Commonwealth Games 1990 / Athletics

At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland , a total of 42 athletics competitions were held between January 27 and February 3, including 23 for men and 19 for women. The venue was the Mount Smart Stadium .

Men

100 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Linford Christie	CLOSELY	09.93
2	Davidson Ezinwa	NGR	10.05
3	Bruny Surin	CAN	10.12
4th	Marcus Adam	CLOSELY	10.14
5	Tim Jackson	OUT	10.17
6th	Abdullahi Tetengi	NGR	10.20
7th	John Regis	CLOSELY	10.22
8th	Neil de Silva	TRI	10.35
	Osmond Ezinwa	NGR	10.35

Final: January 28th

Wind: 3.9 m / s

200 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Marcus Adam	CLOSELY	20.10
2	John Regis	CLOSELY	20.16
3	Ade Mafe	CLOSELY	20.26
4th	Neil de Silva	TRI	20.40
5	Davidson Ezinwa	NGR	20.44
6th	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.54
7th	Paul Greene	OUT	20.58
8th	Kennedy Ondiek	KEN	20.60
9	Abdullahi Tetengi	NGR	20.96

Final: February 1st

Wind: 2.4 m / s

400 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Darren Clark	OUT	44.60
2	Samson Kitur	KEN	44.88
3	Simon Kipkemboi	KEN	44.93
4th	Robert Stone	OUT	45.25
5	Devon Morris	JAM	45.68
6th	Mark Garner	OUT	46.10
7th	Grant Gilbert	NZL	46.18
8th	Stephen Mwanzia	KEN	46.35
9	Todd Bennett	CLOSELY	46.64

Final: January 28th

800 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Sammy Tirop	KEN	1: 45.98
2	Nixon Kiprotich	KEN	1: 46.00
3	Matthew Yates	CLOSELY	1: 46.62
4th	Brian Whittle	SCO	1: 46.85
5	Ikem Billy	CLOSELY	1: 47.16
6th	Sebastian Coe	CLOSELY	1: 47.24
7th	Tom McKean	SCO	1: 47.27
8th	Simon Doyle	OUT	1: 48.06
9	Robert Kibet	KEN	1: 48.57

Final: February 1st

1500 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Peter Elliott	CLOSELY	3: 33.39
2	Wilfred Oanda Kirochi	KEN	3: 34.41
3	Peter O'Donoghue	NZL	3: 35.14
4th	Simon Doyle	OUT	3: 35.70
5	Tony Morrell	CLOSELY	3: 35.87
6th	William Tanui	KEN	3: 37.77
7th	Joseph Chesire	KEN	3: 40.58
8th	Mbiganyi Thee	BOT	3: 44.34

Final: February 3rd

5000 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Andrew Lloyd	OUT	13: 24.86
2	John Ngugi	KEN	13: 24.94
3	Ian Hamer	WHALE	13: 25.63
4th	Kerry Rodger	NZL	13: 26.79
5	Moses Tanui	KEN	13: 28.31
6th	Paul Williams	CAN	13: 33.68
7th	Mark Rowland	CLOSELY	13: 35.69
8th	Patrick Carroll	OUT	13: 48.16

Final: February 1st

10,000 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Eamonn Martin	CLOSELY	28: 08.57
2	Moses Tanui	KEN	28: 11.56
3	Paul Williams	CAN	28: 12.71
4th	Gary Staines	CLOSELY	28: 13.62
5	Joseph Kibor	KEN	28: 27.56
6th	Peter Brett	OUT	28: 37.16
7th	Kerry Rodger	NZL	28: 46.55
8th	Paul McCloy	CAN	29: 02.21

January 27th

marathon

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Douglas Wakiihuri	KEN	2:10:27
2	Steve Moneghetti	OUT	2:10:34
3	Simon Robert Naali	TAN	2:10:38
4th	Steve Jones	WHALE	2:12:44
5	Ibrahim Hussein	KEN	2:13:20
6th	Daniel Nzioka	KEN	2:13:27
7th	Rex Wilson	NZL	2:13:48
8th	Geoff Wightman	CLOSELY	2:14:16

