Athletics
World Championships 1987 at Roma (ita)

Men: Long Jump
September 5:
Final:
1. Carl Lewis (usa) 8.67
2. Robert Emmiyan (sov) 8.53
3. Larry Myricks (usa) 8.33
4. Giovanni Evangelisti (ita) * 8.19
5. Jens Hirschberg (ege) 8.16
6. Jaime Jefferson (cub) 8.14
7. Vladimir Amidzhinov (bul) 8.11
8. Mike Conley (usa) 8.10

* Giovanni Evangelisti had first been given a falsified 8.38 mark by Italian officials in his final jump to finish 3rd