1987 World Athletics Indoor Championships
| Host City |
Indianapolis |
| Country |
USA |
| Held |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
| Competitors |
72 |
| Countries |
23 |
Events
| Event |
Gender |
Held |
Status |
Competitors |
Countries |
| 60 m |
Men |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
4 |
3 |
| 200 m |
Men |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 400 m |
Men |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| 800 m |
Men |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 1,500 m |
Men |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 3,000 m |
Men |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| 60 m Hurdles |
Men |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 5,000 m Walk |
Men |
6 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| High Jump |
Men |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| Pole Vault |
Men |
8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| Long Jump |
Men |
6 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| Triple Jump |
Men |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| Shot Put |
Men |
7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 60 m |
Women |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
4 |
3 |
| 200 m |
Women |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| 400 m |
Women |
6 – 8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 800 m |
Women |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| 1,500 m |
Women |
8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| 3,000 m |
Women |
7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| 60 m Hurdles |
Women |
6 – 7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| 3,000 m Walk |
Women |
6 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
| High Jump |
Women |
8 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| Long Jump |
Women |
7 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
2 |
| Shot Put |
Women |
6 March 1987 |
Medal |
3 |
3 |
Medal table
| Pos |
Country |
🥇 Gold |
🥈 Silver |
🥉 Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
Soviet Union |
URS |
6 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
| 2 |
United States |
USA |
6 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
| 3 |
East Germany |
GDR |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
| 4 |
Ireland |
IRL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 5 |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| 6 |
Brazil |
BRA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| = |
Netherlands |
NED |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| = |
Romania |
ROU |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 9 |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| = |
France |
FRA |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 11 |
Italy |
ITA |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 12 |
Jamaica |
JAM |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 13 |
Cuba |
CUB |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Nigeria |
NGR |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Spain |
ESP |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Switzerland |
SUI |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 17 |
Canada |
CAN |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 18 |
Bahamas |
BAH |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Germany |
GER |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Great Britain |
GBR |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Hungary |
HUN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Mexico |
MEX |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Morocco |
MAR |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Medal winners
| Event |
🥇 Gold |
|
🥈 Silver |
|
🥉 Bronze |
|
| 60 m, Men |
Lee McRae
|
USA
|
Mark Witherspoon
|
USA
|
Pier-Francesco Pavoni
|
ITA
|
| 200 m, Men |
Kirk Baptiste
|
USA
|
Bruno Marie-Rose
|
FRA
|
Robson da Silva
|
BRA
|
| 400 m, Men |
Antonio McKay
|
USA
|
Roberto Hernández
|
CUB
|
Mike Franks
|
USA
|
| 800 m, Men |
Zequinha Barbosa
|
BRA
|
Vladimir Graudyn
|
URS
|
Faouzi Lahbi
|
MAR
|
| 1,500 m, Men |
Marcus O'Sullivan
|
IRL
|
José Manuel Abascal
|
ESP
|
Han Kulker
|
NED
|
| 3,000 m, Men |
Frank O'Mara
|
IRL
|
Paul Donovan
|
IRL
|
Terry Brahm
|
USA
|
| 60 m Hurdles, Men |
Tonie Campbell
|
USA
|
Stéphane Caristan
|
FRA
|
Nigel Walker
|
GBR
|
| 5,000 m Walk, Men |
Mikhail Shchennikov
|
URS
|
Jozef Pribilinec
|
TCH
|
Ernesto Canto
|
MEX
|
| High Jump, Men |
Igor Paklin
|
URS
|
Gennady Avdeyenko
|
URS
|
Ján Zvara
|
TCH
|
| Pole Vault, Men |
Sergey Bubka
|
URS
|
Earl Bell
|
USA
|
Thierry Vigneron
|
FRA
|
| Long Jump, Men |
Larry Myricks
|
USA
|
Paul Emordi
|
NGR
|
Giovanni Evangelisti
|
ITA
|
| Triple Jump, Men |
Mike Conley
|
USA
|
Oleg Protsenko
|
URS
|
Frank Rutherford
|
BAH
|
| Shot Put, Men |
Ulf Timmermann
|
GDR
|
Werner Günthör
|
SUI
|
Sergey Smirnov
|
URS
|
| 60 m, Women |
Nelli Cooman
|
NED
|
Aneliya Vechernikova
|
BUL
|
Angela Bailey
|
CAN
|
| 200 m, Women |
Heike Drechsler
|
GDR
|
Merlene Ottey
|
JAM
|
Grace Jackson
|
JAM
|
| 400 m, Women |
Sabine Busch
|
GDR
|
Lillie Leatherwood
|
USA
|
Judit Forgács
|
HUN
|
| 800 m, Women |
Christine Wachtel
|
GDR
|
Gabriela Sedláková
|
TCH
|
Lyubov Kiryukhina
|
URS
|
| 1,500 m, Women |
Doina Melinte
|
ROU
|
Tetiana Samolenko
|
URS
|
Svetlana Kitova
|
URS
|
| 3,000 m, Women |
Tetiana Samolenko
|
URS
|
Olga Bondarenko
|
URS
|
Maricica Puică
|
ROU
|
| 60 m Hurdles, Women |
Cornelia Oschkenat
|
GDR
|
Yordanka Donkova
|
BUL
|
Ginka Zagorcheva
|
BUL
|
| 3,000 m Walk, Women |
Olga Krishtop
|
URS
|
Giuliana Salce
|
ITA
|
Ann Peel
|
CAN
|
| High Jump, Women |
Stefka Kostadinova
|
BUL
|
Susanne Beyer
|
GDR
|
Emilia Dragieva
|
BUL
|
| Long Jump, Women |
Heike Drechsler
|
GDR
|
Helga Radtke
|
GDR
|
Yelena Belevskaya
|
URS
|
| Shot Put, Women |
Nataliya Lisovskaya
|
URS
|
Ilona Briesenick
|
GDR
|
Claudia Losch
|
GER
|