1987 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the seventh time. Eight teams competed in Jamsil Baseball Stadium in the baseball tournament. The format used was the same as the tournament of four years earlier. Five teams that had competed in the 1984 tournament returned. Cuba originally qualified but withdrew as a result of the boycott.
Canada has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the second edition of the multi-sport event in 1955. As of the last Pan American Games in 2019, Canada is third on the all time medals list, only behind the United States and Cuba. Canada is also one of nine countries to have competed at the only Winter Pan American Games, and only of one two to win a medal at the games.
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 13 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on August 10, 1987 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 15 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 11 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 14 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 10, 12 and 13 August.
The men's decathlon event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 12 and 13 August.
The men's 200 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 12, 13 and 15 August.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 12, 13 and 15 August.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 13, 15 and 16 August.
The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 15 August.
The men's long jump event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 14 and 16 August.
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States, on 13 and 15 August.
The men's pole vault event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 15 August.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 16 August.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 16 August.
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 16 August.
