1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
| Events at the 1987 World Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes, including ten non-finishers. The competition started on September 3, 1987 and ended on September 4, 1987.
Medalists
| Gold |  Torsten VossEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Siegfried WentzWest Germany (FRG) |
| Bronze |  Pavel TarnavetskiySoviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
- Thursday September 3
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- Friday September 4
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | August 9, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
| Event Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8714 | August 13, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Season Best | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) | 8645 | May 24, 1987 |  Götzis, Austria |
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Season Best | Torsten Voss (GDR) | 8680 | September 4, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
Final
| RANK | FINAL RANKING | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
 |
Torsten Voss (GDR) |
8680 |
 |
Siegfried Wentz (FRG) |
8461 |
 |
Pavel Tarnavetskiy (URS) |
8375 |
| 4. |  Christian Plaziat (FRA) |
8307 |
| 5. | Christian Schenk (GDR) |
8304 |
| 6. |  Simon Poelman (NZL) |
8296 |
| 7. | Alain Blondel (FRA) |
8178 |
| 8. | Aleksandr Nevskiy (URS) |
8174 |
| 9. | Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8124 |
| 10. | William Motti (FRA) |
8062 |
| 11. |  Beat Gähwiler (SUI) |
8034 |
| 12. | Gary Kinder (USA) |
8030 |
| 13. | Rob Muzzio (USA) |
8017 |
| 14. | Michael Neugebauer (FRG) |
7733 |
| 15. |  Mikael Olander (SWE) |
7696 |
| 16. |  Veroslav Valenta (TCH) |
7574 |
| 17. |  Lars Warming (DEN) |
7537 |
| 18. |  Paul Hewlett (IVB) |
7537 |
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Pedro da Silva (BRA) |
DNF |
| — |  Dave Steen (CAN) |
DNF |
| — | Valter Külvet (URS) |
DNF |
| — | Petri Keskitalo (FIN) |
DNF |
| — | Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) |
DNF |
| — | Marco Rossi (ITA) |
DNF |
| — |  Fu-An Lee (TPE) |
DNF |
| — | Tim Bright (USA) |
DNF |
| — | Mike Smith (CAN) |
DNF |
| — |  Robert de Wit (NED) |
DNF |
See also
References
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