1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
Appearance
These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991. Werner Günthör of Switzerland won the competition with a throw of 21.67 metres.
The original silver medallist, Georg Andersen of Norway, was disqualified and stripped of his medal after testing positive for anabolic steroids.[1] The original bronze medallist (Lars Arvid Nilsen) was elevated to the silver while the fourth-placed Soviet thrower Aleksandr Klimenko received the bronze instead.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | ![]() Switzerland (SUI) |
Silver | ![]() Norway (NOR) |
Bronze | ![]() Soviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
[edit]- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
30.08.1991 – 10:30h | 30.08.1991 – 10:30h |
Final Round | |
31.08.1991 – 18:30h |
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 | ![]() |
23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | ![]() |
Event Record | ![]() |
22.23 m | August 29, 1987 | ![]() |
Qualification
[edit]RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() |
20.97 m |
2. | ![]() |
20.16 m |
3. | ![]() |
19.79 m |
4. | ![]() |
19.51 m |
5. | ![]() |
19.44 m |
6. | ![]() |
19.28 m |
7. | ![]() |
19.21 m |
8. | ![]() |
18.55 m |
9. | ![]() |
18.43 m |
10. | ![]() |
17.97 m |
— | ![]() |
NM |
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() |
20.41 m |
2. | ![]() |
19.79 m |
3. | ![]() |
19.20 m |
4. | ![]() |
19.05 m |
5. | ![]() |
19.00 m |
6. | ![]() |
18.90 m |
7. | ![]() |
18.51 m |
8. | ![]() |
18.30 m |
9. | ![]() |
18.26 m |
10. | ![]() |
16.38 m |
11. | ![]() |
13.49 m |
— | ![]() |
NM |
Final
[edit]RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
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21.67 m |
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20.75 m |
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20.34 m |
4. | ![]() |
20.10 m |
5. | ![]() |
19.98 m |
6. | ![]() |
19.92 m |
7. | ![]() |
19.83 m |
8. | ![]() |
19.34 m |
9. | ![]() |
19.30 m |
10. | ![]() |
18.91 m |
11. | ![]() |
18.73 m |
— | ![]() |
DSQ |
See also
[edit]- 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Split)
- 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking
- 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)
References
[edit]- ^ Track and Field. LA Times (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.