| Events at the 1987 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 4 September 1987.
Contents |
| Gold | Ingrid Kristiansen Norway (NOR) |
| Silver | Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Kathrin Weßel East Germany (GDR) |
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World record | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 30:13.74 | Oslo, Norway | July 5, 1986 |
| Championship record | New event | |||
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 31:05.85 | |
| Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS) | 31:09.40 | |
| Kathrin Weßel (GDR) | 31:11.34 | |
| 4. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) | 31:18.38 |
| 5. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 31:19.82 |
| 6. | Lynn Jennings (USA) | 31:45.43 |
| 7. | Albertina Machado (POR) | 31:46.61 |
| 8. | Wang Xiuting (CHN) | 31:48.88 |
| 9. | Angela Tooby (GBR) | 31:55.30 |
| 10. | Kerstin Preßler (FRG) | 31:56.80 |
| 11. | Martine Oppliger (SUI) | 32:07.49 |
| 12. | Marleen Renders (BEL) | 32:12.51 |
| 13. | Lynn Nelson (USA) | 32:22.88 |
| 14. | Christine McMiken (NZL) | 32:25.67 |
| 15. | Francie Larrieu Smith (USA) | 32:30.00 |
| 16. | Nancy Rooks-Tinari (CAN) | 32:31.55 |
| 17. | Aurora Cunha (POR) | 32:44.42 |
| 18. | Kumi Araki (JPN) | 33:15.08 |
| 19. | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) | 33:20.65 |
| 20. | Tuija Toivonen (FIN) | 33:25.46 |
| 21. | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 34:07.26 |
| — | Lieve Slegers (BEL) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kathrin Weßel (GDR) | 33:07.92 |
| 2. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 33:09.26 |
| 3. | Aurora Cunha (POR) | 33:09.86 |
| 4. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 33:10.37 |
| 5. | Marleen Renders (BEL) | 33:10.95 |
| 6. | Lynn Jennings (USA) | 33:16.18 |
| 7. | Angela Tooby (GBR) | 33:20.14 |
| 8. | Martine Oppliger (SUI) | 33:22.25 |
| 9. | Nancy Rooks-Tinari (CAN) | 33:24.20 |
| 10. | Kumi Araki (JPN) | 33:24.37 |
| 11. | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) | 33:38.37 |
| 12. | Christine McMiken (NZL) | 33:41.10 |
| 13. | Tuija Toivonen (FIN) | 33:46.05 |
| 14. | Midde Hamrin (SWE) | 34:10.36 |
| 15. | Danièle Kaber (LUX) | 34:24.52 |
| 16. | Monica Regonesi (CHI) | 34:57.64 |
| 17. | Leah Malot (KEN) | 36:23.66 |
| — | Maria Curatolo (ITA) | DNF |
| — | Yelena Romanova (URS) | DNF |
| — | Karolina Szabo (HUN) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS) | 33:32.05 |
| 2. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) | 33:34.79 |
| 3. | Kerstin Preßler (FRG) | 33:35.49 |
| 4. | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 33:35.73 |
| 5. | Wang Xiuting (CHN) | 33:36.07 |
| 6. | Francie Larrieu Smith (USA) | 33:37.36 |
| 7. | Albertina Machado (POR) | 33:40.87 |
| 8. | Lynn Nelson (USA) | 33:43.71 |
| 9. | Lieve Slegers (BEL) | 33:48.91 |
| 10. | Susan Crehan (GBR) | 33:54.99 |
| 11. | Susan French-Lee (CAN) | 34:14.92 |
| 12. | Sue Berenda (CAN) | 34:15.48 |
| 13. | Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 34:43.35 |
| 14. | Rose Lamb (IRL) | 35:00.17 |
| 15. | Michelle Bush-Cuke (CAY) | 35:30.96 |
| — | Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) | DNF |
| — | Cristina Tomasini (ITA) | DNF |
| — | Beverley Lord (GUY) | DNF |
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