| Events at the 1987 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 31, 1987.
| Gold | Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Silver | United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Soviet Union (URS) |
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 30.08.1987 – ??:??h | 30.08.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 31.08.1987 – 16:40h | |
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World record | 17.97 | Indianapolis, USA | June 16, 1985 | |
| Championship record | 17.42 | Helsinki, Finland | August 8, 1983 |
| RANK | FINAL | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| | 17.92 m CR | |
| | 17.67 m | |
| | 17.43 m | |
| 4. | 17.38 m | |
| 5. | 17.35 m | |
| 6. | 17.29 m | |
| 7. | 17.26 m | |
| 8. | 17.23 m | |
| 9. | 16.79 m | |
| 10. | 16.69 m | |
| 11. | 16.63 m | |
| 12. | 16.58 m | |
| — | NM |
| RANK | GROUP A | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17.35 m | |
| 2. | 17.08 m | |
| 3. | 17.06 m | |
| 4. | 16.73 m | |
| 5. | 16.64 m | |
| 6. | 16.57 m | |
| 7. | 16.57 m | |
| 8. | 16.51 m | |
| 9. | 16.17 m | |
| 10. | 15.99 m | |
| 11. | 15.85 m | |
| 12. | 15.76 m | |
| 13. | 15.76 m | |
| 14. | 15.66 m | |
| 15. | 15.53 m | |
| 16. | 14.62 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17.20 m | |
| 2. | 17.16 m | |
| 3. | 17.01 m | |
| 4. | 17.00 m | |
| 5. | 16.65 m | |
| 6. | 16.63 m | |
| 7. | 16.49 m | |
| 8. | 16.48 m | |
| 9. | 16.41 m | |
| 10. | 16.40 m | |
| 11. | 16.37 m | |
| 12. | 16.37 m | |
| 13. | 16.33 m | |
| 14. | 15.32 m | |
| 15. | 14.78 m | |
| — | NM |