These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.
| Gold | Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria (BUL) | |
| Silver | Ilke Wyludda Germany (GER) | |
| Bronze | Larisa Mikhalchenko Soviet Union (URS) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 29.08.1991 - 19:00h | 29.08.1991 - 19:00h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 31.08.1991 - 18:10h | ||
| 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. | 67.72 m | ||
| 2. | 62.74 m | ||
| 3. | 60.88 m | ||
| 4. | 60.38 m | ||
| 5. | 59.80 m | ||
| 6. | 59.16 m | ||
| 7. | 58.10 m | ||
| 8. | 56.84 m | ||
| 9. | 56.36 m | ||
| 10. | 55.78 m | ||
| 11. | 53.64 m | ||
| 12. | 53.22 m | ||
| 13. | 48.52 m | ||
| 14. | 41.78 m | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 67.10 m | ||
| 2. | 65.26 m | ||
| 3. | 64.68 m | ||
| 4. | 61.86 m | ||
| 5. | 61.68 m | ||
| 6. | 60.86 m | ||
| 7. | 59.42 m | ||
| 8. | 58.38 m | ||
| 9. | 57.26 m | ||
| 10. | 56.62 m | ||
| 11. | 55.64 m | ||
| 12. | 55.62 m | ||
| 13. | 54.26 m | ||
| 14. | 51.24 m | ||
| 15. | 43.60 m | ||
| 16. | 34.52 m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 62.16 | 64.20 | 62.82 | X | 66.96 | 71.02 | 71.02 m | SB | |||
| 67.10 | 68.78 | 66.34 | 69.00 | 69.12 | X | 69.12 m | SB | |||
| 66.20 | 67.30 | 67.46 | 67.12 | 67.96 | 68.26 | 68.26 m | ||||
| 4 | 65.32 | 66.28 | 67.14 | 65.80 | X | 66.56 | 67.14 m | SB | ||
| 5 | 64.32 | X | 65.56 | X | 66.06 | X | 66.06 m | AR | ||
| 6 | 63.76 | 64.70 | 62.32 | 65.56 | 63.88 | 64.30 | 65.56 m | |||
| 7 | 63.84 | 63.86 | X | 64.92 | 60.76 | 62.24 | 64.92 m | SB | ||
| 8 | 60.94 | 63.62 | 61.28 | X | 60.84 | X | 63.62 m | PB | ||
| 9 | 63.22 m | |||||||||
| 10 | 62.40 m | |||||||||
| 11 | 61.20 m | |||||||||
| 12 | 60.62 m | |||||||||