Medalists

Gold	Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Silver	Larisa Nikitina 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)
Bronze	Jane Frederick Jane Frederick Jane Wardell Frederick is a former heptathlete from the United States. She set the first official world record in the women's heptathlon, gaining a total number of 6104 points on April 24, 1981 at the Mt... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)

Schedule

• August 31, 1987
  1. 100 m hurdles
  2. High Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. 200 m

• September 1, 1987
  5. Long Jump
  6. Javelin Throw
  7. 800 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...		7161	August 2, 1986	Houston, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Event Record		6714	August 9, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		7128	September 1, 1987	Rome, Italy

Final

RANK	FINAL RANKING	POINTS
		7128 CR
		6564
		6502
4.		6460
5.		6325
6.		6296
7.		6228
8.		6211
9.		6167
10.		6149
11.		6139
12.		6042
13.		6040
14.		5982
15.		5842
16.		5791
17.		5664
18.		5621
19.		5608
—		DNF
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—		DNF
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—		DNF
—		DNF

See also

• 1983 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Helsinki)
  1983 World Championships in Athletics - Women's heptathlon
  These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, including six non-finishers...
  
  
• 1984 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon
  These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-Abbreviations:-Final:-See also:*1980 Women's Olympic Heptathlon...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's heptathlon
  These are the official results of the Women's heptathlon competition at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1982 Women's European Championships Heptathlon...
  
  
• 1987 Hypo-Meeting
  1987 Hypo-Meeting
  The 14th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 23 and May 24, 1987 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition featured a decathlon and a heptathlon event.-Schedule:*May 23*#100 m*#Long Jump*#Shot Put*#High Jump...
  
  
• 1988 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon
  These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with three non-starters...
  
  
• 1990 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's heptathlon
  These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The competition was held on 30 August and 31 August 1990.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's heptathlon
  The heptathlon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on Monday August 26 and Tuesday August 27, 1991.-Medalists:-Schedule:*Monday August 26, 1991*#100 m hurdles*#High Jump*#Shot Put*#200 m...
  
  
• 1992 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon
  These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with one non-starter and six competitors who didn't finish the competition....