1986 in the sport of athletics
This page contains an overview of the year 1986 in the sport of athletics.
International Events
World records
Men
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Vault |  Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.01m | 8 July | Moscow |
| Shot Put |  Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.64m | 20 August | East Berlin, East Germany |
| Discus Throw | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
74.08m | 6 June | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
| Hammer Throw | Yuriy Syedikh (URS) |
86.66m | 22 June | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| Yuriy Syedikh (URS) |
86.74m | 30 August | Stuttgart, West Germany | |
| Javelin (new) |  Tom Petranoff (USA) |
85.38m | 7 July | Helsinki, Finland |
 Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
85.74m | 21 September | Como, Italy |
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 metres |  Maricica Puica (ROM) |
5:28.69 | 11 July | London |
| 5,000 metres |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
14:37.33 | August 5 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 10,000 metres | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
30:13.74 | July 5 | Oslo, Norway |
| 100m Hurdles |  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.35 | 17 August | Köln, West Germany |
| Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.29 | 17 August | Köln, West Germany | |
| Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.26 | 7 September | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | |
| 400m Hurdles | Marina Styepanova (URS) |
53.32 | 30 August | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Marina Styepanova (URS) |
52.94 | 17 September | Tashkent, Soviet Union | |
| High Jump | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.08m | 1 June | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Long Jump | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.45m | 21 June | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Javelin Throw |  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
77.44m | 28 August | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7148 | 6-7 July | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7158 | 1-2 August | Houston, United States |
- Heike Drechsler (GDR) twice equals the world record in the women's 200 metres held by countrywoman Marita Koch since 1979-06-10, clocking 21.71 seconds on 1986-06-29 and 1986-08-29.
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Chidi Imoh (NGR) |
10.00 |
| 2. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Robson da Silva (BRA) |
10.02 |
| 3. | Linford Christie (GBR) |
10.04 |
| 4. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
10.06 |
| 5. | Emmit King (USA) |
10.07 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Floyd Heard (USA) |
20.12 |
| 2. | Roy Martin (USA) |
20.16 |
| 3. | Lorenzo Daniel (USA) |
20.17 |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} John Dinan (AUS) |
20.19 |
| 5. | Michael Timpson (USA) |
20.23 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) |
44.30 |
| 2. | Darrell Robinson (USA) |
44.45 |
| 3. | Roddie Haley (USA) |
44.48 |
| 4. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
44.50 |
| 5. | Roger Black (GBR) |
44.59 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
1:43.19 |
| 2. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:43.46 |
| — |  William Wuycke (VEN) |
1:43.54 |
| 4. | Earl Jones (USA) |
1:43.62 |
| 5. | Peter Braun (GDR) |
1:44.03 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
3:29.77 |
| 2. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:30.15 |
| 3. |  José Manuel Abascal (ESP) |
3:31.13 |
| 4. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
3:32.56 |
| 5. | José Luis González (ESP) |
3:32.90 |
Mile
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:48.31 |
| 2. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:48.73 |
| 3. | Jim Spivey (USA) |
3:49.80 |
