1990 in the sport of athletics explained

1990 in athletics
Major World Competitions:
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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

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
20,000 metres		57:18.4	31 March	La Flèche, France
4 × 100 m relay	• Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Jean-Charles Trouabal • Bruno Marie-Rose	37.79	1 September	Split, Yugoslavia
Shot put		23.12m	20 May	Westwood, United States
Javelin (new)		89.10m	24 March	Austin, United States
	89.58m	2 July	Stockholm, Sweden
Half marathon		1:00:46	16 September	Philadelphia, United States

Women

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
1,000 metres		2:30.67	17 August	Berlin, Germany
Triple jump		14.54m	25 August	Sapporo, Japan

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		9.96
2.		10.02
3.		10.04
4.		10.05

200 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		19.85
2.		20.08
3.		20.11
4.		20.14
5.		20.23

400 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		44.06
2.		44.14
3.		44.21
4.		44.35
5.		44.60

800 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		1:42.97
2.		1:43.39
3.		1:43.72
4.		1:43.78
5.		1:44.29

1,500 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:32.60
2.		3:32.69
3.		3:32.78
4.		3:32.90
5.		3:33.03

Mile

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:49.31
2.		3:49.76
3.		3:50.59
4.		3:51.31
5.		3:52.01

3,000 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7:37.09
2.		7:37.74
3.		7:38.15
4.		7:39.40
5.		7:40.79

5,000 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		13:05.59
2.		13:05.60
3.		13:08.51
4.		13:08.52
5.		13:09.55

10,000 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		27:18.22
2.		27:19.15
3.		27:25.16
4.		27:25.48
5.		27:29.27

Marathon

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		2:08:16
2.		2:08:19
3.		2:08:32
4.		2:09:23
5.		2:09:41

110m hurdles

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		13.08
2.		13.15
3.		13.21
5.		13.22

400m hurdles

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		47.49
2.		47.91
3.		47.92
4.		48.03
5.		48.22

3,000m steeplechase

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		8:10.95
2.		8:12.66
3.		8:12.75
4.		8:13.27
5.		8:13.28

High jump

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.40
2.		2.38
3.		2.37
4.		2.36

Long jump

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		8.66
2.		8.53
3.		8.51
4.		8.32
5.		8.25

Triple jump

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		17.93
2.		17.90
3.		17.75
4.		17.74
5.		17.56

Discus

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		68.94
2.		68.30
3.		67.72
4.		67.50
5.		67.08

Shot put

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		23.12 WR
2.		21.64
3.		21.26
4.		21.20
5.		21.06

Hammer

See main article: article and 1990 Hammer Throw Year Ranking.

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		84.48
2.		84.14
3.		83.46
4.		82.80
5.		81.74

Javelin (new design)

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		89.58
2.		89.10
3.		86.92
4.		86.52
5.		86.46

Pole vault

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		5.92
2.		5.90
3.		5.87
4.		5.85

Decathlon

See main article: article and 1990 Decathlon Year Ranking.

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		8574
2.		8525
3.		8481
4.		8436
5.		8403

Women's Best Year Performers

60 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7.08
2.		7.10
3.		7.13
5.		7.14

100 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		10.78
2.		10.89
3.		11.03
4.		11.05

200 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		21.66
2.		21.95
3.		22.19
4.		22.23
5.		22.31

400 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		49.50
2.		50.03
3.		50.05
4.		50.31
5.		50.33

800 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		1:55.87
2.		1:56.11
3.		1:56.64
4.		1:57.1
5.		1:57.25

1,500 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:58.69
2.		4:02.53
3.		4:02.69
4.		4:03.07
5.		4:03.14

Mile

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		4:18.13
2.		4:22.20
3.		4:22.97
4.		4:24.14
5.		4:24.63

3,000 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		8:38.38
2.		8:39.46
3.		8:43.14
4.		8:43.68
5.		8:44.07

5,000 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		15:02.23
2.		15:07.92
3.		15:07.97
4.		15:09.90
5.		15:11.64

10,000 metres

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		31:18.18
2.		31:40.92
3.		31:45.75
4.		31:46.83
5.		31:47.70

Marathon

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		2:25:24
2.		2:25:28
3.		2:26:31
4.		2:27:36
5.		2:28:01

60m hurdles

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7.69
2.		7.84
3.		7.85
4.		7.86
5.		7.88

100m hurdles

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		12.53
2.		12.56
3.		12.61
4.		12.62
5.		12.64

400m hurdles

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		53.62
2.		54.07
3.		54.36
4.		54.46
5.		54.69

High Jump

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.02 m
2.		2.00 m
5.		1.98 m

Long Jump

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		7.35 m
2.		7.30 m
3.		7.12 m
4.		7.10 m

Shot put

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		21.66 m
2.		21.52 m
3.		20.77 m

Javelin (old design)

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		73.08
2.		70.42
3.		69.38
4.		68.30
5.		67.88

Heptathlon

RANK	1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		6783
2.		6695
3.		6688
4.		6572
5.		6531

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