Svetovno prvenstvo v atletiki 1987 je drugo svetovno prvenstvo v atletiki, ki je potekalo med 28. avgustom in 6. septembrom 1987 na olimpijskem stadionu v Rimu, Italija. Udeležilo se ga je 1451 atletov iz 159-ih držav, ki so tekmovali v 43-ih disciplinah.
Dobitniki medalj Tekaške discipline 100 m Carl Lewis9,93<small>(=SR) Ray Stewart10,08 Linford Christie10,14200 m Calvin Smith20,16 Gilles Quénéhervé20,16 John Regis20,18400 m Thomas Schönlebe44,33<small>(CR) Innocent Egbunike44,56 Butch Reynolds44,80800 m Billy Konchellah1:43:06<small>(RP) Peter Elliott1:43:41 José Luiz Barbosa1:43:761500 m Abdi Bile3:36:80 José Luis González3:38:03 Jim Spivey3:38:82 5000 m Saïd Aouita13:26:44 Domingos Castro13:27:59 Jack Buckner13:27:7410000 m Paul Kipkoech27:38:63<small>(RP) Francesco Panetta27:48:98 Hansjörg Kunze27:50:26 Maraton Douglas Wakiihuri2:11:48 Hussein Ahmed Salah2:12:30 Gelindo Bordin2:12:40110 m z ovirami Greg Foster13,21 Jon Ridgeon13,29 Colin Jackson13,38400 m z ovirami Edwin Moses47,46<small>(RP) Danny Harris47,48 Harald Schmid47,48<small>(CR)3000 m z ovirami Francesco Panetta8:08:57<small>(RP) Hagen Melzer8:10:32 William Van Dijck8:12:18Hitra hoja na 20 km Maurizio Damilano1:20:45<small>(RP) Jozef Pribilinec1:21:07 José Marín1:21:24Hitra hoja na 50 km Hartwig Gauder3:40:53<small>(RP) Ronald Weigel3:41:30 Vjačeslav Ivanenko3:44:02 Štafeta 4x100 m<small>Lee McRaeLee McNeillHarvey GlanceCarl Lewis 37,90<small>Aleksander JevgenjevViktor BrizginVladimir MuravjovVladimir Krilov38,02<small>(CR)<small>John MairAndrew SmithClive WrightRay Stewart 38,41Štafeta 4x400 m<small>Danny EverettRoddie HaleyAntonio McKayButch Reynolds2:57,29<small>(RP)<small>Derek RedmondKriss AkabusiRoger BlackPhil Brown2:58,86<small>(CR)<small>Leandro PeñalverAgustin PavóLázaro MartínezRoberto Hernández2:59,16<small>(DR)
Tehnične discipline Skok v daljino Carl Lewis8,67<small>(RP) Robert Emijan8,53 Larry Myricks8,33Troskok Hristo Markov17,92<small>(RP) Mike Conley17,67 Oleg Sakirkin17,43Skok v višino Patrik Sjöberg2,38<small>(RP) Henadij Avdjejenko Igor Paklin 2,38<small>(RP) Skok ob palici Sergej Bubka5,85<small>(RP) Thierry Vigneron5,80 Rodion Gataulin5,80Suvanje krogle Werner Günthör22,23<small>(RP) Alessandro Andrei21,88 John Brenner21,75Met diska Jürgen Schult68,74<small>(RP) John Powell66,22 Luis Delís66,02Met kladiva Sergej Litvinov83,06<small>(RP) Jüri Tamm80,84 Ralf Haber80,76Met kopja Seppo Räty83,54<small>(RP) Viktor Jevsjukov82,52 Jan Železný82,20Deseteroboj Torsten Voss8680 Siegfried Wentz8461 Pavel Tarnovecki8375
Dobitnice medalj Tekaške discipline 100 m10,90<small>(RP)11,0011,04200 m21,74<small>(RP)21,9622,06400 m49,3849,9450,20800 m1:55,26<small>(DR) 1:55,32<small>(PB)1:55,56<small>(PB)1500 m3:58,56<small>(RP) 3:58,673:59,273000 m8:38,738:39,458:40,3010000 m31:05,8531:09,4031:11,34Maraton2:25:17<small>(RP)2:32:382:32:53100 m z ovirami12,34<small>(RP)12,4412,46400 m z ovirami53,62<small>(RP)54,1954,31Hitra hoja na 10 km44:12<small>(RP)44:2344:42Štafeta 4x100 m<small>Alice BrownDiane Williams Florence Griffith-JoynerPam Marshall41,58<small>(RP)<small>Silke MöllerCornelia OschkenatKerstin BehrendtMarlies Göhr41,95<small>Irina SljusarNatalija PomoščnikovaNatalija GermanOlga Antonova42,33Štafeta 4x400 m<small>Dagmar NeubauerKirsten EmmelmannPetra SchersingSabine Busch3:18,63<small>(RP)<small>Aelita JurčenkoOlga NazarovaMarija PinginaOlga Brizgina3:19,50<small>Diane DixonDenean HowardValerie BriscoLillie Leatherwood3:21,04
Tehnične discipline Skok v daljino7,36<small>(RP)7,147,13Skok v višino2,09<small>(SR)2,041,99Suvan je krogle21,24<small>(RP)21,2120,76Met diska71,62<small>(RP)70,1268,82Met kopja76,64<small>(RP)71,7668,82Sedmeroboj7128<small>(RP)65646502
Medalje po državah 11011103121046203 7126254301453003622157134881102910011001100110011001100115021316020217013418012319011201120112220101010124002225 0011 0011 0011
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