1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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The 3rd World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv
, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Men
100 m 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay... Nigeria |
10.17 =CR | Jason Livingston Jason Livingston Jason Livingston is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom.Livingston won the 60 metres sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa, in a time of 6.53 seconds... United Kingdom |
10.25 | Rodney Bridges United States |
10.37 |
200 m 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Aleksandr Goremykin Aleksandr Goremykin Aleksandr Goremykin is a Russian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,46 seconds, achieved at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Croatia.... Soviet Union |
20.47 CR | Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay... Nigeria |
20.75 | James Stallworth James Stallworth (athlete) James Stallworth is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for the long jump. He currently holds the NFHS High School Record for the long jump, with a jump of 26' 4.75," 8.04 metres set while winning the CIF California State High School Championships in Norwalk, California on June... United States |
20.81 |
400 m 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Chris Nelloms United States |
45.43 CR | Rico Lieder Rico Lieder Rico Lieder is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He competed for the clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, LG Chemnitz and LAC Chemnitz during his active career.-Achievements:-References:... German Democratic Republic |
46.83 | Mark Richardson Mark Richardson (athlete) Mark Ashton Richardson is a British former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Roger Black... United Kingdom |
46.33 |
800 m 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
Desta Asgedom Ethiopia |
1:46.35 CR | Jonah Birir Jonah Birir Jonah Birir is a former Kenyan middle distance runner.In 1988 he won the World Junior Championships over 800 metres, and at the 1990 World Junior Championships he won a silver medal in a personal best time of 1:46.61. He then concentrated on the 1500 metres distance, finishing fifth in the 1992... Kenya |
1:46.61 | Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the... Cuba |
1:47.33 |
1500 m 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
Moses Kiptanui Moses Kiptanui Moses Kiptanui is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3,000 m steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Champion... Kenya |
3:38.32 CR | Alemayehu Roba Alemayehu Roba Alemayehu Roba is a retired Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.He won a silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games. He competed at the 1991 World Championships, but did not progress from the qualification... Ethiopia |
3:41.71 | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia |
3:43.38 |
5000 m 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
Fita Bayissa Ethiopia |
13:42.59 CR | Abreham Assefa Ethiopia |
13:44.63 | Francesco Bennici Italy |
13:47.10 |
10 000 m | Richard Chelimo Richard Chelimo Richard Chelimo was a Kenyan athlete, and a former world and world junior record holder over 10,000 m... Kenya |
28:18.57 CR | Ismael Kirui Ismael Kirui Ismael Kirui is a former Kenyan long distance runner who won gold medals over 5000 metres at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships in Athletics.... Kenya |
28:40.77 | Juma Ninga Tanzania |
28:41.90 |
20 km road race | Cosmas Ndeti Cosmas Ndeti Cosmas Ndeti is a three time winner of the Boston Marathon. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the best marathon performance in 1994... Kenya |
59:42 | Juma Ninga Tanzania |
1:00:30 | Dagane Dabela Ethiopia |
1:01:02 |
110 m H 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... |
Antti Haapakoski Antti Haapakoski Antti Ensio Haapakoski is a retired Finnish hurdler.He won the gold medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships, finished fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the European Championships and sixth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships.He also competed at the 1990 European... Finland |
13.74 | Alexis Sánchez Cuba |
13.75 | Kyle Vander-Kuyp Australia |
13.85 |
400 m H 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Rohan Robinson Rohan Robinson Rohan Stuart Robinson is a retired Australian hurdler.His personal best time was 48.28 seconds, achieved in the 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta. This is the current Oceanian record.-Achievements:-References:... Australia |
49.73 | Yoshihiko Saito Yoshihiko Saito is a Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.With a personal best time of 48.64 seconds, achieved in October 1998 in Kumamoto, he is a former Asian record holder. The Asian record currently belongs to Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily with 47.53 seconds, and the Japanese record to Dai... Japan |
49.99 | Aleksandr Belikov Soviet Union |
50.22 |
3000 m St. | Matthew Birir Matthew Birir Matthew Kiprotich Birir is a former athlete from Kenya, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Eldama Ravine, Matthew Birir started running, when he attended at the famous St. Patrick's High School in Iten, where many great Kenyan runners are rosen.At the Barcelona... Kenya |
8:31.02 CR | Francisco Munuera Spain |
8:41.03 | Simeon Rono Kenya |
8:42:05 |
10000 m track walk | Ilya Markov Ilya Markov Ilya Vladislavovich Markov is a Russian race walker.-Achievements:-References:*... Soviet Union |
39:55.52 | Alberto Cruz Mexico |
39:56.49 | Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada is a retired Ecuadorian race walker. He specializes in the 20 km event, in which he has won the only two medals his country has ever achieved in the Olympic Games.... Ecuador |
40:08.23 |
4 x 100 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games... |
United States | 39.13 CR | Soviet Union | 39.58 | Nigeria | 39.68 |
4 x 400 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games... |
United States | 3:02.26 | United Kingdom | 3:03.80 | Australia | 3:05.51 |
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Dragutin Topić Dragutin Topic -Career:He is a World junior record holder with 2.37 when he won World Junior Championships 1990, three weeks before his win at European Championships. In the same year Topić received the golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. Topic has set five national records, and claimed four... Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
2.37 CR | Tim Forsyth Tim Forsyth Tim Forsyth is a retired Australian three-time Olympic high jumper.His first success on the international scene came in 1990 with a silver medal at the World Junior Championships. In 1992 the 19-year-old Forsyth won an Olympic bronze medal, equalling his current personal best height of 2.34m... Australia |
2.29 | Stevan Zorić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
2.26 |
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Jean Galfione Jean Galfione Jean Galfione is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... Early Modern France |
5.45 | Dmitriy Kurkulin Soviet Union |
5.40 | Miroslav Dukov Kingdom of Bulgaria |
5.40 |
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
James Stallworth James Stallworth (athlete) James Stallworth is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for the long jump. He currently holds the NFHS High School Record for the long jump, with a jump of 26' 4.75," 8.04 metres set while winning the CIF California State High School Championships in Norwalk, California on June... United States |
8.12 CR | Dion Bentley United States |
8.05 | Kareem Streete-Thompson Kareem Streete-Thompson Kareem Streete-Thompson is an athlete specializing in the long jump and the 100 metres. He was born in Ithaca, New York.Although born in the USA, he lived his first 18 years in the Cayman Islands... Cayman Islands |
7.94 |
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
Sergey Bykov Soviet Union |
16.98 CR | Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump. He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.- Major achievements :... Cuba |
16.62 | Nikolai Raev Kingdom of Bulgaria |
16.22 |
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Viktor Bulat Soviet Union |
19.21 CR | Xie Shengying People's Republic of China |
18.57 | Yuriy Ivanov Soviet Union |
18.13 |
Discus Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Ilian Iliev Kingdom of Bulgaria |
58.28 | Frank Bicet Cuba |
57.10 | Jan Engelmann German Democratic Republic |
56.82 |
Javelin Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Tommi Viskari Finland |
73.88 | Dariusz Trafas Dariusz Trafas Dariusz Trafas is a Polish javelin thrower.He won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships, finished tenth at the 2000 Summer Olympics and seventh at the 2002 European Championships... Poland |
72.76 | Jarkko Heimonen Finland |
72.30 |
Hammer Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Andrey Debeliy Soviet Union |
70.60 | Savvas Saritzoglou Savvas Saritzoglou Savvas Saritzoglou is a Greek male hammer thrower. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, placing 13th in the qualifying round. Saritzoglou had a personal best throw of in 1994.-Achievements:-References:... Greece |
70.32 | Andrey Budykin Soviet Union |
69.36 |
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... |
Eric Kaiser West Germany |
7762 | Jarkko Finni Finland |
7698 | David Bigham United Kingdom |
7488 |
Women
100 m 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville... German Democratic Republic |
11.36 | Nikole Mitchell Jamaica |
11.47 | Lucrécia Jardim Lucrécia Jardim Maria Lucrécia Jardim is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Portugal |
11.52 |
200 m 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Diane Smith United Kingdom |
23.10 CR | Zundra Feagin United States |
23.13 | Lucrécia Jardim Lucrécia Jardim Maria Lucrécia Jardim is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Portugal |
23.26 |
400 m 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju is a retired Nigerian athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is married to Adewale Olukoju.She later competed in the 200 meters at the World Championship... Nigeria |
50.62 CR | Charity Opara Charity Opara Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.... Nigeria |
51.28 | Manuela Derr Manuela Derr Manuela Derr, married Rödel is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.... German Democratic Republic |
51.95 |
800 m 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
Liu Li Liu Li Liu Li is a retired Chinese middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... People's Republic of China |
2:03.65 | Magdalena Nedelcu Kingdom of Romania |
2:04.52 | Aurica Rautu Kingdom of Romania |
2:04.78 |
1500 m 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
Qu Yunxia Qu Yunxia Qu Yunxia is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved the still standing world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of the People's... People's Republic of China |
4:13.67 | Claudia Mirela Bortoi Kingdom of Romania |
4:14.19 | Malin Ewerlöf Sweden |
4:14.61 |
3000 m 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and... |
Simona Staicu Kingdom of Romania |
