1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 10000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
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.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 29 August 1987.

Medalists

Gold	Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987.... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN)
Silver	Francesco Panetta Francesco Panetta Francesco Panetta is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the World Championships' final over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA)
Bronze	Hansjörg Kunze Hansjörg Kunze Hansjörg Kunze is a German track and field athlete. He represented East Germany as a long distance runner.His biggest success was the bronze medal in the 5,000 meter run at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea... East Germany (GDR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		27:13.81	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	July 2, 1984
Championship Record		27:45.54	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	August 7, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		27:38.63 CR
		27:48.98
		27:50.37
4.		27:59.66
5.		28:03.08
6.		28:05.59
7.		28:07.17 NR
8.		28:11.38
9.		28:19.47
10.		28:20.24
11.		28:28.24
12.		28:29.08
13.		28:29.21
14.		28:30.00
15.		28:31.97
16.		28:33.77
17.		28:34.58
18.		28:34.96
19.		28:41.89
20.		28:45.89
21.		29:00.33
22.		29:06.40
23.		29:10.45
24.		29:17.09
25.		29:21.35
26.		29:22.14
—		DNF
—		DNF
—		DNS
—		DNS

Medalists

Records

Final

See also