Medalists

Gold	Patrik Sjöberg Patrik Sjöberg Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg is a former Swedish high jumper and previous world record holder. With , he holds the Swedish as well as the European record in men's high jump... 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....  (SWE)
Silver	Igor Paklin Igor Paklin Igor Paklin is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....  (URS)
Silver	Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....  (URS)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  05.09.1987 – ??:??h	05.09.1987 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  06.09.1987 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		2.42 m	June 30, 1987	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....
Event Record		2.32 m	August 13, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		2.38 m	September 6, 1987	Rome, Italy

Qualifying round

• Held on Saturday 1987-09-05

  RANK	GROUP A	HEIGHT
  1.		2.27 m
  6.		2.24 m
  9.		2.21 m
  11.		2.18 m
  12.		2.10 m
  —		NM

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		2.38 m CR
		2.38 m
4.		2.35 m
5.		2.32 m
6.		2.32 m
7.		2.32 m
8.		2.29 m
9.		2.29 m
10.		2.25 m
12.		2.25 m
14.		2.20 m
15.		2.20 m
—		NM

See also

• 1983 Men's World Championships High Jump (Helsinki)
  1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump
  These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 13 August 1983.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1984 Men's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on Saturday August 11, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...
  
  
• 1986 Men's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's high jump event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on Sunday 31 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Men's European Championships High Jump...
  
  
• 1988 Men's Olympic High Jump (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
  The Men's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships High Jump (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's high jump event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes...
  
  
• 1991 Men's World Championships High Jump (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991....