1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
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These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on 29 August 1987.
Medalists
| Gold |  Werner GünthörSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Silver |  Alessandro AndreiItaly (ITA) |
| Bronze |  John BrennerUnited States (USA) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 29.08.1987 – ??:??h | 29.08.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 29.08.1987 – 18:10h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 22.91 m | August 12, 1987 | Viareggio, Italy |
| Event Record |  Edward Sarul (POL) | 21.39 m | August 7, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 21.57 m | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| Werner Günthör (SUI) | 21.63 m | |||
| John Brenner (USA) | 21.75 m | |||
| Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.12 m | |||
| Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.23 m | |||
Qualification
- Held on Saturday 29 August 1987
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Andrei | Italy |
21.57 m |
| 2 | Ulf Timmermann |  East Germany |
21.11 m |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Lykho |  Soviet Union |
20.99 m |
| 4 | Werner Günthör |  Switzerland |
20.66 m |
| 5 | Helmut Krieger | Poland |
19.73 m |
| 6 | Karsten Stolz |  West Germany |
19.69 m |
| 7 | Gregg Tafralis | United States |
19.62 m |
| 8 | Georgi Todorov |  Bulgaria |
19.43 m |
| 9 | Ron Backes | United States |
19.34 m |
| 10 | Dimitrios Koutsoukis |  Greece |
19.05 m |
| — | Jan Sagedal |  Norway |
DNS |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udo Beyer | East Germany |
20.95 m |
| 2 | John Brenner | United States |
20.28 m |
| 3 | Remigius Machura |  Czechoslovakia |
20.27 m |
| 4 | Klaus Bodenmüller |  Austria |
19.96 m |
| 5 | Sergey Gavryushin | Soviet Union |
19.96 m |
| 6 | Gert Weil |  Chile |
19.76 m |
| 7 | Udo Gelhausen | West Germany |
19.10 m |
| 8 | Janne Ronkainen | Finland |
18.36 m |
| 9 | Lars Sundin |  Sweden |
17.25 m |
| — | Arne Pedersen | Norway |
DNS |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
 |
Werner Günthör (SUI) |
22.23 m CR |
 |
Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
21.88 m |
 |
John Brenner (USA) |
21.75 m |
| 4. | Remigius Machura (TCH) |
21.39 m |
| 5. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
21.35 m |
| 6. | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
21.13 m |
| 7. | Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT) |
20.41 m |
| 8. | Sergey Gavryushin (URS) |
20.15 m |
| 9. | Vyacheslav Lykho (URS) |
19.98 m |
| 10. | Gert Weil (CHI) |
19.71 m |
| 11. | Karsten Stolz (FRG) |
19.22 m |
| 12. | Helmut Krieger (POL) |
19.15 m |