# 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8 and 9 August. Senior implements (106.7 cm (3'6) hurdles, 7257g shot, 2 kg discus) were used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Eric Kaiser West Germany |
| Silver | Jarkko Finni Finland |
| Bronze | David Bigham United Kingdom |

## Results
### Final

8/9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
| | Eric Kaiser | West Germany | 11.01 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 7.50 | 12.82 | 2.03 | 49.30 | 14.30 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 40.28 | 4.10 | 58.12 | 4:40.66 | 7762 |
| | Jarkko Finni | Finland | 10.98 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 7.17 | 14.33 | 1.85 | 49.89 | 14.78 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 39.78 | 4.50 | 62.06 | 4:40.92 | 7698 |
| | David Bigham | United Kingdom | 11.16 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 7.02 | 11.90 | 1.94 | 48.18 | 15.07 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 34.42 | 4.60 | 57.68 | 4:35.38 | 7488 |
| 4 | Vitaliy Kolpakov | Soviet Union | 11.65 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 7.02 | 13.73 | 2.15 | 50.73 | 15.27 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 38.12 | 4.70 | 47.38 | 4:35.87 | 7384 |
| 5 | Andreas Hensse | East Germany | 12.05 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 6.65 | 14.13 | 1.88 | 49.72 | 15.51 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 42.44 | 4.00 | 58.86 | 4:14.53 | 7323 |
| 6 | Dusán Kovács | Hungary | 11.34 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 7.12 | 10.73 | 1.97 | 48.80 | 15.03 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 35.98 | 3.80 | 51.90 | 4:18.98 | 7232 |
| 7 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | 11.39 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 6.85 | 12.47 | 2.00 | 48.56 | 15.11 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 34.62 | 4.40 | 42.94 | 4:32.40 | 7211 |
| 8 | Paul Meier | West Germany | 11.20 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.87 | 12.49 | 2.03 | 49.53 | 15.78 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 37.52 | 4.20 | 51.44 | 4:46.54 | 7198 |
| 9 | Patrik Andersson | Sweden | 11.33 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 7.00 | 13.75 | 1.91 | 51.49 | 15.41 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 38.32 | 4.40 | 52.50 | 4:53.96 | 7169 |
| 10 | Jim Stevenson | United Kingdom | 11.04 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 6.99 | 12.03 | 1.97 | 47.97 | 15.49 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 35.24 | 3.70 | 45.94 | 4:26.65 | 7148 |
| 11 | Mario Aníbal | Portugal | 11.51 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.63 | 12.98 | 2.03 | 51.75 | 15.60 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 38.52 | 4.30 | 45.58 | 4:44.90 | 6998 |
| 12 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 11.72 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 6.54 | 12.09 | 1.88 | 54.11 | 16.13 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 38.72 | 4.80 | 56.54 | 4:56.05 | 6832 |
| 13 | Xavier Brunet | Spain | 11.60 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.66 | 10.61 | 2.06 | 50.25 | 15.10 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 28.64 | 4.00 | 49.16 | 4:44.58 | 6770 |
| 14 | Tomokazu Sugama | Japan | 11.31 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.63 | 11.07 | 1.79 | 50.27 | 16.58 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 35.86 | 4.30 | 58.96 | 4:52.45 | 6769 |
| 15 | Sandro Lange | East Germany | 11.63 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 6.77 | 11.51 | 1.91 | 50.98 | 16.08 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 31.68 | 4.40 | 46.80 | 4:34.34 | 6765 |
| 16 | Paul Foxson | United States | 11.41 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.74 | 11.18 | 1.97 | 50.07 | 16.65 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 37.66 | 3.70 | 51.54 | 4:45.67 | 6737 |
| 17 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czechoslovakia | 11.46 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.70 | 11.86 | 1.88 | 50.58 | 15.00 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 32.20 | 3.70 | 52.36 | 4:51.93 | 6710 |
| 18 | Zdravko Minkov | Bulgaria | 11.31 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 6.86 | 11.21 | 1.88 | 50.54 | 15.13 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 33.28 | 4.00 | 44.78 | 4:54.02 | 6706 |
| 19 | Yuriy Baranovskiy | Soviet Union | 11.36 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.74 | 12.08 | 1.91 | 51.90 | 16.69 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 38.56 | 4.00 | 51.56 | 5:06.70 | 6641 |
| 20 | Ruben van Balen | Netherlands | 11.33 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 6.50 | 14.71 | 1.88 | 50.01 | 16.40 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 40.08 | DNS | 48.12 | 4:34.96 | 6395 |
| 21 | Krasimir Petlichki | Bulgaria | 11.55 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.54 | 11.45 | 1.94 | 52.87 | 15.77 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 29.44 | 3.80 | 49.76 | 5:12.89 | 6305 |
| 22 | Thomas Friedli | Switzerland | 11.62 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 6.60 | 12.52 | 2.00 | 55.92 | 16.27 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 32.12 | 4.10 | 50.28 | 5:31.01 | 6292 |
| | Rafael García Arila | Spain | 11.64 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 6.66 | 12.98 | 1.70 | 50.84 | 15.42 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 38.22 | 3.90 | DNS | DNS | DNF |
| | Steve Dunphy | United States | 11.31 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 6.63 | 12.92 | DNS | DNS | DNS (w: -0.5 m/s) | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF |
| | Peter Lundqvist | Sweden | 10.98 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 6.78 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS (w: -0.8 m/s) | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Bulgaria (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Japan (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (2)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (2)