1986 in sports
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See also: 1985 in sports, other events of 1986, 1987 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- CART Racing - Bobby Rahal
- 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
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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.
- World Series: The New York Mets win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox.
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Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
- NBA Finals:
- Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Houston Rockets
- FIBA World Championship
- USA World Champion
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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).
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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
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Dogsled racing
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Granite & Mattie
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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
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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
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Football (American)
- Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears won 46-10 over the New England Patriots
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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.
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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
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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)
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Gaelic Athletic Association
- 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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Golf
- Major championship results:
- May - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
- 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
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bruce Crampton - $454,299
- 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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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
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Harness Racing
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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
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Lacrosse
- The 5th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. The United States win, and Canada is the runner-up.
- 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.
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Radiosport
- Third Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
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Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- The women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland
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Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Johnson beats Steve Davis 18-12
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1986/87
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Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - no tournament held
- French Open - Ivan Lendl
- Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - no tournament held
- French Open - Chris Evert
- Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
- US Open - Martina Navratilova
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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
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General sporting events
- Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea
- Winter Asian Games held in Sapporo, Japan
- 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
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Births
- January 8 — Shuai Peng, Chinese tennis player
- 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 15 — Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch football player
- April 23 — Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
- 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
- July 23 — Muhammet Kızılarslan, Turkish cross-country skier
- August 7 — Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer
- September 1 — Gaël Monfils, French tennis player
- September 3 — Shaun White, American snow- and skateboarder
- 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
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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 Lionscs:1986 ve sportu