1991 World Championships in Athletics
Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
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Nations | 167 |
Athletes | 1517 |
Dates | 23 August – 1 September 1991 |
Opened by | Emperor Akihito |
Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
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.[1] 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 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in) jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Men's results
Track
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
9.86 (WR) |
9.88 (PB) |
9.91 (PB) | |||
200 m |
20.01 (CR) |
20.34 | 20.49 | |||
400 m |
44.57 | 44.62 | 44.63 | |||
800 m |
1:43.99 | 1:44.24 | 1:44.67 | |||
1500 m |
3:32.84 (CR) |
3:34.84 | 3:35.28 | |||
5000 m |
13:14.45 (CR) |
13:16.64 | 13:22.70 | |||
10,000 m |
27:38.74 | 27:39.41 | 27:41.74 | |||
Marathon |
2:14:57 | 2:15:26 | 2:15:36 | |||
110 m hurdles |
13.06 | 13.06 | 13.25 | |||
400 m hurdles |
47.64 | 47.74 (NR) |
47.86 (NR) | |||
3000 m st. |
8:12.59 | 8:13.44 | 8:15.54 | |||
20 km walk |
1:19:37 (CR) |
1:19:46 | 1:20:22 | |||
50 km walk |
3:53:09 | 3:53:09 | 3:55:14 | |||
4 × 100 m relay |
Andre Cason Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis Michael Marsh* |
37.50 (WR) |
Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose |
37.87 | Tony Jarrett John Regis Darren Braithwaite Linford Christie |
38.09 |
4 × 400 m relay |
Roger Black Derek Redmond John Regis Kriss Akabusi Ade Mafe* Mark Richardson* |
2:57.53 (AR) |
Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Danny Everett Antonio Pettigrew Jeff Reynolds* Mark Everett* |
2:57.57 | Patrick O'Connor Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Seymour Fagan Howard Burnett* |
3:00.10 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long jump |
8.95 (WR) |
8.91w | 8.42 | |||
Triple jump |
17.78 | 17.75 | 17.62 | |||
High jump |
2.38 (CR) |
2.36 | 2.36 | |||
Pole vault |
5.95 (CR) |
5.90 | 5.85 | |||
Shot put |
21.67 | 20.751 | 20.34 | |||
Discus throw |
66.20 | 65.82 | 65.32 | |||
Hammer throw |
81.70 | 80.94 | 80.44 | |||
Javelin throw |
90.82 | 88.12 | 87.08 | |||
Decathlon |
8812 (CR) |
8549 | 8394 | |||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.[2]
Women's results
Track
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long jump |
7.32 | 7.29 | 7.11 | |||
High jump |
2.05 | 1.98 | 1.96 | |||
Shot put |
20.83 | 20.29 | 20.16 | |||
Discus throw |
71.02 | 69.12 | 68.26 | |||
Javelin throw |
68.78 | 68.68 | 66.80 | |||
Heptathlon |
6672 | 6493 | 6448 | |||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Note: * Indicates athletes who only ran in the preliminary round and also received medals.
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |
3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (29 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |
See also
References
- ^ "iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ Track and Field. LA Times (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.
External links
- 1991 World Championships in Athletics
- World Athletics Championships
- 1991 in athletics (track and field)
- 1991 in Japanese sport
- Sports competitions in Tokyo
- International athletics competitions hosted by Japan
- August 1991 sports events in Asia
- September 1991 sports events in Asia
- 1991 in Tokyo
- Athletics in Tokyo