1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the inaugural 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1987-09-05.Medalists
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
Final
Qualifying heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | | 8:16.08 |
| 2. | | 8:16.93 |
| 3. | | 8:19.19 |
| 4. | | 8:22.26 |
| 5. | | 8:24.09 |
| 6. | | 8:26.67 |
| 7. | | 8:27.24 |
| 8. | | 8:34.29 |
| 9. | | 8:38.80 |
| 10. | | 8:39.97 |
| 11. | | 8:40.88 |
| 12. | | 8:44.04 |
| 13. | | 8:44.51 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | | 8:20.75 |
| 2. | | 8:21.07 |
| 3. | | 8:21.21 |
| 4. | | 8:21.32 |
| 5. | | 8:22.75 |
| 6. | | 8:24.32 |
| 7. | | 8:24.66 |
| 8. | | 8:36.80 |
| 9. | | 8:40.55 |
| 10. | | 8:41.41 |
| 11. | | 8:47.34 |
| 12. | | 9:10.29 |
| — | | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | | 8:18.73 |
| 2. | | 8:18.87 |
| 3. | | 8:19.28 |
| 4. | | 8:20.70 |
| 5. | | 8:20.98 |
| 6. | | 8:21.35 |
| 7. | | 8:21.69 |
| 8. | | 8:23.61 |
| 9. | | 8:30.43 |
| 10. | | 8:41.80 |
| 11. | | 8:46.23 |
| — | | DNF |
