1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1987-08-30.
Results
Heats
Saturday, 29 August 1987
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Heike Drechsler (GDR)
|
11.02 | Q |
| 2 | 6 |  Nelli Cooman-Fiere (NED)
|
11.18 | Q |
| 3 | 7 |  Diane Williams (USA)
|
11.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.26 | Q |
| 5 | 1 |  Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)
|
11.27 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  Laurence Bily (FRA)
|
11.32 | Q |
| 7 | 1 |  Irina Slyusar (URS)
|
11.34 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL)
|
11.37 | Q |
| 8 | 5 |  Ulrike Sarvari (FRG)
|
11.37 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova (URS)
|
11.39 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Alice Brown (USA)
|
11.42 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
11.42 | Q |
| 11 | 6 |  Angella Issajenko (CAN)
|
11.42 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
11.44 | Q |
| 15 | 7 | Marlies Gohr (GDR)
|
11.47 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Angela Bailey (CAN)
|
11.52 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Olga Zolotaryova (URS)
|
11.52 | Q |
| 16 | 7 |  Paula Dunn (GBR)
|
11.52 | Q |
| 19 | 2 |  Diane Holden (AUS)
|
11.53 | Q |
| 20 | 4 |  Liliana Allen (CUB)
|
11.57 | Q |
| 21 | 4 |  Pauline Davis (BAH)
|
11.59 | Q |
| 22 | 6 | Valya Demireva (BUL)
|
11.61 | Q |
| 23 | 5 | Angela Phipps (CAN)
|
11.62 | Q |
| 23 | 7 |  Ingrid Verbruggen (BEL)
|
11.62 | Q |
| 25 | 1 |  Marisa Masullo (ITA)
|
11.71 | Q |
| 26 | 3 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR)
|
11.77 | Q |
| 27 | 2 |  Sheila de Oliveira (BRA)
|
11.82 | q |
| 28 | 7 |  Amparo Caicedo (COL)
|
11.88 | q |
| 29 | 6 |  Gisele Ongollo (GAB)
|
11.89 | Q |
| 30 | 3 | Françoise Leroux (FRA)
|
11.92 | Q |
| 31 | 4 |  Yolanda Díaz (ESP)
|
12.00 | q |
| 32 | 1 |  Felicite Bada (BEN)
|
12.22 | q |
| 33 | 5 |  Ng Ka Yee (HKG)
|
12.26 | |
| 34 | 1 |  Alyson Caulker (SLE)
|
12.33 | |
| 35 | 3 |  Mangalika T.G. Ramani (SRI)
|
12.34 | |
| 35 | 5 |  Budi Nurani (INA)
|
12.34 | |
| 37 | 6 |  Marie-Ange Wirtz (SEY)
|
12.64 | |
| 38 | 4 |  Lea Haba (GUI)
|
12.78 | |
| 39 | 2 |  Rosanna Browne (ANG)
|
12.80 | |
| 40 | 7 |  Judith Diankolela-Missengue (CGO)
|
12.84 | |
| 41 | 1 |  Sara Rossini (SMR)
|
12.86 | |
| 42 | 7 |  Martha Soraima (AHO)
|
12.87 | |
| 43 | 5 |  Sudani Intisar Othman (JOR)
|
12.91 | |
| 44 | 1 |  Erin Tierney (COK)
|
13.12 | |
| 45 | 6 |  Judith Robinson (TCA)
|
13.15 | |
| 46 | 3 |  Sherlette Barrow (BIZ)
|
13.21 | |
| 46 | 6 |  Elise Comlan (TOG)
|
13.21 | |
| 48 | 2 |  Lorraine Nanton (MSR)
|
13.30 | |
| 49 | 3 |  Denise Ephraim (NRU)
|
13.69 | |
| 50 | 2 |  Moutwakil Abdelkarim (SUD)
|
14.07 | |
| 51 | 7 |  Jyhan Hassan-Didi (MDV)
|
15.05 | |
| – | 3 |  Phydia Inamahoro (BUR)
|
DNS | |
| – | 4 |  Iammo Launa (PNG)
|
DNS | |
| – | 4 |  Aminata Diarra (MLI)
|
DNS | |
| – | 5 |  Faouzia Djaffar (COM)
|
DNS | |
| – | 6 |  Tina Iheagwam (NGR)
|
DNS | |
| – | 6 | Nina Morrison (USA)
|
DNS |
Quarterfinals
Saturday, 29 August 1987
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Angella Issajenko (CAN)
|
10.99 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR)
|
11.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Nelli Cooman-Fiere (NED)
|
11.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
11.21 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Diane Williams (USA)
|
11.21 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.27 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL)
|
11.29 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
11.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Angela Bailey (CAN)
|
11.31 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG)
|
11.32 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova (URS)
|
11.33 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Alice Brown (USA)
|
11.34 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Irina Slyusar (URS)
|
11.39 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Marlies Gohr (GDR)
|
11.40 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Paula Dunn (GBR)
|
11.47 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)
|
11.47 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Laurence Bily (FRA)
|
11.49 | |
| 18 | 1 | Olga Zolotaryova (URS)
|
11.59 | |
| 19 | 4 | Liliana Allen (CUB)
|
11.60 | |
| 20 | 2 | Marisa Masullo (ITA)
|
11.62 | |
| 21 | 2 | Françoise Leroux (FRA)
|
11.63 | |
| 22 | 4 | Pauline Davis (BAH)
|
11.64 | |
| 23 | 1 | Angela Phipps (CAN)
|
11.67 | |
| 24 | 1 | Diane Holden (AUS)
|
11.68 | |
| 25 | 3 | Valya Demireva (BUL)
|
11.73 | |
| 26 | 2 | Sheila de Oliveira (BRA)
|
11.76 | |
| 27 | 1 | Ingrid Verbruggen (BEL)
|
11.78 | |
| 28 | 3 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR)
|
11.83 | |
| 29 | 3 | Yolanda Díaz (ESP)
|
12.05 | |
| 30 | 4 | Amparo Caicedo (COL)
|
12.08 | |
| 31 | 4 | Gisele Ongollo (GAB)
|
12.21 | |
| – | 1 | Felicite Bada (BEN)
|
DNS |
Semifinals
Sunday, 30 August 1987
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
10.82 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
10.89 Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Heike Drechsler (GDR)
|
10.95 Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Angella Issajenko (CAN)
|
10.99 Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL)
|
11.01 Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
11.06 Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Diane Williams (USA)
|
11.07 Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Angela Bailey (CAN)
|
11.07 Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Alice Brown (USA)
|
11.07 | |
| 10 | 1 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)
|
11.10 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG)
|
11.15 | |
| 12 | 2 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova (URS)
|
11.15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Nelli Cooman-Fiere (NED)
|
11.21 | |
| 14 | 2 | Marlies Göhr (GDR)
|
11.33 | |
| 15 | 1 | Irina Slyusar (URS)
|
11.44 | |
| 16 | 2 | Paula Dunn (GBR)
|
11.59 |
Final
Sunday, 30 August 1987
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
10.90 | CR |
|
Heike Drechsler (GDR)
|
11.00 | |
|
Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.04 | |
| 4 | Diane Williams (USA)
|
11.07 | |
| 5 | Angella Issajenko (CAN)
|
11.09 | |
| 6 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL)
|
11.09 | |
| 7 | Angela Bailey (CAN)
|
11.18 | |
| 8 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
11.19 |