This month marks 35 years for the reason that 14th version of the Commonwealth Video games which noticed a star-studded line up compete within the New Zealand metropolis
The 14th version of the Commonwealth Video games occurred 35 years in the past this month, maybe the time of yr that you just wouldn’t anticipate a Commonwealth Video games to happen, actually in Europe, however that was why it was held over in Auckland, New Zealand on the Mount Sensible Stadium.
The Video games occurred from January 24 to February 3 and marked the second time town hosted the Video games, making it solely the second metropolis to take action after internet hosting in 1950. It was additionally the third time that New Zealand hosted the Video games after Christchurch took the duty in 1974.
The Video games have been actually one to recollect because it featured a star-studded squad, with names comparable to Linford Christie, Colin Jackson, Steve Backley, Liz McColgan and Sally Gunnell – with Staff England topping the athletics medal desk with 40 medals in whole, together with 13 golds.
AW archive 1990
Some of the memorable moments got here from Linford Christie, who made historical past by changing into the one Englishman to win gold within the 100m in any respect 4 main competitions: the Olympic Video games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Video games.
In Auckland, Christie claimed his first Commonwealth title with 9.93 seconds. He adopted up his achievement by serving to Staff England win gold within the males’s 4x100m, alongside John Regis, Marcus Adam, Clarence Callender and Tony Jarrett.
Having already secured a European title in 1986, Christie’s victory in Auckland gave him two out of the 4 championship crowns. He would go on so as to add Olympic gold in 1992 and World Championship success in 1993.
Ade Mafe, Marcus Adam & John Regis (Mark Shearman)
The sprinting dominance continued for England, with a clear sweep of the boys’s 200m podium. Marcus Adam led the way in which, claiming the title in a time of 20.10 seconds, adopted by teammates John Regis and Ade Mafe.
Past the sprints, England celebrated quite a few different victories together with Eammon Martin’s triumph within the 10,000m, Steve Backley’s javelin gold, Sally Gunnell’s victory within the 400m hurdles and Tessa Sanderson’s javelin win.
Mick Hill & Steve Backley (Mark Shearman)
Staff Scotland, too, had a notable presence on the video games, strolling away with 5 athletics medals as Liz McColgan claimed two of these medals.
She gained the ten,000m with a time of 32:23:56, a victory that her daughter, Eilish, would replicate in 2022 in Birmingham.
McColgan additionally added a 3000m bronze in Auckland, ending behind Scotland’s different medallist, Yvonne Murray, who took silver. Canada’s Angela Chalmers gained the gold in addition to profitable the title within the 1500m.
AW archive 1990
Wales additionally noticed a powerful efficiency from Colin Jackson. He gained one in every of Wales’ two gold medals, clocking a time of 13.08 within the 110m hurdles. The opposite gold for Wales got here from Kay Morley, who claimed the ladies’s 100m hurdles title in 12.91.
Northern Eire’s athletes earned two silver medals. Janet Boyle took second place within the excessive soar, clearing 1.88m, whereas Jackie McKernan earned silver within the discus with a throw of 54.86m.
There have been additionally some upsets, comparable to Kenya’s Sammy Tirop and Nixon Kiprotich ending one-two within the males’s 800m forward of England’s Matt Yates as Seb Coe, the world record-holder on the time, got here solely sixth attributable to sickness.
To have fun the thirty fifth anniversary, yow will discover all of our authentic protection from the 1990 Commonwealth Video games by way of the Athletics Weekly archive.
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