From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city Fontvieille, Monaco
Events17
Dates1 September
Main venue Stade Louis II

The 1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fifth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 1 September at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Saïd Aouita ( 5000 metres) and Paula Ivan ( 1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament, both repeating their victories from the previous year's competition. Ivan became the first woman to win the series twice. This was also Aouita's third career win at the completion – a feat which never went matched in the event's history.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
200 metres   Daniel Sangouma ( FRA) 20.23   Robson da Silva ( BRA) 20.24   Stefano Tilli ( ITA) 20.48
400 metres   Danny Everett ( USA) 44.59   Butch Reynolds ( USA) 45.06   Gabriel Tiacoh ( CIV) 45.13
1500 metres   Abdi Bile ( SOM) 3:39.56   Wilfred Kirochi ( KEN) 3:40.02   Hervé Phélippeau ( FRA) 3:40.25
5000 metres   Saïd Aouita ( MAR) 13:06.36   Arturo Barrios ( MEX) 13:21.37   Sydney Maree ( USA) 13:21.62
110 m hurdles   Roger Kingdom ( USA)
  Colin Jackson ( GBR)
13.22 Not awarded   Tonie Campbell ( USA) 13.24
Pole vault   Rodion Gataullin ( URS) 5.70 m   Philippe Collet ( FRA) 5.70 m   Earl Bell ( USA) 5.70 m
Long jump   Larry Myricks ( USA) 8.54 m   Yusuf Alli ( NGR) 8.22 m   Mike Conley, Sr. ( USA) 8.12 m
Discus throw   Jürgen Schult ( GDR) 67.48 m   Wolfgang Schmidt ( FRG) 66.42 m   Luis Delís ( CUB) 64.44 m
Javelin throw   Steve Backley ( GBR) 84.76 m   Kazuhiro Mizoguchi ( JPN) 83.06 m   Sigurður Einarsson ( ISL) 82.82 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Merlene Ottey ( JAM) 11.04   Pauline Davis ( BAH) 11.25   Sheila Echols ( USA) 11.37
800 metres   Ana Fidelia Quirot ( CUB) 1:59.02   Christine Wachtel ( GDR) 1:59.84   Diane Edwards ( GBR) 2:00.83
One mile   Paula Ivan ( ROM) 4:24.96   Svetlana Kitova ( URS) 4:25.52   Doina Melinte ( ROM) 4:25.56
3000 metres   Yvonne Murray ( GBR) 9:02.58   Elly van Hulst ( NED) 9:03.76   PattiSue Plumer ( USA) 9:04.00
400 m hurdles   Sandra Farmer-Patrick ( USA) 54.60   Anita Protti ( SUI) 54.71   Sally Gunnell ( GBR) 54.96
High jump   Silvia Costa ( CUB) 1.98 m   Jan Wohlschlag ( USA) 1.95 m   Heike Henkel ( FRG) 1.95 m
Long jump   Galina Chistyakova ( URS) 6.84 m   Helga Radtke ( GDR) 6.79 m   Vali Ionescu ( ROM) 6.73 m
Shot put   Natalya Lisovskaya ( URS) 20.03 m   Grit Hammer ( GDR) 19.32 m   Stephanie Storp ( FRG) 19.07 m

Points leaders

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall   Saïd Aouita ( MAR) 69   Roger Kingdom ( USA) 63   Steve Backley ( GBR) 63
200 metres   Robson da Silva ( BRA) 59   Henry Thomas ( USA) 47   Stefano Tilli ( ITA) 41
400 metres   Danny Everett ( USA) 51   Butch Reynolds ( USA) 50   Mohammed Al-Malki ( OMN) 45
1500 metres   Abdi Bile ( SOM) 61   Wilfred Kirochi ( KEN) 50   Kip Cheruiyot ( KEN) 47
5000 metres   Arturo Barrios ( MEX) 60   Saïd Aouita ( MAR) 51   Sydney Maree ( USA) 43
110 hurdles   Roger Kingdom ( USA) 63   Tonie Campbell ( USA) 57   Colin Jackson ( GBR) 53
Pole vault   Rodion Gataullin ( URS) 61   Sergey Bubka ( URS) 55   Earl Bell ( USA) 40
Long jump   Larry Myricks ( USA) 53   Mike Powell ( USA) 53   Mike Conley, Sr. ( USA) 41
Discus throw   Wolfgang Schmidt ( FRG) 52   Luis Delís ( CUB) 50   Erik de Bruin ( NED) 37
Javelin throw   Steve Backley ( GBR) 63   Kazuhiro Mizoguchi ( JPN) 54   Sigurður Einarsson ( ISL) 45

