1990 in 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 metres57:18.431 MarchLa Flèche, France4 × 100 m relay• Max Morinière• Daniel Sangouma• Jean-Charles Trouabal• Bruno Marie-Rose37.791 SeptemberSplit, YugoslaviaShot put23.12m20 MayWestwood, United StatesJavelin (new)89.10m24 MarchAustin, United States89.58m2 JulyStockholm, SwedenHalf marathon1:00:4616 SeptemberPhiladelphia, United States

Women

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE1,000 metres2:30.6717 AugustBerlin, GermanyTriple jump14.54m25 AugustSapporo, Japan

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.9.962.10.023.10.044.10.05

200 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.19.852.20.083.20.114.20.145.20.23

400 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.44.062.44.143.44.214.44.355.44.60

800 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:42.972.1:43.393.1:43.724.1:43.785.1:44.29

1,500 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:32.602.3:32.693.3:32.784.3:32.905.3:33.03

Mile RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:49.312.3:49.763.3:50.594.3:51.315.3:52.01

3,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7:37.092.7:37.743.7:38.154.7:39.405.7:40.79

5,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.13:05.592.13:05.603.13:08.514.13:08.525.13:09.55

10,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.27:18.222.27:19.153.27:25.164.27:25.485.27:29.27

Half marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:00:34

Marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.2:08:162.2:08:193.2:08:324.2:09:235.2:09:41

110m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.13.082.13.153.13.215.13.22

400m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.47.492.47.913.47.924.48.035.48.22

3,000m steeplechase RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:10.952.8:12.663.8:12.754.8:13.275.8:13.28

High jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.402.2.383.2.374.2.36

Long jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.8.662.8.533.8.514.8.325.8.25

Triple jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.17.932.17.903.17.754.17.745.17.56

Discus RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.68.942.68.303.67.724.67.505.67.08

Shot put RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.23.12 WR2.21.643.21.264.21.205.21.06

Hammer

RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.84.482.84.143.83.464.82.805.81.74

Javelin (new design) RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.89.582.89.103.86.924.86.525.86.46

Pole vault RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.5.922.5.903.5.874.5.85

Decathlon

RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.85742.85253.84814.84365.8403

Women's Best Year Performers

60 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7.082.7.103.7.135.7.14

100 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.10.782.10.893.11.034.11.05

200 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.21.662.21.953.22.194.22.235.22.31

400 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.49.502.50.033.50.054.50.315.50.33

800 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:55.872.1:56.113.1:56.644.1:57.15.1:57.25

1,500 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:58.692.4:02.533.4:02.694.4:03.075.4:03.14

Mile RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.4:18.132.4:22.203.4:22.974.4:24.145.4:24.63

3,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:38.382.8:39.463.8:43.144.8:43.685.8:44.07

5,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.15:02.232.15:07.923.15:07.974.15:09.905.15:11.64

10,000 metres RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.31:18.182.31:40.923.31:45.754.31:46.835.31:47.70

Half marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:09:33

Marathon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.2:25:242.2:25:283.2:26:314.2:27:365.2:28:01

60m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7.692.7.843.7.854.7.865.7.88

100m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.12.532.12.563.12.614.12.625.12.64

400m hurdles RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.53.622.54.073.54.364.54.465.54.69

High Jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.02 m2.2.00 m5.1.98 m

Long Jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.7.35 m2.7.30 m3.7.12 m4.7.10 m

Triple Jump RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.14.54 m

Shot put RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.21.66 m2.21.52 m3.20.77 m

Javelin (old design) RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.73.082.70.423.69.384.68.305.67.88

Heptathlon RANK1990 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.67832.66953.66884.65725.6531

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