1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

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These are the official results of the Women's 3.000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes and one non-starter, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1987-09-01.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tetyana Samolenko
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Maricica Puică
Romania (ROU)
Bronze Flag of East Germany.svg Ulrike Bruns
East Germany (GDR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Kazankina  (URS)8:22.62 Leningrad, USSR August 26, 1984
Championship recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker-Slaney  (USA)8:34.62 Helsinki, Finland August 10, 1983

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tetyana Samolenko  (URS)8:38.73
Med 2.png Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)8:39.45
Med 3.png Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)8:40.30
4.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Cornelia Bürki  (SUI)8:40.31
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Romanova  (URS)8:41.33
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Elly van Hulst  (NED)8:42.56
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Yvonne Murray  (GBR)8:43.94
8.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Wendy Sly  (GBR)8:45.85
9.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lynn Williams  (CAN)8:49.91
10.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Knisely  (USA)8:50.99
11.Flag of Germany.svg  Vera Michallek  (FRG)8:55.16
12.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Christine Benning  (GBR)8:57.92
13.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Debbie Bowker  (CAN)8:58.63
14.Flag of France.svg  Marie-Pierre Duros  (FRA)9:14.61
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)DNS

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Debbie Bowker  (CAN)8:46.88
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)8:47.15
3.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Cornelia Bürki  (SUI)8:47.95
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)8:48.11
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Yvonne Murray  (GBR)8:48.44
6.Flag of Germany.svg  Vera Michallek  (FRG)8:49.61
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Knisely  (USA)8:49.61
8.Flag of France.svg  Annette Sergent  (FRA)8:52.45
9.Flag of the United States.svg  Cindy Bremser  (USA)8:54.17
10.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jackie Perkins  (AUS)8:57.24
11.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernanda Ribeiro  (POR)9:01.15
12.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Dorina Calenic  (ROU)9:01.83
13.Flag of Finland.svg  Satu Levelä  (FIN)9:16.28
14.Flag of Chile.svg  Monica Regonesi  (CHI)9:26.11
15.Flag of Nepal.svg  Raj Kumari Pandey  (NEP)10:44.15


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Wendy Sly  (GBR)8:44.79
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Romanova  (URS)8:45.00
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tetyana Samolenko  (URS)8:45.20
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Elly van Hulst  (NED)8:45.20
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)8:45.55
6.Flag of France.svg  Marie-Pierre Duros  (FRA)8:46.11
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lynn Williams  (CAN)8:47.43
8.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Christine Benning  (GBR)8:48.63
9.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xiuting  (CHN)8:50.68
10.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Paula Ivan  (ROU)8:51.20
11.Flag of the United States.svg  Leslie Seymour  (USA)8:51.34
12.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Radka Naplatanova  (BUL)8:51.98
13.Flag of Italy.svg  Agnese Possamai  (ITA)8:57.85
14.Flag of Cyprus.svg  Andri Avraam  (CYP)9:09.34
Flag of France.svg  Martine Fays  (FRA)DNF
Flag of Malawi.svg  Fanny Gidiyoni  (MAW)DNS

See also

References