1986 in sports
See also: 1985 in sports,
other events of 1986,
1987 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
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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.
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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
* 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.
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October 27 -
World Series: The
New York Mets win 4 games to 3 over the
Boston Red Sox.
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NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
**Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
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NBA Finals:
**June -
Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the
Houston Rockets*
FIBA World Championship**
USA World Champion
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March 10 in
Las Vegas, Nevada -
Marvin Hagler retained the World Middleweight Championship with an 11th round knockout of
John Mugabi.
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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).
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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*
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
**
Susan Butcher won with lead dogs:
Granite &
Mattie*
Men's World Cup in
London,
England** Gold Medal: Australia
** Silver Medal: England
** Bronze Medal: West Germany
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Men's Champions Trophy in
Karachi,
Pakistan** Gold Medal: West Germany
** Silver Medal: Australia
** Bronze Medal: Pakistan
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Women's World Cup in
Amstelveen,
The Netherlands** Gold Medal: The Netherlands
** Silver Medal: West Germany
** Bronze Medal: Canada
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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*
January 26 -
Super Bowl XX:
Chicago Bears won 46-10 over the
New England Patriots*
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.
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Grey Cup:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 39-15 over the
Edmonton Eskimos*
Vanier Cup:
UBC Thunderbirds won 25-23 over the
Western Ontario Mustangs*
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.
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UEFA Champions League:
Steaua Bucureşti 0-0
F.C. Barcelona; Steaua Bucureşti won 2-0 on penalties
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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
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Cup Winners' Cup:
Dinamo Kiev 3-0
Atlético Madrid*
Super Cup: Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 Dinamo Kiev
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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
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November 6 -
Alex Ferguson is appointed manager of
Manchester United F.C.For fuller coverage, see: 1986 in football (soccer)*
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
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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:
Men's Golf*
Major championship results:
*#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).
*#June -
US Open -
Ray Floyd*#July -
British Open -
Greg Norman*#August -
PGA Championship -
Bob Tway*
PGA Tour leading money winner for the year:
Greg Norman - $653,296
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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
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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:
*#
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes -
Dancing Brave*#
Epsom Derby -
Shahrastani*#
St. Leger Stakes -
Moon Madness*
United States Triple Crown Races:
*#
Kentucky Derby -
Ferdinand*#
Preakness Stakes -
Snow Chief*#
Belmont Stakes -
Danzig Connection*
Breeders' Cup:
*#
Breeders' Cup Classic -
Skywalker*#
Breeders' Cup Distaff -
Lady's Secret*#
Breeders' Cup Juvenile -
Capote*#
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -
Brave Raj*#
Breeders' Cup Mile -
Last Tycoon*#
Breeders' Cup Sprint -
Smile*#
Breeders' Cup Turf -
Manila*
North America Cup -
Goalie Jeff*
United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
*#
Cane Pace -
Barberry Spur*#
Little Brown Jug -
Barberry Spur*#
Messenger Stakes -
Amity Chef*
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
*#
Hambletonian -
Nuclear Kosmos*#
Yonkers Trot -
Gunslinger Spur *#
Kentucky Futurity -
Sugarcane Hanover*
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
**Pacers:
Village Kid*
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* 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.
*Third
Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in
Sarajevo,
Yugoslavia.
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Alpine Skiing**The men's overall season champion:
Marc Girardelli,
Luxembourg**The women's overall season champion:
Maria Walliser,
Switzerland*
World Snooker Championship:
Joe Johnson beats
Steve Davis 18-12
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World rankings:
Steve Davis remains
world number one for 1986/87
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Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
*#
Australian Open - no tournament held
*#
French Open -
Ivan Lendl*#
Wimbledon championships -
Boris Becker*#September -
US Open -
Boris Becker*
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
*#
Australian Open - no tournament held
*#
French Open -
Chris Evert*#
Wimbledon championships -
Martina Navratilova*#September -
US Open -
Martina Navratilova*
Davis Cup:
Australia won 3-2 over
Sweden in world tennis.
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Men's World Championship in
Madrid, Spain** Gold Medal: Yugoslavia
** Silver Medal: Italy
** Bronze Medal: Soviet Union
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Women's World Championship in
Madrid, Spain** Gold Medal: Australia
** Silver Medal: The Netherlands
** Bronze Medal: United States
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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*
January 8 —
Shuai Peng, Chinese tennis player
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January 9 —
Saša Imprić, Croatian medley swimmer
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January 16 —
Marta Domachowska, Polish professional tennis player
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February 6 —
Mathew Tait, English rugby union player
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February 26 —
Katia Pisetsky, Ukraine-born gymnast from Israel
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March 11 —
Amanda Weir, American swimmer
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March 26 —
Ellen Hoog, Dutch field hockey player
* March 26 —
Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player
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March 28 —
Barbora Strýcová, Czech tennis player
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April 1 —
Ireen Wüst, Dutch long track speed skater
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April 2 —
Ibrahim Afellay, Moroccan-born football player from Holland
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April 4 —
Richard Petherick, New Zealand field hockey player
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April 9 —
Mirna Jukić, Croatia-born swimmer from Austra
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April 15 —
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch football player
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April 23 —
Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
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April 27 —
Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player
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May 12 —
Im Dong-hyun, South Korean archer
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May 23 —
Alice Mills, Australian swimmer
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June 3 —
Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
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June 9 —
Caroline Bruce, US swimmer
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June 12 —
Stanislava Komarova, Russian swimmer
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July 23 —
Muhammet Kızılarslan, Turkish cross-country skier
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August 7 —
Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer
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September 1 —
Gaël Monfils, French tennis player
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September 3 —
Shaun White, American snow- and skateboarder
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September 15 —
Sanja Jovanović, Croatian backstroke swimmer
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October 9 —
Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
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November 15 —
Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
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November 19 —
Jessicah Schipper, Australian swimmer
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November 27 —
Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer
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November 30 —
Evgenia Linetskaya, Russian tennis player
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December 8 —
Amir Khan, British boxer
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December 14 —
Atagün Yalçınkaya, Turkish boxer
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January 1 —
Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist
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February 17 —
Red Ruffing,
Major League Baseball pitcher (1924-1947)
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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
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June 27 —
Don Rogers, football player,
Cleveland Browns, cocaine poisoning
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July 2 —
Peanuts Lowrey,
Major League Baseball player (1942-1955)
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July 15 —
Billy Haughton, Hall of Fame harness-racing driver
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July 25 —
Ted Lyons,
Major League Baseball pitcher (1923-1946)
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September 4 —
Hank Greenberg,
Detroit Tigers baseball great (1930-1947)
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October 12 —
Norm Cash,
Detroit Tigers baseball great (1958-1974)
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December 1 —
Bobby Layne, football player,
Detroit Lions
