Women Hepthatlon Athletics II World Championship Rome, Italy 1987 - 31.08,01.09 - Gold Medal: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, United States
Final Ranking
Points
100m H
High
Shot
200m
Long
Javel
800m
1. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
USA
7128
12.91s
1.90m
16.00m
22.95s
7.14m
45.68m
2:16.29
2. Larisa Nikitina-Turchinskaya
URS
6564
13.77s
1.87m
15.66m
24.48s
6.33m
55.24m
2:27.01
3. Jane Frederick
USA
6502
13.65s
1.78m
16.30m
24.69s
6.33m
46.62m
2:13.77
4. Anke Vater-Behmer
GDR
6460
13.59s
1.81m
13.77m
23.54s
6.67m
35.82m
2:09.03
5. Liliana Nastase
ROU
6325
13.09s
1.75m
13.11m
24.09s
6.59m
41.84m
2:17.91
6. Marion Reichelt
GDR
6296
13.65s
1.81m
13.39m
24.17s
6.46m
38.64m
2:12.76
7. Marianna Maslennikova
URS
6228
13.46s
1.84m
13.22m
24.41s
6.12m
35.42m
2:08.12
8. Yuqing Zhu
CHN
6211
13.37s
1.78m
15.12m
23.99s
6.10m
43.40m
2:27.45
9. Kim Hagger
GBR
6167
13.24s
1.81m
12.63m
24.68s
6.56m
35.64m
2:17.59
10.Jane Flemming
AUS
6149
13.50s
1.81m
13.21m
23.75s
6.20m
38.24m
2:20.58
11.Nadine Debois
FRA
6139
13.64s
1.72m
13.22m
24.23s
6.25m
34.70m
2:05.17
12.Cindy Greiner
USA
6042
13.76s
1.72m
13.46m
24.45s
6.29m
36.84m
2:13.99
13.Tineke Hidding
NED
6040
13.77s
1.72m
13.11m
24.18s
6.18m
40.14m
2:16.10
14.Svetlana Buraga
URS
5982
13.15s
1.75m
13.36m
24.17s
5.89m
33.76m
2:15.58
15.Joanne Mulliner
GBR
5842
13.84s
1.75m
12.86m
24.80s
5.80m
36.72m
2:13.83
16.Ragne Kytola
FIN
5791
14.27s
1.78m
11.78m
25.16s
5.92m
38.96m
2:14.03
17.Cornelia Heinrich
FRG
5664
14.48s
1.75m
14.04m
25.67s
5.94m
41.06m
2:29.90
18.Sabine Braun
FRG
5621
14.14s
1.75m
12.42m
25.49s
5.77m
37.74m
2:20.94
19.Connie Polman-Tuin
CAN
5608
14.35s
1.66m
12.85m
25.27s
6.10m
35.80m
2:19.77
-. Eva Karblom
SWE
4951
14.40s
1.66m
13.61m
25.10s
6.25m
39.06m
DNS
-. Ingrid Meilicke
PAR
3854
15.19s
1.51m
10.35m
27.28s
5.14m
34.70m
DNS
-. Zuzana Lajbnerova
TCH
3504
14.15s
1.75m
14.06m
25.59s
DNS
-. Manuela Marxer
LIE
2255
14.76s
1.66m
10.69m
DNS
-. Chantal Beaugeant
FRA
892
14.62s
DNS
-. Alessandra Becatti
ITA
DNF
DNF
None of the Rome world champions was more dominant than JoynerKersee in the Heptathlon. The world record holder started in style with a fast win in the 100m hurdles. After personal bests in the high jump and shot put, she was 121 points ahead of world record schedule. An excellent 200m of 22.95 – just a tenth slower than her best – left her with a world best first day score of 4256. Second at this point was Nikitina on 3918.
JJK maintained a brilliant standard with a 7.14 long jump, breaking the championship record for that event. The heat took its toll in the final two events. The American was below her best in the javelin and clocked only 2:16.29 in the final event to miss a world record by 2.2 seconds. She nonetheless won from Nikitina by 564 points. The Russian had secured the silver with a personal best in the javelin.
There was more good news for the USA as the bronze went to 35 year-old Jane Frederick, a veteran of the 1972 Olympic Games.