This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1987 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.

Abbreviations

WR world record
AR area record
CR event record
NR national record
PB personal best

Men's 20 km

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) 1:19:30 September 24, 1983 Norway Bergen, Norway
Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 1:19:24 May 3, 1987 United States New York City, United States
World Record  Axel Noack (GDR) 1:19:12 June 21, 1987 East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 1:19:12  Axel Noack (GDR) Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 21/06/1987 WR
2 1:19:22  Dave Smith (AUS) Hobart, Australia AR
3 1:19:24  Carlos Mercenario (MEX) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
4 1:19:32  Viktor Mostovik (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987 NR
5 1:19:37  Ernesto Canto (MEX)
6 1:20:04  Anatoliy Gorshkov (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
7 1:20:19  Querubín Moreno (COL) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
8 1:20:40  Ronald Weigel (GDR)
9 1:20:45  Maurizio Damilano (ITA) Rome, Italy 30/08/1987
10 1:20:45  Reima Salonen (FIN)
11 1:20:51  Hartwig Gauder (GDR)
12 1:21:00  Valdas Kazlauskas (URS)
13 1:21:04  Frants Kostyukevich (URS)
14 1:21:07  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) Rome, Italy 30/08/1987
15 1:21:10  Pyotr Kachnovich (URS)
16 1:21:24  Michail Potashov (URS)
17 1:21:24  José Marín (ESP) Rome, Italy 30/08/1987
18 1:21:27  Roman Mrázek (TCH)
19 1:21:28  Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS)
20 1:21:35  Pyotr Pochenchuk (URS)

Men's 50 km

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Ronald Weigel (GDR) 3:38:17 May 25, 1986 East Germany Potsdam, East Germany

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 3:40:07  Andrey Perlov (URS)
2 3:40:53  Hartwig Gauder (GDR) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
3 3:41:30  Ronald Weigel (GDR) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
4 3:42:20  Pavol Szikora (TCH) NR
5 3:43:14  Dietmar Meisch (GDR) New York, United States 02/05/1987
6 3:44:02  Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS) New York, United States 02/05/1987
7 3:45:09  Valeriy Suntsov (URS) New York, United States 02/05/1987
8 3:46:28  Aleksandr Potashov (URS) New York, United States 02/05/1987
9 3:47:49  Raffaello Ducceschi (ITA) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987 NR
10 3:48:27  Martín Bermúdez (MEX) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
11 3:48:52  Sandro Bellucci (ITA) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
12 3:50:19  Venyamin Nikolayev (URS)
13 3:50:48  Manuel Alcalde (ESP)
14 3:52:08  Arturo Bravo (MEX) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
15 3:52:16  Andrés Marín (ESP) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987
16 3:52:21  Godfried De Jonckheere (BEL) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987 NR
17 3:52:33  Giacomo Poggi (ITA) New York, United States 02/05/1987
18 3:52:38  François Lapointe (CAN) New York, United States 02/05/1987
19 3:52:51  Li Baojin (CHN) AR
20 3:53:30  Raúl González (MEX) Rome, Italy 05/09/1987

Women's 5 km

Records

Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Kerry Saxby (AUS) 20:34 September 24, 1987 West Germany Hildesheim, West Germany

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 20:34  Kerry Saxby (AUS) Hildesheim, West Germany 24/09/1987 WR
2 21:25  Maria Reyes Sobrino (ESP) La Coruña, Spain 16/05/1987 AR
3 21:36  Xu Yongjiu (CHN)
 Ann Jansson (SWE) NR
5 21:37  Olga Krishtop (URS)
 Yan Hong (CHN)
7 21:41  Yelena Nikolayeva (URS)
8 21:43  Nina Stachrova (URS)
9 21:46  Guan Ping (CHN)
 Olga Kardopolzeva (URS)
11 21:51  Natalya Yermolenko (URS)
12 21:53  Jin Bingjie (CHN)
13 21:57  Susan Cook (AUS)
14 22:01  Natalya Serbinenko (URS)
15 22:02  Irina Tolstik (URS)
16 22:06  Rimma Makarova (URS)
17 22:12  Lidiya Levandovskaya (URS)
 Graciella Mendoza (ESP)
19 22:14  Ann Peel (CAN)
20 22:16  Dana Vavracová (TCH)

Women's 10 km

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Yan Hong (CHN) 44:14 March 16, 1985 China Jian, PR China
Broken records during the 1987 season in track and field
World Record  Olga Krishtop (URS) 43:22 May 3, 1987 United States New York City, United States
World Record  Kerry Saxby (AUS) 42:52 May 4, 1987 Australia Melbourne, Australia

1987 World Year Ranking

Rank Time Athlete Venue Date Note
1 42:52  Kerry Saxby (AUS) Melbourne, Australia 04/05/1987 WR
2 43:22  Olga Krishtop (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
3 43:35  Irina Strakhova (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
4 43:45  Jin Bingjie (CHN) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
5 43:57  Yelena Nikolayeva (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
6 44:33  Yelena Rodionova (URS)
7 44:42  Yan Hong (CHN) Rome, Italy 01/09/1987
8 44:45  Lidiya Levandovskaya (URS)
9 44:48  Mari Cruz Díaz (ESP) Rome, Italy 01/09/1987 NR
10 44:51  Yelena Veremeychuk (URS)
11 44:55  Natalya Spiridonova (URS)
12 45:02  Graciela Mendoza (MEX) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
13 45:04  Natalya Serbinenko (URS) New York, United States 03/05/1987
14 45:06  Ann Peel (CAN) New York, United States 03/05/1987 AR
15 45:06  Tamara Kovalenko (URS)
16 45:07  Vera Ossipova (URS)
17 45:07  Natalya Yermolenko (URS)
18 45:09  Dana Vavracová (TCH) NR
19 45:09  Monica Gunnarsson (SWE) Rome, Italy 01/09/1987 NR
20 45:15  Olimpiada Ivanova (URS)

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