1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 1,500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 32 participating athletes and one non-starter, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 09-05-1987. The winning margin was 0.11 seconds.

Medalists

Gold	Tetyana Samolenko Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Hildegard Körner East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Doina Melinte Romania (ROU)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record	Tatyana Kazankina  (URS)	3:52.47	Zürich, Switzerland	August 3, 1980
Championship record	Mary Decker-Slaney  (USA)	4:00.90	Helsinki, Finland	August 14, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Tetyana Samolenko  (URS)	3:58.56 CR
	Hildegard Körner  (GDR)	3:58.67
	Doina Melinte  (ROU)	3:59.27
4.	Cornelia Bürki  (SUI)	3:59.90
5.	Andrea Lange  (GDR)	4:00.63
6.	Kirsty Wade  (GBR)	4:01.41
7.	Diana Richburg  (USA)	4:01.79
8.	Elly van Hulst  (NED)	4:03.63
9.	Svetlana Kitova  (URS)	4:04.66
10.	Linda Sheskey  (USA)	4:08.33
11.	Debbie Bowker  (CAN)	4:08.38
12.	Mitica Junghiatu  (ROU)	4:10.35
13.	Marina Yachmenyova  (URS)	4:10.51
—	Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)	DNF
—	Sandra Gasser  (SUI)	DSQ

Note Sandra Gasser was the original winner of the bronze medal in 3:59.06 but was disqualified for doping.

Qualifying heats

• Held on Thursday 1987-09-03

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Doina Melinte  (ROU)	4:05.41
2.	Hildegard Körner  (GDR)	4:05.42
3.	Tetyana Samolenko  (URS)	4:05.48
4.	Elly van Hulst  (NED)	4:05.57
5.	Linda Sheskey  (USA)	4:06.03
6.	Fatima Aouam  (MAR)	4:07.38
7.	Yvonne Murray  (GBR)	4:07.83
8.	Brit McRoberts  (CAN)	4:08.37
9.	Annika Ericson  (SWE)	4:22.59
10.	Maria Lomba  (STP)	5:01.43
—	Selina Chirchir  (KEN)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Andrea Lange  (GDR)	4:05.18
2.	Sandra Gasser  (SUI)	4:05.48
3.	Marina Yachmenyova  (URS)	4:05.51
4.	Mitica Junghiatu  (ROU)	4:05.60
5.	Debbie Bowker  (CAN)	4:05.90
6.	Diana Richburg  (USA)	4:07.10
7.	Brigitte Kraus  (FRG)	4:07.40
8.	Agnese Possamai  (ITA)	4:08.84
9.	Florence Giolitti  (FRA)	4:09.08
10.	Alphocinah Simelane  (SWZ)	4:35.64 (NR)
11.	Georgine Tomisato  (ASA)	5:49.52

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)	4:08.36
2.	Cornelia Bürki  (SUI)	4:08.39
3.	Svetlana Kitova  (URS)	4:08.64
4.	Kirsty Wade  (GBR)	4:09.06
5.	Paula Ivan  (ROU)	4:09.36
6.	Vera Michallek  (FRG)	4:09.89
7.	Regina Jacobs  (USA)	4:12.52
8.	Christine Pfitzinger  (NZL)	4:13.59
9.	Maite Zúñiga  (ESP)	4:16.21
10.	Evelyn Adiru  (UGA)	4:17.72
11.	Kriscia Garcia  (ESA)	4:34.76

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships 1500 metres (Athens)
• 1983 Women's World Championships 1500 metres (Helsinki)
• 1984 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Women's European Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 1500 metres (Split)
• 1992 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Barcelona)

References

• Results