1991 World Championships in Athletics
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]
 | |
| Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 167 |
| Athletes participating | 1517 |
| Dates | August 23 – September 1 |
| Officially opened by | Emperor Akihito |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
 | 9.86 (WR) |
| 9.88 (PB) |
| 9.91 (PB) |
| 200 m |
| 20.01 (CR) |
 | 20.34 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 20.49 |
| 400 m |
| 44.57 |  | 44.62 | | 44.63 |
| 800 m |
 | 1:43.99 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:44.24 | | 1:44.67 |
| 1500 m |
 | 3:32.84 (CR) |
| 3:34.84 |  | 3:35.28 |
| 5000 m |
| 13:14.45 (CR) |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 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) | ||||||
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) | ||||||
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) | ||||||
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 nations) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | |
See also
- 1991 in athletics (track and field)
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
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