# 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8 and 9 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Qiu Qiaoping China |
| Silver | Li Xiaoyun China |
| Bronze | Heike Hopfer East Germany |

## Results
### Final

9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Qiu Qiaoping | China | 17.17 | 17.43 | 17.74 | 18.05 | 18.20 | 17.58 | 18.20 | |
| | Li Xiaoyun | China | 17.13 | x | 17.66 | 17.74 | x | 17.74 | 17.74 | |
| | Heike Hopfer | East Germany | 15.44 | 17.27 | 17.23 | 17.25 | x | x | 17.27 | |
| 4 | Ilona Gersdorff | East Germany | x | 16.31 | 16.61 | x | 16.79 | 16.64 | 16.79 | |
| 5 | Anna Shilofest | Soviet Union | x | 16.66 | x | 16.47 | x | x | 16.66 | |
| 6 | Yekaterina Shishenko | Soviet Union | 15.00 | 15.42 | 15.47 | 16.05 | 15.62 | 15.66 | 16.05 | |
| 7 | Marika Tuliniemi | Finland | 14.87 | x | 15.24 | 15.38 | 15.06 | 15.09 | 15.38 | |
| 8 | Päivi Rikala | Finland | 14.87 | 15.26 | 15.25 | 15.07 | 15.26 | 15.24 | 15.26 | |
| 9 | Alexandra Amaro | Brazil | 15.12 | 14.55 | 14.14 | | | | 15.12 | |
| 10 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 15.03 | 14.95 | x | | | | 15.03 | |
| 11 | Nicole Carkeek | Australia | 14.10 | 15.01 | x | | | | 15.01 | |
| 12 | Stevanie Wadsworth | United States | 14.57 | 14.97 | 14.37 | | | | 14.97 | |
| 13 | Galabina Koleva | Bulgaria | x | 14.15 | 14.97 | | | | 14.97 | |

### Qualifications

8 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Li Xiaoyun | China | 16.66 | - | - | 16.66 | Q |
| 2 | Ilona Gersdorff | East Germany | 16.47 | - | - | 16.47 | Q |
| 3 | Qiu Qiaoping | China | 16.00 | - | - | 16.00 | Q |
| 4 | Heike Hopfer | East Germany | 15.73 | - | - | 15.73 | Q |
| 5 | Stevanie Wadsworth | United States | 15.62 | - | - | 15.62 | Q |
| 6 | Yekaterina Shishenko | Soviet Union | 15.46 | - | - | 15.46 | Q |
| 7 | Marika Tuliniemi | Finland | 14.87 | 15.38 | - | 15.38 | Q |
| 8 | Galabina Koleva | Bulgaria | 15.29 | - | - | 15.29 | Q |
| 9 | Päivi Rikala | Finland | 15.27 | - | - | 15.27 | Q |
| 10 | Alexandra Amaro | Brazil | 14.69 | 14.47 | 15.16 | 15.16 | Q |
| 11 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 14.71 | 15.14 | - | 15.14 | Q |
| 12 | Anna Shilofest | Soviet Union | 15.09 | - | - | 15.09 | Q |
| 13 | Nicole Carkeek | Australia | 15.01 | - | - | 15.01 | Q |
| 14 | Dawn Dumble | United States | 14.03 | x | 14.78 | 14.78 | |
| 15 | Eva Cernanová | Czechoslovakia | 13.87 | 14.34 | 14.77 | 14.77 | |
| 16 | Linda-Marie Mårtensson | Sweden | 14.64 | 14.31 | 14.64 | 14.64 | |
| 17 | Daniela Grigorova | Bulgaria | 14.05 | 13.19 | x | 14.05 | |
| 18 | Sadith Fretes | Paraguay | 10.83 | 10.80 | 10.80 | 10.83 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (2)
* China (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (2)
* Paraguay (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Sweden (1)
* United States (2)