The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final being held on 4 September 1987.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Ingrid KristiansenNorway (NOR) |
| Silver |  Yelena ZhupiyevaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Kathrin UllrichEast Germany (GDR) |
Records edit
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World record | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
|
30:13.74 | Oslo, Norway | July 5, 1986 |
| Championship record | New event | |||
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
|
31:05.85 |
|
Yelena Zhupiyeva (URS)
|
31:09.40 |
|
Kathrin Ullrich (GDR)
|
31:11.34 |
| 4. | Olga Bondarenko (URS)
|
31:18.38 |
| 5. |  Liz Lynch (GBR)
|
31:19.82 |
| 6. |  Lynn Jennings (USA)
|
31:45.43 |
| 7. |  Albertina Machado (POR)
|
31:46.61 |
| 8. |  Wang Xiuting (CHN)
|
31:48.88 |
| 9. | Angela Tooby (GBR)
|
31:55.30 |
| 10. |  Kerstin Preßler (FRG)
|
31:56.80 |
| 11. |  Martine Oppliger (SUI)
|
32:07.49 |
| 12. |  Marleen Renders (BEL)
|
32:12.51 |
| 13. | Lynn Nelson (USA)
|
32:22.88 |
| 14. |  Christine McMiken (NZL)
|
32:25.67 |
| 15. | Francie Larrieu Smith (USA)
|
32:30.00 |
| 16. |  Nancy Tinari (CAN)
|
32:31.55 |
| 17. | Aurora Cunha (POR)
|
32:44.42 |
| 18. |  Kumi Araki (JPN)
|
33:15.08 |
| 19. |  Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP)
|
33:20.65 |
| 20. |  Tuija Toivonen (FIN)
|
33:25.46 |
| 21. | Lorraine Moller (NZL)
|
34:07.26 |
| — | Lieve Slegers (BEL)
|
DNF |
Heats edit
- Held on Monday 31 August 1987
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kathrin Ullrich (GDR)
|
33:07.92 |
| 2. | Liz Lynch (GBR)
|
33:09.26 |
| 3. | Aurora Cunha (POR)
|
33:09.86 |
| 4. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
|
33:10.37 |
| 5. | Marleen Renders (BEL)
|
33:10.95 |
| 6. | Lynn Jennings (USA)
|
33:16.18 |
| 7. | Angela Tooby (GBR)
|
33:20.14 |
| 8. | Martine Oppliger (SUI)
|
33:22.25 |
| 9. | Nancy Tinari (CAN)
|
33:24.20 |
| 10. | Kumi Araki (JPN)
|
33:24.37 |
| 11. | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP)
|
33:38.37 |
| 12. | Christine McMiken (NZL)
|
33:41.10 |
| 13. | Tuija Toivonen (FIN)
|
33:46.05 |
| 14. |  Midde Hamrin (SWE)
|
34:10.36 |
| 15. |  Danièle Kaber (LUX)
|
34:24.52 |
| 16. |  Monica Regonesi (CHI)
|
34:57.64 |
| 17. |  Leah Malot (KEN)
|
36:23.66 |
| — |  Maria Curatolo (ITA)
|
DNF |
| — | Yelena Romanova (URS)
|
DNF |
| — |  Karolina Szabo (HUN)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Zhupiyeva (URS)
|
33:32.05 |
| 2. | Olga Bondarenko (URS)
|
33:34.79 |
| 3. | Kerstin Preßler (FRG)
|
33:35.49 |
| 4. | Lorraine Moller (NZL)
|
33:35.73 |
| 5. | Wang Xiuting (CHN)
|
33:36.07 |
| 6. | Francie Larrieu Smith (USA)
|
33:37.36 |
| 7. | Albertina Machado (POR)
|
33:40.87 |
| 8. | Lynn Nelson (USA)
|
33:43.71 |
| 9. | Lieve Slegers (BEL)
|
33:48.91 |
| 10. | Susan Crehan (GBR)
|
33:54.99 |
| 11. | Sue Lee (CAN)
|
34:14.92 |
| 12. | Sue Berenda (CAN)
|
34:15.48 |
| 13. | Conceição Ferreira (POR)
|
34:43.35 |
| 14. |  Rose Lamb (IRL)
|
35:00.17 |
| 15. |  Michelle Bush-Cuke (CAY)
|
35:30.96 |
| — | Päivi Tikkanen (FIN)
|
DNF |
| — | Cristina Tomasini (ITA)
|
DNF |
| — |  Beverley Lord (GUY)
|
DNF |