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.[1] [2] Larry Myricks of the United States received the bronze medal nine months later.[3]
| Gold |  Carl LewisUnited States (USA) | |
| Silver | Robert Emmiyan Soviet Union (URS) | |
| Bronze | Larry Myricks United States (USA) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 04.09.1987 - ??:??h | 04.09.1987 - ??:??h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 05.09.1987 - ??:??h | ||
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | 8.90 | Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968 | ||
| Championship Record | 8.55 | Helsinki, Finland | 10 August 1983 |
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8.19 m | ||
| 2. | 8.14 m | ||
| 3. | 8.08 m | ||
| 4. | 8.06 m | ||
| 5. | 8.02 m | ||
| 6. | 8.00 m | ||
| 7. | 7.99 m | ||
| 8. | 7.96 m | ||
| 9. | 7.78 m | ||
| 10. | 7.59 m | ||
| 11. | 7.51 m | ||
| 12. | 7.41 m | ||
| 13. | 7.11 m | ||
| 14. | 6.94 m | ||
| 15. | 6.61 m | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8.36 m | ||
| 2. | 8.20 m | ||
| 3. | 8.10 m | ||
| 4. | 8.07 m | ||
| 5. | 8.05 m | ||
| 6. | 8.03 m | ||
| 7. | 7.98 m | ||
| 8. | 7.97 m | ||
| 9. | 7.96 m | ||
| 10. | 7.93 m | ||
| 11. | 7.90 m | ||
| 12. | 7.87 m | ||
| 13. | 7.60 m | ||
| 14. | 7.60 m | ||
| 15. | 7.54 m | ||
| 16. | 7.23 m | ||
| 17. | 7.21 m | ||
| 18. | 6.61 m | ||
| - | DNS | ||
| - | DNS |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 8.67 | 8.65 | 8.67 | 8.43 | X | 8.60 | 8.67 m | CR | |||
| 8.30 | X | X | 8.53 | X | X | 8.53 m | ||||
| X | 8.04w | 8.23 | 8.13 | 8.33 | 8.20 | 8.33 m | ||||
| 4 | X | 8.09 | 8.19 | 7.59 | X | 8.19 m | ||||
| 5 | 8.16 | 8.04 | 7.97 | 7.85 | X | 7.95 | 8.16 m | |||
| 6 | 7.78 | 7.85 | 8.09 | 8.04 | 7.84 | 8.14 | 8.14 m | |||
| 7 | 8.11 | 7.80 | 8.05 | 7.86 | 7.99 | 8.01 | 8.11 m | |||
| 8 | X | 8.10 | X | X | X | X | 8.10 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 | |||||||||