1991 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
# 1991 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

The 1991 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Barga, Italy from 15 to 16 September 1991.

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cross-country | John Tomac (USA) | Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) | Ned Overend (USA) |
| Downhill | Albert Iten (SUI) | John Tomac (USA) | Glen Adams (USA) |
| Junior downhill | Bruno Zanchi (ITA) | Tomas Misser (ESP) | Vernet de Ceuster (BEL) |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cross-country | Ruthie Matthes (USA) | Eva Orvošová (SVK) | Silvia Fürst (SUI) |
| Downhill | Giovanna Bonazzi (ITA) | Nathalie Fiat (FRA) | Cindy Devine (CAN) |
| Junior downhill | Rita Burgi (SUI) | Melanie Eberle (GER) | Stéphanie Éthoin (FRA) |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
