1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin.
The winning margin was 10 cm which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the women's javelin throw at these championships.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | ![]() PR China (CHN) |
Silver | ![]() Germany (GER) |
Bronze | ![]() Germany (GER) |
Schedule
[edit]- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
31.08.1991 – 16:30h | 31.08.1991 – 18:00h |
Final Round | |
01.09.1991 – 16:00h |
Abbreviations
[edit]- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
[edit]Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | ![]() |
Event Record | ![]() | 76.64 m | September 6, 1987 | ![]() |
Season Best | ![]() | 71.44 m | August 3, 1991 | ![]() |
Qualification
[edit]- Held on Saturday 1991-08-31
RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 68.14 m |
2. | ![]() | 65.44 m |
3. | ![]() | 64.38 m |
4. | ![]() | 63.02 m |
5. | ![]() | 62.08 m |
6. | ![]() | 61.30 m |
7. | ![]() | 57.42 m |
8. | ![]() | 56.64 m |
9. | ![]() | 56.34 m |
10. | ![]() | 55.68 m |
11. | ![]() | 55.14 m |
12. | ![]() | 52.86 m |
13. | ![]() | 52.60 m |
14. | ![]() | 51.20 m |
— | ![]() | NM |
— | ![]() | NM |
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 67.24 m |
2. | ![]() | 66.92 m |
3. | ![]() | 65.24 m |
4. | ![]() | 62.18 m |
5. | ![]() | 61.08 m |
6. | ![]() | 60.90 m |
7. | ![]() | 60.34 m |
8. | ![]() | 60.18 m |
9. | ![]() | 58.42 m |
10. | ![]() | 57.94 m |
11. | ![]() | 57.60 m |
12. | ![]() | 55.04 m |
13. | ![]() | 53.98 m |
14. | ![]() | 53.92 m |
15. | ![]() | 50.62 m |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
![]() | ![]() | 68.78 m | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | 68.68 m | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | 66.80 m | ||||||
4 | ![]() | 65.22 m | ||||||
5 | ![]() | 63.36 m | ||||||
6 | ![]() | 62.34 m | ||||||
7 | ![]() | 62.68 m | ||||||
8 | ![]() | 62.26 m | ||||||
9 | ![]() | 60.96 m | ||||||
10 | ![]() | 59.12 m | ||||||
11 | ![]() | 58.82 m | ||||||
12 | ![]() | 57.90 m |
See also
[edit]- 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
- 1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
- 1994 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)