams (CAN) | 4:24.75 |
5. | Bev Nicholson (GBR) | 4:27.19 |
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3,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Paula Ivan (ROU) | 8:38.48 |
2. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 8:38.51 |
3. | Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA) | 8:38.97 |
4. | Elly van Hulst (NED) | 8:40.85 |
5. | PattiSue Plumer (USA) | 8:42.12 |
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5,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Kathrin Ulrich (GDR) | 14:59.01 |
2. | PattiSue Plumer (USA) | 15:00.00 |
3. | Lynn Williams (CAN) | 15:01.30 |
4. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 15:14.54 |
5. | Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) | 15:15.76 |
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10,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 30:48.51 |
2. | Kathrin Ulrich (GDR) | 31:33.92 |
3. | Viorica Ghican (ROU) | 31:46.43 |
4. | Iris Biba (GDR) | 31:52.09 |
5. | Akemi Matsuno (JPN) | 31:54.0 |
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Half Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1:08:31 |
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Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 2:24:33 |
2. | Veronique Marot (GBR) | 2:25:56 |
3. | Wanda Panfil (POL) | 2:27:05 |
4. | Mun Gyong-Ae (PRK) | 2:27:16 |
5. | Kim Jones (USA) | 2:27:54 |
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60m Hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 7.73 |
2. | Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 7.77 |
3. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 7.78 |
4. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.81 |
5. | Yelizaveta Chernyshova (URS) | 7.82 |
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100m Hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 12.60 |
2. | Monique Éwanjé-Épée (FRA) | 12.65 |
3. | Yelizaveta Chernyshova (URS) | 12.68 |
Mihaela Pogăcean (ROU) | ||
5. | Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 12.69 |
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400m Hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 53.37 |
2. | Myrtle Bothma (RSA) | 53.82 |
3. | Petra Krug (GDR) | 54.35 |
4. | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 54.42 |
5. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 54.64 |
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High Jump
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Silvia Costa (CUB) | 2.04 m |
2. | Heike Balck (GDR) | 2.01 m |
3. | Jan Wohlschlag (USA) | 2.00 m |
Alina Astafei (ROU) | ||
Heike Henkel (FRG) |
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Long Jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 7.24 m |
2. | Helga Radtke (GDR) | 7.15 m |
3. | Larisa Berezhnaya (URS) | 7.12 m |
4. | Marieta Ilcu (ROU) | 7.08 m |
5. | Nijolé Medvedeva (URS) | 6.98 m |
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Shot Put
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Li Meisu (CHN) | 20.82 m |
2. | Heike Hartwig (GDR) | 20.78 m |
3. | Zhihong HuangCHN (25x17px) | 20.73 m |
4. | Astrid Kumbernuss (GDR) | 20.54 m |
5. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 20.50 m |
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Javelin (old design)
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Petra Felke (GDR) | 76.88 |
2. | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 71.12 |
3. | Beate Koch (GDR) | 70.76 |
4. | Karen Forkel (GDR) | 70.12 |
5. | Natalya Shikolenko (URS) | 69.38 |
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Heptathlon
More information RANK, POINTS ...
RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Larisa Nikitina (URS) | 7007 |
2. | Anke Behmer (GDR) | 6686 |
3. | Remigija Nazaroviené (URS) | 6604 |
4. | Liliana Nastase (ROU) | 6602 |
5. | Sabine Braun (GDR) | 6575 |
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International Races
More information DATE, MARATHON ...
