- Source: 1987 in sports
1987 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland
American football
Super Bowl XXI – the New York Giants (NFC) won 39–20 over the Denver Broncos (AFC)
Location: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 101,063
MVP: Phil Simms, QB (New York)
January 2 – Fiesta Bowl (1986 season):
The Penn State Nittany Lions won 14–10 over the Miami Hurricanes to win the national championship
Arena football has its demonstration season—its first season— played with four teams.
February 25 – The Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team becomes the first college football program to be given the death penalty by the NCAA Committee on Rules Infractions
Artistic gymnastics
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships –
Men's all-around champion: Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR
Women's all-around champion: Aurelia Dobre, Romania
Men's team competition champion: USSR
Women's team competition champion: Romania
Association football
FA Cup final – Coventry City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3–2
Automatic relegation is introduced from the Football League, with Lincoln City F.C. relegated
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
The West Coast Eagles and the Brisbane Bears join the league.
Carlton wins the 91st VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.14 (104) d Hawthorn 9.17 (71))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Tony Lockett (St Kilda) and John Platten (Hawthorn)
Athletics
August–September – 1987 World Championships in Athletics held in Rome
Baseball
January 14 – Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hunter made his name as the ace of the Oakland A's staff in their championship years and made his fortune as one of the first free agents. Williams set a National League record by playing in 1,117 consecutive games and accumulating 426 home runs and a batting title.
August 3 – Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Niekro is suspended for 10 days for possessing a nail file on the pitcher's mound. Niekro claimed he had been filing his nails in the dugout and put the file in his back pocket when the inning started.
World Series – Minnesota Twins won 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Series MVP was Frank Viola, Minnesota
Lowest regular-season record of any World Series champion (85–77, .525) until 2006 (Cardinals 83–78, .516)
First World Series game played indoors (Game 1 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome)
First World Series where the home team won every game
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
Indiana won 74–73 over Syracuse
NBA Finals –
Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
Brisbane Bullets defeated the Perth Wildcats 2–0 in the best-of-three final series.
Boxing
March 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mike Tyson adds the WBA heavyweight title to his WBC belt when he beats James Smith in a 12-round decision.
April 6 – Sugar Ray Leonard beats Marvin Hagler for boxing's world Middleweight championship.
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Edmonton Eskimos won 38–36 over the Toronto Argonauts
Vanier Cup – McGill Redmen won 47–11 over the UBC Thunderbirds
Cricket
1987 Cricket World Cup – Final: Australia beat England by 7 runs
Cycling
Giro d'Italia won by Stephen Roche of Ireland
Tour de France – Stephen Roche of Ireland
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Stephen Roche of Ireland
Dogsled racing
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Granite & Mattie
Field hockey
Men's Champions Trophy won by West Germany
Women's Champions Trophy won by the Netherlands
Men's European Nations Cup won by the Netherlands
Women's European Nations Cup won by the Netherlands
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championship –
Men's champion: Brian Orser, Canada
Ladies' champion: Katarina Witt, Germany
Pair skating champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
Ice dancing champions: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin, Soviet Union
Gaelic Athletic Association
Camogie
All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny
National Camogie League: Kilkenny
Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Meath 1–14 died Cork 0–11
National Football League – Dublin 1–11 died Kerry 0–11
Ladies' Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
National Football League: Kerry
Hurling
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Galway 1–12 died Kilkenny 0–9
National Hurling League – Galway 3–12 beat Clare 3–10
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Larry Mize
U.S. Open – Scott Simpson
British Open – Nick Faldo
PGA Championship – Larry Nelson
PGA Tour money leader – Curtis Strange – $925,941
Senior PGA Tour money leader – Chi Chi Rodriguez – $509,145
Ryder Cup – Europe won 15–13 over the United States in team golf.
