The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8 August.[1]
| Gold | Richard Chelimo | |
| Silver | Ismael Kirui | |
| Bronze | Juma Ninga |
8 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 28:18.57 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 28:40.77 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 28:41.90 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 28:43.22 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 28:51.80 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 29:01.61 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 29:09.06 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:29.45 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 29:31.05 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 29:32.19 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:36.19 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 29:37.82 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:00.01 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:19.59 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:24.48 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:33.60 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | | 30:35.27 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 30:55.13 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 30:58.05 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | 31:03.69 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left |  | 31:13.63 | |||
| 22 | align=left | align=left |  | 31:43.75 | |||
| 23 | align=left | align=left |  | 31:45.24 | |||
| 24 | align=left | align=left |  | 32:23.96 | |||
| 25 | align=left | align=left | | 32:34.11 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.