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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 1.1.1 International Races 1.1.2 National Champions 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian rules football) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (rugby league) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Gaelic Athletic Association 15 Golf 16 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 17 Harness Racing 18 Ice Hockey 19 Lacrosse 20 Radiosport 21 Skiing 22 Snooker 23 Swimming 23.1 Events 23.2 Records 24 Tennis 25 Yacht racing 26 Volleyball 26.1 Men's Competition 26.2 Women's Competition 27 Water polo 27.1 Men's Competition 28 Multi-sport events 29 Awards 30 Births 31 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

International Races

• January 31 — Osaka Marathon, Japan
  • Women's Winner: Lisa Martin (AUS) 2:23:51

• February 14 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 2:08:33

• March 6 — Los Angeles Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Martín Mondragón (MEX) 2:10:19
  • Women's Winner: Blanca Jaime (MEX) 2:36:11

• March 20 — Seoul Marathon, South Korea
  • Men's Winner: Kim Won-Tak (KOR) 2:12:41
  • Women's Winner: Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) 2:33:14

• April 17 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) 2:06:50 (World Record)
  • Women's Winner: Xiao Hongyan (CHN) 2:37:46

• April 17 — London Marathon, United Kingdom
  • Men's Winner: Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) 2:10:20
  • Women's Winner: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:25:41

• April 18 — Boston Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) 2:08:43
  • Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:24:30

• April 24 — Hamburg Marathon, Germany
  • Men's Winner: Martin Vrábel (CZE) 2:14:55
  • Women's Winner: Charlotte Teske (FRG) 2:30:23

• May 7 — Amsterdam Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Gerard Nijboer (NED) 2:12:38
  • Women's Winner: Elena Murgoci (ROM) 2:41:56

• May 15 — Paris Marathon, France
  • Men's Winner: Manuel Matias (POR) 2:13:53
  • Women's Winner: Aurora Cunha (POR) 2:34:55

• September 4 — Montreal Marathon, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Ric Sayre (USA) 2:18:07
  • Women's Winner: Cindy New (CAN) 2:44:37

• September 23 — Seoul Olympic Marathon, South Korea
  • Women's Winner: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:25:40

• October 2 — Seoul Olympic Marathon, South Korea
  • Men's Winner: Gelindo Bordin (ITA) 2:10:32

• October 9 — Berlin Marathon, West Germany
  • Men's Winner: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 2:11:45
  • Women's Winner: Renata Kokowska (POL) 2:29:16

• October 16 — Eindhoven Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Jean-Pierre Paumen (BEL) 2:14:54
  • Women's Winner: Heather MacDuff (NED) 2:34:26

• October 16 — Beijing Marathon, China PR
  • Men's Winner: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 2:07:35

• October 30 — Chicago Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Alejandro Cruz (MEX) 2:08:57
  • Women's Winner: Lisa Weidenbach (USA) 2:29:17

• November 6 — Lisbon Marathon, Portugal
  • Men's Winner: Osmiro Souza da Silva (BRA) 2:20:20
  • Women's Winner: Janete Mayal (BRA) 2:43:11

• November 6 — New York City Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Steve Jones (GBR) 2:08:20
  • Women's Winner: Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:28:07

• November 13 — Tokyo Marathon, Japan
  • Women's Winner: Aurora Cunha (POR) 2:31:26

• December 4 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN) 2:11:04

• December 11 — Honolulu Marathon, United States
  • Men's Winner: Piergiovanni Poli (ITA) 2:12:47
  • Women's Winner: Cyndie Welte (USA) 2:41:52

National Champions

• May 15 — Ottawa, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Gordon Christie — 2:18:40
  • Women's Winner: Jean Payette — 2:54:27

