These are the official results of the men's long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics

The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday 5 September 1987.

Italian Giovanni Evangelisti

Giovanni Evangelisti

Giovanni Evangelisti is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals...

 originally won the bronze with a jump of 8.37 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a fake result for a jump of 7.85m.

Medalists

Gold	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Silver	Robert Emmiyan Robert Emmiyan Robert Emmiyan is a retired long jumper who represented USSR and later Armenia. His personal best jump of 8.86 metres, which he achieved in Tsakhkadzor in May 1987, is the current European record and also the fourth best result of all time .His achievements include a silver medal at the 1987 World... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....  (URS)
Bronze	Larry Myricks Larry Myricks Larry Myricks was an American athlete, who mainly competed in the men's long jump event.A durable jumper, Myricks first broke onto the track scene in 1976. While competing for Mississippi College he was the NCAA Champion, in the long jump. He followed that up with a second place at U. S... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  04.09.1987 – ??:??h	04.09.1987 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  05.09.1987 – ??:??h

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		8.90	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	18 October 1968
Championship Record		8.55	Helsinki, Finland	10 August 1983

Qualifying round

• Held on Friday 1987-09-04

  RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
  1.		8.19 m
  2.		8.14 m
  3.		8.08 m
  4.		8.06 m
  5.		8.02 m
  6.		8.00 m
  7.		7.99 m
  8.		7.96 m
  9.		7.78 m
  10.		7.59 m
  11.		7.51 m
  12.		7.41 m
  13.		7.11 m
  14.		6.94 m
  15.		6.61 m
  —		NM
  —		NM
  —		NM
  —		NM
  —		NM

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		8.36 m
2.		8.20 m
3.		8.10 m
4.		8.07 m
5.		8.05 m
6.		8.03 m
7.		7.98 m
8.		7.97 m
9.		7.96 m
10.		7.93 m
11.		7.90 m
12.		7.87 m
13.		7.60 m
14.		7.60 m
15.		7.54 m
16.		7.23 m
17.		7.21 m
18.		6.61 m
—		DNS
—		DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
								8.67 m	CR
								8.53 m
								8.33 m
4								8.19 m
5								8.16 m
6								8.14 m
7								8.11 m
8								8.10 m
9								8.08 m
10								8.03 m
11								8.00 m
12								8.00 m
13								7.90 m
14								7.83 m
15								7.82 m
16								7.80 m
17								7.72 m

See also

• 1983 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Helsinki)
  1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1983.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1984 Men's Olympic Long Jump (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's Long Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1986 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's long jump event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 29 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Men's European Championships Long Jump...
  
  
• 1988 Men's Olympic Long Jump (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
  The Men's Long Jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's long jump event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes...