1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
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| Events at the 1987 World Championships  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the women's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday 4 September 1987.
Medalists
| Gold |  Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Yelena BelevskayaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Heike DrechslerEast Germany (GDR) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 03.09.1987 – ??:??h | 03.09.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 04.09.1987 – 17:50h | |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.45 | Dresden, East Germany | August 13, 1987 |
| Championship Record | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.27 | Bucharest, Bulgaria | August 14, 1983 |
The following new world and championship records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Result | WR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | Final | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.36 | CR |
Final
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.36 | CR |
 |
Yelena Belevskaya (URS) |
7.14 | |
 |
Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.13 | |
| 4 | Helga Radtke (GDR) |
7.01 | |
| 5 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
6.99 | |
| 6 | Irina Valyukevich (URS) |
6.89 | |
| 7 | Jennifer Inniss (USA) |
6.80 | |
| 8 |  Nicole Boegman (AUS) |
6.63 | |
| 9 |  Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll (BUL) |
6.50 | |
| 10 | Sylvia Khristova-Moneva (BUL) |
6.45 | |
| 11 | Sheila Echols (USA) |
6.39 | |
| 12 |  Lene Demsitz (DEN) |
6.11 |
Qualifying round
- Held on Thursday 1987-09-03
Pool 1
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
6.95 | Q |
| 2 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
6.86 | Q |
| 3 | Irina Valyukevich (URS) |
6.82 | Q |
| 4 | Jennifer Inniss (USA) |
6.75 | Q |
| 5 | Sylvia Khristova-Moneva (BUL) |
6.71 | Q |
| 6 | Lene Demsitz (DEN) |
6.58 | Q |
| 7 |  Ringa Ropo-Junnila (FIN) |
6.55 | |
| 8 |  Antonella Capriotti (ITA) |
6.31 | |
| 9 |  Wang Zhihui (CHN) |
6.28 | |
| 10 |  Madeline de Jesús (PUR) |
6.20 | |
| 11 |  Beatrice Utondu (NGR) |
6.17 | |
| 12 |  Carmen Sirbu (ROU) |
6.00 | |
| 13 |  See Huey Chan (SIN) |
5.49 | |
| 14 |  Jacqueline Ross (VIN) |
5.29 | |
 Eva Murková (TCH) |
NM |
Pool 2
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
6.86 | Q |
| 2 | Sheila Echols (USA) |
6.61 | Q |
| 3 | Nicole Boegman (AUS) |
6.60 | Q |
| 4 | Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll (BUL) |
6.60 | Q |
| 5 | Helga Radtke (GDR) |
6.58 | Q |
| 6 | Yelena Belevskaya (URS) |
6.58 | Q |
| 7 | Marieta Ilcu (ROU) |
6.50 | |
| 8 | Sofiya Bozhanova (BUL) |
6.43 | |
| 9 |  Eva Karblom (SWE) |
6.31 | |
| 10 | Vali Ionescu-Constantin (ROU) |
6.30 | |
| 11 |  Euphemia Huggins (TRI) |
6.26 | |
| 12 |  Eloína Echevarría (CUB) |
6.23 | |
| 13 |  Tracy Smith (CAN) |
6.17 | |
| 14 |  Sigal Gonen (ISR) |
6.03 |
