1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes, including ten non-finishers. The competition started on September 3, 1987, and ended on September 4, 1987.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold |  Torsten VossEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Siegfried WentzWest Germany (FRG) |
| Bronze |  Pavel TarnavetskiySoviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
[edit]- Thursday, September 3
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- Friday, September 4
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | August 9, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
| Event Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8714 | August 13, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Season Best | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) | 8645 | May 24, 1987 |  Götzis, Austria |
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Season Best | Torsten Voss (GDR) | 8680 | September 4, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
Final
[edit]| RANK | FINAL RANKING | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
 | Torsten Voss (GDR) | 8680 |
 | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) | 8461 |
 | Pavel Tarnavetskiy (URS) | 8375 |
| 4. |  Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 8307 |
| 5. | Christian Schenk (GDR) | 8304 |
| 6. |  Simon Poelman (NZL) | 8296 |
| 7. | Alain Blondel (FRA) | 8178 |
| 8. | Aleksandr Nevskiy (URS) | 8174 |
| 9. | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8124 |
| 10. | William Motti (FRA) | 8062 |
| 11. |  Beat Gähwiler (SUI) | 8034 |
| 12. | Gary Kinder (USA) | 8030 |
| 13. | Rob Muzzio (USA) | 8017 |
| 14. | Michael Neugebauer (FRG) | 7733 |
| 15. |  Mikael Olander (SWE) | 7696 |
| 16. |  Veroslav Valenta (TCH) | 7574 |
| 17. |  Lars Warming (DEN) | 7537 |
| 18. |  Paul Hewlett (IVB) | 6474 |
| — |  Pedro da Silva (BRA) | DNF |
| — |  Dave Steen (CAN) | DNF |
| — | Valter Külvet (URS) | DNF |
| — | Petri Keskitalo (FIN) | DNF |
| — | Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) | DNF |
| — | Marco Rossi (ITA) | DNF |
| — |  Lee Fu-an (TPE) | DNF |
| — | Tim Bright (USA) | DNF |
| — | Mike Smith (CAN) | DNF |
| — |  Robert de Wit (NED) | DNF |
See also
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