January 30th

30 km of walking

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Guillaume Leblanc	CAN	2:08:28
2	Andrew Jachno	OUT	2:09:09
3	Ian McCombie	CLOSELY	2:09:20
4th	François Lapointe	CAN	2:12:41
5	Mark Easton	CLOSELY	2:14:52
6th	Christopher Maddocks	CLOSELY	2:15:07
7th	Simon Baker	OUT	2:19:55
	Paul Copeland	OUT	2:19:55

February 2nd

110 meter hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Colin Jackson	WHALE	13.08
2	Tony Jarrett	CLOSELY	13.34
3	David Nelson	CLOSELY	13.54
4th	Hugh Teape	CLOSELY	13.58
5	Nigel Walker	WHALE	13.78
6th	Kyle Vander Kuyp	OUT	14.07
7th	Akwasi Abrefa	GHA	14.12
8th	Grant McNeil	NZL	14.20
9	Tim Soper	NZL	14.28

Final: January 28th

Wind: 0.5 m / s

400 meter hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Kriss Akabusi	CLOSELY	48.89
2	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.25
3	John Graham	CAN	50.24
4th	Leigh Miller	OUT	50.25
5	Samuel Matete	ZAM	50.34
6th	Joseph Maritime	KEN	50.54
7th	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	50.73
8th	Lawrence Lynch	CLOSELY	51.51
	Henry Amike	NGR	DQ

Final: January 29th

3000 meter obstacle course

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Julius Kariuki	KEN	8: 20.64
2	Joshua Kipkemboi	KEN	8: 24.26
3	Colin Walker	CLOSELY	8: 26.50
4th	Graeme fur	CAN	8: 27.64
5	Shaun Creighton	OUT	8: 33.59
6th	Eddie Wedderburn	CLOSELY	8: 34.66
7th	Roger Hackney	WHALE	8: 36.62
8th	Peter Renner	NZL	8: 38.61

January 28th

4 x 100 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	England	Clarence Callender John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie	38.67
2	Nigeria	Victor Nwankwo Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Abdullahi Tetengi	38.85
3	Jamaica	Wayne Watson John Mair Clive Wright Raymond Stewart	39.11
4th	Australia	Shane Naylor Paul Greene Steve McBain Fred Martin	39.25
5	Canada	Everton Anderson Mike Dwyer Cyprian Enweani Peter Ogilvie	39.43
6th	Scotland	Elliot Bunney Dave Clark Jamie Henderson Mark Davidson	39.61
7th	Papua New Guinea	Ezekiel Wartovo John Hou Emmanuel Mack Takale Tuna	40.94
8th	Gambia	Abdurahman Jallow Lamin Marikong Abdoulie Janneh Clifford Adams	41.65
9	New Zealand	Murray Gutry Gary Henley-Smith Grant Gilbert Dale McClunie	44.34

4 x 400 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Kenya	Samson Kitur Stephen Mwanzia David Kitur Simon Kipkemboi	3: 02.48
2	Scotland	Mark Davidson Tom McKean David Strand Brian Whittle	3: 04.68
3	Jamaica	Clive Wright Devon Morris Trevor Graham Howard Burnett	3: 04.96
4th	New Zealand	Darren Dale Andrew Collins Anthony Green Dale McClunie	3: 06.23
5	Canada	Mike McLean Steve O'Brien Paul Osland Anton Skerritt	3: 06.73
6th	Pakistan	Bashir Ahmad Muhammad Fayyaz Bahre Karam Muhammad Sadaqat	3: 11.90
7th	Seychelles	Giovanni Fanny Percy Larame Philip Sinon Joseph Adam	3: 18.22

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Clarence Saunders	BER	2.36
2	Dalton Grant	CLOSELY	2.34
3	Geoff Parsons	SCO	2.23
	Milton Ottey	CAN	2.23
5	Alain Metellus	CAN	2.23
	David Anderson	OUT	2.23
7th	John Holman	CLOSELY	2.20
8th	Roger Te Puni	NZL	2.20

February 1st

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Simon Arkell	OUT	5.35
2	Ian Tullett	CLOSELY	5.25
3	Simon Poelman	NZL	5.20
4th	Neil Honey	OUT	5.20
5	Paul Just	CAN	5.10
6th	Adam Steinhardt	OUT	5.10
7th	Bob Ferguson	CAN	5.10
	Paul Gibbons	NZL	5.10

February 2nd

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Yusuf Alli	NGR	8.39 w
2	David Culbert	OUT	8.20 w
3	Festus Igbinoghene	NGR	8.18 w
4th	Stewart Faulkner	CLOSELY	7.97 w
5	Jonathan Moyle	NZL	7.97 w
6th	Willie Hinchcliff	NZL	7.97 w
7th	Bruny Surin	CAN	7.85 w
8th	Glenroy Gilbert	CAN	7.80 w

Final: February 1st

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Marios Hadjiandreou	CYP	16.95
2	Jonathan Edwards	CLOSELY	16.93 w
3	Edrick Floreal	CAN	16.89
4th	John Herbert	CLOSELY	16.65
5	Festus Igbinoghene	NGR	16.65 w
6th	Andrew Murphy	OUT	16.57
7th	Vernon Samuels	CLOSELY	16.45
8th	Paul Nioze	SEY	16.25

Final: February 3rd

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Simon Williams	CLOSELY	18.54
2	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	18.48
3	Paul Edwards	WHALE	18.17
4th	Werner Reiterer	OUT	17.78
5	John Minns	OUT	17.49
6th	Abi Ekoku	CLOSELY	17.45
7th	Lorne Hilton	CAN	17.06
8th	Steve Whyte	SCO	17.00

3 February

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	62.62
2	Werner Reiterer	OUT	61.56
3	Paul Nandapi	OUT	59.94
4th	Bradley Cooper	BAH	58.98
5	Paul Mardle	CLOSELY	58.76
6th	Ray Lazdins	CAN	57.84
7th	Graham Savory	CLOSELY	57.44
8th	Darrin Morris	SCO	56.10

February 2nd

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Sean Carlin	OUT	75.66
2	Dave Smith	CLOSELY	73.52
3	Angus Cooper	NZL	71.26
4th	Phil Spivey	OUT	70.74
5	Phillip Jensen	NZL	68.96
6th	Paul Head	CLOSELY	68.14
7th	Peter Baxevanis	OUT	68.06
8th	Shane Peacock	CLOSELY	66.74

January 27th

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Steve Backley	CLOSELY	86.02
2	Mick Hill	CLOSELY	83.32
3	Gavin Lovegrove	NZL	81.66
4th	Nigel Bevan	WHALE	79.70
5	Mike O'Rourke	NZL	79.00
6th	Mark Roberson	CLOSELY	75.38
7th	John Stapylton-Smith	NZL	72.80
8th	Justin Arop	UGA	70.74

3 February

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Mike Smith	CAN	8525
2	Simon Poelman	NZL	8207
3	Eugene Gilkes	CLOSELY	7705
4th	Alex Kruger	CLOSELY	7663
5	Chris Bradshaw	OUT	7402
6th	Richard Hesketh	CAN	7274
7th	Garth Peet	CAN	7245
8th	Duncan Mathieson	SCO	7149

January 29th

Women

100 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Merlene Ottey	JAM	11.02
2	Kerry Johnson	OUT	11.17
3	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.20
4th	Stephanie Douglas	CLOSELY	11.39
5	Sallyanne Short	WHALE	11.41
6th	Briar toop	NZL	11.46
7th	Simmone Jacobs	CLOSELY	11.53
8th	Paula Dunn	CLOSELY	11.55
9	Oliver Acii	UGA	11.65

Final: January 28th

Wind: 4.4 m / s

200 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Merlene Ottey	JAM	22.76
2	Kerry Johnson	OUT	22.88
3	Pauline Davis	BAH	23.15
4th	Jennifer Stoute	CLOSELY	23.16
5	Paula Dunn	CLOSELY	23.33
6th	Sallyanne Short	WHALE	23.35
7th	Kathy Sambell	OUT	23.56
8th	Linda Keough	CLOSELY	23.66
9	Oliver Acii	UGA	24.14

