These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 25, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 75.50 metres.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Yuriy SedykhSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Igor Astapkovich Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Heinz WeisGermany (GER) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 24.08.1991 – 12:00h | 24.08.1991 – 12:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 25.08.1991 – 15:00h | |
Abbreviations
edit- 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 |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany
|
| Event Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
83.06 m | September 1, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Season Best | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
84.26 m | July 3, 1991 |  Reims, France
|
Qualification
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) |
80.36 m | |||
| 2 | 3 | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
79.06 m | |||
| 3 | 4 |  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
75.68 m | |||
| 4 | 6 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) |
74.92 m | |||
| 5 | 7 |  Sean Carlin (AUS) |
74.90 m | |||
| 6 | 10 | Claus Dethloff (GER) |
73.54 m | |||
| 7 | 13 |  Lance Deal (USA) |
72.90 m | |||
| 8 | 15 |  Ivan Tanev (BUL) |
72.52 m | |||
| 9 | 16 | Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) |
72.40 m | |||
| 10 | 20 |  Paul Head (GBR) |
68.52 m | |||
| 11 | 23 |  Kjell Bystedt (SWE) |
67.20 m | |||
| 12 | 24 |  Guillermo Guzmán (MEX) |
66.80 m | |||
| 13 | 25 |  Andrés Charadia (ARG) |
66.52 m | |||
Group B
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
77.96 m | |||
| 2 | 5 | Plamen Minev (BUL) |
75.08 m | |||
| 3 | 8 | Walter Ciofani (FRA) |
74.74 m | |||
| 4 | 9 | Heinz Weis (GER) |
74.40 m | |||
| 5 | 11 | Ken Flax (USA) |
73.26 m | |||
| 6 | 12 |  Bi Zhong (CHN) |
73.24 m | |||
| 7 | 14 |  Johann Lindner (AUT) |
72.90 m | |||
| 8 | 17 | Imre Szitás (HUN) |
71.92 m | |||
| 9 | 18 |  Savvas Saritzoglou (GRE) |
70.60 m | |||
| 10 | 19 | Jud Logan (USA) |
70.04 m | |||
| 11 | 21 |  Angus Cooper (NZL) |
68.48 m | |||
| 12 | 22 |  Ajet Toska (ALB) |
67.26 m | |||
| 13 | 26 |  Cherif El-Hennawi (EGY) |
57.26 m | |||
| 14 | 27 |  Tuck Yim Wong (SIN) |
46.04 m | |||
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.38 | 81.70 | 81.06 | 80.26 | 79.28 | 79.94 | 81.70 m |
 |
Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
77.52 | 79.66 | X | 79.70 | 80.94 | 80.90 | 80.94 m |
 |
Heinz Weis (GER) |
78.02 | 77.70 | 76.80 | 79.14 | 79.60 | 80.44 | 80.44 m |
| 4 | Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
77.30 | X | 75.62 | 77.16 | 78.68 | 78.98 | 78.98 m |
| 5 | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) |
77.86 | 77.04 | 78.28 | X | 78.30 | 77.86 | 78.30 m |
| 6 | Walter Ciofani (FRA) |
X | 74.46 | 76.48 | 75.68 | 75.68 | X | 76.48 m |
| 7 | Ken Flax (USA) |
75.68 | 75.36 | X | 75.98 | 75.34 | X | 75.98 m |
| 8 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) |
72.78 | 72.24 | 73.64 | X | 72.08 | 73.44 | 73.64 m |
| 9 | Sean Carlin (AUS) |
73.24 m | ||||||
| 10 | Claus Dethloff (GER) |
72.96 m | ||||||
| 11 | Bi Zhong (CHN) |
69.50 m | ||||||
| 12 | Plamen Minev (BUL) |
68.70 m | ||||||