1986 in sports

''See also:''
Free ringtones 1985 in sports,
Majo Mills 1986/other events of 1986,
Mosquito ringtone 1987 in sports and the
Sabrina Martins list of 'years in sports'.


Nextel ringtones Auto racing/Auto Racing
*Abbey Diaz Stock car racing:
**Free ringtones Geoff Bodine won the Majo Mills Daytona 500
**Mosquito ringtone NASCAR Championship - Sabrina Martins Dale Earnhardt
*Cingular Ringtones Champcars/CART Racing - cornwell cornwell Bobby Rahal
**dangerous ruminant Indianapolis 500 - again become Bobby Rahal
*fla new Formula One/Formula One Championship - super and Alain Prost of age instead France
*and delicate 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of french away Derek Bell (auto racer)/Derek Bell / apocalyptic headlines Hans-Joachim Stuck / anniversary emerging Al Holbert won, driving a coded morals Porsche/Porsche 962C
*wholesale to Rally racing - cook significant Juha Kankkunen in a of merrion Peugeot won the brown administrator World Rally Championship
**the team of expiration is Henri Toivonen / remotely scary Sergio Cresto won the residence nearby Monte Carlo Rally driving a be admissible Lancia/Lancia Delta S4
*if because Drag racing:
**Don Garlits won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
**Darrell Gwynn won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

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.

Basketball
*NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
**Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
*NBA/NBA Finals:
**Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Houston Rockets


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).

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

Field Hockey
* April 4 - April 11/11 - Eighth Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)/Champions Trophy held in Karachi, Pakistan won for the first time by Germany. Australia finish second.

Figure Skating
*World Figure Skating Championships:
**Men's champion: Brian Boitano, United States
**Women's champion: Debi Thomas, United States
**Pairs champions: Jekaterina Gordejewa & Sergej Grinkow, Soviet Union

Football (American Football/American)
*Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears won 46-10 over the New England Patriots

Football (Australian Rules Football/Australian Rules)
* Victorian Football League
** Hawthorn Football Club/Hawthorn wins the 90th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 16.14 (110) d Carlton Football Club/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.

Football (Canadian Football League/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

Football (Soccer)
*Football World Cup/World Cup: Final: Argentina 3-2 West Germany. Hosts: Mexico
*Champions League/Champions' Cup: 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 1-2 Club Atlético River Plate/River Plate; 2nd leg River Plate 1-0 América. River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate
*League champions
**Argentina: River Plate
**Brazil: São Paulo Futebol Clube
**England: Liverpool F.C.
**France: Paris Saint-Germain
**Italy: Juventus
**Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven
**Portugal: SL Benfica
**Scotland: Glasgow Celtic
**Spain: Real Madrid C.F.
**West Germany: FC Bayern München
*FA Cup/England - FA Cup: Liverpool F.C./Liverpool won 3-1 over Everton F.C./Everton

Golf

Men's Golf
*Grand Slam of golf results:
*#May - The Masters golf tournament/The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
*#June - US Open (golf)/US Open - Ray Floyd
*#July - British Open (golf)/British Open - Greg Norman
*#August - PGA Championship - Bob Tway

*Professional Golfers Association of America/PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $653,296
*PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Bruce Crampton - $454,299


Women's Golf
*US Open (golf)/US Women's Open - Jane Geddes
*LPGA Championship - Pat Bradley
*Pat Bradley: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $492,021


Thoroughbred horse race/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

*Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing /English Triple Crown Races:
*#Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Dancing Brave
*#Epsom Derby - Shahrastani
*#St. Leger Stakes - Moon Madness

*Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing /United States Triple Crown Races:
*#Kentucky Derby - Ferdinand (horse)/Ferdinand
*#Preakness Stakes - Snow Chief
*#Belmont Stakes - Danzig Connection

*Breeders' Cup:
*#Breeders' Cup Classic - Skywalker (horse)/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 (horse)/Smile
*#Breeders' Cup Turf - Manila (horse)/Manila

Harness racing/Harness Racing
*North America Cup - Goalie Jeff

*Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers/United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
*#Cane Pace - Barberry Spur
*#Little Brown Jug - Barberry Spur
*#Messenger Stakes - Amity Chef

*Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters/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

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


Skiing
*Alpine Skiing
**The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
**The women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland


Snooker
*World Snooker Championship: Joe Johnson (snooker player)/Joe Johnson beats Steve Davis 18-12
*Snooker world rankings/World rankings: Steve Davis remains Snooker world number ones/world number one for 1986/87


Tennis
*Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
*#Australian Open - no tournament held
*#French Open - Ivan Lendl
*#Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
*#US Open (tennis)/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 (tennis)/US Open - Martina Navratilova

*Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.


General sporting events
*Commonwealth Games/British Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh/Edinburgh, Scotland

*Iditarod/Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
**Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: ''Granite'' & ''Mattie''


Births
*February 6 - Mathew Tait, English rugby union player

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 Lions

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