At the 1989 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg in West Germany from August 22–30. A total of 42 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.[1][2]
| Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | August 25–30, 1989 |
| Host city | Duisburg West Germany  |
| Venue | Wedaustadion |
| Events | 42 |
| Records set | 11 Games records |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -1.3 m/s) |
 Andre Cason (USA) |
10.29 |  Olapade Adeniken (NGR) |
10.35 |  Joel Isasi (CUB) |
10.41 |
| 200 metres (wind: +3.4 m/s) |
 Robson Caetano (BRA) |
20.33w | Félix Stevens (CUB) |
20.58w | Kevin Braunskill (USA) |
20.62w |
| 400 metres |
Roberto Hernández (CUB) |
45.42 | Sérgio Menezes (BRA) |
45.66 | Oliver Bridges (USA) |
45.66 |
| 800 metres |
 Ari Suhonen (FIN) |
1:47.13 |  Ikem Billy (GBR) |
1:47.29 |  Simon Doyle (AUS) |
1:47.48 |
| 1500 metres |
 Kip Cheruiyot (KEN) |
3:40.38 | Peter Rono (KEN) |
3:40.79 |  Bob Dielis (NED) |
3:40.93 |
| 5000 metres |
 Stefano Mei (ITA) |
13:39.04 GR | Charles Cheruiyot (KEN) |
13:39.42 |  Antonio Serrano (ESP) |
13:39.50 |
| 10,000 metres |
Julius Kariuki (KEN) |
28:35.46 GR |  Zeki Öztürk (TUR) |
28:39.56 | Antonio Serrano (ESP) |
28:43.97 |
| Marathon |
 Tibor Baier (HUN) |
2:14:33 GR |  Rustam Shagiyev (URS) |
2:14:59 | Kennedy Manyisa (KEN) |
2:15:23 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.4 m/s) |
Roger Kingdom (USA) |
13.26 GR | Emilio Valle (CUB) |
13.52 | Florian Schwarthoff (FRG) |
13.63 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Reggie Davis (USA) |
49.74 | Vladimir Budko (URS) |
50.30 | Kevin Henderson (USA) |
50.57 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Patrick Sang (KEN) |
8:32.78 | Engelbert Franz (FRG) |
8:33.25 |  Thierry Brusseau (FRA) |
8:35.78 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
United States (USA) Slip Watkins Tony Dees Andre Cason Michael Marsh |
38.58 | Soviet Union (URS) Andrey Razin Dmitriy Vanyaykin Andrey Fedoriv Igor Groshev |
39.35 | France (FRA) Pierre Boutry Francis Darlis Laurent Leconte Jean-Charles Trouabal |
39.67 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
 Jamaica (JAM)Patrick O'Connor Devon Morris Howard Davis Howard Burnett |
3:02.58 | United States (USA) Stanley Kerr George Porter Michael Johnson Raymond Pierre |
3:02.75 | West Germany (FRG) Ulrich Schlepütz Markus Henrich Carsten Köhrbrück Edgar Itt |
3:03.69 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Walter Arena (ITA) |
1:23:25 GR | Miguel Ángel Prieto (ESP) |
1:23:39 | Andrew Jachno (AUS) |
1:23:48 |
| High jump |
Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.34 m | Hollis Conway (USA) |
2.31 m | Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) |
2.31 m |
| Pole vault |
Bernhard Zintl (FRG) |
5.65 m | Dean Starkey (USA) |
5.60 m | Javier García (ESP) |
5.40 m |
| Long jump |
Jaime Jefferson (CUB) |
7.98 m | Vladimir Ratushkov (URS) |
7.96 m | Llewellyn Starks (USA) |
7.91 m |
| Triple jump |
Igor Lapshin (URS) |
17.40 m |  Tord Henriksson (SWE) |
16.94 m | Oleg Sakirkin (URS) |
16.93 m |
| Shot put |
 Lars Arvid Nilsen (NOR) |
20.67 m | Mike Stulce (USA) |
20.58 m | Kalman Konya (FRG) |
20.37 m |
| Discus throw |
Kamy Keshmiri (USA) |
65.40 m | Erik de Bruin (NED) |
64.40 m | Roberto Moya (CUB) |
63.78 m |
| Hammer throw |
Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
80.56 m GR | Heinz Weis (FRG) |
79.58 m | Ken Flax (USA) |
75.86 m |
| Javelin throw |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
85.60 m GR | Pascal Lefevre (FRA) |
82.56 m | Marko Hyytiäinen (FIN) |
81.52 m |
| Decathlon |
Dave Johnson (USA) |
8216 pts | Mikhail Medved (URS) |
8062 pts | Dezsõ Szabó (HUN) |
8031 pts |
Women edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROM) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
References edit
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade – Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-08-31.
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade – Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-08-31.
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