1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
The Women's Marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan was held on Sunday August 25, 1991. The race started on 19.00h local time.
Medalists
| Gold |  Wanda PanfilPoland (POL) |
| Silver |  Sachiko YamashitaJapan (JPN) |
| Bronze |  Katrin DörreGermany (GER) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 |  London, United Kingdom
|
| Event Record |  Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Season Best | Wanda Panfil (POL) |
2:24:18 | April 15, 1991 |  Boston, United States
|
Intermediates
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Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Wanda Panfil (POL)
|
2:29:53 | |
 |
Sachiko Yamashita (JPN)
|
2:29:57 | |
 |
Katrin Dörre (GER)
|
2:30:10 | |
| 4 | Yuko Arimori (JPN)
|
2:31:08 | |
| 5 |  Maria Rebelo (FRA)
|
2:32:05 | |
| 6 | Kamila Gradus (POL)
|
2:32:09 | |
| 7 | Manuela Machado (POR)
|
2:32:33 | |
| 8 |  Ramilya Burangulova (URS)
|
2:33:00 | |
| 9 | Iris Biba (GER)
|
2:33:48 | |
| 10 | Sally Ellis (GBR)
|
2:35:09 | |
| 11 | Sally Eastall (GBR)
|
2:36:16 | |
| 12 | Kumi Araki (JPN)
|
2:38:27 | |
| 13 | Joy Smith (USA)
|
2:39:16 | |
| 14 | María Trujillo (USA)
|
2:39:28 | |
| 15 |  Fabiola Rueda (COL)
|
2:41:51 | |
| 16 | Sissel Grottenberg (NOR)
|
2:43:11 | |
| 17 |  Franziska Moser (SUI)
|
2:44:07 | |
| 18 |  Pascaline Wangui (KEN)
|
2:45:22 | |
| 19 |  Ena Guevara (PER)
|
2:48:53 | |
| 20 | Françoise Bonnet (FRA)
|
2:48:57 | |
| 21 |  Cornelia Melis (ARU)
|
2:58:18 | |
| 22 |  Yi-Lo Man (HKG)
|
2:59:39 | |
| 23 |  Gina Coello (HON)
|
2:59:54 | NR |
| 24 |  Graciela Caizabanda (ECU)
|
3:00:03 | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — |  Chen Qingmei (CHN)
|
DNF | |
| — | Aurora Cunha (POR)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Joke Kleijweg (NED)
|
DNF | |
| — | Veronique Marot (GBR)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Ludmila Melicherová (TCH)
|
DNF | |
| — | Rosa Mota (POR)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Márcia Narloch (BRA)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN)
|
DNF | |
| — | Anna Villani (ITA)
|
DNF | |
| — | Tatyana Zuyeva (URS)
|
DNF | |
| — | Laura Fogli (ITA)
|
DNF | |
| — | Valentina Yegorova (URS)
|
DNF | |
| — | Gordon Bloch (USA)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Isabel Canto (GUA)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Sandra Natal (DOM)
|
DNF | |
See also
- 1988 Women's Olympic Marathon (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships Marathon (Split)
- 1991 Marathon Year Ranking
- 1992 Women's Olympic Marathon (Barcelona)
- 1994 Women's European Championships Marathon (Helsinki)