The men'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
edit| Gold | Chris Nelloms United States
|
| Silver | Rico Lieder East Germany
|
| Bronze | Mark Richardson United Kingdom
|
Results
editFinal
edit10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Chris Nelloms | United States |
45.43 | |
 |
Rico Lieder | East Germany |
46.28 | |
 |
Mark Richardson | United Kingdom |
46.33 | |
| 4 | Dmitriy Golovastov |  Soviet Union |
46.43 | |
| 5 | Derek Mills | United States |
46.44 | |
| 6 | Ibrahim Ismail |  Qatar |
46.52 | |
| 7 | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | United Kingdom |
47.53 | |
| Amar Hecini |  Algeria |
DNF |
Semifinals
edit9 August
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Nelloms | United States |
45.93 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Richardson | United Kingdom |
46.34 | Q |
| 3 | Rico Lieder | East Germany |
46.43 | Q |
| 4 | Dmitriy Golovastov | Soviet Union |
46.47 | Q |
| 5 | Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui |  Kenya |
46.48 | |
| 6 | Mathias Rusterholz |  Switzerland |
47.04 | |
| 7 | Inaldo de Sena |  Brazil |
47.09 | |
| 8 | Daniel England |  Jamaica |
47.70 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim Ismail | Qatar |
46.06 | Q |
| 2 | Amar Hecini | Algeria |
46.08 | Q |
| 3 | Derek Mills | United States |
46.43 | Q |
| 4 | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | United Kingdom |
46.66 | Q |
| 5 | Paul Greene |  Australia |
46.71 | |
| 6 | Kennedy Ochieng | Kenya |
46.88 | |
| 7 | Florian Hennig | East Germany |
47.00 | |
| 8 | Ronald Thorne |  Barbados |
48.11 |
Heats
edit8 August
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Nelloms | United States |
46.83 | Q |
| 2 | Amar Hecini | Algeria |
46.86 | Q |
| 3 | Matthew Burmeister | Australia |
47.98 | |
| 4 | Yusuke Horikoshi |  Japan |
48.06 | |
| 5 | Štefan Balošák |  Czechoslovakia |
48.57 | |
| 6 | Alain Sierro | Switzerland |
49.24 | |
| 7 | Carl Casey |  Antigua and Barbuda |
49.40 | |
| 8 | Foday Sillah |  Sierra Leone |
50.33 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedy Ochieng | Kenya |
46.98 | Q |
| 2 | Ibrahim Ismail | Qatar |
47.03 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel England | Jamaica |
47.60 | q |
| 4 | Terry Harewood | Barbados |
48.39 | |
| 5 | Michael Börner |  West Germany |
48.46 | |
| 6 | Julio Caballero |  Paraguay |
48.68 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitriy Golovastov | Soviet Union |
46.89 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Greene | Australia |
46.96 | Q |
| 3 | Florian Hennig | East Germany |
47.43 | q |
| 4 | Ronald Thorne | Barbados |
47.47 | q |
| 5 | Gary Reid |  Canada |
47.94 | |
| 6 | José Mendes |  Portugal |
47.99 | |
| 7 | Perry Dinan |  New Zealand |
49.04 |
Heat 4
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rico Lieder | East Germany |
47.00 | Q |
| 2 | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | United Kingdom |
47.03 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui | Kenya |
47.03 | Q |
| 4 | Nilton Messias | Brazil |
47.73 | |
| 5 | Aleksandr Angelov | Soviet Union |
47.78 | |
| 6 | Masayoshi Kan | Japan |
48.49 |
Heat 5
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Richardson | United Kingdom |
46.64 | Q |
| 2 | Derek Mills | United States |
46.68 | Q |
| 3 | Inaldo de Sena | Brazil |
47.36 | q |
| 4 | Mathias Rusterholz | Switzerland |
47.45 | q |
| 5 | Konstantin Babalievski |  Bulgaria |
47.74 | |
| 6 | Matija Šestak |  Yugoslavia |
49.05 | |
| 7 | Feye Girma |  Ethiopia |
50.21 | |
| 8 | Nour Moustafa |  North Yemen |
54.43 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Australia (2)
Barbados (2)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (2)
Ethiopia (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
New Zealand (1)
North Yemen (1)
Paraguay (1)
Portugal (1)
Qatar (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Switzerland (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
West Germany (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
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