Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand from 27 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.
Athletics at the 14th Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 27 January – 3 February 1990 |
Host city | Auckland, New Zealand |
Venue | Mount Smart Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 42 |
Participation | 585 athletes from 45 nations |
Records set | 6 Games records |
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +3.9 m/s) |
Linford Christie (ENG) | 9.93w | Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 10.05w | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 10.12w |
200 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
Marcus Adam (ENG) | 20.10w | John Regis (ENG) | 20.16w | Ade Mafe (ENG) | 20.26w |
400 metres |
Darren Clark (AUS) | 44.60 | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 44.88 | Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN) | 44.93 |
800 metres |
Sammy Tirop (KEN) | 1:45.98 | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) | 1:46.00 | Matthew Yates (ENG) | 1:46.62 |
1500 metres |
Peter Elliott (ENG) | 3:33.39 | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:34.41 | Peter O'Donoghue (NZL) | 3:35.14 |
5000 metres |
Andrew Lloyd (AUS) | 13:24.86 | John Ngugi (KEN) | 13:24.94 | Ian Hamer (WAL) | 13:25.63 |
10,000 metres |
Eamonn Martin (ENG) | 28:08.57 | Moses Tanui (KEN) | 28:11.56 | Paul Williams (CAN) | 28:12.71 |
Marathon |
Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) | 2:10:27 | Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | 2:10:34 | Simon-Robert Naali (TAN) | 2:10:38 |
110 metres hurdles |
Colin Jackson (WAL) | 13.08 | Tony Jarrett (ENG) | 13.34 | David Nelson (ENG) | 13.54 |
400 metres hurdles |
Kriss Akabusi (ENG) | 48.89 | Gideon Yego (KEN) | 49.25 | John Graham (CAN) | 50.24 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Julius Kariuki (KEN) | 8:20.64 | Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN) | 8:24.26 | Colin Walker (ENG) | 8:26.50 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
England Clarence Callender John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie Tony Jarrett* | 38.67 | Nigeria Victor Nwankwo Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Abdullahi Tetengi | 38.85 | Jamaica Wayne Watson John Mair Clive Wright Ray Stewart | 39.11 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Kenya David Kitur Samson Kitur Simeon Kipkemboi Stephen Mwanzia | 3:02.48 GR | Scotland Mark Davidson David Strang Tom McKean Brian Whittle Duncan Mathieson* | 3:04.68 | Jamaica Clive Wright Devon Morris Trevor Graham Howard Burnett John Mair* | 3:04.96 |
30 kilometres walk |
Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 2:08:28 | Andrew Jachno (AUS) | 2:09:09 | Ian McCombie (ENG) | 2:09:20 |
High jump |
Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.36 m GR | Dalton Grant (ENG) | 2.34 m | Milton Ottey (CAN) Geoff Parsons (SCO) | 2.23 m |
Pole vault |
Simon Arkell (AUS) | 5.35 m | Ian Tullett (ENG) | 5.25 m | Simon Poelman (NZL) | 5.20 m |
Long jump |
Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 8.39 m (w) | David Culbert (AUS) | 8.20 m (w) | Festus Igbinoghene (NGR) | 8.18 m (w) |
Triple jump |
Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) | 16.95 m | Jonathan Edwards (ENG) | 16.93 m | Edrick Floreal (CAN) | 16.89 m |
Shot put |
Simon Williams (ENG) | 18.54 m | Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 18.48 m | Paul Edwards (WAL) | 18.17 m |
Discus throw |
Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 62.62 m | Werner Reiterer (AUS) | 61.56 m | Paul Nandapi (AUS) | 59.94 m |
Hammer throw |
Sean Carlin (AUS) | 75.66 m | Dave Smith (ENG) | 73.52 m | Angus Cooper (NZL) | 71.26 m |
Javelin throw |
Steve Backley (ENG) | 86.02 m GR | Mick Hill (ENG) | 83.32 m | Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) | 81.66 m |
Decathlon |
Mike Smith (CAN) | 8525 pts | Simon Poelman (NZL) | 8207 pts w | Eugene Gilkes (ENG) | 7705 pts |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.02w | Kerry Johnson (AUS) | 11.17w | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 11.20w |