| 4. |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:50.33 |
| 5. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) |
3:50.54 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
7:32.23 |
| 2. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
7:38.26 |
| 3. |  Paul Kipkoech (KEN) |
7:39.38 |
| 4. | Jack Buckner (GBR) |
7:40.23 |
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vincent Rousseau (BEL) |
7:42.15 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
13:00.86 |
| 2. | Jack Buckner (GBR) |
13:10.15 |
| 3. |  Stefano Mei (ITA) |
13:11.57 |
| 4. | Tim Hutchings (GBR) |
13:12.88 |
| 5. | Evgeni Ignatov (BUL) |
13:13.15 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Nenow (USA) |
27:20.56 |
| 2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
27:26.11 |
| 3. | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) |
27:34.68 |
| 4. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) |
27:39.52 |
| 5. | Paul Kipkoech (KEN) |
27:43.31 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Musyoki (KEN) |
1:00:43 |
110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Stéphane Caristan (FRA) |
13.20 |
| 2. | Greg Foster (USA) |
13.25 |
| 3. | Andrey Prokofyev (URS) |
13.28 |
| 4. | Keith Talley (USA) |
13.31 |
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark McKoy (CAN) |
13.35 |
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.38 |
| 2. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
47.51 |
| 3. | Danny Harris (USA) |
47.82 |
| 4. | Harald Schmid (FRG) |
47.89 |
| 5. |  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
48.07 |
3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | William Van Dijck (BEL) |
8:10.01 |
| 2. | Colin Reitz (GBR) |
8:12.11 |
| 3. | Julius Korir (KEN) |
8:12.74 |
| 4. | Henry Marsh (USA) |
8:13.15 |
| 5. | Peter Koech (KEN) |
8:13.33 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Igor Paklin (URS) |
2.38 |
| 2. | Jim Howard (USA) |
2.36 |
| — | Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) |
2.36 |
| — |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.36 |
| 5. | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) |
2.35 |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Emmiyan (URS) |
8.61 |
| 2. | Larry Myricks (USA) |
8.50 |
| 3. | Jaime Jefferson (CUB) |
8.47 |
| 4. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.35 |
| 5. | Mike Conley (USA) |
8.33 |
Triple Jump
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khristo Markov (BUL) |
17.80 |
| 2. | Nikolay Musiyenko (URS) |
17.78 |
| — | Lázaro Betancourt (CUB) |
17.78 |
| 4. | Mike Conley (USA) |
17.69 |
| 5. | Oleg Protsenko (URS) |
17.59 |
Discus
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
74.08 |
| 2. | Art Burns (USA) |
68.70 |
| 3. | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) |
68.50 |
| 4. | Juan Martínez (CUB) |
68.40 |
| 5. | Luis Delís (CUB) |
68.00 |
Hammer
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yuriy Syedikh (URS) |
86.74 |
| 2. | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
86.04 |
| 3. | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
82.34 |
| 4. | Benjaminas Viluckis (URS) |
82.24 |
| 5. | Günther Rodehau (GDR) |
81.70 |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.64 |
| 2. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
22.60 |
| 3. | Sergey Smirnov (URS) |
22.24 |
| 4. |  Werner Günthör (SUI) |
22.22 |
| 5. | Sergey Gavryushin (URS) |
22.10 |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
95.74 |
| 2. | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
92.38 |
| 3. | Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) |
83.68 |
| 4. | Detlef Michel (GDR) |
83.52 |
| 5. | Heino Puuste (URS) |
83.20 |
Pole Vault
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.01 |
| 2. | Joe Dial (USA) |
5.90 |
| — | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
5.90 |
| 4. | Rodion Gataullin (URS) |
5.85 |
| — | Philippe Collet (FRA) |
5.85 |
Decathlon
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8811 |
