Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
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 |
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.
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]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
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (New Zealand)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 |
Participation
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.