• Source: 1991 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the year 1991 in athletics.




International Events






World records






= Men

=

The relay team of the United States in the men's 4 × 100 m, formed by Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard and Carl Lewis, equal the current world record, set the previous year by France at the European Championships, clocking 37.79 on 1991-08-03 at a meet in Monaco. The first mark was set by Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose on 1990-09-01 in Split, Yugoslavia.




= Women

=




Men's Best Year Performers






= 100 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres




= 200 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres




= 400 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres




= 800 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres




= 1,500 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres




= Mile

=




= 3,000 metres

=




= 5,000 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres




= 10,000 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres




= Half marathon

=




= Marathon

=
Main race this year: World Championships Marathon




= 110m hurdles

=
Main race this year: World Championships 110m hurdles




= 400m hurdles

=
Main race this year: World Championships 400m hurdles




= 3,000m steeplechase

=
Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m steeplechase




= High jump

=
Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump




= Long jump

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump




= Triple jump

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump




= Discus

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw




= Shot put

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put




= Hammer

=




= Javelin (new design)

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw




= Pole vault

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault




= Decathlon

=




Women's Best Year Performers






= 60 metres

=




= 100 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres




= 200 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres




= 400 metres

=




= 800 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres




= 1,500 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres




= Mile

=




= 3,000 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres




= 5,000 metres

=




= 10,000 metres

=
Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres




= Half marathon

=




= Marathon

=
Main race this year: World Championships Marathon




= 60m hurdles

=




= 100m hurdles

=
Main race this year: World Championships 100m hurdles




= 400m hurdles

=
Main race this year: World Championships 400m hurdles




= High Jump

=
Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump




= Long Jump

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump




= Triple Jump

=




= Shot put

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put




= Javelin (old design)

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin




= Heptathlon

=
Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon




Births


January 15 — Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper
February 8 — Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner
February 22 — Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan distance runner (d. 2024)
May 8 — Kalkidan Gezahegne, Ethiopian distance runner




Deaths


January 1 — Inga Gentzel (82), Swedish athlete (b. 1908)
August 10 — Ellen Braumüller (80), German athlete (b. 1910)




References


Year Lists
1991 Year Rankings
Association of Road Racing Statisticians

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sejarah olahraga
• Genzebe Dibaba
• Arrikhion
• Olimpiade Musim Panas 2016
• Charles Melton
• S.S. Lazio
• Megan Rapinoe
• Daftar olahragawan LGBT
• Hayley Wickenheiser
• Daftar permainan arkade
• 1991 in the sport of athletics
• Sport of athletics
• 1991 World Championships in Athletics
• List of doping cases in athletics
• List of athletics events
• 1991 Asian Athletics Championships
• 1991 Soviet Athletics Championships
• List of Olympic records in athletics
• Track and field
• Sport in the United Kingdom