1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 6 September 1987. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

The winning margin was 4.88 metres which as of 2026 remains the only time the women's javelin throw has been won by more than four metres at these championships, although in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics the winning margins in the women's javelin throw were 5.71 metres and 5.29 metres respectively.

Medalists Gold Fatima WhitbreadGreat Britain (GBR)Silver Petra FelkeEast Germany (GDR)Bronze Beate PetersWest Germany (FRG)

Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B05.09.1987 – ??:??h05.09.1987 – ??:??hFinal Round06.09.1987 – 17:30h

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 78.90 m July 29, 1987 Leipzig, East Germany Event Record 70.82 m August 13, 1983 Helsinki, Finland Season Best 78.90 m July 29, 1987 Leipzig, East Germany

Qualification Held on Saturday 1987-09-05 RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.69.16 m2.66.46 m3.64.26 m4.63.04 m5.62.68 m6.60.78 m7.60.60 m8.59.46 m9.58.72 m10.57.82 m11.57.78 m12.56.34 m13.55.48 m14.53.38 m15.51.42 m16.48.60 m

RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.67.00 m2.64.52 m3.62.60 m4.62.34 m5.62.26 m6.62.16 m7.60.40 m8.59.06 m9.57.24 m10.55.96 m11.55.30 m12.54.80 m13.54.00 m14.42.70 m—NM

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 76.64 m CR 71.76 m 68.82 m 4 67.54 m 5 67.46 m 6 66.82 m 7 65.52 m 8 64.90 m 9 64.12 m 10 63.40 m 11 60.88 m 12 60.60 m

See also 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens) 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul) 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split) 1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)

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