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

The men's discus throw event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8 and 9 August. A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ivan Iliev Bulgaria |
| Silver | Frank Bicet Cuba |
| Bronze | Jan Engelmann 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 |
| | Ivan Iliev | Bulgaria | 52.34 | 56.26 | 57.64 | x | 58.28 | 57.84 | 58.28 | |
| | Frank Bicet | Cuba | 55.30 | x | x | 57.10 | 55.88 | 53.30 | 57.10 | |
| | Jan Engelmann | East Germany | 54.20 | 56.02 | x | 56.82 | 55.32 | 56.56 | 56.82 | |
| 4 | Anton Ellanskiy | Soviet Union | 56.04 | 55.86 | 56.56 | 55.56 | 52.52 | 55.86 | 56.56 | |
| 5 | Gennadiy Barsegyan | Soviet Union | x | 53.78 | 52.48 | 54.90 | x | x | 54.90 | |
| 6 | Jaroslav Žitnanský | Czechoslovakia | x | 52.22 | 51.04 | 52.82 | 51.96 | 54.40 | 54.40 | |
| 7 | Miroslav Menc | Czechoslovakia | 51.40 | 52.32 | 51.12 | 49.96 | 53.28 | x | 53.28 | |
| 8 | Alessandro Urlando | Italy | 44.94 | 43.72 | 51.84 | x | 50.34 | 51.78 | 51.84 | |
| 9 | Johannes Kerälä | Finland | 49.86 | x | 50.02 | | | | 50.02 | |
| 10 | Markus Tschiers | West Germany | 47.74 | 48.00 | 48.86 | | | | 48.86 | |
| 11 | Courtney Ireland | New Zealand | 48.22 | 48.82 | x | | | | 48.82 | |
| 12 | Jörg Herwig | East Germany | 48.46 | x | x | | | | 48.46 | |

### Qualifications

8 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Ivan Iliev | Bulgaria | 54.62 | - | - | 54.62 | Q |
| 2 | Gennadiy Barsegyan | Soviet Union | 54.34 | - | - | 54.34 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Engelmann | East Germany | 54.14 | - | - | 54.14 | Q |
| 4 | Frank Bicet | Cuba | 53.90 | - | - | 53.90 | Q |
| 5 | Anton Ellanskiy | Soviet Union | 48.18 | 52.80 | - | 52.80 | Q |
| 6 | Jaroslav Žitnanský | Czechoslovakia | 52.28 | - | - | 52.58 | Q |
| 7 | Miroslav Menc | Czechoslovakia | 43.46 | 50.86 | 50.02 | 50.86 | q |
| 8 | Jörg Herwig | East Germany | 50.26 | x | 48.24 | 50.23 | q |
| 9 | Courtney Ireland | New Zealand | 49.04 | 48.62 | 50.06 | 50.06 | q |
| 10 | Johannes Kerälä | Finland | 50.00 | 48.78 | x | 50.00 | q |
| 11 | Markus Tschiers | West Germany | 49.72 | 43.28 | x | 49.72 | q |
| 12 | Alessandro Urlando | Italy | 39.94 | 47.70 | 49.62 | 49.62 | q |
| 13 | Lee Andrews | Canada | x | 49.16 | 46.44 | 49.16 | |
| 14 | Jo Van Daele | Belgium | 49.12 | 47.68 | 48.42 | 49.12 | |
| 15 | Arpad Konyi | Hungary | x | x | 48.54 | 48.54 | |
| 16 | Christophe Dutournier | France | 47.58 | 48.06 | x | 48.06 | |
| 17 | Glen Smith | United Kingdom | 47.56 | 47.68 | 47.02 | 47.68 | |
| 18 | Stephen Dwight | Australia | 44.92 | 47.00 | 47.34 | 47.34 | |
| 19 | Nikola Georgiev | Bulgaria | x | x | 47.16 | 47.16 | |
| 20 | John Godina | United States | x | 40.88 | x | 40.88 | |
| 21 | Bahadur Singh Sagoo | India | x | 40.12 | 39.24 | 40.12 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Canada (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Hungary (1)
* India (1)
* Italy (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (1)
* West Germany (1)