World Indoor Athletics Championships 1991

3. World Indoor Athletics Championships
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo (2009)
city	Seville , Spain
Stadion	Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo
participating countries	80
Participating athletes	518
Competitions	26 + 1 demonstration competition
opening	March 8, 1991
Final day	March 10, 1991
timeline
← Budapest 1989	Toronto 1993 →

The 3rd World Indoor Athletics Championships took place from March 8 to 10, 1991 in Seville in the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo .

For the first time, a women's triple jump competition was held, but only as a demonstration sport.

Men

60 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Andre Cason	United States	6.54
2	Linford Christie	GBR	6.55
3	Chidi Imoh	NGR	6.60
4th	Ben Johnson	CAN	6.61
5	Andrés Simón	CUB	6.61
6th	Joel Isasi	CUB	6.64
7th	Vitaly Sawin	URS	6.66
8th	Bruny Surin	CAN	6.66

Final on March 8th

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Nikolay Antonov	BUL	20.67
2	Linford Christie	GBR	20.72
3	Ade Mafe	GBR	20.92
4th	Thomas Jefferson	United States	21.11
5	Miguel Ángel Gómez	ESP	21.29
6th	Andrei Fedoriv	URS	21.65

Final on March 10th

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Devon Morris	JAM	46.17
2	Samson Kitur	KEN	46.21
3	Cayetano Cornet	ESP	46.52
4th	Charles Jenkins	United States	47.18
5	Howard Burnett	JAM	47.84
6th	Alvin Daniel	TRI	62.39

Final on March 10th

800 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Paul Ereng	KEN	1: 47.08
2	Tomás de Teresa	ESP	1: 47.82
3	Simon Hoogewerf	CAN	1: 47.88
4th	Stanley Redwine	United States	1.47.98
5	Joachim Dehmel	GER	1.50.58
6th	William Tanui	KEN	DQ

Final on March 10th

Tanui was the first to cross the finish line in 1: 46.94 min, but was disqualified because he left his specified path too early after the start.

1500 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Noureddine Morceli	ALG	3: 41.57
2	Fermín Cacho	ESP	3: 42.68
3	Mario Silva	POR	3: 43.85
4th	Marcus O'Sullivan	IRL	3: 44.79
5	Han Kulker	NED	3: 45.93
6th	Jeff Atkinson	United States	3: 46.25
7th	Michael Busch	GER	3: 46.72
8th	Abdelaziz Sahere	MAR	3: 47.04

Final on March 9th

3000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Frank O'Mara	IRL	7: 41.14
2	Hammou Boutayeb	MAR	7: 43.64
3	Robert Denmark	GBR	7: 43.90
4th	Mogens Guldberg	THE	7: 44.76
5	John Scherer	United States	7: 45.12
6th	Pascal Thiébaut	FRA	7: 47.51
7th	José Luis González	ESP	7: 48.44
8th	Mathias Ntawulikura	RWA	7: 48.92

Final on March 10th

5000 m walking

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Mikhail Shchennikov	URS	18: 23.55 WR
2	Giovanni De Benedictis	ITA	18: 23.60
3	Franz Kostyukevich	URS	18: 47.05
4th	Miguel Ángel Prieto	ESP	18: 53.83
5	Valentí Massana	ESP	19: 08.79
6th	Sándor Urbanik	HUN	19: 11.85
7th	Bernd Gummelt	GER	19: 21.97
8th	Jimmy McDonald	IRL	19: 24.91

Final on March 10th

60 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Greg Foster	United States	7.45
2	Igors Kazanovs	URS	7.47
3	Mark McKoy	CAN	7.49
4th	Emilio Valle	CUB	7.60
5	Sjarhei Ussau	URS	7.66
6th	Philippe Tourret	FRA	7.66
7th	George Boroi	ROU	7.67
8th	Jack Pierce	United States	7.68

Final on March 9th

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Germany	Rico Lieder Jens Carlowitz Karsten Just Thomas Schönlebe	3: 03.05 WR
2	United States	Raymond Pierre Charles Jenkins Andrew Valmon Antonio McKay	3: 03.24
3	Italy	Marco Vaccari Vito Petrella Alessandro Aimar Andrea Nuti	3: 05.51
4th	Australia	Paul Greene Mark Garner Rohan Robinson Steven Perry	3: 08.49
5	Soviet Union	Vyacheslav Kotscherjagin Dmitri Golovastov Vladimir Prossin Valery Starodubzew	3: 09.20
6th	Jamaica	Devon Morris Lay Lynval Evon Clarke Howard Burnett	3: 10.33

