1987 in race walking

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1987 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.

Abbreviations

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  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
WR world record
AR area record
CR event record
NR national record
PB personal best

Men's 20 km

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Records

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Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) 1:19:30 September 24, 1983 Norway Bergen, Norway
Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 1:19:24 May 3, 1987 United States New York City, United States
World Record  Axel Noack (GDR) 1:19:12 June 21, 1987 East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany

1987 World Year Ranking

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Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 1:19:12  Axel Noack (GDR) Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 21/06/1987 WR
2 1:19:22  Dave Smith (AUS) Hobart, Australia AR
3 1:19:24  Carlos Mercenario (MEX) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
4 1:19:32  Viktor Mostovik (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987 NR
5 1:19:37  Ernesto Canto (MEX)
6 1:20:04  Anatoliy Gorshkov (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
7 1:20:19  Querubín Moreno (COL) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
8 1:20:40  Ronald Weigel (GDR)
9 1:20:45  Maurizio Damilano (ITA) Rome, Italy 30/08/1987
10 1:20:45  Reima Salonen (FIN)
11 1:20:51  Hartwig Gauder (GDR)
12 1:21:00  Valdas Kazlauskas (URS)
13 1:21:04  Frants Kostyukevich (URS)
14 1:21:07  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) Rome, Italy 30/08/1987
15 1:21:10  Pyotr Kachnovich (URS)
16 1:21:24  Michail Potashov (URS)
17 1:21:24  José Marín (ESP) Rome, Italy 30/08/1987
18 1:21:27  Roman Mrázek (TCH)
19 1:21:28  Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS)
20 1:21:35  Pyotr Pochenchuk (URS)

Men's 50 km

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Records

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Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Ronald Weigel (GDR) 3:38:17 May 25, 1986 East Germany Potsdam, East Germany

1987 World Year Ranking

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Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 3:40:07  Andrey Perlov (URS)
2 3:40:53  Hartwig Gauder (GDR) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
3 3:41:30  Ronald Weigel (GDR) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
4 3:42:20  Pavol Szikora (TCH) NR
5 3:43:14  Dietmar Meisch (GDR) New York, United States 02/05/1987
6 3:44:02  Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS) New York, United States 02/05/1987
7 3:45:09  Valeriy Suntsov (URS) New York, United States 02/05/1987
8 3:46:28  Aleksandr Potashov (URS) New York, United States 02/05/1987
9 3:47:49  Raffaello Ducceschi (ITA) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987 NR
10 3:48:27  Martín Bermúdez (MEX) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
11 3:48:52  Sandro Bellucci (ITA) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
12 3:50:19  Venyamin Nikolayev (URS)
13 3:50:48  Manuel Alcalde (ESP)
14 3:52:08  Arturo Bravo (MEX) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
15 3:52:16  Andrés Marín (ESP) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
16 3:52:21  Godfried De Jonckheere (BEL) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987 NR
17 3:52:33  Giacomo Poggi (ITA) New York, United States 02/05/1987
18 3:52:38  François Lapointe (CAN) New York, United States 02/05/1987
19 3:52:51  Li Baojin (CHN) AR
20 3:53:30  Raúl González (MEX) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987

Women's 5 km

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Records

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Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Kerry Saxby (AUS) 20:34 September 24, 1987 West Germany Hildesheim, West Germany

1987 World Year Ranking

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Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 20:34  Kerry Saxby (AUS) Hildesheim, West Germany 24/09/1987 WR
2 21:25  Maria Reyes Sobrino (ESP) La Coruña, Spain 16/05/1987 AR
3 21:36  Xu Yongjiu (CHN)
 Ann Jansson (SWE) NR
5 21:37  Olga Krishtop (URS)
 Yan Hong (CHN)
7 21:41  Yelena Nikolayeva (URS)
8 21:43  Nina Stachrova (URS)
9 21:46  Guan Ping (CHN)
 Olga Kardopolzeva (URS)
11 21:51  Natalya Yermolenko (URS)
12 21:53  Jin Bingjie (CHN)
13 21:57  Susan Cook (AUS)
14 22:01  Natalya Serbinenko (URS)
15 22:02  Irina Tolstik (URS)
16 22:06  Rimma Makarova (URS)
17 22:12  Lidiya Levandovskaya (URS)
 Graciella Mendoza (ESP)
19 22:14  Ann Peel (CAN)
20 22:16  Dana Vavracová (TCH)

Women's 10 km

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Records

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Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Yan Hong (CHN) 44:14 March 16, 1985 China Jian, PR China
Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Olga Krishtop (URS) 43:22 May 3, 1987 United States New York City, United States
World Record  Kerry Saxby (AUS) 42:52 May 4, 1987 Australia Melbourne, Australia

1987 World Year Ranking

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Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 42:52  Kerry Saxby (AUS) Melbourne, Australia 04/05/1987 WR
2 43:22  Olga Krishtop (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
3 43:35  Irina Strakhova (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
4 43:45  Jin Bingjie (CHN) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
5 43:57  Yelena Nikolayeva (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
6 44:33  Yelena Rodionova (URS)
7 44:42  Yan Hong (CHN) Rome, Italy 01/09/1987
8 44:45  Lidiya Levandovskaya (URS)
9 44:48  Mari Cruz Díaz (ESP) Rome, Italy 01/09/1987 NR
10 44:51  Yelena Veremeychuk (URS)
11 44:55  Natalya Spiridonova (URS)
12 45:02  Graciela Mendoza (MEX) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
13 45:04  Natalya Serbinenko (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
14 45:06  Ann Peel (CAN) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
15 45:06  Tamara Kovalenko (URS)
16 45:07  Vera Ossipova (URS)
17 45:07  Natalya Yermolenko (URS)
18 45:09  Dana Vavracová (TCH) NR
19 45:09  Monica Gunnarsson (SWE) Rome, Italy 01/09/1987 NR
20 45:15  Olimpiada Ivanova (URS)

See also

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References

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