Hugo Chila, Ecuadorian long jumper and triple jumper August 9 — Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter September 1 — Leonel Suárez, Cuban decathlete September 13 — Vincent Kipruto, Kenyan long-distance runner October 3 — Ancuţa Bobocel, Romanian long-distance runner November 1 — Jimmy Adar, Ugandan middle distance runner November 17 — Nadiya Dusanova, Uzbekistani high jumper December 1 — Tabarie Henry, United States Virgin Islands sprinter December 21 — Denis Alekseyev, Russian sprinter Deaths March 17 — Georg Lammers (81), German athlete (b. 1905) October 20 — Jerzy Chromik (56), Polish long-distance runner (b. 1931) References Year Lists 1987 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Athletics (track and field) by year