These are the——official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Sunday, "August 30," 1987.
Medalists※
| Gold |  Maurizio DamilanoItaly (ITA) |
| Silver |  Jozef PribilinecCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Bronze |  Josep MarínSpain (ESP) |
Abbreviations※
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| CR | event record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records※
| Standing records prior——to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Axel Noack (GDR) |
1:19.12 | June 21, 1987 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
|
| Event Record |  Ernesto Canto (MEX) |
1:20.49 | August 7, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland
|
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Ernesto Canto (MEX) |
1:20.45 | August 30, 1987 | Rome, Italy
|
Final※
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Maurizio Damilano (ITA)
|
1:20.45 CR |
|
Jozef Pribilinec (TCH)
|
1:21.07 |
|
Josep Marín (ESP)
|
1:21.24 |
| 4. |  Viktor Mostovik (URS)
|
1:21.53 |
| 5. | Carlo Mattioli (ITA)
|
1:22.53 |
| 6. | Roman Mrázek (TCH)
|
1:23.01 |
| 7. |  Jean-Claude Corre (FRA)
|
1:23.38 |
| 8. |  Querubin Moreno (COL)
|
1:23.42 |
| 9. |  Ian McCombie (GBR)
|
1:23.51 |
| 10. | Reima Salonen (FIN)
|
1:24.14 |
| 11. | Pavol Blažek (TCH)
|
1:24.37 |
| 12. |  Andrew Jachno (AUS)
|
1:24.46 |
| 13. | Martial Fesselier (FRA)
|
1:24.51 |
| 14. | Dominique Guebey (FRA)
|
1:25.01 |
| 15. |  Erling Andersen (NOR)
|
1:25.08 |
| 16. |  José Urbano (POR)
|
1:25.10 |
| 17. |  Jan Staaf (SWE)
|
1:25.12 |
| 18. | José Pinto (POR)
|
1:25.24 |
| 19. |  Tim Lewis (USA)
|
1:26.00 |
| 20. | Ricardo Pueyo (ESP)
|
1:26.09 |
| 21. | Ray Sharp (USA)
|
1:27.06 |
| 22. |  Sándor Urbanik (HUN)
|
1:27.24 |
| 23. | Stefan Johansson (SWE)
|
1:27.27 |
| 24. | Simon Baker (AUS)
|
1:27.32 |
| 25. | Francisco Vargas (COL)
|
1:27.33 |
| 26. | Anatoliy Gorshkov (URS)
|
1:27.34 |
| 27. | Miguel Ángel Prieto (ESP)
|
1:27.40 |
| 28. |  Wolfgang Wiedemann (FRG)
|
1:28.07 |
| 29. | Gary Morgan (USA)
|
1:28.08 |
| 30. | Vesa Puukari (FIN)
|
1:28.29 |
| 31. |  Carlos Ramones (VEN)
|
1:28.40 |
| 32. |  Santiago Fonseca (HON)
|
1:28.44 |
| 33. |  François Lapointe (CAN)
|
1:29.22 |
| 34. | Chris Maddocks (GBR)
|
1:32.36 |
| 35. |  Abdelwahab Ferguene (ALG)
|
1:34.26 |
| — | Frants Kostyukevich (URS)
|
DNF |
| — | Héctor Moreno (COL)
|
DNF |
| — | Axel Noack (GDR)
|
DSQ |
| — | Walter Arena (ITA)
|
DSQ |
| — | Ernesto Canto (MEX)
|
DSQ |
| — | Carlos Mercenario (MEX)
|
DSQ |
| — | Dave Smith (AUS)
|
DSQ |
See also※
- 1978 Men's European Championships 20km Walk (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 20km Walk (Athens)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 20km Walk (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1988 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Seoul)