The men'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 29 August 1987. The winning margin was 10.35 seconds. As of 2024, this is the only time the men's 10,000 metres has been won by more than four seconds at these championships.
Medalists Gold Paul KipkoechKenya (KEN)Silver Francesco PanettaItaly (ITA)Bronze Hansjörg KunzeEast Germany (GDR)
Records Existing records at the start of the event. World Record27:13.81Stockholm, SwedenJuly 2, 1984Championship Record27:45.54Helsinki, FinlandAugust 7, 1983
Final RANKFINALTIME27:38.63 CR27:48.9827:50.374.27:59.665.28:03.086.28:05.597.28:07.17 NR8.28:11.389.28:19.4710.28:20.2411.28:28.2412.28:29.0813.28:29.2114.28:30.0015.28:31.9716.28:33.7717.28:34.5818.28:34.9619.28:41.8920.28:45.8921.29:00.3322.29:06.4023.29:10.4524.29:17.0925.29:21.3526.29:22.14—DNF—DNF—DNS—DNS
See also 1983 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Helsinki) 1986 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres (Stuttgart) 1988 Men's Olympic 10.000 metres (Seoul) 1990 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres (Split) 1991 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Tokyo)
References Results