These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, 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-Meier Germany (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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | ||||
| 76.64 m | September 6, 1987 | ||||
| 71.44 m | August 3, 1991 | ||||
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 68.14 m | ||
| 2. | 65.44 m | ||
| 3. | 64.38 m | ||
| 4. | 63.02 m | ||
| 5. | 62.08 m | ||
| 6. | 61.30 m | ||
| 7. | 57.42 m | ||
| 8. | 56.64 m | ||
| 9. | 56.34 m | ||
| 10. | 55.68 m | ||
| 11. | 55.14 m | ||
| 12. | 52.86 m | ||
| 13. | 52.60 m | ||
| 14. | 51.20 m | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 67.24 m | ||
| 2. | 66.92 m | ||
| 3. | 65.24 m | ||
| 4. | 62.18 m | ||
| 5. | 61.08 m | ||
| 6. | 60.90 m | ||
| 7. | 60.34 m | ||
| 8. | 60.18 m | ||
| 9. | 58.42 m | ||
| 10. | 57.94 m | ||
| 11. | 57.60 m | ||
| 12. | 55.04 m | ||
| 13. | 53.98 m | ||
| 14. | 53.92 m | ||
| 15. | 50.62 m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 68.78 m | |||||||||
| 68.68 m | |||||||||
| 66.80 m | |||||||||
| 4 | 65.22 m | ||||||||
| 5 | 63.36 m | ||||||||
| 6 | 62.34 m | ||||||||
| 7 | 62.68 m | ||||||||
| 8 | 62.26 m | ||||||||
| 9 | 60.96 m | ||||||||
| 10 | 59.12 m | ||||||||
| 11 | 58.82 m | ||||||||
| 12 | 57.90 m | ||||||||