The men's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan was held on September 1, 1991. The race started at 18:00 local time.
Medalists
editGold | Hiromi Taniguchi Japan |
Silver | Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti |
Bronze | Steve Spence United States |
Records
editStanding records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | |||||
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World Record | Belayneh Dinsamo | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:06:50 | April 17, 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Championships tecord | Robert de Castella | Australia (AUS) | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
Season best | Kōichi Morishita | Japan (JPN) | 2:08:53 | February 3, 1991 | Ōita, Japan |
Intermediates
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