200 metres |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.76 | Kerry Johnson (AUS) | 22.88 | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 23.15 |
400 metres |
Fatima Yusuf (NGR) | 51.08 | Linda Keough (ENG) | 51.63 | Charity Opara (NGR) | 52.01 |
800 metres |
Diane Edwards (ENG) | 2:00.25 GR | Ann Williams (ENG) | 2:00.40 | Sharon Stewart (AUS) | 2:00.87 |
1500 metres |
Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 4:08.41 | Christina Cahill (ENG) | 4:08.71 | Bev Nicholson (ENG) | 4:09.00 |
3000 metres |
Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 8:38.38 GR | Yvonne Murray (SCO) | 8:39.46 | Liz McColgan (SCO) | 8:47.66 |
10,000 metres |
Liz McColgan (SCO) | 32:23.56 | Jill Hunter (ENG) | 32:33.21 | Barbara Moore (NZL) | 32:44.73 |
Marathon |
Lisa Martin (AUS) | 2:25:28 | Tani Ruckle (AUS) | 2:33:15 | Angie Pain (ENG) | 2:36:35 |
100 metres hurdles |
Kay Morley (WAL) | 12.91 | Sally Gunnell (ENG) | 13.12 | Lesley-Ann Skeete (ENG) | 13.31 |
400 metres hurdles |
Sally Gunnell (ENG) | 55.38 | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 56.00 | Jenny Laurendet (AUS) | 56.74 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Australia Monique Dunstan Kathy Sambell Cathy Freeman Kerry Johnson | 43.87 | England Stephi Douglas Jenni Stoute Simmone Jacobs Paula Dunn | 44.15 | Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Chioma Ajunwa | 44.67 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
England Angela Piggford Jenni Stoute Sally Gunnell Linda Keough | 3:28.08 | Australia Maree Holland Sharon Stewart Susan Andrews Debbie Flintoff-King | 3:30.74 | Canada Rosey Edeh France Gareau Cheryl Allen Gail Harris | 3:33.26 |
10 kilometres walk |
Kerry Saxby (AUS) | 45:03 | Anne Judkins (NZL) | 47:03 | Lisa Langford (ENG) | 47:23 |
High jump |
Tania Murray (NZL) | 1.88 m | Janet Boyle (NIR) | 1.88 m | Tracy Phillips (NZL) | 1.88 m |
Long jump |
Jane Flemming (AUS) | 6.78 m | Beatrice Utondu (NGR) | 6.65 m (w) | Fiona May (ENG) | 6.55 m |
Shot put |
Myrtle Augee (ENG) | 18.48 m | Judy Oakes (ENG) | 18.43 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey (ENG) | 16.00 m |
Discus throw |
Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) | 56.38 m | Jackie McKernan (NIR) | 54.86 m | Astra Vitols (AUS) | 53.84 m |
Javelin throw |
Tessa Sanderson (ENG) | 65.72 m | Sue Howland (AUS) | 61.18 m | Kate Farrow (AUS) | 58.98 m |
Heptathlon |
Jane Flemming (AUS) | 6695 pts GR | Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith (AUS) | 6115 pts | Judy Simpson (ENG) | 6085 pts |
Medal table
* Host nation (New Zealand)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 13 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
2 | Australia | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
3 | Kenya | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
4 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
5 | Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
6 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | New Zealand* | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
9 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (14 nations) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 |
Participation
- Australia (83)
- Bahamas (3)
- Bangladesh (4)
- Barbados (1)
- Bermuda (4)
- Botswana (9)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Canada (81)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Cook Islands (4)
- Cyprus (7)
- England (105)
- Falkland Islands (2)
- Gambia (4)
- Ghana (8)
- Guernsey (1)
- Guyana (2)
- Hong Kong (3)
- Isle of Man (3)
- Jamaica (13)
- Jersey (1)
- Kenya (29)
- Lesotho (4)
- Malawi (5)
- Malaysia (3)
- Mauritius (3)
- New Zealand (81)
- Nigeria (14)
- Norfolk Island (1)
- Northern Ireland (9)
- Pakistan (5)
- Papua New Guinea (8)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
- Scotland (25)
- Seychelles (5)
- Sierra Leone (1)
- Swaziland (4)
- Tanzania (4)
- Tonga (4)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5)
- Uganda (6)
- Vanuatu (3)
- Wales (14)
- Zambia (6)
- Zimbabwe (5)
References
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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