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott
• CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship
  • Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears
• Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of Jan Lammers / Johnny Dumfries / Andy Wallace driving a Jaguar XJR-9LM
• Rally racing - Miki Biasion in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Bruno Saby / Jean-Francois Fauchille won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF 4x4
• Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Yuri Korolev, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1986 in athletics (track and field Auto Racing Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. This page contains an overview of the year 1988 in Athletics (track and field. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The Osaka International Ladies Marathon is an annual marathon race for women over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in the city of Osaka, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Lisa Martin (born May 12, 1960) is a retired Australian long-distance runner Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The is an annual Marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual Marathon held in Los Angeles California since 1986 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Martín Mondragón (born November 11, 1953) is a retired Long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the 1988 edition of the Los Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The Rotterdam Marathon is an annual Marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands since 1981 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Belayneh Densamo (born June 28, 1965 in Diramo Afarrara, Sidamo) is a long distance track and road running athlete from Ethiopia. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981 usually in April The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Henrik Høve Jørgensen (born October 10, 1961 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a Danish marathon runner who won the Ingrid Kristiansen née Christensen (born March 21, 1956 in Trondheim, Norway) was one of the best female long distance runners Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ibrahim Hussein (born June 3, 1958) is a retired Long-distance runner from Kenya, who was a three time winner of the Boston Marathon Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM, pron 'ʁɔzɐ 'mɔ Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to The Hamburg Marathon is an annual Marathon race over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual Marathon race over the classic distance of 42 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Gerard Nijboer (born 18 August, 1955 in Hasselt) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Paris Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born March 30, 1962 in Alfundão, Ferreira do Alentejo) is a retired Long-distance runner Aurora Cunha (born May 31, 1959 in Ronfe, near Guimarães) is a retired Long-distance runner from Portugal, Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea, held on Friday September 23, 1988. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM, pron 'ʁɔzɐ 'mɔ Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule These are the official results of the men's Marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea, held on Sunday October 2, 1988 South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Gelindo Bordin (born April 2, 1959) is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former athlete from Tanzania who won the silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1980 Summer Renata Kokowska (born December 4, 1958 in Głubczyn) is a former Long-distance runner from Poland, who is a triple winner Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The Eindhoven Marathon is an annual Marathon race over the classic distance of 42 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The Beijing International Marathon is an annual race held in October in Beijing, China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The Bank of America 's Chicago Marathon (formerly the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon) is a major Marathon held yearly in Chicago The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alejandro Cruz (b circa 1930 - d 1993 was a Puerto Rican athlete and politician who was mayor of the city of Guaynabo during the 1980s and early 1990s Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with The New York City Marathon ( ING New York City Marathon for Sponsorship reasons is a major annual marathon (42 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stephen ("Steve" Henry Jones (born August 4, 1955) is a Welsh athlete and former world marathon record Grete Waitz (born October 1, 1953) is a former Norwegian marathon runner who won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988 Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The is an annual Marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Aurora Cunha (born May 31, 1959 in Ronfe, near Guimarães) is a retired Long-distance runner from Portugal, "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Toshihiro Shibutani (born August 30, 1962) is a retired Long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1988 edition of the Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office The Honolulu Marathon is the world's sixth largest marathon. It takes place annually in Honolulu, Hawaii on the second Sunday in December The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Gordon Christie, MBE (1914-2001 was a New Zealand Politician of the Labour Party. Jean Payette (Born - March 29, 1946 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey forward Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain Robert Arthur Allison (born December 3, 1937 in Hialeah Florida) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955 in Dawsonville Georgia) is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Daniel John "Danny" Sullivan III (Born March 9, 1950 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former racing driver from the United States. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951 in Wichita Kansas) is a retired American race car driver Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Johannes "Jan" Lammers, (born June 2, 1956 in Zandvoort) is a Racing driver and team principal from the Netherlands. John Colum Crichton-Stuart 7th Marquess of Bute (born 26 April 1958 in Rothesay, Isle of Bute) styled Earl of Dumfries before 1993 Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Massimo 'Miki' Biasion (born January 7 1958) is an Italian rally driver two times world rally champion Lancia Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Bruno Saby (born 23 February 1949 in Grenoble) is a rally driver from France. The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize Lancia Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American Dragster driver who won the NHRA Top Fuel "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol
• Touring car racing:
  • Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera won the Tooheys 1000 endurance race in Australia, driving a Ford Sierra

Baseball

• January 12: Former Pirates slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct Auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars Tony Longhurst (born 1957 in Sydney) is an Australian former racing driver and Australian Champion water skier Tomas Mezera, born November 5, 1958, in Czechoslovakia and now resides in Queensland, Australia. The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit The Ford Sierra is a Large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993 Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Stargell, leader of two world champions in Pittsburgh and NL co-MVP in 1979 at age 39, becomes the 17th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jim Bunning falls four votes shy of the 321 needed for election in his 13th year on the ballot. James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball

• August 9: The first night game ever at Wrigley Field is played. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago After an attempt the previous night was rained out, the Cubs defeat the New York Mets 6-4.

• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers won 4 games to 1 over the Oakland Athletics. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Series MVP was Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Kansas wins 83-79 over Oklahoma

• NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
  • Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 3 over the Detroit Pistons

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Canberra Cannons defeated the Buffalo BILLS 2-1 in the best-of-three final series. Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition History The Cannons were one of the original ten NBL clubs competing in the league's very first season in 1979.

Boxing

• June 6 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, Iran Barkley knocked out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to win the WBC Middleweight Title. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Iran Barkley (born May 6, 1960 in Bronx New York) was an American boxer. Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, raised in Detroit) is an American 8-time world champion professional
• June 27 In what was dubbed Superfight '88 Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in Atlantic City, New Jersey and defends the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Michael Spinks (born July 13, 1956) a native of St Louis, Missouri, is a former boxer who was champion in both the Light heavyweight In professional Boxing, the term Undisputed Champion commonly refers to a boxer that currently holds the ( WBC) World Boxing Council world championship
• November 7 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer. Donny Lalonde (born March 12, 1960 in Victoria British Columbia) is a professional boxer from Winnipeg, Canada.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Andrew Hampsten of the United States
• Tour de France - Pedro Delgado of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Maurizio Fondriest of Italy

Field Hockey

• Men's Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan
  • Gold Medal: West Germany
  • Silver Medal: Pakistan
  • Bronze Medal: Australia

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Seoul, South Korea
  • Gold Medal: Great Britain
  • Silver Medal: West Germany
  • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Brian Boitano, United States
  • Ladies' champion: Katarina Witt, East Germany
  • Pair skating champions: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin, Soviet Union

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXII: The Washington Redskins win their second Super Bowl title and fourth NFL title 42-10 over the Denver Broncos. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Andrew Hampsten (born April 7, 1962 in Columbus Ohio) is an American cyclist best remembered for winning the 1988 Giro d'Italia and the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Pedro Delgado Robledo (born April 15, 1960 in Segovia) also known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional Road bicycle racer Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Maurizio Fondriest (born January 15, 1965) is a retired Italian professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Final results for the Hockey Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics: Men's Medal Winners GOLD Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963 in Mountain View California) is an Italian-American figure skater from Sunnyvale The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Katarina Witt (born December 3, 1965) is a German figure skater, in Germany she was commonly affectionately called "Kati" The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Елена Александровна Валова (born January 4, 1963) is a Russian Pair skater who competed internationally Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Олег Кимович Васильев born November 22, 1959) is a Russian Pair skater who competed internationally for The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova (Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова (born January 6 1960 in Moscow) is a former Andrei Anatolievich Bukin (Андрей Анатольевич Букин (born June 10 1957 in Moscow) was a Soviet figure skater The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego California to decide The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado.
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeat West Virginia Mountaineers in collegiate National Championship game. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the varsity sports teams of the University of Notre Dame. The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University.
• December 17 - Jamie Morris of Washington Redskins sets NFL single game record for rushing attempts (45) in 20-17 loss to Cincinnati Bengals. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila James Walter "Jamie" Morris (born June 6, 1965 in) is a former professional American football Running back in the National The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Hawthorn wins the 92nd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 22. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 20 (152) d Melbourne 6. This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. 20 (56))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Gerard Healy (Sydney Swans)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 22-21 over the B.C. Lions
• Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos won 52-23 over the St. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Gerard Healy, (born 1 March 1961 is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Mary's Huskies

