1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
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| 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 | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 29 August 1987.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold |  Paul KipkoechKenya (KEN) |
| Silver |  Francesco PanettaItaly (ITA) |
| Bronze |  Hansjörg KunzeEast Germany (GDR) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Fernando Mamede (POR) |
27:13.81 | Stockholm, Sweden | July 2, 1984 |
| Championship Record | Fernando Mamede (POR) |
27:45.54 | Helsinki, Finland | August 7, 1983 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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Paul Kipkoech (KEN) |
27:38.63 CR |
 |
Francesco Panetta (ITA) |
27:48.98 |
 |
Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) |
27:50.37 |
| 4. |  Arturo Barrios (MEX) |
27:59.66 |
| 5. |  Steve Binns (GBR) |
28:03.08 |
| 6. |  Martin Vrabel (TCH) |
28:05.59 |
| 7. |  Spyros Andriopoulos (GRE) |
28:07.17 NR |
| 8. |  Steve Plasencia (USA) |
28:11.38 |
| 9. |  Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA) |
28:19.47 |
| 10. |  Rolando Vera (ECU) |
28:20.24 |
| 11. | Ezequiel Canario (POR) |
28:28.24 |
| 12. |  Mats Erixon (SWE) |
28:29.08 |
| 13. | Paul Arpin (FRA) |
28:29.21 |
| 14. |  Zhang Guowei (CHN) |
28:30.00 |
| 15. | Jon Solly (GBR) |
28:31.97 |
| 16. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) |
28:33.77 |
| 17. |  Markus Ryffel (SUI) |
28:34.58 |
| 18. |  Brian Sheriff (ZIM) |
28:34.96 |
| 19. |  Paul McCloy (CAN) |
28:41.89 |
| 20. |  Kozu Akutsu (JPN) |
28:45.89 |
| 21. | Ed Eyestone (USA) |
29:00.33 |
| 22. | Some Muge (KEN) |
29:06.40 |
| 23. |  Haji Bulbula (ETH) |
29:10.45 |
| 24. | Wodajo Bulti (ETH) |
29:17.09 |
| 25. |  Habib Romdhani (TUN) |
29:21.35 |
| 26. |  John Treacy (IRL) |
29:22.14 |
| — |  Martti Vainio (FIN) |
DNF |
| — | Paul Williams (CAN) |
DNF |
| — |  Gerhard Hartmann (AUT) |
DNS |
| — | Gerard Donakowski (USA) |
DNS |
See also
- 1983 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Men's Olympic 10.000 metres (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Tokyo)
