1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
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The women's 400 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Fatima Yusuf File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Silver | Charity Opara File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Bronze | Manuela Derr File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
Results
Final
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Fatima Yusuf | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 50.62 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Charity Opara | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 51.28 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Manuela Derr | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 51.95 | |
| 4 | Sue Andrews | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 52.23 | |
| 5 | Julia Merino | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 53.48 | |
| 6 | Nancy McLeón | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 53.58 | |
| 7 | Marína Vasarmídou | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 53.58 | |
| 8 | Anja Rücker | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 54.16 |
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Semifinals
9 August
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charity Opara | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 51.69 | Q |
| 2 | Manuela Derr | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 52.91 | Q |
| 3 | Nancy McLeón | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 53.32 | Q |
| 4 | Julia Merino | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 53.34 | Q |
| 5 | Catherine Scott | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 53.46 | |
| 6 | Natalya Sniga | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 54.17 | |
| 7 | Ester Goossens | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 54.70 | |
| 8 | Nicole Hylaire | File:Flag of France.svg France | 55.69 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatima Yusuf | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 52.15 | Q |
| 2 | Sue Andrews | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 53.40 | Q |
| 3 | Marína Vasarmídou | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 53.83 | Q |
| 4 | Anja Rücker | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 54.04 | Q |
| 5 | Claudine Williams | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 54.28 | |
| 6 | Yana Burtasenkova | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 54.35 | |
| 7 | Steffanie Smith | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 54.44 | |
| 8 | Yojani Casanova | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 56.23 |
Heats
8 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatima Yusuf | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 52.97 | Q |
| 2 | Yana Burtasenkova | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 54.66 | Q |
| 3 | Nicole Hylaire | File:Flag of France.svg France | 54.85 | Q |
| 4 | Catherine Scott | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 54.94 | q |
| 5 | Cheryl Allen | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 55.16 | |
| 6 | Rosa Magaly Segovia | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 57.14 |
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Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charity Opara | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 52.77 | Q |
| 2 | Manuela Derr | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 53.90 | Q |
| 3 | Claudine Williams | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 54.02 | Q |
| 4 | Steffanie Smith | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 54.72 | q |
| 5 | Stefka Mineva | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria | 56.33 | |
| 6 | Mireille Bara-Ang | File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic | 64.80 | |
| Camille Noel | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | DNF |
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Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Andrews | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 53.53 | Q |
| 2 | Anja Rücker | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 54.01 | Q |
| 3 | Julia Merino | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 54.18 | Q |
| 4 | Natalya Sniga | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 54.27 | q |
| 5 | Yojani Casanova | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 55.00 | q |
| 6 | Melrose Mansaray | File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 56.44 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy McLeón | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 53.70 | Q |
| 2 | Ester Goossens | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 54.27 | Q |
| 3 | Marína Vasarmídou | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 54.60 | Q |
| 4 | Renée Poetschka | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 55.18 | |
| 5 | Mirjana Šola | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 55.52 | |
| 6 | Shanelle Porter | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 56.63 |
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Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (2)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria (1)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (2)
- File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic (1)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (1)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (2)
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (2)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (1)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (1)
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (2)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (1)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (2)
- File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (1)
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (2)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (1)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2)
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ↑ 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