1991 Volvo San Francisco, Finals, Doubles
Wally Masur /  Jason Stoltenberg defeated  Ronnie Båthman /  Rikard Bergh 4–6, 7–6, 6–4


1991 Volvo San Francisco – Doubles
Kelly Jones and Robert Van't Hof were the defending champions, but Jones did not compete this year. Van't Hof teamed up with Laurie Warder and lost in the quarterfinals to Gary Muller and Danie Visser.


1991 Volvo San Francisco – Doubles
Wally Masur and Jason Stoltenberg won the title by defeating Ronnie Båthman and Rikard Bergh 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the final.


1991 Volvo San Francisco – Singles
Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Brad Gilbert.


1991 Volvo San Francisco – Singles
Darren Cahill won the title by defeating Gilbert 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


1991 Volvo San Marino Open
The 1991 Volvo San Marino Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Centro Sportivo Tennis in the City of San Marino, San Marino that was part of the Tier V category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the WTA San Marino and was held from 15 July until 21 July 1991. Second-seeded Katia Piccolini won the singles title and earned $13,500 first-prize money.


1991 Volvo San Marino Open, Finals, Doubles
Kerry-Anne Guse /  Akemi Nishiya defeated  Laura Garrone /  Mercedes Paz 6–0, 6–3


1991 Volvo San Marino Open – Doubles
In the first edition of the tournament, Kerry-Anne Guse and Akemi Nishiya won the tournament by defeating Laura Garrone and Mercedes Paz 6–0, 6–3 in the final.


1991 Volvo San Marino Open – Singles
In the first edition of the tournament, Katia Piccolini won the title by defeating Silvia Farina 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


1991 Volvo Tennis Indoor
The 1991 Volvo Tennis Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that was part of the Championship Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and tt took place in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, from February 18 through February 24, 1991. First-seeded Ivan Lendl, who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title and earned $99,000 first-prize money.


1991 Volvo Tennis Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Udo Riglewski /  Michael Stich defeated  John Fitzgerald /  Laurie Warder, 7–5, 6–3


1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles
The 1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles was a men's tennis tournament held on outdoor hardcourts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the World Series category of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the 65th edition of the tournament and was held from July 29, 1991 through August 4, 1991. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title.


1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles, Finals, Doubles
Javier Frana /  Jim Pugh defeated  Glenn Michibata /  Brad Pearce 7–5, 2–6, 6–4


1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles – Doubles
Scott Davis and David Pate were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Glenn Michibata and Brad Pearce.


1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles – Doubles
Javier Frana and Jim Pugh won the title by defeating Michibata and Pearce 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 in the final.


1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles – Singles
Stefan Edberg was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Brad Gilbert.


1991 Volvo Tennis/Los Angeles – Singles
Pete Sampras won the title by defeating Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 in the final.


1991 Volvo Women's Open
The 1991 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Dusit Resort Hotel in Pattaya City in Thailand that was part of Tier V of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 15 April through 21 April 1991. Unseeded Yayuk Basuki won the singles title and earned $13,500 first-prize money.


1991 Volvo Women's Open, Finals, Doubles
Nana Miyagi /  Suzanna Wibowo defeated  Rika Hiraki /  Akemi Nishiya 6–1, 6–4


1991 Volvo Women's Open – Doubles
In the first edition of the tournament, Nana Miyagi and Suzanna Wibowo won the title by defeating Rika Hiraki and Akemi Nishiya 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


1991 Volvo Women's Open – Singles
In the first edition of the tournament, Yayuk Basuki won the title by defeating Naoko Sawamatsu 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


1991 Vuelta a Andalucía
The 1991 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 37th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycle race and was held on 5 February to 10 February 1991. The race started in Chiclana and finished in Granada. The race was won by Roberto Lezaun.


1991 Vuelta a España
The 46th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 19 May 1991. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,215.5 km (1,998 mi), and was won by Melchor Mauri of the ONCE cycling team.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race preview and favorites
Miguel Induráin, Laudelino Cubino and Anselmo Fuerte were the Spanish favourites for the race. Defending champion Marco Giovannetti was also a favourite together with Steven Rooks, Raúl Alcalá and the Colombians Fabio Parra and Luis ‘Lucho’ Herrera.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race preview and favorites
In the end Melchor Mauri was the revelation of the race and beat the future winner of the Tour de France Miguel Indurain in all the time trials. Indurain was forced to ride an aggressive race in the mountain stages but Mauri was able to defend his lead.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race overview
The opening stage consisted, on this occasion, of a three-man team time trial. The winning trio consisted of ONCE's Melchor Mauri, Anselmo Fuerte and Herminio Díaz-Zabala. Coupled with ONCE's win in the following day's Team Time Trial, meant the leader's jersey alternated between these three riders for the first week of the race. The team time trial would turn out to have a large impact as Induráin lost almost two minutes to Mauri on this stage.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Stage 8, a 47 km (29 mi) individual time trial, was the first decisive stage of the Vuelta. Riders such as Laudelino Cubino and Anselmo Fuerte lost most of their chances that day. Mauri increased his lead by winning the stage, a little less than a minute ahead of Induráin.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race overview
The Pyrenean stages were awaited with anticipation, to see if ONCE's Catalunyan rider would be capable of withstanding the high mountains. However, the queen stage ending at Pla de Beret had to be suspended due to adverse weather. Russian rider Ivan Ivanov won the 12th stage to the mountaintop ski resort at Cerler, but Mauri held on, losing less than a minute to Induráin.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Stage 14 was a mountain time trial finishing at the ski station in Valdezcaray, where Parra and Herrera set the leading times. Mauri once again put in a good performance, gaining more time on Induráin and leading the general classification ahead of his teammate Lejarreta, Echave and Induráin.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race overview
The third and final week of the race featured two high mountain stages in the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range: the historic ascensions to the Alto del Naranco and the Covadonga Lakes. Herrera and Cubino took the stages, but Mauri managed to hang on. Mauri lost some time, but not enough to lose his overall lead. At this point he was the leader and there was still one time trial to go.


1991 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Mauri didn't disappoint, winning the Valladolid time trial ahead of Induráin by over a minute to seal his Vuelta win. He would never again perform at such a high standard. Induráin finished second overall, and Lejarreta third.


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10
The 1991 Vuelta a España was the 46th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Mérida, with an individual time trial on 29 April, and Stage 10 occurred on 8 May with a stage to Andorra la Vella. The race finished in Madrid on 19 May.


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 1
29 April 1991 — Mérida to Mérida, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) (TTT)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 2a
30 April 1991 — Mérida to Cáceres, 134.5 km (83.6 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 2b
30 April 1991 — Montijo to Badajoz, 40.4 km (25.1 mi) (TTT)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 3
1 May 1991 — Badajoz to Seville, 233.2 km (144.9 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 4
2 May 1991 — Seville to Jaén, 292 km (181 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 5
3 May 1991 — Linares to Albacete, 227.8 km (141.5 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 6
4 May 1991 — Albacete to Valencia, 236.5 km (147.0 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 7
5 May 1991 — Palma de Mallorca to Palma de Mallorca, 188 km (117 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 8
6 May 1991 — Cala d'Or to Cala d'Or, 47 km (29 mi) (ITT)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 9
7 May 1991 — Sant Cugat del Vallès to Lloret de Mar, 140 km (87 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 10
8 May 1991 — Lloret de Mar to Andorra la Vella, 229 km (142 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21
The 1991 Vuelta a España was the 46th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Mérida, with an individual time trial on 29 April. Stage 11 was cancelled on 9 May, after snowfall, and stage 12 took place on 10 May with a stage from Bossòst. The race finished in Madrid on 19 May.


