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The host stadium for the athletics events

At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand from 28 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +3.9 m/s) details	Linford Christie (ENG)	9.93w	Davidson Ezinwa (NGR)	10.05w	Bruny Surin (CAN)	10.12w
100 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s) details	Marcus Adam (ENG)	20.10w	John Regis (ENG)	20.16w	Ade Mafe (ENG)	20.26w
400 metres details	Darren Clark (AUS)	44.60	Samson Kitur (KEN)	44.88	Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN)	44.93
800 metres details	Sammy Tirop (KEN)	1:45.98	Nixon Kiprotich (KEN)	1:46.00	Matthew Yates (ENG)	1:46.62
1500 metres details	Peter Elliott (ENG)	3:33.39	Wilfred Kirochi (KEN)	3:34.41	Peter O'Donoghue (NZL)	3:35.14
5000 metres details	Andrew Lloyd (AUS)	13:24.86	John Ngugi (KEN)	13:24.94	Ian Hamer (WAL)	13:25.63
10,000 metres details	Eamonn Martin (ENG)	28:08.57	Moses Tanui (KEN)	28:11.56	Paul Williams (CAN)	28:12.71
Marathon details	Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)	2:10:27	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)	2:10:34	Simon-Robert Naali (TAN)	2:10:38
110 metres hurdles details	Colin Jackson (WAL)	13.08	Tony Jarrett (ENG)	13.34	David Nelson (ENG)	13.54
400 metres hurdles details	Kriss Akabusi (ENG)	48.89	Gideon Yego (KEN)	49.25	John Graham (CAN)	50.24
3000 metres steeplechase details	Julius Kariuki (KEN)	8:20.64	Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN)	8:24.26	Colin Walker (ENG)	8:26.50
4 × 100 metres relay details	England Tony Jarrett Clarence Callender John Regis Linford Christie Marcus Adam	38.67	Nigeria Abdullahi Tetengi Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Victor Nwankwo	38.85	Jamaica Clive Wright John Mair Ray Stewart Wayne Watson	39.11
4 × 400 metres relay details	Kenya David Kitur Samson Kitur Simeon Kipkemboi Stephen Mwanzia	3:02.48	Scotland Brian Whittle David Strang Duncan Mathieson Mark Davidson Tom McKean	3:04.68	Jamaica Clive Wright Devon Morris Howard Burnett John Mair Trevor Graham	3:04.96
30 kilometres walk details	Guillaume Leblanc (CAN)	2:08:28	Andrew Jachno (AUS)	2:09:09	Ian McCombie (ENG)	2:09:20
High jump details	Clarence Saunders (BER)	2.36 m GR	Dalton Grant (ENG)	2.34 m	Milton Ottey (CAN) Geoff Parsons (SCO)	2.23 m
Pole vault details	Simon Arkell (AUS)	5.35 m	Ian Tullett (ENG)	5.25 m	Simon Poelman (NZL)	5.20 m
Long jump details	Yusuf Alli (NGR)	8.39 m GR	David Culbert (AUS)	8.20 m	Festus Igbinoghene (NGR)	8.18 m
Triple jump details	Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP)	16.95 m	Jonathan Edwards (ENG)	16.93 m	Edrick Floreal (CAN)	16.89 m
Shot put details	Simon Williams (ENG)	18.54 m	Adewale Olukoju (NGR)	18.48 m	Paul Edwards (WAL)	18.17 m
Discus throw details	Adewale Olukoju (NGR)	62.62 m	Werner Reiterer (AUS)	61.56 m	Paul Nandapi (AUS)	59.94 m
Hammer throw details	Sean Carlin (AUS)	75.66 m	Dave Smith (ENG)	73.52 m	Angus Cooper (NZL)	71.26 m
Javelin throw details	Steve Backley (ENG)	86.02 m GR	Mick Hill (ENG)	83.32 m	Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)	81.66 m
Decathlon details	Mike Smith (CAN)	8525 pts	Simon Poelman (NZL)	8207 pts w	Eugene Gilkes (ENG)	7705 pts