Football (rugby league)

The Sydney New South Wales Rugby League premiership expanded its competition further from its 1982 expansions with the introduction of three new teams. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1982 in athletics (track and field Marathon With these new inclusions came the first club teams from Queensland, the Brisbane Broncos and a Gold Coast team in Tweed Heads as well as the return of a new Newcastle franchise. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby Tweed Heads is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

• Sixteen Teams competing

Balmain Tigers,

Brisbane Broncos,

Canberra Raiders,

Canterbury Bulldogs,

Cronulla Sharks,

Eastern Suburbs Roosters,

Gold Coast-Tweed Giants,

Illawarra Steelers,

Manly Sea Eagles,

Newcastle Knights,

North Sydney Bears,

Parramatta Eels,

Penrith Panthers,

St. George Dragons,

South Sydney Rabbitohs,

Western Suburbs Magpies,

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	For	Against	Points
Cronulla Sharks	22	16	2	4	507	330	34
Canterbury Bulldogs	22	16	0	6	412	268	32
Canberra Raiders	22	15	0	7	596	346	30
Manly Sea Eagles	22	15	0	7	538	347	30
Penrith Panthers	22	15	0	7	394	258	30
Balmain Tigers	22	15	0	7	402	341	30
Brisbane Broncos	22	14	0	8	474	368	28
South Sydney Rabbitohs	22	12	2	8	425	383	24
North Sydney Bears	22	9	2	11	366	424	20
St. George Dragons	22	9	0	13	352	493	18
Parramatta Eels	22	8	0	14	359	412	16
Eastern Suburbs Roosters	22	6	3	13	387	443	15
Illawarra Steelers	22	6	1	15	353	510	13
Newcastle Knights	22	5	1	16	270	460	11
Gold Coast-Tweed Giants	22	4	2	16	238	484	10
Western Suburbs Magpies	22	4	1	17	287	493	9

• • Canterbury Bulldogs win their sixth title, defeating Balmain Tigers 24-12 in the final. The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1988 in football (soccer)

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Kilkenny
  • National Camogie League: Kilkenny

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Meath 0-13 d. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1988 throughout the world The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Cork 0-9
  • National Football League: Meath 2-13 d. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Dublin 0-11

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
  • National Football League: Kerry

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Galway 1-15 d. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards Tipperary 0-14
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April 7-10 - The Masters - Sandy Lyle
  2. June 16-20 - US Open - Curtis Strange
  3. July 14-17 - British Open - Seve Ballesteros
  4. August 11-14 - PGA Championship - Jeff Sluman

• Professional Tour leading money winner for the year: Curtis Strange - $1,147,644
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $533,929

Women's Golf

• 1. July 21-24 - US Women's Open - Liselotte Neumann
• LPGA Championship - Sherri Turner
• Sherri Turner: leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $347,255. For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Amateur wins (4 1975 Brabazon Trophy, English Boys Amateur Stroke-Play Championship (Carris Trophy 1977 Brabazon Trophy, British Youths The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US College Strange was born in Norfolk Virginia. He is a graduate of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach Virginia. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Career outline Early life and career Ballesteros was born in Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Professional wins (12 PGA Tour wins (6 1988 PGA Championship 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic College Strange was born in Norfolk Virginia. He is a graduate of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach Virginia. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Professional career He turned professional in 1960 and the next year won the New Zealand PGA Championship and soon after ventured overseas to the European and North American circuits The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur career Neumann was born in Finspång, Sweden, and had a successful amateur career The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Amateur career A golfer by the age of 5 Turner was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion Amateur career A golfer by the age of 5 Turner was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Empire Rose
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Regal Intention
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Tony Bin
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Kahyasi

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Doyoun
  2. Epsom Derby - Kahyasi
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Minister Son

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 7 - Kentucky Derby - Winning Colors
  2. Preakness Stakes - Risen Star
  3. Belmont Stakes - Risen Star