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 11
This stage was planned to be 134.5 km (83.6 mi) in length, passing over the Port del Cantó, the Port de la Bonaigua and finishing atop the Pla de Beret. The stage was cancelled due to heavy snowfall.


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 12
10 May 1991 — Bossòst to Cerler, 111 km (69 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 13
11 May 1991 — Benasque to Zaragoza, 219 km (136 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 14
12 May 1991 — Ezcaray to Valdezcaray, 24.1 km (15.0 mi) (ITT)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 15
13 May 1991 — Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Santander, 219.5 km (136.4 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 16
14 May 1991 — Santander to Lagos de Covadonga, 186.6 km (115.9 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 17
15 May 1991 — Cangas de Onís to Alto del Naranco, 152 km (94 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 18
16 May 1991 — León to Valladolid, 137.5 km (85.4 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 19
17 May 1991 — Valladolid to Valladolid, 53.2 km (33.1 mi) (ITT)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 20
18 May 1991 — Palazuelos de Eresma to Palazuelos de Eresma, 212.7 km (132.2 mi)


1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 21
19 May 1991 — Collado Villalba to Madrid, 169.6 km (105.4 mi)


1991 Vuelta a Murcia
The 1991 Vuelta a Murcia was the seventh edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 12 March to 17 March 1991. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by José Luis Villanueva.


1991 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at the Arena-Auditorium at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.


1991 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
BYU defeated rival Utah in the championship game, 51–49, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.


1991 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The Cougars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by Utah, the WAC regular season champion, and New Mexico.


1991 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The tournament field remained fixed at nine teams, and teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records. All teams were entered into the quarterfinal round with the exception of the two lowest-seeded teams, who played in the preliminary first round to determine who would then play against the tournament's top seed.


1991 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–9 at the Arena-Auditorium at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. It was the first ever WAC women's basketball tournament. Utah beat Creighton 86-69 to win the automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.


1991 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
The tournament field comprised four teams. The most attended of the four games was the Creighton semi-final game, with 662, while the final had 278 attend and the Utah semi-final have 621. Kieishsha Garnes scored 44 points (on 17-of-28 shooting) for San Diego State against Creighton, a tournament record that still stands as of 2020.


1991 WAFL season
The 1991 WAFL season was the 107th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League. With the West Coast Eagles still pushing attendances down and club finances into the red, the league made further experiments. Following on from the VFL and SANFL it introduced a ‘final five’ to replace the final four in use since 1905, but this did not produce the hoped-for financial benefits and was abandoned after four seasons.


1991 WAFL season
A more enduring result of this chance was a ‘double-header’ system of playing finals, whereby the two senior semi-finals were played at Subiaco Oval on the same day, with the first game starting just before noon and the second at the traditional time for playing finals. As a consequence of the double-headers, reserves finals were played at Fremantle Oval and colts at Bassendean.


1991 WAFL season
The league also reverted to the ‘WAFL’ moniker after the change to ‘WA State League’ or ‘WASFL’ was regarded as a failure. At the end of the home-and-away season, the WAFL saw offers from Kalgoorlie City, the South West National Football League and Geraldton to join as expansion clubs in an effort to gain more revenue from television – these proposals never materialised, but the first expansion since 1934 was to occur six seasons later with Peel Thunder.


1991 WAFL season
On the field, Claremont won its fifth consecutive minor premiership in more decisive fashion than any of the previous four, losing only one match after the opening round and achieving the third-longest winning streak in open-age football, though their unbeaten sequence did not equal the 22 games achieved in 1987/1988. The Tiger dynasty would be broken the following season as the drafting of ten key players by AFL clubs decimated their ranks and they avoided the wooden spoon only by percentage in 1992.


1991 WAFL season
Perth and East Perth, pre-1979 power clubs, both returned to the finals after long absences, in the Royals’ case after the bleakest era in their history with only 33 wins in 126 matches and in the Demons’ after being doomed pre-season to win only a couple of games after a clean-out and their 1990 Colts having won only once. East Fremantle, who had not missed finals participation since 1982, were decimated by the in-season resignation of coach Ron Wilcox and president Hans Beyer and did not play finals in any grade.


1991 WAFL season
The Sharks were also affected by the loss of number one ruckman Lance Durack after an altercation with Beyer – Durack was recruited by Swan Districts but never played for them and returned to the blue and whites in the tenth round. East Fremantle did recover during June and July but a serious lack of depth, well known to coach Judge, drove them off-course in August.


1991 WAFL season
South Fremantle had their worst season since the disaster of 1987, losing in spectacular fashion on numerous occasions in July and August, whilst West Perth, who at one point had due to senior-list injuries to give seven of their colts team a second match in a single day with the reserves, took their second consecutive wooden spoon.


1991 WAFL season
On an individual front, Subiaco broke the longest club drought in Sandover Medal history, winning for the first time since Haydn Bunton, Sr. in 1941. The Lions were, however, to suffer the ignominy of losing the Grand Final in all three grades.


1991 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 2
Injury-plagued forward John Hutton kicks five goals in his first senior match after being recruited in 1987 as Claremoent rebound from their opening loss to thrash the Lions.


1991 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 12
East Fremantle jump from seventh to third in one week but coach Judge is dissatisfied with the Sharks’ failure to maintain their early standard after leading 17.11 (113) to 1.5 (11) after seventeen minutes of the third quarter.


1991 WAFL season, Finals, Preliminary final
In front of a poor crowd Swans redeem two poor displays against the Lions, as the lead changes five times during the last quarter before Subiaco kick 5.0 (30) to one behind in the final fifteen minutes. The return to full forward of Todd Breman – who had played in defence for most of 1991 – pays dividends as he kicks ten goals, breaking the record of nine goals in a preliminary final by Con Regan in 1962.


1991 WAFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Claremont’s score is the highest half-time score in a WAFL Grand Final, and they looked like beating West Perth’s 1975 record margin until late in the game.


1991 WAFU Club Championship
The 1991 WAFU Club Championship was the fifteenth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Ivory Coast's Africa Sports after defeating Nigeria's Lobi Bank in the away leg 2-1 as the home leg had a goal draw. A total of about 62 goals were scored, making it a record. Africa Sports defeated Buffles du Borgou 0-7 and made the highest scoring match to date, and accounting for around 10% of the total goals scored. Originally a 24 match season, it was reduced to 23 matches as ASEC Nouadhbihou (now part of FC Nouadhibou) withdrew in a second match with Lobi Bank. No club from Gambia or Liberia participated.


1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 32nd conference playoff in league history and 39th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 11, 1991. First round games were played at home team campus sites while all 'Final Four' matches were held at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Northern Michigan was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. The team that finished ninth in the conference was not eligible for tournament play. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.


1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The winners of the first round series advanced to the semifinal and championship rounds held at the Civic Center. All Final Four games used a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top remaining seed matched against lowest remaining seed in one semifinal game while the two other semifinalists meeting with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers competing in a Third Place contest. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1991 WLAF season
The 1991 WLAF season was the inaugural season of the World League of American Football and was the first transatlantic sports league. The regular season began on March 23, and concluded on May 27. The postseason ran from June 1 until June 9, when the London Monarchs defeated the Barcelona Dragons 21–0 in World Bowl '91 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.


1991 WLAF season, Attendances
Average game attendance was 25,361. At London, Barcelona, Frankfurt and Montreal, attendances surpassed early expectations. The Monarchs' home attendance led the league, with an average of 40,481 in the regular season. The dress rehearsal for the World Bowl, London v Barcelona at Wembley in week 10, attracted 50,835 fans, while the same week Frankfurt v Sacramento received a bigger crowd, 51,653, with around 10,000 more fans turned away. The World Bowl was attended by 61,108.


1991 WNBL season
The 1991 WNBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.


1991 WTA Tour
The 1991 WTA Tour (officially titled 1991 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1991 tennis season.


