1990 in the sport of athletics

none 1990 in athletics World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships 1989 1991 1990 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the year 1990 in athletics. International Events African Championships Asian Games Balkan Games Central American and Caribbean Championships Commonwealth Games European Championships European Indoor Championships Goodwill Games World Cross Country Championships World Junior Championships World records Men EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE20,000 metresDionísio Castro POR57:18.431 MarchLa Flèche, France4 × 100 m relayFRA• Max Morinière• Daniel Sangouma• Jean-Charles Trouabal• Bruno Marie-Rose37.791 SeptemberSplit, YugoslaviaShot putRandy Barnes USA23.12m20 MayWestwood, United StatesJavelin (new)Patrik Bodén SWE89.10m24 MarchAustin, United StatesSteve Backley GBR89.58m2 JulyStockholm, SwedenHalf marathonDionicio Cerón MEX1:00:4616 SeptemberPhiladelphia, United States Women EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE1,000 metresChristine Wachtel GER2:30.6717 AugustBerlin, GermanyTriple jumpLi Huirong CHN14.54m25 AugustSapporo, Japan Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Leroy Burrell USA9.962.Linford Christie GBR10.023.Calvin Smith USA10.044.Davidson Ezinwa NGR10.05Mark Witherspoon USACarl Lewis USA 200 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michael Johnson USA19.852.Danny Everett USA20.083.John Regis GBR20.114.Leroy Burrell USA20.145.Robson da Silva BRA20.23 400 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Danny Everett USA44.062.Roberto Hernández CUB44.143.Michael Johnson USA44.214.Andrew Valmon USA44.355.Darren Clark AUS44.60 800 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Peter Elliott GBR1:42.972.William Tanui KEN1:43.393.Johnny Gray USA1:43.724.Paul Ereng KEN1:43.785.Robert Kibet KEN1:44.29 1,500 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Noureddine Morceli ALG3:32.602.Peter Elliott GBR3:32.693.Gennaro Di Napoli ITA3:32.784.Wilfred Kirochi KEN3:32.905.Steve Cram GBR3:33.03 Mile RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Joe Falcon USA3:49.312.Peter Elliott GBR3:49.763.Jens-Peter Herold GDR3:50.594.Tony Morrell GBR3:51.315.Abdi Bile SOM3:52.01 3,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Khalid Skah MAR7:37.092.Cyrille Laventure FRA7:37.743.Yobes Ondieki KEN7:38.154.Mohamed Issangar MAR7:39.405.Brahim Boutayeb MAR7:40.79 5,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Salvatore Antibo ITA13:05.592.Yobes Ondieki KEN13:05.603.Mohamed Issangar MAR13:08.514.Arturo Barrios MEX13:08.525.Khalid Skah MAR13:09.55 10,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Arturo Barrios MEX27:18.222.John Ngugi KEN27:19.153.Salvatore Antibo ITA27:25.164.Hammou Boutayeb MAR27:25.485.Khalid Skah MAR27:29.27 Half marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Steve Moneghetti AUS1:00:34 Marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Steve Moneghetti AUS2:08:162.Gelindo Bordin ITA2:08:193.Gidamis Shahanga TAN2:08:324.Jörg Peter GDR2:09:235.Martín Pitayo MEX2:09:41 110m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Colin Jackson GBR13.082.Greg Foster USA13.153.Roger Kingdom USA13.21Tony Jarrett GBR5.Renaldo Nehemiah USA13.22 400m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Danny Harris USA47.492.Samuel Matete ZAM47.913.Kriss Akabusi GBR47.924.Winthrop Graham JAM48.035.David Patrick USA48.22 3,000m steeplechase RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Peter Koech KEN8:10.952.Francesco Panetta ITA8:12.663.William Mutwol KEN8:12.754.Mark Rowland GBR8:13.275.Julius Kariuki KEN8:13.28 High jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Sorin Matei ROU2.402.Hollis Conway USA2.383.Dragutin Topić YUG2.37Sergey Dymchenko URS4.Clarence Saunders BER2.36Javier Sotomayor CUBDoug Nordquist USAGeorgi Dakov BUL Long jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Mike Powell USA8.662.Jaime Jefferson CUB8.533.Carl Lewis USA8.514.Robert Emmiyan URS8.325.Sergey Podgainiy URS8.25Dietmar Haaf FRG Triple jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Kenny Harrison USA17.932.Volodymyr Inozemtsev URS17.903.Oleg Protsenko URS17.754.Leonid Voloshin URS17.745.Mike Conley USA17.56 Discus RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Romas Ubartas URS68.942.Wolfgang Schmidt GDR68.303.Mike Buncic USA67.724.Juan Martínez Brito CUB67.505.Jürgen Schult GDR67.08 Shot put RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Randy Barnes USA23.12 WR2.Ulf Timmermann GER21.643.Pétur Guðmundsson ISL21.264.Jim Doehring USA21.205.Oliver-Sven Buder GER21.06 Hammer 1990 Hammer Throw Year Ranking RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Igor Nikulin URS84.482.Igor Astapkovich URS84.143.Andrey Abduvaliyev URS83.464.Yuriy Sedykh URS82.805.Sergey Litvinov URS81.74 Javelin (new design) RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Steve Backley GBR89.582.Patrik Bodén SWE89.103.Seppo Räty FIN86.924.Jan Železný TCH86.525.Tom Petranoff USA86.46 Pole vault RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Radion Gataullin URS5.922.Sergey Bubka URS5.903.Grigoriy Yegorov URS5.874.Maksim Tarasov URS5.85Igor Potapovich URS Decathlon 1990 Decathlon Year Ranking RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Christian Plaziat FRA85742.Michael Smith CAN85253.Christian Schenk GDR84814.Dezső Szabó HUN84365.Dave Johnson USA8403 Women's Best Year Performers 60 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM7.082.Ulrike Sarvari FRG7.103.Irina Sergeyeva URS7.13Laurence Bily FRA5.Nelli Cooman NLD7.14 100 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM10.782.Katrin Krabbe GDR10.893.Carlette Guidry USA11.034.Sheila Echols USA11.05Michelle Finn USA 200 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM21.662.Katrin Krabbe GDR21.953.Heike Drechsler GDR22.194.Galina Malchugina URS22.235.Mary Onyali NGR22.31 400 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Grit Breuer GDR49.502.Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB50.033.Paulien Davis BAH50.054.Petra Schersing GDR50.315.Lyudmila Dzhigalova URS50.33 800 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sigrun Wodars GDR1:55.872.Christine Wachtel GDR1:56.113.Nadezhda Loboyko URS1:56.644.Lyudmila Rogachova URS1:57.15.Liliya Nurutdinova URS1:57.25 1,500 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Doina Melinte ROU3:58.692.Natalya Artyomova URS4:02.533.Yvonne Mai GDR4:02.694.Lyudmila Rogachova URS4:03.075.Violeta Beclea ROM4:03.14 Mile RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Doina Melinte ROU4:18.132.Natalya Artyomova URS4:22.203.Yvonne Mai GDR4:22.974.Lynn Jennings USA4:24.145.Svetlana Kitova URS4:24.63 3,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Angela Chalmers CAN8:38.382.Yvonne Murray GBR8:39.463.Liz McColgan GBR8:43.144.Yelena Romanova URS8:43.685.PattiSue Plumer USA8:44.07 5,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yelena Romanova URS15:02.232.Lynn Jennings USA15:07.923.PattiSue Plumer USA15:07.974.Viorica Ghican ROU15:09.905.Nadia Dandolo ITA15:11.64 10,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Viorica Ghican ROU31:18.182.Uta Pippig GDR31:40.923.Maria Conceição Ferreira POR31:45.754.Yelena Romanova URS31:46.835.Kathrin Ullrich GDR31:47.70 Half marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Rosa Mota POR1:09:33 Marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Rosa Mota POR2:25:242.Lisa Martin AUS2:25:283.Wanda Panfil POL2:26:314.Frith van der Merwe RSA 19282:27:365.Francie Larrieu Smith USA2:28:01 60m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ludmila Narozhilenko URS7.692.Monique Éwanjé-Épée FRA7.843.Nataliya Grygoryeva URS7.854.Lidiya Yurkova URS7.865.Anne Piquereau FRA7.88 100m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Nataliya Grygoryeva URS12.532.Monique Éwanjé-Épée FRA12.563.Ginka Zagorcheva BUL12.614.Mihaela Pogacian ROU12.625.Ludmila Narozhilenko URS12.64 400m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Tatyana Ledovskaya URS53.622.Myrtle Bothma RSA 192854.073.Anita Protti SUI54.364.Sandra Farmer-Patrick USA54.465.Monica Westén SWE54.69 High Jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Yelena Yelesina URS2.02 m2.Yolanda Henry USA2.00 mBiljana Petrović YUGHeike Henkel FRG5.Alina Astafei ROU1.98 m Long Jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Galina Chistyakova URS7.35 m2.Heike Drechsler GDR7.30 m3.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.12 m4.Inessa Kravets URS7.10 mLarisa Berezhnaya URS Triple Jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Li Huirong CHN14.54 m Shot put RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Sui Xinmei CHN21.66 m2.Huang Zhihong CHN21.52 m3.Astrid Kumbernuss GER20.77 m Javelin (old design) RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Petra Felke GDR73.082.Zhang Li CHN70.423.Karen Forkel GER69.384.Xu Demei CHN68.305.Natalya Cherniyenko URS67.88 Heptathlon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA67832.Jane Flemming AUS66953.Sabine Braun GER66884.Heike Tischler GER65725.Peggy Beer GER6531 Births February 1 — Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopian long-distance runner August 29 — Marin Premeru, Croatian discus thrower and shot putter October 24 — Vicky Parnov, Australian pole vaulter November 23 — Stanislav Emelyanov, Russian race walker Deaths March 27 — Percy Beard (82), American hurdler (b. 1908) April 10 — Fortune Gordien (67), American athlete (b. 1922) August 29 — Luigi Beccali (82), Italian athlete (b. 1907) December 31 — Robina Higgins (75), Canadian athlete (b.1915) References 1990 Year Lists 1990 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Category:Sport of athletics by year