1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

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.. 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

Schedule

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Qualification

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Final

See also

• 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put
• 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking
• 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put

References

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