1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Athletics Championships were held from August 28 to September 6, 1987 in Rome. The competitions were held in the Olympic Stadium of 1960. It was attended by 1741 athletes from some 157 countries. For the first time on the program were in the women's competition in the walking and the 10,000 -meter run.
There were two world records:
- Carl Lewis of the United States ran 100 meters in 9.93 s ( equalizing the record of Calvin Smith in 1983 ).
- Stefka Kostadinowa from Bulgaria reached in the high jump a height of 2.09 m.
- 2.1 100 m
- 2.2 200 m
- 2.3 400 m
- 2.4 800 m
- 2.5 1500 m
- 2.6 3000 m
- 2.7 10,000 m
- 2.8 Marathon
- 2.9 10 km Go
- 2:10 100m Hurdles
- 2:11 400m Hurdles
- 2:12 4 x 100 m relay
- 2:13 4 x 400 m relay
- 2:14 High Jump
- 2:15 Long Jump
- 2:16 javelin
- 2:17 Discus Throw
- 2:18 Shot Put
- 2:19 Heptathlon
100 m
Date: August 30
200 m
Date: September 3,
400 m
Date: September 3,
800 m
Date: September 1,
1500 m
Date: September 6,
5000 m
Date: September 6,
10,000 m
Date: August 29
Marathon
Date: September 6,
20 km Go
Date: August 30
50 km Go
Date: September 5,
110 m hurdles
Date: September 3,
400m hurdles
Date: September 1,
3000 m steeplechase
Date: September 5,
4 x 100 m relay
Date: September 6,
4 x 400 m relay
Date: September 6,
High Jump
Date: September 6,
Pole vault
Date: September 5,
Long-jump
Date: September 5,
Evangelisti displaced with his last measured at 8.38 m jump the Americans Larry Myricks, who had previously located 8.33 m behind Carl Lewis and Robert Emmijan in third place. Evangelisti was thus awarded the bronze medal. It turned out afterwards by computer analyzes, including the German Helmar Hommel, found that Evangelistis last jump could have amounted to a maximum of 7.80 meters, so that starting from a conscious wrong decision of the judges in favor of her compatriot Evangelisti. The most innocent Evangelisti has been subsequently counted with his real best jump in fourth place, while Myrick received the Bronze Medal.
Triple Jump
Date: 31 August
Javelin
Date: August 30
Discus Throw
Date: September 4
Shot Put
Date: August 29
Hammer Throw
Date: September 1,
Decathlon
Date: September 3 and 4
Women
100 m
Date: August 30
200 m
Date: September 3,
400 m
Date: 31 August
800 m
Date: 31 August
1500 m
Date: September 5,
3000 m
Date: September 1,
10,000 m
Date: September 4
Marathon
Date: August 29
10 km Go
Date: September 1,
100m Hurdles
Date: September 4
400m hurdles
Date: September 3,
4 x 100 m relay
Date: September 6,
4 x 400 m relay
Date: September 6,
High Jump
Date: August 30
Long-jump
Date: September 4
Javelin
Date: September 6,
Discus Throw
Date: 31 August
Shot Put
Date: September 5,
Heptathlon
Date: August 31st and September 1st
Explanations
- WR: World Record
- CR: World Cup record
- AR: American record
- AS: Asian record
- ER: European Record
- NR: National Record
- DQ: Disqualified
- DNF: Not on target ( did not finish )
- DNS: Did not start ( did not start )