These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.
| Gold | Lars Riedel Germany (GER) | |
| Silver | Erik de Bruin Netherlands (NED) | |
| Bronze |  Attila HorváthHungary (HUN) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 26.08.1991 - 11:40h | 26.08.1991 - 11:40h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 27.08.1991 - 19:00h | ||
| 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 |
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 65.30 m | ||
| 2. | 64.54 m | ||
| 3. | 63.12 m | ||
| 4. | 63.02 m | ||
| 5. | 62.88 m | ||
| 6. | 62.56 m | ||
| 7. | 62.40 m | ||
| 8. | 62.32 m | ||
| 9. | 61.14 m | ||
| 10. | 60.86 m | ||
| 11. | 60.68 m | ||
| 12. | 60.12 m | ||
| 13. | 59.80 m | ||
| 14. | 58.34 m | ||
| 15. | 58.02 m | ||
| 16. | 56.58 m | ||
| 17. | 44.26 m | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 65.18 m | ||
| 2. | 63.70 m | ||
| 3. | 63.34 m | ||
| 4. | 62.36 m | ||
| 5. | 61.90 m | ||
| 6. | 60.40 m | ||
| 7. | 60.34 m | ||
| 8. | 60.08 m | ||
| 9. | 60.02 m | ||
| 10. | 60.00 m | ||
| 11. | 59.98 m | ||
| 11. | 59.98 m | ||
| 13. | 58.28 m | ||
| 14. | 57.72 m | ||
| 15. | 56.74 m | ||
| 16. | 53.02 m | ||
| 17. | 46.62 m | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66.20 m | |||
| 65.82 m | |||
| 65.32 m | |||
| 4. | 64.76 m | ||
| 5. | 64.20 m | ||
| 6. | 63.12 m | ||
| 7. | 62.90 m | ||
| 8. | 61.44 m | ||
| 9. | 61.00 m | ||
| 10. | 60.44 m | ||
| 11. | 59.44 m | ||
| - | DNS |