The men's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6-8 March 1987.
The winning margin was 0.11 seconds, a record which stood until 2024 when Grant Holloway of the United States increased it to 0.14 seconds when he beat Lorenzo Simonelli of Italy.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tonie Campbell United States
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Stéphane Caristan France
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Nigel Walker Great Britain
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Results
editHeats
editThe first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Greg Foster | United States |
7.46 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | Mark McKoy |  Canada |
7.56 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Colin Jackson | Great Britain |
7.63 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Tonie Campbell | United States |
7.64 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Arto Bryggare |  Finland |
7.66 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Nigel Walker | Great Britain |
7.67 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Javier Moracho |  Spain |
7.73 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Andrew Parker |  Jamaica |
7.75 | |
| 9 | 3 | Stéphane Caristan | France |
7.77 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Ulf Söderman |  Sweden |
7.84 | |
| 10 | 3 | György Bakos |  Hungary |
7.84 | |
| 12 | 3 | Don Wright |  Australia |
7.90 | |
| 13 | 3 | Carlos Sala | Spain |
7.92 | |
| 14 | 2 | Liviu Giurgian |  Romania |
8.05 | |
| 15 | 2 | Luigi Bertocchi |  Italy |
8.13 | |
| 16 | 3 | Judex Lefou |  Mauritius |
8.38 | NR |
| 17 | 2 | Mauricio Carranza |  El Salvador |
9.01 | NR |
| 18 | 2 | Hisham Makin Mohamed |  Egypt |
10.11 | NR |
| 1 | Marcelin Dally |  Ivory Coast |
DNS |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Tonie Campbell | United States |
7.51 | PB |
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7 | Stéphane Caristan | France |
7.62 | |
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8 | Nigel Walker | Great Britain |
7.66 | |
| 4 | 6 | Colin Jackson | Great Britain |
7.68 | |
| 5 | 2 | Arto Bryggare | Finland |
7.68 | |
| 6 | 1 | Javier Moracho | Spain |
7.89 | |
| 4 | Mark McKoy | Canada |
DNF | ||
| 5 | Greg Foster | United States |
DQ |