1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

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These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fatima Whitbread
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Felke
East Germany (GDR)
Bronze Flag of Germany.svg Beate Peters
West Germany (FRG)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
05.09.1987 ??:??h05.09.1987 ??:??h
Final Round
06.09.1987 17:30h

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)78.90 mJuly 29, 1987 Flag of East Germany.svg Leipzig, East Germany
Event Record Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)70.82 mAugust 13, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Season Best Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)78.90 mJuly 29, 1987 Flag of East Germany.svg Leipzig, East Germany

Qualification

RANKGROUP ADISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)69.16 m
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)66.46 m
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Beate Peters  (FRG)64.26 m
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Kostyuchenkova  (URS)63.04 m
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Katalin Hartai  (HUN)62.68 m
6.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Kolenchukova  (URS)60.78 m
7.Flag of Greece.svg  Anna Verouli  (GRE)60.60 m
8.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuanxiang  (CHN)59.46 m
9.Flag of Sweden.svg  Elisabet Nagy  (SWE)58.72 m
10.Flag of Cuba.svg  María Caridad Colón  (CUB)57.82 m
11.Flag of Japan.svg  Emi Matsui  (JPN)57.78 m
12.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Denise Thiémard  (SUI)56.34 m
13.Flag of Brazil.svg  Sueli dos Santos  (BRA)55.48 m
14.Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Marieta Riera  (VEN)53.38 m
15.Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hui-Cheng Lee  (TPE)51.42 m
16.Flag of Fiji.svg  Mereoni Vibose  (FIJ)48.60 m


RANKGROUP BDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fatima Whitbread  (GBR)67.00 m
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Ingrid Thyssen  (FRG)64.52 m
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Ivonne Leal  (CUB)62.60 m
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)62.34 m
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Susanne Jung  (GDR)62.26 m
6.Flag of Germany.svg  Manuela Alizadeh  (FRG)62.16 m
7.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Shikolenko  (URS)60.40 m
8.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Céline Chartrand  (CAN)59.06 m
9.Flag of Finland.svg  Tuula Laaksalo  (FIN)57.24 m
10.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Baolian  (CHN)55.96 m
11.Flag of Norway.svg  Trine Solberg  (NOR)55.30 m
12.Flag of the United States.svg  Cathie Wilson  (USA)54.80 m
13.Flag of Iceland.svg  Íris Grönfeldt  (ISL)54.00 m
14.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Iammo Launa  (PNG)42.70 m
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Laverne Eve  (BAH)NM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
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Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fatima Whitbread  (GBR)76.64 mCR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)71.76 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Beate Peters  (FRG)68.82 m
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)67.54 m
5Flag of East Germany.svg  Susanne Jung  (GDR)67.46 m
6Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)66.82 m
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Kolenchukova  (URS)65.52 m
8Flag of Cuba.svg  Ivonne Leal  (CUB)64.90 m
9Flag of Germany.svg  Ingrid Thyssen  (FRG)64.12 m
10Flag of Germany.svg  Manuela Alizadeh  (FRG)63.40 m
11Flag of Hungary.svg  Katalin Hartai  (HUN)60.88 m
12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Kostyuchenkova  (URS)60.60 m

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