1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 1987 IAAF World Championships
Venue Stadio Olimpico
Dates29 August (heats and quarter-finals)
30 August (semi-finals and final)
Competitors56
Winning time9.93 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  1983
1991  

These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 30 August 1987.

Contents

Ben Johnson of Canada initially won the final in a world record time of 9.83 seconds, but he was disqualified by the IAAF on 30 September 1989 after he admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs between 1981 and 1988.

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)9.93 Colorado Springs, USA July 3, 1983
Championship RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)10.07 Helsinki, Finland August 8, 1983

Results

Qualifying heats

Held on 29 August 1987. The first 4 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the quarter-finals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.23 Q
2 Ronald Desruelles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10.39 Q
3 Mike McFarlane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.39 Q
4 Cheng Hsin-fu Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 10.41 Q
5 Mark Witherspoon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.65
6 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.65
7 Earl Hazel Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.96
8 Robert Loua Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 11.09
Wind: +1.8 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Max Morinière Flag of France.svg  France 10.29 Q
2 Aleksandr Yevgenyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.33 Q
3 Andrés Simón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.34 Q
4 Lee McRae Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.34 Q
5 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.39 q
6 Oussen Issa Allassane Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 10.68
7 Ziad Hanna Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 11.04
8 Amawi Mohd Eid Ismail Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 11.56
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.42 Q
2 Achmed de Kom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10.49 Q
3 Vladimir Muravyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.53 Q
4 Harouna Pale Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 10.68 Q
5 Théophile Nkounkou Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 10.89
Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNS
Greg Barnes Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands DNS
Youssouf Ali Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros DNS
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.24 Q
2 Viktor Bryzgin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.25 Q
3 Linford Christie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.29 Q
4 Hiroki Fuwa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.43 Q
5 Li Tao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10.52
6 Julien Thode Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 10.69
7 Óscar Fernández Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 11.04
8 Alan Zammit Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 11.32
Wind: +1.6 m/s

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.24 Q
2 Andrew Smith Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.39 Q
3 José Javier Arqués Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.41 Q
4 Charles-Louis Seck Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10.43 Q
5 Patrick Nwankwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.43 q
6 Mustapha Kamel Selmi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10.48 q
7 Rodney Cox Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 11.18
8 Gilbert Bessi Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 11.77
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.05 Q
2 Attila Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.26 Q
3 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10.39 Q
4 Ricardo Chacón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.43 Q
5 Dirk Schweisfurth Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.50
6 Arnaldo Abrantes Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 10.64
7 Rick Hiram Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 11.37
Trevor Davis Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla DNS
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.22 Q
2 Andreas Berger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10.22 Q
3 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.30 Q
4 Eric Akogyiram Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.37 Q
5 Joilto Bonfim Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.41 q
6 Jerry Jeremiah Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 10.81
7 Ibrahim Mohamed-Waheed Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 11.48
Takale Tuna Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea DNS
Wind: +2.5 m/s

Quarter-finals

Held on 29 August 1987. The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the quarter-finals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.38 Q
2 Linford Christie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.40 Q
3 Attila Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.52 Q
4 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.53
5 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.65
6 Ronald Desruelles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10.69
7 Ricardo Chacón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.70
8 Vladimir Muravyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.80
Wind: -2.9 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Viktor Bryzgin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.29 Q
2 Andreas Berger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10.35 Q
3 Mike McFarlane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.35 Q
4 Max Morinière Flag of France.svg  France 10.39
5 Charles-Louis Seck Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10.43
6 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.43
7 Cheng Hsin-fu Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 10.53
8 Harouna Pale Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 10.67
Wind: -1.5 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.20 Q
2 Lee McRae Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.21 Q
3 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.28 Q
4 Eric Akogyiram Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.31 q
5 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10.37 q
6 Hiroki Fuwa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.38
7 Achmed de Kom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10.45
8 Joilto Bonfim Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.46
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.14 Q
2 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.14 Q
3 Andrés Simón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.23 Q
4 Aleksandr Yevgenyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.37 q
5 Andrew Smith Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.37 q
6 José Javier Arqués Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.46
7 Mustapha Kamel Selmi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10.48
8 Patrick Nwankwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.49
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Semi-finals

Held on 30 August 1987. The first 4 athletes in each heat (Q) qualified to the final.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.15 Q
2 Linford Christie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.25 Q
3 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.33 Q
4 Lee McRae Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.37 Q
5 Andreas Berger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10.37
6 Eric Akogyiram Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.40
7 Andrew Smith Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.41
8 Aleksandr Yevgenyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.51
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.03 Q, CR
2 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.12 Q
3 Attila Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.22 Q
4 Viktor Bryzgin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.23 Q
5 Andrés Simón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.24
6 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.29
7 Mike McFarlane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.38
8 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10.53
Wind: -1.3 m/s

Final

Held on 30 August 1987.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 9.93 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.08
Bronze medal icon.svg Linford Christie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.14
4 Attila Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.20
5 Viktor Bryzgin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.25
6 Lee McRae Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10.34
7 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16.23
DSQ Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.83
Wind: +1.0 m/s

References