1991 World Championships in Athletics
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Host city | Tokyo, Japan | ||
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Nations participating | 167 | ||
Athletes participating | 1517 | ||
Dates | August 23 – September 1 | ||
Main venue | Olympic Stadium | ||
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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 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.[1]
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
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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) |
1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal in the shot put, but 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 | |||
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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) |
Note: * Indicates athletes who only ran in the preliminary round and also received medals.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 nations) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |
See also
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - History". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ Track and Field. LA Times (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.