1987 World Championships in Athletics
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| Host city | Rome, Italy | ||
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| Nations participating | 159 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1451 | ||
| Events | 43 | ||
| Dates | August 28 – September 6, 1987 | ||
| Main venue | Stadio Olimpico | ||
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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.
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
Note: 1Ben Johnson of Canada originally won the 100 m in 9.83, but was disqualified in 1989 after he admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
1Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy originally won the bronze in the long jump with a jump of 8.37 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a pre-arranged fake result for a jump of 7.85 m. [1]. Evangelisti did not know about the scam, but Italian head coach Sandro Donati revealed the fraud and was fired.
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