1991 World Aquatics Championships

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6th FINA World Championships
Host city Perth, Western Australia
Date(s)3–13 January 1991

The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place at the Claremont Superdrome in Perth, Western Australia from 3 to 13 January 1991 with 1142 participating athletes.

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Medal table

PlaceNationGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1711634
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 83213
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5229
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 49922
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35210
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2114
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 13610
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1315
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1247
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1113
11Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1001
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1001
13Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0235
14Flag of France.svg  France 0213
15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0112
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0101
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0022
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0022
19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Total454644135

Medal summary

Diving

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
1 m springboardFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Edwin Jongejans  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Lenzi  (USA)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yijie  (CHN)
3 m springboardFlag of the United States.svg  Kent Ferguson  (USA)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tan Liangde  (CHN)Flag of Germany.svg  Albin Killat  (GER)
10 m platformFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Shuwei  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiong Ni  (CHN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Georgiy Chogovadze  (URS)
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
1 m springboardFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Min  (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  Wendy Lucero  (USA)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Heidemarie Bártová  (TCH)
3 m springboardFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Min  (CHN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Lashko  (URS)Flag of Germany.svg  Brita Baldus  (GER)
10 m platformFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu Mingxia  (CHN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Miroshina  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Wendy Lian Williams  (USA)

Open water swimming

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
25 kmFlag of the United States.svg  Chad Hundeby  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Sergio Chariandini  (ITA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David O'Brien  (AUS)
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
25 kmFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Shelley Taylor-Smith  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Martha Jahn  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Karen Burton  (USA)

Swimming

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Tom Jager  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Matt Biondi  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadiy Prigoda  (URS)
100 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Matt Biondi  (USA)Flag of Sweden.svg  Tommy Werner  (SWE)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Lamberti  (ITA)
200 m freestyleFlag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Lamberti  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Steffen Zesner  (GER)Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Wojdat  (POL)
400 m freestyleFlag of Germany.svg  Jörg Hoffmann  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Pfeiffer  (GER)Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Wojdat  (POL)
1500 m freestyleFlag of Germany.svg  Jörg Hoffmann  (GER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kieren Perkins  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Pfeiffer  (GER)
100 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Jeff Rouse  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Tewksbury  (CAN)Flag of Spain.svg  Martin López  (ESP)
200 m backstrokeFlag of Spain.svg  Martin López  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Battistelli  (ITA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Selkov  (URS)
100 m breaststrokeFlag of Hungary.svg  Norbert Rózsa  (HUN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adrian Moorhouse  (GBR)Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Minervini  (ITA)
200 m breaststrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Barrowman  (USA)Flag of Hungary.svg  Norbert Rózsa  (HUN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Gillingham  (GBR)
100 m butterflyFlag of Suriname.svg  Anthony Nesty  (SUR)Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Groß  (GER)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladislav Kulikov  (URS)
200 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Melvin Stewart  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Groß  (GER)Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Darnyi  (HUN)
200 m individual medleyFlag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Darnyi  (HUN)Flag of the United States.svg  Eric Namesnik  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Geßner  (GER)
400 m individual medleyFlag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Darnyi  (HUN)Flag of the United States.svg  Eric Namesnik  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Battistelli  (ITA)
4 × 100 m freestyle relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Tom Jager
Brent Lang
Doug Gjertsen
Matt Biondi
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Peter Sitt
Dirk Richter
Steffen Zesner
Bengt Zikarsky
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Gennadiy Prigoda
Yuriy Bashkatov
Veniamin Tayanovich
Volodymyr Tkachenko
4 × 200 m freestyle relayFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Peter Sitt
Steffen Zesner
Stefan Pfeiffer
Michael Groß
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Troy Dalbey
Melvin Stewart
Dan Jorgensen
Doug Gjertsen
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Emanuele Idini
Roberto Gleria
Stefano Battistelli
Giorgio Lamberti
4 × 100 m medley relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Jeff Rouse
Eric Wunderlich
Mark Henderson
Matt Biondi
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Vladimir Shemetov
Dmitriy Volkov
Vladislav Kulikov
Veniamin Tayanovich
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Frank Hoffmeister
Christian Poswiat
Michael Groß
Dirk Richter
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyleFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhuang Yong  (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  Leigh Ann Fetter  (USA)
Flag of France.svg  Catherine Plewinski  (FRA)
100 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Nicole Haislett  (USA)Flag of France.svg  Catherine Plewinski  (FRA)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhuang Yong  (CHN)
200 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Hayley Lewis  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Janet Evans  (USA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Mette Jacobsen  (DEN)
400 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Janet Evans  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Hayley Lewis  (AUS)Flag of Japan.svg  Suzu Chiba  (JPN)
800 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Janet Evans  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Grit Müller  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Jana Henke  (GER)
100 m backstrokeFlag of Hungary.svg  Krisztina Egerszegi  (HUN)Flag of Hungary.svg  Tünde Szabó  (HUN)Flag of the United States.svg  Janie Wagstaff  (USA)
200 m backstrokeFlag of Hungary.svg  Krisztina Egerszegi  (HUN)Flag of Germany.svg  Dagmar Hase  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Janie Wagstaff  (USA)
100 m breaststrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Linley Frame  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Jana Dörries  (GER)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Volkova  (URS)
200 m breaststrokeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Volkova  (URS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Linley Frame  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Jana Dörries  (GER)
100 m butterflyFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hong Qian  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xiaohong  (CHN)Flag of France.svg  Catherine Plewinski  (FRA)
200 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Summer Sanders  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Rie Shito  (JPN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Hayley Lewis  (AUS)
200 m individual medleyFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Li  (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  Summer Sanders  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Daniela Hunger  (GER)
400 m individual medleyFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Li  (CHN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Hayley Lewis  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Summer Sanders  (USA)
4 × 100 m freestyle relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Nicole Haislett
Julie Cooper
Whitney Hedgepeth
Jenny Thompson
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Simone Osygus
Kerstin Kielgaß
Karen Seick
Manuela Stellmach
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Mildred Muis
Inge de Bruijn
Marianne Muis
Karin Brienesse
4 × 200 m freestyle relayFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Kerstin Kielgaß
Manuela Stellmach
Dagmar Hase
Stephanie Ortwig
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Marianne Muis
Manon Masseurs
Mildred Muis
Karin Brienesse
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Gitta Jensen
Berit Puggaard
Annette Povlsen
Mette Jacobsen
4 × 100 m medley relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Janie Wagstaff
Tracey McFarlane
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
Nicole Haislett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Nicole Livingstone
Linley Frame
Susie O'Neill
Karen van Wirdum
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Svenja Schlicht
Jana Dörries
Susanne Müller
Manuela Stellmach

Synchronised swimming

EventGoldSilverBronze
Solo routineFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sylvie Fréchette  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Kristen Babb-Sprague  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Mikako Kotani  (JPN)
Duet routineFlag of the United States.svg  Karen Josephson  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sarah Josephson  (USA)
Flag of Japan.svg  Mikako Kotani  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Aki Takayama  (JPN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lisa Alexander  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kathy Glen  (CAN)
Team routineFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)

Water polo

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
TeamFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
TeamFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Participating nations

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