# 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 8–12 August.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria | 10.17 =CR | Jason Livingston Great Britain | 10.25 | Rodney Bridges United States | 10.37 |
| 200 metres details | Aleksandr Goremykin Soviet Union | 20.47 CR | Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria | 20.75 | James Stallworth United States | 20.81 |
| 400 metres details | Chris Nelloms United States | 45.43 CR | Rico Lieder East Germany | 46.28 | Mark Richardson Great Britain | 46.33 |
| 800 metres details | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia | 1:46.35 CR | Jonah Birir Kenya | 1:46.61 | Norberto Téllez Cuba | 1:47.33 |
| 1500 metres details | Moses Kiptanui Kenya | 3:38.32 CR | Alemayehu Roba Ethiopia | 3:41.71 | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia | 3:43.38 |
| 5000 metres details | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia | 13:42.59 CR | Abreham Assefa Ethiopia | 13:44.63 | Francesco Bennici Italy | 13:47.10 |
| 10,000 metres details | Richard Chelimo Kenya | 28:18.57 CR | Ismael Kirui Kenya | 28:40.77 | Juma Ninga Tanzania | 28:41.90 |
| 20 kilometres road run details | Cosmas Ndeti Kenya | 59:42 | Juma Ninga Tanzania | 1:00:30 | Dagane Dabela Ethiopia | 1:01:02 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Antti Haapakoski Finland | 13.74 | Alexis Sánchez Cuba | 13.75 | Kyle Vander-Kuyp Australia | 13.85 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Rohan Robinson Australia | 49.73 | Yoshihiko Saito Japan | 49.99 | Aleksandr Belikov Soviet Union | 50.22 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Matthew Birir Kenya | 8:31.02 CR | Francisco Munuera Spain | 8:41.03 | Simeon Rono Kenya | 8:42:05 |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Ilya Markov Soviet Union | 39:55.52 | Alberto Cruz Mexico | 39:56.49 | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 40:08.23 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Chris Nelloms Rodney Bridges Reggie Harris James Stallworth | 39.13 CR | Soviet Union Sergejs Insakovs Konstantin Gromadskiy Vitaliy Semyonov Aleksandr Goremykin | 39.58 | Nigeria Innocent Asonze Davidson Ezinwa Nnamdi Anusim Osmond Ezinwa | 39.68 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Derek Mills Marvin Samuels Reggie Harris Chris Nelloms | 3:02.26 | Great Britain David Grindley Adrian Patrick Craig Winrow Mark Richardson | 3:03.80 | Australia Matthew Burmeister Rohan Robinson Simon Hollingsworth Paul Greene | 3:05.51 |
| High jump details | Dragutin Topić Yugoslavia | 2.37 WJR | Tim Forsyth Australia | 2.29 | Stevan Zorić Yugoslavia | 2.26 |
| Pole vault details | Jean Galfione France | 5.45 | Dmitriy Kurkulin Soviet Union | 5.40 | Miroslav Dukov Bulgaria | 5.40 |
| Long jump details | James Stallworth United States | 8.12 CR | Dion Bentley United States | 8.05 | Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands | 7.94 |
| Triple jump details | Sergey Bykov Soviet Union | 16.98 CR | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba | 16.62 | Nikolai Raev Bulgaria | 16.22 |
| Shot put details | Viktor Bulat Soviet Union | 19.21 CR | Xie Shengying China | 18.57 | Yuriy Ivanov Soviet Union | 18.13 |
| Discus throw details | Ilian Iliev Bulgaria | 58.28 | Frank Bicet Cuba | 57.10 | Jan Engelmann East Germany | 56.82 |
| Javelin throw details | Tommi Viskari Finland | 73.88 | Dariusz Trafas Poland | 72.76 | Jarkko Heimonen Finland | 72.30 |
| Hammer throw details | Andrey Debeliy Soviet Union | 70.60 | Savvas Saritzoglou Greece | 70.32 | Andrey Budykin Soviet Union | 69.36 |
| Decathlon details | Eric Kaiser West Germany | 7762 | Jarkko Finni Finland | 7698 | David Bigham Great Britain | 7488 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Andrea Philipp East Germany | 11.36 | Nikole Mitchell Jamaica | 11.47 | Lucrécia Jardim Portugal | 11.52 |
| 200 metres details | Diane Smith Great Britain | 23.10 CR | Zundra Feagin United States | 23.13 | Lucrécia Jardim Portugal | 23.26 |
| 400 metres details | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 50.62 CR | Charity Opara Nigeria | 51.28 | Manuela Derr East Germany | 51.95 |
| 800 metres details | Liu Li China | 2:03.65 | Magdalena Nedelcu Romania | 2:04.52 | Aurica Rautu Romania | 2:04.78 |