1991 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.


1991 WTA Tour, Rankings
Below are the 1991 WTA year-end rankings (November 25, 1991) in both singles and doubles competition:


1991 WTA Tour Championships
The 1991 Virginia Slims Championships were held at the Madison Square Gardens in New York City, United States between November 18 and November 24.


1991 WTA Tour Championships, Finals, Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Pam Shriver defeated  Gigi Fernández /  Jana Novotná 4–6, 7–5, 6–4


1991 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions, but Jordan did not qualify for this year. Smylie partnered with Nicole Provis and lost in quarterfinals to Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná.


1991 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the title by defeating Fernández and Novotná 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the 3rd title of the year, 11th Tour Championships title and 158th overall title for Navratilova, and the 4th title of the year, 10th Tour Championships title and 106th overall title for Shriver, in their respective doubles careers.


1991 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Monica Seles was the defending champion, and retained her title against Martina Navratilova.


1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1991 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
The 1991 Wales rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in June and July 1991 in Australia by Wales national rugby union team.


1991 Walker Cup
The 1991 Walker Cup, the 33rd Walker Cup Match, was played on 5 and 6 September 1991, at Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland. The event was won by the United States 14 to 10.


1991 Walker Cup, Format
The format for play on Thursday and Friday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.


1991 Walker Cup, Format
Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.


1991 Walker Cup, Teams
Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.


1991 Wan Chai District Board election
The 1991 Wan Chai District Board election was held on 3 March 1991 to elect all 10 elected members to the 15-member Wan Chai District Board.


1991 Wansdyke District Council election
The 1991 Wansdyke Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to elect councillors to Wansdyke District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.


1991 Wansdyke District Council election
These were the final elections of the district council, before its abolition on 1 April 1996 when it was merged with Bath City Council to form Bath and North East Somerset Council.


1991 Wansdyke District Council election
The 1991 election saw the Conservatives win the largest number of seats but lose their overall majority.


1991 Wansdyke District Council election, Ward results
The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1987 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).


1991 Washington Huskies football team
The 1991 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Don James, in his 17th season at Washington, was assisted by coordinators Keith Gilbertson (offense) and Jim Lambright (defense), both head coaches themselves within two years.


1991 Washington Huskies football team
The 1991 team was arguably the finest team in school history and split the national championship with the Miami Hurricanes, who were also 12–0, and won the AP Poll by four votes, while Washington took the coaches' poll by nine. Washington could not have played Miami in a bowl game because the Pac-10 champion was bound by contract to play in the Rose Bowl against the Big Ten champion. The Huskies soundly defeated  no. 4 Michigan 34–14 in the 1992 Rose Bowl; the final score differential was narrowed by a late touchdown by Tyrone Wheatley of Michigan. With a minute remaining in the game, Washington was on the Michigan five-yard line, but opted to stay on the ground and run out the clock with the third-string quarterback leading the offense.


1991 Washington Huskies football team
Eleven Huskies were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft, led by Steve Emtman, a dominating yet under-recruited defensive tackle from Cheney. Emtman won both the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy, and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting, won by Desmond Howard of Michigan. Defensive back Dana Hall was also selected in the first round.


1991 Washington Huskies football team
A fantasy article in Sports Illustrated titled "The Dream Game" had the Huskies narrowly defeat Miami in a playoff.


1991 Washington Huskies football team, Overview
The Huskies were ranked fourth in the 1991 pre-season. They dominated their six home games within the friendly raucous confines of Husky Stadium, which included two lopsided shutouts. The Dawgs' three closest games in 1991 were on the road: against Nebraska, California, and USC.


1991 Washington Huskies football team, Overview
Behind 14–6 at halftime in Lincoln on ABC to no. 9 Nebraska in the second game of the season, UW rallied to outscore NU in Lincoln 30–7 in the second half to win by 15, and were graciously applauded at game-end by the Cornhusker fans. In mid-October, the no. 7 Cal Bears were the next-best team in the Pac-10 in 1991; the Huskies won by a touchdown in Berkeley to go to 6–0. In November in Los Angeles, the Huskies entered the game against USC undefeated at 8–0 and won a 14–3 defensive struggle, a second-straight victory over the previously-dominant Trojans.


1991 Washington Huskies football team, Overview
Like the rest of the Pac-10 in 1991, the Huskies played just eight Pac-10 conference games, missing one opponent; they did not play UCLA in 1991 or 1992. The 1991 Bruins finished at 9–3 (6–2 in conference), in the top twenty in both polls (no. 18 and no. 19). UCLA lost to Tennessee of the SEC and both Bay Area teams, Cal and Stanford, but won their bowl game.


1991 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Stanford
Washington's forced five turnovers and scored four touchdowns on the ground in a 42-7 season opening victory at Stanford. Cornerback Walter Bailey had an interception and a fumble recovery, while running back Jay Barry ran for two scores. Billy Joe Hobert, making his first career start, completed 21 of 31 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns.


1991 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft selections
Eleven University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 336 selections.


1991 Washington Redskins season
The 1991 season was the Washington Redskins' 60th in the National Football League, their 55th representing Washington, D.C. and the eleventh under head coach Joe Gibbs.


1991 Washington Redskins season
The Redskins were coming off two consecutive 10–6 seasons and looking to return to the playoffs for a second straight season. Not only did the Redskins improve their position, but they also put together a season that is considered by some to be one of the best any team has ever played. Washington won a franchise record-tying 14 games, the best record in the league, and their two losses (to two of their division rivals) were by a combined five points. The Redskins ended their campaign as world champions, knocking off the defending AFC Champion Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI.


1991 Washington Redskins season
The Redskins led the league in scoring with 485 points and allowed the second-fewest points (224) in the league in 1991. (As of the 1991 season, this was the third-highest total in NFL history, and still ranks in the top 20 all-time.) They had a +18 turnover ratio, also best in the NFL. In 2016, Chris Chase of USA Today ranked the team as the greatest to ever win a Super Bowl. To date, this is Washington's most recent appearance in the NFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl.


1991 Washington Redskins season
Statistics site Football Outsiders ranks the 1991 Redskins as the best team they have measured (from 1986 to present).


1991 Washington Redskins season, The season
Quarterback Mark Rypien had an outstanding year. His 8.5 yards per pass attempt was second in the league, and his 3,564 passing yards were best in the NFC and fourth in the league. Running back Earnest Byner's 1,048 rushing yards were 5th best in the NFL. The Redskins had two wide receivers who went over 1,000 yards receiving in 1991: Gary Clark (1,340) and Art Monk (1,049).


1991 Washington Redskins season, The season
The Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37–24 to win Super Bowl XXVI. The team is the last Super Bowl champion to never trail in any of their playoff victories. The Redskins' Super Bowl XXVI win was their first in a non-strike season. With the championship, coach Joe Gibbs also became the first head coach to win three Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks.


1991 Washington Redskins season, The season
In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1991 Redskins as the 4th greatest team in NFL history, noting, "you can look at two stats to get a pretty good idea of just how great a team is: yards gained per pass attempt, and yards allowed per pass attempt. The 1991 'Skins topped the NFL in each category, with Mark Rypien averaging 8.5 yards per attempt, while his colleagues on Washington's defense allowed only 6 yards per attempt.... The 'Skins outscored their opponents 485–224, and they had a tough schedule. After going 14–2, they romped through the NFC playoffs, beating the Falcons 24–7 and demolishing the Lions 41–10 on their way to the Super Bowl. In the Big Game, the 'Skins beat the cursed early-1990s Bills 37–24."