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Paul Mayo
U.S. Amateur – Billy Mayfair
Women's professional
Nabisco Dinah Shore – Betsy King
LPGA Championship – Jane Geddes
U.S. Women's Open – Laura Davies
Classique du Maurier Classic – Jody Rosenthal
LPGA Tour money leader – Ayako Okamoto – $466,034
Harness racing
The North America Cup – Runnymede Lobell
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
– Cane Pace – Righteous Bucks
– Little Brown Jug – Jaguar Spur
– Messenger Stakes – Redskin
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
– Hambletonian – Mack Lobell
– Yonkers Trot – Mack Lobell
– Kentucky Futurity – Napoletano
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Lightning Blue
Trotters: Tussle
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – The Thinker
Grand National – Maori Venture
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Kensei
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Market Control
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Trempolino
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Sir Harry Lewis
Japan – Japan Cup won by Le Glorieux
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Don't Forget Me
The Derby – Reference Point
St. Leger Stakes – Reference Point
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Alysheba
Preakness Stakes – Alysheba
Belmont Stakes – Bet Twice
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
Breeders' Cup Classic – Ferdinand
Breeders' Cup Distaff – Sacahuista
Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Success Express
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Epitome
Breeders' Cup Mile – Miesque
Breeders' Cup Sprint – Very Subtle
Breeders' Cup Turf – Theatrical
Ice hockey
Art Ross 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 – Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 3 over the Philadelphia Flyers
World Hockey Championship –
Men's champion: Sweden defeated the Soviet Union
Junior Men's champion: Finland defeated Czechoslovakia after a bench clearing brawl occurred between Canada and the Soviet Union
Lacrosse
Inaugural season of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (later the National Lacrosse League)
Championship won by the Baltimore Thunder
Motorsport
Rugby league
1987 National Panasonic Cup
1987 NSWRL season
1987 New Zealand rugby league season
1986–87 Rugby Football League season / 1987–88 Rugby Football League season
1987 State of Origin series
1987 World Club Challenge
1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup
Rugby union
93rd Five Nations Championship series is won by France who complete the Grand Slam
Inaugural Rugby Union World Cup is held in Australia and New Zealand. The winners are New Zealand.
Snooker
World Snooker Championship – Steve Davis beats Joe Johnson 18–14
World rankings – Steve Davis remains world number one for 1987/88
Swimming
Tenth Pan American Games held in Indianapolis, United States (August 9 – August 15)
Second Pan Pacific Championships held in Brisbane, Australia (August 13 – August 16)
August 13 – Tom Jager regains the world record from fellow American Matt Biondi (22.33) in the 50m freestyle (long course) at the 1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Brisbane, Australia, clocking 22.32.
Taekwondo
World Championships held in Barcelona, Spain
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
– Australian Open – Stefan Edberg
– French Open – Ivan Lendl
– Wimbledon championships – Pat Cash
– U.S. Open – Ivan Lendl
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
– Australian Open – Hana Mandlíková
– French Open – Steffi Graf
– Wimbledon championships – Martina Navratilova
– U.S. Open – Martina Navratilova
Davis Cup
Sweden defeats India (5–0) in the final
Volleyball
Asia Volleyball Championships won by Japan (men) and China (women)
European Volleyball Championships in Ghent, Belgium won by USSR (men) and DDR (women)
Pan American Games Volleyball in Indianapolis won by USA (men) and Cuba (women)
Water polo
Men's World Cup held in Thessaloniki won by Yugoslavia
Men's event at Pan American Games held in Indianapolis won by USA
Men's European Championship held in Strasbourg won by USSR
Women's European Championship held in Strasbourg won by the Netherlands
Yacht racing
The America's Cup returns to the United States as challenger Stars & Stripes 87, of San Diego Yacht Club, beats Australian defender Kookaburra III, from the Royal Perth Yacht Club, 4 races to 0.
Multi-sport events
Tenth Pan American Games held in Indianapolis, United States
Fourth All-Africa Games held in Nairobi, Kenya
Tenth Mediterranean Games held in Latakia, Syria
Fourteenth Summer Universiade held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Thirteenth Winter Universiade held in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ben Johnson, Track and field
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track and field
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- RCTI
- Ji Chang-wook
- Jung Hae-in
- Raffi Ahmad
- La Liga
- Yoo Ah-in
- Wi Ha-joon
- Angel Karamoy
- Angela Tanoesoedibjo
- Galatasaray S.K. (tim sepak bola)
- 1987 in sports
- 1987 NBA draft
- 1987 Ballon d'Or
- 1987 NBA Finals
- 1987 World Sports Prototype Championship
- 1987 Indiana Hoosiers football team
- 1987
- Super Bowl XXI
- 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
- 1987 Stanley Cup Finals
