The men's 200 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 10 and 11 August.[1][2]
| Gold | Aleksandr Goremykin Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria
|
| Bronze | James Stallworth United States
|
11 August
Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Aleksandr Goremykin | Soviet Union |
20.47 | |
 |
Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria |
20.75 | |
 |
James Stallworth | United States |
20.81 | |
| 4 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria |
21.06 | |
| 5 | Peter Ogilvie |  Canada |
21.08 | |
| 6 | Martin Kock |  West Germany |
21.18 | |
| 7 | Paul Henderson |  Australia |
21.24 | |
| 8 | Mark Smith |  United Kingdom |
21.25 |
10 August
Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria |
20.97 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Henderson | Australia |
21.05 | Q |
| 3 | Gilles Bogui |  Côte d'Ivoire |
21.23 | |
| 4 | Vitaliy Semyonov | Soviet Union |
21.25 | |
| 5 | Torbjörn Eriksson |  Sweden |
21.26 | |
| 6 | Alexander Lack |  East Germany |
21.61 | |
| 7 | Paolo Carniel |  Italy |
21.63 | |
| 8 | Zepee Mberiuana |  Namibia |
21.97 |
Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Stallworth | United States |
20.73 | Q |
| 2 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria |
20.91 | Q |
| 3 | Mark Smith | United Kingdom |
21.16 | q |
| 4 | Marcus Skupin-Alfa | West Germany |
21.52 | |
| 5 | Andrew Tynes |  Bahamas |
21.57 | |
| 6 | Stefaan Allemeersh |  Belgium |
21.77 | |
| 7 | Ricardo Greenidge | Canada |
21.79 | |
| Osamu Kanomata |  Japan |
DNF |
Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Goremykin | Soviet Union |
20.91 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Kock | West Germany |
21.17 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Ogilvie | Canada |
21.21 | q |
| 4 | Cameron Taylor |  New Zealand |
21.23 | |
| 5 | Nilton Messias |  Brazil |
21.46 | |
| 6 | Elgin Gordon | United States |
21.53 | |
| 7 | Michael Williams | United Kingdom |
21.68 | |
| 8 | Stoyan Manolev |  Bulgaria |
21.77 |
10 August
Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria |
21.01 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Henderson | Australia |
21.17 | Q |
| 3 | Cameron Taylor | New Zealand |
21.32 | q |
| 4 | Michael Williams | United Kingdom |
21.46 | q |
| 5 | Torbjörn Eriksson | Sweden |
21.52 | q |
| 6 | Adi Paz |  Israel |
22.37 | |
| 7 | Franck Zio |  Burkina Faso |
22.66 |
Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Stallworth | United States |
21.08 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Kock | West Germany |
21.26 | Q |
| 3 | Stoyan Manolev | Bulgaria |
21.60 | q |
| 4 | Anninos Marcoullides |  Cyprus |
21.88 | |
| 5 | Carl Casey |  Antigua and Barbuda |
21.96 | |
| 6 | Getachew Legesse |  Ethiopia |
22.18 |
Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Goremykin | Soviet Union |
21.16 | Q |
| 2 | Elgin Gordon | United States |
21.76 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Aston | Australia |
21.96 | |
| 4 | Reinaldo Santana |  Venezuela |
22.07 | |
| 5 | Carles Franques |  Spain |
22.10 | |
| 6 | Jari Haverinen |  Finland |
22.16 | |
| 7 | Laurent Kemp |  Luxembourg |
22.46 | |
| 8 | Feye Girma | Ethiopia |
24.09 |
Wind: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilton Messias | Brazil |
21.39 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Ogilvie | Canada |
21.57 | Q |
| 3 | Stefaan Allemeersh | Belgium |
21.79 | q |
| 4 | Konstadínos Koutsoumbas |  Greece |
21.91 | |
| 5 | Joel Lamela |  Cuba |
22.09 | |
| 6 | Julio Caballero |  Paraguay |
22.74 | |
| 7 | Foday Sillah |  Sierra Leone |
23.02 |
Wind: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Smith | United Kingdom |
21.18 | Q |
| 2 | Vitaliy Semyonov | Soviet Union |
21.30 | Q |
| 3 | Gilles Bogui | Côte d'Ivoire |
21.33 | q |
| 4 | Marcus Skupin-Alfa | West Germany |
21.45 | q |
| 5 | Ricardo Greenidge | Canada |
21.57 | q |
| 6 | Aleksandar Popović |  Yugoslavia |
22.06 | |
| 7 | Martin Frick |  Liechtenstein |
22.28 |
Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria |
21.39 | Q |
| 2 | Alexander Lack | East Germany |
21.51 | Q |
| 3 | Osamu Kanomata | Japan |
21.80 | q |
| 4 | Juan Jesús Puigmarti | Spain |
21.95 | |
| 5 | Mark Noreiga |  Trinidad and Tobago |
22.08 | |
| 6 | Garib Tahir |  Sudan |
24.08 |
Wind: -1.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Tynes | Bahamas |
21.56 | Q |
| 2 | Zepee Mberiuana | Namibia |
21.62 | Q |
| 3 | Paolo Carniel | Italy |
21.74 | q |
| 4 | Diene Ndiaye |  Senegal |
22.73 | |
| 5 | Bothloke Shebe |  Lesotho |
22.74 | |
| 6 | Mark Sullivan |  Malta |
23.59 |
According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2) Bahamas (1) Belgium (1) Brazil (1) Bulgaria (1) Burkina Faso (1) Canada (2) Côte d'Ivoire (1) Cuba (1) Cyprus (1) East Germany (1) Ethiopia (2) Finland (1) Greece (1) Israel (1) Italy (1) Japan (1) Lesotho (1) Liechtenstein (1) Luxembourg (1) Malta (1) Namibia (1) New Zealand (1) Nigeria (2) Paraguay (1) Senegal (1) Sierra Leone (1) Soviet Union (2) Spain (2) Sudan (1) Sweden (1) Trinidad and Tobago (1) United Kingdom (2) United States (2) Venezuela (1) West Germany (2) Yugoslavia (1)