1991 Washington Redskins season, The season
Statistics site Football Outsiders has ranked the 1991 Redskins as the greatest team in their ratings history, stating that the team "may have been the most well-rounded team in NFL history. [ ...] A lot of the best teams in NFL history got a little extra boost by picking on an easy schedule, but not Washington. They had an average schedule, and a harder-than-average schedule of opposing defenses. One reason for that: 1991 was not only the year of the best overall team in [their rating system's] history. It was also the year of the best defense in [their system's] history, which showed up on Washington's schedule twice: the 1991 Philadelphia Eagles."


1991 Washington Redskins season, Awards and records, Best team ever
In 2010, ESPN conducted a "super league," consisting of the best Super Bowl winning teams of all time; the 1991 Redskins finished the regular season in first place with record of 10-5 and beat the 1992 Dallas Cowboys in the "Super Bowl" to be named the greatest team of all time. Football Outsiders also has them ranked as the best team in NFL history based on their advanced analysis.


1991 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1991 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and were outscored by their opponents 340 to 280.


1991 Washington State Cougars football team
The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 2,741 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 843 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 759 receiving yards.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot
The 1991 Washington, D.C. riot, sometimes referred to as the Mount Pleasant riot or Mount Pleasant Disturbance, occurred in May 1991, when rioting broke out in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in response to an African-American female police officer having shot a Salvadoran man in the chest following a Cinco de Mayo celebration.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Background
Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. Located north of Adams Morgan and west of Columbia Heights, the neighborhood was one of the most diverse in the nation, with a population of roughly equal proportions of black, Hispanic, and white residents, along with Vietnamese, Laotians, Indians, and South Korean ones.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Background, Shooting incident
On Sunday evening, May 5, 1991, following a Cinco de Mayo street celebration in nearby Adams Morgan, Angela Jewell, a rookie Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department police officer of African American descent tried to arrest a Salvadoran man, Daniel Enrique Gomez, for disorderly conduct in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Witnesses disputed whether the drunken man came at her with a hunting knife, but the result was that she shot and wounded the man in the chest.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Riot
The man was shot and left paralyzed. While he was handcuffed, crowds of youths, most in their teens and twenties, formed and started to attack the police. Around 400 youths fought running street battles with the police for several hours, late into the night. Police cars were set on fire and several stores looted. The District’s mayor, Sharon Pratt Dixon, told the police to hold back from making arrests for looting, allegedly because she feared it would antagonize the crowd and lead to more violence. The violence continued until early in the morning, when the crowds began to break up because of rain.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Riot
Hoping to avoid a second night of rioting, city officials met with Hispanic community leaders the next day, but the meeting did little to stop the violence. By evening, even with 1,000 riot police on the streets, the rioting started again. Police fought with as many as 600 black and Hispanic youths, some with bandanas over their faces. The rioters pushed dumpsters into the streets to block traffic, looted and damaged stores, and attacked police vehicles and city transit buses, setting several on fire. Several instances of gunfire were also reported.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Riot
The police responded by firing tear gas grenades at the groups of rioting youths and by making arrests. When it was obvious that the disturbance was not going to end, the mayor declared a state of emergency and put a curfew into effect. The curfew covered a four-square-mile area of the city and included not only Mount Pleasant but also the surrounding areas of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Riot
By Tuesday night, after two nights of rioting, the curfew reduced the disorder; only isolated incidents of violence and 33 arrests were reported on the third night of rioting. Hundreds of police officers descended onto the neighborhood to enforce the 7:00 pm curfew and curb violence. Although there were some reports of rock and bottle throwing, no further stores were looted or fires set. Most people in the area stayed in their homes, afraid of being arrested for breaking the curfew. The riot was essentially over.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Aftermath
By the time the curfew was finally lifted on May 9, almost 230 people had been arrested, most of them for curfew violations. Fifty people had been injured, mostly police. Over 60 police vehicles had been either destroyed or damaged, along with 21 city transit buses. At least 31 businesses had been looted or damaged and losses to both city and private property totaled in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Aftermath
Many of the new Latino immigrants to the Mount Pleasant area had come from Central America, fleeing violence and seeking work. While there had been some friction between the police and the local community due to language and cultural differences, there had been no major outbreaks of trouble. In the months leading up to the riot, increasing levels of street crime and drug-related violence had fueled racial tensions among black, Hispanic, and white residents, which the Mount Pleasant riot brought to the forefront of the city's attention.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Aftermath
Only 140 of the city's police officers were Hispanic, and the community's Hispanic population had perceived oppression from the police force for some time. In the time leading up to the riots, residents often complained that police were stopping Hispanics and asking them for immigration papers for petty offenses that were ignored when committed by whites. Hispanic residents cited these tensions as a major factor sparking the riots.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Aftermath
In the years leading up to the riots, a predominantly white group of homeowners had been pressing police to reduce public drunkenness, urination, littering, aggressive panhandling, and other quality-of-life issues in the neighborhood. At the same time the Mount Pleasant Advisory and Neighborhood Commission, a quasi-governmental neighborhood organization, blamed many of Mount Pleasant street's problems on the easy availability of alcohol and its sale to already inebriated customers. Some Black and Hispanic residents perceived these efforts to crack down on alcohol sales as an attempt to drive lower income people and the customers they served out of the neighborhood, further fueling tensions.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Aftermath
After the riots, the city agreed to add more bilingual officers and 9-1-1 operators, and to station more Spanish-speaking officers in heavily Latino areas. They also agreed not to ask witnesses or crime victims about their immigration status, so that more people would feel safe in coming forward to cooperate with authorities to make the community more secure.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Mt. Pleasant Report
The United States Commission on Civil Rights transmitted a report in 1993 to the President and others based on the testimonials, research, and field investigations about the atmosphere after the riots and feelings of Latinos living in D.C. The Mt. Pleasant Report was the first volume in a series of Commission Reports on Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities, Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination. It analyzed reasons for Mt. Pleasant riots and assessed other riots, such as the 1992 Los Angeles riots, to see if there were any correlation between the two; both came from urban upheaval.


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Mt. Pleasant Report
This 200-page report concluded three main issues that affected Latinos in Washington, D.C., during that time were:


1991 Washington, D.C. riot, Legacy
The DC Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs since then has made some progress with the Latino community. The 2008 Performance Accountability Report showed that more Latino organizations were getting city funds, more Latino parents were taking a bigger role in the public schools, and the government was readily making information available in Spanish.


1991 Waterford City Council election
An election to Waterford City Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1991 Waterford County Council election
An election to Waterford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.


1991 Weber State Wildcats football team
The 1991 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in Ogden, Utah during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by coach Dave Arslanian and junior Quarterback Jamie Martin, the wildcats finished the regular season with a record of 8–3, and a second place finish in the Big Sky conference. 1991 was one of Weber's best football seasons by that time and is remembered as one of the best in program history. The Wildcats were invited to the I-AA playoffs for the second time in program history. (They wouldn't return until 2008) Martin's outstanding performance led to him being crowned recipient of the 1991 Walter Payton Award, which is given to the most outstanding offensive player in the I-AA division.


1991 Welsh Cup Final
The 1991 Welsh Cup Final saw Swansea City win the Welsh Cup for the tenth time, by beating Wrexham 2–0 at National Stadium in the 104th Welsh Cup Final.


1991 Welsh Cup Final
This was Wrexham's second consecutive final, having lost 2–1 to English side Hereford United the previous season.


1991 Welsh Cup Final
The win gave Swansea their second campaign in a European competition, in the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup, in three years after their Welsh Cup triumph in 1989. This campaign was also Swansea's last foray into Europe until 2013. This triumph was Swansea's last in the Welsh Cup.


1991 Welsh Professional Championship
The 1991 Regal Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in May 1991. This was the final edition of the tournament.


