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{{Short description|1991 edition of the World Championships in Athletics}}

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The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.WEB, iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - History,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090312032624weblink">weblink 2009-03-12, dead, 2009-04-03, Japan hosted again the championship in 2007 in Osaka and Tokyo will host again the event in 2025 in a new venue building at the same place.The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose {{convert|8.95|m|ftin|2|abbr=on}} jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's results

Track

1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995{| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}}1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres}}Carl Lewis|9.86(WR)Leroy Burrell|9.88(PB)Dennis Mitchell|9.91(PB)1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres}}Michael Johnson (athlete)>USA}}20.01(CR)Frankie Fredericks|20.34Atlee Mahorn|20.491991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres}}Antonio Pettigrew|44.57Roger Black|44.62Danny Everett|44.631991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}}Billy Konchellah|1:43.99José Luíz Barbosa1968}}1:44.24Mark Everett (athlete)>USA}}1:44.671991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres}}Noureddine Morceli|3:32.84(CR)Wilfred Kirochi|3:34.84Hauke Fuhlbrügge|3:35.281991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres}}Yobes Ondieki|13:14.45(CR)Fita Bayisa1991}}13:16.64Brahim Boutayeb|13:22.701991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres}}Moses Tanui|27:38.74Richard Chelimo|27:39.41Khalid Skah|27:41.74 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon}}Hiromi Taniguchi|2:14:57Hussein Ahmed Salah|2:15:26Steve Spence|2:15:361991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}Greg Foster (hurdler)>USA}}13.06Jack Pierce (athlete)>USA}}13.06Tony Jarrett|13.251991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}Samuel Matete|47.64Winthrop Graham|47.74(NR)Kriss Akabusi|47.86(NR)1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}Moses Kiptanui|8:12.59 Patrick Sang|8:13.44Azzedine Brahmi|8:15.541991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}Maurizio Damilano|1:19:37(CR)Mikhail Shchennikov|1:19:46Yevgeniy Misyulya|1:20:221991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}Aleksandr Potashov|3:53:09Andrey Perlov|3:53:09Hartwig Gauder|3:55:141991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay}}USA}}Andre CasonLeroy BurrellDennis MitchellCarl LewisMichael Marsh (sprinter)*>|37.50(WR)FRA}}Max MorinièreDaniel SangoumaJean-Charles TrouabalBruno Marie-Rose37.87GBR}}Tony JarrettJohn Regis (athlete)Darren BraithwaiteLinford Christie>|38.09 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay}}GBR}}Roger BlackDerek RedmondJohn Regis (athlete)Kriss AkabusiAde Mafe*Mark Richardson (runner)>Mark Richardson*2:57.53(AR)USA}}Andrew ValmonQuincy WattsDanny EverettAntonio PettigrewJeff Reynolds (athlete)*Mark Everett (athlete)>Mark Everett*2:57.57JAM}}Patrick O'Connor (athlete)Devon MorrisWinthrop GrahamSeymour FaganHoward Burnett (athlete)>Howard Burnett*3:00.10 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995{| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}}1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump}}Mike Powell (long jumper)>USA}}8.95(WR)Carl Lewisw}}Larry Myricks|8.421991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump}}Kenny Harrison|17.78Leonid Voloshin|17.75Mike Conley (track athlete)>USA}}17.621991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump}}Charles Austin (high jumper)>USA}}2.38(CR)Javier Sotomayor|2.36Hollis Conway|2.361991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault}}Sergey Bubka|5.95(CR)István Bagyula|5.90Maksim Tarasov|5.851991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put}}Werner Günthör|21.67Lars Arvid Nilsen|20.751Aleksandr Klimenko (athlete)>URS}}20.341991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw}}Lars Riedel|66.20Erik de Bruin|65.82Attila Horváth (athlete)>HUN}}65.321991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer}}Yuriy Sedykh|81.70Igor Astapkovich|80.94Heinz Weis|80.441991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw}}Kimmo Kinnunen|90.82Seppo Räty|88.12Uladzimir Sasimovich|87.081991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon}}Dan O'Brien|8812(CR)Mike Smith (decathlete)>CAN}}8549Christian Schenk|8394 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.Track and Field. LA Times (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.

Women's results

Track

1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995{| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}}1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres}}Katrin Krabbe|10.99Gwen Torrence|11.03Merlene Ottey|11.061991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres}}Katrin Krabbe|22.09Gwen Torrence|22.16Merlene Ottey|22.211991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres}}Marie-José Pérec|49.13Grit Breuer|49.42Sandra Myers|49.781991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres}}Liliya Nurutdinova|1:57.50Ana Fidelia Quirot|1:57.55Ella Kovacs|1:57.581991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres}}Hassiba Boulmerka|4:02.21Tetyana Dorovskikh|4:02.58Lyudmila Rogachova|4:02.721991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres}}Tetyana Dorovskikh|8:35.82Yelena Romanova|8:36.06Susan Sirma|8:39.41(AR)1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres}}Liz McColgan|31:14.31Zhong Huandi|31:35.08Wang Xiuting|31:35.991991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon}}Wanda Panfil|2:29:53Sachiko Yamashita|2:29:57Katrin Dörre|2:30:101991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}Ludmila Engquist>URS}}12.59Gail Devers|12.63Nataliya Grygoryeva (hurdler)>URS}}12.691991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}Tatyana Ledovskaya|53.11(CR)Sally Gunnell|53.16NRJaneene Vickers|53.471991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10 kilometres walk}}Alina Ivanova|42:57(CR)Madelein Svensson|43:13Sari Essayah|43:13 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay}}JAM}}Dahlia DuhaneyJuliet CuthbertBeverly McDonaldMerlene OtteyMerlene Frazer*41.94(NR)URS}}Natalya KovtunGalina MalchuginaYelena VinogradovaIrina Privalova42.20GER}}Grit BreuerKatrin KrabbeSabine RichterHeike Drechsler42.331991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay}}URS}}Tatyana LedovskayaLyudmila DzhigalovaOlga NazarovaOlha BryzhinaAnna Knoroz*>|3:18.43USA}}Rochelle StevensDiane DixonJearl MilesLillie LeatherwoodNatasha Kaiser-Brown*3:20.15GER}}Uta RohländerKatrin KrabbeChristine WachtelGrit BreuerAnnett Hesselbarth*Katrin Schreiter*3:21.25 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995{| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}}1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump}}Jackie Joyner-Kersee|7.32Heike Drechsler|7.29Larysa Berezhna|7.111991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump}}Heike Henkel|2.05Yelena Yelesina|1.98Inha Babakova|1.961991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put}}Huang Zhihong|20.83 Natalya Lisovskaya|20.29Svetlana Krivelyova|20.161991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw}}Tsvetanka Khristova|71.02Ilke Wyludda|69.12Larisa Mikhalchenko|68.261991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw}}Xu Demei|68.78Petra Meier|68.68Silke Renk|66.801991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon}}Sabine Braun|6672Liliana Năstase|6493Irina Belova (athlete)>URS}}6448 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates athletes who only ran in the preliminary round and also received medals.

Medal table

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See also

• 1991 in athletics (track and field)

References

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20041212064309weblink">IAAF 1991

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