1991 in the sport of athletics

none 1991 in athletics World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships 1990 1992 1991 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the year 1991 in athletics. International Events All-Africa Games Asian Championships Central American and Caribbean Championships Mediterranean Games Pan American Games South American Championships World Championships World Cross Country Championships World Indoor Championships World Student Games World records Men EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE100 metresLeroy Burrell USA9.9014 JuneNew York City, USACarl Lewis USA9.8625 AugustTokyo, Japan20,000 metresArturo Barrios MEX56:55.630 MarchLa Flèche, FranceOne hour runArturo Barrios MEX21,101m30 MarchLa Flèche, France4 × 100 m RelayUSA• Michael Marsh• Leroy Burrell• Dennis Mitchell• Carl Lewis37.677 AugustZürichUSA• Andre Cason• Leroy Burrell• Dennis Mitchell• Carl Lewis37.501 SeptemberTokyoPole vaultSergey Bubka URS6.07m6 MayShizuoka, JapanSergey Bubka URS6.08m9 JuneMoscowSergey Bubka URS6.09m8 JulyFormia, ItalySergey Bubka URS6.10m5 AugustMalmö, SwedenLong jumpMike Powell USA8.95m30 AugustTokyo The relay team of the United States in the men's 4 × 100 m, formed by Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard and Carl Lewis, equal the current world record, set the previous year by France at the European Championships, clocking 37.79 on 1991-08-03 at a meet in Monaco. The first mark was set by Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose on 1990-09-01 in Split, Yugoslavia. Women EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUETriple jumpInessa Kravets URS14.95 m10 JuneMoscow, Soviet UnionHalf marathonElana Meyer RSA 19281:07:5918 MayEast London, South Africa Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Carl Lewis USA9.862.Leroy Burrell USA9.883.Linford Christie GBR9.924.Frank Fredericks NAM9.955.Raymond Stewart JAM9.96 200 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michael Johnson USA19.882.Frank Fredericks NAM20.083.John Regis GBR20.124.Danny Everett USA20.135.Robson da Silva BRA20.15 400 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michael Johnson USA44.172.Antonio Pettigrew USA44.363.Roberto Hernández CUB44.404.Danny Everett USA44.425.Steve Lewis USA44.52 800 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.José Luíz Barbosa BRA1:43.082.William Tanui KEN1:43.303.Johnny Gray USA1:43.844.Mark Everett USA1:43.935.Billy Konchellah KEN1:43.96 1,500 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Noureddine Morceli ALG3:31.002.Simon Doyle AUS3:31.963.Fermín Cacho ESP3:32.034.Peter Elliott GBR3:32.945.Saïd Aouita MAR3:33.28 Mile RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Noureddine Morceli ALG3:49.122.Peter Elliott GBR3:49.463.Wilfred Kirochi KEN3:49.774.Jim Spivey USA3:49.835.Simon Doyle AUS3:49.91 3,000 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Dieter Baumann FRG7:33.912.Yobes Ondieki KEN7:34.743.Noureddine Morceli ALG7:37.344.Brahim Boutayeb MAR7:38.395.Khalid Skah MAR7:38.84 5,000 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yobes Ondieki KEN13:01.822.Ibrahim Kinuthia KEN13:09.763.Salvatore Antibo ITA13:10.104.Brahim Boutayeb MAR13:10.445.Richard Chelimo KEN13:11.76 10,000 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Richard Chelimo KEN27:11.182.John Ngugi KEN27:11.623.Khalid Skah MAR27:23.294.Salvatore Antibo ITA27:24.555.Thomas Osano KEN27:28.87 Half marathon RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Lawrence Peu RSA 19281:00:58 Marathon 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Koichi Morishita JPN2:08:532.Takeyuki Nakayama JPN2:09:123.Yakov Tolstikov URS2:09:174.Toru Mimura JPN2:09:235.Salvador García MEX2:09:28 110m hurdles 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metre hurdles RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Tony Dees USA13.052.Greg Foster USA13.06—Jack Pierce USA13.064.Colin Jackson GBR13.095.Tony Jarrett GBR13.13 400m hurdles 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metre hurdles RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Samuel Matete ZAM47.102.Danny Harris USA47.383.Winthrop Graham JAM47.744.Kevin Young USA47.835.Kriss Akabusi GBR47.86 3,000m steeplechase 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Moses Kiptanui KEN8:06.462.Philip Barkutwo KEN8:08.393.Mark Croghan USA8:10.694.Julius Kariuki KEN8:11.285.William Mutwol KEN8:11.85 High jump 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's High Jump RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Javier Sotomayor CUB2.40Charles Austin USA3.Hollis Conway USA2.374.Dalton Grant GBR2.365.Sorin Matei ROM2.35Troy Kemp BAH Long jump 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Long Jump RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Mike Powell USA8.952.Carl Lewis USA8.873.Larry Myricks USA8.50Llewellyn Starks USA5.Gordon Laine USA8.28 Triple jump 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Triple Jump RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Kenny Harrison USA17.782.Leonid Voloshin URS17.753.Ralf Jaros GER17.664.Mike Conley USA17.625.Oleg Denishchik URS17.53 Discus 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Discus RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Mike Buncic USA69.362.Erik de Bruin NED68.123.Adewale Olukoju NGR67.804.Lars Riedel GER67.785.Romas Ubartas URS67.54 Shot put 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Shot Put World Championships Shot Put RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Werner Günthör SUI22.032.Vyacheslav Lykho URS20.773.Lars-Arvid Nilsen NOR20.754.Saulius Kleiza LTU20.675.Sergey Smirnov URS20.55 Hammer 1991 Hammer Throw Year Ranking RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Igor Astapkovich URS84.262.Andrey