1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
Appearance
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 | Calvin Smith (USA) | 9.93 | Colorado Springs, USA | July 3, 1983 |
Championship Record | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.07 | Helsinki, Finland | August 8, 1983 |
Final
RANK | FINAL wind +1.0 | TIME |
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Carl Lewis (USA) | 9.93 =WR | |
Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.08 | |
Linford Christie (GBR) | 10.14 | |
4. | Attila Kovács (HUN) | 10.20 |
5. | Viktor Bryzgin (URS) | 10.25 |
6. | Lee McRae (USA) | 10.34 |
7. | Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) | 16.23 |
DSQ | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 9.83 |
Semifinals
- Held on Sunday 1987-08-30
RANK | HEAT 1 wind -0.3 | TIME |
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2. | Linford Christie (GBR) | 10.25 |
3. | Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) | 10.33 |
4. | Lee McRae (USA) | 10.37 |
5. | Andreas Berger (AUT) | 10.37 |
6. | Eric Akogyiram (GHA) | 10.40 |
7. | Andrew Smith (JAM) | 10.41 |
8. | Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) | 10.51 |
RANK | HEAT 2 wind -1.3 | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.03 CR |
2. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.12 |
3. | Attila Kovács (HUN) | 10.22 |
4. | Viktor Bryzgin (URS) | 10.23 |
5. | Andrés Simón (CUB) | 10.24 |
6. | Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 10.29 |
7. | Mike McFarlane (GBR) | 10.38 |
8. | Valentin Atanasov (BUL) | 10.53 |
Quarterfinals
- Held on Saturday 1987-08-29
RANK | HEAT 1 wind -2.9 | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.38 |
2. | Linford Christie (GBR) | 10.40 |
3. | Attila Kovács (HUN) | 10.52 |
4. | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 10.53 |
5. | Christian Haas (FRG) | 10.65 |
6. | Ronald Desruelles (BEL) | 10.69 |
7. | Ricardo Chacón (CUB) | 10.70 |
8. | Vladimir Muravyov (URS) | 10.80 |
RANK | HEAT 2 wind -1.5 | TIME |
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1. | Viktor Bryzgin (URS) | 10.29 |
2. | Andreas Berger (AUT) | 10.35 |
3. | Mike McFarlane (GBR) | 10.35 |
4. | Max Morinière (FRA) | 10.39 |
5. | Charles-Louis Seck (SEN) | 10.43 |
6. | Desai Williams (CAN) | 10.43 |
7. | Cheng Hsin-Fu (TPE) | 10.53 |
8. | Harouna Pale (BUR) | 10.67 |
RANK | HEAT 3 wind -0.1 | TIME |
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1. | Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 10.20 |
2. | Lee McRae (USA) | 10.21 |
3. | Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) | 10.28 |
4. | Eric Akogyiram (GHA) | 10.31 |
5. | Valentin Atanasov (BUL) | 10.37 |
6. | Hiroki Fuwa (JPN) | 10.38 |
7. | Achmed de Kom (NED) | 10.45 |
8. | Joilto Bonfim (BRA) | 10.46 |
RANK | HEAT 4 wind -0.4 | TIME |
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1. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.14 |
2. | ||
3. | Andrés Simón (CUB) | 10.23 |
4. | Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) | 10.37 |
5. | Andrew Smith (JAM) | 10.37 |
6. | José Javier Arqués (ESP) | 10.46 |
7. | Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG) | 10.48 |
8. | Patrick Nwankwo (NGR) | 10.49 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Saturday 1987-08-29
RANK | HEAT 1 wind +1.8 | TIME |
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1. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.23 |
2. | Ronald Desruelles (BEL) | 10.39 |
3. | Mike McFarlane (GBR) | 10.39 |
4. | Cheng Hsin-Fu (TPE) | 10.41 |
5. | Mark Witherspoon (USA) | 10.65 |
6. | Leandro Peñalver (CUB) | 10.65 |
7. | Earl Hazel (SKN) | 10.96 |
8. | Robert Loua (GUI) | 11.09 |
RANK | HEAT 2 wind +1.3 | TIME |
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1. | Max Morinière (FRA) | 10.29 |
2. | Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) | 10.33 |
3. | Andrés Simón (CUB) | 10.34 |
4. | Lee McRae (USA) | 10.34 |
5. | Christian Haas (FRG) | 10.39 |
6. | Oussen Issa Allassane (BEN) | 10.68 |
7. | Ziad Hanna (LIB) | 11.04 |
8. | Amawi Mohd Eid Ismail (PLE) | 11.56 |
RANK | HEAT 3 wind +0.4 | TIME |
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1. | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 10.42 |
2. | Achmed de Kom (NED) | 10.49 |
3. | Vladimir Muravyov (URS) | 10.53 |
4. | Harouna Pale (BUR) | 10.68 |
5. | Théophile Nkounkou (CGO) | 10.89 |
Allan Wells (GBR) | DNS | |
Greg Barnes (ISV) | DNS | |
Youssouf Ali (COM) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 4 wind +1.6 | TIME |
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1. | Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) | 10.24 |
2. | Viktor Bryzgin (URS) | 10.25 |
3. | Linford Christie (GBR) | 10.29 |
4. | Hiroki Fuwa (JPN) | 10.43 |
5. | Tao Li (CHN) | 10.52 |
6. | Julien Thode (AHO) | 10.69 |
7. | Óscar Fernández (PER) | 11.04 |
8. | Alan Zammit (MLT) | 11.32 |
RANK | HEAT 5 wind +0.6 | TIME |
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1. | ||
2. | Andrew Smith (JAM) | 10.39 |
3. | José Javier Arqués (ESP) | 10.41 |
4. | Charles-Louis Seck (SEN) | 10.43 |
5. | Patrick Nwankwo (NGR) | 10.43 |
6. | Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG) | 10.48 |
7. | Rodney Cox (TCA) | 11.18 |
8. | Gilbert Bessi (MON) | 11.77 |
RANK | HEAT 6 wind +1.5 | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.05 |
2. | Attila Kovács (HUN) | 10.26 |
3. | Valentin Atanasov (BUL) | 10.39 |
4. | Ricardo Chacón (CUB) | 10.43 |
5. | Dirk Schweisfurth (FRG) | 10.50 |
6. | Arnaldo Abrantes (POR) | 10.64 |
7. | Rick Hiram (NRU) | 11.37 |
Trevor Davis (AIA) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 7 wind +2.5 | TIME |
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1. | Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 10.22w |
2. | Andreas Berger (AUT) | 10.22w |
3. | Desai Williams (CAN) | 10.30w |
4. | Eric Akogyiram (GHA) | 10.37w |
5. | Joilto Bonfim (BRA) | 10.41w |
6. | Jerry Jeremiah (VAN) | 10.81w |
7. | Ibrahim Mohamed-Waheed (MDV) | 11.48w |
Takale Tuna (PNG) | DNS |