Final: February 1st

Wind: 2.0 m / s

400 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Fatima Yusuf	NGR	51.08
2	Linda Keough	CLOSELY	51.63
3	Charity Opara	NGR	52.01
4th	Maree Chapman	OUT	52.68
5	Jennifer Stoute	CLOSELY	53.44
6th	Angela Piggford	CLOSELY	53.45
7th	Gail Harris	CAN	54.24
8th	Cheryl Allen	CAN	54.36
9	Mercy Addy	GHA	57.01

Final: January 28th

800 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Diane Edwards	CLOSELY	2: 00.25
2	Ann Williams	CLOSELY	2: 00.40
3	Sharon Stewart	OUT	2: 00.87
4th	Wendy Old	OUT	2: 01.70
5	Lorraine Baker	CLOSELY	2: 01.77
6th	Gail Luke	OUT	2: 02.71
7th	Nicola Knapp	CAN	2: 03.79
8th	Brit Lind-Petersen	CAN	2: 07.40
9	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	2: 09.11

Final: February 1st

1500 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Angela Chalmers	CAN	4: 08.41
2	Christina Cahill	CLOSELY	4: 08.75
3	Bev Nicholson	CLOSELY	4: 09.00
4th	Yvonne Murray	SCO	4: 09.54
5	Lynne MacIntyre	SCO	4: 09.75
6th	Debbie Bowker	CAN	4: 11.20
7th	Michelle Baumgartner	OUT	4: 12.74
8th	Shireen Bailey	CLOSELY	4: 13.31

Final: February 3rd

3000 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Angela Chalmers	CAN	8: 38.38
2	Yvonne Murray	SCO	8: 39.46
3	Liz McColgan	SCO	8: 47.66
4th	Karen Hutcheson	SCO	8: 48.72
5	Carolyn Shuvalov	OUT	8: 53.89
6th	Ruth Partridge	CLOSELY	8: 59.77
7th	Leah Pells	CAN	9: 02.29
8th	Jenny Lund	OUT	9: 03.43

January 28th

10,000 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Liz McColgan	SCO	32: 23.56
2	Jill Hunter	CLOSELY	32: 33.21
3	Barbara Moore	NZL	32: 44.73
4th	Carole Rouillard	CAN	32: 49.36
5	Jane Ngotho	KEN	32: 54.20
6th	Susan Hobson	OUT	32: 54.92
7th	Jenny Lund	OUT	32: 58.68
8th	Jane Shields	CLOSELY	32: 59.42

February 2nd

marathon

space	Athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Lisa Martin	OUT	2:25:28
2	Tani Ruckle	OUT	2:33:15
3	Angie Pain	CLOSELY	2:36:35
4th	Sally Ellis	CLOSELY	2:37:46
5	Debbie Noy	CLOSELY	2:39:01
6th	Andri Avraam	CYP	2:39:19
7th	Helen Moros	NZL	2:39:36
8th	Odette Lapierre	CAN	2:41:36

31 January

10 km walking

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Kerry Saxby	OUT	45:03
2	Anne Maree Judkins	NZL	47:03
3	Lisa Langford	CLOSELY	47:23
4th	Lorraine Jachno	OUT	47:35
5	Janice McCaffrey	CAN	48:26
6th	Bev Hayman	OUT	48:50
7th	Helen Elleker	CLOSELY	49:51
8th	Alison Baker	CAN	50:54

February 2nd

For the first time there was a walking competition among women .

