These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Lars RiedelGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Erik de BruinNetherlands (NED) |
| Bronze |  Attila HorváthHungary (HUN) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 26.08.1991 – 11:40h | 26.08.1991 – 11:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 27.08.1991 – 19:00h | |
Abbreviations
- 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 |
Qualification
- Held on Monday 1991-08-26
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lars Riedel (GER) |
65.30 m |
| 2. | Attila Horváth (HUN) |
64.54 m |
| 3. |  Mike Buncic (USA) |
63.12 m |
| 4. |  Sergey Lyakhov (URS) |
63.02 m |
| 5. | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (URS) |
62.88 m |
| 6. | Jürgen Schult (GER) |
62.56 m |
| 7. |  Nikolay Kolev (BUL) |
62.40 m |
| 8. |  Roberto Moya (CUB) |
62.32 m |
| 9. |  David Martínez (ESP) |
61.14 m |
| 10. |  Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) |
60.86 m |
| 11. |  Simon Williams (GBR) |
60.68 m |
| 12. |  Vesteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) |
60.12 m |
| 13. |  Marcel Tirle (ROM) |
59.80 m |
| 14. |  Luciano Zerbini (ITA) |
58.34 m |
| 15. | Anthony Washington (USA) |
58.02 m |
| 16. |  Ray Lazdins (CAN) |
56.58 m |
| 17. |  Tuck Yim Wong (SIN) |
44.26 m |
| — |  Christian Erb (SUI) |
DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GER) |
65.18 m |
| 2. | Dmitriy Shevchenko (URS) |
63.70 m |
| 3. | Erik de Bruin (NED) |
63.34 m |
| 4. |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) |
62.36 m |
| 5. |  Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
61.90 m |
| 6. |  Werner Reiterer (AUS) |
60.40 m |
| 7. | Marco Martino (ITA) |
60.34 m |
| 8. | Georgi Georgiev (BUL) |
60.08 m |
| 9. |  Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) |
60.02 m |
| 10. | Costel Grasu (ROM) |
60.00 m |
| 11. | József Ficsór (HUN) |
59.98 m |
| 11. | Juan Martínez (CUB) |
59.98 m |
| 13. | Mike Gravelle (USA) |
58.28 m |
| 14. | Kamen Dimitrov (BUL) |
57.72 m |
| 15. |  Igor Avrunin (ISR) |
56.74 m |
| 16. |  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) |
53.02 m |
| 17. |  Herberth Rodríguez (ESA) |
46.62 m |
| — |  Stefan Fernholm (SWE) |
DNS |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
 |
Lars Riedel (GER) |
66.20 m |
 |
Erik de Bruin (NED) |
65.82 m |
 |
Attila Horváth (HUN) |
65.32 m |
| 4. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GER) |
64.76 m |
| 5. | Mike Buncic (USA) |
64.20 m |
| 6. | Jürgen Schult (GER) |
63.12 m |
| 7. | Dmitriy Shevchenko (URS) |
62.90 m |
| 8. | Roberto Moya (CUB) |
61.44 m |
| 9. | Sergey Lyakhov (URS) |
61.00 m |
| 10. | Nikolay Kolev (BUL) |
60.44 m |
| 11. | Adewale Olukoju (NGR) |
59.44 m |
| — | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (URS) |
DNS |
See also
References
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