(Doorverwezen vanaf IAAF wereldkampioenschap marathon 1991)
Het IAAF wereldkampioenschap van 1991 werd in Tokio gehouden. De mannen liepen op 1 september 1991 en de vrouwen op 25 augustus 1991.
Voor het hoofdartikel zie: Wereldkampioenschappen atletiek 1991Uitslagen
Mannen
| rang | naam | land | tijd |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hiromi Taniguchi |  JPN |
2:14.57 |
 |
Ahmed Salah |  DJI |
2:15.26 |
 |
Steve Spence |  USA |
2:15.36 |
| 4 | Jan Huruk |  POL |
2:15.47 |
| 5 | Futoshi Shinohara | JPN |
2:15.52 |
| 6 | Salvatore Bettiol |  ITA |
2:15.58 |
| 7 | Maurilio Castillio |  MEX |
2:16.15 |
| 8 | Gelindo Bordin | ITA |
2:17.03 |
| 9 | Tekeye Gebrselassie |  ETH |
2:18.37 |
| 10 | Konrad Dobler |  GER |
2:19.01 |
| 11 | Steve Moneghetti |  AUS |
2:19.18 |
| 12 | Sam Carey | .svg){kind=small} GBR |
2:20.02 |
| 13 | Peter Maher | .svg){kind=small} CAN |
2:20.31 |
| 14 | Diego García |  ESP |
2:21.16 |
| 15 | Dominique Chauvelier |  FRA |
2:21.37 |
| 16 | Tonnie Dirks |  NED |
2:22.17 |
| 17 | Elphas Ginindza |  SWZ |
2:22.43 |
| 18 | Stephan Freigang | GER |
2:23.13 |
| 19 | Won-Tak Kim |  KOR |
2:23.14 |
| 20 | Dave Buzza | GBR |
2:23.24 |
| 21 | Vladimir Bukhanov |  URS |
2:24.26 |
| 22 | Motsemme Kgaotsang |  BOT |
2:25.28 |
| 23 | Kim Reynierse |  ARU |
2:26.50 |
| 24 | Martin Vrabel |  TCH |
2:26.56 |
| 25 | Gian Luigi Macina |  SMR |
2:28.40 |
Vrouwen
| rang | naam | land | tijd |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wanda Panfil | POL |
2:29.53 |
|
Sachiko Yamashita | JPN |
2:29.57 |
|
Katrin Dörre-Heinig | GER |
2:30.10 |
| 4 | Yuko Arimori | JPN |
2:31.08 |
| 5 | Maria Rebelo-Lelut | FRA |
2:32.05 |
| 6 | Kamila Gradus | POL |
2:32.09 |
| 7 | Manuela Machado |  POR |
2:32.33 |
| 8 | Ramilja Boerangoelova | URS |
2:33.00 |
| 9 | Iris Biba | GER |
2:33.48 |
| 10 | Sally Ellis | GBR |
2:35.09 |
| 11 | Sally Eastall | GBR |
2:36.16 |
| 12 | Kumi Araki | JPN |
2:38.27 |
| 13 | Joy Smith | USA |
2:39.16 |
| 14 | Maria Trujillo | USA |
2:39.28 |
| 15 | Fabiola Rueda-Oppliger |  COL |
2:41.31 |
| 16 | Sissel Grottenberg |  NOR |
2:43.11 |
| 17 | Franziska Rochat-Moser | .svg){kind=small} SUI |
2:44.07 |
| 18 | Pascaline Wangui |  KEN |
2:45.22 |
| 19 | Ena Guevara |  PER |
2:48.53 |
| 20 | Françoise Bonnet | FRA |
2:48.57 |
| 21 | Cornellia Melis | ARU |
2:58.18 |
| 22 | Yi-Lo Mau |  HKG |
2:59.39 |
| 23 | Gina Coello |  HON |
2:59.54 |
| 24 | Graciela Caizabonda |  ECU |
3:00.03 |
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