1987 Race Walking Year Ranking
Encyclopedia
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1987
in both the men's and the women's race walking
distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.
1987 in athletics (track and field)
-International Events:* All-Africa Games* Asian Championships* Central American and Caribbean Championships* European Indoor Championships* Mediterranean Games* Pan American Games* World Championships* World Indoor Championships...
in both the men's and the women's race walking
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
WR world record AR area record CR event record NR national record PB personal best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
1:19:30 | September 24, 1983 |  Bergen, Norway |
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| Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
1:19:24 | May 3, 1987 |  New YorkNew York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
1:19:12 | June 21, 1987 |  Karl-Marx-StadtChemnitz Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle... , East Germany |
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1987 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 1:19:12 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 21/06/1987 | WR | |
| 2 | 1:19:22 | Hobart, Australia | AR | ||
| 3 | 1:19:24 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | AR | |
| 4 | 1:19:32 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | NR | |
| 5 | 1:19:37 | ||||
| 6 | 1:20:04 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | ||
| 7 | 1:20:19 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | AR | |
| 8 | 1:20:40 | ||||
| 9 | 1:20:45 | Rome, Italy | 30/08/1987 | ||
| 10 | 1:20:45 | ||||
| 11 | 1:20:51 | ||||
| 12 | 1:21:00 | ||||
| 13 | 1:21:04 | ||||
| 14 | 1:21:07 | Rome, Italy | 30/08/1987 | ||
| 15 | 1:21:10 | ||||
| 16 | 1:21:24 | ||||
| 17 | 1:21:24 | Rome, Italy | 30/08/1987 | ||
| 18 | 1:21:27 | ||||
| 19 | 1:21:28 | ||||
| 20 | 1:21:35 |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
3:38:17 | May 25, 1986 | Potsdam Potsdam Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre.... , East Germany |
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1987 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 3:40:07 | ||||
| 2 | 3:40:53 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | ||
| 3 | 3:41:30 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | ||
| 4 | 3:42:20 | NR | |||
| 5 | 3:43:14 | New York, United States | 02/05/1987 | ||
| 6 | 3:44:02 | New York, United States | 02/05/1987 | ||
| 7 | 3:45:09 | New York, United States | 02/05/1987 | ||
| 8 | 3:46:28 | New York, United States | 02/05/1987 | ||
| 9 | 3:47:49 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | NR Italian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation: Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timing... |
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| 10 | 3:48:27 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | ||
| 11 | 3:48:52 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | ||
| 12 | 3:50:19 | ||||
| 13 | 3:50:48 | ||||
| 14 | 3:52:08 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | ||
| 15 | 3:52:16 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | ||
| 16 | 3:52:21 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 | NR Belgian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belgium maintained by its Athletics Federation: Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme/Koninklijke Belgische Atletiek Bond .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing... |
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| 17 | 3:52:33 | New York, United States | 02/05/1987 | ||
| 18 | 3:52:38 | New York, United States | 02/05/1987 | ||
| 19 | 3:52:51 | AR | |||
| 20 | 3:53:30 | Rome, Italy | 05/09/1987 |
Records
| Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
20:34 | September 24, 1987 |  HildesheimHildesheim Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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1987 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 20:34 | Hildesheim, West Germany | 24/09/1987 | WR | |
| 2 | 21:25 | La Coruña, Spain | 16/05/1987 | AR | |
| 3 | 21:36 | ||||
| NR Swedish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Sweden maintained by its national athletics federation: Svenska Friidrottsförbundet .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:OT = oversized track# = not recognised by federation-External links:* *... |
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| 5 | 21:37 | ||||
| 7 | 21:41 | ||||
| 8 | 21:43 | ||||
| 9 | 21:46 | ||||
| 11 | 21:51 | ||||
| 12 | 21:53 | ||||
| 13 | 21:57 | ||||
| 14 | 22:01 | ||||
| 15 | 22:02 | ||||
| 16 | 22:06 | ||||
| 17 | 22:12 | ||||
| 19 | 22:14 | ||||
| 20 | 22:16 |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
44:14 | March 16, 1985 |  JianJian The jian is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE during the Spring and Autumn Period; one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.Historical one-handed versions have blades... , PR China |
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| Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
43:22 | May 3, 1987 | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
42:52 | May 4, 1987 |  Melbourne, Australia |
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1987 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 42:52 | Melbourne, Australia | 04/05/1987 | WR | |
| 2 | 43:22 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | AR | |
| 3 | 43:35 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | ||
| 4 | 43:45 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | AR | |
| 5 | 43:57 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | ||
| 6 | 44:33 | ||||
| 7 | 44:42 | Rome, Italy | 01/09/1987 | ||
| 8 | 44:45 | ||||
| 9 | 44:48 | Rome, Italy | 01/09/1987 | NR Spanish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Spain maintained by its national athletics federation: Real Federación Española de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* * * *... |
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| 10 | 44:51 | ||||
| 11 | 44:55 | ||||
| 12 | 45:02 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | AR | |
| 13 | 45:04 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | ||
| 14 | 45:06 | New York, United States | 03/05/1987 | AR | |
| 15 | 45:06 | ||||
| 16 | 45:07 | ||||
| 17 | 45:07 | ||||
| 18 | 45:09 | NR Czech records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Czech Republic maintained by the Czech Athletic Federation: Český atletický svaz .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:x = mark was made in a mixed race+ = en route to a longer distance... |
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| 19 | 45:09 | Rome, Italy | 01/09/1987 | NR Swedish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Sweden maintained by its national athletics federation: Svenska Friidrottsförbundet .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:OT = oversized track# = not recognised by federation-External links:* *... |
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| 20 | 45:15 |