The women's high jump 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 | Svetlana Lavrova Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Katja Kilpi Finland
|
| Bronze | Lea Haggett United Kingdom
|
Results※
Final※
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Svetlana Lavrova | Soviet Union |
1.91 | |
 |
Katja Kilpi | Finland |
1.88 | |
 |
Lea Haggett | United Kingdom |
1.88 | |
| 4 | Ioamnet Quintero |  Cuba |
1.85 | |
| 5 | Hajnalka Véghová |  Czechoslovakia |
1.85 | |
| 6 | Erzsebet Fazekas |  Hungary |
1.81 | |
| 6 | Šárka Nováková | Czechoslovakia |
1.81 | |
| 8 | Desislava Angelova |  Bulgaria |
1.81 | |
| 8 | Antonella Bevilacqua |  Italy |
1.81 | |
| 10 | Andrea Hughes |  Australia |
1.81 | |
| 11 | Tanya Hughes |  United States |
1.81 | |
| 12 | Tatyana Bakhareva | Soviet Union |
1.73 |
Qualifications※
9 Aug
Group A※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Haggett | United Kingdom |
1.80 | q |
| 1 | Hajnalka Véghová | Czechoslovakia |
1.80 | q |
| 1 | Svetlana Lavrova | Soviet Union |
1.80 | q |
| 1 | Tanya Hughes | United States |
1.80 | q |
| 5 | Tatyana Bakhareva | Soviet Union |
1.80 | q |
| 6 | Antonella Bevilacqua | Italy |
1.80 | q |
| 7 | Andrea Hughes | Australia |
1.80 | q |
| 8 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria |
1.80 | q |
| 8 | Ioamnet Quintero | Cuba |
1.80 | q |
| 8 | Katja Kilpi | Finland |
1.80 | q |
| 8 | Šárka Nováková | Czechoslovakia |
1.80 | q |
| 12 | Erzsebet Fazekas | Hungary |
1.80 | q |
| 13 | Zhao Yangwu |  China |
1.75 | |
| 14 | Debora Locatelli | Italy |
1.75 | |
| 15 | Reeta Laaksonen | Finland |
1.75 | |
| 15 | Nathalie Lefèbvre |  France |
1.75 | |
| 15 | Nkechi Madubuko |  West Germany |
1.75 | |
| 15 | Diane Guthrie |  Jamaica |
1.75 | |
| 19 | Oana Musunoiu |  Romania |
1.70 | |
| 19 | Michelle Choppa | United States |
1.70 |
Participation※
According——to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the——event.
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- China (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (1)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
- West Germany (1)
References※
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, "Tomas." "WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1990 Plovdiv BUL Aug 8-12". WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"). Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015