1991 World Aquatics Championships

Host City Perth
Country AUS
Held 3 – 13 January 1991
Events 54
Competitors 1094
Countries 59

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo, Women Women — Medal 106 20
Duet, Women Women — Medal 36 18
Team, Women Women — Medal 108 13
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
1 m Springboard, Men Men — Medal 34 21
3 m Springboard, Men Men — Medal 33 21
10 m Platform, Men Men — Medal 25 15
1 m Springboard, Women Women — Medal 24 18
3 m Springboard, Women Women — Medal 28 20
10 m Platform, Women Women — Medal 25 16
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
25 km, Men Men — Medal 26 17
25 km, Women Women — Medal 19 12
25 km, Team, Mixed Mixed — Medal 24 8
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
50 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 46 33
100 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 52 34
200 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 45 32
400 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 38 27
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 22 19
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men — Unofficial 45 10
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men — Medal 73 16
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men — Medal 64 14
50 m Backstroke, Men Men — Unofficial 8 7
100 m Backstroke, Men Men — Medal 39 27
200 m Backstroke, Men Men — Medal 34 23
50 m Breaststroke, Men Men — Unofficial 8 7
100 m Breaststroke, Men Men — Medal 40 27
200 m Breaststroke, Men Men — Medal 35 25
50 m Butterfly, Men Men — Unofficial 8 6
100 m Butterfly, Men Men — Medal 49 31
200 m Butterfly, Men Men — Medal 36 25
200 m Individual Medley, Men Men — Medal 42 28
400 m Individual Medley, Men Men — Medal 30 21
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Men — Medal 81 17
50 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 33 22
100 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 36 23
200 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 32 20
400 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 21 13
800 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 18 12
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women — Unofficial 20 5
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women — Medal 55 12
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women — Medal 46 10
50 m Backstroke, Women Women — Unofficial 8 8
100 m Backstroke, Women Women — Medal 25 18
200 m Backstroke, Women Women — Medal 25 17
50 m Breaststroke, Women Women — Unofficial 8 6
100 m Breaststroke, Women Women — Medal 30 21
200 m Breaststroke, Women Women — Medal 25 17
50 m Butterfly, Women Women — Unofficial 8 5
100 m Butterfly, Women Women — Medal 33 22
200 m Butterfly, Women Women — Medal 28 20
200 m Individual Medley, Women Women — Medal 26 17
400 m Individual Medley, Women Women — Medal 25 17
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Women — Medal 57 12
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo, Men Men 5 – 13 January 1991 Medal 208 16
Water Polo, Women Women 5 – 11 January 1991 Medal 115 9