9:09.57 | Liu Shixiang Liu Shixiang Liu Shixiang is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.Her personal best time was 14:32.33 minutes, achieved in October 1997 in Shanghai. She also had 8:55.89 minutes in the 3000 metres and 30:55.83 minutes in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-References:... People's Republic of China |
9:10.54 | Hatsumi Matsumoto Japan |
9:11.92 |
10 000 m | Derartu Tulu Derartu Tulu Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province... Ethiopia |
32:56.26 | Rika Ota Japan |
33:06.85 | Lydia Cheromei Lydia Cheromei Lydia Cheromei is a Kenyan athlete. She specializes in long distance running. She rose to fame at the age of thirteen with a win in the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships... Kenya |
33:20.83 |
100 m H 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner... |
Gillian Russell Gillian Russell Gillian Russell is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. In her early career she won four gold medals at the World Junior Championships, which is a record.-Achievements:... Jamaica |
13.31 | Keri Maddox United Kingdom |
13.38 | Ilka Rönisch German Democratic Republic |
13.41 |
400 m H 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Nelli Voronkova Soviet Union |
55.84 | Marjana Lužar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
56.74 | Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi is a retired Nigerian hurdler.-Achievements:-External links:... Nigeria |
56.97 |
5000 m track walk | Susana Feitor Susana Feitor Susana Paula de Jesus Feitor, DamIH is a Portuguese racewalker. She was born in Alcobertas, Médio Tejo.-Achievements:-References:... Portugal |
21:44.30 CR | Tatyana Shchastnaya Soviet Union |
22:28.74 | Simone Thust Simone Thust Simone Thust is a retired female race walker from Germany.-Achievements:-References:... German Democratic Republic |
22:44.65 |
4 X 100 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games... |
Jamaica | 43.82 | United Kingdom | 44.16 | United States | 44.50 |
4 X 400 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games... |
Australia | 3:30.38 | Jamaica | 3:31.09 | Cuba | 3:31.81 |
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Svetlana Lavrova Soviet Union |
1.91 | Katja Kilpi Finland |
1.88 | Lea Haggett United Kingdom |
1.88 |
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Iva Prandzheva Iva Prandzheva Iva Prandzheva is a former Bulgarian athlete who was successful in both long jump and triple jump.Her best performance came at the 1995 World Championships where she won a silver medal with 15.18 metres, a personal best... Kingdom of Bulgaria |
6.53 | Erica Johansson Erica Johansson Erica Johansson is a former Swedish athlete who specialized in long jump.She was very promising as a junior long jumper. At the age of 15 she equalled the Swedish record with 6.50 meters. One year later she won the silver medal in the 1990 World Junior Championships, jumping 6.50 again. She won... Sweden |
6.50 | Sandrine Hennart Belgium |
6.49 |
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Qiu Qiaoping People's Republic of China |
18.20 | Li Xiaoyun People's Republic of China |
17.74 | Heike Hopfer German Democratic Republic |
17.27 |
Discus Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Natalya Kaptyukh Soviet Union |
61.44 | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Lisa-Marie Vizaniari is a retired Australian discus thrower.Her personal best throw was 65.86 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Melbourne. The Australian, and Oceanian, record currently belongs to Daniela Costian with 68.72 metres.-Achievements:-References:*... Australia |
60.44 | Anja Gündler German Democratic Republic |
59.30 |
Javelin Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Tanja Damaske Tanja Damaske Tanja Damaske is a former female javelin thrower from Germany, best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier she gained the bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired... German Democratic Republic |
61.06 | Oksana Ovchinnikova Soviet Union |
57.26 | Mandy Liverton United Kingdom |
56.98 |
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... |
Beatrice Mau German Democratic Republic |
6166 | Rita Ináncsi Rita Ináncsi Rita Ináncsi is a retired Hungarian heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:... Hungary |
5940 | Joanne Henry Joanne Henry Joanne Henry is a former New Zealand heptathlete. She won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:... New Zealand |
5728 |
Medals table
Medal count | |||||
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# | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
2 | | United States | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
3 | | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | | People's Republic of China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
5 | | Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
6 | | German Democratic Republic | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
7 | | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
9 | | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
10 | | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
11 | | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
12 | | United Kingdom | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
13 | | Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
14 | | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
15 | | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
16 | | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
19 | | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
20 | | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
22 | | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
27 | | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- Results at GBRathletics.com