The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place in Perth, Australia between January 3 and January 13, 1991 with 1142 participating athletes.
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Medals table
| Place | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
17 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 2 |  China |
8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Germany |
4 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 |  Australia |
3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 |  Canada |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Italy |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Spain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Suriname |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Japan |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 |  France |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 46 | 44 | 135 | |
Medal summary
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Edwin Jongejans (NED) |
Mark Lenzi (USA) |
Wang Yijie (CHN) |
| 3 m springboard | Kent Ferguson (USA) |
Tan Liangde (CHN) |
Albin Killat (GER) |
| 10 m platform | Sun Shuwei (CHN) |
Xiong Ni (CHN) |
Georgiy Chogovadze (URS) |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Gao Min (CHN) |
Wendy Lucero (USA) |
Heidemarie Bártová (TCH) |
| 3 m springboard | Gao Min (CHN) |
Irina Lashko (URS) |
Brita Baldus (GER) |
| 10 m platform | Fu Mingxia (CHN) |
Yelena Miroshina (URS) |
Wendy Lian Williams (USA) |
Open water swimming
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 km | Chad Hundeby (USA) |
Sergio Chariandini (ITA) |
David O'Brien (AUS) |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 km | Shelley Taylor-Smith (AUS) |
Martha Jahn (USA) |
Karen Burton (USA) |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships
- Men
- Women
Synchronised swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo routine | Sylvie Fréchette (CAN) |
Kristen Babb-Sprague (USA) |
Mikako Kotani (JPN) |
| Duet routine | Karen Josephson (USA) Sarah Josephson (USA) |
Mikako Kotani (JPN) Aki Takayama (JPN) |
Lisa Alexander (CAN) Kathy Glen (CAN) |
| Team routine | United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
Japan (JPN) |
Water polo
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Yugoslavia |
Spain |
Hungary |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Netherlands |
Canada |
United States |
External links
| Preceded by 1986 World Aquatics Championships (Madrid, Spain) |
FINA World Aquatics Championships | Succeeded by 1994 World Aquatics Championships (Rome, Italy) |
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