1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

None These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday September 4, 1987. Medalists GoldGDR Jürgen SchultEast Germany (GDR)SilverUSA John PowellUnited States (USA)BronzeCUB Luis DelisCuba (CUB) Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B03.09.1987 – ??:??h03.09.1987 – ??:??hFinal Round04.09.1987 – 18:50h Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best Records Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships World Record Jürgen Schult GDR 74.08 m January 6, 1986 GDR Neubrandenburg, Neubrandenburg Event Record Imrich Bugár TCH 67.72 m August 14, 1983 FIN Helsinki, Finland Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships Event Record Jürgen Schult GDR 68.74 m September 4, 1987 ITA Rome, Italy Qualification Held on Thurdsday 1987-09-03 RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.Luis Delis CUB66.06 m2.Rolf Danneberg FRG64.90 m3.Romas Ubartas URS64.48 m4.John Powell USA63.62 m5.Imrich Bugár TCH62.68 m6.Bradley Cooper BAH61.70 m7.Knut Hjeltnes NOR61.64 m8.Dariusz Juzyszyn POL61.38 m9.Stefan Fernholm SWE61.36 m10.Vesteinn Hafsteinsson ISL59.32 m11.Georgi Georgiev BUL 197158.80 m12.John Brenner USA58.44 m13.Patrick Journoud FRA57.84 m—Konstantinos Georgakopoulos GRENM RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.Jürgen Schult GDR66.04 m2.Vaclavas Kidykas URS64.60 m3.Volodymyr Zinchenko URS64.30 m4.Géjza Valent TCH63.66 m5.Alois Hannecker FRG63.34 m6.Marco Martino ITA62.26 m7.Svein Inge Valvik NOR59.76 m8.Lars Sundin SWE59.44 m9.Ray Lazdins CAN59.16 m10.Randy Heisler USA59.02 m11.Kamen Dimitrov BUL 197158.90 m—Göran Svensson SWENM—Werner Hartmann FRGDNS Final RANKFINALDISTANCEImage:Med 1.pngJürgen Schult GDR68.74 m CRImage:Med 2.pngJohn Powell USA66.22 mImage:Med 3.pngLuis Delis CUB66.02 m4.Rolf Danneberg FRG65.96 m5.Volodymyr Zinchenko URS65.60 m6.Romas Ubartas URS65.50 m7.Imrich Bugár TCH65.32 m8.Vaclavas Kidykas URS63.64 m9.Géjza Valent TCH61.98 m10.Bradley Cooper BAH61.94 m11.Alois Hannecker FRG60.98 m12.Marco Martino ITA60.60 m See also 1984 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart) 1988 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Seoul) 1990 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Split) References Results D Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships