These are the official results of the women's heptathlon competition at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including six non-finishers. The competition started on August 31, 1987, and ended on September 1, 1987.
Medalists
| Gold |  Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Larisa NikitinaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Jane Frederick United States (USA) |
Schedule
- August 31, 1987
- 100 m hurdles
- High Jump
- Shot Put
- 200 m
- September 1, 1987
- Long Jump
- Javelin Throw
- 800 m
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Jackie Joyner (USA) |
7161 | August 2, 1986 | Houston, United States
|
| Event Record |  Ramona Neubert (GDR) |
6714 | August 9, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland
|
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7128 | September 1, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
Results
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Points | 100mh | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
|
7128 CR | 12.91 | 1.90 | 16.00 | 22.95 | 7.14 | 45.68 | 2:16.29 |
|
Larisa Nikitina (URS)
|
6564 | 13.77 | 1.87 | 15.66 | 24.48 | 6.33 | 55.24 | 2:27.01 |
|
Jane Frederick (USA)
|
6502 | 13.65 | 1.78 | 16.30 | 24.69 | 6.33 | 46.62 | 2:13.77 |
| 4 | Anke Behmer (GDR)
|
6460 | 13.59 | 1.81 | 13.77 | 23.54 | 6.67 | 35.82 | 2:09.03 |
| 5 |  Liliana Năstase (ROU)
|
6325 | 13.09 | 1.75 | 13.11 | 24.09 | 6.59 | 41.84 | 2:17.91 |
| 6 | Marion Reichelt (GDR)
|
6296 | 13.65 | 1.81 | 13.39 | 24.17 | 6.46 | 38.64 | 2:12.76 |
| 7 | Marianna Maslennikova (URS)
|
6228 | 13.46 | 1.84 | 13.22 | 24.41 | 6.12 | 35.42 | 2:08.12 |
| 8 |  Zhu Yuqing (CHN)
|
6211 | 13.37 | 1.78 | 15.12 | 23.99 | 6.10 | 43.40 | 2:27.45 |
| 9 |  Kim Hagger (GBR)
|
6167 | 13.24 | 1.81 | 12.63 | 24.68 | 6.56 | 35.64 | 2:17.59 |
| 10 |  Jane Flemming (AUS)
|
6149 | 13.50 | 1.81 | 13.21 | 23.75 | 6.20 | 38.24 | 2:20.58 |
| 11 |  Nadine Debois (FRA)
|
6139 | 13.64 | 1.72 | 13.22 | 24.23 | 6.25 | 34.70 | 2:05.17 |
| 12 | Cindy Greiner (USA)
|
6042 | 13.76 | 1.72 | 13.46 | 24.45 | 6.29 | 36.84 | 2:13.99 |
| 13 |  Tineke Hidding (NED)
|
6040 | 13.77 | 1.72 | 13.11 | 24.18 | 6.18 | 40.14 | 2:16.10 |
| 14 | Svetlana Buraga (URS)
|
5982 | 13.15 | 1.75 | 13.36 | 24.17 | 5.89 | 33.76 | 2:15.58 |
| 15 | Joanne Mulliner (GBR)
|
5842 | 13.84 | 1.75 | 12.86 | 24.80 | 5.80 | 36.72 | 2:13.83 |
| 16 | Ragne Kytölä (FIN)
|
5791 | 14.27 | 1.78 | 11.78 | 25.16 | 5.92 | 38.96 | 2:14.03 |
| 17 |  Cornelia Heinrich (FRG)
|
5664 | 14.48 | 1.75 | 14.04 | 25.67 | 5.94 | 41.06 | 2:29.90 |
| 18 | Sabine Braun (FRG)
|
5621 | 14.14 | 1.75 | 12.42 | 25.49 | 5.77 | 37.74 | 2:20.94 |
| 19 |  Connie Polman-Tuin (CAN)
|
5608 | 14.35 | 1.66 | 12.85 | 25.27 | 6.10 | 35.80 | 2:19.77 |
 Eva Karblom (SWE)
|
DNF | 14.40 | 1.66 | 13.61 | 25.10 | 6.25 | 39.06 | DNS | |
 Ingrid Meilicke (PAR)
|
DNF | 15.19 | 1.51 | 10.35 | 27.28 | 5.14 | 34.70 | DNS | |
 Zuzana Lajbnerová (TCH)
|
DNF | 14.15 | 1.75 | 14.06 | 25.59 | DNS | |||
 Manuela Marxer (LIE)
|
DNF | 14.76 | 1.66 | 10.69 | DNS | ||||
| Chantal Beaugeant (FRA)
|
DNF | 14.62 | DNS | ||||||
| Alessandra Becatti (ITA)
|
DNF | DNF |
See also
- 1983 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Hypo-Meeting
- 1988 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Tokyo)
- 1992 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Barcelona)
References
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