Events at the 1987 World Championships | ||
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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 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.
Gold | Tetyana Samolenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Silver | Hildegard Körner East Germany (GDR) |
Bronze | Doina Melinte Romania (ROU) |
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 |
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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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.
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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