FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the FIS introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at these championships. For the only time (besides the 1988 Winter Olympics), the relays consisted of four freestyle legs.
Men's cross-country
15 km classical
15 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Marco Albarello (ITA) |
43:01.8 |
| Silver |  Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
43:08.6 |
| Bronze |  Mikhail Devyatyarov (URS) |
43:09.6 |
30 km classical
12 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
1:24:30.1 |
| Silver |  Aki Karvonen (FIN) |
1:26:24.0 |
| Bronze | Christer Majbäck (SWE) |
1:26:55.0 |
50 km freestyle
21 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Maurilio De Zolt (ITA) |
2:11:27.2 |
| Silver | Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
2:11:49.5 |
| Bronze | Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
2:12:51.1 |
4 × 10 km relay
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sweden (Erik Oestlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren) |
1:38:04.0 |
| Silver | Soviet Union (Aleksandr Batyuk, Vladimir Smirnov, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Vladimir Sakhnov) |
1:38:30.9 |
| Bronze |  Norway (Ove Aunli, Vegard Ulvang, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Terje Langli) |
1:38:48.0 |
Women's cross-country
5 km classical
16 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
14:45.7 |
| Silver | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) |
14:49.3 |
| Bronze |  Evi Kratzer (SUI) |
14:52.5 |
10 km classical
13 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Anne Jahren (NOR) |
31:49.5 |
| Silver | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
31:50.3 |
| Bronze | Brit Pettersen (NOR) |
32:09.4 |
20 km freestyle
20 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) |
57:20.5 |
| Silver | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) |
57:47.6 |
| Bronze | Larisa Ptitsyna (URS) |
58:28.7 |
4 × 5 km relay
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Time |
| Gold | Soviet Union (Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrilyuk, Larisa Ptitsyna, Anfisa Reztsova) |
58:08.8 |
| Silver | Norway (Marianne Dahlmo, Nina Skeime, Anne Jahren, Anette Bøe) |
58:46.1 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Magdalena Wallin, Karin Lamberg-Skog, Annika Dahlman, Marie-Helene Westin) |
59:41.0 |
Men's Nordic combined
15 km individual Gundersen
13 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Torbjørn Løkken (NOR) |
423.80 |
| Silver | Trond-Arne Bredesen (NOR) |
422.48 |
| Bronze |  Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) |
421.44 |
Kerry Lynch of the United States finished second in this event, but was later disqualified for doping. Bredesen would be awarded a silver medal and Weinbuch a bronze as a result.
3 × 10 km team
19 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | West Germany (Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl, Thomas Müller) |
1262.94 |
| Silver | Norway (Hallstein Bøgseth, Trond-Arne Bredesen, Torbjørn Løkken) |
1244.98 |
| Bronze | Soviet Union (Sergey Chervyakov, Andrey Dundukov, Allar Levandi) |
1236.70 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual normal hill
20 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold |  Jiří Parma (TCH) |
224.4 |
| Silver | Matti Nykänen (FIN) |
216.5 |
| Bronze | Vegard Opaas (NOR) |
215.8 |
Individual large hill
15 February 1987
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold |  Andreas Felder (AUT) |
216.0 |
| Silver | Vegard Opaas (NOR) |
208.3 |
| Bronze | Ernst Vettori (AUT) |
207.0 |
Team large hill
17 February 1987
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Matti Nykänen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Tuomo Ylipulli, Pekka Suorsa) |
634.1 |
| Silver | Norway (Ole Christian Eidhammer, Hroar Stjernen, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, Vegard Opaas) |
598.0 |
| Bronze | Austria (Ernst Vettori, Richard Schallert, Franz Neuländtner, Andreas Felder) |
587.5 |
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