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall   Paula Ivan ( ROM) 67   Galina Chistyakova ( URS) 63   Sandra Farmer-Patrick ( USA) 63
100 metres   Merlene Ottey ( JAM) 63   Sheila Echols ( USA) 49   Pauline Davis ( BAH) 47
800 metres   Ana Fidelia Quirot ( CUB) 63   Gabi Lesch ( FRG) 39   Christine Wachtel ( GDR) 37
One mile   Paula Ivan ( ROM) 51   Doina Melinte ( ROM) 51   Svetlana Kitova ( URS) 49
3000 metres   PattiSue Plumer ( USA) 55   Elly van Hulst ( NED) 39   Yvonne Murray ( GBR) 34
400 hurdles   Sandra Farmer-Patrick ( USA) 63   Sally Gunnell ( GBR) 45   Schowonda Williams ( USA) 41
High jump   Jan Wohlschlag ( USA) 59   Silvia Costa ( CUB) 48   Tamara Bykova ( URS) 38
Long jump   Galina Chistyakova ( URS) 63   Marieta Ilcu ( ROM) 44   Vali Ionescu ( ROM) 38
Shot put   Natalya Lisovskaya ( URS) 61   Grit Hammer ( GDR) 44   Stephanie Storp ( FRG) 43

References

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city Fontvieille, Monaco
Events17
Dates1 September
Main venue Stade Louis II

The 1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fifth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 1 September at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Saïd Aouita ( 5000 metres) and Paula Ivan ( 1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament, both repeating their victories from the previous year's competition. Ivan became the first woman to win the series twice. This was also Aouita's third career win at the completion – a feat which never went matched in the event's history.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
200 metres   Daniel Sangouma ( FRA) 20.23   Robson da Silva ( BRA) 20.24   Stefano Tilli ( ITA) 20.48
400 metres   Danny Everett ( USA) 44.59   Butch Reynolds ( USA) 45.06   Gabriel Tiacoh ( CIV) 45.13
1500 metres   Abdi Bile ( SOM) 3:39.56   Wilfred Kirochi ( KEN) 3:40.02   Hervé Phélippeau ( FRA) 3:40.25
5000 metres   Saïd Aouita ( MAR) 13:06.36   Arturo Barrios ( MEX) 13:21.37   Sydney Maree ( USA) 13:21.62
110 m hurdles   Roger Kingdom ( USA)
  Colin Jackson ( GBR)
13.22 Not awarded   Tonie Campbell ( USA) 13.24
Pole vault   Rodion Gataullin ( URS) 5.70 m   Philippe Collet ( FRA) 5.70 m   Earl Bell ( USA) 5.70 m
Long jump   Larry Myricks ( USA) 8.54 m   Yusuf Alli ( NGR) 8.22 m   Mike Conley, Sr. ( USA) 8.12 m
Discus throw   Jürgen Schult ( GDR) 67.48 m   Wolfgang Schmidt ( FRG) 66.42 m   Luis Delís ( CUB) 64.44 m
Javelin throw   Steve Backley ( GBR) 84.76 m   Kazuhiro Mizoguchi ( JPN) 83.06 m   Sigurður Einarsson ( ISL) 82.82 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Merlene Ottey ( JAM) 11.04   Pauline Davis ( BAH) 11.25   Sheila Echols ( USA) 11.37
800 metres   Ana Fidelia Quirot ( CUB) 1:59.02   Christine Wachtel ( GDR) 1:59.84   Diane Edwards ( GBR) 2:00.83
One mile   Paula Ivan ( ROM) 4:24.96   Svetlana Kitova ( URS) 4:25.52   Doina Melinte ( ROM) 4:25.56
3000 metres   Yvonne Murray ( GBR) 9:02.58   Elly van Hulst ( NED) 9:03.76   PattiSue Plumer ( USA) 9:04.00
400 m hurdles   Sandra Farmer-Patrick ( USA) 54.60   Anita Protti ( SUI) 54.71   Sally Gunnell ( GBR) 54.96
High jump   Silvia Costa ( CUB) 1.98 m   Jan Wohlschlag ( USA) 1.95 m   Heike Henkel ( FRG) 1.95 m
Long jump   Galina Chistyakova ( URS) 6.84 m   Helga Radtke ( GDR) 6.79 m   Vali Ionescu ( ROM) 6.73 m
Shot put   Natalya Lisovskaya ( URS) 20.03 m   Grit Hammer ( GDR) 19.32 m   Stephanie Storp ( FRG) 19.07 m

