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1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

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These are the official results of the men's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday 5 September 1987.

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Italian Giovanni Evangelisti originally won the bronze with a jump of 8.37 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a fake result for a jump of 7.85m.

Schedule

  • All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
  • Records

    Existing records at the start of the event.

    Qualifying round

  • Held on Friday 1987-09-04
  • References

    1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump Wikipedia