The 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. It was the 20th edition. Bourg St.-Maurice hosted the event previously in 1969.

Medal summary Men's Canoe Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsC1 200.87 210.68 211.33C1 team Jon LugbillDavid HearnBruce Lessels 242.02 Jean SennelierThierry HumeauJacky Avril 248.89 Juraj OntkoJozef HajdučíkJaroslav Slúčik 264.84C2 Pierre CaloriJacques Calori 218.61 Lecky HallerJamie McEwan 222.24 Milan KučeraMiroslav Hajdučík 227.86C2 team Pierre Calori & Jacques CaloriMichel Saidi & Jérôme DavalGilles Lelievre & Jérôme Daille 260.18 Jiří Rohan & Miroslav ŠimekMiroslav Hajdučík & Milan KučeraViktor Beneš & Ondřej Mohout 261.01 Frank Hemmer & Thomas LooseGünther Wolkenaer & Fredi ZimmermannStephan Bittner & Volker Nerlich 265.34

Kayak Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsK1 191.77 192.81 192.92K1 team Richard FoxMelvyn JonesRussell Smith 214.33 Jernej AbramičMarjan ŠtrukeljJanez Skok 217.18 Christophe PrigentLaurent BrissaudManuel Brissaud 218.86

Women's Kayak Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsK1 216.64 218.92 222.22K1 team Margit MesselhäuserUlla SteinleElisabeth Micheler 273.40 Myriam JerusalmiMarie-Françoise Grange-PrigentSylvie Arnaud 282.63 Cathy HearnDana ChladekMaylon Hanold 286.95

Medals table

References Official results International Canoe Federation