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1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 11 and 12 August.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Derek Mills Marvin Samuels Reggie Harris Chris Nelloms United States |
| Silver | David Grindley Adrian Patrick Craig Winrow Mark Richardson United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Matthew Burmeister Rohan Robinson Simon Hollingsworth Paul Greene Australia |
Results edit
Final edit
12 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Derek Mills Marvin Samuels Reggie Harris Chris Nelloms | 3:02.26 | ||
| Great Britain | David Grindley Adrian Patrick Craig Winrow Mark Richardson | 3:03.80 | ||
| Australia | Matthew Burmeister Rohan Robinson Simon Hollingsworth Paul Greene | 3:05.51 | ||
| 4 | Soviet Union | Aleksandr Angelov Aleksey Oleynikov Aleksandr Belikov Dmitriy Golovastov | 3:05.60 | |
| 5 | Barbados | Terry Harewood Steven Roberts Wayde Payne Ronald Thorne | 3:07.36 | |
| 6 | East Germany | Daniel Blochwitz Frank Zerbel Florian Hennig Rico Lieder | 3:07.39 | |
| 7 | Japan | Yusuke Horikoshi Masayoshi Kan Yoshihiko Saito Kazuhiko Yamazaki | 3:07.58 | |
| 8 | Kenya | Kennedy Ochieng Wilson Kipketer Sammy Biwott Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui | 3:07.86 |
Heats edit
11 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | Derek Mills Marvin Samuels Reggie Harris Chris Nelloms | 3:05.72 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom | David Grindley Jim Stevenson Craig Winrow Adrian Patrick | 3:07.52 | Q |
| 3 | Japan | Yusuke Horikoshi Masayoshi Kan Yoshihiko Saito Kazuhiko Yamazaki | 3:08.18 | q |
| 4 | Jamaica | Christopher Gallimore Terrence McCrea Carl McPherson Winston Sinclair | 3:08.31 | |
| 5 | West Germany | Daniel Bittner Sascha von Weschpfennig Thomas Kälicke Oliver Daum | 3:08.61 | |
| 6 | Cuba | Norberto Téllez Norge Bell Pedro Piñera Leonardo Prevot | 3:10.49 | |
| 7 | France | Franck Mence Igor Sibon Rodrigue Nordin Willy Migerel | 3:11.11 | |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | Štefan Balošák Pavel Soukup Tomáš Dvořák Václav Hrích | 3:11.85 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Matthew Burmeister Andrew Bursill Simon Hollingsworth Paul Greene | 3:06.81 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union | Aleksandr Angelov Aleksey Oleynikov Aleksandr Belikov Dmitriy Golovastov | 3:06.82 | Q |
| 3 | East Germany | Daniel Blochwitz Frank Zerbel Florian Hennig Rico Lieder | 3:07.65 | q |
| 4 | Kenya | Kennedy Ochieng Wilson Kipketer Sammy Biwott Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui | 3:07.66 | q |
| 5 | Barbados | Terry Harewood Steven Roberts Wayde Payne Ronald Thorne | 3:07.87 | q |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | Aleksandar Popović Draško Odrljin Miro Kocuvan Matija Šestak | 3:09.67 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | Anton Sashov Dian Petkov Zlatko Georgiev Konstantin Babalievski | 3:10.65 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 62 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (5)
- Barbados (4)
- Bulgaria (4)
- Cuba (4)
- Czechoslovakia (4)
- East Germany (4)
- France (4)
- Jamaica (4)
- Japan (4)
- Kenya (4)
- Soviet Union (4)
- United Kingdom (5)
- United States (4)
- West Germany (4)
- Yugoslavia (4)