The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 10 and 12 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Matthew Birir Kenya
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| Silver | Francisco Munuera Spain
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| Bronze | Simeon Rono Kenya
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Matthew Birir | Kenya |
8:31.02 | |
 |
Francisco Munuera | Spain |
8:41.03 | |
 |
Simeon Rono | Kenya |
8:42.05 | |
| 4 | Alastair O'Connor |  United Kingdom |
8:44.68 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Golyas |  Soviet Union |
8:49.68 | |
| 6 | Joël Bourgeois |  Canada |
8:51.80 | |
| 7 | Seiji Kushibe |  Japan |
8:53.86 | |
| 8 | Yuriy Churakov | Soviet Union |
8:55.07 | |
| 9 | Yeóryios Yianélis |  Greece |
8:55.80 | |
| 10 | Florin Ionescu |  Romania |
9:04.30 | |
| 11 | Marcel Laros |  Netherlands |
9:08.43 | |
| 12 | Rainer Huth |  West Germany |
9:15.85 |
Heats[edit]
10 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Munuera | Spain |
8:48.75 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Laros | Netherlands |
8:52.21 | Q |
| 3 | Seiji Kushibe | Japan |
8:53.09 | Q |
| 4 | Joël Bourgeois | Canada |
8:53.41 | Q |
| 5 | Yuriy Churakov | Soviet Union |
8:53.86 | q |
| 6 | Alastair O'Connor | United Kingdom |
8:54.73 | q |
| 7 | Darren Abbott |  Australia |
8:58.69 | |
| 8 | Alvaro Ramalhete |  Portugal |
9:05.42 | |
| 9 | Emil Cheresharski |  Bulgaria |
9:06.23 | |
| 10 | Jim Svenøy |  Norway |
9:07.46 | |
| 11 | Nurettin Özyürek |  Turkey |
9:10.51 | |
| 12 | John Murray |  Ireland |
9:25.28 | |
| 13 | John Moritz |  United States |
9:27.91 | |
| Holger Ross | West Germany |
DNF |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Birir | Kenya |
8:45.32 | Q |
| 2 | Simeon Rono | Kenya |
8:50.57 | Q |
| 3 | Yeóryios Yianélis | Greece |
8:52.15 | Q |
| 4 | Florin Ionescu | Romania |
8:52.58 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Golyas | Soviet Union |
8:53.95 | q |
| 6 | Rainer Huth | West Germany |
8:56.99 | q |
| 7 | Georgios Loucaides |  Cyprus |
8:59.90 | |
| 8 | Masafumi Matsuoka | Japan |
9:00.03 | |
| 9 | Keith Cullen | United Kingdom |
9:08.39 | |
| 10 | Héctor Arias |  Mexico |
9:09.76 | |
| 11 | František Zálešák |  Czechoslovakia |
9:19.79 | |
| 12 | Julio Figueirêdo | Portugal |
9:34.44 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (1)
- Cyprus (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Greece (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Mexico (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (1)
- Portugal (2)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Turkey (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (1)
- West Germany (2)
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