Points leaders

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall   Saïd Aouita ( MAR) 69   Roger Kingdom ( USA) 63   Steve Backley ( GBR) 63
200 metres   Robson da Silva ( BRA) 59   Henry Thomas ( USA) 47   Stefano Tilli ( ITA) 41
400 metres   Danny Everett ( USA) 51   Butch Reynolds ( USA) 50   Mohammed Al-Malki ( OMN) 45
1500 metres   Abdi Bile ( SOM) 61   Wilfred Kirochi ( KEN) 50   Kip Cheruiyot ( KEN) 47
5000 metres   Arturo Barrios ( MEX) 60   Saïd Aouita ( MAR) 51   Sydney Maree ( USA) 43
110 hurdles   Roger Kingdom ( USA) 63   Tonie Campbell ( USA) 57   Colin Jackson ( GBR) 53
Pole vault   Rodion Gataullin ( URS) 61   Sergey Bubka ( URS) 55   Earl Bell ( USA) 40
Long jump   Larry Myricks ( USA) 53   Mike Powell ( USA) 53   Mike Conley, Sr. ( USA) 41
Discus throw   Wolfgang Schmidt ( FRG) 52   Luis Delís ( CUB) 50   Erik de Bruin ( NED) 37
Javelin throw   Steve Backley ( GBR) 63   Kazuhiro Mizoguchi ( JPN) 54   Sigurður Einarsson ( ISL) 45

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall   Paula Ivan ( ROM) 67   Galina Chistyakova ( URS) 63   Sandra Farmer-Patrick ( USA) 63
100 metres   Merlene Ottey ( JAM) 63   Sheila Echols ( USA) 49   Pauline Davis ( BAH) 47
800 metres   Ana Fidelia Quirot ( CUB) 63   Gabi Lesch ( FRG) 39   Christine Wachtel ( GDR) 37
One mile   Paula Ivan ( ROM) 51   Doina Melinte ( ROM) 51   Svetlana Kitova ( URS) 49
3000 metres   PattiSue Plumer ( USA) 55   Elly van Hulst ( NED) 39   Yvonne Murray ( GBR) 34
400 hurdles   Sandra Farmer-Patrick ( USA) 63   Sally Gunnell ( GBR) 45   Schowonda Williams ( USA) 41
High jump   Jan Wohlschlag ( USA) 59   Silvia Costa ( CUB) 48   Tamara Bykova ( URS) 38
Long jump   Galina Chistyakova ( URS) 63   Marieta Ilcu ( ROM) 44   Vali Ionescu ( ROM) 38
Shot put   Natalya Lisovskaya ( URS) 61   Grit Hammer ( GDR) 44   Stephanie Storp ( FRG) 43

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