These are the official results of the women's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday 4 September 1987.
| Gold |  Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited States (USA) | |
| Silver | Yelena Belevskaya Soviet Union (URS) | |
| Bronze | Heike Drechsler East Germany (GDR) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 03.09.1987 - ??:??h | 03.09.1987 - ??:??h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 04.09.1987 - 17:50h | ||
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | 7.45 | Dresden, East Germany | August 13, 1987 | ||
| Championship Record | 7.27 | Helsinki, Finland | August 14, 1983 |
The following new world and championship records were set during this competition.
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.36 | CR | |||
| 7.14 | ||||
| 7.13 | ||||
| 4 | 7.01 | |||
| 5 | 6.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.89 | |||
| 7 | 6.80 | |||
| 8 | 6.63 | |||
| 9 | 6.50 | |||
| 10 | 6.45 | |||
| 11 | 6.39 | |||
| 12 | 6.11 |
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.95 | Q | ||
| 2 | 6.86 | Q | ||
| 3 | 6.82 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6.75 | Q | ||
| 5 | 6.71 | Q | ||
| 6 | 6.58 | Q | ||
| 7 | 6.55 | |||
| 8 | 6.31 | |||
| 9 | 6.28 | |||
| 10 | 6.20 | |||
| 11 | 6.17 | |||
| 12 | 6.00 | |||
| 13 | 5.49 | |||
| 14 | 5.29 | |||
| NM |
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.86 | Q | ||
| 2 | 6.61 | Q | ||
| 3 | 6.60 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6.60 | Q | ||
| 5 | 6.58 | Q | ||
| 6 | 6.58 | Q | ||
| 7 | 6.50 | |||
| 8 | 6.43 | |||
| 9 | 6.31 | |||
| 10 | 6.30 | |||
| 11 | 6.26 | |||
| 12 | 6.23 | |||
| 13 | 6.17 | |||
| 14 | 6.03 |