1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

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The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 29 August 1987. The winning margin was 10.35 seconds. As of 2024, this is the only time the men's 10,000 metres has been won by more than four seconds at these championships.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Kenya.svg Paul Kipkoech
Kenya (KEN)
Silver Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Panetta
Italy (ITA)
Bronze Flag of East Germany.svg Hansjörg Kunze
East Germany (GDR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:13.81 Stockholm, Sweden July 2, 1984
Championship RecordFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:45.54 Helsinki, Finland August 7, 1983

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kipkoech  (KEN)27:38.63 CR
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Panetta  (ITA)27:48.98
Med 3.png Flag of East Germany.svg  Hansjörg Kunze  (GDR)27:50.37
4.Flag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)27:59.66
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Binns  (GBR)28:03.08
6.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Martin Vrabel  (TCH)28:05.59
7.Flag of Greece.svg  Spyros Andriopoulos  (GRE)28:07.17 NR
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Plasencia  (USA)28:11.38
9.Flag of France.svg  Jean-Louis Prianon  (FRA)28:19.47
10.Flag of Ecuador.svg  Rolando Vera  (ECU)28:20.24
11.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Ezequiel Canario  (POR)28:28.24
12.Flag of Sweden.svg  Mats Erixon  (SWE)28:29.08
13.Flag of France.svg  Paul Arpin  (FRA)28:29.21
14.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Guowei  (CHN)28:30.00
15.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jon Solly  (GBR)28:31.97
16.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)28:33.77
17.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Markus Ryffel  (SUI)28:34.58
18.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Brian Sheriff  (ZIM)28:34.96
19.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul McCloy  (CAN)28:41.89
20.Flag of Japan.svg  Kozu Akutsu  (JPN)28:45.89
21.Flag of the United States.svg  Ed Eyestone  (USA)29:00.33
22.Flag of Kenya.svg  Some Muge  (KEN)29:06.40
23.Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Haji Bulbula  (ETH)29:10.45
24.Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Wodajo Bulti  (ETH)29:17.09
25.Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Habib Romdhani  (TUN)29:21.35
26.Flag of Ireland.svg  John Treacy  (IRL)29:22.14
Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Vainio  (FIN)DNF
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul Williams  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Austria.svg  Gerhard Hartmann  (AUT)DNS
Flag of the United States.svg  Gerard Donakowski  (USA)DNS

See also

References