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 Gold Torsten VossEast Germany (GDR)Silver Siegfried WentzWest Germany (FRG)Bronze Pavel TarnavetskiySoviet Union (URS)

Schedule Thursday, September 3

Friday, September 4

Records Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships World Record 8847 August 9, 1984 Los Angeles, United States Event Record 8714 August 13, 1983 Helsinki, Finland Season Best 8645 May 24, 1987 Götzis, Austria Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships Season Best 8680 September 4, 1987 Rome, Italy

Final RANKFINAL RANKINGPOINTS8680846183754.83075.83046.82967.81788.81749.812410.806211.803412.803013.801714.773315.769616.757417.753718.6474—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF—DNF

See also 1986 Men's European Championships Decathlon 1987 Hypo-Meeting 1988 Men's Olympic Decathlon

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