1987 in the sport of athletics

56m in Los Angeles. World Athletics. 27 May 2023 [29 May 2023]. （原始内容存档于2023-05-28）.  Bob Ramsak. Williams blazes 12.32, Warholm improves to 47.12 in London

（中文（臺灣））.  Peter Bruggemann. Scientific Report on the II World Championships in Athletics Rome 1987 Second Edition. International Athletic Foundation

Sports Personality of the Year: Previous winners. BBC Sport. [2021-11-12]. （原始内容存档于2024-01-30）.  Steve Ovett. UK Athletics（英语：UK Athletics）. [2009-06-07]

P. Scientific Report on the II World Championships in Athletics Rome 1987. International Amateur Athletics Federation. 1987年 （英语）.  Nam-Hee Kim; Sung-Mo

Association of Athletics Federations: 315. 1 November 2015 [29 October 2017]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于23 March 2016）.  IAAF: Official IAAF world rankings first step in fundamental