1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres
Competition:	1987 IAAF World Championships
Venue:	Stadio Olimpico
Dates:	29 August (heats and quarter-finals) 30 August (semi-finals and final)
Competitors:	56
Win Value:	9.93
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Ray Stewart
Silvernoc:	JAM
Bronze:	Linford Christie
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Prev:	1983
Next:	1991

These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 30 August 1987.

Ben Johnson of Canada initially won the final in a world record time of 9.83 seconds, but he was disqualified by the IAAF on 30 September 1989 after he admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs between 1981 and 1988.

Medalists

Gold	Carl Lewis United States (USA)
Silver	Raymond Stewart Jamaica (JAM)
Bronze	Linford Christie Great Britain (GBR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		9.93	Colorado Springs, USA	July 3, 1983
Championship Record		10.07	Helsinki, Finland	August 8, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL wind +1.0	TIME
		9.93 =WR
		10.08
		10.14
4.		10.20
5.		10.25
6.		10.34
7.		16.23
DSQ		9.83

Semifinals

• Held on Sunday 1987-08-30

RANK	HEAT 1 wind -0.3	TIME
1.		10.15
2.		10.25
3.		10.33
4.		10.37
5.		10.37
6.		10.40
7.		10.41
8.		10.51

RANK	HEAT 2 wind -1.3	TIME
1.		10.03 CR
2.		10.12
3.		10.22
4.		10.23
5.		10.24
6.		10.29
7.		10.38
8.		10.53

Quarterfinals

• Held on Saturday 1987-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1 wind -2.9	TIME
1.		10.38
2.		10.40
3.		10.52
4.		10.53
5.		10.65
6.		10.69
7.		10.70
8.		10.80

RANK	HEAT 2 wind -1.5	TIME
1.		10.29
2.		10.35
3.		10.35
4.		10.39
5.		10.43
6.		10.43
7.		10.53
8.		10.67

RANK	HEAT 3 wind -0.1	TIME
1.		10.20
2.		10.21
3.		10.28
4.		10.31
5.		10.37
6.		10.38
7.		10.45
8.		10.46

RANK	HEAT 4 wind -0.4	TIME
1.		10.14
2.		10.14
3.		10.23
4.		10.37
5.		10.37
6.		10.46
7.		10.48
8.		10.49

Qualifying heats

• Held on Saturday 1987-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1 wind +1.8	TIME
1.		10.23
2.		10.39
3.		10.39
4.		10.41
5.		10.65
6.		10.65
7.		10.96
8.		11.09

RANK	HEAT 2 wind +1.3	TIME
1.		10.29
2.		10.33
3.		10.34
4.		10.34
5.		10.39
6.		10.68
7.		11.04
8.		11.56

RANK	HEAT 3 wind +0.4	TIME
1.		10.42
2.		10.49
3.		10.53
4.		10.68
5.		10.89
		DNS
		DNS
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4 wind +1.6	TIME
1.		10.24
2.		10.25
3.		10.29
4.		10.43
5.		10.52
6.		10.69
7.		11.04
8.		11.32

RANK	HEAT 5 wind +0.6	TIME
1.		10.24
2.		10.39
3.		10.41
4.		10.43
5.		10.43
6.		10.48
7.		11.18
8.		11.77

RANK	HEAT 6 wind +1.5	TIME
1.		10.05
2.		10.26
3.		10.39
4.		10.43
5.		10.50
6.		10.64
7.		11.37
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 7 wind +2.5	TIME
1.		10.22
2.		10.22
3.		10.30
4.		10.37
5.		10.41
6.		10.81
7.		11.48
		DNS

References

• Results