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
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| Silver | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu Romania
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| Bronze | Aurica Rautu Romania
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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