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 )
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