1989 in the sport of athletics

This article 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

Women

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

200 metres

400 metres

800 metres

1,500 metres

Mile

3,000 metres

5,000 metres

10,000 metres

Half Marathon

Marathon

110m Hurdles

400m Hurdles

3,000m Steeplechase

High Jump

Long Jump

Triple Jump

Discus

Shot Put

Hammer

Javelin (new design)

Pole Vault

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performers

60 metres

100 metres

200 metres

400 metres

800 metres

1,500 metres

• <small>Ivan ran 3:59.23 for 1500m on her way to the mile world record of 4:15.61 in Nice.</small>

Mile

3,000 metres

5,000 metres

10,000 metres

Half Marathon

Marathon

60m Hurdles

100m Hurdles

400m Hurdles

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Put

Javelin (old design)

Heptathlon

Marathons

International Races

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

• Year Lists
• 1989 Year Rankings
• Association of Road Racing Statisticians