1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday September 4, 1987.

Medalists Gold Jürgen SchultEast Germany (GDR)Silver John PowellUnited States (USA)Bronze Luis DelisCuba (CUB)

Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B03.09.1987 – ??:??h03.09.1987 – ??:??hFinal Round04.09.1987 – 18:50h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships World Record 74.08 m January 6, 1986 Neubrandenburg, Neubrandenburg Event Record 67.72 m August 14, 1983 Helsinki, Finland Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships Event Record 68.74 m September 4, 1987 Rome, Italy

Qualification Held on Thurdsday 1987-09-03 RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.66.06 m2.64.90 m3.64.48 m4.63.62 m5.62.68 m6.61.70 m7.61.64 m8.61.38 m9.61.36 m10.59.32 m11.58.80 m12.58.44 m13.57.84 m—NM

RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.66.04 m2.64.60 m3.64.30 m4.63.66 m5.63.34 m6.62.26 m7.59.76 m8.59.44 m9.59.16 m10.59.02 m11.58.90 m—NM—DNS

Final RANKFINALDISTANCE68.74 m CR66.22 m66.02 m4.65.96 m5.65.60 m6.65.50 m7.65.32 m8.63.64 m9.61.98 m10.61.94 m11.60.98 m12.60.60 m

See also 1984 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart) 1988 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Seoul) 1990 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)

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