These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Lars RiedelGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Erik de BruinNetherlands (NED) |
| Bronze |  Attila HorváthHungary (HUN) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 26.08.1991 – 11:40h | 26.08.1991 – 11:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 27.08.1991 – 19:00h | |
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 |
Qualification
- Held on Monday 1991-08-26
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lars Riedel (GER)
|
65.30 m |
| 2. | Attila Horváth (HUN)
|
64.54 m |
| 3. |  Mike Buncic (USA)
|
63.12 m |
| 4. |  Sergey Lyakhov (URS)
|
63.02 m |
| 5. | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (URS)
|
62.88 m |
| 6. | Jürgen Schult (GER)
|
62.56 m |
| 7. |  Nikolay Kolev (BUL)
|
62.40 m |
| 8. |  Roberto Moya (CUB)
|
62.32 m |
| 9. |  David Martínez (ESP)
|
61.14 m |
| 10. |  Svein Inge Valvik (NOR)
|
60.86 m |
| 11. |  Simon Williams (GBR)
|
60.68 m |
| 12. |  Vesteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL)
|
60.12 m |
| 13. |  Marcel Tirle (ROM)
|
59.80 m |
| 14. |  Luciano Zerbini (ITA)
|
58.34 m |
| 15. | Anthony Washington (USA)
|
58.02 m |
| 16. |  Ray Lazdins (CAN)
|
56.58 m |
| 17. |  Tuck Yim Wong (SIN)
|
44.26 m |
| — |  Christian Erb (SUI)
|
DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GER)
|
65.18 m |
| 2. | Dmitriy Shevchenko (URS)
|
63.70 m |
| 3. | Erik de Bruin (NED)
|
63.34 m |
| 4. |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
|
62.36 m |
| 5. |  Imrich Bugár (TCH)
|
61.90 m |
| 6. |  Werner Reiterer (AUS)
|
60.40 m |
| 7. | Marco Martino (ITA)
|
60.34 m |
| 8. | Georgi Georgiev (BUL)
|
60.08 m |
| 9. |  Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR)
|
60.02 m |
| 10. | Costel Grasu (ROM)
|
60.00 m |
| 11. | József Ficsór (HUN)
|
59.98 m |
| 11. | Juan Martínez (CUB)
|
59.98 m |
| 13. | Mike Gravelle (USA)
|
58.28 m |
| 14. | Kamen Dimitrov (BUL)
|
57.72 m |
| 15. |  Igor Avrunin (ISR)
|
56.74 m |
| 16. |  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF)
|
53.02 m |
| 17. |  Herberth Rodríguez (ESA)
|
46.62 m |
| — |  Stefan Fernholm (SWE)
|
DNS |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
|
Lars Riedel (GER)
|
66.20 m |
|
Erik de Bruin (NED)
|
65.82 m |
|
Attila Horváth (HUN)
|
65.32 m |
| 4. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GER)
|
64.76 m |
| 5. | Mike Buncic (USA)
|
64.20 m |
| 6. | Jürgen Schult (GER)
|
63.12 m |
| 7. | Dmitriy Shevchenko (URS)
|
62.90 m |
| 8. | Roberto Moya (CUB)
|
61.44 m |
| 9. | Sergey Lyakhov (URS)
|
61.00 m |
| 10. | Nikolay Kolev (BUL)
|
60.44 m |
| 11. | Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
|
59.44 m |
| — | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (URS)
|
DNS |
See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships Discus Throw
- 1992 Men's Olympic Discus Throw
- 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw