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
[edit]Gold | ![]() East Germany (GDR) |
Silver | ![]() United States (USA) |
Bronze | ![]() Cuba (CUB) |
Schedule
[edit]- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
03.09.1987 – ??:??h | 03.09.1987 – ??:??h |
Final Round | |
04.09.1987 – 18:50h |
Abbreviations
[edit]- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
[edit]Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 74.08 m | January 6, 1986 | ![]() |
Event Record | ![]() | 67.72 m | August 14, 1983 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | ![]() | 68.74 m | September 4, 1987 | ![]() |
Qualification
[edit]- Held on Thurdsday 1987-09-03
RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 66.06 m |
2. | ![]() | 64.90 m |
3. | ![]() | 64.48 m |
4. | ![]() | 63.62 m |
5. | ![]() | 62.68 m |
6. | ![]() | 61.70 m |
7. | ![]() | 61.64 m |
8. | ![]() | 61.38 m |
9. | ![]() | 61.36 m |
10. | ![]() | 59.32 m |
11. | ![]() | 58.80 m |
12. | ![]() | 58.44 m |
13. | ![]() | 57.84 m |
— | ![]() | NM |
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 66.04 m |
2. | ![]() | 64.60 m |
3. | ![]() | 64.30 m |
4. | ![]() | 63.66 m |
5. | ![]() | 63.34 m |
6. | ![]() | 62.26 m |
7. | ![]() | 59.76 m |
8. | ![]() | 59.44 m |
9. | ![]() | 59.16 m |
10. | ![]() | 59.02 m |
11. | ![]() | 58.90 m |
— | ![]() | NM |
— | ![]() | DNS |
Final
[edit]RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
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![]() | ![]() | 68.74 m CR |
![]() | ![]() | 66.22 m |
![]() | ![]() | 66.02 m |
4. | ![]() | 65.96 m |
5. | ![]() | 65.60 m |
6. | ![]() | 65.50 m |
7. | ![]() | 65.32 m |
8. | ![]() | 63.64 m |
9. | ![]() | 61.98 m |
10. | ![]() | 61.94 m |
11. | ![]() | 60.98 m |
12. | ![]() | 60.60 m |
See also
[edit]- 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)
References
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