# 1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1987-08-30.

## Results
### Final

Sunday, 30 August 1987 Wind: -0.5
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
| | 6 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 10.90 | CR |
| | 4 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 11.00 | |
| | 5 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.04 | |
| 4 | 2 | Diane Williams (USA) | 11.07 | |
| 5 | 7 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 11.09 | |
| 6 | 8 | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 11.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 11.19 | |
| DQ | 2 | Angella Issajenko (CAN) | 11.09 | |

### Semifinals

Sunday, 30 August 1987 Wind:
Heat 1: +2.2 Heat 2: +0.7
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result |
| 1 | 1 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 10.82 Q |
| 2 | 1 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.89 Q |
| 3 | 2 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 10.95 Q |
| 4 | 1 | Angella Issajenko (CAN) | 10.99 DQ |
| 5 | 2 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 11.01 Q |
| 6 | 1 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 11.06 Q |
| 7 | 2 | Diane Williams (USA) | 11.07 Q |
| 8 | 2 | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 11.07 Q |
| 9 | 1 | Alice Brown (USA) | 11.07 |
| 10 | 1 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 11.10 |
| 11 | 1 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG) | 11.15 |
| 11 | 2 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova (URS) | 11.15 |
| 13 | 2 | Nelli Cooman (NED) | 11.21 |
| 14 | 2 | Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 11.33 |
| 15 | 1 | Irina Slyusar (URS) | 11.44 |
| 16 | 2 | Paula Dunn (GBR) | 11.59 |

### Quarterfinals

Saturday, 29 August 1987 Wind:
Heat 1: -0.3 Heat 2: +1.6 Heat 3: -1.6 Heat 4: -1.1
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Angella Issajenko (CAN) | 10.99 | DQ |
| 2 | 1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 11.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Nelli Cooman (NED) | 11.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 11.21 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Diane Williams (USA) | 11.21 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.27 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 11.29 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 11.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 11.31 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG) | 11.32 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova (URS) | 11.33 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Alice Brown (USA) | 11.34 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Irina Slyusar (URS) | 11.39 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Marlies Gohr (GDR) | 11.40 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Paula Dunn (GBR) | 11.47 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 11.47 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Laurence Bily (FRA) | 11.49 | |
| 18 | 1 | Olga Zolotaryova (URS) | 11.59 | |
| 19 | 4 | Liliana Allen (CUB) | 11.60 | |
| 20 | 2 | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 11.62 | |
| 21 | 2 | Françoise Leroux (FRA) | 11.63 | |
| 22 | 4 | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 11.64 | |
| 23 | 1 | Angela Phipps (CAN) | 11.67 | |
| 24 | 1 | Diane Holden (AUS) | 11.68 | |
| 25 | 3 | Valya Demireva (BUL) | 11.73 | |
| 26 | 2 | Sheila de Oliveira (BRA) | 11.76 | |
| 27 | 1 | Ingrid Verbruggen (BEL) | 11.78 | |
| 28 | 3 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR) | 11.83 | |
| 29 | 3 | Yolanda Díaz (ESP) | 12.05 | |
| 30 | 4 | Amparo Caicedo (COL) | 12.08 | |
| 31 | 4 | Gisele Ongollo (GAB) | 12.21 | |
| – | 1 | Felicite Bada (BEN) | DNS | |

### Heats

Saturday, 29 August 1987 Wind:
Heat 1: +2.3 Heat 2: +1.3 Heat 3: +1.0 Heat 4: -0.6 Heat 5: +0.2 Heat 6: +0.7 Heat 7: -0.6
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 11.02 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Nelli Cooman (NED) | 11.18 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Diane Williams (USA) | 11.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.26 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 11.27 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Laurence Bily (FRA) | 11.32 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Irina Slyusar (URS) | 11.34 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 11.37 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG) | 11.37 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova (URS) | 11.39 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Alice Brown (USA) | 11.42 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 11.42 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Angella Issajenko (CAN) | 11.42 | DQ |
| 14 | 5 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 11.44 | Q |
| 15 | 7 | Marlies Gohr (GDR) | 11.47 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 11.52 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Olga Zolotaryova (URS) | 11.52 | Q |
| 16 | 7 | Paula Dunn (GBR) | 11.52 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Diane Holden (AUS) | 11.53 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Liliana Allen (CUB) | 11.57 | Q |
| 21 | 4 | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 11.59 | Q |
| 22 | 6 | Valya Demireva (BUL) | 11.61 | Q |
| 23 | 5 | Angela Phipps (CAN) | 11.62 | Q |
| 23 | 7 | Ingrid Verbruggen (BEL) | 11.62 | Q |
| 25 | 1 | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 11.71 | Q |
| 26 | 3 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR) | 11.77 | Q |
| 27 | 2 | Sheila de Oliveira (BRA) | 11.82 | q |
| 28 | 7 | Amparo Caicedo (COL) | 11.88 | q |
| 29 | 6 | Gisele Ongollo (GAB) | 11.89 | Q |
| 30 | 3 | Françoise Leroux (FRA) | 11.92 | Q |
| 31 | 4 | Yolanda Díaz (ESP) | 12.00 | q |
| 32 | 1 | Felicite Bada (BEN) | 12.22 | q |
| 33 | 5 | Ng Ka Yee (HKG) | 12.26 | |
| 34 | 1 | Alyson Caulker (SLE) | 12.33 | |
| 35 | 3 | Mangalika T.G. Ramani (SRI) | 12.34 | |
| 35 | 5 | Budi Nurani (INA) | 12.34 | |
| 37 | 6 | Marie-Ange Wirtz (SEY) | 12.64 | |
| 38 | 4 | Lea Haba (GUI) | 12.78 | |
| 39 | 2 | Rosanna Browne (AIA) | 12.80 | |
| 40 | 7 | Judith Diankolela-Missengue (CGO) | 12.84 | |
| 41 | 1 | Sara Rossini (SMR) | 12.86 | |
| 42 | 7 | Martha Soraima (AHO) | 12.87 | |
| 43 | 5 | Sudani Intisar Othman (JOR) | 12.91 | |
| 44 | 1 | Erin Tierney (COK) | 13.12 | |
| 45 | 6 | Judith Robinson (TCA) | 13.15 | |
| 46 | 3 | Sherlette Barrow (BIZ) | 13.21 | |
| 46 | 6 | Elise Comlan (TOG) | 13.21 | |
| 48 | 2 | Lorraine Nanton (MSR) | 13.30 | |
| 49 | 3 | Denise Ephraim (NRU) | 13.69 | |
| 50 | 2 | Moutwakil Abdelkarim (SUD) | 14.07 | |
| 51 | 7 | Jyhan Hassan-Didi (MDV) | 15.05 | |
| – | 3 | Phydia Inamahoro (BUR) | DNS | |
| – | 4 | Iammo Launa (PNG) | DNS | |
| – | 4 | Aminata Diarra (MLI) | DNS | |
| – | 5 | Faouzia Djaffar (COM) | DNS | |
| – | 6 | Tina Iheagwam (NGR) | DNS | |