1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 25, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 75.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Yuriy SedykhSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Igor Astapkovich Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Heinz WeisGermany (GER) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 24.08.1991 – 12:00h | 24.08.1991 – 12:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 25.08.1991 – 15:00h | |
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 |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Event Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 83.06 m | September 1, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
| Season Best | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | 84.26 m | July 3, 1991 |  Reims, France |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) | 80.36 m | |||
| 2 | 3 | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | 79.06 m | |||
| 3 | 4 |  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) | 75.68 m | |||
| 4 | 6 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 74.92 m | |||
| 5 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sean Carlin (AUS) | 74.90 m | |||
| 6 | 10 | Claus Dethloff (GER) | 73.54 m | |||
| 7 | 13 |  Lance Deal (USA) | 72.90 m | |||
| 8 | 15 |  Ivan Tanev (BUL) | 72.52 m | |||
| 9 | 16 | Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) | 72.40 m | |||
| 10 | 20 |  Paul Head (GBR) | 68.52 m | |||
| 11 | 23 |  Kjell Bystedt (SWE) | 67.20 m | |||
| 12 | 24 |  Guillermo Guzmán (MEX) | 66.80 m | |||
| 13 | 25 |  Andrés Charadia (ARG) | 66.52 m | |||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 77.96 m | |||
| 2 | 5 | Plamen Minev (BUL) | 75.08 m | |||
| 3 | 8 | Walter Ciofani (FRA) | 74.74 m | |||
| 4 | 9 | Heinz Weis (GER) | 74.40 m | |||
| 5 | 11 | Ken Flax (USA) | 73.26 m | |||
| 6 | 12 |  Bi Zhong (CHN) | 73.24 m | |||
| 7 | 14 |  Johann Lindner (AUT) | 72.90 m | |||
| 8 | 17 | Imre Szitás (HUN) | 71.92 m | |||
| 9 | 18 |  Savvas Saritzoglou (GRE) | 70.60 m | |||
| 10 | 19 | Jud Logan (USA) | 70.04 m | |||
| 11 | 21 |  Angus Cooper (NZL) | 68.48 m | |||
| 12 | 22 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ajet Toska (ALB) | 67.26 m | |||
| 13 | 26 |  Cherif El-Hennawi (EGY) | 57.26 m | |||
| 14 | 27 |  Tuck Yim Wong (SIN) | 46.04 m | |||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 81.70 m | ||||||
 | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | 80.94 m | ||||||
 | Heinz Weis (GER) | 80.44 m | ||||||
| 4 | Tibor Gécsek (HUN) | 78.98 m | ||||||
| 5 | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) | 78.30 m | ||||||
| 6 | Walter Ciofani (FRA) | 76.48 m | ||||||
| 7 | Ken Flax (USA) | 75.98 m | ||||||
| 8 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 73.64 m | ||||||
| 9 | Sean Carlin (AUS) | 73.24 m | ||||||
| 10 | Claus Dethloff (GER) | 72.96 m | ||||||
| 11 | Bi Zhong (CHN) | 69.50 m | ||||||
| 12 | Plamen Minev (BUL) | 68.70 m | ||||||
See also
References
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