Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
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At the 1990 Commonwealth Games
, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland
, New Zealand
from 28 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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from 28 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.
Men
| 100 metres (wind: 3.9 m/s) |
9.93w | |10.05w | |10.12w | |||
| 200 metres (wind: 2.4 m/s) |
|20.10w | |20.16w | |20.26w | |||
| 400 metres | |44.60 | |44.88 | |44.93 | |||
| 800 metres | |1:45.98 | |1:46.00 | |1:46.62 | |||
| 1500 metres | |3:33.39 | |3:34.41 | |3:35.14 | |||
| 5000 metres | |13:24.86 | |13:24.94 | |13:25.63 | |||
| 10,000 metres | |28:08.57 | |28:11.56 | |28:12.71 | |||
| Marathon | |2:10:27 | |2:10:34 | |2:10:38 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | |8:20.64 | |8:24.26 | |8:26.50 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles | |13.08 | |13.34 | |13.54 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | |48.89 | |49.25 | |50.24 | |||
| High jump | |2.36 m GR | |2.34 m | 2.23 m | |||
| Pole vault | |5.35 m | |5.25 m | |5.20 m | |||
| Long jump | |8.39 m GR | |8.20 m | |8.18 m | |||
| Triple jump | |16.95 m | |16.93 m | |16.89 m | |||
| Shot put | |18.54 m | |18.48 m | |18.17 m | |||
| Discus throw | |62.62 m | |61.56 m | |59.94 m | |||
| Hammer throw | |75.66 m | |73.52 m | |71.26 m | |||
| Javelin throw | |86.02 m | |83.32 m | |81.66 m | |||
| Decathlon | |8525 pts | |8207 pts w | |7705 pts | |||
| 30 kilometres road walk | |2:08:28 | |2:09:09 | |2:09:20 | |||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Tony Jarrett Tony Jarrett Anthony Alexander Jarrett is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from England. He was a sliver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the World Championships in 1993 and 1995, and at the European Championships in 1990, and won the gold medal in the event at the Commonwealth Games in 1998.Jarrett... Clarence Callender John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams... Linford Christie Linford Christie Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games... Marcus Adam Marcus Adam Marcus Adam is a retired English sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a sprinter and a bobsledder. Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and also won gold and silver medals respectively in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1990... |
38.67 | Abdullahi Tetengi 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... Osmond Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and Davidson Ezinwa he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.... Victor Nwankwo |
38.85 | Clive Wright John Mair Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal... Wayne Watson |
39.11 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | David Kitur David Kitur David Kitur is a retired Kenyan runner, who specialised in 400 metres.In 1983, at the inaugural world championships he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team, which reached semifinals.... Samson Kitur Samson Kitur Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,... Simeon Kipkemboi Simeon Kipkemboi Simeon Kipkemboi is a former sprinter from Kenya, who represented his native East African country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992... Stephen Mwanzia |
3:02.48 | Brian Whittle Brian Whittle Brian Whittle is a British athlete who won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1986 European Championships in Athletics and 1994 European Championships in Athletics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul... David Strang David Strang David Strang is a former British middle distance runner who won a gold medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris and a silver medal at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto over 1500 m.-External links:... Duncan Mathieson Mark Davidson Tom McKean Tom McKean Thomas McKean is a former Scottish middle distance runner who won the European Championships 800m gold medal at Split in 1990.... |
3:04.68 | Clive Wright Devon Morris Devon Morris Devon Morris is a retired Jamaican sprinter who mainly competed over 400 metres. He won this distance at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and his personal best time was 45.49 s, achieved during the 1987 World Championships. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal with the... Howard Burnett Howard Burnett (athlete) Howard McNeal Burnett is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career. He is a one-time Olympian, making his only appearance in 1988 , when he won the silver medal with the men's 4x400 m relay team. Burnett only ran in the qualifying... John Mair Trevor Graham Trevor Graham Trevor Graham is a Jamaican-born former athletics coach, based in the United States. Following the BALCO scandal, the US Olympic Committee barred him indefinitely from all its training sites as a number of the athletes he was training had tested positive for drug abuse.-Athletics career:Graham was... |
3:04.96 |
Women
| 100 metres (wind: 4.4 m/s) |
|11.02w | |11.17w | |11.20w | |||
| 200 metres | |22.76 | |22.88 | |23.15 | |||
| 400 metres | |51.08 | |51.63 | |52.01 | |||
| 800 metres | |2:00.25 | |2:00.40 | |2:00.87 | |||
| 1500 metres | |4:08.41 | |4:08.71 | |4:09.00 | |||
| 3000 metres | |8:38.38 | |8:39.46 | |8:47.66 | |||
| 10,000 metres | |32:23.56 | |32:33.21 | |32:44.73 | |||
| Marathon | |2:25:28 | |2:33:15 | |2:36:35 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles | |12.91 | |13.12 | |13.31 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | |55.38 | |56.00 | |56.74 | |||
| High jump | |1.88 m | |1.88 m | |1.88 m | |||
| Long jump | |6.78 m | |6.65 m (w) | |6.55 m | |||
| Shot put | |18.48 m | |18.43 m | |16.00 m | |||
| Discus throw | |56.38 m | |54.86 m | |53.84 m | |||
| Javelin throw | |65.72 m | |61.18 m | |58.98 m | |||
| Heptathlon | |6695 pts GR | |6115 pts | |6085 pts | |||
| 10 km road walk | |45:03 | |47:03 | |47:23 | |||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal... Kathy Sambell Kerry Johnson Monique Dunstan |
43.87 | Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Elaine Stoute is a former sprinter from Great Britain.At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Stoute won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 m, along with a silver in the 4x100 m.... Simone Jacobs Simone Jacobs Simmone Jacobs is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Simone began her career at Reading Athletic Club, where she was encouraged by two senior members, Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Beverley Goddard.She competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles in... Stephanie Douglas Paula Dunn-Thomas |
44.15 | Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992... 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.... Chioma Ajunwa Chioma Ajunwa Chioma Ajunwa , is a former athlete from Nigeria, who previously played football for the Nigerian women's team. She is the first Nigerian to win an Olympic gold medal as well as the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event... 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... |
44.67 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Angela Piggford Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Elaine Stoute is a former sprinter from Great Britain.At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Stoute won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 m, along with a silver in the 4x100 m.... Linda Keough Linda Keough Linda Keough-Staines is a former British 400 metre athlete. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in both the 400m and 4 x 400m relay. She won an individual silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.Keough missed the 1992 Summer Olympics due to injuries... Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles... |
3:28.08 | Debbie Flintoff-King Debbie Flintoff-King Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:... Maree Chapman Sharon Stewart Sharon Stewart -Political career:She was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in 1998 for services to Howick.Stewart served on the Manukau City Council for twelve years, between 1998 and 2010.... Susan Andrews |
3:30.74 | Cheryl Allen France Gareau France Gareau France Gareau is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Angela Bailey, Marita Payne and Angella Taylor-Issajenko.-References:*... Gail Harris Rosey Edeh Rosey Edeh Rosey Edeh is a Canadian television personality, currently a correspondent for the entertainment newsmagazine series ET Canada.Edeh was born in London, England... |
3:33.26 |
Medal table
Key:| 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 |
| 6= |  Wales |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  New Zealand |
1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |  Scotland |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10= |  Bermuda |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10= |  Cyprus |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Northern Ireland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  The Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Tanzania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 | |
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