Demui Xu celebrates winning the 1991 World Javelin Championship,
in Tokyo. She won with her best ever throw. She also won the gold medal at
that year's Asian Championships (59.84m) but could only finish 14th at the 1992
Olympic Games (59.98m)
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Women's Javelin Final
World Athletics Championships 1991
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| 1. Demei XU |
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CHN |
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68.78m. |
| 2. Petra Felke-Meier |
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GER |
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68.68m. |
| 3. Silke Renk |
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GER |
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66.80m. |
| 4. Natalya Cherniyenko |
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URS |
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65.22m. |
| 5. Trine Solberg-Hattestad |
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NOR |
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63.36m. |
| 6. Louise McPaul |
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AUS |
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63.34m. |
| 7. Dulce Garcia |
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CUB |
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62.68m. |
| 8. Peivi Alafrantti |
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FIN |
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62.26m. |
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
1985: 58,82 m
1986: 60,10 m
1987: 60,92 m
1988: 61,06 m
1989: 59,32 m
1990: 68,30 m
1991: 68,78 m