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These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin.
The winning margin was 10 cm which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the women's javelin throw at these championships.
| Gold |  Xu DemeiPR China (CHN) |
| Silver |  Petra Felke-MeierGermany (GER) |
| Bronze | Silke Renk Germany (GER) |
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 31.08.1991 – 16:30h | 31.08.1991 – 18:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 01.09.1991 – 16:00h | |
- 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Petra Felke-Meier (GDR) | 80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | Potsdam, East Germany |
| Event Record |  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 76.64 m | September 6, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
| Season Best |  Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 71.44 m | August 3, 1991 | Fana, Norway |
- Held on Saturday 1991-08-31
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karen Forkel (GER) |
68.14 m |
| 2. | Xu Demei (CHN) |
65.44 m |
| 3. |  Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) |
64.38 m |
| 4. |  Anna Verouli (GRE) |
63.02 m |
| 5. |  Natalya Shikolenko (URS) |
62.08 m |
| 6. | Heli Rantanen (FIN) |
61.30 m |
| 7. |  Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) |
57.42 m |
| 8. | Sharon Gibson (GBR) |
56.64 m |
| 9. |  Donna Mayhew (USA) |
56.34 m |
| 10. |  Katalin Hartai (HUN) |
55.68 m |
| 11. |  Laverne Eve (BAH) |
55.14 m |
| 12. |  Akiko Miyajima (JPN) |
52.86 m |
| 13. |  Matilda Kisava (TAN) |
52.60 m |
| 14. |  Sueli dos Santos (BRA) |
51.20 m |
| — |  Nadine Schoellkopf-Auzeil (FRA) |
NM |
| — |  Isel López (CUB) |
NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Felke-Meier (GER) |
67.24 m |
| 2. | Trine Solberg-Hattestad (NOR) |
66.92 m |
| 3. | Silke Renk (GER) |
65.24 m |
| 4. | Dulce García (CUB) |
62.18 m |
| 5. |  Louise McPaul (AUS) |
61.08 m |
| 6. | Natalya Cherniyenko (URS) |
60.90 m |
| 7. | Karin Smith (USA) |
60.34 m |
| 8. |  Genowefa Patla (POL) |
60.18 m |
| 9. | Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
58.42 m |
| 10. | Paula Berry (USA) |
57.94 m |
| 11. | Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) |
57.60 m |
| 12. | Sun Fei (CHN) |
55.04 m |
| 13. |  Kirsten Smith (NZL) |
53.98 m |
| 14. |  Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) |
53.92 m |
| 15. |  Marieta Riera (VEN) |
50.62 m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 | Xu Demei (CHN) | 68.78 m | ||||||
 | Petra Felke-Meier (GER) | 68.68 m | ||||||
 | Silke Renk (GER) | 66.80 m | ||||||
| 4 | Natalya Cherniyenko (URS) | 65.22 m | ||||||
| 5 | Trine Solberg-Hattestad (NOR) | 63.36 m | ||||||
| 6 | Louise McPaul (AUS) | 62.34 m | ||||||
| 7 | Dulce García (CUB) | 62.68 m | ||||||
| 8 | Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) | 62.26 m | ||||||
| 9 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) | 60.96 m | ||||||
| 10 | Anna Verouli (GRE) | 59.12 m | ||||||
| 11 | Natalya Shikolenko (URS) | 58.82 m | ||||||
| 12 | Karen Forkel (GER) | 57.90 m | ||||||
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