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.Track and Field. LA Times (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22. 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 RoundGroup AGroup B30.08.1991 – 10:30h30.08.1991 – 10:30hFinal Round31.08.1991 – 18:30h
Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Records Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships World Record 23.12 m May 20, 1990 Westwood, United States Event Record 22.23 m August 29, 1987 Rome, Italy
Qualification RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.20.97 m2.20.16 m3.19.79 m4.19.51 m5.19.44 m6.19.28 m7.19.21 m8.18.55 m9.18.43 m10.17.97 m—NM
RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.20.41 m2.19.79 m3.19.20 m4.19.05 m5.19.00 m6.18.90 m7.18.51 m8.18.30 m9.18.26 m10.16.38 m11.13.49 m—NM
Final RANKFINALDISTANCE21.67 m20.75 m20.34 m4.20.10 m5.19.98 m6.19.92 m7.19.83 m8.19.34 m9.19.30 m10.18.91 m11.18.73 m—DSQ
See also 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Split) 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)
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