1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
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These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 41 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 26, 1991. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin. The qualification mark was set at 82.00 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Kimmo KinnunenFinland (FIN) |
| Silver | Seppo Räty Finland (FIN) |
| Bronze |  Vladimir SasimovichSoviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 25.08.1991 – 09:00h | 25.08.1991 – 10:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 26.08.1991 – 18:10h | |
Abbreviations
- 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
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 96.96 m | June 2, 1991 | Punkalaidun, Finland |
| Event Record | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 83.54 m | August 30, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
| Season Best |  Tom Petranoff (USA) | 89.16 m | March 1, 1991 |  Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| Broken records during the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) | 90.82 m | August 26, 1991 |  Tokyo, Japan |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) | 80.68 | 88.48 | — | 88.48 m |
| 2 | 6 |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) | 74.54 | 76.46 | 82.08 | 82.08 m |
| 3 | 10 |  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | 80.10 | 79.64 | 78.56 | 80.10 m |
| 4 | 14 | Dmitriy Polyunin (URS) | 78.50 | 78.08 | 77.84 | 78.50 m |
| 5 | 15 |  Steve Backley (GBR) | 75.34 | 78.24 | 73.96 | 78.24 m |
| 6 | 16 |  Ramón González (CUB) | 77.00 | 77.72 | 72.54 | 77.72 m |
| 7 | 17 |  Pascal Lefévre (FRA) | X | 77.26 | 76.84 | 77.26 m |
| 8 | 18 |  Jan Železný (TCH) | X | 76.26 | X | 76.26 m |
| 9 | 19 | Ari Pakarinen (FIN) | 75.08 | 67.82 | 76.14 | 76.14 m |
| 10 | 22 | Masami Yoshida (JPN) | X | X | 75.96 | 75.96 m |
| 11 | 24 | Dave Stephens (USA) | 75.10 | 71.10 | 72.80 | 75.10 m |
| 12 | 27 |  Peter Borglund (SWE) | 67.84 | 74.40 | 68.00 | 74.40 m |
| 13 | 28 |  Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) | 67.92 | X | 73.84 | 73.84 m |
| 14 | 31 |  Juan de la Garza (MEX) | 72.84 | 66.34 | 66.18 | 72.84 m |
| 15 | 32 | Viktor Zaitsev (URS) | X | 72.48 | 69.82 | 72.48 m |
| 16 | 33 |  Klaus Tafelmeier (GER) | X | X | 72.42 | 72.42 m |
| 17 | 34 |  Rodrigo Zelaya (CHI) | 68.76 | 70.70 | 62.38 | 70.70 m |
| 18 | 36 |  Angel Mandzhukov (BUL) | 66.26 | 69.78 | X | 69.78 m |
| 19 | 39 |  Julián Sotelo (ESP) | X | X | 65.74 | 65.74 m |
| 20 | 40 |  Trevor Modeste (GRN) | 62.68 | 60.28 | X | 62.68 m |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 80.50 | 87.34 | — | 87.34 m |
| 2 | 3 | Peter Blank (GER) | 82.56 | — | — | 82.56 m |
| 3 | 4 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) | 82.46 | — | — | 82.46 m |
| 4 | 5 | Vladimir Sasimovich (URS) | 82.38 | — | — | 82.38 m |
| 5 | 7 | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 77.80 | 78.48 | 81.92 | 81.92 m |
| 6 | 8 |  Vadim Bavikin (ISR) | 78.68 | 81.56 | X | 81.56 m |
| 7 | 9 | Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) | 78.02 | 78.84 | 80.60 | 80.60 m |
| 8 | 11 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) | 79.64 | 77.84 | 79.22 | 79.64 m |
| 9 | 12 | Mick Hill (GBR) | 79.54 | X | X | 79.54 m |
| 10 | 13 |  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) | 76.28 | 71.60 | 78.94 | 78.94 m |
| 11 | 20 | Radoman Šćekić (YUG) | 76.10 | X | X | 76.10 m |
| 12 | 21 | Sigurdur Matthiasson (ISL) | 76.02 | 73.64 | 71.40 | 76.02 m |
| 13 | 23 | Colin MacKenzie (GBR) | 75.12 | X | 74.74 | 75.12 m |
| 14 | 25 | Mike Barnett (USA) | 71.02 | 72.44 | 75.02 | 75.02 m |
| 15 | 26 | Tom Pukstys (USA) | 74.72 | X | X | 74.72 m |
| 16 | 29 | Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) | 73.78 | X | 73.42 | 73.78 m |
| 17 | 30 |  Kim Ki-Hun (KOR) | 73.62 | 69.22 | 70.94 | 73.62 m |
| 18 | 35 |  Luis Lucumi (COL) | 69.64 | 70.48 | 66.44 | 70.48 m |
| 19 | 37 |  Frederick Morgan (ASA) | 66.98 | X | 65.52 | 66.98 m |
| 20 | 38 |  Frans Mahuse (INA) | 66.20 | 63.56 | — | 66.20 m |
| 21 | 41 |  Benjamin Cawicaan (PHI) | 59.56 | 58.54 | 61.38 | 61.38 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) | 90.82 | — | X | 82.12 | 82.74 | X | 90.82 m | |
 | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 81.04 | 81.22 | 84.14 | X | X | 88.12 | 88.12 m | |
 | Vladimir Sasimovich (URS) | X | 87.08 | X | X | X | X | 87.08 m | |
| 4 | Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) | 76.16 | 75.54 | 82.30 | 82.02 | X | 84.24 | 84.24 m | |
| 5 | Mick Hill (GBR) | 84.12 | X | X | X | 76.44 | 79.94 | 84.12 m | |
| 6 | Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) | 75.76 | 82.00 | 83.46 | X | 81.54 | 82.60 | 83.46 m | |
| 7 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) | X | 74.26 | 81.14 | 75.56 | 78.02 | X | 81.14 m | |
| 8 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) | 74.16 | X | 78.12 | X | 73.62 | 78.58 | 78.58 m | |
| 9 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | 77.28 | X | X | 77.28 m | ||||
| 10 | Vadim Bavikin (ISR) | 77.18 | X | 68.98 | 77.18 m | ||||
| 11 | Peter Blank (GER) | 68.04 | 72.62 | 66.92 | 72.62 m | ||||
| 12 | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 66.46 | 70.58 | X | 70.58 m | ||||
See also
References
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