These are the——official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Tuesday 1 September 1987.
Medalists※
| Gold |  Irina StrakhovaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver |  Kerry Saxby-JunnaAustralia (AUS) |
| Bronze |  Yan HongChina (CHN) |
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※
| Standing records prior——to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) |
42:52 | May 4, 1987 | Melbourne, Australia
|
| Event record | New event | |||
Final ranking※
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Irina Strakhova (URS)
|
44:12 | |
 |
Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS)
|
44:23 | |
 |
Yan Hong (CHN)
|
44:42 | |
| 4 |  Mari Cruz Díaz (ESP)
|
44:48 | NR |
| 5 | Yelena Nikolayeva (URS)
|
44:54 | |
| 6 |  Monica Gunnarsson (SWE)
|
45:09 | NR |
| 7 | Jin Bingjie (CHN)
|
45:24 | |
| 8 |  Ann Peel (CAN)
|
45:27 | |
| 9 | Maria Reyes Sobrino (ESP)
|
45:37 | |
| 10 |  Dana Vavracová (TCH)
|
46:10 | |
| 11 | Ann Jansson (SWE)
|
46:15 | |
| 12 | Susan Cook (AUS)
|
46:20 | |
| 13 |  Lisa Langford (GBR)
|
46:23 | |
| 14 | Janice McCaffrey (CAN)
|
46:41 | |
| 15 |  Lynn Weik (USA)
|
46:51 | |
| 16 |  Beate Gummelt (GDR)
|
47:00 | |
| 17 |  María Colín (MEX)
|
47:23 | |
| 18 |  Giuliana Salce (ITA)
|
47:28 | |
| 19 |  Sari Essayah (FIN)
|
47:30 | |
| 20 | Debbi Lawrence (USA)
|
47:31 | |
| 21 | Alison Baker (CAN)
|
47:48 | |
| 22 |  Suzanne Griesbach (FRA)
|
48:06 | |
| 23 | Sirkka Oikarinen (FIN)
|
48:25 | |
| 24 | Maryanne Torrellas (USA)
|
48:27 | |
| 25 | Beverley Allen (GBR)
|
48:50 | |
| 26 |  Solvi Furnes (NOR)
|
49:18 | |
| 27 | Graciela Mendoza (MEX)
|
49:46 | |
| 28 |  Hideko Hirayama (JPN)
|
49:50 | NR |
| 29 | Emilia Cano (ESP)
|
50:11 | |
| 30 | Mirva Hämäläinen (FIN)
|
52:03 | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | Guan Ping (CHN)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Olga Krishtop (URS)
|
DSQ | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | Lorraine Jachno (AUS)
|
DNF | |
| — | Maria Grazia Orsani (ITA)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Barbara Kollorz (FRG)
|
DNF | |
See also※
- 1986 Women's European Championships 10km Walk (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1990 Women's European Championships 10km Walk (Split)
- 1992 Women's Olympic 10km Walk (Barcelona)