1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 10 and 12 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Matthew Birir Kenya
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| Silver | Francisco Munuera Spain
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| Bronze | Simeon Rono Kenya
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Matthew Birir | Kenya |
8:31.02 | |
 |
Francisco Munuera | Spain |
8:41.03 | |
 |
Simeon Rono | Kenya |
8:42.05 | |
| 4 | Alastair O'Connor |  United Kingdom |
8:44.68 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Golyas |  Soviet Union |
8:49.68 | |
| 6 | Joël Bourgeois |  Canada |
8:51.80 | |
| 7 | Seiji Kushibe |  Japan |
8:53.86 | |
| 8 | Yuriy Churakov | Soviet Union |
8:55.07 | |
| 9 | Yeóryios Yianélis |  Greece |
8:55.80 | |
| 10 | Florin Ionescu |  Romania |
9:04.30 | |
| 11 | Marcel Laros |  Netherlands |
9:08.43 | |
| 12 | Rainer Huth |  West Germany |
9:15.85 |
Heats[edit]
10 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Munuera | Spain |
8:48.75 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Laros | Netherlands |
8:52.21 | Q |
| 3 | Seiji Kushibe | Japan |
8:53.09 | Q |
| 4 | Joël Bourgeois | Canada |
8:53.41 | Q |
| 5 | Yuriy Churakov | Soviet Union |
8:53.86 | q |
| 6 | Alastair O'Connor | United Kingdom |
8:54.73 | q |
| 7 | Darren Abbott |  Australia |
8:58.69 | |
| 8 | Alvaro Ramalhete |  Portugal |
9:05.42 | |
| 9 | Emil Cheresharski |  Bulgaria |
9:06.23 | |
| 10 | Jim Svenøy |  Norway |
9:07.46 | |
| 11 | Nurettin Özyürek |  Turkey |
9:10.51 | |
| 12 | John Murray |  Ireland |
9:25.28 | |
| 13 | John Moritz |  United States |
9:27.91 | |
| Holger Ross | West Germany |
DNF |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Birir | Kenya |
8:45.32 | Q |
| 2 | Simeon Rono | Kenya |
8:50.57 | Q |
| 3 | Yeóryios Yianélis | Greece |
8:52.15 | Q |
| 4 | Florin Ionescu | Romania |
8:52.58 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Golyas | Soviet Union |
8:53.95 | q |
| 6 | Rainer Huth | West Germany |
8:56.99 | q |
| 7 | Georgios Loucaides |  Cyprus |
8:59.90 | |
| 8 | Masafumi Matsuoka | Japan |
9:00.03 | |
| 9 | Keith Cullen | United Kingdom |
9:08.39 | |
| 10 | Héctor Arias |  Mexico |
9:09.76 | |
| 11 | František Zálešák |  Czechoslovakia |
9:19.79 | |
| 12 | Julio Figueirêdo | Portugal |
9:34.44 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (1)
Cyprus (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Greece (1)
Ireland (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (1)
Portugal (2)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Turkey (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