# 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 11 and 12 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Natalya Koptyukh Soviet Union |
| Silver | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Australia |
| Bronze | Anja Gündler East Germany |

## Results
### Final

12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Natalya Koptyukh | Soviet Union | 54.44 | x | 56.64 | 53.90 | 61.44 | 58.26 | 61.44 | |
| | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Australia | 53.54 | 55.94 | 56.38 | 57.88 | 60.44 | x | 60.44 | |
| | Anja Gündler | East Germany | 55.96 | 56.52 | 56.66 | 59.02 | 59.30 | 57.82 | 59.30 | |
| 4 | Qiu Qiaoping | China | 57.30 | x | 57.86 | 56.38 | x | 55.70 | 57.86 | |
| 5 | Lyudmila Filimonova | Soviet Union | x | x | 52.34 | 53.20 | x | x | 53.20 | |
| 6 | Nicoleta Gradinaru | Romania | 52.66 | 53.10 | x | x | 52.92 | x | 53.10 | |
| 7 | Ilona Gersdorff | East Germany | x | 51.30 | 50.32 | x | x | 47.58 | 51.30 | |
| 8 | Paulina Gugniewicz | Poland | 50.92 | 49.90 | x | 50.08 | x | 50.84 | 50.92 | |
| 9 | Melisa Weis | United States | x | 50.58 | 49.84 | | | | 50.58 | |
| 10 | Olga Riera | Spain | 47.32 | x | 49.54 | | | | 49.54 | |
| 11 | Felicity Johnston | Australia | 48.94 | 47.40 | 49.08 | | | | 49.08 | |
| 12 | Nitta Veikkolainen | Finland | x | 48.94 | 48.22 | | | | 48.94 | |
| 13 | Emma Merry | United Kingdom | 44.42 | x | 48.26 | | | | 48.26 | |
| 14 | Dawn Dumble | United States | 47.90 | 45.14 | 48.24 | | | | 48.24 | |
| 15 | Kati Siltovuori | Finland | 48.04 | 45.16 | 47.60 | | | | 48.04 | |
| 16 | Ivana Svoradová | Czechoslovakia | x | 47.42 | x | | | | 47.42 | |
| 17 | Atanaska Angelova | Bulgaria | 47.12 | x | x | | | | 47.12 | |
| 18 | Alice Meyer | France | 45.42 | 46.46 | 44.64 | | | | 46.46 | |

### Qualifications

11 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Natalya Koptyukh | Soviet Union | 54.66 | - | - | 54.66 | Q |
| 2 | Nicoleta Gradinaru | Romania | 53.66 | - | - | 53.66 | Q |
| 3 | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Australia | 53.50 | - | - | 53.50 | Q |
| 4 | Anja Gündler | East Germany | x | 43.92 | 52.80 | 52.80 | Q |
| 5 | Qiu Qiaoping | China | 52.44 | - | - | 52.44 | Q |
| 6 | Ilona Gersdorff | East Germany | x | 51.54 | - | 51.54 | Q |
| 7 | Felicity Johnston | Australia | 47.28 | 45.98 | 49.82 | 49.82 | Q |
| 8 | Olga Riera | Spain | 49.52 | - | - | 49.52 | Q |
| 9 | Melisa Weis | United States | 46.10 | 49.16 | - | 49.16 | Q |
| 10 | Atanaska Angelova | Bulgaria | 49.02 | - | - | 49.02 | Q |
| 11 | Nitta Veikkolainen | Finland | 47.92 | x | 48.90 | 48.90 | Q |
| 12 | Dawn Dumble | United States | 48.86 | - | - | 48.86 | Q |
| 13 | Paulina Gugniewicz | Poland | 48.40 | - | - | 48.40 | Q |
| 14 | Lyudmila Filimonova | Soviet Union | 45.88 | 48.18 | - | 48.18 | Q |
| 15 | Ivana Svoradová | Czechoslovakia | x | 48.16 | - | 48.16 | Q |
| 16 | Kati Siltovuori | Finland | 48.12 | - | - | 48.12 | Q |
| 17 | Emma Merry | United Kingdom | 48.02 | - | - | 48.02 | Q |
| 18 | Alice Meyer | France | 47.14 | 46.98 | 48.00 | 48.00 | Q |
| 19 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 46.18 | 47.10 | 43.80 | 47.10 | |
| 20 | Carmen Sole | Spain | 45.08 | 45.88 | x | 45.88 | |
| 21 | Sabine Fried | West Germany | 43.22 | x | 45.30 | 45.30 | |
| 22 | Joanna Wiśniewska | Poland | x | x | 45.02 | 45.02 | |
| 23 | Eva Cernanová | Czechoslovakia | 43.76 | x | 40.34 | 43.76 | |
| 24 | Margit Gesierich | Austria | x | 41.58 | x | 41.58 | |
| 25 | Sadith Fretes | Paraguay | 39.24 | 38.80 | x | 39.24 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Austria (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* China (1)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (2)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)