1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 1,500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 32 participating athletes and one non-starter, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 09-05-1987. The winning margin was 0.11 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold   Tetyana Samolenko
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver   Hildegard Körner
East Germany (GDR)
Bronze   Doina Melinte
Romania (ROU)

Records

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Existing records at the start of the event.

World record   Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 3:52.47 Zürich, Switzerland August 3, 1980
Championship record   Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) 4:00.90 Helsinki, Finland August 14, 1983

Final

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RANK FINAL TIME
    Tetyana Samolenko (URS) 3:58.56 CR
    Hildegard Körner (GDR) 3:58.67
    Doina Melinte (ROU) 3:59.27
4.   Cornelia Bürki (SUI) 3:59.90
5.   Andrea Lange (GDR) 4:00.63
6.   Kirsty Wade (GBR) 4:01.41
7.   Diana Richburg (USA) 4:01.79
8.   Elly van Hulst (NED) 4:03.63
9.   Svetlana Kitova (URS) 4:04.66
10.   Linda Sheskey (USA) 4:08.33
11.   Debbie Bowker (CAN) 4:08.38
12.   Mitica Junghiatu (ROU) 4:10.35
13.   Marina Yachmenyova (URS) 4:10.51
  Ulrike Bruns (GDR) DNF
  Sandra Gasser (SUI) DSQ

Note Sandra Gasser was the original winner of the bronze medal in 3:59.06 but was disqualified for doping.

Qualifying heats

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  • Held on Thursday 1987-09-03
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Doina Melinte (ROU) 4:05.41
2.   Hildegard Körner (GDR) 4:05.42
3.   Tetyana Samolenko (URS) 4:05.48
4.   Elly van Hulst (NED) 4:05.57
5.   Linda Sheskey (USA) 4:06.03
6.   Fatima Aouam (MAR) 4:07.38
7.   Yvonne Murray (GBR) 4:07.83
8.   Brit McRoberts (CAN) 4:08.37
9.   Annika Ericson (SWE) 4:22.59
10.   Maria Lomba (STP) 5:01.43
  Selina Chirchir (KEN) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   Andrea Lange (GDR) 4:05.18
2.   Sandra Gasser (SUI) 4:05.48
3.   Marina Yachmenyova (URS) 4:05.51
4.   Mitica Junghiatu (ROU) 4:05.60
5.   Debbie Bowker (CAN) 4:05.90
6.   Diana Richburg (USA) 4:07.10
7.   Brigitte Kraus (FRG) 4:07.40
8.   Agnese Possamai (ITA) 4:08.84
9.   Florence Giolitti (FRA) 4:09.08
10.   Alphocinah Simelane (SWZ) 4:35.64 (NR)
11.   Georgine Tomisato (ASA) 5:49.52


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.   Ulrike Bruns (GDR) 4:08.36
2.   Cornelia Bürki (SUI) 4:08.39
3.   Svetlana Kitova (URS) 4:08.64
4.   Kirsty Wade (GBR) 4:09.06
5.   Paula Ivan (ROU) 4:09.36
6.   Vera Michallek (FRG) 4:09.89
7.   Regina Jacobs (USA) 4:12.52
8.   Christine Pfitzinger (NZL) 4:13.59
9.   Maite Zúñiga (ESP) 4:16.21
10.   Evelyn Adiru (UGA) 4:17.72
11.   Kriscia Garcia (ESA) 4:34.76

See also

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References

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