| 2. | Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) |
8730 |
| 3. | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) |
8676 |
| 4. | Guido Kratschmer (FRG) |
8519 |
| 5. | Torsten Voss (GDR) |
8450 |
Women's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
10.88 |
| 2. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
10.91 |
| — | Marlies Göhr (GDR) |
10.91 |
| 4. |  Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) |
10.93 |
| 5. | Silke Gladisch (GDR) |
10.96 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
21.71 |
| 2. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
21.97 |
| — | Silke Gladisch (GDR) |
22.07 |
| 4. | Pam Marshall (USA) |
22.12 |
| 5. | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) |
22.13 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
48.22 |
| 2. | Olga Bryzgina (URS) |
49.67 |
| 3. | Petra Müller (GDR) |
49.79 |
| 4. |  Tatána Kocembová (TCH) |
49.83 |
| 5. | Pam Marshall (USA) |
49.99 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Doina Melinte (ROU) |
1:56.2 |
| 2. | Sigrun Wodars (GDR) |
1:57.05 |
| 3. | Nadiya Olizarenko (URS) |
1:57.15 |
| 4. | Lyubov Kiryukhina (URS) |
1:57.18 |
| 5. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) |
1:57.52 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Doina Melinte (ROU) |
3:56.7 |
| 2. | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
3:59.45 |
| 3. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
3:59.62 |
| 4. | Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) |
3:59.84 |
| 5. | Lyubov Kremlyova (URS) |
4:01.57 |
Mile
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
4:18.25 |
| 2. | Kirsty Wade (GBR) |
4:21.61 |
| 3. | Doina Melinte (ROU) |
4:21.88 |
| 4. |  Elly van Hulst (NED) |
4:22.40 |
| 5. | Ivana Walterová (TCH) |
4:22.82 |
3.000 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
8:33.99 |
| 2. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
8:34.10 |
| 3. | Zola Budd (GBR) |
8:34.43 |
| 4. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
8:35.92 |
| 5. | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
8:36.00 |
5.000 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
14:37.33 |
| 2. | Svetlana Guskova (URS) |
15:02.12 |
| 3. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
15:03.51 |
| 4. | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) |
15:05.50 |
| 5. | Lynn Jennings (USA) |
15:08.36 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
30:13.74 |
| 2. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
30:57.21 |
| 3. | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
31:19.76 |
| 4. |  Aurora Cunha (POR) |
31:29.41 |
| 5. | Liz Lynch (GBR) |
31:41.42 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1:09:03 |
100m Hurdles
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.26 |
| 2. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.39 |
| 3. | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) |
12.50 |
| 4. | Nataliya Grygoryeva (URS) |
12.61 |
| 5. | Heike Theele (GDR) |
12.63 |
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marina Stepanova (URS) |
52.94 |
| 2. | Sabine Busch (GDR) |
53.60 |
| 3. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Myrtle Bothma (RSA) |
53.74 |
| 4. | Debbie Flintoff (AUS) |
53.76 |
| 5. | Cornelia Feuerbach (GDR) |
54.13 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.08 m |
| 2. | Olga Turchak (URS) |
2.01 m |
| — | Desiree du Plessis (RSA) |
2.01 m |
| 4. | Charmaine Weavers (RSA) |
1.99 m |
| — | Silvia Costa (CUB) |
1.99 m |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.45 m |
| 2. | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.34 m |
| 3. | Yelena Belevskaya (URS) |
7.31 m |
| 4. | Irena Ozhenko (URS) |
7.20 m |
| 5. | Larisa Berezhnaya (URS) |
7.19 m |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
21.70 m |
| 2. | Ines Müller (GDR) |
21.45 m |
| 3. | Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) |
21.39 m |