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Alysheba
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Personal Ensign
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Is It True
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Open Mind
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Miesque
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Gulch
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Great Communicator

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - Jate Lobell

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Runnymede Lobell
  2. Little Brown Jug - B. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Empire Rose was one of the most popular Mares to race in New Zealand and Australia. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. Regal Intention (foaled 1985 in Ontario) is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Tony Bin (1983-2000 was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in Europe for his Italian owner from a base in Milan and Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and Kahyasi (1985-2008 was an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1988 The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Kahyasi (1985-2008 was an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1988 The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Winning Colors ( February 14 1985 - February 17 2008) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Risen Star, ( 1985 - 1998) was a champion Thoroughbred race horse. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Risen Star, ( 1985 - 1998) was a champion Thoroughbred race horse. The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m on dirt Alysheba (foaled March 3 1984) was an American Thoroughbred race Horse. Personal Ensign (born 1984 is an American champion Thoroughbred Racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt Is It True (1986-2007 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile Thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied depending on the configuration of the host track for two-year-old Open Mind (1986-1998 was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse. She was the Eclipse Award winner as Champion at age two and again at age three The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age Stakes race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three years old and up run on a Miesque (born March 14, 1984 in Lexington Kentucky, United States) is a champion Thoroughbred Filly Race horse The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up Gulch (foaled April 16 1984 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait The North America Cup is an annual Harness racing event for 3-year-old Standardbred pacing horses which is held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds J. Scoot
  3. Messenger Stakes - Matt's Scooter

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Armbro Goal
  2. Yonkers Trot - Southern Newton
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Huggie Hanover

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Our Maestro
  • Trotters: True Roman

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 0 over the Boston Bruins

• August 9 - Hockey's Wayne Gretzky traded to the Los Angeles Kings

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union won the Olympic gold medal
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated the USSR

• December 31 - In a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils, Mario Lemieux scores five goals and becomes the only player in NHL history to score a goal in all five possible game situations in the same game: even-strength, power play, shorthanded, penalty shot, and empty net. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses Matt's Scooter is a bay pacing Ridgeling by Direct Scooter out of Ellens Glory by Meadow Skipper. The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. Shorthanded is a term used in Ice hockey and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play as a result of a penalty. In Ice hockey, a penalty shot is a type of penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an

Lacrosse

• The New Jersey Saints beat the Washington Wave 17-16 to win the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Championship. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The New Jersey Saints were one of the founding teams in the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (renamed in 1989 to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League and The Washington Wave were a member of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League and the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1987 The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America.
  • Following the season, the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League changes its name to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL). The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America.
• The Brooklin­ Redmen win the Mann Cup. The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's Lacrosse champions of Canada.
• The Kitchener-Waterloo win the Founders Cup. The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada 's Junior "B" Lacrosse leagues
• The Esquimalt Legion win the Minto Cup. The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's Lacrosse team of Canada.

Radiosport

• Fourth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Beatenberg, Switzerland. Amateur radio direction finding ( ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and Radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines Radio direction Beatenberg is a municipality in the Interlaken district of the canton of Berne in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
  • The women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats Terry Griffiths 18-11
• World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1988/89

Swimming

Events

• Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea (September 18 – September 25)

Records

• March 25 — USA's Tom Jager betters his own world record (22. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963 in Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis) is a Swiss former alpine skier, one of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Michela Figini, (born 7 April 1966 in Prato) is a Swiss former alpine Skier. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker Terrence " Terry " Griffiths OBE (born October 16, 1947, Llanelli) is a retired Welsh The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thomas ("Tom" Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Collinsville Illinois, who 32) in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in Orlando, Florida, clocking 22. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. 23.

