1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
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These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on 29 August 1987.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold |  Werner GünthörSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Silver |  Alessandro AndreiItaly (ITA) |
| Bronze |  John BrennerUnited States (USA) |
Schedule
[edit]- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 29.08.1987 – ??:??h | 29.08.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 29.08.1987 – 18:10h | |
Abbreviations
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
22.91 m | August 12, 1987 | Viareggio, Italy
|
| Event Record |  Edward Sarul (POL) |
21.39 m | August 7, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland
|
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
21.57 m | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy
|
| Werner Günthör (SUI) |
21.63 m | |||
| John Brenner (USA) |
21.75 m | |||
| Werner Günthör (SUI) |
22.12 m | |||
| Werner Günthör (SUI) |
22.23 m | |||
Qualification
[edit]- Held on Saturday 29 August 1987
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Andrei |  Italy (ITA)
|
21.57 m |
| 2 | Ulf Timmermann |  East Germany (GDR)
|
21.11 m |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Lykho |  Soviet Union (URS)
|
20.99 m |
| 4 | Werner Günthör |  Switzerland (SUI)
|
20.66 m |
| 5 | Helmut Krieger |  Poland (POL)
|
19.73 m |
| 6 | Karsten Stolz |  West Germany (FRG)
|
19.69 m |
| 7 | Gregg Tafralis |  United States (USA)
|
19.62 m |
| 8 | Georgi Todorov |  Bulgaria (BUL)
|
19.43 m |
| 9 | Ron Backes | United States (USA)
|
19.34 m |
| 10 | Dimitrios Koutsoukis |  Greece (GRE)
|
19.05 m |
| — | Jan Sagedal |  Norway (NOR)
|
DNS |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udo Beyer | East Germany (GDR)
|
20.95 m |
| 2 | John Brenner | United States (USA)
|
20.28 m |
| 3 | Remigius Machura |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
20.27 m |
| 4 | Klaus Bodenmüller |  Austria (AUT)
|
19.96 m |
| 5 | Sergey Gavryushin | Soviet Union (URS)
|
19.96 m |
| 6 | Gert Weil |  Chile (CHI)
|
19.76 m |
| 7 | Udo Gelhausen | West Germany (FRG)
|
19.10 m |
| 8 | Janne Ronkainen |  Finland (FIN)
|
18.36 m |
| 9 | Lars Sundin |  Sweden (SWE)
|
17.25 m |
| — | Arne Pedersen | Norway (NOR)
|
DNS |
Final
[edit]| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
|
Werner Günthör (SUI)
|
22.23 m CR |
|
Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
|
21.88 m |
|
John Brenner (USA)
|
21.75 m |
| 4. |  Remigius Machura (TCH)
|
21.39 m |
| 5. |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
|
21.35 m |
| 6. | Udo Beyer (GDR)
|
21.13 m |
| 7. |  Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT)
|
20.41 m |
| 8. |  Sergey Gavryushin (URS)
|
20.15 m |
| 9. | Vyacheslav Lykho (URS)
|
19.98 m |
| 10. |  Gert Weil (CHI)
|
19.71 m |
| 11. |  Karsten Stolz (FRG)
|
19.22 m |
| 12. | Helmut Krieger (POL)
|
19.15 m |
See also
[edit]- 1984 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Split)
- 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)
References
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