1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

These are the official results of the women's heptathlon competition at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including six non-finishers. The competition started on 31 August and ended on 1 September 1987. The winning margin was 564 points. As of 2024, this is the only time the heptathlon has been won by more than 400 points at these championships.

The corresponding Olympic record is 517 points which was set in 2004 by Carolina Klüft of Sweden.

Medalists

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Gold United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee
United States (USA)
Silver Soviet Union Larisa Nikitina
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze United States Jane Frederick
United States (USA)

Schedule

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August 31, 1987
  1. 100 m hurdles
  2. High Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. 200 m
September 1, 1987
  1. Long Jump
  2. Javelin Throw
  3. 800 m

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Jackie Joyner (USA) 7161 August 2, 1986 United States Houston, United States
Event Record  Ramona Neubert (GDR) 6714 August 9, 1983 Finland Helsinki, Finland
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships
Event Record  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7128 September 1, 1987 Italy Rome, Italy

Results

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Points 100mh HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800m
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7128 CR 12.91 1.90 16.00 22.95 7.14 45.68 2:16.29
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Larisa Nikitina (URS) 6564 13.77 1.87 15.66 24.48 6.33 55.24 2:27.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jane Frederick (USA) 6502 13.65 1.78 16.30 24.69 6.33 46.62 2:13.77
4  Anke Behmer (GDR) 6460 13.59 1.81 13.77 23.54 6.67 35.82 2:09.03
5  Liliana Năstase (ROU) 6325 13.09 1.75 13.11 24.09 6.59 41.84 2:17.91
6  Marion Reichelt (GDR) 6296 13.65 1.81 13.39 24.17 6.46 38.64 2:12.76
7  Marianna Maslennikova (URS) 6228 13.46 1.84 13.22 24.41 6.12 35.42 2:08.12
8  Zhu Yuqing (CHN) 6211 13.37 1.78 15.12 23.99 6.10 43.40 2:27.45
9  Kim Hagger (GBR) 6167 13.24 1.81 12.63 24.68 6.56 35.64 2:17.59
10  Jane Flemming (AUS) 6149 13.50 1.81 13.21 23.75 6.20 38.24 2:20.58
11  Nadine Debois (FRA) 6139 13.64 1.72 13.22 24.23 6.25 34.70 2:05.17
12  Cindy Greiner (USA) 6042 13.76 1.72 13.46 24.45 6.29 36.84 2:13.99
13  Tineke Hidding (NED) 6040 13.77 1.72 13.11 24.18 6.18 40.14 2:16.10
14  Svetlana Buraga (URS) 5982 13.15 1.75 13.36 24.17 5.89 33.76 2:15.58
15  Joanne Mulliner (GBR) 5842 13.84 1.75 12.86 24.80 5.80 36.72 2:13.83
16  Ragne Kytölä (FIN) 5791 14.27 1.78 11.78 25.16 5.92 38.96 2:14.03
17  Cornelia Heinrich (FRG) 5664 14.48 1.75 14.04 25.67 5.94 41.06 2:29.90
18  Sabine Braun (FRG) 5621 14.14 1.75 12.42 25.49 5.77 37.74 2:20.94
19  Connie Polman-Tuin (CAN) 5608 14.35 1.66 12.85 25.27 6.10 35.80 2:19.77
 Eva Karblom (SWE) DNF 14.40 1.66 13.61 25.10 6.25 39.06 DNS
 Ingrid Meilicke (PAR) DNF 15.19 1.51 10.35 27.28 5.14 34.70 DNS
 Zuzana Lajbnerová (TCH) DNF 14.15 1.75 14.06 25.59 DNS
 Manuela Marxer (LIE) DNF 14.76 1.66 10.69 DNS
 Chantal Beaugeant (FRA) DNF 14.62 DNS
 Alessandra Becatti (ITA) DNF DNF

See also

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References

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