| 4. | Heidi Krieger (GDR) |
21.10 m |
| 5. | Claudia Losch (FRG) |
20.92 m |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
77.44 |
| 2. | petra Felke (GDR) |
75.04 |
| 3. |  Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
72.42 |
| 4. | María Caridad Colón (CUB) |
70.14 |
| 5. | Ivonne Leal (CUB) |
69.82 |
Heptathlon
| RANK | 1986 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7158 |
| 2. | Anke Behmer (GDR) |
6717 |
| 3. | Natalya Shubenkova (URS) |
6645 |
| 4. | Sibylle Thiele (GDR) |
6635 |
| 5. | Judy Simpson (GBR) |
6623 |
Marathon
Men
| RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert de Castella (AUS) |
2:07.51 | April 21 | Boston, United States |
| 2. | Zithulele Sinqe (RSA) |
2:08.04 | May 3 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 3. |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
2:08.10 | February 9 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4. | Willie Mtolo (RSA) |
2:08.15 | May 3 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 5. |  Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
2:08.21 | October 5 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 6. | Toshihiko Seko (JPN) |
2:08.27 | October 26 | Chicago, United States |
| 7. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) |
2:08.29 | February 9 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 8. | Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) |
2:08.39 | February 9 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9. | Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
2:08.43 | February 9 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 10. | Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) |
2:09.08 | April 19 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Women
| RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grete Waitz (NOR) |
2:24:54 | April 20 | London, United Kingdom |
| 2. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:24:55 | April 21 | Boston, United States |
| 3. | Lisa Ondieki (AUS) |
2:26:07 | August 1 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 4. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:27:08 | October 26 | Chicago, United States |
| 5. | Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:27:15 | November 16 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 6. | Carla Beurskens (NED) |
2:27:35 | April 21 | Boston, United States |
| 7. | Grete Waitz (NOR) |
2:28:06 | November 2 | New York, United States |
| 8. |  Lorraine Moller (NZL) |
2:28:17 | August 1 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 9. | Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:28:38 | August 26 | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 10. |  Ágnes Sipka (HUN) |
2:28:51 | October 26 | Budapest, Hungary |
National Champions
| NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME | PLACE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Stephen Austin | 2:15:59 | Margaret Reddan | 2:48:28 | Sydney | June 8 |
| Canada |
Agustin Diaz Romero | 2:20:36 | Ellen Rochefort | 2:35:51 | Montreal | September 28 |
| Japan |
Toshihiro Shibutani | 2:14:55 | — | — | Otsu | March 9 |
| Netherlands |
Adri Hartveld | 2:15:32 | Eefje van Wissen | 2:40:07 | Maassluis | April 12 |
| Spain |
Santiago de la Parte | 2:16:37 | Maercedes Calleja | 2:40:24 | Lorca | May 24 |
| West Germany |
Wolfgang Krüger | 2:15:20 | Heidi Hutterer | 2:36:44 | Stuttgart | April 20 |
International Races
| DATE | MARATHON | NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Miami | United States |
Bernard Bobes |
2:21:26 | Shirley Silsby |
2:53:18 |
| January 19 | Hamilton |  Bermuda |
Jerrold Wynia |
2:24:03 | Sharon Crawford |
2:58:17 |
| January 19 | Manila |  Philippines |
Eddy Hellebuyck |
2:19:00 | Tani Ruckle |
2:46:58 |
| January 26 | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
 Shu Chun Zhu |
2:15:08 | Yan Min Wen |
2:36:55 |
| January 26 | Osaka | Japan |
— | — | Lorraine Moller |
2:30:24 |
| February 1 | Auckland | New Zealand |
