# Athletics at the 1987 Mediterranean Games

Athletics at the 1987 Mediterranean Games were held in Latakia, Syria from 19 to 24 September.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Stefano Tilli (ITA) | 10.41 | Ezio Madonia (ITA) | 10.52 | Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG) | 10.56 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Stefano Tilli (ITA) | 20.76 w | Mustapha Kamel Selmi (ALG) | 20.84 w | Jean-Charles Trouabal (FRA) | 20.88 w |
| 400 metres | Antonio Sánchez (ESP) | 45.98 | Ismail Mačev (YUG) | 46.23 | Marcello Pantone (ITA) | 46.40 |
| 800 metres | Faouzi Lahbi (MAR) | 1:48.87 | Saïd M'Hand (MAR) | 1:49.52 | Andrés Vera (ESP) | 1:50.37 |
| 1500 metres | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:39.48 | Zeki Öztürk (TUR) | 3:40.53 | Teófilo Benito (ESP) | 3:41.27 |
| 5000 metres | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 13:38.05 | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 13:40.73 | Abel Antón (ESP) | 13:48.26 |
| 10,000 metres | Féthi Baccouche (TUN) | 28:39.66 | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 28:40.34 | Spyros Andriopoulos (GRE) | 28:40.38 |
| Marathon | Enrico Ogliar Badessi (ITA) | 2:24:13 | Georgios Afordakos (GRE) | 2:25:23 | Ahmet Altun (TUR) | 2:25:29 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) | 8:19.72 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 8:21.92 | Féthi Baccouche (TUN) | 8:35.33 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Pascal Boussemart (FRA) | 13.90 | Gianni Tozzi (ITA) | 13.92 | Daniel Darien (FRA) | 13.98 |
| 400 metres hurdles | José Alonso (ESP) | 49.93 | Jesús Ariño (ESP) | 50.68 | Angelo Locci (ITA) | 51.05 |
| High jump | Novica Čanović (YUG) | 2.24 m | Luca Toso (ITA) | 2.24 m | Daniele Pagani (ITA) | 2.21 m |
| Pole vault | Gianni Stecchi (ITA) | 5.30 m | Alain Morineau (FRA) | 5.20 m | Giorgio Grassi (ITA) | 5.20 m |
| Long jump | Dimitros Hatzopoulos (GRE) | 7.89 m | Jean-Louis Rapnouil (FRA) | 7.82 m | Othmane Belfaa (ALG) | 7.61 m |
| Triple jump | Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) | 16.49 m | Ahmed Hassan Badra (EGY) | 15.98 m | Theodoros Tantanozis (GRE) | 15.96 m |
| Shot put | Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE) | 19.23 m | Jovan Lazarević (YUG) | 19.06 m | Aubert Tréguilly (FRA) | 17.33 m |
| Discus throw | Marco Martino (ITA) | 60.94 m | Kostas Georgakopoulos (GRE) | 59.64 m | Hassan Ahmed Hamad (EGY) | 58.12 m |
| Hammer throw | Lucio Serrani (ITA) | 74.30 m GR | Ajet Toska (ALB) | 74.06 m | Francisco Fuentes (ESP) | 69.34 m |
| Javelin throw | Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) | 74.78 m | Ivan Mustapić (YUG) | 70.48 m | Hafez El-Hussein (SYR) | 70.10 m |
| Decathlon | Marco Rossi (ITA) | 7588 pts | Goran Kabić (YUG) | 7515 pts | Saša Karan (YUG) | 7503 pts |
| 20 km race walk | Maurizio Damilano (ITA) | 1:25:33 | Carlo Mattioli (ITA) | 1:25:34 | Daniel Plaza (ESP) | 1:25:47 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Italy Paolo Catalano Sandro Floris Ezio Madonia Stefano Tilli | 39.67 | Spain Valentín Rocandio Juan José Prado Miguel Ángel García Enrique Talavera | 40.15 | France Alain Mazella Thierry Laromanière Jean-Charles Trouabal Daniel Darien | 40.16 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Italy Andrea Montanari Marcello Pantone Vito Petrella Roberto Ribaud | 3:05.29 | Spain Juan José Prado Cayetano Cornet Jesús Ariño Antonio Sánchez | 3:07.48 | Morocco | 3:09.25 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Violetta Kaminska (FRA) | 11.76 | Kornelija Šinković (YUG) | 11.80 | Laurence Bongard (FRA) | 11.93 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 23.35 | Kornelija Šinković (YUG) | 23.37 | Anna Rita Angotzi (ITA) | 23.58 |
| 400 metres | Nathalie Simon (FRA) | 52.68 | Erica Rossi (ITA) | 53.57 | Cosetta Campana (ITA) | 54.28 |
| 800 metres | Slobodanka Čolović (YUG) | 2:00.94 GR | Snežana Pajkić (YUG) | 2:02.91 | Adriana Vejkollari (ALB) | 2:03.27 |
| 1500 metres | Fatima Aouam (MAR) | 4:10.96 | Agnese Possamai (ITA) | 4:13.98 | Pavlina Evro (ALB) | 4:14.94 |
| 3000 metres | Fatima Aouam (MAR) | 8:58.07 GR | Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) | 9:08.54 | Rosario Murcia (FRA) | 9:13.24 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Patrizia Lombardo (ITA) | 13.41 | Carla Tuzzi (ITA) | 13.57 | Nacèra Zaaboub (ALG) | 13.81 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) | 56.28 GR | Semra Aksu (TUR) | 56.59 | Irmgard Trojer (ITA) | 57.25 |
| High jump | Amra Temim (YUG) | 1.87 m | Biljana Petrović (YUG) | 1.84 m | Niki Bakoyianni (GRE) | 1.84 m |
| Long jump | Antonella Capriotti (ITA) | 6.43 m GR | Christine Leux (FRA) | 6.04 m | Géraldine Bonnin (FRA) | 5.90 m |
| Shot put | Agnese Maffeis (ITA) | 15.90 m | Simone Créantor (FRA) | 15.83 m | Souad Malloussi (MAR) | 15.42 m |
| Discus throw | Maria Marello (ITA) | 55.98 m GR | Lidia Rognini (ITA) | 53.08 m | Isabelle Devaluez (FRA) | 51.56 m |
| Javelin throw | Kristina Jazbinšek (YUG) | 59.40 m | Anna Verouli (GRE) | 58.92 m | Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) | 57.16 m |
| Heptathlon | Nacèra Zaaboub (ALG) | 5696 pts GR | Marina Mihajlova (YUG) | 5676 pts | Stefania Frisiero (ITA) | 5000 pts |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | France Nathalie Simon Marine Cassin Laurence Bongard Violetta Kaminska | 44.32 | Italy Anna Rita Angotzi Annarita Balzani Daniela Ferrian Marisa Masullo | 45.17 | Greece Marina Skordi Georgia Zouganeli ? ? | 46.98 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Italy Cosetta Campana Giuseppina Cirulli Nevia Pistrino Erica Rossi | 3:32.14 GR | France Martine Cassin Christine Jaunin Barbara Gourdet Nathalie Simon | 3:33.21 | Syria Sumayyah Yohanon Hiyam Saleh Sabiah Awad Hala El-Moughrabi | 4:01.35 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 17 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 2 | Morocco | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Greece | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Algeria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Albania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Syria* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 39 | 39 | 40 | 118 |