1991 Welsh Professional Championship
Darren Morgan won the tournament defeating Mark Bennett 9–3 in the final.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1991. The election took place simultaneously with the 1991 Indian general election. The term of the assembly elected in 1987 lasted until February 1992, but the West Bengal government asked the Election Commission of India to arrange the election at an earlier date.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Left Front
The campaign of the Left Front focused on issues relating to secularism, communal harmony and the Mandal Commission.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Left Front
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), the dominant partner in the Left Front, opted to deny reelection to 23 incumbent legislators, including one minister (Abdul Bari). In total CPI(M) fielded 204 candidates, All India Forward Bloc 34, RSP 23, CPI 12, West Bengal Socialist Party 4, Marxist Forward Bloc 2, DSP 2, RCPI 2, CRLI 1, JD 8 and the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League 1.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Congress
The Indian National Congress had seat-sharing arrangement, whereby INC contested 285 seats, the Jharkhand Party 4, the GNLF 3, UCPI 1 and 1 independent.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Congress
Ahead of the 1991 elections, the Indian National Congress brought back former Chief Minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray into the party and appointed him head of the West Bengal party unit. Whilst the Indian National Congress was keen to exploit Ray's popularity, the CPI(M) organ Ganashakti published articles on a daily basis reminding voters of Ray's role during the Emergency.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Congress
The Indian National Congress was suffering from internal divisions in West Bengal at the time of the election. The West Bengal state party HQ was attacked by disgruntled Congressmen. In the midst of a rally in Diamond Harbour, with Rajiv Gandhi as speaker, rival Congress factions clashed.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Congress
At the time, the United Communist Party of India was a Congress ally. UCPI fielded a single candidate in Chandrakona constituency, who finished in second place.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party fielded 291 candidates across the state, and managed to increase its share of votes from 0.51% in 1987 to 11.34%. This was the first time BJP fielded such a large number of candidates in West Bengal assembly elections. Rather than focusing primarily on the Ayodhya issue, which was highlighted in the BJP campaigns across the country, the West Bengal BJP campaign concentrated on agitations against immigration from Bangladesh. The campaign sought to invoke Bengali memories of Partition. Whilst support for BJP increased amongst Bengali communities, its main stronghold in the state remained non-Bengali populations in Calcutta (Marwaris and Gujaratis).


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Parties contesting the election, Socialist Unity Centre of India
The Socialist Unity Centre of India fielded 59 candidates, contesting as independents. It had launched an electoral front ahead of the polls, along with some Naxalite factions, the Workers Party of India, a RCPI faction and the Bolshevik Party of India. SUCI won two seats.


1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results
The election was won by the Left Front, marking its fourth consecutive assembly election victory. The Left Front and allies won 245 out of the 294 seats.


1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the fifth edition of the tournament, held March 2–4 at the Toso Pavilion at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.


1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Top seed Pepperdine entered the tournament on a thirteen-game winning streak and defeated #4 seed Saint Mary's in the championship game, 71–68 in overtime, to win the Waves' first WCC tournament title.


1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Pepperdine's Doug Christie, the WCC player of the year, sprained his right knee in the quarterfinal opener against Portland, which ended his season.


1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Waves received the conference's automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament as the fourteenth seed in the West regional.


1991 West Dorset District Council election
The 1991 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election. District boundary changes took place before the election but the number of seats remained the same.


1991 West Dorset District Council election
The 1991 election saw the council remain in no overall control, with Independent councillors maintaining their status as the largest group.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election
The West Palm Beach mayoral election took place on November 5, 1991, to elect a mayor for West Palm Beach, Florida. Officially, elections for mayor of West Palm Beach are nonpartisan. Prior to this election, the city operated under a council–manager government system since 1919, with the city commissioners choosing the mayor, a mostly ceremonial office that had less power than the city manager. However, in March 1991, voters approved a referendum to allow a strong mayor and to transition the city government to a mayor-council structure. Thus, it was the first direct election for mayor of West Palm Beach since 1919.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election
Candidates for the general election included attorney and former state representative Joel T. Daves, senior city planner Jim Exline, former city commissioner Nancy M. Graham, Josephine Stenson Grund, property management company owner and former mayor Michael D. Hyman, and former Palm Beach County commissioner Bill Medlen. With no candidate obtaining a majority of the vote, Graham and Hyman, who received 33.4% and 24.9% of the vote, respectively, advanced to a run-off election held on November 19. Graham prevailed over Hyman by a margin of 55.8%–44.2% and became the first strong and popularly elected mayor in over seven decades.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election, Background
In the early history of West Palm Beach, mayors were elected by a direct vote, beginning with John S. Earman in 1894. However, a movement to transition to a council–manager government gained enough momentum to allow a vote in 1919. Under the proposal, the citizens would elect members of the city council, who would in turn select the mayor. On August 29, 1919, voters approved the proposal by 201–82. The proposal also called for a primary for the election of city commissioners to be held within three weeks. The rules for the primary stated the top three vote-getters were elected to the city council. Eventually, the city commission expanded to five members. In 1978, candidates for commission began being elected by district, rather than at-large.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election, Background, Strong mayor referendum
During the next several decades following the vote in 1919, public opinion reversed in support of a strong mayor, elected by citizens. In a straw poll conducted by The Palm Beach Post in 1990, 78.5% of respondents indicated that they wanted to directly elect the mayor. Later that year, a five-member committee began collecting signatures for a petition to force a vote. The group collected 1,638 signatures, one more than required.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election, Background, Strong mayor referendum
Under their proposal, the mayor would be elected to a four-year term and be eligible for re-election once, the city manager and mayor would share administrative duties, and the mayor would receive the power to veto commission votes, which could be overridden by a 4–1 vote. Additionally, the mayor would be authorized to line-item veto the budget, initiate investigations, and supervise contracts and purchases involving more than $5,000. This proposal was listed on the ballot as Question 2. In response, the city commission submitted Question 1, which effective added a weak mayor. In this proposal, the difference versus Question 2 is that the city manager would retain administrative authority, the mayor would vote with city commissioners in the event of a tie, and the mayor could not veto votes by the city commission.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election, Background, Strong mayor referendum
On the ballot, voters were required to vote yes or no to Question 1 and Question 2. If both received a majority of yes votes, the question with more votes passed. The election was held on March 12, 1991. Both propositions received a majority of the votes. Question 1 received 2,944 yes votes versus 2,665 no votes, a margin of 52.6%–47.4%. Question 2 passed by a margin of 65.7%–34.3% and a vote total of 3,779–1,972. Therefore, Question 2 prevailed, allowing citizens of West Palm Beach to directly elect a strong mayor.


1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election, Campaign, Run-off results
With a turnout of approximately 28.7% of eligible voters, Nancy M. Graham won the election against Michael D. Hyman by a margin of 55.8%–44.2%, or 4,199–3,332 in total votes. Graham carried 22 out of 31 precincts. As a result of this election, Graham became the first mayor elected by direct vote since 1919, as well as the city's first strong mayor.


1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 99th overall and 1st season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–4 in the Big East).


1991 West Virginia derecho
The 1991 West Virginia derecho was a serial derecho (storm) that started in Arkansas in the early morning hours of April 9, 1991, and made its way northeast, finally dying out over Pennsylvania late that evening.


1991 West Virginia derecho
Two people were killed and 145 were injured in the event, mainly from falling trees, flying debris, and mobile homes and trailers being overturned. Western and central West Virginia were affected by hail and several roads were blocked. Most of the destructive damage occurred in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, western Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania. The fatalities associated with this storm occurred in Charleston, West Virginia and Huntington, West Virginia as a result of the high winds.


1991 West Virginia derecho, Damage claims
In West Virginia alone, there were 8,000 insurance damage claims for homes and businesses. Over 200,000 people lost power in the derecho. Many people experienced flickering lights and power surges. This derecho was the worst severe weather event for West Virginia since the 1974 Super Outbreak.


