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
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 Finals:
- Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Houston Rockets
- FIBA World Championship
- USA World Champion
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 - 11 - Eighth Men's 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)
- Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears won 46-10 over the New England Patriots
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.
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
Football (Soccer)
- World Cup: Final: Argentina 3-2 West Germany. Hosts: Mexico
- 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 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: Celtic F.C.
- Spain: Real Madrid C.F.
- West Germany: FC Bayern München
- England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 3-1 over Everton
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
- June - US Open - Ray Floyd
- July - British Open - Greg Norman
- August - PGA Championship - Bob Tway
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $653,296
- PGA 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
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
Harness Racing
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 beats Steve Davis 18-12
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains 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 - 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
General sporting events
- 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 Lionsfr:1986 en sport