These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 25 August 1991. The world record, African record, and European record were broken by Carl Lewis, Frankie Fredericks, and Linford Christie, respectively. The then world record holder Leroy Burrell also bettered his previous mark of 9.90 seconds while Ray Stewart set the Jamaican record for the event.Results - 100 METRES - Men - Final. IAAF (1991-08-25). Retrieved on 2009-05-19. Archived 2009-05-21.

Medalists Gold Carl LewisUnited States (USA)Silver Leroy BurrellUnited States (USA)Bronze Dennis MitchellUnited States (USA)

Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Heats24.08.1991 – 09:00hQuarterfinals24.08.1991 – 17:35hSemifinals25.08.1991 – 17:00hFinal25.08.1991 – 19:05h

Records Existing records at the start of the event. World Record9.90New York City, United StatesJune 14, 1991Championship Record9.93Rome, ItalyAugust 30, 1987

Final Rank Athlete Time9.86 WR9.88 PB9.91 PB4.9.92 AR5.9.95 AR6.9.96 NR7.10.128.10.14

Semifinals Held on Sunday 1991-08-25 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.9.93 ECR2.10.023.10.07 PB4.10.135.10.176.10.257.10.378.10.38

RANKHEAT 2TIME1.9.942.9.993.9.994.10.035.10.186.10.187.10.208.10.33

Quarterfinals Held on Saturday 1991-08-24 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.10.022.10.053.10.234.10.245.10.246.10.267.10.388.10.56

RANKHEAT 2TIME1.9.802.9.903.10.014.10.185.10.196.10.327.10.408.10.46

RANKHEAT 3TIME1.10.112.10.233.10.304.10.435.10.456.10.607.10.61—DNS

RANKHEAT 4TIME1.9.892.10.003.10.014.10.085.10.216.10.237.10.328.10.46

Qualifying heats Held on Saturday 1991-08-24

RANKHEAT 1TIME1.10.272.10.313.10.384.10.425.10.516.10.927.10.968.11.18

RANKHEAT 2TIME1.10.212.10.363.10.494.10.515.10.676.10.687.11.35DNS

RANKHEAT 3TIME1.10.272.10.383.10.384.10.535.10.576.11.06DNS

RANKHEAT 4TIME1.10.172.10.203.10.424.10.475.10.576.10.857.11.10

RANKHEAT 5TIME1.10.252.10.283.10.364.10.395.10.446.10.567.10.628.11.16

RANKHEAT 6TIME1.10.172.10.243.10.584.10.635.10.686.10.697.10.828.12.27

RANKHEAT 7TIME1.10.392.10.473.10.604.10.825.10.936.11.147.12.04DNS

RANKHEAT 8TIME1.10.282.10.403.10.444.10.485.10.596.10.927.10.988.11.09

RANKHEAT 9TIME1.10.122.10.433.10.554.10.685.11.026.11.09DNS

RANKHEAT 10TIME1.10.202.10.253.10.364.10.445.10.636.10.797.11.04DNS

See also 1990 Men's European Championships 100 metres (Split) 1992 Men's Olympic 100 metres (Barcelona) 1993 Men's World Championships 100 metres (Stuttgart)

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