1991 West Virginia derecho, What is a Derecho?
There are  for a mesoscale convective system (MCS) to be considered a derecho. The system needs to have sustained winds of 58 mph, and stretch along a boundary at least 250 miles long. There must also be isolated wind gusts of 75 mph or greater.


1991 West Virginia derecho, Formation of a Derecho
This is a rather simplified list of conditions needed to form a derecho. However, when all of these conditions occur simultaneously in the atmosphere, a derecho storm system has the potential to form.


1991 Westchester Cup
The 1991 Westchester Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattanville College in Westchester, New York in the United States. It was the 7th edition of the event, the second played in Westchester, and was part of the Tier V series of the 1991 WTA Tour. The tournament was played from July 22 through July 28, 1991. Unseeded Isabelle Demongeot won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.


1991 Westchester Cup, Finals, Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank /  Lise Gregory defeated  Katrina Adams /  Lori McNeil 7–5, 6–4


1991 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 1991 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Al Molde, the Broncos compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 253 to 218. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


1991 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The team's statistical leaders included Brad Tayles with 1,949 passing yards, Corey Sylve with 711 rushing yards, and John Morton with 588 receiving yards.


1991 Western Samoan general election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 5 April 1991. Following a referendum the previous year, they were the first under universal suffrage, although candidates still had to be members of the Matai. The result was a victory for the Human Rights Protection Party, which won 27 of the 47 seats.


1991 Westmeath County Council election
An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.


1991 Wexford County Council election
An election to Wexford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1991 Whitbread Awards
The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1991.


1991 Wichita State Shockers baseball team
The 1991 Wichita State Shockers baseball team represented Wichita State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Shockers played their home games at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. The team was coached by Gene Stephenson in his fourteenth season as head coach at Wichita State.


1991 Wichita State Shockers baseball team
The Shockers reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to LSU.


1991 Wicklow County Council election
An election to Wicklow County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.


1991 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to the Wigan council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third scheduled for re-election. Like the last election, this seen a wider variety of party candidates than most previous, but only marginally improved upon the nadir of the year before in terms of candidates, with four wards uncontested (the record low until beaten last year), Conservatives fighting just above one half of the seats and the Liberal Democrats just under - although the Lib Dems near doubled last year's total, both were historically disappointing. Minor party participation consisted of three Independent Labour candidates - including a former Beech Hill Labour councillor - two Liberals, a return of an Independent in Hindley Green and one remaining Green - their lowest fielded when participating - in Atherton.


1991 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
Results on the night largely turned out to be the converse of the 1988 election with Labour suffering a significant fall in their vote share, mostly to the advantage of the Lib Dems, as they decisively won back second place. There were three gains in total, with two Lib Dem gains from Labour and one vice versa. The Lib Dems achieved a notable gain in the unblemished Labour ward of Bedford-Astley, as well as a second gain in the once consistently-Labour Beech Hill.


1991 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
Labour managed to return Winstanley to sole Labour representation again, but their total of 18 seats was the lowest accomplished in just under a decade for them. Elsewhere the Conservative's successfully defended Swinley this time around, and the Independent Labour comfortably held Hindley. Turnout fell to a fairly average figure of 34.5%.


1991 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


1991 William & Mary Tribe football team
The 1991 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 12th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.


1991 Wimbledon Championships
The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 105th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1991.


1991 Wimbledon Championships
Due to heavy rain during the first week of the Championships, play was held on the "Middle Sunday", in this case June 30, for the first time in the tournament's history.


1991 Wimbledon Championships, Prize money
The total prize money for 1991 championships was £4,010,970. The winner of the men's title earned £240,000 while the women's singles champion earned £216,000.


1991 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Men's Doubles
John Fitzgerald /  Anders Järryd defeated  Javier Frana /  Leonardo Lavalle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1


1991 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Women's Doubles
Larisa Savchenko /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Gigi Fernández /  Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6


1991 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
John Fitzgerald /  Elizabeth Smylie defeated  Jim Pugh /  Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–4), 6–2


1991 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Karim Alami /  Greg Rusedski defeated  John-Laffnie de Jager /  Andriy Medvedev, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4


1991 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Catherine Barclay /  Limor Zaltz defeated  Joanne Limmer /  Angie Woolcock, 6–4, 6–4


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles
Karim Alami and Greg Rusedski defeated John-Laffnie de Jager and Andriy Medvedev in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the Boys' Doubles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Thomas Enqvist defeated Michael Joyce in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles, Seeds
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1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles
Catherine Barclay and Limor Zaltz defeated Joanne Limmer and Angie Woolcock in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the Girls' Doubles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles
Barbara Rittner defeated Elena Makarova in the final, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles, Seeds
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1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Rick Leach and Jim Pugh were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Goran Ivanišević and John McEnroe.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd, appearing in their third final in four years, defeated Javier Frana and Leonardo Lavalle 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
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1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Stefan Edberg was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Stich.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Andre Agassi competed in Wimbledon for the first time since 1987, losing in the quarterfinals to David Wheaton. Agassi had previously refused to play Wimbledon due to the All England Club's dress code.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Rick Leach and Zina Garrison were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Michiel Schapers and Brenda Schultz.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
John Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Smylie defeated Jim Pugh and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Suková partnered with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario but lost in the quarterfinals to Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated Novotná and Gigi Fernández in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. With the victory, Graf captured her third Wimbledon Singles Championship, while it proved to be Sabatini's third and final appearance in a Grand Slam final. Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The original #1 seed Monica Seles withdrew due to injury before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 2-15 moved up one place, and a new #16 seed was added.


1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


1991 Windsor municipal election
The 1991 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor, ten councillors, utility commissioners and school trustees.


1991 Windsor municipal election, Results, Council
Electors in each ward could vote for two candidates for council. Percentages refer to the total number of votes.


1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The 1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the East Final.


1991 Winter Universiade
The 1991 Winter Universiade, the XV Winter Universiade, took place in Sapporo, Japan.


1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.


1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate


1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by second year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.


1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 2 May 1991 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.


1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
During the 1991 election the Merry Hill ward had two seats contested due to a vacancy arising.


1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:


1991 Women's African Volleyball Championship
The 1991 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Fifth Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Cairo, Egypt, with Eight teams participating.


1991 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1991 Hi-Tec British Open Squash Championships was held at the Lambs Squash Club with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 15–22 April 1991. The event was won by Lisa Opie who defeated Sue Wright in the final.


1991 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 1991 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the third edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Brussels, Belgium from May 1–10, 1991. England won the final against Germany, winning their first European title with the help of two goals from striker Jane Sixsmith.


1991 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 1991 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 17th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Italy from 28 September to 6 October 1991, with the final round held in Rome.


1991 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Participating teams
*Note: As Italy qualified as hosts and for finishing the 1989 tournament as third, Romania gained a qualification place for finishing fourth in 1989.


1991 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Format
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking.


1991 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Format
The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and the remaining four teams which finished group stages as fifth and sixth ended all tied in final ranking at 9th place. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th).


1991 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier
The 1991 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held in Auckland, New Zealand with twelve teams took part in the competition.


1991 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, Final standings
The teams qualified to the 1992 Summer Olympics in bold


1991 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 1991 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the third edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. The tournament took place from September 13 to September 21, 1991, in the Olympia Stadion in Berlin, Germany.


1991 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia won the tournament for the first time, finishing atop the pool standings, above Germany and Netherlands who finished second and third respectively.


1991 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.


1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
The 1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament which took place in France from 23 August to 1 September 1991. Seventeen teams competed in the competition from four continents with Brazil and Chinese Taipei making there first appearance in a tournament.