 Allan Zachariasen |
2:12:36 | Kiersti Jakobsen |
2:36:58 |
| February 2 | Beppu | Japan |
Taisuke Kodama |
2:10:34 | — | — |
| February 2 | Long Beach | United States |
Ric Sayre |
2:13:22 | Mary Tracey |
2:48:01 |
| February 9 | Tokyo | Japan |
Juma Ikangaa |
2:08:10 | — | — |
| February 16 | Valencia | Spain |
Pawel Lorens |
2:16:31 | Malgorzata Szuminska |
2:46:31 |
| March 9 | Arusha | Tanzania |
Japhet Mashishanga |
2:21:01 | Leokadia Katona |
4:03:30 |
| March 9 | Los Angeles | United States |
Ric Sayre |
2:12:59 | Nancy Ditz |
2:36:27 |
| March 16 | Barcelona | Spain |
Frederick Vandervennet |
2:15:45 | Deborah Heath |
2:48:22 |
| April 13 | Lyon | France |
Alain Lazare |
2:15:07 | Marie-Jeanne Maury |
2:54:48 |
| April 13 | Vienna |  Austria |
Gerhard Hartmann |
2:12:22 | Birgit Lennartz |
2:38:31 |
| April 19 | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
Abebe Mekonnen |
2:09:09 |  Ellinor Ljungros |
2:41:06 |
| April 20 | Budapest | Hungary |
Sandor Szendrei |
2:16:18 | Agota Farkas |
2:47:10 |
| April 20 | London | United Kingdom |
Toshihiko Seko |
2:10:02 | Grete Waitz |
2:24:54 |
| April 21 | Boston | United States |
Robert de Castella |
2:07:51 | Ingrid Kristiansen |
2:24:55 |
| April 27 | Bremen | West Germany |
Jozef Machalek |
2:15:58 | Elke Kramer |
2:48:38 |
| April 27 | Madrid | Spain |
Ramiro Matamoros |
2:17:04 | Consuelo Alonso |
2:43:21 |
| May 1 | Rome | Italy |
Osvaldo Faustini |
2:16:03 | Katherine Gregory |
3:23:43 |
| May 4 | Munich | West Germany |
István Kerékjártó |
2:17:46 | Olivia Gruner |
2:38:51 |
| May 4 | Paris | France |
 Hussein Ahmed Salah |
2:12:44 | Maria Rebelo-Lelut |
2:32:18 |
| May 4 | Vancouver | Canada |
Hiromi Nishi |
2:21:14 | Joi Belyk |
2:45:37 |
| May 5 | Belfast |  Northern Ireland |
Martin Deane |
2:16:05 | Moira O'Neill |
2:43:26 |
| May 11 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
William Vanhuylenbroek |
2:14:46 |  Teresa Kidd |
2:46:18 |
| May 11 | Geneva | Switzerland |
Bernard Bobes |
2:18:11 | Nadezhda Gumerova |
2:38:33 |
| May 18 | Pittsburgh | United States |
Dean Matthews |
2:18:17 | Laura Fogli |
2:37:04 |
| May 18 | Venice | Italy |
Salvatore Bettiol |
2:18:44 | Paola Moro |
2:38:10 |
| May 25 | Hamburg | West Germany |
Karel Lismont |
2:12:12 | Magda Ilands |
2:35:17 |
| June 1 | Christchurch | New Zealand |
John Campbell |
2:15:19 | Sharon Higgins |
2:45:44 |
| June 7 | Stockholm | Sweden |
Kjell-Erik Ståhl |
2:12:33 | Evy Palm |
2:34:42 |
| June 8 | Sydney | Australia |
Eloi Schleder |
2:12:54 | Ngaire Drake |
2:38:52 |
| July 20 | San Francisco | United States |
Peter Pfitzinger |
2:13:29 |  Maria Trujillo |
2:37:57 |
| August 1 | CW Games |  Edinburgh, Scotland |
Robert de Castella |
2:10:15 | Lisa Ondieki |
2:26:07 |
| August 2 | Helsinki | Finland |
Tommy Persson |
2:17:11 | Sinikka Kiippa |
2:49:29 |
| August 17 | Bolton | United Kingdom |
Michael Neary |
2:19:25 | — | — |
| August 24 | Reykjavik |  Iceland |
Mokfi Chaibi |
2:20:30 | Carol Macario |
2:58:09 |
| August 24 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
Eloi Schleder |
2:22:02 | Elizabeth McElhinny |
2:46:54 |
| August 26 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany |
— | — | Rosa Mota |
2:28:38 |
| August 30 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany |
Gelindo Bordin |
2:10:54 | — | — |
| August 31 | Adelaide | Australia |
Peter Bourgaize |
2:25:16 | Desiree Letherby |
2:59:20 |
| September 6 | Antwerp | Belgium |
Francois Blommaerts |
2:17:48 | Denise Verhaert |
2:42:44 |
| September 13 | Oslo | Norway |
Kjell-Erik Ståhl |
2:14:59 | Sissel Grottenberg |
2:40:01 |
| September 21 | Niagara | Canada |
Kazuya Nishimoto |
2:17:35 | Mariagrazia Savasta |
2:50:49 |
| September 21 | Glasgow | United Kingdom |
Kenneth Stewart |
2:14:04 | Sandra Branney |
2:37:29 |
| September 28 | Berlin |  West Berlin |
Boguslaw Psujek |
2:11:03 | Charlotte Teske |
2:32:10 |
| September 28 | Brussels | Belgium |
Dirk Vanderherten |
2:15:32 | Nelly Aerts |
2:42:02 |
