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1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

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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

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Gold China Xu Demei
PR China (CHN)
Silver Germany Petra Felke-Meier
Germany (GER)
Bronze Germany Silke Renk
Germany (GER)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
31.08.1991 – 16:30h 31.08.1991 – 18:00h
Final Round
01.09.1991 – 16:00h

Abbreviations

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  • 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

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Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Petra Felke-Meier (GDR) 80.00 m September 9, 1988 East Germany Potsdam, East Germany
Event Record  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 76.64 m September 6, 1987 Italy Rome, Italy
Season Best  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 71.44 m August 3, 1991 Norway Fana, Norway

Qualification

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  • Held on Saturday 1991-08-31
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Karen Forkel (GER) 68.14 m
2.  Xu Demei (CHN) 65.44 m
3.  Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) 64.38 m
4.  Anna Verouli (GRE) 63.02 m
5.  Natalya Shikolenko (URS) 62.08 m
6.  Heli Rantanen (FIN) 61.30 m
7.  Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) 57.42 m
8.  Sharon Gibson (GBR) 56.64 m
9.  Donna Mayhew (USA) 56.34 m
10.  Katalin Hartai (HUN) 55.68 m
11.  Laverne Eve (BAH) 55.14 m
12.  Akiko Miyajima (JPN) 52.86 m
13.  Matilda Kisava (TAN) 52.60 m
14.  Sueli dos Santos (BRA) 51.20 m
 Nadine Schoellkopf-Auzeil (FRA) NM
 Isel López (CUB) NM


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Petra Felke-Meier (GER) 67.24 m
2.  Trine Solberg-Hattestad (NOR) 66.92 m
3.  Silke Renk (GER) 65.24 m
4.  Dulce García (CUB) 62.18 m
5.  Louise McPaul (AUS) 61.08 m
6.  Natalya Cherniyenko (URS) 60.90 m
7.  Karin Smith (USA) 60.34 m
8.  Genowefa Patla (POL) 60.18 m
9.  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 58.42 m
10.  Paula Berry (USA) 57.94 m
11.  Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) 57.60 m
12.  Sun Fei (CHN) 55.04 m
13.  Kirsten Smith (NZL) 53.98 m
14.  Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) 53.92 m
15.  Marieta Riera (VEN) 50.62 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Xu Demei (CHN) 68.78 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Petra Felke-Meier (GER) 68.68 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Silke Renk (GER) 66.80 m
4  Natalya Cherniyenko (URS) 65.22 m
5  Trine Solberg-Hattestad (NOR) 63.36 m
6  Louise McPaul (AUS) 62.34 m
7  Dulce García (CUB) 62.68 m
8  Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) 62.26 m
9  Heli Rantanen (FIN) 60.96 m
10  Anna Verouli (GRE) 59.12 m
11  Natalya Shikolenko (URS) 58.82 m
12  Karen Forkel (GER) 57.90 m

See also

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References

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