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This article contains an overview of the year 1991 in athletics.
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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100 metres | Leroy Burrell (USA) | 9.90 | 14 June | New York City, USA |
Carl Lewis (USA) | 9.86 | 25 August | Tokyo, Japan | |
20,000 metres | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 56:55.6 | 30 March | La Flèche, France |
One hour run | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 21,101m | 30 March | La Flèche, France |
4 × 100 m Relay | United States (USA) • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 37.67 | 7 August | Zürich |
United States (USA) • Andre Cason • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 37.50 | 1 September | Tokyo | |
Pole vault | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 6.07m | 6 May | Shizuoka, Japan |
Sergey Bubka (URS) | 6.08m | 9 June | Moscow | |
Sergey Bubka (URS) | 6.09m | 8 July | Formia, Italy | |
Sergey Bubka (URS) | 6.10m | 5 August | Malmö, Sweden | |
Long jump | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95m | 30 August | Tokyo |
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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Triple jump | Inessa Kravets (URS) | 14.95 m | 10 June | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Half marathon | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 1:07:59 | 18 May | East London, South Africa |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 9.86 |
2. | Leroy Burrell (USA) | 9.88 |
3. | Linford Christie (GBR) | 9.92 |
4. | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | 9.95 |
5. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 9.96 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.88 |
2. | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | 20.08 |
3. | John Regis (GBR) | 20.12 |
4. | Danny Everett (USA) | 20.13 |
5. | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 20.15 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 44.17 |
2. | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | 44.36 |
3. | Roberto Hernández (CUB) | 44.40 |
4. | Danny Everett (USA) | 44.42 |
5. | Steve Lewis (USA) | 44.52 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) | 1:43.08 |
2. | William Tanui (KEN) | 1:43.30 |
3. | Johnny Gray (USA) | 1:43.84 |
4. | Mark Everett (USA) | 1:43.93 |
5. | Billy Konchellah (KEN) | 1:43.96 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:31.00 |
2. | Simon Doyle (AUS) | 3:31.96 |
3. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:32.03 |
4. | Peter Elliott (GBR) | 3:32.94 |
5. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:33.28 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:49.12 |
2. | Peter Elliott (GBR) | 3:49.46 |
3. | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:49.77 |
4. | Jim Spivey (USA) | 3:49.83 |
5. | Simon Doyle (AUS) | 3:49.91 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Dieter Baumann (FRG) | 7:33.91 |
2. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 7:34.74 |
3. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 7:37.34 |
4. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 7:38.39 |
5. | Khalid Skah (MAR) | 7:38.84 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 13:01.82 |
2. | Ibrahim Kinuthia (KEN) | 13:09.76 |
3. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 13:10.10 |
4. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 13:10.44 |
5. | Richard Chelimo (KEN) | 13:11.76 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Richard Chelimo (KEN) | 27:11.18 |
2. | John Ngugi (KEN) | 27:11.62 |
3. | Khalid Skah (MAR) | 27:23.29 |
4. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 27:24.55 |
5. | Thomas Osano (KEN) | 27:28.87 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Lawrence Peu (RSA) | 1:00:58 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Koichi Morishita (JPN) | 2:08:53 |
2. | Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) | 2:09:12 |
3. | Yakov Tolstikov (URS) | 2:09:17 |
4. | Toru Mimura (JPN) | 2:09:23 |
5. | Salvador García (MEX) | 2:09:28 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Tony Dees (USA) | 13.05 |
2. | Greg Foster (USA) | 13.06 |
— | Jack Pierce (USA) | 13.06 |
4. | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.09 |
5. | Tony Jarrett (GBR) | 13.13 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 47.10 |
2. | Danny Harris (USA) | 47.38 |
3. | Winthrop Graham (JAM) | 47.74 |
4. | Kevin Young (USA) | 47.83 |
5. | Kriss Akabusi (GBR) | 47.86 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 8:06.46 |
2. | Philip Barkutwo (KEN) | 8:08.39 |
3. | Mark Croghan (USA) | 8:10.69 |
4. | Julius Kariuki (KEN) | 8:11.28 |
5. | William Mutwol (KEN) | 8:11.85 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.40 |
Charles Austin (USA) | ||
3. | Hollis Conway (USA) | 2.37 |
4. | Dalton Grant (GBR) | 2.36 |
5. | Sorin Matei (ROM) | 2.35 |
Troy Kemp (BAH) |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 |
2. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.87 |
3. | Larry Myricks (USA) | 8.50 |
Llewellyn Starks (USA) | ||
5. | Gordon Laine (USA) | 8.28 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Kenny Harrison (USA) | 17.78 |
2. | Leonid Voloshin (URS) | 17.75 |
3. | Ralf Jaros (GER) | 17.66 |
4. | Mike Conley (USA) | 17.62 |
5. | Oleg Denishchik (URS) | 17.53 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Mike Buncic (USA) | 69.36 |
2. | Erik de Bruin (NED) | 68.12 |
3. | Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 67.80 |
4. | Lars Riedel (GER) | 67.78 |
5. | Romas Ubartas (URS) | 67.54 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.03 |
2. | Vyacheslav Lykho (URS) | 20.77 |
3. | Lars-Arvid Nilsen (NOR) | 20.75 |
4. | Saulius Kleiza (LTU) | 20.67 |
5. | Sergey Smirnov (URS) | 20.55 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | 84.26 |
2. | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) | 82.80 |
3. | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 82.62 |
4. | Plamen Minev (BUL) | 82.40 |
5. | Sergey Alay (URS) | 81.16 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 96.96 |
2. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 91.36 |
3. | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 90.84 |
4. | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) | 90.82 |
5. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.72 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 6.10 |
2. | István Bagyula (HUN) | 5.92 |
3. | Radion Gataullin (URS) | 5.90 |
Igor Potapovich (URS) | ||
5. | Bill Payne (USA) | 5.90 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8812 |
2. | Michael Smith (CAN) | 8549 |
3. | Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 8518 |
4. | Dave Johnson (USA) | 8467 |
5. | Christian Schenk (GER) | 8402 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Irina Privalova (URS) | 7.02 |
2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 7.04 |
3. | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | 7.06 |
4. | Liliana Allen (CUB) | 7.12 |
5, | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 7.13 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.79 |
2. | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | 10.91 |
3. | Carlette Guidry (USA) | 10.94 |
4. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 10.96 |
Marie-José Pérec (FRA) |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 21.64 |
2. | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | 21.96 |
3. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.07 |
4. | Irina Privalova (URS) | 22.21 |
5. | Dannette Young (USA) | 22.24 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 49.13 |
2. | Grit Breuer (GER) | 49.42 |
3. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 49.61 |
4. | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) | 49.66 |
5. | Sandra Myers (ESP) | 49.67 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Svetlana Masterkova (URS) | 1:57.23 |
2. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:57.34 |
3. | Liliya Nurutdinova (URS) | 1:57.50 |
4. | Ella Kovacs (ROM) | 1:57.58 |
5. | Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) | 1:57.63 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Natalya Artyomova (URS) | 3:59.16 |
2. | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | 4:00.00 |
3. | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 4:00.83 |
4. | Violeta Szekely (ROM) | 4:02.21 |
5. | Tatyana Dorovskikh (URS) | 4:02.58 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Natalya Artyomova (URS) | 4:17.00 |
2. | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | 4:20.79 |
3. | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 4:22.04 |
4. | Mary Slaney (USA) | 4:23.35 |
5. | Zola Pieterse (RSA) | 4:23.38 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 8:32.00 |
2. | Zola Pieterse (RSA) | 8:35.72 |
3. | Tatyana Dorovskikh (URS) | 8:35.82 |
4. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 8:36.05 |
5. | Yelena Romanova (URS) | 8:36.06 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 14:49.35 |
2. | Kathrin Ullrich (GER) | 14:58.71 |
3. | Yelena Romanova (URS) | 14:59.70 |
4. | Susan Sirma (KEN) | 15:03.52 |
5. | Uta Pippig (GER) | 15:04.87 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 30:57.07 |
2. | Kathrin Ullrich (GER) | 31:03.62 |
3. | Jill Hunter (GBR) | 31:07.88 |
4. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 31:20.28 |
5. | Francie Larrieu-Smith (USA) | 31:28.92 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 1:07:59WR |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Wanda Panfil (POL) | 2:24:18 |
2. | Rosa Mota (POR) | 2:26:14 |
3. | Kim Jones (USA) | 2:26:40 |
4. | Uta Pippig (GER) | 2:26:52 |
5. | Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:26:54 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 7.82 |
Monique Éwanjé-Épée (FRA) | 7.82 | |
3. | Mihaela Pogăcean (ROM) | 7.88 |
4. | Anne Piquereau (FRA) | 7.89 |
5. | Lidiya Yurkova (URS) | 7.96 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 12.28 |
2. | Nataliya Grygoryeva (URS) | 12.39 |
3. | Gail Devers (USA) | 12.48 |
4. | Monique Éwanjé-Épée (FRA) | 12.67 |
5. | Florence Colle (FRA) | 12.73 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) | 53.11 |
2. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 53.16 |
3. | Janeene Vickers (USA) | 53.47 |
4. | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 53.54 |
5. | Kim Batten (USA) | 53.98 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Heike Henkel (GER) | 2.05 m |
2. | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2.03 m |
3. | Inga Babakova (URS) | 2.02 m |
4. | Yelena Gulyayeva (URS) | 1.99 m |
5. | Svetlana Leseva (BUL) | 1.98 m |
Yelena Yelesina (URS) |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Heike Drechsler (GER) | 7.37 m |
2. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.32 m |
3. | Larisa Berezhnaya (URS) | 7.24 m |
4. | Yelena Sinchukova (URS) | 7.20 m |
5. | Susen Tiedtke (GER) | 7.00 m |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Inessa Kravets (URS) | 14.95 m |
2. | Li Huirong (CHN) | 14.42 m |
3. | Yelena Semiraz (URS) | 14.35 m |
4. | Svetlana Davydova (URS) | 13.84 m |
5. | Octavia Iacob (ROM) | 13.74 m |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 21.12 m |
2. | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | 20.85 m |
3. | Zhou Tianhua (CHN) | 20.40 m |
4. | Wang Wei (CHN) | 19.58 m |
5. | Li Xiaoyun (CHN) | 19.47 m |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 71.44 |
2. | Karen Forkel (GER) | 70.20 |
3. | Petra Meier (GER) | 69.66 |
4. | Xu Demei (CHN) | 68.78 |
5. | Silke Renk (GER) | 68.34 |
RANK | 1991 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 6878 |
2. | Sabine Braun (GER) | 6672 |
3. | Peggy Beer (GER) | 6494 |
4. | Liliana Nastase (ROM) | 6493 |
5. | Irina Belova (URS) | 6448 |
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