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
← 1986 Edinburgh 1994 Victoria → 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

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
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

* 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
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	Bahamas	0	0	2	2
14	Tanzania	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		42	42	43	127

Participation

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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