1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.

Men's 200 metres
at the 1987 World Championships
VenueStadio Olimpico
Dates1 September (heats and quarter-finals)
3 September (semi-finals and final)
Competitors47
Winning time20.16
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Great Britain
← 1983
1991 →

Medalists

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Gold   Calvin Smith
United States (USA)
Silver   Gilles Quénéhervé
France (FRA)
Bronze   John Regis
Great Britain (GBR)

Records

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Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record   Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72 Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 1979
Championship Record   Calvin Smith (USA) 20.14 Helsinki, Finland August 14, 1983

Final

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RANK FINAL wind -0.4 TIME
    Calvin Smith (USA) 20.16
    Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA) 20.16
    John Regis (GBR) 20.18
4.   Robson da Silva (BRA) 20.22
5.   Vladimir Krylov (URS) 20.23
6.   Floyd Heard (USA) 20.25
7.   Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) 20.45
8.   Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 20.78

Semifinals

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  • Held on Thursday 1987-09-03
RANK HEAT 1 wind +0.5 TIME
1.   John Regis (GBR) 20.54
2.   Calvin Smith (USA) 20.54
3.   Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 20.69
4.   Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) 20.78
5.   Wallace Spearmon (USA) 20.87
6.   Andreas Berger (AUT) 20.99
7.   István Nagy (HUN) 21.22
8.   Andrey Fedoriv (URS) 21.28


RANK HEAT 2 wind +1.2 TIME
1.   Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA) 20.31
2.   Floyd Heard (USA) 20.31
3.   Vladimir Krylov (URS) 20.34
4.   Robson Caetano da Silva (BRA) 20.38
5.   Attila Kovács (HUN) 20.47
6.   Clive Wright (JAM) 20.50
7.   Stefano Tilli (ITA) 20.86
8.   Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN) 20.90

Quarterfinals

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  • Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01
RANK HEAT 1 wind -1.5 TIME
1.   Floyd Heard (USA) 20.56
2.   Vladimir Krylov (URS) 20.79
3.   István Nagy (HUN) 21.11
4.   Daniel Sangouma (FRA) 21.11
5.   Peter Klein (FRG) 21.12
6.   Sergio Querol (CUB) 21.37
7.   Achmed de Kom (NED) 21.39
8.   Neville Hodge (ISV) 21.68


RANK HEAT 2 wind -1.3 TIME
1.   Calvin Smith (USA) 20.38
2.   Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 20.64
3.   Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN) 20.88
4.   Stefano Tilli (ITA) 20.89
5.   Christian Haas (FRG) 20.94
6.   Luís Barroso (POR) 21.20
7.   Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA) 26.25
  Nelson Boateng (GHA) DNS


RANK HEAT 3 wind +0.4 TIME
1.   Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA) 20.48
2.   Wallace Spearmon (USA) 20.55
3.   John Regis (GBR) 20.60
4.   Andreas Berger (AUT) 20.86
5.   Andrey Fedoriv (URS) 20.87
6.   Volker Westhagemann (FRG) 20.98
7.   Arnaldo Oliveira Silva (BRA) 21.15
8.   Robert Stone (AUS) 21.23


RANK HEAT 4 wind +0.8 TIME
1.   Robson Caetano da Silva (BRA) 20.48
2.   Attila Kovács (HUN) 20.61
3.   Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) 20.65
4.   Clive Wright (JAM) 20.67
5.   Besik Gotsiridze (URS) 20.90
6.   Jindrich Roun (TCH) 21.12
7.   Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG) 21.26
8.   Harouna Pale (BUR) 21.46

Qualifying heats

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  • Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01
RANK HEAT 1 wind +0.5 TIME
1.   Floyd Heard (USA) 20.37
2.   Vladimir Krylov (URS) 20.77
3.   Peter Klein (FRG) 20.89
4.   Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG) 21.14
5.   Nelson Boateng (GHA) 21.19
6.   Harouna Pale (BUR) 21.26
7.   Dazel Jules (TRI) 21.53
  Linford Christie (GBR) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 wind -0.9 TIME
1.   Attila Kovács (HUN) 20.77
2.   Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA) 20.82
3.   Besik Gotsiridze (URS) 20.89
4.   Sergio Querol (CUB) 20.94
5.   Stefano Tilli (ITA) 21.01
6.   Feng Li (CHN) 21.47
7.   Felix Sandy (SLE) 21.67
8.   Yaya Seyba (MLI) 21.93


RANK HEAT 3 wind -0.1 TIME
1.   Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA) 20.59
2.   Clive Wright (JAM) 20.88
3.   Achmed de Kom (NED) 21.11
4.   Volker Westhagemann (FRG) 21.15
5.   Neville Hodge (ISV) 21.33
6.   Haron Mundir (SIN) 21.51
7.   John Dinan (AUS) 21.62
8.   Mark Sherwin (COK) 23.41


RANK HEAT 4 wind +0.7 TIME
1.   Robson Caetano da Silva (BRA) 20.56
2.   Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 20.62
3.   Andreas Berger (AUT) 20.82
4.   Andrey Fedoriv (URS) 20.93
5.   István Nagy (HUN) 21.06
6.   Luís Barroso (POR) 21.15
7.   Leung Wing Kwong (HKG) 21.48
8.   Sahim Saleh Mehdi (YEM) 23.07


RANK HEAT 5 wind -0.8 TIME
1.   Calvin Smith (USA) 20.62
2.   Daniel Sangouma (FRA) 20.80
3.   Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN) 20.84
4.   Christian Haas (FRG) 20.96
5.   Jindrich Roun (TCH) 21.04
6.   Ian Morris (TRI) 21.36
7.   Takale Tuna (PNG) 22.06
8.   Peauope Suli (TGA) 22.45


RANK HEAT 6 wind +0.3 TIME
1.   John Regis (GBR) 20.76
2.   Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) 20.80
3.   Wallace Spearmon (USA) 20.82
4.   Arnaldo Oliveira Silva (BRA) 21.03
5.   Robert Stone (AUS) 21.23
6.   Alvin Daniel (TRI) 21.37
7.   Secundino Borabota (GEQ) 23.66

See also

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References

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