Abduvaliyev URS82.803.Yuriy Sedykh URS82.624.Plamen Minev BUL82.405.Sergey Alay URS81.16 Javelin (new design) 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Javelin RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Seppo Räty FIN96.962.Steve Backley GBR91.363.Raymond Hecht GER90.844.Kimmo Kinnunen FIN90.825.Jan Železný CZE90.72 Pole vault 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Pole Vault RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Sergey Bubka URS6.102.István Bagyula HUN5.923.Radion Gataullin URS5.90Igor Potapovich URS5.Bill Payne USA5.90 Decathlon 1991 Decathlon Year Ranking RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Dan O'Brien USA88122.Michael Smith CAN85493.Christian Plaziat FRA85184.Dave Johnson USA84675.Christian Schenk GER8402 Women's Best Year Performers 60 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Irina Privalova URS7.022.Merlene Ottey JAM7.043.Katrin Krabbe GER7.064.Liliana Allen CUB7.125,Gwen Torrence USA7.13 100 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM10.792.Katrin Krabbe GER10.913.Carlette Guidry USA10.944.Gwen Torrence USA10.96Marie-José Pérec FRA 200 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM21.642.Katrin Krabbe GER21.963.Gwen Torrence USA22.074.Irina Privalova URS22.215.Dannette Young USA22.24 400 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Marie-José Pérec FRA49.132.Grit Breuer GER49.423.Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB49.614.Lillie Leatherwood USA49.665.Sandra Myers ESP49.67 800 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Svetlana Masterkova URS1:57.232.Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB1:57.343.Liliya Nurutdinova URS1:57.504.Ella Kovacs ROM1:57.585.Maria de Lurdes Mutola MOZ1:57.63 1,500 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Natalya Artyomova URS3:59.162.Hassiba Boulmerka ALG4:00.003.Doina Melinte ROM4:00.834.Violeta Szekely ROM4:02.215.Tatyana Dorovskikh URS4:02.58 Mile RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Natalya Artyomova URS4:17.002.Hassiba Boulmerka ALG4:20.793.Doina Melinte ROM4:22.044.Mary Slaney USA4:23.355.Zola Pieterse RSA 19284:23.38 3,000 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Elana Meyer RSA 19288:32.002.Zola Pieterse RSA 19288:35.723.Tatyana Dorovskikh URS8:35.824.Yvonne Murray GBR8:36.055.Yelena Romanova URS8:36.06 5,000 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Elana Meyer RSA 192814:49.352.Kathrin Ullrich GER14:58.713.Yelena Romanova URS14:59.704.Susan Sirma KEN15:03.525.Uta Pippig GER15:04.87 10,000 metres 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Liz McColgan GBR30:57.072.Kathrin Ullrich GER31:03.623.Jill Hunter GBR31:07.884.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR31:20.285.Francie Larrieu-Smith USA31:28.92 Half marathon RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Elana Meyer RSA 19281:07:59 WR Marathon 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Wanda Panfil POL2:24:182.Rosa Mota POR2:26:143.Kim Jones USA2:26:404.Uta Pippig GER2:26:525.Joan Benoit USA2:26:54 60m hurdles RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ludmila Narozhilenko URS7.82Monique Éwanjé-Épée FRA7.823.Mihaela Pogăcean ROM7.884.Anne Piquereau FRA7.895.Lidiya Yurkova URS7.96 100m hurdles 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metre hurdles RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ludmila Narozhilenko URS12.282.Nataliya Grygoryeva URS12.393.Gail Devers USA12.484.Monique Éwanjé-Épée FRA12.675.Florence Colle FRA12.73 400m hurdles 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metre hurdles RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Tatyana Ledovskaya URS53.112.Sally Gunnell GBR53.163.Janeene Vickers USA53.474.Sandra Farmer-Patrick USA53.545.Kim Batten USA53.98 High Jump 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's High Jump RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Heike Henkel GER2.05 m2.Stefka Kostadinova BUL2.03 m3.Inga Babakova URS2.02 m4.Yelena Gulyayeva URS1.99 m5.Svetlana Leseva BUL1.98 mYelena Yelesina URS Long Jump 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Long Jump RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Heike Drechsler GER7.37 m2.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.32 m3.Larisa Berezhnaya URS7.24 m4.Yelena Sinchukova URS7.20 m5.Susen Tiedtke GER7.00 m Triple Jump RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Inessa Kravets URS14.95 m2.Li Huirong CHN14.42 m3.Yelena Semiraz URS14.35 m4.Svetlana Davydova URS13.84 m5.Octavia Iacob ROM13.74 m Shot put 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Shot Put RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Natalya Lisovskaya URS21.12 m2.Huang Zhihong CHN20.85 m3.Zhou Tianhua CHN20.40 m4.Wang Wei CHN19.58 m5.Li Xiaoyun CHN19.47 m Javelin (old design) 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Javelin RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Trine Hattestad NOR71.442.Karen Forkel GER70.203.Petra Meier GER69.664.Xu Demei CHN68.785.Silke Renk GER68.34 Heptathlon 1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon RANK1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA68782.Sabine Braun GER66723.Peggy Beer GER64944.Liliana Nastase ROM64935.Irina Belova URS6448 Births January 15 — Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper February 8 — Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner February 22 — Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan distance runner (d. 2024) May 8 — Kalkidan Gezahegne, Ethiopian distance runner Deaths January 1 — Inga Gentzel (82), Swedish athlete (b. 1908) August 10 — Ellen Braumüller (80), German athlete (b. 1910) References Year Lists 1991 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Category:Sport of athletics by year