| September 28 | Ciudad Mexico | Mexico |
Manuel Garcia Perez |
2:20:03 | Mericarmen Cardenas |
2:42:25 |
| September 28 | Montreal | Canada |
Abebe Mekonnen |
2:10:31 | Helene Rochefort |
2:35:51 |
| September 28 | Perth | Australia |
Futoshi Shinohara |
2:18:17 | Bernardine Portenski |
2:53:54 |
| September 28 | Portland | United States |
Leonard Hill |
2:18:54 | Kathleen Angel |
2:47:02 |
| October 1 | Asian Games |  Seoul, South Korea |
— | — | Eriko Asai |
2:41:03 |
| October 5 | Asian Games | Seoul, South Korea |
Takeyuki Nakayama |
2:08:21 | — | — |
| October 12 | Athens |  Greece |
Jos vander Water |
2:27:22 | Signe Ward |
3:06:58 |
| October 12 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
Raimundo Manquel |
2:21:10 | Angélica de Almeida |
2:54:47 |
| October 12 | Melbourne | Australia |
Richard Umberg |
2:17:21 | Tani Ruckle |
2:36:06 |
| October 19 | Beijing | China |
Taisuke Kodama |
2:07:35 | — | — |
| October 26 | Chicago | United States |
Toshihiko Seko |
2:08:27 | Ingrid Kristiansen |
2:27:08 |
| October 26 | Hamilton | New Zealand |
Wojciech Ratkowski |
2:18:13 | Carol Raven |
3:07:16 |
| October 26 | Lisbon | Portugal |
Cidalio Caetano |
2:16:49 | Maria Lousada |
3:20:26 |
| October 26 | Nuremberg | West Germany |
Ryszard Przybyla |
2:19:44 | — | — |
| October 27 | Dublin | Ireland |
Dick Hooper |
2:18:10 | Maureen Hurst |
2:46:29 |
| November 2 | Istanbul |  Turkey |
Hanefi Atmaca |
2:23:20 | — | — |
| November 2 | New York City | United States |
Piergiovanni Poli |
2:11:06 | Grete Waitz |
2:28:06 |
| November 16 | Tokyo | Japan |
— | — | Rosa Mota |
2:27:15 |
| December 7 | Fukuoka | Japan |
Juma Ikangaa |
2:10:06 | — | — |
| December 7 | Kawaguchi | Japan |
Tetsuji Iwase |
2:19:54 | Tomoko Suzuki |
2:50:10 |
| December 7 | Honolulu | United States |
Ibrahim Hussein |
2:11:44 | Carla Beurskens |
2:31:02 |
| December 17 | Tiberias Marathon |  Israel |
Yair Karni |
2:23:12 | Kerstin Preßler |
2:36:33 |
Births
- January 5 — Roman Novotný, Czech long jumper
- January 11 — Claudio Licciardello, Italian sprinter
- January 15 — Mariya Abakumova, Russian javelin thrower
- January 17 — Sherry Fletcher, Grenadian sprinter
- January 23 — Gelete Burka, Ethiopian middle distance runner
- January 24 — Montell Douglas, British sprinter
- January 31 — Walter Dix, American sprinter
- February 11 — Bob Altena, Dutch decathlete
- April 1 — Yurika Nakamura, Japanese long-distance runner
- April 2 — Moses Aliwa, Ugandan long-distance runner
- April 4 — Evelyne Nganga, Kenyan long-distance runner
- April 29 — Ingus Janevics, Latvian race walker
- May 2 — Samuel Muturi Mugo, Kenyan long-distance runner
- May 16 — Eleni Artymata, Cypriot sprinter
- June 3 — Micah Kogo, Kenyan long-distance runner
- June 8 — Yadira Guamán, Ecuadorian race walker
- June 10 — Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud, Egyptian sprinter
- June 27 — LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
- July 3 — Robina Muqimyar, Afghan sprinter
- July 17 — Viktor Kuznyetsov, Ukrainian long jumper and triple jumper
- July 19 — Philes Ongori, Kenyan long-distance runner
- July 26 — Mattias Claesson, Swedish middle distance runner
- July 26 — Angela Moroşanu, Romanian sprinter
- July 28 — Nancy Wambui, Kenyan long-distance runner
- July 28 — Nickiesha Wilson, Jamaican hurdler
- August 3 — Fartun Abukar Omar, Somali athlete
- August 21 — Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
- August 29 — Yerefu Birhanu, Ethiopian long-distance runner
- September 9 — Daniel Bailey, Antigua and Barbuda sprinter
- November 1 — Ksenija Balta, Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete
- November 10 — Samuel Wanjiru, Kenyan long-distance runner
- November 13 — Sergey Bakulin, Russian race walker
- November 21 — Aleksandra Zelenina, Moldovan long and triple jumper
- December 7 — Olga Mikhaylova, Russian race walker
Deaths
- April 13 — Sulo Bärlund (75), Finnish shot putter (b. 1910)
References
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