1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 August.

Medalists Gold Nelli Voronkova Silver Marjana Lužar Bronze Omolade Akinremi

Results Final 10 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Nelli Voronkova 55.84 Marjana Lužar 56.74 Omolade Akinremi 56.97 4 Carmen Nistor 57.78 5 Carole Nelson 57.98 6 Maria-João Valamatos 58.56 7 Irina Skvarchevskaya 58.57 8 Ane Skak 58.63

Semifinals 9 August

Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Nelli Voronkova 56.87 Q 2 Marjana Lužar 57.67 Q 3 Maria-João Valamatos 58.12 Q 4 Ane Skak 58.54 Q 5 Winsome Cole 59.18 6 Lydie Deniau 59.45 7 Roslyn Mack 60.56 Berit Junker DQ

Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Omolade Akinremi 57.26 Q 2 Carmen Nistor 57.83 Q 3 Irina Skvarchevskaya 57.98 Q 4 Carole Nelson 58.12 Q 5 Aleksandra Rus 58.95 6 Silje Rasmussen 59.68 7 Maria-José Valamatos 59.88 8 Anna Shattky 62.23

Heats 8 August

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Carmen Nistor 58.33 Q 2 Marjana Lužar 58.77 Q 3 Berit Junker 59.68 Q 4 Stella Theocharous 60.22 5 Julie Cote 60.68 6 Ombretta Volpe 61.09 7 Annette Cavanagh 61.22

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Irina Skvarchevskaya 59.60 Q 2 Silje Rasmussen 59.71 Q 3 Winsome Cole 59.73 Q 4 Indira Hamilton 59.75 5 Lency Montelier 61.17 6 Stefka Mineva 61.65 7 Emanuela Baggiolini 61.73

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Nelli Voronkova 57.10 Q 2 Omolade Akinremi 57.74 Q 3 Maria-João Valamatos 58.78 Q 4 Roslyn Mack 58.89 q 5 Lydie Deniau 59.68 q 6 Lisa Nicholson 59.88 7 Sonia Scown 61.30

Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Carole Nelson 58.91 Q 2 Ane Skak 59.14 Q 3 Aleksandra Rus 59.40 Q 4 Maria-José Valamatos 59.44 q 5 Anna Shattky 59.52 q 6 Dana Valterová 59.85 7 Susan Smith 61.89

Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

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