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1987 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 100 Metres
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 30 August 1987. Ben Johnson Ben, Benjamin or Benny Johnson may refer to: In sports Association football * Ben Johnson (footballer, born 2000), English footballer * Ben Johnson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player Other codes of football *Ben Johnson (Australian foot ... of Canada initially won the final in a world record time of 9.83 seconds, but he was disqualified by the IAAF on 30 September 1989 after he admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs between 1981 and 1988. Medalists Records Existing records at the start of the event. Final Semifinals *Held on Sunday 1987-08-30 Quarterfinals *Held on Saturday 1987-08-29 Qualifying heats *Held on Saturday 1987-08-29 References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Olimpico
The Stadio Olimpico (English: ''Olympic Stadium'') is the largest sports facility in Rome, Italy, seating over 70,000 spectators. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex, north of the city. The structure is owned by the Italian National Olympic Committee and it is used primarily for association football. The Stadio Olimpico is the home stadium of the Roma and Lazio football clubs, and also hosts the Coppa Italia final. It was rebuilt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and it hosted the tournament final. Despite being an Olympic stadium, therefore ostensibly dedicated exclusively to sport, musical concerts are also held, in particular the concert by Claudio Baglioni on 6 June 1998, which still holds the record attendance at the Olimpico with a total of over 100,000 spectators, thanks to the fact that the stage was located in the center of the stadium and the public surrounded it filling all the seats. Rated an UEFA category four stadium, it has also hosted four Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Simón
Andrés Simón Gómez (born September 15, 1961) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in 1992 Barcelona. He also participated in the relay at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He specialized in the 60 meters and 100 metres events. His personal best for the 100m is 10.06, set in Havana 1987. He won the gold medal in the 60 m competition at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. There were a total number of 373 participating athletes from 62 countries. Results Men 1985 , 1987 ... in Budapest. References External links * * Cuban male sprinters 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Guantánamo Olympic athletes of Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Yevgenyev
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Yevgenyev (russian: Александр Анатольевич Евгеньев), ''Aleksandr Yevgenyev;'' born July 20, 1961, is a former Soviet 200 metre sprinter. His achievements include: * Soviet Union 200 metre champion (1985 and 1986) * National indoor 200 metres champion (1984 and 1986) * Member of the team that won the sprint relay at the European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ... (1985) * European indoor champion in the 200 m (1983 and 1984) and placing in 1985 and 1986. References External links * 1961 births Soviet male sprinters Living people World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Smith (sprinter)
Andrew Smith (born 29 January 1964) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Andrew Smith Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-10-03. Smith had a very brief period of international success. He appeared at the and after finishing sixth in the individual 100 m he won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay with the Jamaica national team, including [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Akogyiram
Eric Akogyiram (born 25 June 1969) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He won the silver medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games. The same year he competed at the 1987 World Championships, reaching the semi-final with the relay team A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games. Relay races are common in running, orient .... He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games. His personal best time was 10.23 seconds, achieved in April 1990 in Provo. Achievements References External links * 1969 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ghana African Games silver medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Berger
Andreas Berger (born 9 June 1961 in Gmunden, Oberösterreich) is a former Austrian track and field sprinter, who ran in the 100m and 200m. In 1993 he tested positive for the banned steroid Metandienone, together with his teammates Franz Ratzenberger, Thomas Renner, and Gernot Kellermayr, and was banned from competition for two years. Biography His biggest success came in 1989 when he won the European Indoor Championship's 60 meter dash. In 1987 and 1989 he reached the World Championship semi-finals (1987 outdoors at 100 & 200m) (1989 indoors at 60m). He participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics reaching the quarter-finals of the 100 and 200 metres. Berger caused two false starts during a 100-meter first round qualifying heat at the 1992 Summer Olympics and was disqualified. He went on to reach the quarter-finals of the 200m and the final of the 4 × 100 m relay. He still holds the Austrian 100m dash record (10.15s, 1988). He was Austrian 100/200 metre champion thirteen times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Pierfrancesco Pavoni (born 21 February 1963, in Rome) is a retired sprinter from Italy. Biography He won twelve medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team and one of these at junior level. His greatest achievements were the 1982 European Championships silver medal as well as two World Indoor bronze medals. His personal times were both achieved in 1986: 10.22 seconds over 100 metres and in 1987: 20.38 seconds over 200 metres. At 1983 World Championships he set the Italian record of the 4 × 100 m, winning another silver medal, with the teammate Pietro Mennea at the last relay. Achievements National titles He has won 8 times the individual national championship. *3 wins in the 100 metres (1982, 1983, 1987) *2 wins in the 200 metres (1987) *1 win in the 400 metres (1985) *2 wins in the 60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee McRae
Lee McRae (born January 23, 1966) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games. Lee won three consecutive NCAA indoor national championships (1986–1988) in the 55 meters and the 1986 NCAA Outdoor National Championship in the 100 meters while at the University of Pittsburgh. As a sophomore at Pitt in 1986, he broke Carl Lewis's 55 meter indoor world record by finishing in 6.00 seconds. A native of Pembroke, North Carolina Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is about 90 miles inland and northwest from the Atlantic Coast. The population was 2,973, at the 2010 census. The town is the seat of the state-recognized Lumbee tribe of Nor ..., McRae attended West Robeson High School. He was a very fast starter; this ability enabled him to win major titles indoors and as a first leg runner in the U.S 4 × 100 m relay team. Personal bests * 60 yd — 5.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Bryzgin
Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzhin ( uk, Віктор Аркадійович Бризгін, russian: Виктор Аркадьевич Брызгин, ''Viktor Bryzgin;'' born 22 August 1962 in VoroshilovgradGreat Russian Encyclopedia (2006), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya Enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 4, p. 692) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Career Viktor Bryzhin trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. He made his debut in the international championships at the first World Championships, where he reached to the quarterfinal of 100 m and won a bronze as a member of Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 1986 European Championships, Bryzhin was last in the final of 100 m, but won the gold in 4 × 100 m. At the 1987 World Championships, Bryzhin finished fifth in 100 m and was second in 4 × 100 m relay. At the Seoul Olympics, Bryzhin ran the opening leg in the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team, which, in absence of United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attila Kovács (athlete)
Attila Kovács (born September 2, 1960 in Szekszárd) is a former Hungarian sprinter. He is an 11-time Hungarian 100 metre champion, and a 4-time 200 metre champion. Best performances * 100 m: 10.09 (+0.3) in Miskolc (1987) * 200 m: 20.11 (+0.7) in Miskolc (1987) He also won the 60 metre Indoor title 3 times. In 1984, he finished 2nd in 100 metres in the Friendship Games in Moscow behind Osvaldo Lara of Cuba. In 1985 he was European cup B 100 Metre winner. In 1986 he represented Hungary in the 100 metres in Stuttgart in the European Championships where he reached the final and finished 7th. In 1987 he was 4th in the World Championships in the 100 metres, originally 5th but advanced one place after the disqualification of Ben Johnson of Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
