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 Gold Xu DemeiPR China (CHN)Silver Petra Felke-MeierGermany (GER)Bronze Silke RenkGermany (GER)

Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B31.08.1991 – 16:30h31.08.1991 – 18:00hFinal Round01.09.1991 – 16:00h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships World Record 80.00 m September 9, 1988 Potsdam, East Germany Event Record 76.64 m September 6, 1987 Rome, Italy Season Best 71.44 m August 3, 1991 Fana, Norway

Qualification Held on Saturday 1991-08-31 RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.68.14 m2.65.44 m3.64.38 m4.63.02 m5.62.08 m6.61.30 m7.57.42 m8.56.64 m9.56.34 m10.55.68 m11.55.14 m12.52.86 m13.52.60 m14.51.20 m—NM—NM

RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.67.24 m2.66.92 m3.65.24 m4.62.18 m5.61.08 m6.60.90 m7.60.34 m8.60.18 m9.58.42 m10.57.94 m11.57.60 m12.55.04 m13.53.98 m14.53.92 m15.50.62 m

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistance123456 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 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)

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