text: Below is an context that describes a sql query, paired with an question that provides further information. Write an answer that appropriately completes the request.  # noqa: E501
  ### Context:
  CREATE TABLE table_name_16 (event VARCHAR, placed VARCHAR, year VARCHAR)
  ### Question:
  What event placed bronze earlier than 1987?
  ### Answer:
  SELECT event FROM table_name_16 WHERE placed = "bronze" AND year < 1987