Medalists

Gold	Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread MBE is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.-Early life:... Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...  (GBR)
Silver	Petra Felke-Meier Petra Felke Petra Meier, nee Felke is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany.... East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Beate Peters Beate Peters Beate Edeltraud Peters is a retired West German javelin thrower.She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics. She then won bronze medals at the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships... 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....  (FRG)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  05.09.1987 – ??:??h	05.09.1987 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  06.09.1987 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
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....		78.90 m	July 29, 1987	Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing... , East Germany
Event Record		70.82 m	August 13, 1983	Tampere, Finland
Season Best		78.90 m	July 29, 1987	Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing... , East Germany

Qualification

• Held on Saturday 1987-09-05

  RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
  1.		69.16 m
  2.		66.46 m
  3.		64.26 m
  4.		63.04 m
  5.		62.68 m
  6.		60.78 m
  7.		60.60 m
  8.		59.46 m
  9.		58.72 m
  10.		57.82 m
  11.		57.78 m
  12.		56.34 m
  13.		55.48 m
  14.		53.38 m
  15.		51.42 m
  16.		48.60 m

Final

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Women's javelin throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 9 September 1982...
  
  
• 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
  The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Monday August 6, 1984. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Women's javelin throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 29 August 1986...
  
  
• 1987 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
  The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Monday September 26, 1988. The top 12 and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final...
  
  
• 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 30 August 1990...
  
  
• 1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
  These are the official results of the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 25 participating athletes. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 62.50 metres advanced to the final...