These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on 29 August 1987.
Medalists
Gold | Werner Günthör Switzerland (SUI) |
Silver | Alessandro Andrei Italy (ITA) |
Bronze | John Brenner United States (USA) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round |
Group A | Group B |
29.08.1987 – ??:??h | 29.08.1987 – ??:??h |
Final Round |
29.08.1987 – 18:10h |
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 | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 22.91 m | August 12, 1987 | Viareggio, Italy |
Event Record | Edward Sarul (POL) | 21.39 m | August 7, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships |
Event Record | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 21.57 m | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
Werner Günthör (SUI) | 21.63 m |
John Brenner (USA) | 21.75 m |
Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.12 m |
Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.23 m |
Qualification
- Held on Saturday 29 August 1987
Final
See also
References
World champions in men's shot put |
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