1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 11 and 12 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Moses Kiptanui Kenya
|
| Silver | Alemayehu Roba Ethiopia
|
| Bronze | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia
|
Results[]
Final[]
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Moses Kiptanui | Kenya |
3:38.32 | |
 |
Alemayehu Roba | Ethiopia |
3:41.71 | |
 |
Desta Asgedom | Ethiopia |
3:43.38 | |
| 4 |  East Germany |
3:43.97 | ||
| 5 |  Hungary |
3:44.30 | ||
| 6 | Andrey Loginov |  Soviet Union |
3:44.79 | |
| 7 |  Australia |
3:45.07 | ||
| 8 |  Canada |
3:45.09 | ||
| 9 | Kenya |
3:45.50 | ||
| 10 |  Greece |
3:45.70 | ||
| 11 |  New Zealand |
3:46.27 | ||
| 12 |  Spain |
3:49.71 | ||
| 13 | East Germany |
3:50.57 | ||
| 14 |  West Germany |
3:50.71 | ||
| 15 | Graham Hood | Canada |
3:50.72 |
Heats[]
11 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemayehu Roba | Ethiopia |
3:51.12 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Loginov | Soviet Union |
3:51.41 | Q |
| 3 | Kenya |
3:51.83 | Q | |
| 4 | Canada |
3:52.03 | Q | |
| 5 | West Germany |
3:52.80 | ||
| 6 |  Ireland |
3:52.98 | ||
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
3:53.84 | ||
| 8 |  Finland |
3:54.01 | ||
| 9 | Kim Soon-Hyung |  South Korea |
3:54.15 | |
| 10 |  Poland |
3:54.60 | ||
| 11 |  China |
3:56.56 | ||
| 12 |  Algeria |
3:57.33 | ||
| 13 |  Cyprus |
4:01.31 | ||
| 14 |  Singapore |
4:10.24 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya |
3:41.06 | Q |
| 2 | Desta Asgedom | Ethiopia |
3:46.20 | Q |
| 3 | East Germany |
3:48.22 | Q | |
| 4 | Spain |
3:48.97 | Q | |
| 5 | Curtis Robb | United Kingdom |
3:49.67 | |
| 6 | Soviet Union |
3:49.81 | ||
| 7 |  Bulgaria |
3:50.17 | ||
| 8 |  Portugal |
3:50.49 | ||
| 9 |  Somalia |
3:51.89 | ||
| 10 |  Tanzania |
3:52.31 | ||
| 11 | Poland |
3:59.16 | ||
| 12 | Australia |
4:03.39 | ||
| 13 | Marko Koers |  Netherlands |
4:15.37 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hood | Canada |
3:46.35 | Q |
| 2 | Greece |
3:46.57 | Q | |
| 3 | East Germany |
3:46.93 | Q | |
| 4 | Hungary |
3:46.98 | Q | |
| 5 | New Zealand |
3:46.99 | q | |
| 6 | Australia |
3:47.08 | q | |
| 7 | West Germany |
3:47.79 | q | |
| 8 | Niall Bruton | Ireland |
3:47.87 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria |
3:52.63 | ||
| 10 |  United States |
3:53.37 | ||
| 11 | Portugal |
3:54.58 | ||
| 12 | Mateo Cañellas | Spain |
3:55.57 | |
| 13 | Hiroyuki Nakamura |  Japan |
3:58.73 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (2)
China (1)
Cyprus (1)
East Germany (2)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (2)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (2)
Portugal (2)
Singapore (1)
Somalia (1)
South Korea (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (2)
Tanzania (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (1)
West Germany (2)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas. "WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1990 Plovdiv BUL Aug 8-12". WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"). Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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