These are the——official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Saturday September 5, "1987."
Medalists※
| Gold |  Hartwig GauderEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Ronald Weigel East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  Vyacheslav IvanenkoSoviet Union (URS) |
Abbreviations※
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records※
Existing records at the "start of the event."
| World Record | Ronald Weigel (GDR)
|
3:38:17 | Potsdam, East Germany | May 25, 1986 |
| Championship Record | Ronald Weigel (GDR)
|
3:43.08 | Helsinki, Finland | August 12, 1983 |
Final※
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Hartwig Gauder (GDR)
|
3:40.53 CR |
|
Ronald Weigel (GDR)
|
3:41.30 |
|
Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS)
|
3:44.02 |
| 4. |  Raffaello Ducceschi (ITA)
|
3:47.49 |
| 5. |  Martín Bermúdez (MEX)
|
3:48.27 |
| 6. | Sandro Bellucci (ITA)
|
3:48.52 |
| 7. |  Pavol Szikora (TCH)
|
3:49.44 |
| 8. | Arturo Bravo (MEX)
|
3:52.08 |
| 9. |  Andres Marín (ESP)
|
3:52.16 |
| 10. |  Godfried Dejonckheere (BEL)
|
3:52.21 |
| 11. | Raúl González (MEX)
|
3:53.30 |
| 12. |  Erling Andersen (NOR)
|
3:55.52 |
| 13. |  François Lapointe (CAN)
|
3:56.11 |
| 14. |  Thierry Toutain (FRA)
|
3:56.34 |
| 15. |  José Pinto (POR)
|
3:56.40 |
| 16. |  Carl Schueler (USA)
|
3:57.09 |
| 17. | Marco Evoniuk (USA)
|
3:57.43 |
| 18. | Pavol Blažek (TCH)
|
3:58.43 |
| 19. |  Paul Blagg (GBR)
|
3:59.55 |
| 20. |  Jan Cortenbach (NED)
|
4:00.10 |
| 21. |  Takehiro Sonohara (JPN)
|
4:00.11 |
| 22. | Jim Heiring (USA)
|
4:03.34 |
| 23. | Alain Lemercier (FRA)
|
4:09.53 |
| 24. | Denis Terraz (FRA)
|
4:10.55 |
| 25. |  Michael Harvey (AUS)
|
4:11.04 |
| 26. | Willi Sawall (AUS)
|
4:14.25 |
| 27. | Martin Archambault (CAN)
|
4:26.03 |
| — |  Reima Salonen (FIN)
|
DNF |
| — | Manuel Alcalde (ESP)
|
DNF |
| — | Jordi Llopart (ESP)
|
DSQ |
| — |  Bo Gustafsson (SWE)
|
DSQ |
| — | Vesa Puukari (FIN)
|
DSQ |
| — |  Grzegorz Ledzion (POL)
|
DSQ |
| — | Giacomo Poggi (ITA)
|
DSQ |
| — | Dietmar Meisch (GDR)
|
DSQ |
| — | Valeriy Suntsov (URS)
|
DSQ |
| — | Venyamin Nikolayev (URS)
|
DSQ |
See also※
- 1978 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Athens)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1988 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Split)