1986

Recap of the year 1986 in sports.

Contents 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Dogsled racing 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian Rules) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13 Gaelic Athletic Association 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 19 Radiosport 20 Skiing 21 Snooker 22 Tennis 23 Water Polo 24 General sporting events 25 Births 26 Deaths

[edit] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • February- Geoff Bodine won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
• CART Racing - Bobby Rahal
  • June - Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Rahal Note: this race was run on a Saturday 6 days after the race was rained out.
• Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Derek Bell / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Al Holbert won, driving a Porsche 962C
• Rally racing - Juha Kankkunen in a Peugeot won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Henri Toivonen / Sergio Cresto won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta S4
• Drag racing:
  • Don Garlits won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
  • Darrell Gwynn won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

[edit] Baseball

• All-Star Game: American League Manager Dick Howser is diagnosed with brain cancer after mixing up signals during the game.
• Dave Righetti saves 46 games for the New York Yankees, breaking a record shared by Dan Quisenberry and Bruce Sutter.
• October 27 - 1986 World Series: The New York Mets win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox.
• See 1986 in baseball

[edit] Basketball

• 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:
  • Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
• NBA Finals:
  • June - Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Houston Rockets
• FIBA World Championship
  • USA World Champion

[edit] Boxing

• March 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada - Marvin Hagler retained the World Middleweight Championship with an 11th round knockout of John Mugabi.
• November 22 - Mike Tyson knocks-out Trevor Berbick in a round 2 fight, becoming the youngest world heavyweight-boxing champion (He 20 years, 4 months old).

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Roberto Visentini of Italy
• Tour de France - Greg Lemond is the first winner from the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Moreno Argentin of Italy

[edit] Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Granite & Mattie

[edit] Field Hockey

• Men's World Cup in London, England
  • Gold Medal: Australia
  • Silver Medal: England
  • Bronze Medal: West Germany

• Men's Champions Trophy in Karachi, Pakistan
  • Gold Medal: West Germany
  • Silver Medal: Australia
  • Bronze Medal: Pakistan

• Women's World Cup in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: West Germany
  • Bronze Medal: Canada

[edit] Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Brian Boitano, United States
  • Women's champion: Debi Thomas, United States
  • Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union

[edit] Football (American)

• January 26 - Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears won 46-10 over the New England Patriots

[edit] Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Hawthorn wins the 90th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 16.14 (110) d Carlton 9.14 (68))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Greg Williams (Sydney Swans) and Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn)
  • The national draft is held for the first time.

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 39-15 over the Edmonton Eskimos
• Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds won 25-23 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

[edit] Football (Soccer)

• 1986 World Cup: In final, played for second time in Mexico City, Azteca Stadium, Argentina defeating 3-2 West Germany and won second title. This tournament see dominion highest star Diego Maradona; his second goal with England at quarter final he's considered one of the finest ever seen in football history.
• UEFA Champions League: Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 F.C. Barcelona; Steaua Bucuresti won 2-0 on penalties
• UEFA Cup:Two legs; 1st leg Real Madrid C.F. 5-1 1. FC Köln; 2nd leg 1.FC Köln 2-0 Real Madrid CF. Real Madrid CF won 5-3 on aggregate
• Cup Winners' Cup: Dinamo Kiev 3-0 Atlético Madrid
• Super Cup: Steaua Bucuresti 1-0 Dinamo Kiev
• Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg América de Cali 1-2 River Plate; 2nd leg River Plate 1-0 América. River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate

For fuller coverage, see: 1986 in football (soccer)

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny
  • National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 2-15 d. Tyrone 1-10
  • National Football League: Laois 2-6 d. Monaghan 2-5

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
  • National Football League: Wexford

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Cork 4-13 d. Galway 2-15
  • National Hurling League:

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus - at age 46, Nicklaus became the oldest Masters winner, and his last major golf championship (except for the Senior PGA Tour).
  2. June - US Open - Ray Floyd
  3. July - British Open - Greg Norman
  4. August - PGA Championship - Bob Tway

• PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $653,296
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Bruce Crampton - $454,299

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Jane Geddes
• LPGA Championship - Pat Bradley
• Pat Bradley: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $492,021

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - At Talaq
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Golden Choice
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Dancing Brave
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Shahrastani

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Dancing Brave
  2. Epsom Derby - Shahrastani
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Moon Madness

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Ferdinand
  2. Preakness Stakes - Snow Chief
  3. Belmont Stakes - Danzig Connection

