1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 10 August. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia
Silver	Rika Ota   Japan
Bronze	Lydia Cheromei   Kenya

Results

Final

10 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	32:56.26
	Rika Ota	Japan	33:06.85
	Lydia Cheromei	Kenya	33:20.83
4	Natalya Galushko	Soviet Union	33:57.17
5	Claudia Dreher	East Germany	34:11.20
6	Maria Silvia Pili	Italy	34:49.04
7	Christelle Fuseau	France	34:51.52
8	Paola Cabrera	Mexico	34:52.90
9	Inna Kozina	Soviet Union	35:04.54
10	Ana Nanu	Romania	35:12.91
11	Tomoe Abe	Japan	35:23.47
12	Isabelle Müller	West Germany	35:27.27
13	Sandra Ruales	Ecuador	36:06.61
14	Soledad Nieto	Ecuador	37:06.32
	María Isabel Martínez	Spain	DNF
	Joanna Campbell-Smith	Australia	DNF
	Beni Gras	Canada	DNF
	Dörte Köster	East Germany	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

•   Australia (1)
•   Canada (1)
•   East Germany (2)
•   Ecuador (2)
•   Ethiopia (1)
•   France (1)
•   Italy (1)
•   Japan (2)
•   Kenya (1)
•   Mexico (1)
•   Romania (1)
•   Soviet Union (2)
•   Spain (1)
•   West Germany (1)

References

1. 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.
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015