These are the official results of the men's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in

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

Giovanni Evangelisti Giovanni Evangelisti (born 11 September 1961 in Rimini) is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals. He finished fourth at the 1988 Olympics. Biograp ...

of Italy originally won the bronze with a jump of 8.38 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a fake result for a jump of 7.85m.

Larry Myricks Larry Myricks (born 10 March 1956) is an American former athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event. He is a two-time winner of the World Indoor Championships (1987, 1989) and a two-time winner of the World Cup (1979, 1989). He also ...

of the United States received the bronze medal nine months later.

Medalists

Schedule

*''All times are Central European Time ( UTC+1)''

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

Qualifying round

*Held on Friday 1987-09-04

Final

Notes

References

Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:1987 World Championships In Athletics - Men's Long Jump L Long jump at the World Athletics Championships