1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
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The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 29 August 1987.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Paul KipkoechKenya (KEN) |
| Silver |  Francesco PanettaItaly (ITA) |
| Bronze |  Hansjörg KunzeEast Germany (GDR) |
Records edit
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Fernando Mamede (POR)
|
27:13.81 | Stockholm, Sweden | July 2, 1984 |
| Championship Record | Fernando Mamede (POR)
|
27:45.54 | Helsinki, Finland | August 7, 1983 |
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Kipkoech (KEN)
|
27:38.63 CR |
|
Francesco Panetta (ITA)
|
27:48.98 |
|
Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
|
27:50.37 |
| 4. |  Arturo Barrios (MEX)
|
27:59.66 |
| 5. |  Steve Binns (GBR)
|
28:03.08 |
| 6. |  Martin Vrabel (TCH)
|
28:05.59 |
| 7. |  Spyros Andriopoulos (GRE)
|
28:07.17 NR |
| 8. |  Steve Plasencia (USA)
|
28:11.38 |
| 9. |  Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA)
|
28:19.47 |
| 10. |  Rolando Vera (ECU)
|
28:20.24 |
| 11. | Ezequiel Canario (POR)
|
28:28.24 |
| 12. |  Mats Erixon (SWE)
|
28:29.08 |
| 13. | Paul Arpin (FRA)
|
28:29.21 |
| 14. |  Zhang Guowei (CHN)
|
28:30.00 |
| 15. | Jon Solly (GBR)
|
28:31.97 |
| 16. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA)
|
28:33.77 |
| 17. |  Markus Ryffel (SUI)
|
28:34.58 |
| 18. |  Brian Sheriff (ZIM)
|
28:34.96 |
| 19. |  Paul McCloy (CAN)
|
28:41.89 |
| 20. |  Kozu Akutsu (JPN)
|
28:45.89 |
| 21. | Ed Eyestone (USA)
|
29:00.33 |
| 22. | Some Muge (KEN)
|
29:06.40 |
| 23. |  Haji Bulbula (ETH)
|
29:10.45 |
| 24. | Wodajo Bulti (ETH)
|
29:17.09 |
| 25. |  Habib Romdhani (TUN)
|
29:21.35 |
| 26. |  John Treacy (IRL)
|
29:22.14 |
| — |  Martti Vainio (FIN)
|
DNF |
| — | Paul Williams (CAN)
|
DNF |
| — |  Gerhard Hartmann (AUT)
|
DNS |
| — | Gerard Donakowski (USA)
|
DNS |