# 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump 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 | Sergey Bykov Soviet Union |
| Silver | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba |
| Bronze | Nikolay Raev Bulgaria |

## 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 |
| | Sergey Bykov | Soviet Union | 16.56 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.43 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 16.79 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 16.98 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 16.07 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 16.63 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 16.98 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| | Yoelbi Quesada | Cuba | 16.62 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 16.30 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.91 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 16.25 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 16.32 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 16.48 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.62 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| | Nikolay Raev | Bulgaria | 15.04 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.65 w (w: +2.6 m/s) | 15.84 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 16.22 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 16.14 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 15.96 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 16.22 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 4 | Tosi Fasinro | United Kingdom | 15.56 (w: -1.4 m/s) | 15.66 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 16.06 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 16.09 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 16.17 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.76 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.17 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 5 | Sergey Arzamasov | Soviet Union | 16.14 (w: +1.3 m/s) | - | x | 16.12 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +0.1 m/s) | - | 16.15 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 6 | Rene Baarck | East Germany | x | 15.86 (w: -1.7 m/s) | x | 16.06 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.66 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 16.06 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 7 | Jairo Venâncio | Brazil | x | 15.66 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.92 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.54 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 13.70 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.91 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.92 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 8 | Paweł Twardowski | Poland | 15.53 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.71 (w: -1.4 m/s) | 15.68 (w: +1.6 m/s) | x | x | x | 15.71 (w: -1.4 m/s) | |
| 9 | Georgi Dimitrov | Bulgaria | x | 15.64 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.49 (w: -0.1 m/s) | | | | 15.64 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 10 | Zsolt Czingler | Hungary | 15.61 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 15.30 (w: +0.7 m/s) | | | | 15.61 (w: -1.0 m/s) | |
| 11 | Julian Golley | United Kingdom | 15.21 (w: -2.3 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 15.28 (w: -0.7 m/s) | | | | 15.57 (w: -2.0 m/s) | |
| 12 | Charles Friedek | West Germany | x | 15.48 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.53 (w: -0.9 m/s) | | | | 15.53 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
| 13 | Hristos Melétoglou | Greece | 15.09 (w: -2.5 m/s) | 15.45 w (w: +2.2 m/s) | x | | | | 15.45 w (w: +2.2 m/s) | |
| 14 | David Walter | Cuba | 15.23 (w: +0.7 m/s) | - | - | | | | 15.23 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 15 | Erick Walder | United States | x | 14.86 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.00 (w: -0.8 m/s) | | | | 15.00 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 16 | Tibor Ordina | Hungary | 14.93 (w: -0.3 m/s) | x | x | | | | 14.93 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

11 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Rene Baarck | East Germany | 16.32 (w: +0.5 m/s) | - | - | 16.32 (w: +0.5 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Yoelbi Quesada | Cuba | 16.18 (w: +0.6 m/s) | - | - | 16.18 (w: +0.6 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Sergey Bykov | Soviet Union | 15.82 (w: -0.1 m/s) | - | - | 15.82 (w: -0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Tosi Fasinro | United Kingdom | x | 15.29 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.81 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.81 (w: +1.3 m/s) | Q |
| 5 | Paweł Twardowski | Poland | 15.42 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.51 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +0.6 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Nikolay Raev | Bulgaria | 15.75 (w: -0.3 m/s) | - | - | 15.75 (w: -0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Tibor Ordina | Hungary | 15.09 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.64 (w: +0.2 m/s) | - | 15.64 (w: +0.2 m/s) | Q |
| 8 | Jeferson Ilario | Brazil | x | x | 15.55 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.55 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 9 | Mohamed Kamel | Egypt | 15.42 (w: -0.1 m/s) | x | 15.28 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.42 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 10 | Bryan Delsite | United States | 14.77 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.85 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.31 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.31 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 11 | Hitoshi Shimo | Japan | x | 15.30 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | 15.30 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 12 | Eugene Venter | Namibia | 15.17 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 14.92 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 14.82 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 15.17 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 13 | Gordon Mulenga | Zambia | 14.76 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.04 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 14.76 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.04 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 14 | Zhang Jun | China | 14.60 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.57 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 14.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 14.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 15 | Xavier Valls | Spain | x | 14.83 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.96 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 14.96 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 16 | Sean Casey | Australia | 14.84 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | x | 14.84 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 17 | Xavier Montané | Andorra | x | 14.36 (w: +0.3 m/s) | x | 14.36 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Erick Walder | United States | 14.79 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 15.42 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 16.12 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 16.12 (w: +1.3 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Georgi Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 16.05 (w: +1.9 m/s) | - | - | 16.05 (w: +1.9 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Jairo Venâncio | Brazil | x | 16.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | - | 16.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | David Walter | Cuba | 15.18 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 16.01 (w: +1.6 m/s) | - | 16.01 (w: +1.6 m/s) | Q |
| 5 | Charles Friedek | West Germany | 15.21 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 15.99 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.99 (w: +1.0 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Sergey Arzamasov | Soviet Union | x | 15.86 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | - | 15.86 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Zsolt Czingler | Hungary | x | 15.79 (w: +0.4 m/s) | - | 15.79 (w: +0.4 m/s) | Q |
| 8 | Hristos Melétoglou | Greece | 15.38 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.63 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.63 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q |
| 9 | Julian Golley | United Kingdom | 15.14 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 14.85 (w: -2.4 m/s) | 15.61 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.61 (w: +1.0 m/s) | Q |
| 10 | Noriyuki Matsui | Japan | 14.87 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | 15.56 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.56 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 11 | Guido Kriegelstein | East Germany | x | x | 15.48 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.48 (w: +1.4 m/s) | |
| 12 | Tony Brideson | Australia | x | 15.45 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.45 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.45 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 13 | Ionel Eftimie | Romania | 14.69 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.41 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.35 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.41 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 14 | Stefano Rizzieri | Italy | 15.15 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.37 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.21 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.37 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 15 | Oscar Valiente | Peru | 15.34 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 14.25 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 13.93 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.34 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 16 | Josep María Torras | Spain | 15.03 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 14.65 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 14.73 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.03 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| | Miloš Krampl | Yugoslavia | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
* Andorra (1)
* Australia (2)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (2)
* China (1)
* Cuba (2)
* East Germany (2)
* Egypt (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (2)
* Namibia (1)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)
* Zambia (1)