1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
After 62 matches, the Soviet Union took home their seventh gold medal and their fifth in a row after defeating South Korea by a single goal in the gold medal match. Denmark finished in third place overall after they defeated Sweden in the bronze medal playoff.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first Women's Rugby World Cup. The tournament was not approved by the International Rugby Board (IRB), yet it still went ahead despite the disapproval of the sports governing body. France confirmed their participation only minutes before the draw was made on 26 February. Representatives of the IRB, WRFU and RFU attended the final, but it was not until 2009 that the IRB officially endorsed the event as a "world cup" when it published, for the first time, a list of previous winners in a .


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
The tournament, was held in and around Cardiff, Wales. Twelve teams competed for the trophy, divided into four pools of three teams each. Each team played three pool matches on 6 April, 8 April, and 10 April, and the semifinals were on 12 April and 14 April, respectively. This meant that the championship teams played five matches over nine days, with only one day rest between matches.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
The tournament champions were the United States who defeated England 19–6 in the final at Cardiff Arms Park before almost 3,000 fans. The teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals took part in a "plate" tournament between the 11 and 13 April.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Organisation
The tournament was created and largely organised by four women who were with the Richmond Women's Rugby Club – Deborah Griffin, Sue Dorrington, Alice Cooper, and Mary Forsyth.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Organisation
The International Rugby Board decided not to sanction or support the tournament. The tournament was run on a very small and tightly controlled budget. The organisers considered a number of host cities, and chose Cardiff, Wales for several reasons — because most of the teams were European it made sense to hold the tournament in Europe; the organisers were looking for a strong rugby community, which Wales possessed; and Cardiff offered help, including paying for the welcome ceremony and closing dinner.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Organisation
The tournament made a financial loss. Due in some part to the fact that the men's 1991 Rugby World Cup was also being held in Europe that year, with some matches staged in Wales,  the women's tournament experienced disappointing attendance revenues and the failure to attract television contracts or sponsorship. Another financial drain was due to the Soviet Union team being unable to pay its hotel and transport bills, as Soviets were not permitted to leave the country with hard currency. The team had hoped to survive by bartering and selling goods such as vodka and trinkets such as Russian dolls; these activities were curtailed after they aroused the attention of HM Customs and Excise, and the Soviets relied on contributions by local Cardiff businesses to survive.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Organisation
The financial loss was made good. Anonymous businessmen pledged at the post-tournament celebratory dinner to make up a portion of the deficit. The English Rugby Football Union made good on the remainder of the deficit.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Teams
The organizers invited multiple rugby unions to participate, and 12 nations confirmed their participation. The teams had varying degrees of international experience. Among the more experienced teams were the Netherlands with 20 caps and France with 18 caps, dating back to their first meeting in 1982. Among the lesser experienced teams were Japan with no prior caps, and Spain with 1 prior cap from a 1989 0–28 drubbing by the French.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Match Officials
1991 USA Rugby’s Referee to the WRWC, Laurel LockettFinal: Les Peard (WRU), TJs A. Evans & D. MorganSFs: Gareth Simmonds (NZvUSA), Ken Rowlands (EvF)Plate Final: A. EvansA. Evans - Holland v USA, Wales v Canada and Italy v SpainD. Morgan - Wales v NZ


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Cup, Third place playoff
Officially, third place was shared between France and New Zealand.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Cup, Third place playoff
However, a match between a French and a New Zealand XV did take place on 14 April, France winning 3–0. But it is clear from records held by the RFU Rugby Museum that game was not scheduled as part of the tournament and is not included in any official tournament records after the event.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Cup, Third place playoff
Participants record that New Zealand fielded a weakened team based around players who had not made many appearances in the tournament. New Zealand awarded no caps – indeed the game does not appear in any official Black Fern records. On the other hand, the French RFU have included the game in a recently published official  , and do appear  .


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup, Cup, Third place playoff
As status of the game is disputed it is also not currently accepted as being a test match.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads
This article lists the official squads for the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, United States
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, New Zealand
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Canada
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Wales
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, France
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Japan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Sweden
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Netherlands
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Soviet Union
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, England
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Italy
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Spain
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship
The 1991 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament played at various venues in the United Kingdom in 1991. Allison Fisher beat Karen Corr 8–2 in the final to win the title, and made a championship record break of 103 in the qualifying rounds.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary
The event attracted seventy-one players, from nine different countries. There were eight regional qualifying events, with the winner of each event progressing to the quarter-finals of the tournament. The competition was promoted by Barry Hearn's Matchroom organisation and sponsored by Trusthouse Forte with total prize fund of £40,000. The winner, Allison Fisher received £12,000 as the champion, and Karen Corr received £6,000 as runner-up. The losing semi-finalists received £3,000 each, and the losing quarter-finalists £1,250 each. All of the matches were played in venues managed by the tournament's sponsor, Trusthouse Forte.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary
Fisher made a break of 103 in her match against Fran Hoad, the first century break in the history of the women's world snooker championship.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary
The quarter-finals onwards were played at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, and received television coverage on the European satellite channel Screensport.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary
Mandy Fisher gave birth to a son 96 hours before her quarter-final match with Allison Fisher, and was breastfeeding him ten minutes before the match started. Mandy Fisher scored only 48 points whilst losing the match 0–5.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary
Corr won the first frame of her semi-final against Tessa Davidson with a fluked pot of the black ball. She then won the second on a re-spotted black, and later the fourth frame with a fluked blue ball on her way to a 5–0 win. In the other semi-final, Fisher beat Stacey Hillyard 5–2 in a match where both players made numerous errors.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary
The final was played on 10 November 1991, which was Corr's 22nd birthday. In the first fame, Corr made a break of 82 which earnt her a prize of £400 for the highest break in the televised stages of the tournament. Fisher then took the second frame, before Corr won the third to lead 2–1. Fisher then won the last seven frames in dominant style to win 8–2, finishing the match with a break of 44. As champion, Fisher received an invitation to compete in the 1992 Matchroom League, which, like the women's world championship had been, was sponsored by Trusthouse Forte and promoted by Barry Hearn.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
No matches before the semi-finals of any of the qualifying events are shown.


1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
Event 2: Forte Crest, Swansea(Only the result of the final is available in the source used)


1991 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 9 and 10 February 1991 in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice rink.


1991 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for women
The 52nd edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 2 and 3 February 1991 in Hamar at the Hamar Stadion ice rink.


1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Sydney, Australia, from November 15 to 23. The sixth edition of this competition, held nearly a year before the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing, AIBA.


1991 World Aquatics Championships
The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place at the Claremont Superdrome in Perth, Western Australia from 3 to 13 January 1991 with 1142 participating athletes.


1991 World Archery Championships
The 1991 World Archery Championships was the 36th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Krakow, Poland in August 1991 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). It marked the last time the Soviet Union competed in the World Archery Championships.


1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 26th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Indianapolis, United States, in the Hoosier Dome from September 6 to 15, 1991. This was the last championships at which the Soviet Union competed.


1991 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals
The 1991 World Badminton Grand Prix was the ninth edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 11 to December 15, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.


1991 World Championships in Athletics
The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in) jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.


