1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Rome, Italy. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).
Medalists
| Gold |  Fatima WhitbreadGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Silver |  Petra FelkeEast Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  Beate PetersWest Germany (FRG) |
Schedule
- All times are UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.09.1987 – ??:??h | 05.09.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 06.09.1987 – 17:30h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
World Record |
Petra Felke (GDR) |
78.90 m | July 29, 1987 | Leipzig, East Germany
|
Event Record |
 Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
70.82 m | August 13, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland
|
| Season Best | Petra Felke (GDR) |
78.90 m | July 29, 1987 | Leipzig, East Germany
|
Qualification
- Held on Saturday 1987-09-05
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Felke (GDR)
|
69.16 m |
| 2. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR)
|
66.46 m |
| 3. | Beate Peters (FRG)
|
64.26 m |
| 4. |  Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS)
|
63.04 m |
| 5. |  Katalin Hartai (HUN)
|
62.68 m |
| 6. | Natalya Kolenchukova (URS)
|
60.78 m |
| 7. |  Anna Verouli (GRE)
|
60.60 m |
| 8. |  Zhou Yuanxiang (CHN)
|
59.46 m |
| 9. |  Elisabet Nagy (SWE)
|
58.72 m |
| 10. |  María Caridad Colón (CUB)
|
57.82 m |
| 11. |  Emi Matsui (JPN)
|
57.78 m |
| 12. |  Denise Thiémard (SUI)
|
56.34 m |
| 13. |  Sueli dos Santos (BRA)
|
55.48 m |
| 14. |  Marieta Riera (VEN)
|
53.38 m |
| 15. |  Lee Hui-cheng (TPE)
|
51.42 m |
| 16. |  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ)
|
48.60 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fatima Whitbread (GBR)
|
67.00 m |
| 2. | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG)
|
64.52 m |
| 3. | Ivonne Leal (CUB)
|
62.60 m |
| 4. | Tiina Lillak (FIN)
|
62.34 m |
| 5. | Susanne Jung (GDR)
|
62.26 m |
| 6. | Manuela Alizadeh (FRG)
|
62.16 m |
| 7. | Natalya Shikolenko (URS)
|
60.40 m |
| 8. |  Céline Chartrand (CAN)
|
59.06 m |
| 9. | Tuula Laaksalo (FIN)
|
57.24 m |
| 10. | Li Baolian (CHN)
|
55.96 m |
| 11. |  Trine Solberg (NOR)
|
55.30 m |
| 12. |  Cathie Wilson (USA)
|
54.80 m |
| 13. |  Íris Grönfeldt (ISL)
|
54.00 m |
| 14. |  Iammo Launa (PNG)
|
42.70 m |
| — |  Laverne Eve (BAH)
|
NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
76.64 m | CR | ||||||
 |
Petra Felke (GDR) |
71.76 m | |||||||
 |
Beate Peters (FRG) |
68.82 m | |||||||
| 4 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) |
67.54 m | |||||||
| 5 | Susanne Jung (GDR) |
67.46 m | |||||||
| 6 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
66.82 m | |||||||
| 7 | Natalya Kolenchukova (URS) |
65.52 m | |||||||
| 8 | Ivonne Leal (CUB) |
64.90 m | |||||||
| 9 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) |
64.12 m | |||||||
| 10 | Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) |
63.40 m | |||||||
| 11 | Katalin Hartai (HUN) |
60.88 m | |||||||
| 12 | Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) |
60.60 m | |||||||
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
- 1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)