| 1500 metres details | Qu Yunxia China | 4:13.67 | Claudia Mirela Bortoi Romania | 4:14.19 | Malin Ewerlöf Sweden | 4:14.61 |
| 3000 metres details | Simona Staicu Romania | 9:09.57 | Liu Shixiang China | 9:10.54 | Hatsumi Matsumoto Japan | 9:11.92 |
| 10,000 metres details | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 32:56.26 | Rika Ota Japan | 33:06.85 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 33:20.83 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Gillian Russell Jamaica | 13.31 | Keri Maddox Great Britain | 13.38 | Ilka Rönisch East Germany | 13.41 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Nelli Voronkova Soviet Union | 55.84 | Marjana Lužar Yugoslavia | 56.74 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 56.97 |
| 5000 metres walk details | Susana Feitor Portugal | 21:44.30 CR | Tatyana Shchastnaya Soviet Union | 22:28.74 | Simone Thust East Germany | 22:44.65 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Gillian Russell Revolie Campbell Merlene Frazer Nikole Mitchell | 43.82 | Great Britain Annabel Soper Diane Smith Donna Fraser Katharine Merry | 44.16 | United States Monifa Taylor Tisha Prather Angela Burnham Zundra Feagin | 44.50 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Australia Sophie Scamps Renée Poetschka Kylie Hanigan Sue Andrews | 3:30.38 AU20R NU20R | Jamaica Claudine Williams Winsome Cole Inez Turner Catherine Scott | 3:31.09 | Cuba Yojani Casanova Julia Duporty Odalmis Limonta Nancy McLeón | 3:31.81 |
| High jump details | Svetlana Lavrova Soviet Union | 1.91 | Katja Kilpi Finland | 1.88 | Lea Haggett Great Britain | 1.88 |
| Long jump details | Iva Prandzheva Bulgaria | 6.53 | Erica Johansson Sweden | 6.50 | Sandrine Hennart Belgium | 6.49 |
| Shot put details | Qiu Qiaoping China | 18.20 | Li Xiaoyun China | 17.74 | Heike Hopfer East Germany | 17.27 |
| Discus throw details | Natalya Koptyukh Soviet Union | 61.44 | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Australia | 60.44 | Anja Gündler East Germany | 59.30 |
| Javelin throw details | Tanja Damaske East Germany | 61.06 | Oksana Ovchinnikova Soviet Union | 57.26 | Mandy Liverton Great Britain | 56.98 |
| Heptathlon details | Beatrice Mau East Germany | 6166 | Rita Ináncsi Hungary | 5940 | Joanne Henry New Zealand | 5728 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Bulgaria* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (31 entries) | Totals (31 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 987 athletes from 86 countries participated in the event. The number of athletes is in agreement, but there is one country less than the official number of 87 as published.
* Albania (3)
* Algeria (7)
* Andorra (1)
* Anguilla (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (1)
* Argentina (3)
* Australia (48)
* Austria (7)
* Bahamas (3)
* Barbados (4)
* Belgium (13)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Brazil (15)
* Bulgaria (47)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Canada (25)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (2)
* China (12)
* Chinese Taipei (5)
* Colombia (1)
* Côte d'Ivoire (2)
* Cuba (25)
* Cyprus (6)
* Czechoslovakia (18)
* Denmark (3)
* East Germany (42)
* Ecuador (6)
* Egypt (2)
* Ethiopia (14)
* Finland (19)
* France (33)
* Great Britain (41)
* Greece (18)
* Hungary (17)
* Iceland (1)
* India (3)
* Iran (1)
* Ireland (14)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (31)
* Jamaica (19)
* Japan (29)
* Kenya (20)
* Lesotho (1)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritius (4)
* Mexico (7)
* Morocco (9)
* Namibia (4)
* Netherlands (8)
* New Zealand (15)
* Nigeria (10)
* North Yemen (4)
* Norway (10)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (3)
* Poland (16)
* Portugal (20)
* Qatar (3)
* Romania (22)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Senegal (1)
* Sierra Leone (2)
* Singapore (1)
* Somalia (2)
* South Korea (2)
* Soviet Union (69)
* Spain (37)
* Sudan (2)
* Sweden (15)
* Switzerland (6)
* Tanzania (5)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Turkey (2)
* United States (55)
* Venezuela (5)
* West Germany (50)
* Yugoslavia (14)
* Zambia (3)
* Zimbabwe (1)