1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 1987 World Championships
Men's 200 metres ; at the 1987 World Championships
Venue	Stadio Olimpico
Dates	1 September (heats and quarter-finals); 3 September (semi-finals and final)
Competitors	47
Winning time	20.16
Medalists
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These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.

VenueStadio Olimpico

Dates1 September (heats and quarter-finals)
3 September (semi-finals and final)

Competitors47

Winningtime20.16

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Gold	Calvin Smith United States (USA)
Silver	Gilles Quénéhervé France (FRA)
Bronze	John Regis Great Britain (GBR)

World Record	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	19.72	Mexico City, Mexico	September 12, 1979
Championship Record	Calvin Smith (USA)	20.14	Helsinki, Finland	August 14, 1983

RANK	FINAL wind -0.4	TIME
	Calvin Smith (USA)	20.16
	Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)	20.16
	John Regis (GBR)	20.18
4.	Robson da Silva (BRA)	20.22
5.	Vladimir Krylov (URS)	20.23
6.	Floyd Heard (USA)	20.25
7.	Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA)	20.45
8.	Atlee Mahorn (CAN)	20.78

RANK	HEAT 1 wind +0.5	TIME
1.	John Regis (GBR)	20.54
2.	Calvin Smith (USA)	20.54
3.	Atlee Mahorn (CAN)	20.69
4.	Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA)	20.78
5.	Wallace Spearmon (USA)	20.87
6.	Andreas Berger (AUT)	20.99
7.	István Nagy (HUN)	21.22
8.	Andrey Fedoriv (URS)	21.28

RANK	HEAT 2 wind +1.2	TIME
1.	Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)	20.31
2.	Floyd Heard (USA)	20.31
3.	Vladimir Krylov (URS)	20.34
4.	Robson Caetano da Silva (BRA)	20.38
5.	Attila Kovács (HUN)	20.47
6.	Clive Wright (JAM)	20.50
7.	Stefano Tilli (ITA)	20.86
8.	Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN)	20.90

1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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RANK	HEAT 1 wind -1.5	TIME
1.	Floyd Heard (USA)	20.56
2.	Vladimir Krylov (URS)	20.79
3.	István Nagy (HUN)	21.11
4.	Daniel Sangouma (FRA)	21.11
5.	Peter Klein (FRG)	21.12
6.	Sergio Querol (CUB)	21.37
7.	Achmed de Kom (NED)	21.39
8.	Neville Hodge (ISV)	21.68

RANK	HEAT 3 wind +0.4	TIME
1.	Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)	20.48
2.	Wallace Spearmon (USA)	20.55
3.	John Regis (GBR)	20.60
4.	Andreas Berger (AUT)	20.86
5.	Andrey Fedoriv (URS)	20.87
6.	Volker Westhagemann (FRG)	20.98
7.	Arnaldo Oliveira Silva (BRA)	21.15
8.	Robert Stone (AUS)	21.23

RANK	HEAT 1 wind +0.5	TIME
1.	Floyd Heard (USA)	20.37
2.	Vladimir Krylov (URS)	20.77
3.	Peter Klein (FRG)	20.89
4.	Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG)	21.14
5.	Nelson Boateng (GHA)	21.19
6.	Harouna Pale (BUR)	21.26
7.	Dazel Jules (TRI)	21.53
	Linford Christie (GBR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2 wind -0.9	TIME
1.	Attila Kovács (HUN)	20.77
2.	Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA)	20.82
3.	Besik Gotsiridze (URS)	20.89
4.	Sergio Querol (CUB)	20.94
5.	Stefano Tilli (ITA)	21.01
6.	Feng Li (CHN)	21.47
7.	Felix Sandy (SLE)	21.67
8.	Yaya Seyba (MLI)	21.93

RANK	HEAT 3 wind -0.1	TIME
1.	Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)	20.59
2.	Clive Wright (JAM)	20.88
3.	Achmed de Kom (NED)	21.11
4.	Volker Westhagemann (FRG)	21.15
5.	Neville Hodge (ISV)	21.33
6.	Haron Mundir (SIN)	21.51
7.	John Dinan (AUS)	21.62
8.	Mark Sherwin (COK)	23.41

RANK	HEAT 5 wind -0.8	TIME
1.	Calvin Smith (USA)	20.62
2.	Daniel Sangouma (FRA)	20.80
3.	Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN)	20.84
4.	Christian Haas (FRG)	20.96
5.	Jindrich Roun (TCH)	21.04
6.	Ian Morris (TRI)	21.36
7.	Takale Tuna (PNG)	22.06
8.	Peauope Suli (TGA)	22.45

RANK	HEAT 6 wind +0.3	TIME
1.	John Regis (GBR)	20.76
2.	Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA)	20.80
3.	Wallace Spearmon (USA)	20.82
4.	Arnaldo Oliveira Silva (BRA)	21.03
5.	Robert Stone (AUS)	21.23
6.	Alvin Daniel (TRI)	21.37
7.	Secundino Borabota (GEQ)	23.66