1987 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics (track and field).

International Events

* All-Africa Games
* Asian Championships
* Central American and Caribbean Championships
* European Indoor Championships
* Mediterranean Games
* Pan American Games
* World Championships
* World Indoor Championships
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Student Games

World Records

Men

200 metres

:"Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres"

=1,500 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 1.500 metres"

=5,000 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 5.000 metres"

Marathon

:"Main race this year: World Championships Marathon"

=3,000m Steeplechase=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 3.000m Steeplechase"

Triple Jump

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump"

=Hammer=

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Hammer Throw"

Decathlon

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon"

=400 metres=

Mile

=10,000 metres=

=100m Hurdles=

=Long Jump=

Heptathlon

Births

*July 14 — Margus Hunt, Estonian discus thrower

Deaths

*March 17 — Georg Lammers (81), German athlete (b. 1905)
*October 20 — Jerzy Chromik (56), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1931)

References

* [http://www.apulanta.fi/matti/yu/yl/ Year Lists]
* [http://digilander.libero.it/atletica2/Stagionali/WRL/1987/Index.htm 1987 Year Rankings]
* [http://www.arrs.net/ATM_Mara1987.htm Association of Road Racing Statisticians]