1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
# 1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 29 August 1987.

## Medalists

| Gold | Paul Kipkoech Kenya (KEN) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Francesco Panetta Italy (ITA) |
| Bronze | Hansjörg Kunze East Germany (GDR) |

## Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

| World Record | Fernando Mamede (POR) | 27:13.81 | Stockholm, Sweden | July 2, 1984 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Record | Fernando Mamede (POR) | 27:45.54 | Helsinki, Finland | August 7, 1983 |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Paul Kipkoech (KEN) | 27:38.63 CR |
| | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 27:48.98 |
| | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) | 27:50.37 |
| 4. | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 27:59.66 |
| 5. | Steve Binns (GBR) | 28:03.08 |
| 6. | Martin Vrabel (TCH) | 28:05.59 |
| 7. | Spyros Andriopoulos (GRE) | 28:07.17 NR |
| 8. | Steve Plasencia (USA) | 28:11.38 |
| 9. | Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA) | 28:19.47 |
| 10. | Rolando Vera (ECU) | 28:20.24 |
| 11. | Ezequiel Canario (POR) | 28:28.24 |
| 12. | Mats Erixon (SWE) | 28:29.08 |
| 13. | Paul Arpin (FRA) | 28:29.21 |
| 14. | Zhang Guowei (CHN) | 28:30.00 |
| 15. | Jon Solly (GBR) | 28:31.97 |
| 16. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 28:33.77 |
| 17. | Markus Ryffel (SUI) | 28:34.58 |
| 18. | Brian Sheriff (ZIM) | 28:34.96 |
| 19. | Paul McCloy (CAN) | 28:41.89 |
| 20. | Kozu Akutsu (JPN) | 28:45.89 |
| 21. | Ed Eyestone (USA) | 29:00.33 |
| 22. | Some Muge (KEN) | 29:06.40 |
| 23. | Haji Bulbula (ETH) | 29:10.45 |
| 24. | Wodajo Bulti (ETH) | 29:17.09 |
| 25. | Habib Romdhani (TUN) | 29:21.35 |
| 26. | John Treacy (IRL) | 29:22.14 |
| — | Martti Vainio (FIN) | DNF |
| — | Paul Williams (CAN) | DNF |
| — | Gerhard Hartmann (AUT) | DNS |
| — | Gerard Donakowski (USA) | DNS |
