1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

None These are the official results of the women's heptathlon competition at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including six non-finishers. The competition started on 31 August and ended on 1 September 1987. The winning margin was 564 points. As of 2024, this is the only time the heptathlon has been won by more than 400 points at these championships. The corresponding Olympic record is 517 points which was set in 2004 by Carolina Klüft of Sweden. Medalists GoldUSA Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited States (USA)SilverURS Larisa NikitinaSoviet Union (URS)BronzeUSA Jane FrederickUnited States (USA) Schedule August 31, 1987 1 100 m hurdles High Jump Shot Put 200 m September 1, 1987 5 Long Jump Javelin Throw 800 m Records Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships World Record Jackie Joyner USA 7161 August 2, 1986 USA Houston, United States Event Record Ramona Neubert GDR 6714 August 9, 1983 FIN Helsinki, Finland Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships Event Record Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 7128 September 1, 1987 ITA Rome, Italy Results #F2F5A9 The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow solid 1px #AAAAAA RankAthletePoints100mhHJSP200mLJJT800mJackie Joyner-Kersee USA7128 CR12.911.9016.0022.957.1445.682:16.29Larisa Nikitina URS656413.771.8715.6624.486.3355.242:27.01Jane Frederick USA650213.651.7816.3024.696.3346.622:13.7704 4Anke Behmer GDR646013.591.8113.7723.546.6735.822:09.0305 5Liliana Năstase ROU 1965632513.091.7513.1124.096.5941.842:17.9106 6Marion Reichelt GDR629613.651.8113.3924.176.4638.642:12.7607 7Marianna Maslennikova URS622813.461.8413.2224.416.1235.422:08.1208 8Zhu Yuqing CHN621113.371.7815.1223.996.1043.402:27.4509 9Kim Hagger GBR616713.241.8112.6324.686.5635.642:17.5910Jane Flemming AUS614913.501.8113.2123.756.2038.242:20.5811Nadine Debois FRA613913.641.7213.2224.236.2534.702:05.1712Cindy Greiner USA604213.761.7213.4624.456.2936.842:13.9913Tineke Hidding NED604013.771.7213.1124.186.1840.142:16.1014Svetlana Buraga URS598213.151.7513.3624.175.8933.762:15.5815Joanne Mulliner GBR584213.841.7512.8624.805.8036.722:13.8316Ragne Kytölä FIN579114.271.7811.7825.165.9238.962:14.0317Cornelia Heinrich FRG566414.481.7514.0425.675.9441.062:29.9018Sabine Braun FRG562114.141.7512.4225.495.7737.742:20.9419Connie Polman-Tuin CAN560814.351.6612.8525.276.1035.802:19.7720Eva Karblom SWE0 DNF14.401.6613.6125.106.2539.06DNS21Ingrid Meilicke PAR0 DNF15.191.5110.3527.285.1434.70DNS22Zuzana Lajbnerová TCH0 DNF14.151.7514.0625.59DNS9923Manuela Marxer LIE0 DNF14.761.6610.6999 DNS9924Chantal Beaugeant FRA0 DNF14.62DNS999925Alessandra Becatti ITA0 DNF99 DNF9999 See also 1983 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Helsinki) 1984 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Los Angeles) 1986 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Stuttgart) 1987 Hypo-Meeting 1988 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Seoul) 1990 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Split) 1991 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Tokyo) 1992 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Barcelona) References Results IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, Part 3 of 5, Page 263 H Category:Heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships