| 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 Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Tuesday 1 September 1987.
| Gold | Soviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Australia (AUS) |
| Bronze | China (CHN) |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 42:52 | May 4, 1987 | | |
| Event record | New event | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44:12 | |||
| 44:23 | |||
| 44:42 | |||
| 4 | 44:48 | NR | |
| 5 | 44:54 | ||
| 6 | 45:09 | NR | |
| 7 | 45:24 | ||
| 8 | 45:27 | ||
| 9 | 45:37 | ||
| 10 | 46:10 | ||
| 11 | 46:15 | ||
| 12 | 46:20 | ||
| 13 | 46:23 | ||
| 14 | 46:41 | ||
| 15 | 46:51 | ||
| 16 | 47:00 | ||
| 17 | 47:23 | ||
| 18 | 47:28 | ||
| 19 | 47:30 | ||
| 20 | 47:31 | ||
| 21 | 47:48 | ||
| 22 | 48:06 | ||
| 23 | 48:25 | ||
| 24 | 48:27 | ||
| 25 | 48:50 | ||
| 26 | 49:18 | ||
| 27 | 49:46 | ||
| 28 | 49:50 | NR | |
| 29 | 50:11 | ||
| 30 | 52:03 | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||