Final on March 10th

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Hollis Conway	United States	2.40
2	Artur Partyka	POLE	2.37
3	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.31
	Alexei Jemelin	URS	2.31
5	Stevan Zorić	YUG	2.31
6th	Charles Austin	United States	2.31
	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.31
8th	Tim Forsyth	OUT	2.28

Final on March 10th

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Serhiy Bubka	URS	6.00
2	Viktor Ryzhenkov	URS	5.80
3	Ferenc Salbert	FRA	5.70
4th	Kory tarpenning	United States	5.70
5	Hermann Fehringer	AUT	5.70
6th	Peter Widén	SWE	5.60
7th	Javier García	ESP	5.60
8th	Bernhard Zintl	GER	5.50

Final on March 9th

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Dietmar Haaf	GER	8.15
2	Jaime Jefferson	CUB	8.04
3	Giovanni Evangelisti	ITA	7.93
4th	Konstandinos Koukodimos	GRE	7.92
5	Bogdan Tudor	ROU	7.88
6th	Robert Změlík	TCH	7.83
7th	Dmitri Bagryanov	URS	7.82
8th	André Müller	GER	7.75

Final on March 9th

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Igor Lapschin	URS	17.31
2	Leonid Voloshin	URS	17.04
3	Tord Henriksson	SWE	16.80
4th	Zou Sixin	CHN	16.78
5	Volker May	GER	16.74
6th	Chen Yanping	CHN	16.70
7th	Dario Badinelli	ITA	16.62
8th	Frank Rutherford	BAH	16.61

Final on March 10th

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Werner Günthör	SUI	21.17
2	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	20.42
3	Ron Backes	United States	20.06
4th	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.81
5	Lars Arvid Nilsen	NOR	19.69
6th	Gert Weil	CHI	19.56
7th	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	19.41
8th	Kind of McDermott	United States	19.03

Final on March 8th

Women

60 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Irina Sergeyeva	URS	7.02
2	Merlene Ottey	JAM	7.08
3	Liliana Allen	CUB	7.12
4th	Gwen Torrence	United States	7.13
5	Pauline Davis	BAH	7.16
6th	Katrin Krabbe	GER	7.20
7th	Michelle Finn	United States	7.23
8th	Sisko Hanhijoki	FIN	7.25

Final on March 8th

200 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Merlene Ottey	JAM	22.24 WR
2	Irina Sergeyeva	URS	22.41
3	Grit Breuer	GER	22.58
4th	Andrea Thomas	GER	22.94
5	Galina Malschugina	URS	23.20
6th	Sisko Hanhijoki	FIN	24.10

Final on March 10th

400 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Diane Dixon	United States	50.64
2	Sandra Myers	ESP	50.99
3	Anita Protti	SUI	51.41
4th	Aelita Yurchenko	URS	51.59
5	Jearl Miles	United States	52.00
6th	Lyudmyla Jyhalova	URS	52.19

Final on March 10th

800 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Christine Wachtel	GER	2: 01.51
2	Violeta Beclea	ROU	2: 01.75
3	Ella Kovacs	ROU	2: 01.79
4th	Lyubov Gurina	URS	2: 02.04
5	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	2: 02.27
6th	Meredith Rainey	United States	2: 04.82

Final on March 10th

1500 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Lyudmila Rogacheva	URS	4: 05.09
2	Ivana Kubešová	TCH	4: 06.22
3	Tudorita Chidu	ROU	4: 06.27
4th	Doina Melinte	ROU	4: 06.65
5	Yvonne van der Kolk	NED	4: 06.86
6th	Yvonne May	GER	4: 07.30
7th	Alisa Harvey-Hill	United States	4: 08.54
8th	Gina Procaccio	United States	4: 19.51

Final on March 10th

3000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Marie-Pierre Duros	FRA	8: 50.69
2	Margareta Keszeg	ROU	8: 51.51
3	Lyubov Kremlyova	URS	8: 51.90
4th	Albertina slides	POR	8: 55.45
5	Carita Sunell	FIN	8: 56.11
6th	Rosario Murcia	FRA	8: 56.20
7th	Sonia McGeorge	GBR	8: 56.67
8th	Elaine Van Blunk	United States	8: 58.23

