These are the official results of the Women's 3.000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes and one non-starter, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1987-09-01.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Tetyana SamolenkoSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver |  Maricica PuicăRomania (ROU) |
| Bronze |  Ulrike BrunsEast Germany (GDR) |
Records edit
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World record | Tatyana Kazankina (URS)
|
8:22.62 | Leningrad, USSR | August 26, 1984 |
| Championship record |  Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)
|
8:34.62 | Helsinki, Finland | August 10, 1983 |
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Tetyana Samolenko (URS)
|
8:38.73 |
|
Maricica Puică (ROU)
|
8:39.45 |
|
Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
|
8:40.30 |
| 4. |  Cornelia Bürki (SUI)
|
8:40.31 |
| 5. | Yelena Romanova (URS)
|
8:41.33 |
| 6. |  Elly van Hulst (NED)
|
8:42.56 |
| 7. |  Yvonne Murray (GBR)
|
8:43.94 |
| 8. | Wendy Sly (GBR)
|
8:45.85 |
| 9. |  Lynn Williams (CAN)
|
8:49.91 |
| 10. | Mary Knisely (USA)
|
8:50.99 |
| 11. |  Vera Michallek (FRG)
|
8:55.16 |
| 12. | Christine Benning (GBR)
|
8:57.92 |
| 13. | Debbie Bowker (CAN)
|
8:58.63 |
| 14. |  Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA)
|
9:14.61 |
| — | Olga Bondarenko (URS)
|
DNS |
Qualifying heats edit
- Held on Saturday 1987-08-29
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Debbie Bowker (CAN)
|
8:46.88 |
| 2. | Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
|
8:47.15 |
| 3. | Cornelia Bürki (SUI)
|
8:47.95 |
| 4. | Olga Bondarenko (URS)
|
8:48.11 |
| 5. | Yvonne Murray (GBR)
|
8:48.44 |
| 6. | Vera Michallek (FRG)
|
8:49.61 |
| 7. | Mary Knisely (USA)
|
8:49.61 |
| 8. | Annette Sergent (FRA)
|
8:52.45 |
| 9. | Cindy Bremser (USA)
|
8:54.17 |
| 10. |  Jackie Perkins (AUS)
|
8:57.24 |
| 11. |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
|
9:01.15 |
| 12. | Dorina Calenic (ROU)
|
9:01.83 |
| 13. |  Satu Levelä (FIN)
|
9:16.28 |
| 14. |  Monica Regonesi (CHI)
|
9:26.11 |
| 15. |  Raj Kumari Pandey (NEP)
|
10:44.15 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wendy Sly (GBR)
|
8:44.79 |
| 2. | Yelena Romanova (URS)
|
8:45.00 |
| 3. | Tetyana Samolenko (URS)
|
8:45.20 |
| 4. | Elly van Hulst (NED)
|
8:45.20 |
| 5. | Maricica Puică (ROU)
|
8:45.55 |
| 6. | Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA)
|
8:46.11 |
| 7. | Lynn Williams (CAN)
|
8:47.43 |
| 8. | Christine Benning (GBR)
|
8:48.63 |
| 9. |  Wang Xiuting (CHN)
|
8:50.68 |
| 10. | Paula Ivan (ROU)
|
8:51.20 |
| 11. | Leslie Seymour (USA)
|
8:51.34 |
| 12. |  Radka Naplatanova (BUL)
|
8:51.98 |
| 13. |  Agnese Possamai (ITA)
|
8:57.85 |
| 14. |  Andri Avraam (CYP)
|
9:09.34 |
| — | Martine Fays (FRA)
|
DNF |
| — |  Fanny Gidiyoni (MAW)
|
DNS |
See also edit
- 1983 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Tokyo)