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
| Gold |  Werner GünthörSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Silver |  Lars Arvid NilsenNorway (NOR) |
| Bronze |  Aleksandr KlimenkoSoviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
- 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
- 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 |  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
| 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
| 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
- 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Split)
- 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking
- 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)
References
- ^ Track and Field. LA Times (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.