These are the official results of the men's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday 5 September 1987.

Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy originally won the bronze with a jump of 8.38 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a fake result for a jump of 7.85m.Longman, Jere (1995-08-04). TRACK AND FIELD; Pedroso's World Mark In Long Jump in Doubt. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-07-18. Larry Myricks of the United States received the bronze medal nine months later.

Medalists Gold Carl LewisUnited States (USA)Silver Robert EmmiyanSoviet Union (URS)Bronze Larry MyricksUnited States (USA)

Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B04.09.1987 – ??:??h04.09.1987 – ??:??hFinal Round05.09.1987 – ??:??h

Records Existing records at the start of the event. World Record8.90Mexico City, Mexico18 October 1968Championship Record8.55Helsinki, Finland10 August 1983

Qualifying round Held on Friday 1987-09-04 RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.8.19 m2.8.14 m3.8.08 m4.8.06 m5.8.02 m6.8.00 m7.7.99 m8.7.96 m9.7.78 m10.7.59 m11.7.51 m12.7.41 m13.7.11 m14.6.94 m15.6.61 m—NM —NM —NM —NM —NM

RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.8.36 m2.8.20 m3.8.10 m4.8.07 m5.8.05 m6.8.03 m7.7.98 m8.7.97 m9.7.96 m10.7.93 m11.7.90 m12.7.87 m13.7.60 m14.7.60 m15.7.54 m16.7.23 m17.7.21 m18.6.61 m—DNS—DNS

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 8.67 8.65 8.67 8.43 X 8.608.67 m CR 8.30 X X 8.53 X X8.53 m X 8.04w 8.23 8.13 8.33 8.208.33 m 4 X 8.09 8.19 7.59 X 8.388.19 m 5 8.16 8.04 7.97 7.85 X 7.958.16 m 6 7.78 7.85 8.09 8.04 7.84 8.148.14 m 7 8.11 7.80 8.05 7.86 7.99 8.018.11 m 8 X 8.10 X X X X8.10 m 9 8.08 m 10 8.03 m 11 8.00 m 12 8.00 m 13 7.90 m 14 7.83 m 15 7.82 m 16 7.80 m 17 7.72 m

See also 1983 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Helsinki) 1984 Men's Olympic Long Jump (Los Angeles) 1986 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Stuttgart) 1988 Men's Olympic Long Jump (Seoul) 1990 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Split)

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