| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 | |
| Host City: | Oberstdorf |
| Opening: | February 12, 1987 |
| Closing: | February 21, 1987 |
| Events: | 13 |
| Previous: | 1985 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the International Ski Federation (FIS) introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at these championships. For the only time (besides the 1988 Winter Olympics), the relays consisted of four freestyle legs.
15 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 43:01.8 | ||
| Silver | 43:08.6 | ||
| Bronze | 43:09.6 |
12 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:24:30.1 | ||
| Silver | 1:26:24.0 | ||
| Bronze | 1:26:55.0 |
21 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2:11:27.2 | ||
| Silver | 2:11:49.5 | ||
| Bronze | 2:12:51.1 |
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren) | 1:38:04.6 | |
| Silver | (Oleksandr Batyuk, Vladimir Smirnov, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Vladimir Sakhnov) | 1:38:30.9 | |
| Bronze | (Ove Aunli, Vegard Ulvang, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Terje Langli) | 1:38:48.2 |
16 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 14:45.7 | ||
| Silver | 14:49.3 | ||
| Bronze | 14:52.5 |
13 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 31:49.5 | ||
| Silver | 31:50.3 | ||
| Bronze | 32:09.2 |
20 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 57:20.5 | ||
| Silver | 57:47.6 | ||
| Bronze | 58:28.7 |
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Ptitsyna, Anfisa Reztsova) | 58:08.8 | |
| Silver | (Marianne Dahlmo, Nina Skeime, Anne Jahren, Anette Bøe) | 58:46.1 | |
| Bronze | (Magdalena Wallin, Karin Lamberg-Skog, Annika Dahlman, Marie-Helene Westin) | 59:41.0 |
13 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 423.80 | ||
| Silver | 422.48 | ||
| Bronze | 421.44 |
Kerry Lynch of the United States finished second in this event, but was later disqualified for doping. Bredesen would be awarded a silver medal and Weinbuch a bronze as a result.
19 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl, Thomas Müller) | 1262.94 | |
| Silver | (Hallstein Bøgseth, Trond-Arne Bredesen, Torbjørn Løkken) | 1244.98 | |
| Bronze | (Sergey Chervyakov, Andrey Dundukov, Allar Levandi) | 1236.70 |
20 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 224.4 | ||
| Silver | 216.5 | ||
| Bronze | 215.8 |
15 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 216.0 | ||
| Silver | 208.3 | ||
| Bronze | 207.0 |
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Matti Nykänen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Tuomo Ylipulli, Pekka Suorsa) | 634.1 | |
| Silver | (Ole Christian Eidhammer, Hroar Stjernen, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, Vegard Opaas) | 598.0 | |
| Bronze | (Ernst Vettori, Richard Schallert, Franz Neuländtner, Andreas Felder) | 587.5 |
Medal winners by nation.
The opening event was created and organised by Traumfabrik