DATE | MARATHON | NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME |
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January 15 | Hamilton | Bermuda | James Doig | 2:26:46 | Sally Zimmer | 2:58:40 |
January 15 | Marrakech | Morocco | Jean Weyts | 2:15:49 | Janis Klecker | 2:39:19 |
January 29 | Osaka | Japan | — | — | Lorraine Moller | 2:30:21 |
February 5 | Oita | Japan | Satoru Shimizu | 2:12:26 | — | — |
February 5 | Valencia | Spain | Miroslaw Dzienisik | 2:19:09 | Elisenda Pucurull | 2:46:19 |
February 12 | Manila | Philippines | Osmiro Souza da Silva | 2:24:35 | Cesarina Taroni | 2:55:00 |
February 26 | Seville | Spain | Suleiman Nyambui | 2:16:59 | Consuelo Alonso | 2:51:33 |
March 5 | Los Angeles | United States | Arthur Boileau | 2:13:01 | Zoya Ivanova | 2:34:42 |
March 12 | Arusha | Tanzania | Simon Naali | 2:14:40 | Blanka James | 3:23:03 |
March 12 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Kevin Ball | 2:38:44 | Ko Funglong | 3:41:59 |
March 19 | Barcelona | Spain | Douglas Kurtis | 2:16:37 | Martine Vandegehuchte | 2:37:41 |
March 19 | Tokyo | Japan | Hiromi Taniguchi | 2:09:34 | — | — |
April 9 | Bremem | West Germany | Heinz-Bernhardt Burger | 2:16:42 | Ewa Wrzosek | 2:48:46 |
April 16 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Belayneh Dinsamo | 2:08:39 | Elena Murgoci | 2:32:03 |
April 16 | Vienna | Austria | Alfredo Shahanga | 2:10:28 | Christa Vahlensieck | 2:34:46 |
April 17 | Boston | United States | Abebe Mekonnen | 2:09:06 | Ingrid Kristiansen | 2:24:33 |
April 23 | Budapest | Hungary | Stefan Seidemann | 2:19:52 | Dana Hajna | 2:45:50 |
April 23 | London | United Kingdom | Douglas Wakiihuri | 2:09:03 | Veronique Marot | 2:25:56 |
April 23 | Lyon | France | Mohamed Youkmane | 2:14:42 | M Carrara | 2:58:59 |
April 23 | Munich | West Germany | Herbert Steffny | 2:11:30 | Janete Mayal | 2:37:04 |
April 23 | Rotorua | New Zealand | Paul Ballinger | 2:18:21 | Bernardine Portenski | 2:46:02 |
April 30 | Les Herbiers | France | Csaba Szűcs | 2:14:29 | Lydia Camberg | 2:43:07 |
April 30 | Madrid | Spain | Jose Cesar Sousa | 2:15:16 | Elena Cobos | 2:41:14 |
April 30 | Paris | France | Steve Brace | 2:13:03 | Kazue Kojima | 2:29:23 |
May 1 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ian Bloomfield | 2:20:45 | Rosaleen Hayden | 2:58:31 |
May 1 | Rome | Italy | Guido Genicco | 2:20:43 | Pascaline Wangui | 2:46:28 |
May 7 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Gerard Genicco | 2:13:52 | Gabriela Gorzynska | 2:47:16 |
May 7 | Long Beach | United States | Rex Wilson | 2:12:27 | Wen Yanming | 2:43:33 |
May 7 | Pittsburgh | United States | Kenneth Martin | 2:15:28 | Margareth Groos | 2:32:39 |
May 7 | Vancouver | Canada | Shem-Tov Sabag | 2:19:41 | Anne Mangal | 2:50:05 |
May 21 | Hamburg | West Germany | Nivaldo Filho | 2:13:21 | Jolanda Homminga | 2:40:28 |
June 3 | Stockholm | Sweden | David Clarke | 2:13:24 | Evy Palm | 2:33:26 |
June 4 | Auckland | New Zealand | Murray Fleming | 2:18:28 | Helen Moros | 2:46:35 |
June 11 | Redcliffe | Australia | Lawrence Adams | 2:22:51 | Jan Fedrick | 2:51:09 |
June 25 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Joao de Souza | 2:16:07 | Evany Souza | 2:53:47 |
July 9 | San Francisco | United States | Ernest Tjela | 2:15:01 | Stephanie Robertson | 3:09:08 |
July 15 | Nuremberg | West Germany | Andreas Achleitner | 2:32:03 | Ulrike Pietzsch | 3:03:07 |
July 23 | Brisbane | Australia | Bradley Camp | 2:10:11 | Jan Fedrick | 2:51:30 |
July 30 | Blumenau | Brazil | Valmir de Carvalho | 2:17:52 | Nercy Freitas de Costa | 2:47:47 |
August 12 | Helsinki | Finland | Jouni Kortelainen | 2:18:58 | Ritva Lemettinen | 2:40:30 |
August 13 | Adelaide | Australia | John Duck | 2:25:50 | Leslie Watson | 2:49:49 |
August 20 | Reykjavik | Iceland | Robin Nash | 2:25:49 | Wilma Rusman | 2:47:25 |
August 26 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Jose Carlos Santana | 2:18:19 | Marinete Quintanilha | 2:56:44 |
September 9 | Oslo | Norway | Ronald Boreham | 2:19:05 | Olga Durynina | 2:38:15 |
September 17 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Juan Pablo Juarez | 2:16:03 | Ana Maria Nielsen | 2:43:58 |
September 24 | Brussels | Belgium | Pavel Klimes | 2:16:46 | Nelly Aerts | 2:36:49 |
September 24 | Ciudad Mexico | Mexico | Tesfaye Tafa | 2:17:54 | Maria Flora Morena | 2:44:34 |
September 24 | Montreal | Canada | Peter Maher | 2:20:07 | Helene Rochefort | 2:39:46 |
September 24 | Portland | United States | Tsugumichi Sadakata | 2:18:45 | Debra Myra | 2:44:09 |
October 1 | Berlin | — | Alfredo Shahanga | 2:10:11 | Päivi Tikkanen | 2:28:45 |
October 8 | Melbourne | Australia | Takeshi Soh | 2:18:13 | Colleen Stephens | '2:49:18 |
October 8 | Penang | Malaysia | Amaran Raman | 2:35:09 | Sunita Anand Godara | 3:03:02 |
October 8 | Venice | Italy | Marco Milani | 2:16:08 | Emma Scaunich | 2:36:02 |
October 15 | Beijing | China | Peter Dall | 2:12:47 | Mun Gyong-Ae | 2:27:16 |
October 15 | Istanbul | Turkey | Aydin Ceken | 2:27:41 | — | — |
October 22 | Athens | Greece | Jan van Rijthoven | 2:23:19 | Leslie Lewis | 2:37:42 |
October 22 | Frankfurt | West Germany | Herbert Steffny | 2:13:51 | Iris Biba | 2:33:14 |
October 22 | Hamilton | New Zealand | Robert Schuddeboom | 2:25:23 | Irene Wilson | 3:23:45 |
October 22 | Split | Croatia | Michel de Maat | 2:26:16 | Tatyana Ulyanova | 3:10:18 |
October 29 | Chicago | United States | Paul Davies-Hale | 2:11:25 | Lisa Weidenbach | 2:28:15 |
October 30 | Dublin | Ireland | John Griffin | 2:16:45 | Pauline Nolen | 2:44:32 |
November 5 | New York City | United States | Juma Ikangaa | 2:08:01 | Ingrid Kristiansen | 2:25:30 |
November 6 | Lisbon | Portugal | Joaquim Silva | 2:16:56 | Evany Souza | 2:47:27 |
November 12 | Iraklion | Greece | Christopher Prior | 2:19:05 | Glynis Penny | 2:45:27 |
November 19 | Rome | Italy | Mohamed Salmi | 2:13:17 | Pascaline Wangui | 2:39:10 |
November 19 | Tokyo | Japan | — | — | Lyubov Klochko | 2:31:33 |
November 26 | Bangkok | Thailand | Douglas Kurtis | 2:20:15 | Cesarina Taroni | 2:47:53 |
November 26 | Kawaguchiko | Japan | Wieslaw Perszke | 2:18:10 | Reiko Hirosawa | 2:53:55 |
December 3 | Fukuoka | Japan | Manuel Matias | 2:12:54 | — | — |
December 10 | Honolulu | United States | Simon Naali | 2:11:47 | Carla Beurskens | 2:31:50 |
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- 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
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun (56), American athlete (b. 1933)