These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World ChampionshipsinTokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin.
The winning margin was 10 cm which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the women's javelin throw at these championships.
| Gold |  Xu DemeiPR China (CHN) |
| Silver |  Petra Felke-MeierGermany (GER) |
| Bronze | Silke Renk Germany (GER) |
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 31.08.1991 – 16:30h | 31.08.1991 – 18:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 01.09.1991 – 16:00h | |
| 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Petra Felke-Meier (GDR) |
80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | Potsdam, East Germany
|
| Event Record |  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
76.64 m | September 6, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Season Best |  Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
71.44 m | August 3, 1991 | Fana, Norway
|
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karen Forkel (GER)
|
68.14 m |
| 2. | Xu Demei (CHN)
|
65.44 m |
| 3. |  Päivi Alafrantti (FIN)
|
64.38 m |
| 4. |  Anna Verouli (GRE)
|
63.02 m |
| 5. |  Natalya Shikolenko (URS)
|
62.08 m |
| 6. | Heli Rantanen (FIN)
|
61.30 m |
| 7. |  Antoaneta Todorova (BUL)
|
57.42 m |
| 8. | Sharon Gibson (GBR)
|
56.64 m |
| 9. |  Donna Mayhew (USA)
|
56.34 m |
| 10. |  Katalin Hartai (HUN)
|
55.68 m |
| 11. |  Laverne Eve (BAH)
|
55.14 m |
| 12. |  Akiko Miyajima (JPN)
|
52.86 m |
| 13. |  Matilda Kisava (TAN)
|
52.60 m |
| 14. |  Sueli dos Santos (BRA)
|
51.20 m |
| — |  Nadine Schoellkopf-Auzeil (FRA)
|
NM |
| — |  Isel López (CUB)
|
NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Felke-Meier (GER)
|
67.24 m |
| 2. | Trine Solberg-Hattestad (NOR)
|
66.92 m |
| 3. | Silke Renk (GER)
|
65.24 m |
| 4. | Dulce García (CUB)
|
62.18 m |
| 5. |  Louise McPaul (AUS)
|
61.08 m |
| 6. | Natalya Cherniyenko (URS)
|
60.90 m |
| 7. | Karin Smith (USA)
|
60.34 m |
| 8. |  Genowefa Patla (POL)
|
60.18 m |
| 9. | Tiina Lillak (FIN)
|
58.42 m |
| 10. | Paula Berry (USA)
|
57.94 m |
| 11. | Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS)
|
57.60 m |
| 12. | Sun Fei (CHN)
|
55.04 m |
| 13. |  Kirsten Smith (NZL)
|
53.98 m |
| 14. |  Íris Grönfeldt (ISL)
|
53.92 m |
| 15. |  Marieta Riera (VEN)
|
50.62 m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 |
Xu Demei (CHN) |
68.78 m | ||||||
 |
Petra Felke-Meier (GER) |
68.68 m | ||||||
 |
Silke Renk (GER) |
66.80 m | ||||||
| 4 | Natalya Cherniyenko (URS) |
65.22 m | ||||||
| 5 | Trine Solberg-Hattestad (NOR) |
63.36 m | ||||||
| 6 | Louise McPaul (AUS) |
62.34 m | ||||||
| 7 | Dulce García (CUB) |
62.68 m | ||||||
| 8 | Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) |
62.26 m | ||||||
| 9 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) |
60.96 m | ||||||
| 10 | Anna Verouli (GRE) |
59.12 m | ||||||
| 11 | Natalya Shikolenko (URS) |
58.82 m | ||||||
| 12 | Karen Forkel (GER) |
57.90 m | ||||||