• September 24 — Matt Biondi breaks Tom Jager's world record (22. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Matthew Nicholas Biondi (born October 8, 1965 in Palo Alto, California) is a three-time U Thomas ("Tom" Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Collinsville Illinois, who 23) in the 50m freestyle (long course) in the final of the event at the Seoul Olympic Games, clocking 22. The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable 14.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open – Mats Wilander
  2. French Open – Mats Wilander
  3. Wimbledon – Stefan Edberg
  4. US Open – Mats Wilander

• Steffi Graf becomes only the third woman in history to win the Grand Slam in tennis:
  1. Australian Open – Steffi Graf
  2. French Open – Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon – Steffi Graf
  4. US Open – Steffi Graf

• 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Men's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Miloslav Mečíř
  2. Silver – Tim Mayotte
  3. Bronze – Stefan Edberg and Brad Gilbert
  • Women's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Steffi Graf
  2. Silver – Gabriela Sabatini
  3. Bronze – Zina Garrison and Manuela Maleeva
  • Men's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Ken Flach & Robert Seguso
  2. Silver – Emilio Sánchez & Sergio Casal
  3. Bronze – Miloslav Mečíř & Milan Šrejber and Stefan Edberg & Anders Järryd
  • Women's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Pam Shriver & Zina Garrison
  2. Silver – Jana Novotná & Helena Suková
  3. Bronze – Elizabeth Smylie & Wendy Turnbull and Steffi Graf & Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

• Davis Cup
  • Germany won 4-1 over Sweden in world team tennis

Yacht racing

• The San Diego Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Stars & Stripes '88 defeats New Zealand challenger KZ1, from the Mercury Bay Boating Club, 2 races to 0

Volleyball

Men's Competition

• Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea
  • Gold Medal:  Yugoslavia
  • Silver Medal:  Soviet Union
  • Bronze Medal:  Argentina

Women's Competition

• Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea
  • Gold Medal:  Soviet Union
  • Silver Medal:  Peru
  • Bronze Medal:  China

Water polo

Men's Competition

• Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea
  • Gold Medal:  Yugoslavia
  • Silver Medal:  United States
  • Bronze Medal:  Soviet Union

Multi-sport events

• 1988 Summer Olympics takes place in Seoul, South Korea
  • USSR wins the most medals (132), and the most gold medals (55). 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• 1988 Winter Olympics takes place in Calgary, Canada
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• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Susan Butcher wins with lead dogs: Granite & Tolstoi

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Orel Hershiser, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Florence Griffith Joyner, Track and field

Births

• January 22 — Greg Oden, American basketball player
• January 25 — Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
• February 12 — Nicoleta Daniela Şofronie, Romanian artistic gymnast
• March 5 — Jovana Brakočević, Serbian volleyball player
• March 15 — Urpo Sivula, Finnish volleyball player
• April 3 — Anja Klinar, Slovenian butterfly and medley swimmer
• April 16 — Simon Child, New Zealand field hockey striker
• May 23 — Morgan Pressel, American golfer
• June 9 — Sara Isakovič, Slovenian freestyle swimmer
• June 17 – Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
• August 5 — Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
• August 11 — Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
• August 25 — Angela Park, Brazilian golfer
• August 29 — Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, English sprinter
• September 19 — Thiemo de Bakker, Dutch tennis player
• September 26 — Qiuyue Wei, Chinese volleyball player
• September 29 — Kevin Durant, American basketball player
• October 7 — Sebastiaan Verschuren, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• November 20 — Christina Irvin, Turkish swimmer
• December 4 — Lisa Ingildeeva, Russia-born gymnast from Germany
• December 15 — Ilona Senderek, Polish figure skater
• December 26 — Manuela Canetti, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper

