| 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m walk | women | |
| 5000 m walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March.
| silver | Silver | Bronze |
| José Luíz Barbosa | Vladimir Graudyn | Faouzi Lahbi |
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Stanley Redwine | 1:49.11 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Faouzi Lahbi | 1:49.13 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Vladimir Graudyn | 1:49.34 | q | |
| 4 | 2 | Rob Druppers | 1:49.61 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Slobodan Popović | 1:49.94 | q | |
| 6 | 2 | José Luíz Barbosa | 1:50.01 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Ray Brown | 1:50.13 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Mohamad Saïd | 1:50.38 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Tony Morrell | 1:50.39 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Babacar Niang | 1:50.71 | Q | |
| 11 | 1 | Dieudonné Kwizera | 1:50.74 | Q | |
| 12 | 3 | Mauricio Hernández | 1:50.85 | NR | |
| 13 | 2 | Martin Enholm | 1:50.91 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Luis Migueles | 1:51.03 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Gert Kilbert | 1:51.13 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Tapfumaneyi Jonga | 1:51.27 | NR | |
| 17 | 3 | Joseph Chesire | 1:51.34 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Pablo Squella | 1:51.57 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Dale Jones | 1:54.56 | NR | |
| 20 | 3 | Najim Al-Sowailem | 1:54.72 | NR | |
| 21 | 1 | Edwin Koech | 1:54.94 | ||
| 22 | 1 | Alberto López | 1:56.75 | NR | |
| 23 | 2 | Porfirio Méndez | 1:56.87 | NR | |
| 24 | 3 | Ian Morris | 2:03.82 | ||
| 1 | Agberto Guimarães | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Luíz Barbosa | 1:47.49 | AR | ||
| Vladimir Graudyn | 1:47.68 | |||
| Faouzi Lahbi | 1:47.79 | |||
| 4 | Stanley Redwine | 1:47.81 | ||
| 5 | Dieudonné Kwizera | 1:47.87 | NR | |
| 6 | Slobodan Popović | 1:48.07 | ||
| 7 | Babacar Niang | 1:48.33 | NR | |
| 8 | Rob Druppers | 1:48.89 |