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[edit]
| Gold | Moses Kiptanui Kenya |
| Silver | Alemayehu Roba Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
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 | Mirco Döring |  East Germany | 3:43.97 | |
| 5 | Denes Balázs |  Hungary | 3:44.30 | |
| 6 | Andrey Loginov |  Soviet Union | 3:44.79 | |
| 7 | Nigel Adkin |  Australia | 3:45.07 | |
| 8 | Jason Bunston |  Canada | 3:45.09 | |
| 9 | Cleophas Bitok | Kenya | 3:45.50 | |
| 10 | Pantelis Kolokas |  Greece | 3:45.70 | |
| 11 | Eddie Crowe |  New Zealand | 3:46.27 | |
| 12 | Luís Miguel Martín |  Spain | 3:49.71 | |
| 13 | Heiko Schulze | East Germany | 3:50.57 | |
| 14 | Claus Wittekind |  West Germany | 3:50.71 | |
| 15 | Graham Hood | Canada | 3:50.72 |
Heats[edit]
11 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemayehu Roba | Ethiopia | 3:51.12 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Loginov | Soviet Union | 3:51.41 | Q |
| 3 | Cleophas Bitok | Kenya | 3:51.83 | Q |
| 4 | Jason Bunston | Canada | 3:52.03 | Q |
| 5 | Marc Dauer | West Germany | 3:52.80 | |
| 6 | Nigel Brunton |  Ireland | 3:52.98 | |
| 7 | Steve Green |  United Kingdom | 3:53.84 | |
| 8 | Timo Sarlin |  Finland | 3:54.01 | |
| 9 | Kim Soon-Hyung |  South Korea | 3:54.15 | |
| 10 | Andrzej Jakubiec |  Poland | 3:54.60 | |
| 11 | Zhou Chaohui |  China | 3:56.56 | |
| 12 | Ryad Gatte |  Algeria | 3:57.33 | |
| 13 | Georgios Loucaides |  Cyprus | 4:01.31 | |
| 14 | Nesamani Subramaniam |  Singapore | 4:10.24 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 3:41.06 | Q |
| 2 | Desta Asgedom | Ethiopia | 3:46.20 | Q |
| 3 | Mirco Döring | East Germany | 3:48.22 | Q |
| 4 | Luís Miguel Martín | Spain | 3:48.97 | Q |
| 5 | Curtis Robb | United Kingdom | 3:49.67 | |
| 6 | Sergey Samoylov | Soviet Union | 3:49.81 | |
| 7 | Krasimir Blagoyev |  Bulgaria | 3:50.17 | |
| 8 | João Cuñha |  Portugal | 3:50.49 | |
| 9 | Mohamed Abdulkadir |  Somalia | 3:51.89 | |
| 10 | Amir Mhando |  Tanzania | 3:52.31 | |
| 11 | Jaroslaw Sitarz | Poland | 3:59.16 | |
| 12 | Kealin Hannigan | Australia | 4:03.39 | |
| 13 | Marko Koers |  Netherlands | 4:15.37 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hood | Canada | 3:46.35 | Q |
| 2 | Pantelis Kolokas | Greece | 3:46.57 | Q |
| 3 | Heiko Schulze | East Germany | 3:46.93 | Q |
| 4 | Denes Balázs | Hungary | 3:46.98 | Q |
| 5 | Eddie Crowe | New Zealand | 3:46.99 | q |
| 6 | Nigel Adkin | Australia | 3:47.08 | q |
| 7 | Claus Wittekind | West Germany | 3:47.79 | q |
| 8 | Niall Bruton | Ireland | 3:47.87 | |
| 9 | Svetlin Prodanov | Bulgaria | 3:52.63 | |
| 10 | Brian Murphy |  United States | 3:53.37 | |
| 11 | Mario Figueirêdo | Portugal | 3:54.58 | |
| 12 | Mateo Cañellas | Spain | 3:55.57 | |
| 13 | Hiroyuki Nakamura |  Japan | 3:58.73 |
Participation[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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