100 meter hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Kay Morley	WHALE	12.91
2	Sally Gunnell	CLOSELY	13.12
3	Lesley-Ann Skeete	CLOSELY	13.31
4th	Jane Flemming	OUT	13.37
5	Glynis Cearns	OUT	13.47
6th	Jenny Laurendet	OUT	13.52
7th	Judith Robinson	NIR	13.55
8th	Helen Pirovano	NZL	13.61
	Louise Fraser	CLOSELY	DQ

Final: February 2nd

Wind: 1.8 m / s

400 meter hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Sally Gunnell	CLOSELY	55.38
2	Debbie Flintoff-King	OUT	56.00
3	Jenny Laurendet	OUT	56.74
4th	Wendy Cearns	CLOSELY	57.53
5	Elaine McLaughlin	NIR	57.54
6th	Lorraine Hanson	CLOSELY	57.58
7th	Rosey Edeh	CAN	57.86
8th	Donalda Duprey	CAN	58.31
9	Rose Tata-Muya	KEN	59.93

Final: January 29th

4 x 100 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Australia	Cathy Freeman Kathy Sambell Monique Dunstan Kerry Johnson	43.87
2	England	Stephanie Douglas Jennifer Stoute Simmone Jacobs Paula Dunn	44.15
3	Nigeria	Beatrice Utondu Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Chioma Ajunwa	44.67
4th	New Zealand	Helen Pirovano Michelle Seymour Jayne Moffitt Bev Peterson	44.77
	Canada	France Gareau Nadine Halliday Keturah Anderson Stacey Bowen	DQ

4 x 400 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	England	Angela Piggford Jennifer Stoute Sally Gunnell Linda Keough	3: 28.08
2	Australia	Maree Holland Sharon Stewart Susan Andrews Debbie Flintoff-King	3: 30.74
3	Canada	Rosey Edeh France Gareau Cheryl Allen Gail Harris	3: 33.26
4th	New Zealand	Jayne Moffitt Jill Cockram Toni Hodgkinson Carlene Dillimore	3: 39.64

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Tania Murray	NZL	1.88
2	Janet Boyle	NIR	1.88
3	Tracy Phillips	NZL	1.88
4th	Trudy Woodhead	NZL	1.88
	Vanessa Ward	OUT	1.88
6th	Jenny Talbot	OUT	1.88
7th	Deann Bopf	OUT	1.85
8th	Leslie Estwick	CAN	1.85

February 2nd

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Jane Flemming	OUT	6.78
2	Beatrice Utondu	NGR	6.65 w
3	Fiona May	CLOSELY	6.55
4th	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	6.48
5	Jayne Moffitt	NZL	6.46
6th	Shonel Ferguson	BAH	6.41 w
7th	Mary Berkeley	CLOSELY	6.33 w
8th	Sandra Priestley	OUT	6.32

February 2nd

Shot put

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Myrtle Augee	CLOSELY	18.48
2	Judy Oakes	CLOSELY	18.43
3	Yvonne Hanson-Nortey	CLOSELY	16.00
4th	Melody Torcolacci	CAN	15.49
5	Nicole Carkeek	OUT	15.13
6th	Christine King	NZL	14.40
7th	Jan Maxwell	NZL	14.09

January 29th

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	OUT	56.38
2	Jackie McKernan	NIR	54.86
3	Astra Vitols	OUT	53.84
4th	Elizabeth Ryan	NZL	53.70
5	Janette Picton	CLOSELY	53.14
6th	Jane Aucott	CLOSELY	52.20
7th	Vanessa French	OUT	51.20
8th	Sharon Andrews	CLOSELY	51.18

January 28th

Javelin throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Tessa Sanderson	CLOSELY	65.72
2	Sue Howland	OUT	61.18
3	Kate Farrow	OUT	58.98
4th	Sharon Gibson	CLOSELY	57.26
5	Nicola emblem	SCO	56.96
6th	Caroline White	WHALE	55.18
7th	Kaye Nordstrom	NZL	53.52
8th	Kirsten Smith	NZL	52.34

February 1st

Heptathlon

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Jane Flemming	OUT	6695
2	Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith	OUT	6115
3	Judy Simpson	CLOSELY	6085
4th	Joanne Mulliner	CLOSELY	5913
5	Joanne Henry	NZL	5764
6th	Jocelyn Millar-Cubit	OUT	5762
7th	Catherine Bond	CAN	5760
8th	Donna Smellie	CAN	5584

January 28th

Web links

• Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
• XIV Commonwealth Game, Auckland 1990 on trackfield.brinkster.net
• XIV Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics