The 1987 Arab Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Algiers, Algeria from 6–9 July. A total of 40 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 16 for women. The men's 20 kilometres walk was restored to the programme, having been removed after 1981. A men's 50 kilometres walk was also held for the first time.Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
Medal summary Men 100 metres10.3510.4910.70200 metres20.8321.0621.36400 metres45.5646.6146.67800 metres1:46.721:46.161:47.671500 metres3:43.103:44.583:45.915000 metres13:45.5813:57.6614:22.3010,000 metres30:37.1230:47.0530:54.83110 metres hurdles13.9014.2514.30400 metres hurdles51.6852.2452.633000 metres steeplechase8:31.098:39.138:42.864×100 m relay39.7140.4641.124×400 m relay3:09.463:09.903:10.95Marathon2:27:292:28:362:38:4920 km walk1:30:391:33:541:42:2150 km walk4:32:324:47:224:58:44High jump2.20 m2.13 m2.13 mPole vault4.75 m4.70 m4.65 mLong jump7.81 m7.58 m7.51 mTriple jump16.10 m15.71 m15.68 mShot put17.99 m17.79 m17.03 mDiscus throw53.84 m53.36 m52.12 mHammer throw70.18 m62.50 m61.90 mJavelin throw70.58 m69.04 m67.92 mDecathlon7372 pts6749 pts6682 pts
Women 100 metres12.0512.1212.34200 metres24.3325.2625.44400 metres54.2855.58 55.73800 metres2:10.192:10.562:12.601500 metres4:30.254:31.714:32.533000 metres9:30.289:31.269:32.37100 metres hurdles13.8213.85 14.72400 metres hurdles59.9361.29 61.484×100 m relay46.6247.6548.784×400 m relay3:47.513:48.003:51.24 High jump 1.75 m1.65 m 1.60 mLong jump5.86 m5.83 m5.82 mShot put15.90 m13.86 m13.31 mDiscus throw51.20 m49.79 m48.84 mJavelin throw53.58 m42.80 m38.66 mHeptathlon5571 pts4360 pts3822 pts
Medal table Overall
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Women
References
Results Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:22). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.