The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the International Ski Federation (FIS) introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at these championships. For the only time (besides the 1988 Winter Olympics), the relays consisted of four freestyle legs.
| Host city | Oberstdorf |
|---|---|
| Country |  West Germany |
| Events | 13 |
| Opening | February 12, 1987 |
| Closing | February 21, 1987 |
Men's cross-country edit
15 km classical edit
15 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Marco Albarello (ITA)
|
43:01.8 |
| Silver |  Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
|
43:08.6 |
| Bronze |  Mikhail Devyatyarov (URS)
|
43:09.6 |
30 km classical edit
12 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
|
1:24:30.1 |
| Silver |  Aki Karvonen (FIN)
|
1:26:24.0 |
| Bronze | Christer Majbäck (SWE)
|
1:26:55.0 |
50 km freestyle edit
21 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Maurilio De Zolt (ITA)
|
2:11:27.2 |
| Silver | Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
|
2:11:49.5 |
| Bronze | Torgny Mogren (SWE)
|
2:12:51.1 |
4 × 10 km relay edit
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sweden (Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren)
|
1:38:04.6 |
| Silver | Soviet Union (Oleksandr Batyuk, Vladimir Smirnov, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Vladimir Sakhnov)
|
1:38:30.9 |
| Bronze |  Norway (Ove Aunli, Vegard Ulvang, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Terje Langli)
|
1:38:48.2 |
Women's cross-country edit
5 km classical edit
16 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marjo Matikainen (FIN)
|
14:45.7 |
| Silver | Anfisa Reztsova (URS)
|
14:49.3 |
| Bronze |  Evi Kratzer (SUI)
|
14:52.5 |
10 km classical edit
13 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Anne Jahren (NOR)
|
31:49.5 |
| Silver | Marjo Matikainen (FIN)
|
31:50.3 |
| Bronze | Brit Pettersen (NOR)
|
32:09.2 |
20 km freestyle edit
20 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE)
|
57:20.5 |
| Silver | Anfisa Reztsova (URS)
|
57:47.6 |
| Bronze | Larisa Ptitsyna (URS)
|
58:28.7 |
4 × 5 km relay edit
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union (Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Ptitsyna, Anfisa Reztsova)
|
58:08.8 |
| Silver | Norway (Marianne Dahlmo, Nina Skeime, Anne Jahren, Anette Bøe)
|
58:46.1 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Magdalena Wallin, Karin Lamberg-Skog, Annika Dahlman, Marie-Helene Westin)
|
59:41.0 |
Men's Nordic combined edit
15 km individual Gundersen edit
13 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Torbjørn Løkken (NOR)
|
423.80 |
| Silver | Trond-Arne Bredesen (NOR)
|
422.48 |
| Bronze | Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
|
421.44 |
Kerry Lynch of the United States finished second in this event, but was later disqualified for doping. Bredesen would be awarded a silver medal and Weinbuch a bronze as a result.
3 × 10 km team edit
19 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | West Germany (Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl, Thomas Müller)
|
1262.94 |
| Silver | Norway (Hallstein Bøgseth, Trond-Arne Bredesen, Torbjørn Løkken)
|
1244.98 |
| Bronze | Soviet Union (Sergey Chervyakov, Andrey Dundukov, Allar Levandi)
|
1236.70 |
Men's ski jumping edit
Individual normal hill edit
20 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jiří Parma (TCH)
|
224.4 |
| Silver | Matti Nykänen (FIN)
|
216.5 |
| Bronze | Vegard Opaas (NOR)
|
215.8 |
Individual large hill edit
15 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Andreas Felder (AUT)
|
216.0 |
| Silver | Vegard Opaas (NOR)
|
208.3 |
| Bronze | Ernst Vettori (AUT)
|
207.0 |
Team large hill edit
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Matti Nykänen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Tuomo Ylipulli, Pekka Suorsa)
|
634.1 |
| Silver | Norway (Ole Christian Eidhammer, Hroar Stjernen, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, Vegard Opaas)
|
598.0 |
| Bronze | Austria (Ernst Vettori, Richard Schallert, Franz Neuländtner, Andreas Felder)
|
587.5 |
Medal table edit
Medal winners by nation.
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Opening Event edit
The opening event was created and organised by Traumfabrik