1987_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_marathon
The Men's Marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy was held on Sunday September 6, 1987.
| Gold |  Douglas WakiihuriKenya (KEN) |
| Silver |  Hussein Ahmed SalahDjibouti (DJI) |
| Bronze |  Gelindo BordinItaly (ITA) |
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
More information Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships ...
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Carlos Lopes (POR) | 2:07:12 | April 20, 1985 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Event Record |  Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Season Best |  Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) | 2:09:50 | May 10, 1987 |  London, United Kingdom |
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More information RANK, FINAL ...
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) |
2:11:48 |
 |
Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) |
2:12:30 |
 |
Gelindo Bordin (ITA) |
2:12:40 |
| 4. | Steve Moneghetti (AUS) |
2:12:49 |
| 5. | Hugh Jones (GBR) |
2:12:54 |
| 6. |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
2:13:43 |
| 7. | Orlando Pizzolato (ITA) |
2:14:03 |
| 8. |  Ravil Kashapov (URS) |
2:14:41 |
| 9. |  Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) |
2:14:58 |
| 10. |  Dirk Vanderherten (BEL) |
2:16:42 |
| 11. | Yakov Tolstikov (URS) |
2:16:55 |
| 12. |  Martin Vrabel (TCH) |
2:16:58 |
| 13. | Salvatore Bettiol (ITA) |
2:17:45 |
| 14. |  Mirko Vindiš (YUG) |
2:18:09 |
| 15. |  Tefera Guta (ETH) |
2:18:27 |
| 16. |  Vicente Antón (ESP) |
2:19:00 |
| 17. |  Herbert Steffny (FRG) |
2:19:24 |
| 18. | Honorato Hernández (ESP) |
2:20:00 |
| 19. | Michael Spottel (FRG) |
2:20:43 |
| 20. |  Graham Macky (NZL) |
2:20:43 |
| 21. |  Don Janicki (USA) |
2:20:46 |
| 22. | Masayuki Nishi (JPN) |
2:20:51 |
| 23. |  Eloi Rodrigues (BRA) |
2:21:03 |
| 24. | Marti ten Kate (NED) |
2:22:21 |
| 25. |  Kingston Mills (IRL) |
2:22:52 |
| 26. | Yuichiro Osuda (JPN) |
2:23:25 |
| 27. |  Sam Hlawe (SWZ) |
2:24:09 |
| 28. | Alfonso Abellán (ESP) |
2:24:20 |
| 29. |  Bigboy Matlapeng (BOT) |
2:24:43 |
| 30. | Fumiaki Abe (JPN) |
2:24:47 |
| 31. |  Jeong Man-Hwa (KOR) |
2:25:41 |
| 32. |  Peter Maher (CAN) |
2:26:40 |
| 33. |  William Aguirre (NCA) |
2:27:19 |
| 34. |  Vithanakande Samarasinghe (SRI) |
2:28:35 |
| 35. |  José Jami (ECU) |
2:29:04 |
| 36. | Peter Mitchell (AUS) |
2:30:04 |
| 37. |  Francis Mukuka (ZAM) |
2:30:05 |
| 38. |  Justin Gloden (LUX) |
2:30:08 |
| 39. |  Hsu Gi-sheng (TPE) |
2:30:31 |
| 40. | Moacir Marconi (BRA) |
2:31:39 |
| 41. |  Stanimir Nenov (BUL) |
2:32:44 |
| 42. |  Hari Singh (IND) |
2:34:20 |
| 43. |  Albert Marie (SEY) |
2:40:48 |
| 44. | Veselin Vasilev (BUL) |
2:43:14 |
| 45. |  Salvator Sahabo (BRU) |
2:43:43 |
| 46. |  Chandra Bahadur Gurung (NEP) |
2:43:54 |
| 47. |  William Abrams (GUY) |
3:12:33 |
| — | Ralf Salzmann (FRG) |
DNF |
| — |  Bruno Lafranchi (SUI) |
DNF |
| — |  Policarpio Calizaya (BOL) |
DNF |
| — | Robert de Castella (AUS) |
DNF |
| — |  Christos Papachristos (GRE) |
DNF |
| — |  El Mostafa Nechchadi (MAR) |
DNF |
| — | Dan Grimes (USA) |
DNF |
| — | Geoff Smith (GBR) |
DNF |
| — | Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) |
DNF |
| — | Delfim Moreira (POR) |
DNF |
| — | Martti Vainio (FIN) |
DNF |
| — |  Mehmet Terzi (TUR) |
DNF |
| — |  Alain Lazare (FRA) |
DNF |
| — | Dave Gordon (USA) |
DNF |
| — |  Jorge Yeber (ARG) |
DNF |
| — | Djama Robleh (DJI) |
DNF |
| — |  James Walker (GUM) |
DNF |
| — |  Samu Samuelu (WSM) |
DNF |
| — |  Bogusław Psujek (POL) |
DNF |
| — | Allan Zachariassen (DEN) |
DNF |
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- 1987 Marathon Year Ranking
- Men's Olympic Marathon (1988)