| 1989 in athletics | |
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| Major world events | World Indoor Championships | 
| ← 1988  1990 →  | |
| Years in the sport of athletics | 
| 1989 in sports | 
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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 |  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 | Zurich, 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 | 
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mile | .svg.png.webp) Paula Ivan (ROU) | 4:15.61 | 10 July | Nice, France | 
| Half Marathon |  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. |  Leroy Burrell (USA) | 9.94 | 
| 2. |  Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 9.97 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Frank Fredericks (RSA) | 10.02 | 
| 4. |  Dennis Mitchell (USA) | 10.03 | 
| 5. |  Andre Cason (USA) | 10.04 | 
200 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
400 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
800 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Mile
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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. | .svg.png.webp) Vincent Rousseau (BEL) | 7:39.41 | 
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 27:08.23 | 
| 2. |  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 27:16.50 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Addis Abebe (ETH) | 27:17.82 | 
| 4. |  Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 27:24.16 | 
| 5. |  John Ngugi (KEN) | 27:28.07 | 
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Matthew Temane (RSA) | 1:01:10 | 
Marathon
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2:08:01 | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) | 2:08:40 | 
| 3. |  Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) | 2:09:03 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) | 2:09:06 | 
| — | .svg.png.webp) Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | 2:09:06 | 
110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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. | .svg.png.webp) Graeme Fell (CAN) | 8:15.80 | 
High Jump
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT | 
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 
Long Jump
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Triple Jump
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Discus
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Shot Put
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 22.19 | 
| 2. |  Randy Barnes (USA) | 22.18 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Werner Günthör (SUI) | ||
| 4. |  Jim Doehring (USA) | 21.57 | 
| 5. |  Aleksandr Bagach (URS) | 21.42 | 
Hammer
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Javelin (new design)
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Pole Vault
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT | 
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 
Decathlon
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dave Johnson (USA) | 8549 | 
| 2. |  Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 8485 | 
| 3. |  Richardas Malakhovskis (URS) | 8437 | 
| 4. |  Christian Schenk (GDR) | 8351 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Michael Smith (CAN) | 8317 | 
Women's Best Year Performers
60 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
100 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
200 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dawn Sowell (USA) | 22.04 | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) Evette de Klerk (RSA) | 22.06 | 
| 3. |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.21 | 
| 4. |  Silke Möller (GDR) | 22.23 | 
| 5. |  Dannette Young (USA) | 22.29 | 
400 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
800 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:54.44 | 
| 2. |  Sigrun Wodars (GDR) | 1:55.70 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Doina Melinte (ROU) | 1:56.55 | 
| 4. |  Dalia Matuseviciene (URS) | 1:57.27 | 
| 5. |  Olga Dogadina (URS) | 1:58.0 | 
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Paula Ivan (ROU) | 3:59.23* | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
- 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. | .svg.png.webp) Paula Ivan (ROU) | 4:15.61 | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) Doina Melinte (ROU) | 4:20.39 | 
| 3. |  Svetlana Kitova (URS) | 4:22.52 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Lynn Williams (CAN) | 4:24.75 | 
| 5. |  Bev Nicholson (GBR) | 4:27.19 | 
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Kathrin Ulrich (GDR) | 14:59.01 | 
| 2. |  PattiSue Plumer (USA) | 15:00.00 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Lynn Williams (CAN) | 15:01.30 | 
| 4. |  Liz McColgan (GBR) | 15:14.54 | 
| 5. |  Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) | 15:15.76 | 
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 30:48.51 | 
| 2. |  Kathrin Ulrich (GDR) | 31:33.92 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Viorica Ghican (ROU) | 31:46.43 | 
| 4. |  Iris Biba (GDR) | 31:52.09 | 
| 5. |  Akemi Matsuno (JPN) | 31:54.0 | 
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1:08:31 | 
Marathon
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
60m Hurdles
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
100m Hurdles
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 12.60 | 
| 2. |  Monique Éwanjé-Épée (FRA) | 12.65 | 
| 3. |  Yelizaveta Chernyshova (URS) | 12.68 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Mihaela Pogăcean (ROU) | ||
| 5. |  Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 12.69 | 
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 53.37 | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) Myrtle Bothma (RSA) | 53.82 | 
| 3. |  Petra Krug (GDR) | 54.35 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 54.42 | 
| 5. |  Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 54.64 | 
High Jump
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Silvia Costa (CUB) | 2.04 m | 
| 2. |  Heike Balck (GDR) | 2.01 m | 
| 3. |  Jan Wohlschlag (USA) | 2.00 m | 
| .svg.png.webp) Alina Astafei (ROU) | ||
|  Heike Henkel (FRG) | 
Long Jump
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 7.24 m | 
| 2. |  Helga Radtke (GDR) | 7.15 m | 
| 3. |  Larisa Berezhnaya (URS) | 7.12 m | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Marieta Ilcu (ROU) | 7.08 m | 
| 5. |  Nijolé Medvedeva (URS) | 6.98 m | 
Shot Put
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Li Meisu (CHN) | 20.82 m | 
| 2. |  Heike Hartwig (GDR) | 20.78 m | 
| 3. |  Zhihong HuangCHN () | 20.73 m | 
| 4. |  Astrid Kumbernuss (GDR) | 20.54 m | 
| 5. |  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 20.50 m | 
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Heptathlon
| RANK | 1989 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Larisa Nikitina (URS) | 7007 | 
| 2. |  Anke Behmer (GDR) | 6686 | 
| 3. |  Remigija Nazaroviené (URS) | 6604 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Liliana Nastase (ROU) | 6602 | 
| 5. |  Sabine Braun (GDR) | 6575 | 
Marathons
International Races
| DATE | MARATHON | NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | Hamilton |  Bermuda |  James Doig | 2:26:46 |  Sally Zimmer | 2:58:40 | 
| January 15 | Marrakech |  Morocco | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Canada |  Shem-Tov Sabag | 2:19:41 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Australia |  Lawrence Adams | 2:22:51 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | .svg.png.webp) Bradley Camp | 2:10:11 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium |  Pavel Klimes | 2:16:46 | .svg.png.webp) Nelly Aerts | 2:36:49 | 
| September 24 | Ciudad Mexico |  Mexico | .svg.png.webp) Tesfaye Tafa | 2:17:54 |  Maria Flora Morena | 2:44:34 | 
| September 24 | Montreal | .svg.png.webp) Canada | .svg.png.webp) Peter Maher | 2:20:07 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Australia |  Takeshi Soh | 2:18:13 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
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
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