These are the official results of the
Men's Shot Put event at the
1991 IAAF World Championships in
Tokyo, Japan
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. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.
Werner Günthör
Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.
Biography
Günthör won three straight World Championships, 1987, 1991, and 1993, as ...
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
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.
Track and Field
''LA Times'' (1991-09-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22. The original bronze medallist (Lars Arvid Nilsen
Lars Arvid Nilsen (born 15 April 1965 in Notodden) is a retired Norwegian shot putter. He represented Urædd Friidrett.
He finished fifth at the 1986 European Championships, fifth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships, tenth at the 1 ...
) 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
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Abbreviations
*''All results shown are in metres''
Records
Qualification
Final
See also
* 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Split)
* 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking
* 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)
References
Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:1991 World Championships In Athletics - Men's Shot Put
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Shot put at the World Athletics Championships