1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
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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 |  Werner GünthörSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Silver |  Lars Arvid NilsenNorway (NOR) |
| Bronze |  Aleksandr KlimenkoSoviet Union (URS) |
Schedule[edit]
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Randy Barnes (USA) | 23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | Westwood, United States |
| Event Record | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.23 m | August 29, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
Qualification[edit]
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 20.97 m |
| 2. | Sergey Nikolayev (URS) | 20.16 m |
| 3. | Lars Arvid Nilsen (NOR) | 19.79 m |
| 4. |  Gert Weil (CHI) | 19.51 m |
| 5. |  Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) | 19.44 m |
| 6. |  Paul Edwards (GBR) | 19.28 m |
| 7. |  Dragan Perić (YUG) | 19.21 m |
| 8. |  Gheorghe Guşet (ROM) | 18.55 m |
| 9. |  Luc Viudes (FRA) | 18.43 m |
| 10. | C.J. Hunter (USA) | 17.97 m |
| — |  Sören Tallhem (SWE) | NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georg Andersen (NOR) | 20.41 m |
| 2. | Aleksandr Klimenko (URS) | 19.79 m |
| 3. | Kent Larsson (SWE) | 19.20 m |
| 4. | Ron Backes (USA) | 19.05 m |
| 5. | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 19.00 m |
| 6. | Jan Sagedal (NOR) | 18.90 m |
| 7. |  Pétur Guðmundsson (ISL) | 18.51 m |
| 8. |  Karel Sula (TCH) | 18.30 m |
| 9. | Kalman Konya (GER) | 18.26 m |
| 10. |  Khaled Al-Khalidi (KSA) | 16.38 m |
| 11. |  Lim Chee-Wee (BRU) | 13.49 m |
| — |  Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE) | NM |
Final[edit]
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
 | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 21.67 m |
 | Lars Arvid Nilsen (NOR) | 20.75 m |
 | Aleksandr Klimenko (URS) | 20.34 m |
| 4. | Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) | 20.10 m |
| 5. | Sergey Nikolayev (URS) | 19.98 m |
| 6. | Kent Larsson (SWE) | 19.92 m |
| 7. | Dragan Perić (YUG) | 19.83 m |
| 8. | Ron Backes (USA) | 19.34 m |
| 9. | Gert Weil (CHI) | 19.30 m |
| 10. | Paul Edwards (GBR) | 18.91 m |
| 11. | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 18.73 m |
| — | Georg Andersen (NOR) | 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.