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This article contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics.
| 1987 in athletics | |
|---|---|
| Major world events | World Championships World Indoor Championships |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Men
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 metres |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
4:50.81 | 16 July | Paris |
| 5,000 metres | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
12:58.39 | 22 July | Rome, Italy |
| High jump |  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.42 m | 30 June | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Pole vault |  Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.03 m | 23 June | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Shot put |  Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
22.72m | 12 August | Viareggio, Italy |
| Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
22.84m | 12 August | Viareggio, Italy | |
| Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
22.91m | 12 August | Viareggio, Italy | |
| Javelin (new) |  Jan Železný (TCH) |
87.66 m | 31 May | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
Carl Lewis (USA) equalled the world record in the men's 100 metres held by countryman Calvin Smith since 1983-07-03, clocking 9.93 seconds on 1987-08-30 at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m hurdles |  Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.25 s | 8 August | Drama, Greece |
| High Jump | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.09 m | 30 August | Rome, Italy |
| Shot put | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
22.60 m | 7 June | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
22.63 m | 7 June | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| Javelin (old) |  Petra Meier (GDR) |
78.90 m | 29 July | Leipzig, East Germany |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) equalled the world record in the women's long jump held by East Germany's Heike Drechsler since 1986-06-21, jumping 7.45 metres on 1987-08-13 at a meet in Indianapolis.
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100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Carl Lewis (USA) |
9.931 |
| 2. |  Linford Christie (GBR) |
10.03 |
| 3. | Mark Witherspoon (USA) |
10.04 |
| 4. |  Andrés Simón (CUB) |
10.06 |
| 5. | Lee McRae (USA) |
10.07 |
| — | Calvin Smith (USA) |
10.07 |
200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
19.92 |
| 2. | Floyd Heard (USA) |
19.95 |
| 3. | Dwayne Evans (USA) |
20.08 |
| 4. | Calvin Smith (USA) |
20.10 |
| 5. |  Attila Kovács (HUN) |
20.11 |
400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Butch Reynolds (USA) |
44.10 |
| 2. |  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
44.17 |
| 3. | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) |
44.33 |
| 4. | Danny Everett (USA) |
44.47 |
| 5. | Derek Redmond (GBR) |
44.50 |
800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Billy Konchellah (KEN) |
1:43.06 |
| 2. | Peter Elliott (GBR) |
1:43.41 |
| — |  José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) |
1:43.76 |
| 4. |  Philippe Collard (FRA) |
1:43.95 |
| 5. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:44.09 |
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1.500 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:30.69 |
| 2. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:31.43 |
| 3. |  Abdi Bile (SOM) |
3:31.71 |
| 4. |  José Luis González (ESP) |
3:33.01 |
| 5. | Peter Elliott (GBR) |
3:33.23 |
Mile
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:46.76 |
| 2. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:50.08 |
| 3. | Abdi Bile (SOM) |
3:50.75 |
| 4. |  Johan Fourie (RSA) |
3:50.82 |
| 5. | John Gladwin (GBR) |
3:51.02 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dieter Baumann (FRG) |
7:40.25 |
| 2. | Francesco Panetta (ITA) |
7:42.73 |
| 3. | José Luis González (ESP) |
7:42.93 |
| 4. |  Frank O'Mara (IRL) |
7:42.99 |
| 5. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
7:43.13 |
5,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 5.000 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
12:58.39 |
| 2. | Jack Buckner (GBR) |
13:10.48 |
| 3. | José Luis González (ESP) |
13:12.34 |
| 4. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) |
13:12.49 |
| 5. | Frank O'Mara (IRL) |
13:13.02 |
10,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 10.000 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francesco Panetta (ITA) |
27:26.95 |
| 2. |  Wodajo Bulti (ETH) |
27:29.41 |
| 3. | Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA) |
27:34.38 |
| 4. |  Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
27:35.33 |
| 5. | Paul Kipkoech (KEN) |
27:38.63 |
