1987 in the sport of athletics
Appearance
1987 in athletics | |
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Major world events | World Championships World Indoor Championships |
← 1986 1988 → |
This article contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics.
International Events
[edit]- All-Africa Games
- Asian Championships
- Central American and Caribbean Championships
- European Indoor Championships
- Mediterranean Games
- Pan American Games
- World Championships
- World Indoor Championships
- World Cross Country Championships
- World Student Games
World records
[edit]Men
[edit]EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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2,000 metres | 4:50.81 | 16 July | Paris | |
5,000 metres | 12:58.39 | 22 July | Rome, Italy | |
High jump | 2.42 m | 30 June | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Pole vault | 6.03 m | 23 June | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
Shot put | 22.72m | 12 August | Viareggio, Italy | |
22.84m | 12 August | Viareggio, Italy | ||
22.91m | 12 August | Viareggio, Italy | ||
Javelin (new) | 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
[edit]EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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100m hurdles | 12.25 s | 8 August | Drama, Greece | |
High Jump | 2.09 m | 30 August | Rome, Italy | |
Shot put | 22.60 m | 7 June | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
22.63 m | 7 June | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
Javelin (old) | 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.
Men's Best Year Performers
[edit]- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 9.931 | |
2. | 10.03 | |
3. | 10.04 | |
4. | 10.06 | |
5. | 10.07 | |
— | 10.07 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 19.92 | |
2. | 19.95 | |
3. | 20.08 | |
4. | 20.10 | |
5. | 20.11 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 44.10 | |
2. | 44.17 | |
3. | 44.33 | |
4. | 44.47 | |
5. | 44.50 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 1:43.06 | |
2. | 1:43.41 | |
— | 1:43.76 | |
4. | 1:43.95 | |
5. | 1:44.09 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 1.500 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 3:30.69 | |
2. | 3:31.43 | |
3. | 3:31.71 | |
4. | 3:33.01 | |
5. | 3:33.23 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 3:46.76 | |
2. | 3:50.08 | |
3. | 3:50.75 | |
4. | 3:50.82 | |
5. | 3:51.02 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 7:40.25 | |
2. | 7:42.73 | |
3. | 7:42.93 | |
4. | 7:42.99 | |
5. | 7:43.13 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 5.000 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 12:58.39 | |
2. | 13:10.48 | |
3. | 13:12.34 | |
4. | 13:12.49 | |
5. | 13:13.02 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 10.000 metres
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 27:26.95 | |
2. | 27:29.41 | |
3. | 27:34.38 | |
4. | 27:35.33 | |
5. | 27:38.63 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:00:10 |
- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 2:08:18 | |
2. | 2:09:50 | |
3. | 2:10:09 | |
4. | 2:10:11 | |
5. | 2:10:15 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 110m hurdles
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 13.17 | |
2. | 13.19 | |
3. | 13.23 | |
4. | 13.29 | |
— | 13.29 | |
— | 13.29 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m hurdles
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 47.46 | |
2. | 47.48 | |
— | 47.48 | |
4. | 48.03 | |
5. | 48.15 |
- Main race this year: World Championships 3.000m steeplechase
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 8:08.57 | |
2. | 8:10.32 | |
3. | 8:12.18 | |
4. | 8:12.80 | |
5. | 8:13.88 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | 2.42 | |
2. | 2.38 | |
— | 2.38 | |
4. | 2.37 | |
5. | 2.36 | |
— | 2.36 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 8.86 | |
2. | 8.75 | |
3. | 8.66 | |
4. | 8.51 | |
5. | 8.43 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 17.92 | |
2. | 17.87 | |
3. | 17.77 | |
4. | 17.65 | |
5. | 17.61 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 69.52 | |
2. | 68.98 | |
3. | 68.30 | |
4. | 67.92 | |
5. | 67.80 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 22.91 | |
2. | 22.52 | |
3. | 22.47 | |
4. | 22.31 | |
5. | 22.01 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 83.48 | |
2. | 82.96 | |
3. | 82.24 | |
4. | 82.02 | |
5. | 82.00 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 87.66 | |
2. | 86.64 | |
3. | 85.24 | |
4. | 85.16 | |
5. | 84.30 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | 6.03 | |
2. | 5.96 | |
3. | 5.90 | |
4. | 5.85 | |
5. | 5.83 |
- Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | 8680 | |
2. | 8645 | |
3. | 8375 | |
4. | 8359 | |
5. | 8340 |
Women's Best Year Performers
[edit]RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 10.86 | |
— | 10.86 | |
3. | 10.87 | |
4. | 10.93 | |
5. | 10.95 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 21.74 | |
2. | 21.96 | |
3. | 22.01 | |
4. | 22.06 | |
— | 22.06 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 49.38 | |
2. | 49.64 | |
3. | 49.87 | |
4. | 49.95 | |
5. | 49.96 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 1:55.26 | |
2. | 1:55.32 | |
3. | 1:55.56 | |
4. | 1:55.84 | |
5. | 1:56.51 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 3:58.56 | |
2. | 3:58.67 | |
3. | 3:59.27 | |
4. | 3:59.90 | |
5. | 4:00.07 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 4:24.05 | |
2. | 4:25.13 | |
3. | 4:25.77 | |
4. | 4:26.11 | |
5. | 4:26.70 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 8:38.1 | |
2. | 8:38.5 | |
3. | 8:38.73 | |
4. | 8:39.28 | |
5. | 8:39.45 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 15:01.08 | |
2. | 15:13.22 | |
3. | 15:19.76 | |
4. | 15:21.45 | |
5. | 15:23.48 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 31:05.85 | |
2. | 31:09.40 | |
3. | 31:11.34 | |
4. | 31:18.38 | |
5. | 31:19.82 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | 1:06:40 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 2:22:48 | |
2. | 2:25:17 | |
3. | 2:25:24 | |
4. | 2:26:34 | |
5. | 2:26:51 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 12.25 | |
2. | 12.33 | |
3. | 12.44 | |
4. | 12.45 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 53.24 | |
2. | 53.58 | |
3. | 53.95 | |
4. | 54.23 | |
5. | 54.38 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | 2.09 m | |
2. | 2.04 m | |
3. | 2.01 m | |
4. | 2.00 m | |
— | 2.00 m | |
— | 2.00 m |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 7.45 m | |
2. | 7.40 m | |
3. | 7.39 m | |
4. | 7.27 m | |
5. | 7.17 m |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 22.63 m | |
2. | 22.19 m | |
3. | 21.34 m | |
4. | 21.21 m | |
5. | 21.20 m |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | 78.90 | |
2. | 76.64 | |
3. | 69.68 | |
4. | 69.60 | |
5. | 68.84 |
RANK | 1987 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | 7128 | |
2. | 6692 | |
3. | 6585 | |
4. | 6564 | |
5. | 6533 |
Births
[edit]- 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
Deaths
[edit]- March 17 — Georg Lammers (81), German athlete (b. 1905)
- October 20 — Jerzy Chromik (56), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1931)