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

The men's javelin throw event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 9 and 10 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tommi Viskari Finland |
| Silver | Dariusz Trafas Poland |
| Bronze | Jarkko Heimonen Finland |

## Results
### Final

10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Tommi Viskari | Finland | x | 69.52 | 73.88 | 68.90 | x | x | 73.88 | |
| | Dariusz Trafas | Poland | 72.18 | 68.26 | 72.76 | x | 65.28 | x | 72.76 | |
| | Jarkko Heimonen | Finland | 68.64 | 69.94 | 68.92 | 67.54 | x | 72.30 | 72.30 | |
| 4 | Marco Badura | East Germany | 71.30 | 70.84 | 65.14 | 64.92 | 68.76 | x | 71.30 | |
| 5 | Christian Benninger | West Germany | 68.20 | 70.32 | 70.80 | - | x | x | 70.80 | |
| 6 | Kóstas Gatsioúdis | Greece | 69.90 | x | 69.46 | 63.66 | 67.50 | 69.70 | 69.90 | |
| 7 | Yasuo Nakamura | Japan | 68.12 | 64.80 | 69.02 | 65.34 | 66.76 | 69.60 | 69.60 | |
| 8 | Johan Helge | Sweden | x | 69.18 | 64.38 | x | x | 65.14 | 69.18 | |
| 9 | Teodor Pekarskiy | Soviet Union | x | 67.60 | 64.06 | | | | 67.60 | |
| 10 | Ambrosi Matiashvili | Soviet Union | 67.56 | x | 64.80 | | | | 67.56 | |
| 11 | Ireneusz Karasinski | Poland | x | x | 62.00 | | | | 62.00 | |
| 12 | Gregory Wiesner | Switzerland | x | 59.10 | 61.00 | | | | 61.00 | |

### Qualifications

9 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Jarkko Heimonen | Finland | 67.44 | 73.42 | - | 73.42 | Q |
| 2 | Tommi Viskari | Finland | 67.00 | 71.32 | - | 71.32 | Q |
| 3 | Yasuo Nakamura | Japan | 65.12 | 65.84 | 70.62 | 70.62 | Q |
| 4 | Ambrosi Matiashvili | Soviet Union | 69.94 | - | - | 69.94 | Q |
| 5 | Teodor Pekarskiy | Soviet Union | 69.14 | - | - | 69.14 | Q |
| 6 | Kóstas Gatsioúdis | Greece | 64.28 | 68.52 | - | 68.52 | Q |
| 7 | Ireneusz Karasinski | Poland | 68.50 | - | - | 68.50 | Q |
| 8 | Marco Badura | East Germany | 68.38 | - | - | 68.38 | Q |
| 9 | Gregory Wiesner | Switzerland | 66.50 | 60.00 | 68.10 | 68.10 | Q |
| 10 | Dariusz Trafas | Poland | x | 67.46 | 62.68 | 67.46 | q |
| 11 | Christian Benninger | West Germany | 67.44 | 66.44 | 65.98 | 67.44 | q |
| 12 | Johan Helge | Sweden | 61.26 | x | 67.10 | 67.10 | q |
| 13 | Joakim Nilsson | Sweden | 66.94 | x | 62.04 | 66.94 | |
| 14 | Leonardo Vaal | Mexico | 65.08 | 66.22 | 59.86 | 66.22 | |
| 15 | Andreas Pollandt | East Germany | 64.74 | 64.60 | 65.96 | 65.96 | |
| 16 | József Szabó | Hungary | 65.74 | 63.74 | 64.78 | 65.74 | |
| 17 | Satbir Singh Saran | India | 57.46 | 61.50 | 63.98 | 63.98 | |
| 18 | Daniele Ferazzuto | Italy | 63.78 | 63.08 | 60.78 | 63.78 | |
| 19 | Andrew Currey | Australia | 61.58 | 63.66 | 62.54 | 63.66 | |
| 20 | Andrej Babić | Yugoslavia | 60.60 | 61.02 | 63.60 | 63.60 | |
| 21 | Erik Smith | United States | x | 63.56 | 61.68 | 63.56 | |
| 22 | Chad McKinney | United States | 62.56 | 60.34 | x | 62.56 | |
| 23 | Martin Saunders | Australia | 58.58 | 53.56 | 62.52 | 62.52 | |
| 24 | Asen Valev | Bulgaria | x | 61.24 | 56.74 | 61.24 | |
| 25 | Pedro Claure | Chile | 60.70 | 58.66 | 58.72 | 60.70 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Chile (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* India (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Poland (2)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)