Half marathon
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matthew Temane (RSA) |
1:00:10 |
Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
2:08:18 |
| 2. | Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) |
2:09:50 |
| 3. | El Mostafa Nechchadi (MAR) |
2:10:09 |
| 4. | Hugh Jones (GBR) |
2:10:11 |
| 5. | Gianni Poli (ITA) |
2:10:15 |
110m hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 110m hurdles
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greg Foster (USA) |
13.17 |
| 2. | Tonie Campbell (USA) |
13.19 |
| 3. |  Mark McKoy (CAN) |
13.23 |
| 4. | Rod Woodson (USA) |
13.29 |
| — | Jon Ridgeon (GBR) |
13.29 |
| — | Arthur Blake (USA) |
13.29 |
400m hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m hurdles
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.46 |
| 2. | Danny Harris (USA) |
47.48 |
| — | Harald Schmid (FRG) |
47.48 |
| 4. |  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
48.03 |
| 5. | Kevin Young (USA) |
48.15 |
3,000m steeplechase
- Main race this year: World Championships 3.000m steeplechase
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francesco Panetta (ITA) |
8:08.57 |
| 2. | Hagen Melzer (GDR) |
8:10.32 |
| 3. |  William Van Dijck (BEL) |
8:12.18 |
| 4. | Julius Korir (KEN) |
8:12.80 |
| 5. | Raymond Pannier (FRA) |
8:13.88 |
High jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.42 |
| 2. | Igor Paklin (URS) |
2.38 |
| — | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) |
2.38 |
| 4. | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.37 |
| 5. | Jim Howard (USA) |
2.36 |
| — | Ján Zvara (TCH) |
2.36 |
Long jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Emmiyan (URS) |
8.86 |
| 2. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.75 |
| 3. | Larry Myricks (USA) |
8.66 |
| 4. | Jaime Jefferson (CUB) |
8.51 |
| 5. | Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA) |
8.43 |
Triple jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khristo Markov (BUL) |
17.92 |
| 2. | Mike Conley (USA) |
17.87 |
| 3. | Aleksandr Kovalenko (URS) |
17.77 |
| 4. | Aleksandr Yakovlev (URS) |
17.65 |
| 5. | Oleg Protsenko (URS) |
17.61 |
Discus
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
69.52 |
| 2. | Mike Buncic (USA) |
68.98 |
| 3. | Stefan Fernholm (SWE) |
68.30 |
| 4. | Luis Delís (CUB) |
67.92 |
| 5. | Alwin Wagner (FRG) |
67.80 |
Shot put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
22.91 |
| 2. | John Brenner (USA) |
22.52 |
| 3. |  Werner Günthör (SUI) |
22.47 |
| 4. | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.31 |
| 5. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
22.01 |
Hammer
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
83.48 |
| 2. | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
82.96 |
| 3. | Vyacheslav Korovin (URS) |
82.24 |
| 4. | Jüri Tamm (URS) |
82.02 |
| 5. | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
82.00 |
Javelin (new design)
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan Železný (TCH) |
87.66 |
| 2. | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
86.64 |
| 3. | Mick Hill (GBR) |
85.24 |
| 4. | Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) |
85.16 |
| 5. | Lev Shatilo (URS) |
84.30 |
Pole vault
- Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.03 |
| 2. | Joe Dial (USA) |
5.96 |
| 3. | Radion Gataullin (URS) |
5.90 |
| 4. | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
5.85 |
| 5. | Mike Tully (USA) |
5.83 |
Decathlon
- Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torsten Voss (GDR) |
8680 |
| 2. | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) |
8645 |
| 3. | Pavel Tarnavetskiy (URS) |
8375 |
| 4. |  Simon Poelman (NZL) |
8359 |
| 5. | Tim Bright (USA) |
8340 |
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100 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
10.86 |
| — | Silke Gladisch (GDR) |
10.86 |
| 3. |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
10.87 |
| 4. | Marlies Göhr (GDR) |
10.93 |
| 5. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
10.95 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Silke Gladisch (GDR) |
21.74 |
| 2. | Florence Griffith (USA) |
21.96 |
| 3. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
22.01 |
| 4. | Pam Marshall (USA) |
22.06 |
| — | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.06 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olga Bryzgina (URS) |
49.38 |
| 2. | Petra Müller (GDR) |
49.64 |
| 3. | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
49.87 |
| 4. | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) |
49.95 |
| 5. | Olga Nazarova (URS) |
49.96 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sigrun Wodars (GDR) |
1:55.26 |
| 2. | Christine Wachtel (GDR) |
1:55.32 |
| 3. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) |