1991 World Championships in Athletics, Men's results, Field
1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.


1991 World Championships in Athletics, Women's results, Field
Note: * Indicates athletes who only ran in the preliminary round and also received medals.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 25 August 1991. The world record, African record, and European record were broken by Carl Lewis, Frankie Fredericks, and Linford Christie respectively. The then world record holder Leroy Burrell also bettered his previous mark of 9.90 seconds while Ray Stewart set the Jamaican record for the event.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes, with two semi-finals and five qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Summary
All the eyes were on 33 year old Greg Foster, who was, as yet, undefeated in World Championship finals. Foster had lane 4 in the center of the track. Missing was the reigning double Olympic Champion and world record holder Roger Kingdom out with an ACL surgery. Next to Foster in lane 5 was the leading qualifier from the semis was Tony Jarrett, who had just edged Foster in that semi. The other semi was significantly slower, won by Jack Pierce.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Summary
Before the gun went off, Foster was already running--a false start, common and legal in this era. When the starter raised the gun again, Foster had a strike against him, meaning he could be disqualified for a second offense. Ostensibly that should make Foster more cautious. The next start was legal, Mark McKoy got a good start and had a clear lead over the first hurdle, with Foster just inches ahead of the wall of competitors almost a full stride behind. Over the next two hurdles, Foster made up most of the gap.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Summary
Challenged to his right, McKoy began to struggle, Foster taking a clear lead. Behind them, Pierce was separating from the group in third place. By the sixth hurdle, Pierce caught McKoy and had the momentum chasing Foster. The next chaser was Jarrett, who caught McKoy over the eighth hurdle. Pierce was gaining on Foster but was still half a metre behind over the last hurdle. In the run in to the finish line, that half metre disappeared, the two hit the finish line together with Pierce clearly ahead just inches past the finish line. Jarrett continued on to take bronze almost .2 of a second behind the leaders.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Summary
With new technology, Japanese officials were able to display the finish picture quickly after the race, still looking like a tie. Three minutes later, Foster was announced as the winner, now for the third time in a row.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 1.500 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 24, 1991, with the start at 08:30h local time.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 61 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Summary
Defending champion Francesco Panetta took the early lead, shadowed by Tom Hanlon. The ever dangerous Kenyan team scattered toward the rear of the pack, but quickly moved forward as a group to join the train behind Hanlon. The first action happened on the third lap when Hagen Melzer and Graeme Fell, found themselves lying on the track after Fell fell over a barrier. Later in the lap, the Kenyans tired of training Hanlon and moved directly behind Panetta. Finally, the fourth time over the water jump, the entire Kenyan team passed Panetta.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Summary
Over th next lap, Panetta began to fall back, leaving a 5 man break on the front, with Abdelaziz Sahere and Azzedine Brahmi tagging on behind the Kenyans. Behind the group, Panetta, Brian Diemer and Angelo Carosi were chasing trying to bridge the gap. Of the Kenyans, the order was consistently World 1500m Junior Champion Moses Kiptanui leading Patrick Sang, with Olympic champion Julius Kariuki. On the penultimate lap, the Kenyans appeared to slow, enough for the breakaway group to catch the back temporarily, before the Kenyans again accelerated away.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Summary
During the acceleration, Kariuki upset the patter by moving up to Kiptanui's shoulder. By the bell, only Brahmi was able to hold on to the back of Sang, the trailing Kenyan as Kariuki spent the next half lap challenging Kiptanui for the lead. Down the backstretch, Brahmi passed Sang before the water jump, but after the water it was again the three Kenyans on the front.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Summary
As they hit the final straight, Kiptanui held a 2 metre lead over Sang, while Kariuki took the turn wide enough to allow Brahmi to fall in behind Sang, with Kariuki effectively conceding a Kenyan sweep and the bronze medal to him with 80 metres to go. Down the stretch, Sang accelerated enough for Kiptanui to sense his presence, then Kiptanui sped up to take a decisive victory.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Their final was held on Sunday September 1, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of sixteen participating nations, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991. The final was won by Great Britain in what was, at the time, the fourth fastest time in history (behind the USA team's 1988 World Record, and two other US times). Going into the meeting, the USA 4 × 400 m team hadn't lost at a major championships in over 7 years. Britain, by contrast, hadn't won a gold medal in the event since the 1936 Berlin Olympics.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The British team made a tactical change, switching their top runner Roger Black, expected to be the anchor leg runner, to the first leg. The move paid off. Black ran a 44.6 first leg, catching Andrew Valmon before the handoff. giving Derek Redmond the edge to beat Quincy Watts to the break. Both Watts and Redmond would become famous the following year, Watts for winning the Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres and Redmond for his determination, finishing his semi-final race in that same event with a torn hamstring, assisted by his father.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Watts ran a 44.1 leg to catch Redmond, but it could have been faster because Watts had to pass Redmond on the outside of the turn due to the British team's superior position. Danny Everett was not able to put any distance on John Regis, even having to fend off a challenge on the final straightaway, so going into the final leg, the USA held only a small lead. Kriss Akabusi, running the anchor leg paced off of the individual 400m Champion, Antonio Pettigrew, then dramatically overtook him on the home straight to win.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The USA team were so shocked by the result, that even on the medal podium, they were still in disbelief at the result. Indeed, television footage immediately after the race, showed Pettigrew stood, hands on hips, shaking his head at the outcome of the race. The result was the only time out of 8 major championships over a 12-year span that the US team failed to win gold.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Notes
In 2002 this race came 42nd in the TV programme 100 Greatest Sporting Moments by Channel 4 of the UK.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 46 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1991 World Championships held on Saturday August 31, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan, with the start at 07:00h local time. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on 1 September 1991.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres, Final
At first, Italy's Stefano Mei led this final, but after 300 metres, Bob Kennedy of the United States passed him. Despite Kennedy's slight surge, the first 400-metre split was sluggish at 1:07.02. Kenya's Yobes Ondieki passed Kennedy on the second home straight, and accelerated the pace radically. Quickly Morocco's Khalid Skah and Brahim Boutayeb, Ethiopia's Fita Bayisa, Germany's Dieter Baumann, and Portugal's Domingos Castro positioned themselves behind the surging Kenyan runner. To demonstrate the categorical reverse of the early pedestrian pace, Ondieki clocked 2:06.90 at 800 metres. In other words, the final's second lap had been sprinted in 59.88 seconds!


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres, Final
Ondieki kept his speed throttle up through 1,000 metres in 2:36.83. His surge caused the United States' Doug Padilla to lose contact with the other runners already before 1,200 metres. Two laps later, Ondieki was about three seconds ahead of Boutayeb and Bayisa, with an unofficial split of 5:09.48 at 2,000 metres. Baumann and Domingos Castro formed the second chasing pair, after Skah had dropped from their pace. Further behind, Dionisio Castro of Portugal (Domingos's twin brother) and Britain's Gary Staines were fighting for seventh place.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres, Final
Despite slowing down slightly in the third kilometre, Ondieki widened his lead as he speeded past 3,000 metres in 7:46.08. During the fourth kilometre, the Kenyan's brutal early pace started to take its toll on his legs, but neither Bayisa nor Boutayeb was able to appreciably close in on him. By contrast, Finland's Risto Ulmala broke away from the rear group, and caught Skah and Dionisio Castro. Slightly behind this trio ran Britain's Rob Denmark, who also passed his badly exhausted team mate Staines. Before 3,800 metres, Bayisa speeded away from Boutayeb.


1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres, Final
At 4,000 metres, the gradually tiring Ondieki led in 10:29.07. After 4,250 metres, the Kenyan lapped Padilla. Ondieki's unofficial time at 4,600 metres was 12:09.07. At the start of the last lap, Bayisa was still over six seconds behind the Kenyan. By 4,800 metres (Ondieki's split was 12:41.90), the Ethiopian had only been able to narrow the gap to about five seconds. Although he sprinted the home straight visibly faster than the fading Ondieki, Bayisa still lost to the Kenyan World Champion by over two seconds. Boutayeb held on to the bronze medal, while Baumann sprinted narrowly past Domingos Castro, and Skah pulled away from Ulmala and Dionisio Castro. (See the following YouTube video about this final race:    3705 World Track & Field 1991 5000m Men (the user:  Basil Sage).)