| 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 women's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 7 March. There was no qualification round, only a final round.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Heike Drechsler |  East Germany | 7.03 | 7.10 | 6.96 | x | x | x | 7.10 | CR |
 | Helga Radtke | East Germany | x | 6.67 | 6.90 | 6.29 | x | 6.94 | 6.94 | |
 | Yelena Belevskaya |  Soviet Union | 6.76 | 6.58 | x | x | x | x | 6.76 | |
| 4 | Galina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 6.63 | x | x | x | 6.66 | 6.30 | 6.66 | |
| 5 | Valeria Ionescu |  Romania | 6.19 | 6.34 | x | x | x | 6.62 | 6.62 | |
| 6 | Agata Karczmarek |  Poland | 6.11 | 6.23 | 6.33 | 6.35 | 6.29 | 6.43 | 6.43 | |
| 7 | Edine van Heezik |  Netherlands | x | 6.33 | 6.30 | x | 6.18 | 6.08 | 6.33 | |
| 8 | Antonella Capriotti |  Italy | x | 6.28 | 6.21 | 6.17 | 6.31 | 6.16 | 6.31 | |
| 9 | Carol Lewis |  United States | x | x | 6.23 | 6.23 | ||||
| 10 | Cynthia Henry |  Jamaica | 6.10 | x | 5.91 | 6.10 | ||||
| Rowan Maynard |  Antigua and Barbuda | NM |
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