Final on March 9th

3000 m walking

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Beate Anders	GER	11: 50.90 WR
2	Kerry Saxby	OUT	12: 03.21
3	Ileana Salvador	ITA	12: 07.67
4th	Olga Kardopolzewa	URS	12: 07.70
5	Elena Nikolaeva	URS	12: 09.60
6th	Emilia Cano	ESP	12: 40.87
7th	Olga Sánchez	ESP	12: 54.40
8th	Zuzana Zemková	TCH	12: 59.85

Final on March 9th

60 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Lyudmila Naroshilenko	URS	7.88
2	Monique Éwanjé-Épée	FRA	7.90
3	Aliuska López	CUB	8.03
4th	Lidija Jurkova	URS	8.03
5	Anne Piquereau	FRA	8.04
6th	Mihaela Pogăcean	ROU	8.04
7th	Kim McKenzie	United States	8.05
8th	Odalys Adams	CUB	8.11

Final on March 9th

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Germany	Sandra Seuser Katrin Schreiter Annett Hesselbarth Grit Breuer	3: 27.22 WR
2	Soviet Union	Marina Schmonina Lyudmyla Dschyhalowa Margarita Ponomarjowa Aelita Yurchenko	3: 27.95
3	United States	Terri Dendy Lillie Leatherwood Jearl Miles Diane Dixon	3: 29.00
4th	Spain	Sandra Myers Julia Merino Gregoria Ferrer Esther Lahoz	3: 31.86
5	France	Elsa Devassoigne Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo Evelyne Élien Viviane Dorsile	3: 34.05

Final on March 10th

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Heike Henkel	GER	2.00
2	Tamara Bykowa	URS	1.97
3	Heike Balck	GER	1.94
4th	Yolanda Henry	United States	1.91
5	Debbie Marti	GBR	1.91
6th	Donata Jancewicz	POLE	1.88
	Jelena Rodina	URS	1.88
8th	Svetlana Lessewa	BUL	1.88
	Orlane Maria dos Santos	BRA	1.88

Final on March 9th

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Laryssa Bereschna	URS	6.84
2	Heike Drechsler	GER	6.82
3	Marieta Ilcu	ROU	6.74
4th	Inessa Krawez	URS	6.71
5	Niurka Montalvo	CUB	6.68
6th	Nicole Boegman	OUT	6.66
7th	Valentina Uccheddu	ITA	6.58
8th	Carol Lewis	United States	6.55

Final on March 9th

Shot put

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Sui Xinmei	CHN	20.54
2	Huang Zhihong	CHN	20.33
3	Natalia Lisovskaya	URS	20.00
4th	Stephanie Storp	GER	19.43
5	Belsy Laza	CUB	18.91
6th	Kathrin Neimke	GER	18.77
7th	Connie Price-Smith	United States	18.59
8th	Svetlana Kriweljowa	URS	18.58

Final on March 10th

Demonstration competition

The following competition was not officially part of the world championships.

Triple jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Inessa Krawez	URS	14.44 WR
2	Li Huirong	CHN	13.98
3	Sofija Boschanova	BUL	13.62
4th	Tamara Malešev	YUG	13.35
5	Ana Isabel Oliveira	POR	13.22
6th	Octavia Iacob	ROU	13.08
7th	Li Jing	CHN	13.06
8th	Diane Sommerville	JAM	12.89

Final on March 9th

Krawez improved the world record in their first three jumps (14.30 m, 14.39 m, 14.44 m).

Explanations

• WR: world record

Medal table

Medal table
space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Soviet Union	7th	6th	4th	17th
2	Germany	6th	1	2	9
3	United States	4th	1	2	7th
4th	Jamaica	2	1	-	3
5	France	1	1	1	3
6th	People's Republic of China	1	1	-	2
	Kenya	1	1	-	2
8th	Switzerland	1	-	1	2
9	Algeria	1	-	-	1
	Bulgaria	1	-	-	1
	Ireland	1	-	-	1
12	Spain	-	3	1	4th
13	Romania	-	2	3	5
14th	United Kingdom	-	2	2	4th
15th	Italy	-	1	3	4th
	Cuba	-	1	3	4th
17th	Australia	-	1	-	1
	Morocco	-	1	-	1
	Austria	-	1	-	1
	Poland	-	1	-	1
	Czechoslovakia	-	1	-	1
22nd	Canada	-	-	2	3
23	Nigeria	-	-	1	1
	Portugal	-	-	1	1
	Sweden	-	-	1	1

literature

• Mark Butler (Ed.): IAAF Statistics Handbook - 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships Doha 2010. IAAF, 2010
  • Part 1: PDF; 7.78 MB
  • Part 2: PDF; 5.94 MB