| Host City: Rome, Italy |
Format: Qualifying round (20.40 or top 12 to final) (Aug 29) |
| Dates: August 28 – September 6, 1987 |
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| Nations participating: 159 |
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| Athletes participating: 1451 |
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Main venue: Stadio Olimpico
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Alessandro Andrei, who had just raised the world record to 22.91, was under great pressure to win gold for Italy on what was the opening day of the championships. The Italian policeman set a championship record in the qualifying round, but this was broken in the first round of the final when European Champion Günthör put 21.63. Andrei, throwing next, managed 21.12 to hold fourth place. Brenner took over in round 2 with the longest put ever in an Olympic or World Championship, 21.75. In the third, Andrei improved to 21.17, but had slipped to fifth. Günthör regained the lead with a massive 22.12 in round 4. Andrei then also reached 22m, but his put was a clear foul. The Italian recovered to take second place with 21.88 in the fifth. As Günthör prepared for his final throw he was loudly whistled by the crowd, keen to show their support for Andrei. The giant Swiss responded with another improvement – 22.23. Remigius Machura found 21.39 – same as the winning distance in Helsinki – insufficient for a medal. Günthör’s medal was later stolen from his Rome hotel room, but he was issued with a replacement by the IAAF. |
| 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. |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Shot Put |
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29 August |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Werner Günthör |
SUI |
1 Jun 61 |
22.23 |
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| 2 |
Alessandro Andrei |
ITA |
3 Jan 59 |
21.88 |
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| 3 |
John Brenner |
USA |
4 Jan 61 |
21.75 |
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| 4 |
Remigius Machura |
TCH |
3 Jul 60 |
21.39 |
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| 5 |
Ulf Timmermann |
GDR |
1 Nov 62 |
21.35 |
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| 6 |
Udo Beyer |
GDR |
9 Aug 55 |
21.13 |
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| 7 |
Klaus Bodenmüller |
AUT |
6 Sep 62 |
20.41 |
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| 8 |
Sergey Gavryushin |
URS |
27 Jun 59 |
20.15 |
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| 9 |
Vyacheslav Lykho |
URS |
16 Jan 67 |
19.98 |
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| 10 |
Gert Weil |
CHI |
3 Jan 60 |
19.71 |
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| 11 |
Karsten Stolz |
FRG |
23 Jul 64 |
19.22 |
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| 12 |
Helmut Krieger |
POL |
17 Jul 58 |
19.15 |
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Final |
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Dist. |
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2. |
3. |
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5. |
6. |
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| 1 |
Werner Gunthor |
SUI |
22.23m |
21.63 |
21.19 |
20.88 |
22.12 |
20.67 |
22.23 |
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Alessandro Andrei |
ITA |
21.88m |
21.12 |
X |
21.17 |
X |
21.88 |
21.76 |
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John Brenner |
USA |
21.75m |
X |
21.75 |
21.14 |
X |
19.91 |
21.18 |
| 4 |
Remigius Machura |
TCH |
21.39m |
21.15 |
X |
21.39 |
X |
X |
21.25 |
| 5 |
Ulf Timmermann |
GDR |
21.35m |
20.80 |
21.22 |
21.28 |
21.35 |
X |
21.05 |
| 6 |
Udo Beyer |
GDR |
21.13m |
21.13 |
X |
X |
21.02 |
X |
20.39 |
| 7 |
Klaus Bodenmuller |
AUT |
20.41m |
19.30 |
20.41 |
X |
18,74 |
X |
19.52 |
| 8 |
Sergey Gavryushin |
URS |
20.15m |
19.99 |
19.83 |
X |
X |
20.15 |
X |
| 9 |
Vyacheslav Lykho |
URS |
19.98m |
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| 10 |
Gert Weil |
CHI |
19.71m |
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| 11 |
Karsten Stolz |
FRG |
19.22m |
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| 12 |
Helmut Krieger |
POL |
19.15m |
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Qualification |
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29 August |
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Group A |
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| 1 |
Alessandro Andrei |
ITA |
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21,57 |
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| 2 |
Ulf Timmermann |
GDR |
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21,11 |
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| 3 |
Vyacheslav Lykho |
URS |
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20,99 |
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| 4 |
Werner Gunthor |
SUI |
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20,66 |
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| 5 |
Helmut Krieger |
POL |
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19,73 |
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| 6 |
Karsten Stolz |
FRG |
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19,69 |
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| 7 |
Gregg Tafralis |
USA |
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19,62 |
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| 8 |
Georgi Todorov |
BUL |
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19,43 |
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| 9 |
Ron Backes |
USA |
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19,34 |
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| 10 |
Dimitrios Koutsoukis |
GRE |
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19,05 |
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Jan Sagedal |
NOR |
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DNS |
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Group B |
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| 1 |
Udo Beyer |
GDR |
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20,95 |
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| 2 |
John Brenner |
USA |
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20,28 |
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| 3 |
Remigius Machura |
TCH |
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20,27 |
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| 4 |
Klaus Bodenmuller |
AUT |
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19,96 |
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Sergey Gavryushin |
URS |
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19,96 |
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| 6 |
Gert Weil |
CHI |
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19,76 |
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| 7 |
Udo Gelhausen |
FRG |
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19,10 |
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| 8 |
Janne Ronkainen |
FIN |
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18,36 |
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| 9 |
Lars Sundin |
SWE |
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17,25 |
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Arne Pedersen |
NOR |
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DNS |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
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Alessandro Andrei |
 ITA |
22.91 |
22.91 |
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Ron Backes |
 USA |
20.02i |
20.02i |
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Werner Günthör |
 SUI |
22.47 |
22.47 |
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Dimitrios Koutsoukis |
 GRE |
20.27i |
18.01i |
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Helmut Krieger |
 POL |
21.30 |
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Vyacheslav Lykho |
 URS |
21.20 |
21.20 |
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Jan Sagedal |
 NOR |
20.76 |
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Karsten Stolz |
 FRG |
19.60i |
19.60i |
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Gregg Tafralis |
USA |
20.26i |
20.26i |
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Ulf Timmermann |
 GDR |
22.62 |
22.24i |
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Georgi Todorov |
 BUL |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
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Udo Beyer |
GDR |
22.64 |
22.31 |
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Klaus Bodenmüller |
 AUT |
20.79 |
20.79 |
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John Brenner |
USA |
22.52 |
22.52 |
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Sergey Gavryushin |
URS |
22.10 |
21.85 |
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Udo Gelhausen |
FRG |
19.80i |
19.80i |
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Remigius Machura |
 TCH |
21.93 |
21.93 |
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Arne Pedersen |
NOR |
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Janne Ronkainen |
 FIN |
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Lars Sundin |
 SWE |
20.34 |
20.34 |
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Gert Weil |
 CHI |
20.90 |
18.90i |
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