The 1987 World Sambo Championships were held in Milan, Italy in November 1987. Championships were organized by FIAS.
| men | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg | Andrey Khodyrev (URS)RUS | D. Delgerbayar (MGL) | Dimitar Dimitrov (BUL) | |
| -52 kg | Babamurat Fayziyev (URS)UZB | D. Suarez (FRA) | M. Kumori (MAR) | |
| -57 kg | Anton Novikov (URS)RUS | Georgi Yusev (BUL) | B. Terbij (MGL) | |
| -62 kg | Aleksandr Aksenov (URS)RUS | A. Kuboi (JPN) | S. Ganbaatar (MGL) | |
| -68 kg | Galdangiin Jamsran (MGL) | Vladimir Yaprintsev (URS)BLR | Ivan Netov (BUL) | |
| -74 kg | Vasil Sokolov (BUL) | William Béhague (FRA) | Erkin Khalikov (URS)UZB | |
| -82 kg | Jemal Mchedlishvili (URS)GEO | Jon Idarreta (ESP) | A. Zhelyazkov (BUL) | |
| -90 kg | Zunduyn Delgerdalay (MGL) | Khamid Khapay (URS)RUS | I. Yorgov (BUL) | |
| -100 kg | Vladimir Gurin (URS)RUS | Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene (MGL) | S. Stoyanov (BUL) | |
| +100 kg | Vladimir Shkalov (URS)RUS | Mincho Petkov (BUL) | M. Tatum (USA) |