1:55.56 |
| 4. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:55.84 |
| 5. |  Slobodanka Čolović (YUG) |
1:56.51 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
3:58.56 |
| 2. | Hildegard Körner (GDR) |
3:58.67 |
| 3. |  Doina Melinte (ROU) |
3:59.27 |
| 4. | Cornelia Bürki (SUI) |
3:59.90 |
| 5. | Andrea Lange (GDR) |
4:00.07 |
Mile
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Doina Melinte (ROU) |
4:24.05 |
| 2. |  Elly van Hulst (NED) |
4:25.13 |
| 3. | Diana Richburg (USA) |
4:25.77 |
| 4. | Liz Lynch (GBR) |
4:26.11 |
| 5. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
4:26.70 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
8:38.1 |
| 2. | Yelena Zhupiyeva (URS) |
8:38.5 |
| 3. | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
8:38.73 |
| 4. | Paula Ivan (ROU) |
8:39.28 |
| 5. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
8:39.45 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Liz Lynch (GBR) |
15:01.08 |
| 2. | Angela Tooby (GBR) |
15:13.22 |
| 3. |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
15:19.76 |
| 4. | Wendy Sly (GBR) |
15:21.45 |
| 5. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
15:23.48 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
31:05.85 |
| 2. | Yelena Zhupiyeva (URS) |
31:09.40 |
| 3. | Kathrin Ullrich (GDR) |
31:11.34 |
| 4. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
31:18.38 |
| 5. | Liz Lynch (GBR) |
31:19.82 |
Half marathon
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1:06:40 |
Marathon
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:22:48 |
| 2. |  Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:25:17 |
| 3. | Katrin Dörre (GDR) |
2:25:24 |
| 4. | Carla Beurskens (NED) |
2:26:34 |
| 5. | Priscilla Welch (GBR) |
2:26:51 |
100m hurdles
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.25 |
| 2. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.33 |
| 3. | Gloria Siebert (GDR) |
12.44 |
| 4. | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) |
12.45 |
400m hurdles
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sabine Busch (GDR) |
53.24 |
| 2. | Cornelia Ullrich (GDR) |
53.58 |
| 3. |  Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) |
53.95 |
| 4. | Judi Brown-King (USA) |
54.23 |
| 5. | Sandra Farmer (JAM) |
54.38 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.09 m |
| 2. | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
2.04 m |
| 3. | Louise Ritter (USA) |
2.01 m |
| 4. | Desiree du Plessis (RSA) |
2.00 m |
| — | Lyudmila Avdeyenko (URS) |
2.00 m |
| — | Svetlana Leseva (BUL) |
2.00 m |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.45 m |
| 2. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.40 m |
| 3. | Yelena Belevskaya (URS) |
7.39 m |
| 4. | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.27 m |
| 5. | Irina Valyukevich (URS) |
7.17 m |
Shot put
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
22.63 m |
| 2. | Claudia Losch (FRG) |
22.19 m |
| 3. | Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) |
21.34 m |
| 4. | Kathrin Neimke (GDR) |
21.21 m |
| 5. | Ines Müller (GDR) |
21.20 m |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Meier (GDR) |
78.90 |
| 2. | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
76.64 |
| 3. | Ingrid Thyssen (GDR) |
69.68 |
| 4. | Susanne Jung (GDR) |
69.60 |
| 5. | Beate Peters (FRG) |
68.84 |
Heptathlon
| RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7128 |
| 2. | Anke Behmer (GDR) |
6692 |
| 3. | Svetlana Buraga (URS) |
6585 |
| 4. | Larisa Nikitina (URS) |
6564 |
| 5. | Jane Frederick (USA) |
6533 |
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- January 1 — Rytis Sakalauskas, Lithuanian sprinter
- January 17 — Svetlana Radzivil, Uzbekistani high jumper
- January 27 — Liliya Kulyk, Ukrainian triple jumper
- March 5 — Vitalij Kozlov, Lithuanian middle-distance runner
- April 17 — Atsede Baysa, Ethiopian long-distance runner
- April 24 — Franklin Nazareno, Ecuadorian sprinter
- July 14 — Margus Hunt, Estonian discus thrower
- July 22 — Hugo Chila, Ecuadorian long jumper and triple jumper
- August 9 — Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter
- September 1 — Leonel Suárez, Cuban decathlete
- September 13 — Vincent Kipruto, Kenyan long-distance runner
- October 3 — Ancuța Bobocel, Romanian long-distance runner
- November 1 — Jimmy Adar, Ugandan middle-distance runner
- November 17 — Nadiya Dusanova, Uzbekistani high jumper
- December 1 — Tabarie Henry, United States Virgin Islands sprinter
- December 21 — Denis Alekseyev, Russian sprinter
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- March 17 — Georg Lammers (81), German athlete (b. 1905)
- October 20 — Jerzy Chromik (56), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1931)
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