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 Ivan ran 3:59.23 for 1500m on her way to the mile world record of 4:15.61 in Nice. 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 Athletics (track and field) by year