1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 9 and 11 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia
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| Silver | Abraham Assefa Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Francesco Bennici Italy
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fita Bayissa | Ethiopia |
13:42.59 | |
 |
Abraham Assefa | Ethiopia |
13:44.63 | |
 |
Francesco Bennici | Italy |
13:47.10 | |
| 4 | Meta Petro |  Tanzania |
13:48.91 | |
| 5 | Paul Patrick |  Australia |
13:51.52 | |
| 6 | Stefano Baldini | Italy |
13:54.38 | |
| 7 | Jan Pešava |  Czechoslovakia |
13:55.02 | |
| 8 | Juma Ninga | Tanzania |
13:55.52 | |
| 9 | Ryuji Takei |  Japan |
13:55.78 | |
| 10 | Muchapiwa Mazano |  Zimbabwe |
13:56.97 | |
| 11 | Ion Avramescu |  Romania |
13:59.34 | |
| 12 | Dmitriy Drozdov |  Soviet Union |
14:01.60 | |
| 13 | Jon Brown |  United Kingdom |
14:03.09 | |
| 14 | Richard Potts |  New Zealand |
14:15.80 | |
| 15 | Mohamed Riad |  Morocco |
14:17.56 |
Heats[edit]
9 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juma Ninga | Tanzania |
14:06.60 | Q |
| 2 | Abraham Assefa | Ethiopia |
14:08.54 | Q |
| 3 | Stefano Baldini | Italy |
14:11.09 | Q |
| 4 | Ryuji Takei | Japan |
14:11.22 | Q |
| 5 | Ion Avramescu | Romania |
14:11.52 | Q |
| 6 | Jon Brown | United Kingdom |
14:11.61 | q |
| 7 | Mohamed Riad | Morocco |
14:12.56 | q |
| 8 | Dmitriy Drozdov | Soviet Union |
14:15.12 | q |
| 9 | Jason Bunston |  Canada |
14:22.20 | |
| 10 | Claes Nyberg |  Sweden |
14:26.11 | |
| 11 | Anthony Kiprono |  Kenya |
14:28.26 | |
| 12 | Elias Couto |  Portugal |
14:33.54 | |
| 13 | Abdel Krim Benzai |  Algeria |
14:34.57 | |
| 14 | Piotr Gladki |  Poland |
14:37.48 | |
| 15 | Javier Cortés |  Spain |
14:40.19 | |
| 16 | Mugah Al-Maslemany |  North Yemen |
16:10.76 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fita Bayissa | Ethiopia |
13:53.80 | Q |
| 2 | Meta Petro | Tanzania |
14:02.08 | Q |
| 3 | Francesco Bennici | Italy |
14:02.49 | Q |
| 4 | Jan Pešava | Czechoslovakia |
14:02.81 | Q |
| 5 | Richard Potts | New Zealand |
14:09.74 | Q |
| 6 | Paul Patrick | Australia |
14:16.42 | q |
| 7 | Muchapiwa Mazano | Zimbabwe |
14:17.52 | q |
| 8 | William Kalya | Kenya |
14:17.77 | |
| 9 | Luis Suárez | Spain |
14:36.33 | |
| 10 | Germano Neves | Portugal |
14:38.98 | |
| 11 | Stanislav Yordanov | Soviet Union |
14:42.00 | |
| 12 | Jarosław Cichocki | Poland |
14:50.01 | |
| 13 | Abdullah Yousef Abdullah |  Qatar |
15:00.11 | |
| 14 | Christophe Van Der Meersch |  Belgium |
15:00.98 | |
| 15 | Bryan Conway |  Ireland |
15:18.18 | |
| 16 | Khalid Al-Estashi | North Yemen |
15:59.66 | |
| Salah Hissou | Morocco |
DNF | ||
| Yasuyuki Watanabe | Japan |
DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Belgium (1)
Canada (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Morocco (2)
New Zealand (1)
North Yemen (2)
Poland (2)
Portugal (2)
Qatar (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (2)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (2)
United Kingdom (1)
Zimbabwe (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