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: 4.4 m/s)	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.02w	Kerry Johnson (AUS)	11.17w	Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)	11.20w
200 metres	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	22.76	Kerry Johnson (AUS)	22.88	Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)	23.15
400 metres	Fatima Yusuf (NGR)	51.08	Linda Keough (ENG)	51.63	Charity Opara (NGR)	52.01
800 metres	Diane Edwards (ENG)	2:00.25	Ann Williams (ENG)	2:00.40	Sharon Stewart (AUS)	2:00.87
1500 metres	Angela Chalmers (CAN)	4:08.41	Christina Cahill (ENG)	4:08.71	Bev Nicholson (ENG)	4:09.00
3000 metres	Angela Chalmers (CAN)	8:38.38 GR	Yvonne Murray (SCO)	8:39.46	Liz McColgan (SCO)	8:47.66
10,000 metres	Liz McColgan (SCO)	32:23.56	Jill Hunter (ENG)	32:33.21	Barbara Moore (NZL)	32:44.73
Marathon details	Lisa Martin (AUS)	2:25:28	Tani Ruckle (AUS)	2:33:15	Angie Pain (ENG)	2:36:35
100 metres hurdles	Kay Morley (WAL)	12.91	Sally Gunnell (ENG)	13.12	Lesley-Ann Skeete (ENG)	13.31
400 metres hurdles	Sally Gunnell (ENG)	55.38	Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)	56.00	Jenny Laurendet (AUS)	56.74
High jump	Tania Murray (NZL)	1.88 m	Janet Boyle (NIR)	1.88 m	Tracy Phillips (NZL)	1.88 m
Long jump	Jane Flemming (AUS)	6.78 m	Beatrice Utondu (NGR)	6.65 m (w)	Fiona May (ENG)	6.55 m
Shot put	Myrtle Augee (ENG)	18.48 m	Judy Oakes (ENG)	18.43 m	Yvonne Hanson-Nortey (ENG)	16.00 m
Discus throw	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS)	56.38 m	Jackie McKernan (NIR)	54.86 m	Astra Vitols (AUS)	53.84 m
Javelin throw	Tessa Sanderson (ENG)	65.72 m	Sue Howland (AUS)	61.18 m	Kate Farrow (AUS)	58.98 m
Heptathlon	Jane Flemming (AUS)	6695 pts GR	Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith (AUS)	6115 pts	Judy Simpson (ENG)	6085 pts
10 km road walk	Kerry Saxby (AUS)	45:03	Anne Judkins (NZL)	47:03	Lisa Langford (ENG)	47:23
4 x 100 metres relay	Australia Cathy Freeman Kathy Sambell Kerry Johnson Monique Dunstan	43.87	England Jennifer Stoute Simmone Jacobs Stephanie Douglas Paula Dunn	44.15	Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Charity Opara Chioma Ajunwa Fatima Yusuf	44.67
4 x 400 metres relay	England Angela Piggford Jennifer Stoute Linda Keough Sally Gunnell	3:28.08	Australia Debbie Flintoff-King Maree Chapman Sharon Stewart Susan Andrews	3:30.74	Canada Cheryl Allen France Gareau Gail Harris Rosey Edeh	3:33.26

Medal table

Key

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Total		42	42	43	127
1	England	13	14	13	40
2	Australia	10	11	5	26
3	Kenya	4	7	1	12
4	Canada	4	0	6	10
5	Nigeria	3	4	3	10
6=	Jamaica	2	0	2	4
6=	Wales	2	0	2	4
8	New Zealand	1	2	6	9
9	Scotland	1	2	2	5
10=	Bermuda	1	0	0	1
10=	Cyprus	1	0	0	1
12	Northern Ireland	0	2	0	2
13	Bahamas	0	0	2	2
14	Tanzania	0	0	1	1

References

Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.

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