1991 in hammer throw
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1991 in the hammer throw for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 25, 1991.
Men
Records
1991 World Year Ranking
| Rank |
Mark |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
Note |
| 1 | 84.26 m |  Igor Astapkovich (URS) | Reims, France | 03.07.1991 | PB |
| 2 | 82.80 m | Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS) | Kiev, Soviet Union | 11.07.1991 | |
| 3 | 82.62 m | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | Pieksämäki, Finland | 03.07.1991 | |
| 4 | 82.40 m |  Plamen Minev (BUL) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 01.06.1991 | NR |
| 5 | 81.16 m | Sergey Alay (URS) | Stayki, Soviet Union | 05.05.1991 | |
| 6 | 81.14 m | Sergey Kirmasov (URS) | Samara, Soviet Union | 01.06.1991 | PB |
| 7 | 80.72 m |  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 02.06.1991 | |
| 8 | 80.62 m | Aleksandr Seleznyov (URS) | Krasnodar, Soviet Union | 21.06.1991 | PB |
| 80.62 m | Igor Nikulin (URS) | Kiev, Soviet Union | 11.07.1991 | |
| 10 | 80.56 m |  Jüri Tamm (EST) | Odessa, Soviet Union | 26.07.1991 | |
| 11 | 80.44 m |  Heinz Weis (GER) | Tokyo, Japan | 25.08.1991 | |
| 12 | 79.78 m | Vladimir Stepochkin (URS) | Odessa, Soviet Union | 26.07.1991 | PB |
| 13 | 79.76 m | Vasiliy Sidorenko (URS) | Rhede, Germany | 07.07.1991 | |
| 14 | 79.42 m | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | Leverkusen, Germany | 12.07.1991 | |
| 15 | 79.24 m |  Ken Flax (USA) | Modesto, California, United States | 11.05.1991 | |
| 16 | 79.16 m | Vitaliy Alisevich (URS) | Odessa, Soviet Union | 26.07.1991 | |
| 17 | 78.62 m |  Benjaminas Viluckis (LTU) | Vilnius, Lithuania | 01.08.1991 | |
| 18 | 78.44 m | Lance Deal (USA) | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 21.06.1991 | PB |
| 19 | 78.12 m |  Iosif Shaverdashvili (GEO) | Tbilisi, Georgia | 29.09.1991 | NR |
| 20 | 78.10 m |  Walter Ciofani (FRA) | Reims, France | 03.07.1991 | |
| 21 | 78.00 m | Nikolay Lysenko (URS) | Krasnodar, Soviet Union | 11.05.1991 | |
| 22 | 77.90 m | Jud Logan (USA) | State College, United States | 09.07.1991 | |
| 23 | 77.80 m | Ivan Tanev (BUL) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10.08.1991 | |
| 24 | 77.60 m | Donatas Plungė (LTU) | Vilnius, Lithuania | 01.08.1991 | |
| 25 | 77.44 m | Valeriy Gubkin (URS) | Stayki, Soviet Union | 26.06.1991 | |
Women
1991 World Year Ranking
References
Deborah Sosimenko (AUS)