These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).
Medalists
| Gold |  Fatima WhitbreadGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Silver |  Petra FelkeEast Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  Beate PetersWest Germany (FRG) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.09.1987 – ??:??h | 05.09.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 06.09.1987 – 17:30h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Petra Felke (GDR) | 78.90 m | July 29, 1987 | Leipzig, East Germany |
| Event Record |  Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 70.82 m | August 13, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Season Best | Petra Felke (GDR) | 78.90 m | July 29, 1987 | Leipzig, East Germany |
Qualification
- Held on Saturday 1987-09-05
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Felke (GDR) |
69.16 m |
| 2. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) |
66.46 m |
| 3. | Beate Peters (FRG) |
64.26 m |
| 4. |  Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) |
63.04 m |
| 5. |  Katalin Hartai (HUN) |
62.68 m |
| 6. | Natalya Kolenchukova (URS) |
60.78 m |
| 7. |  Anna Verouli (GRE) |
60.60 m |
| 8. |  Zhou Yuanxiang (CHN) |
59.46 m |
| 9. |  Elisabet Nagy (SWE) |
58.72 m |
| 10. |  María Caridad Colón (CUB) |
57.82 m |
| 11. |  Emi Matsui (JPN) |
57.78 m |
| 12. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Denise Thiémard (SUI) |
56.34 m |
| 13. |  Sueli dos Santos (BRA) |
55.48 m |
| 14. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marieta Riera (VEN) |
53.38 m |
| 15. |  Lee Hui-cheng (TPE) |
51.42 m |
| 16. |  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) |
48.60 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
67.00 m |
| 2. | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) |
64.52 m |
| 3. | Ivonne Leal (CUB) |
62.60 m |
| 4. | Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
62.34 m |
| 5. | Susanne Jung (GDR) |
62.26 m |
| 6. | Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) |
62.16 m |
| 7. | Natalya Shikolenko (URS) |
60.40 m |
| 8. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Céline Chartrand (CAN) |
59.06 m |
| 9. | Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) |
57.24 m |
| 10. | Li Baolian (CHN) |
55.96 m |
| 11. |  Trine Solberg (NOR) |
55.30 m |
| 12. |  Cathie Wilson (USA) |
54.80 m |
| 13. |  Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) |
54.00 m |
| 14. |  Iammo Launa (PNG) |
42.70 m |
| — |  Laverne Eve (BAH) |
NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 76.64 m | CR | ||||||
 | Petra Felke (GDR) | 71.76 m | |||||||
 | Beate Peters (FRG) | 68.82 m | |||||||
| 4 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 67.54 m | |||||||
| 5 | Susanne Jung (GDR) | 67.46 m | |||||||
| 6 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 66.82 m | |||||||
| 7 | Natalya Kolenchukova (URS) | 65.52 m | |||||||
| 8 | Ivonne Leal (CUB) | 64.90 m | |||||||
| 9 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | 64.12 m | |||||||
| 10 | Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) | 63.40 m | |||||||
| 11 | Katalin Hartai (HUN) | 60.88 m | |||||||
| 12 | Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) | 60.60 m | |||||||
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
- 1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
References
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