1987 in race walking explained

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1987 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

WR	world record
AR	area record
CR	event record
NR	national record
PB	personal best

Men's 20 km

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
		1:19:30	September 24, 1983
Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
		1:19:24	May 3, 1987	New York City, United States
		1:19:12	June 21, 1987

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	1:19:12		Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	21/06/1987	WR
2	1:19:22		Hobart, Australia
3	1:19:24		New York, United States	03/05/1987
4	1:19:32		New York, United States	03/05/1987	NR
5	1:19:37
6	1:20:04		New York, United States	03/05/1987
7	1:20:19		New York, United States	03/05/1987
8	1:20:40
9	1:20:45		Rome, Italy	30/08/1987
10	1:20:45
11	1:20:51
12	1:21:00
13	1:21:04
14	1:21:07		Rome, Italy	30/08/1987
15	1:21:10
16	1:21:24
17	1:21:24		Rome, Italy	30/08/1987
18	1:21:27
19	1:21:28
20	1:21:35

Men's 50 km

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	3:40:07
2	3:40:53		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
3	3:41:30		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
4	3:42:20				NR
5	3:43:14		New York, United States	02/05/1987
6	3:44:02		New York, United States	02/05/1987
7	3:45:09		New York, United States	02/05/1987
8	3:46:28		New York, United States	02/05/1987
9	3:47:49		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
10	3:48:27		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
11	3:48:52		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
12	3:50:19
13	3:50:48
14	3:52:08		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
15	3:52:16		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
16	3:52:21		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987
17	3:52:33		New York, United States	02/05/1987
18	3:52:38		New York, United States	02/05/1987
19	3:52:51
20	3:53:30		Rome, Italy	05/09/1987

Women's 5 km

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	20:34		Hildesheim, West Germany	24/09/1987	WR
2	21:25		La Coruña, Spain	16/05/1987
3	21:36
					NR
5	21:37
7	21:41
8	21:43
9	21:46
11	21:51
12	21:53
13	21:57
14	22:01
15	22:02
16	22:06
17	22:12
19	22:14
20	22:16

Women's 10 km

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
		44:14	March 16, 1985
Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
		43:22	May 3, 1987
		42:52	May 4, 1987

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	42:52		Melbourne, Australia	04/05/1987	WR
2	43:22		New York, United States	03/05/1987
3	43:35		New York, United States	03/05/1987
4	43:45		New York, United States	03/05/1987
5	43:57		New York, United States	03/05/1987
6	44:33
7	44:42		Rome, Italy	01/09/1987
8	44:45
9	44:48		Rome, Italy	01/09/1987
10	44:51
11	44:55
12	45:02		New York, United States	03/05/1987
13	45:04		New York, United States	03/05/1987
14	45:06		New York, United States	03/05/1987
15	45:06
16	45:07
17	45:07
18	45:09				NR
19	45:09		Rome, Italy	01/09/1987	NR
20	45:15

See also

• 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup

References

• maik-richter
• alltime-athletics