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Skywalker
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Lady's Secret
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Capote
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Brave Raj
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Last Tycoon
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Smile
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Manila

[edit] Harness Racing

• North America Cup - Goalie Jeff

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Barberry Spur
  2. Little Brown Jug - Barberry Spur
  3. Messenger Stakes - Amity Chef

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Nuclear Kosmos
  2. Yonkers Trot - Gunslinger Spur
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Sugarcane Hanover

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Village Kid

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 1 over the Calgary Flames

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada

[edit] Lacrosse

• The 5th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. The United States win, and Canada is the runner-up.
• The first Japanese lacrosse team is formed at Keio University.
• The Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) is formed as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League.
• The New Westminster­ Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup.
• Mississauga wins the Founders Cup.
• The Peterborough Maulers win the Minto Cup.

[edit] Radiosport

• Third Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

[edit] Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
  • The women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Johnson beats Steve Davis 18-12
• World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1986/87

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - no tournament held
  2. French Open - Ivan Lendl
  3. Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
  4. September - US Open - Boris Becker

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - no tournament held
  2. French Open - Chris Evert
  3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
  4. September - US Open - Martina Navratilova

• Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.

[edit] Water Polo

• Men's World Championship in Madrid, Spain
  • Gold Medal: Yugoslavia
  • Silver Medal: Italy
  • Bronze Medal: Soviet Union

• Women's World Championship in Madrid, Spain
  • Gold Medal: Australia
  • Silver Medal: The Netherlands
  • Bronze Medal: United States

[edit] General sporting events

• Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea

• Winter Asian Games held in Sapporo, Japan

• British Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, Scotland

• Summer Goodwill Games held in Moscow, Soviet Union

• Second Gay Games held in San Francisco, California

• First Los Angeles Marathon held in Los Angeles, California

[edit] Births

• January 8 — Shuai Peng, Chinese tennis player
• January 9 — Saša Imprić, Croatian medley swimmer
• January 16 — Marta Domachowska, Polish professional tennis player
• February 6 — Mathew Tait, English rugby union player
• February 26 — Katia Pisetsky, Ukraine-born gymnast from Israel
• March 11 — Amanda Weir, American swimmer
• March 28 — Barbora Strýcová, Czech female tennis player
• April 1 — Ireen Wüst, Dutch long track speed skater
• April 2 — Ibrahim Afellay, Moroccan-born football player from Holland
• April 4 — Richard Petherick, New Zealand field hockey player
• April 9 — Mirna Jukić, Croatia-born swimmer from Austra
• April 15 — Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch football player
• April 23 — Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
• April 27 — Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player
• May 12 — Im Dong-hyun, South Korean archer
• May 23 — Alice Mills, Australian swimmer
• June 3 — Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
• June 9 — Caroline Bruce, US swimmer
• June 12 — Stanislava Komarova, Russian swimmer
• July 23 — Muhammet Kızılarslan, Turkish cross-country skier
• July 31 — Evgeni Malkin, Russian Ice Hockey player
• August 7 — Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer
• September 1 — Gaël Monfils, French tennis player
• September 3 — Shaun White, American snow- and skateboarder
• September 15 — Sanja Jovanović, Croatian backstroke swimmer
• October 9 — Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
• November 15 — Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
• November 19 — Jessicah Schipper, Australian swimmer
• November 27 — Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer
• November 30 — Evgenia Linetskaya, Russian tennis player
• December 8 — Amir Khan, British boxer
• December 14 — Atagün Yalçınkaya, Turkish boxer

[edit] Deaths

• January 1 — Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist
• February 17 — Red Ruffing, Major League Baseball pitcher (1924-1947)
• February 27 — Jacques Plante, NHL ice hockey star
• April 6 — Bill Cook, NHL star, New York Rangers
• June 19 — Len Bias, top draft pick of the Boston Celtics, cocaine-induced seizure
• June 27 — Don Rogers, football player, Cleveland Browns, cocaine poisoning
• July 2 — Peanuts Lowrey, Major League Baseball player (1942-1955)
• July 15 — Billy Haughton, Hall of Fame harness-racing driver
• July 25 — Ted Lyons, Major League Baseball pitcher (1923-1946)
• September 4 — Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers baseball great (1930-1947)
• October 12 — Norm Cash, Detroit Tigers baseball great (1958-1974)
• December 1 — Bobby Layne, football player, Detroit Lions

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