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

The men's shot put event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 10 and 11 August. A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Viktor Bulat Soviet Union |
| Silver | Xie Shengying China |
| Bronze | Yuriy Ivanov Soviet Union |

## Results
### Final

11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Viktor Bulat | Soviet Union | x | 17.72 | 19.21 | x | x | x | 19.21 | |
| | Xie Shengying | China | 18.32 | x | 18.13 | 18.06 | 18.01 | 18.57 | 18.57 | |
| | Yuriy Ivanov | Soviet Union | 18.13 | x | x | x | x | x | 18.13 | |
| 4 | Victor Roca | Spain | x | 16.90 | 17.40 | 16.08 | x | 17.70 | 17.70 | |
| 5 | Joe Bailey | United States | 16.86 | 16.72 | 16.91 | 17.20 | x | 16.38 | 17.20 | |
| 6 | Bilal Saad Mubarak | Qatar | 16.85 | x | 16.72 | x | 15.60 | x | 16.85 | |
| 7 | Ventsislav Velichkov | Bulgaria | 16.81 | x | 16.83 | x | x | x | 16.83 | |
| 8 | Arpad Konyi | Hungary | 16.63 | 16.48 | 16.52 | x | 16.06 | 16.29 | 16.66 | |
| 9 | Sergio Moliner | Spain | 16.26 | 16.22 | 16.54 | | | | 16.54 | |
| 10 | Courtney Ireland | New Zealand | x | 16.49 | 16.14 | | | | 16.49 | |
| 11 | David Winkler | United States | 16.28 | 16.26 | 16.43 | | | | 16.43 | |
| 12 | Dirk Büchner | East Germany | 16.39 | 15.99 | x | | | | 16.39 | |

### Qualifications

10 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Viktor Bulat | Soviet Union | 18.43 | - | - | 18.43 | Q |
| 2 | Xie Shengying | China | 16.93 | - | - | 16.93 | Q |
| 3 | Bilal Saad Mubarak | Qatar | 16.73 | - | - | 16.73 | Q |
| 4 | Yuriy Ivanov | Soviet Union | 16.66 | - | - | 16.66 | Q |
| 5 | Dirk Büchner | East Germany | 16.07 | 16.53 | - | 16.53 | Q |
| 6 | Victor Roca | Spain | 16.47 | - | - | 16.47 | Q |
| 7 | Joe Bailey | United States | 16.45 | - | - | 16.45 | Q |
| 8 | Ventsislav Velichkov | Bulgaria | 16.33 | - | - | 16.33 | Q |
| 9 | Arpad Konyi | Hungary | 16.08 | 16.26 | - | 16.26 | Q |
| 10 | David Winkler | United States | 15.98 | 15.97 | 16.21 | 16.21 | Q |
| 11 | Sergio Moliner | Spain | x | 16.17 | 16.15 | 16.17 | q |
| 12 | Courtney Ireland | New Zealand | x | x | 16.08 | 16.08 | q |
| 13 | Jens Frässdorf | East Germany | 16.06 | 16.02 | x | 16.06 | |
| 14 | Miroslav Menc | Czechoslovakia | 16.05 | 15.75 | 16.02 | 16.05 | |
| 15 | Ralf Kahles | West Germany | | | | 15.92 | |
| 16 | Jaroslav Žitnanský | Czechoslovakia | | | | 15.79 | |
| 17 | Mavroudis Filipides | Greece | | | | 15.77 | |
| 18 | Quinn Magnuson | Canada | | | | 15.62 | |
| 19 | Matt Gadsby | Australia | | | | 15.28 | |
| 20 | Desi Singh | India | | | | 14.93 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Canada (1)
* China (1)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* East Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* India (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Qatar (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (2)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)