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 18 11 6 35
2 China CHN 8 3 2 13
3 Hungary HUN 5 2 3 10
4 Germany GER 4 9 9 22
5 Australia AUS 3 6 2 11
6 Netherlands NED 2 1 1 4
7 Soviet Union URS 1 3 6 10
8 Canada CAN 1 3 1 5
9 Italy ITA 1 2 4 7
10 Spain ESP 1 1 1 3
11 Suriname SUR 1 0 0 1
= Yugoslavia YUG 1 0 0 1
13 Japan JPN 0 2 3 5
14 France FRA 0 2 1 3
15 Great Britain GBR 0 1 1 2
16 Sweden SWE 0 1 0 1
17 Denmark DEN 0 0 2 2
= Poland POL 0 0 2 2
19 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo, Women Sylvie Fréchette CAN Kristen Babb USA Mikako Kotani JPN
Duet, Women Sarah Josephson / Karen Josephson USA Aki Takayama / Mikako Kotani JPN Kathryn Glen / Lisa Alexander CAN
Team, Women United States USA Canada CAN Japan JPN
1 m Springboard, Men Edwin Jongejans NED Mark Lenzi USA Wang Yijie CHN
3 m Springboard, Men Kent Ferguson USA Tan Liangde CHN Albin Killat GER
10 m Platform, Men Sun Shuwei CHN Xiong Ni CHN Giorgi Chogovadze URS
1 m Springboard, Women Gao Min CHN Wendy Lucero USA Heidemarie Bártová-Grécká TCH
3 m Springboard, Women Gao Min CHN Irina Lashko URS Brita Baldus GER
10 m Platform, Women Fu Mingxia CHN Yelena Miroshina URS Wendy Lian Williams USA
25 km, Men Chad Hundeby USA Sergio Chiarandini ITA David O'Brien AUS
25 km, Women Shelley Taylor-Smith AUS Martha Jahn USA Karen Burton-Reeder USA
25 km, Team, Mixed United States USA Australia AUS Hungary HUN
50 m Freestyle, Men Tom Jager USA Matt Biondi USA Gennady Prigoda URS
100 m Freestyle, Men Matt Biondi USA Tom Werner SWE Giorgio Lamberti ITA
200 m Freestyle, Men Giorgio Lamberti ITA Steffen Zesner GER Artur Wojdat POL
400 m Freestyle, Men Jörg Hoffmann GER Stefan Pfeiffer GER Artur Wojdat POL
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Jörg Hoffmann GER Kieren Perkins AUS Stefan Pfeiffer GER
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Germany GER Soviet Union URS
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Germany GER United States USA Italy ITA
100 m Backstroke, Men Jeff Rouse USA Mark Tewksbury CAN Martín López-Zubero ESP
200 m Backstroke, Men Martín López-Zubero ESP Stefano Battistelli ITA Vladimir Selkov URS
100 m Breaststroke, Men Norbert Rózsa HUN Adrian Moorhouse GBR Gianni Minervini ITA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Mike Barrowman USA Norbert Rózsa HUN Nick Gillingham GBR
100 m Butterfly, Men Anthony Nesty SUR Michael Groß GER Vladislav Kulikov URS
200 m Butterfly, Men Mel Stewart USA Michael Groß GER Tamás Darnyi HUN
200 m Individual Medley, Men Tamás Darnyi HUN Eric Namesnik USA Christian Geßner GER
400 m Individual Medley, Men Tamás Darnyi HUN Eric Namesnik USA Stefano Battistelli ITA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Soviet Union URS Germany GER
50 m Freestyle, Women Zhuang Yong CHN Catherine Plewinski
Leigh Ann Fetter 		FRA
USA
100 m Freestyle, Women Nicole Haislett USA Catherine Plewinski FRA Zhuang Yong CHN
200 m Freestyle, Women Hayley Lewis AUS Janet Evans USA Mette Jacobsen DEN
400 m Freestyle, Women Janet Evans USA Hayley Lewis AUS Suzu Chiba JPN
800 m Freestyle, Women Janet Evans USA Grit Müller GER Jana Henke GER
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Germany GER Netherlands NED
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Germany GER Netherlands NED Denmark DEN
100 m Backstroke, Women Krisztina Egerszegi HUN Tünde Szabó HUN Janie Wagstaff USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Krisztina Egerszegi HUN Dagmar Hase GER Janie Wagstaff USA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Linley Frame AUS Jana Dörries GER Yelena Volkova URS
200 m Breaststroke, Women Yelena Volkova URS Linley Frame AUS Jana Dörries GER
100 m Butterfly, Women Qian Hong CHN Wang Xiaohong CHN Catherine Plewinski FRA
200 m Butterfly, Women Summer Sanders USA Rie Shito JPN Hayley Lewis AUS
200 m Individual Medley, Women Lin Li CHN Summer Sanders USA Daniela Hunger GER
400 m Individual Medley, Women Lin Li CHN Hayley Lewis AUS Summer Sanders USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Australia AUS Germany GER
Water Polo, Men Yugoslavia YUG Spain ESP Hungary HUN
Water Polo, Women Netherlands NED Canada CAN United States USA