Deaths

• January 5 — Pete Maravich, NBA basketball hall of famer
• February 28 — Harvey Kuenn, Major League Baseball player (1952-1966)
• March 16 — Mickey Thompson, auto race driver — murdered
• March 19 — Bun Cook, National Hockey League and Hockey Hall of Fame player
• March 21 — Edd Roush, Major League Baseball player (1963-1931)
• March 29 — Ted Kluszewski, Major League Baseball player (1947-1961)
• April 10 — Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer
• July 8 — Ray Barbuti (83), American athlete and American football player (b. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers Susan Howlet Butcher ( December 26, 1954 – August 5, 2006) was an American Dog musher, noteworthy as the second The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Florence Griffith-Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith) also known as Flo-Jo ( December 21, 1959 &ndash September 21, Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Gregory Wayne Oden Jr (born January 22 1988 is an American Basketball player at the center position Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Tatiana Golovin (born January 25, 1988) is a French professional Tennis player of Russian descent (born in Moscow Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Nicoleta Daniela Şofronie, known as Daniela (born February 12, 1988 in Constanţa, Romania) is an Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Jovana Brakočević (Јована Бракочевић born March 5, 1988 in Zrenjanin) is a female Volleyball player from Serbia Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Urpo Sivula (born March 15, 1988) is a Finnish professional Volleyball player Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Anja Klinar (born April 3, 1988 in Jesenice) is a Butterfly and medley Swimmer from Slovenia, who participated Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Simon Child (born April 16, 1988 in Auckland) is a Field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Childhood and family life Pressel was born in Tampa Florida, to Mike Pressel and Kathy Krickstein Pressel Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Sara Isaković (born June 9, 1988 in Bled) is a freestyle Swimmer from Slovenia who spent much of her childhood Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Andrew "AJ" Ogilvy (born 17 June 1988 is the starting center for the Commodores College basketball team at Vanderbilt University Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Federica Pellegrini (born August 5, 1988) is an Italian swimmer Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Patrick "Patty" Mills (born 11 August 1988 in Canberra) is an Australian Basketball Point guard who is currently Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Childhood and personal life Park was born near the Iguassu Falls in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil to Korean parents who ran a business in Brazil Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (born 29 August 1988) is an English sprint athlete. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Thiemo de Bakker (born September 19, 1988 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch Junior Tennis player, who won the Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington DC) Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Sebastiaan Verschuren (born October 7, 1988 in Nieuwegein, Utrecht) is a Long-distance freestyle Swimmer from Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Lisa Ingildeeva (born December 4, 1988 in Moscow, Russia) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast from Germany. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ilona Senderek (born December 15, 1988 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish Figure skater. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Manuela ("Manu" Canetti (born December 26, 1988 in Rio de Janeiro) is a female Water polo Goalkeeper from Brazil Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Peter Press Maravich (June 22 1947 &ndash January 5 1988 was an American Basketball player known for his dazzling ballhandling, incredible shooting Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Harvey Edward Kuenn ( December 4, 1930 – February 28, 1988) was an American player coach and manager Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson ( December 7, 1928 - March 16, 1988) was an American Off-road racing legend Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Frederick Joseph 'Bun' Cook (b September 18, 1903 in Kingston, Ontario - March 19, 1988) was a Canadian Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Edd J Roush ( May 8, 1893 - March 21, 1988) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball player Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Theodore Bernard (Big Klu Kluszewski (born September 10, &mdash died March 29,) was a Major League First baseman from to. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Clifford Gladwin, born Doe Lea, Derbyshire, April 3, 1916 and died at Chesterfield on April 10, 1988, was a Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Raymond ("Ray" James Barbuti ( June 12 1905 &ndash July 8 1988) was an American athlete and American 1905)
• July 12 — Enzo Sacchi (62), Italian road bicycle and track cyclist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Enzo Sacchi ( January 6, 1926 in Firenze – July 12, 1988 in Firenze was a road bicycle and Track cyclist 1926)
• August 14 — Enzo Ferrari, Italian automobile manufacturer
• October 13 — Mike Venezia, jockey, racing accident at Belmont Park
• October 22 — Henry Armstrong, World boxing champion
• November 21 — "King" Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball pitcher (1928-1943)

Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Michael Joseph Venezia ( May 5, 1945 &ndash October 13, 1988) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Jockey History and Information It is world-famous as the home of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Henry Jackson Jr ( December 12, 1912 - October 22, 1988) was a world Boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Carl Owen Hubbell ( June 22, 1903 &ndash November 21, 1988) was a left-handed Screwball Pitcher in Major League Baseball

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