The 1991

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was the seventh edition of the season-ending competition for the

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circuit, organised by the

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. It was held on 20 September at the

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, Spain. Sergey Bubka (

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) and

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( high jump) were the overall points winners of the tournament. They were the first field athletes to win the series, all previous winners having come from track events. The programme featured 17

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, ten for men and seven for women, marking a reduction by one from the last series. The competition preceded the

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, which hosted its athletics competition at the same location a year later.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Points leaders

Men

Women

References

IAAF Grand Prix Final
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.

External links

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