1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon explained

The Men's Marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy was held on Sunday September 6, 1987.

Medalists

Gold	Douglas Wakiihuri Kenya (KEN)
Silver	Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti (DJI)
Bronze	Gelindo Bordin Italy (ITA)

Abbreviations

All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
WL	world leading
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
		2:07:12	April 20, 1985	Rotterdam, Netherlands
		2:10:03	August 14, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
		2:09:50	May 10, 1987	London, United Kingdom

Final ranking

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		2:11:48
		2:12:30
		2:12:40
4.		2:12:49
5.		2:12:54
6.		2:13:43
7.		2:14:03
8.		2:14:41
9.		2:14:58
10.		2:16:42
11.		2:16:55
12.		2:16:58
13.		2:17:45
14.		2:18:09
15.		2:18:27
16.		2:19:00
17.		2:19:24
18.		2:20:00
19.		2:20:43
20.		2:20:43
21.		2:20:46
22.		2:20:51
23.		2:21:03
24.		2:22:21
25.		2:22:52
26.		2:23:25
27.		2:24:09
28.		2:24:20
29.		2:24:43
30.		2:24:47
31.		2:25:41
32.		2:26:40
33.		2:27:19
34.		2:28:35
35.		2:29:04
36.		2:30:04
37.		2:30:05
38.		2:30:08
39.		2:30:31
40.		2:31:39
41.		2:32:44
42.		2:34:20
43.		2:40:48
44.		2:43:14
45.		2:43:43
46.		2:43:54
47.		3:12:33
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See also

1987 Marathon Year Ranking
Men's Olympic Marathon (1988)

References