The women's 800 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 August.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Liu Li China
|
| Silver | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu Romania
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| Bronze | Aurica Rautu Romania
|
Results edit
Final edit
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Liu Li | China |
2:03.95 | |
 |
Maria Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania |
2:04.52 | |
 |
Aurica Rautu | Romania |
2:04.78 | |
| 4 | Carla Sacramento |  Portugal |
2:04.83 | |
| 5 | Larisa Popova |  Soviet Union |
2:05.65 | |
| 6 | Qu Yunxia | China |
2:06.60 | |
| 7 | Fabia Trabaldo |  Italy |
2:06.95 | |
| 8 | Patricia Djaté |  France |
2:09.26 |
Semifinals edit
9 August
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Li | China |
2:05.98 | Q |
| 2 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal |
2:06.85 | Q |
| 3 | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania |
2:06.95 | Q |
| 4 | Fabia Trabaldo | Italy |
2:07.09 | Q |
| 5 | Toni Hodgkinson |  New Zealand |
2:08.38 | |
| 6 | Anne Bruns |  West Germany |
2:08.84 | |
| 7 | Stella Jongmans |  Netherlands |
2:09.89 | |
| 8 | Evelyn Musonda |  Zambia |
2:13.84 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qu Yunxia | China |
2:04.09 | Q |
| 2 | Aurica Rautu | Romania |
2:04.57 | Q |
| 3 | Patricia Djaté | France |
2:05.05 | Q |
| 4 | Larisa Popova | Soviet Union |
2:06.77 | Q |
| 5 | Natalie Tait |  United Kingdom |
2:08.55 | |
| 6 | Irma Betancourt |  Mexico |
2:09.15 | |
| 7 | Maria Taneva |  Bulgaria |
2:14.07 | |
| Inez Turner |  Jamaica |
DQ |
Heats edit
8 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Li | China |
2:07.41 | Q |
| 2 | Natalie Tait | United Kingdom |
2:08.18 | Q |
| 3 | Patricia Djaté | France |
2:08.33 | Q |
| 4 | Maria Taneva | Bulgaria |
2:09.63 | q |
| 5 | Evelyn Musonda | Zambia |
2:10.64 | q |
| 6 | Emebet Shiferaw |  Ethiopia |
2:16.02 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Tungaraza |  Tanzania |
2:18.25 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania |
2:11.38 | Q |
| 2 | Anne Bruns | West Germany |
2:11.45 | Q |
| 3 | Irma Betancourt | Mexico |
2:11.47 | Q |
| 4 | Sophie Scamps |  Australia |
2:11.77 | |
| 5 | Najat Ouali |  Morocco |
2:11.90 | |
| 6 | Kimberly Toney |  United States |
2:12.26 | |
| 7 | Amna Abakar |  Sudan |
2:28.59 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurica Rautu | Romania |
2:10.39 | Q |
| 2 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands |
2:10.50 | Q |
| 3 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal |
2:10.56 | Q |
| 4 | Qu Yunxia | China |
2:10.76 | q |
| 5 | Séverine Foulon | France |
2:10.88 | |
| 6 | Ursula Friedmann | West Germany |
2:12.71 | |
| Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia |
DQ | IAAF rule 141.3 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larisa Popova | Soviet Union |
2:06.61 | Q |
| 2 | Inez Turner | Jamaica |
2:06.69 | Q |
| 3 | Fabia Trabaldo | Italy |
2:06.79 | Q |
| 4 | Toni Hodgkinson | New Zealand |
2:07.04 | q |
| 5 | Pavlina Neycheva | Bulgaria |
2:13.35 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Bulgaria (2)
China (2)
Ethiopia (2)
France (2)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (2)
Soviet Union (1)
Sudan (1)
Tanzania (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (1)
West Germany (2)
Zambia (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