Men
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1989 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany
|
1989 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.84 m | Heinz Weis (FRG) |
Berlin, West Germany | 18.08.1989 | |
| 2 | 82.52 m | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
Bryansk, Soviet Union | 15.07.1989 | |
| 3 | 82.30 m | Vasiliy Sidorenko (URS) |
Bryansk, Soviet Union | 15.07.1989 | PB |
| 4 | 81.92 m | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 26.08.1989 | |
| 5 | 81.00 m | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) |
Adler, Soviet Union | 26.02.1989 | |
| 6 | 80.78 m | Donatas Plungė (URS) |
Volgograd, Soviet Union | 22.09.1989 | PB |
| 7 | 80.22 m | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
Rhede, West Germany | 30.07.1989 | |
| 8 | 80.14 m |  Tore Gustafsson (SWE) |
Lappeenranta, Finland | 04.07.1989 | NR |
| 9 | 79.42 m | Vladimir Stepochkin (URS) |
Bryansk, Soviet Union | 08.09.1989 | PB |
| 10 | 79.38 m |  Viktor Apostolov (BUL) |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 20.05.1989 | |
| 11 | 79.22 m | Marc Odenthal (FRG) |
Rhede, West Germany | 30.07.1989 | PB |
| 12 | 79.10 m | Vyacheslav Korovin (URS) |
Tolyatti, Soviet Union | 01.07.1989 | |
| 13 | 79.02 m | Aleksandr Seleznyov (URS) |
Volgograd, Soviet Union | 22.09.1989 | |
| 14 | 78.84 m | Plamen Minev (BUL) |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 22.07.1989 | |
| 15 | 78.78 m | Sergey Alay (URS) |
Vilnius, Soviet Union | 05.08.1989 | |
| 16 | 78.64 m |  Ralf Haber (GDR) |
Bryansk, Soviet Union | 15.07.1989 | |
| 17 | 78.58 m | Jüri Tamm (URS) |
Lappeenranta, Finland | 04.07.1989 | |
| 18 | 78.40 m | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
Adler, Soviet Union | 26.02.1989 | |
| 19 | 78.34 m |  Lance Deal (USA) |
Eugene, Oregon, United States | 03.06.1989 | |
| 20 | 78.26 m | Mikhail Popel (URS) |
Volgograd, Soviet Union | 22.09.1989 | |
| 21 | 78.12 m | Jörg Schäfer (FRG) |
Berlin, West Germany | 18.08.1989 | |
| 22 | 78.12 m |  József Vida (HUN) |
Nitra, Czechoslovakia | 19.08.1989 | |
| 23 | 78.06 m | Ken Flax (USA) |
Tel Aviv, Israel | 09.07.1989 | |
| 24 | 78.02 m | Jud Logan (USA) |
Budapest, Hungary | 08.08.1989 | |
| 25 | 77.98 m | Yuriy Chernega (URS) |
Tolyatti, Soviet Union | 01.07.1989 | PB |
