1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 5,000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

event at the 1987 IAAF 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 of 36 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987.

Medalists

Gold	Saïd Aouita Said Aouita Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]... Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... (MAR)
Silver	Domingos Castro Domingos Castro Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships... Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... (POR)
Bronze	Jack Buckner Jack Buckner Jack Richard Buckner was one of the many British athletes of the mid 1980s who dominated track and field. Educated at St. Petroc's preparatory school in Cornwall and Worksop College in Nottinghamshire it was clear from a young age that Buckner was highly talented... Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... (GBR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		12:58.39	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , 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...	July 27, 1987
Championship Record		13:28.53	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 14, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		13:26.44
		13:27.59
		13:27.74
4.		13:28.06
5.		13:28.56
6.		13:29.68
7.		13:30.01
8.		13:30.94
9.		13:32.04
10.		13:33.49
11.		13:33.78
12.		13:34.04
13.		13:41.03
14.		13:43.58
15.		13:43.81

Qualifying heats

Held on Friday 1987-09-04

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		13:28.63
2.		13:28.68
3.		13:28.79
4.		13:28.86
5.		13:28.92
6.		13:29.06
7.		13:29.74
8.		13:30.16
9.		13:33.07
10.		13:35.69
11.		13:40.46
12.		13:42.57
13.		13:46.29
14.		13:52.59
15.		14:08.72
16.		14:59.32
—		DNS
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		13:22.68 CR
2.		13:23.12
3.		13:24.07
4.		13:24.42
5.		13:24.56
6.		13:28.68
7.		13:28.89
8.		13:29.20
9.		13:31.06
10.		13:32.73
11.		13:34.68
12.		13:38.97
13.		13:59.68
14.		14:01.02
15.		14:39.68
16.		14:50.39
17.		15:42.10
18.		16:16.41

Medalists

Records

Final

Qualifying heats

See also