Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

International athletics championship event

Athletics at the 14th Commonwealth Games

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

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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.

## Medal summary

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### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: +3.9 m/s)
details |  Linford Christie (ENG) | 9.93w  |  Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 10.05w  |  Bruny Surin (CAN) | 10.12w
200 metres
(wind: +2.4 m/s)
details |  Marcus Adam (ENG) | 20.10w  |  John Regis (ENG) | 20.16w  |  Ade Mafe (ENG) | 20.26w
400 metres
details |  Darren Clark (AUS) | 44.60  |  Samson Kitur (KEN) | 44.88  |  Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN) | 44.93
800 metres
details |  Sammy Tirop (KEN) | 1:45.98  |  Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) | 1:46.00  |  Matthew Yates (ENG) | 1:46.62
1500 metres
details |  Peter Elliott (ENG) | 3:33.39  |  Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:34.41  |  Peter O'Donoghue (NZL) | 3:35.14
5000 metres
details |  Andrew Lloyd (AUS) | 13:24.86  |  John Ngugi (KEN) | 13:24.94  |  Ian Hamer (WAL) | 13:25.63
10,000 metres
details |  Eamonn Martin (ENG) | 28:08.57  |  Moses Tanui (KEN) | 28:11.56  |  Paul Williams (CAN) | 28:12.71
Marathon
details |  Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) | 2:10:27  |  Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | 2:10:34  |  Simon-Robert Naali (TAN) | 2:10:38
110 metres hurdles
details |  Colin Jackson (WAL) | 13.08  |  Tony Jarrett (ENG) | 13.34  |  David Nelson (ENG) | 13.54
400 metres hurdles
details |  Kriss Akabusi (ENG) | 48.89  |  Gideon Yego (KEN) | 49.25  |  John Graham (CAN) | 50.24
3000 metres steeplechase
details |  Julius Kariuki (KEN) | 8:20.64  |  Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN) | 8:24.26  |  Colin Walker (ENG) | 8:26.50
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  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
details |  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
details |  Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 2:08:28  |  Andrew Jachno (AUS) | 2:09:09  |  Ian McCombie (ENG) | 2:09:20
High jump
details |  Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.36 m GR |  Dalton Grant (ENG) | 2.34 m  |  Milton Ottey (CAN)
Geoff Parsons (SCO) | 2.23 m
Pole vault
details |  Simon Arkell (AUS) | 5.35 m  |  Ian Tullett (ENG) | 5.25 m  |  Simon Poelman (NZL) | 5.20 m
Long jump
details |  Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 8.39 m (w)  |  David Culbert (AUS) | 8.20 m (w)  |  Festus Igbinoghene (NGR) | 8.18 m (w)
Triple jump
details |  Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) | 16.95 m  |  Jonathan Edwards (ENG) | 16.93 m  |  Edrick Floreal (CAN) | 16.89 m
Shot put
details |  Simon Williams (ENG) | 18.54 m  |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 18.48 m  |  Paul Edwards (WAL) | 18.17 m
Discus throw
details |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 62.62 m  |  Werner Reiterer (AUS) | 61.56 m  |  Paul Nandapi (AUS) | 59.94 m
Hammer throw
details |  Sean Carlin (AUS) | 75.66 m  |  Dave Smith (ENG) | 73.52 m  |  Angus Cooper (NZL) | 71.26 m
Javelin throw
details |  Steve Backley (ENG) | 86.02 m GR |  Mick Hill (ENG) | 83.32 m  |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) | 81.66 m
Decathlon
details |  Mike Smith (CAN) | 8525 pts  |  Simon Poelman (NZL) | 8207 pts w  |  Eugene Gilkes (ENG) | 7705 pts

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: +4.4 m/s)
details |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.02w  |  Kerry Johnson (AUS) | 11.17w  |  Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 11.20w
200 metres
details |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.76  |  Kerry Johnson (AUS) | 22.88  |  Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 23.15
400 metres
details |  Fatima Yusuf (NGR) | 51.08  |  Linda Keough (ENG) | 51.63  |  Charity Opara (NGR) | 52.01
800 metres
details |  Diane Edwards (ENG) | 2:00.25 GR |  Ann Williams (ENG) | 2:00.40  |  Sharon Stewart (AUS) | 2:00.87
1500 metres
details |  Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 4:08.41  |  Christina Cahill (ENG) | 4:08.71  |  Bev Nicholson (ENG) | 4:09.00
3000 metres
details |  Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 8:38.38 GR |  Yvonne Murray (SCO) | 8:39.46  |  Liz McColgan (SCO) | 8:47.66
10,000 metres
details |  Liz McColgan (SCO) | 32:23.56  |  Jill Hunter (ENG) | 32:33.21  |  Barbara Moore (NZL) | 32:44.73
Marathon
details |  Lisa Martin (AUS) | 2:25:28  |  Tani Ruckle (AUS) | 2:33:15  |  Angie Pain (ENG) | 2:36:35
100 metres hurdles
details |  Kay Morley (WAL) | 12.91  |  Sally Gunnell (ENG) | 13.12  |  Lesley-Ann Skeete (ENG) | 13.31
400 metres hurdles
details |  Sally Gunnell (ENG) | 55.38  |  Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 56.00  |  Jenny Laurendet (AUS) | 56.74
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  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
details |  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
details |  Kerry Saxby (AUS) | 45:03  |  Anne Judkins (NZL) | 47:03  |  Lisa Langford (ENG) | 47:23
High jump
details |  Tania Murray (NZL) | 1.88 m  |  Janet Boyle (NIR) | 1.88 m  |  Tracy Phillips (NZL) | 1.88 m
Long jump
details |  Jane Flemming (AUS) | 6.78 m  |  Beatrice Utondu (NGR) | 6.65 m (w)  |  Fiona May (ENG) | 6.55 m
Shot put
details |  Myrtle Augee (ENG) | 18.48 m  |  Judy Oakes (ENG) | 18.43 m  |  Yvonne Hanson-Nortey (ENG) | 16.00 m
Discus throw
details |  Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) | 56.38 m  |  Jackie McKernan (NIR) | 54.86 m  |  Astra Vitols (AUS) | 53.84 m
Javelin throw
details |  Tessa Sanderson (ENG) | 65.72 m  |  Sue Howland (AUS) | 61.18 m  |  Kate Farrow (AUS) | 58.98 m
Heptathlon
details |  Jane Flemming (AUS) | 6695 pts GR |  Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith (AUS) | 6115 pts  |  Judy Simpson (ENG) | 6085 pts

## Medal table

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*   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

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*  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

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* 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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