1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final

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1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city Athens, Greece
Events18
Dates7 September
Main venue Olympic Stadium

The 1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the sixth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 7 September at the Olympic Stadium (Athens) in Athens, Greece. Leroy Burrell (100 metres) and Merlene Ottey (200 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. This was Ottey's second series win (having previously won in 1987) and made her the second woman to win the honour twice, after Paula Ivan. The number of athletics events in the programme reached eighteen for the first time, with ten for men and eight for women.

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Leroy Burrell  (USA)10.04Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Witherspoon  (USA)10.11Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)10.12
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  William Tanui  (KEN)1:44.95Flag of Algeria.svg  Réda Abdenouz  (ALG)1:45.17Flag of Kenya.svg  Nixon Kiprotich  (KEN)1:45.17
One mileFlag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:53.28Flag of East Germany.svg  Jens-Peter Herold  (GDR)3:53.77Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Elliott  (GBR)3:53.85
5000 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boutayeb  (MAR)13:30.54Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Skah  (MAR)13:31.22Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)13:31.37
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Julius Kariuki  (KEN)8:24.08Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:24.77Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Korir  (KEN)8:25.19
400 m hurdlesFlag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)47.91Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Harris  (USA)47.93Flag of Jamaica.svg  Winthrop Graham  (JAM)48.88
High jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Malchenko  (URS)2.34 mFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Georgi Dakov  (BUL)2.32 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Javier Sotomayor  (CUB)2.32 m
Triple jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Leonid Voloshin  (URS)17.35 mFlag of Cyprus.svg  Marios Hadjiandreou  (CYP)16.91 mFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley, Sr.  (USA)16.82 m
Shot putFlag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)21.00 mFlag of Norway.svg  Georg Andersen  (NOR)20.50 mFlag of the United States.svg  Ron Backes  (USA)20.30 m
Hammer throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)80.26 mFlag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)77.52 mFlag of Sweden.svg  Tore Gustafsson  (SWE)74.44 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
200 metresFlag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)21.88Flag of East Germany.svg  Grit Breuer  (GDR)22.58Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Malchugina  (URS)22.59
400 metresFlag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)50.31Flag of Nigeria.svg  Fatima Yusuf  (NGR)50.96Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Pauline Davis  (BAH)51.00
1500 metresFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Sandra Gasser  (SUI)4:06.11Flag of East Germany.svg  Yvonne Mai  (GDR)4:07.56Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Kitova  (URS)4:07.88
5000 metresFlag of the United States.svg  PattiSue Plumer  (USA)15:14.36Flag of Italy.svg  Nadia Dandolo  (ITA)15:14.93Flag of Romania.svg  Viorica Ghican  (ROM)15:15.74
100 m hurdlesFlag of East Germany.svg  Gloria Siebert  (GDR)12.74Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lidiya Yurkova  (URS)12.76Flag of France.svg  Monique Éwanjé-Épée  (FRA)12.86
Long jumpFlag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)6.98 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Inessa Kravets  (URS)6.82 mFlag of Romania.svg  Marieta Ilcu  (ROM)6.78 m
Discus throwFlag of East Germany.svg  Ilke Wyludda  (GDR)67.08 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Martina Hellmann  (GDR)63.54 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Mikhalchenko  (URS)63.34 m
Javelin throwFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)66.44 mFlag of Germany.svg  Brigitte Graune  (FRG)61.48 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Dulce García  (CUB)61.24 m

Points leaders

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
OverallFlag of the United States.svg  Leroy Burrell  (USA)63Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)61Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Harris  (USA)59
100 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Leroy Burrell  (USA)63Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Witherspoon  (USA)50Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)46
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Nixon Kiprotich  (KEN)54Flag of Algeria.svg  Réda Abdenouz  (ALG)45Flag of Kenya.svg  William Tanui  (KEN)41
One mileFlag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)61Flag of East Germany.svg  Jens-Peter Herold  (GDR)46Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Falcon  (USA)42
5000 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Skah  (MAR)59Flag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boutayeb  (MAR)47Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)46
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Julius Kariuki  (KEN)56Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)49Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Korir  (KEN)40
400 m hurdlesFlag of the United States.svg  Danny Harris  (USA)59Flag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)56Flag of Jamaica.svg  Winthrop Graham  (JAM)50
High jumpFlag of the United States.svg  Hollis Conway  (USA)56Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Georgi Dakov  (BUL)49Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Malchenko  (URS)48.5
Triple jumpFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley, Sr.  (USA)59Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ján Čado  (TCH)49Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oleg Protsenko  (URS)48
Shot putFlag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)54Flag of Norway.svg  Georg Andersen  (NOR)50Flag of the United States.svg  Ron Backes  (USA)42
Hammer throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)59Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)49Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (FRG)48

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
OverallFlag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)63Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)63Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)63
200 metresFlag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)63Flag of Jamaica.svg  Grace Jackson  (JAM)53Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Malchugina  (URS)49
400 metresFlag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)59Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Pauline Davis  (BAH)50Flag of Nigeria.svg  Fatima Yusuf  (NGR)46
1500 metresFlag of Romania.svg  Doina Melinte  (ROM)51Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Kitova  (URS)46Flag of Romania.svg  Margareta Keszeg  (ROM)40
5000 metresFlag of the United States.svg  PattiSue Plumer  (USA)63Flag of Romania.svg  Viorica Ghican  (ROM)45Flag of Italy.svg  Nadia Dandolo  (ITA)37
100 m hurdlesFlag of France.svg  Monique Éwanjé-Épée  (FRA)57Flag of East Germany.svg  Gloria Siebert  (GDR)52Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lidiya Yurkova  (URS)47
Long jumpFlag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)63Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Inessa Kravets  (URS)55Flag of Romania.svg  Marieta Ilcu  (ROM)49
Discus throwFlag of East Germany.svg  Ilke Wyludda  (GDR)63Flag of East Germany.svg  Martina Hellmann  (GDR)28Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Tsvetanka Khristova  (BUL)26
Javelin throwFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)63Flag of Cuba.svg  Dulce García  (CUB)34Flag of East Germany.svg  Karen Forkel  (GDR)32

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