1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

__NOTOC__ These are the official results of the women's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday 4 September 1987.

Medalists Gold Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited States (USA)Silver Yelena BelevskayaSoviet Union (URS)Bronze Heike DrechslerEast Germany (GDR)

Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B03.09.1987 – ??:??h03.09.1987 – ??:??hFinal Round04.09.1987 – 17:50h

Records Existing records at the start of the event. World Record7.45Dresden, East GermanyAugust 13, 1987Championship Record7.27Helsinki, FinlandAugust 14, 1983

The following new world and championship records were set during this competition. Date Event Name Result WR CR September 4 Final 7.36 CR

Final Rank Name Result Notes7.36CR7.14 7.13 47.0156.9966.8976.8086.6396.50106.45116.39126.11

Qualifying round Held on Thursday 1987-09-03

Pool 1 Rank Name Result Notes16.95Q26.86Q36.82Q46.75Q56.71Q66.58Q76.5586.3196.28106.20116.17126.00135.49145.29NM

Pool 2 Rank Name Result Notes16.86Q26.61Q36.60Q46.60Q56.58Q66.58Q76.5086.4396.31106.30116.26126.23136.17146.03

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