Performances of the Year 1987
Accomplishments
World Championships (two bronze medals: 100 and 200 metres).
World Indoor Championships (silver medalist over 200 metres).
Overall winner of the IAAF Grand Prix Series (discipline winner, 100 metres).
Total victories: 27 (40 races)
Indoor races 1987
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1987-01-15 | Osaka, Japan | 7.19 | - | 1 |
| 1987-02-13 | Hamilton, Canada | 6.24 NR (50 m) | - | 2 |
| 1987-02-20 | Inglewood, USA | 7.15 NR | - | 1 |
| 1987-03-06 | Indianapolis, USA (World Championships) |
7.27 7.14 NR |
- - |
3h3 2s1 |
| 1987-03-07 | Indianapolis, USA (World Championships) |
23.63 22.86 22.66 SB |
- - - |
1h3 1s2 2 |
| 1987-03-08 | Indianapolis, USA (World Championships) |
7.13 NR | - | 4 |
| 1987-03-13 | Cosford, | 23.21 | - | 1 |
| 1987-03-15 | Cosford | 7.20 | - | 1 |
Outdoor races 1987
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1987-04-25 | Walnut, California, USA | 10.8 manual time | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1987-04-26 | Walnut, California, USA | 10.8 manual time | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1987-05-09 | Modesto | 11.11 | 1.1 | 1r2 |
| 1987-05-31 | Walnut, California, USA | 10.87 PB / NR 22.22 |
1.1 1.6 |
1 1 |
| 1987-06-07 | Westwood | 22.61 | -1.0 | 1 |
| 1987-06-14 | Irvine, USA | 11.07 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1987-06-25 | San Jose, California USA TAC Championships * |
? (100 metres) ? (200 metres) |
? ? |
4heat 2heat |
| 1987-07-06 | Budapest, Hungary | 10.92 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1987-07-10 | London, United Kingdom | 11.19 | ? | 1 |
| 1987-07-13 | Nice, France | 10.98 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 1987-07-16 | Paris, France | 10.99 | -0.5 | 1 |
| 1987-08-14 | London, United Kingdom | 11.11 | ? | 1 |
| 1987-08-16 | Cologne, Germany | 11.12 10.93 |
0.0 0.0 |
1h2 1 |
| 1987-08-19 | Zürich, Switzerland | 22.29 | -1.8 | 2 |
| 1987-08-29 | Rome, Italy (World Championships) |
11.26 11.27 |
1.3 -1.1 |
1h2 1q4 |
| 1987-08-30 | Rome, Italy (World Championships) |
10.89w 11.04 |
2.2 -0.5 |
2s1 3 |
| 1987-09-01 | Rome, Italy (World Championships) |
23.19 | -0.6 | 3h4 |
| 1987-09-03 | Rome, Italy (World Championships) |
22.43 22.06 SB |
-1.0 1.2 |
1s1 3 |
| 1987-09-06 | Rome, Italy (World Championships) |
4 x 100 metre | DNS¤ | |
| 1987-09-09 | Munich, Germany | 11.11 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1987-09-11 | Bruxelles, Belgium (Grand Prix Final) |
11.09 | -1.2 | 1 |
| 1987-09-15 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 10.97 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1987-09-17 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 10.99 | -1.0 | 1 |
* Ottey decided not to run the semifinals over 100 and 200 metres (no
information on her times in the heats).
# Ottey did not participate in Jamaican national trials this year but was chosen
for the Jamaican team for the World Championships anyway. This was not the case
for Juliet Cuthbert and Grace Jackson as they had not sought and obtained
special permission to miss the trials. Therefore they were not included in the
Jamaican team.
¤ Jamaica did not partipate in the short relay because Merlene Ottey was the
only female sprinter selected for the championships (see note # above).
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