1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday September 3, 1987.
Medalists
| Gold | Greg Foster (USA)
United States |
| Silver | Jonathan Ridgeon (GBR)
Great Britain |
| Bronze |  Colin JacksonGreat Britain (GBR) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Renaldo Nehemiah (USA)
|
12.93 | Zürich, Switzerland | August 19, 1981 |
| Championship Record | Greg Foster (USA)
|
13.22 | Helsinki, Finland | August 12, 1983 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL wind +0.5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Greg Foster (USA)
|
13.21 |
|
Jonathan Ridgeon (GBR)
|
13.29 |
|
Colin Jackson (GBR)
|
13.38 |
| 4. | Jack Pierce (USA)
|
13.41 |
| 5. |  Igors Kazanovs (URS)
|
13.48 |
| 6. |  Carlos Sala (ESP)
|
13.55 |
| 7. |  Mark McKoy (CAN)
|
13.71 |
| — |  Arto Bryggare (FIN)
|
DNS |
Semi-finals
- Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind -0.5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jonathan Ridgeon (GBR)
|
13.34 |
| 2. | Greg Foster (USA)
|
13.41 |
| 3. | Carlos Sala (ESP)
|
13.60 |
| 4. | Arto Bryggare (FIN)
|
13.62 |
| 5. | Aleksandr Markin (URS)
|
13.63 |
| 6. |  Krzysztof Płatek (POL)
|
13.68 |
| 7. |  Aleš Höffer (TCH)
|
13.78 |
| 8. |  Florian Schwarthoff (FRG)
|
13.98 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind -1.2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark McKoy (CAN)
|
13.42 |
| 2. | Jack Pierce (USA)
|
13.45 |
| 3. | Igors Kazanovs (URS)
|
13.58 |
| 4. | Colin Jackson (GBR)
|
13.58 |
| 5. |  Stéphane Caristan (FRA)
|
13.62 |
| 6. | Nigel Walker (GBR)
|
13.68 |
| 7. |  György Bakos (HUN)
|
13.90 |
| 8. | Jiří Hudec (TCH)
|
14.06 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +1.4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greg Foster (USA)
|
13.20 |
| 2. | Colin Jackson (GBR)
|
13.37 |
| 3. | Carlos Sala (ESP)
|
13.48 |
| 4. | Jiří Hudec (TCH)
|
13.48 |
| 5. | Florian Schwarthoff (FRG)
|
13.72 |
| 6. |  Fabien Niederhauser (SUI)
|
14.04 |
| 7. |  Erik Jensen (DEN)
|
14.06 |
| 8. |  Mauricio Carranza (ESA)
|
15.67 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +0.4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark McKoy (CAN)
|
13.50 |
| 2. | Arto Bryggare (FIN)
|
13.62 |
| 3. | Krzysztof Płatek (POL)
|
13.63 |
| 4. |  Lyndon Campos (BRA)
|
13.91 |
| 5. |  Andrew Parker (JAM)
|
13.94 |
| 6. |  Yu Zhicheng (CHN)
|
13.97 |
| 7. | Antonio Lanau (ESP)
|
14.25 |
| 8. |  Wu Ching-Jing (TPE)
|
14.45 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 wind +0.2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jonathan Ridgeon (GBR)
|
13.46 |
| 2. | Aleksandr Markin (URS)
|
13.56 |
| 3. | Aleš Höffer (TCH)
|
13.70 |
| 4. | Mikael Ylostalo (FIN)
|
13.90 |
| 5. |  Ulf Söderman (SWE)
|
14.01 |
| 6. |  Luigi Bertocchi (ITA)
|
14.02 |
| 7. |  Judex Lefou (MRI)
|
14.35 |
| — | Javier Moracho (ESP)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 wind +0.4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jack Pierce (USA)
|
13.61 |
| 2. | Nigel Walker (GBR)
|
13.62 |
| 3. | Igors Kazanovs (URS)
|
13.80 |
| 4. |  Thomas Kearns (IRL)
|
14.02 |
| 5. |  Derek Knowles (BAH)
|
14.39 |
| 6. |  João Lima (POR)
|
14.41 |
| — | Jean-Marc Muster (SUI)
|
DNF |
| — | Steve Kerho (CAN)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 5 wind +0.9 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stéphane Caristan (FRA)
|
13.44 |
| 2. | György Bakos (HUN)
|
13.76 |
| 3. | Cletus Clark (USA)
|
13.81 |
| 4. | Michael Radzey (FRG)
|
13.82 |
| 5. | Gianni Tozzi (ITA)
|
13.87 |
| 6. | Sergey Usov (URS)
|
13.90 |
| — |  Alain Cuypers (BEL)
|
DNF |
See also
- 1983 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 110m Hurdles (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Seoul)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Tokyo)