The 1987 Berlin Marathon was the 14th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 4 October. Tanzania's Suleiman Nyambui won the men's race in 2:11:11 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Kerstin Preßler in 2:31:22. Gregor Golombek (1:46:52) and Margit Quell (2:21:29), both of West Germany, won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 12,674 runners finished the race, comprising 11,651 men and 1023 women.

14th Berlin Marathon
VenueBerlin, West Germany
Date4 October
Champions
MenSuleiman Nyambui (2:11:11)
WomenKerstin Preßler (2:31:22)
Wheelchair menGregor Golombek (1:46:52)
Wheelchair womenMargit Quell (2:21:29)
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Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Suleiman Nyambui   Tanzania 2:11:11
  Rafael Marques   Portugal 2:13:23
  Japhet Mashishanga   Tanzania 2:13:27
4 John Vermeule   Netherlands 2:13:35
5 Peter Lyrenmann   Switzerland 2:13:40
6 Jean Weijts   Belgium 2:13:41
7 Mohammed Rutiginga   Tanzania 2:14:04
8 Richard Vollenbroek   Netherlands 2:14:08
9 Martin Grüning   West Germany 2:14:16
10 Kjeld Johnsen   Denmark 2:14:32
11 Peter Dall   Denmark 2:14:36
12 Mustapha Leghnider   Morocco 2:14:45
13 Tadeusz Lawicki   Poland 2:14:58
14 Andrzej Kaniak   Poland 2:15:10
15 Delfim Moreira   Portugal 2:15:20
16 Martin McCarthy   United Kingdom 2:15:33
17 Jozef Mitka   Poland 2:15:43
18 Ian Patten   United Kingdom 2:15:48
19 Sören Hellmark   Sweden 2:15:50
20 Eddy Hellebuyck   Belgium 2:16:07

Women

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Kerstin Preßler   West Germany 2:31:22
  Wanda Panfil   Poland 2:32:01
  Sissel Grottenberg   Norway 2:32:57
4 Cassandra Mihailovic   France 2:34:09
5 Magda Ilands   Belgium 2:34:23
6 Heather MacDuff   United Kingdom 2:36:22
7 Gabriela Gorzynska   Poland 2:38:17
8 Małgorzata Birbach   Poland 2:38:52
9 Rosmarie Müller   Switzerland 2:39:04
10 Krystyna Chylińska   Poland 2:39:22
11 Ailish Smyth   Ireland 2:39:36
12 Anna Iskra   Poland 2:39:38
13 Tove Lorentzen   Denmark 2:40:32
14 Ágnes Sipka   Hungary 2:40:33
15 Irina Hulanicka   Soviet Union 2:41:52
16 Vibeke Nielsen   Denmark 2:44:56
17 Maria Kawiorska   Poland 2:45:55
18 Ilona Zsilak   Hungary 2:46:50
19 Irena Czuta   Poland 2:47:00
20 Christiane Berethalmy   Austria 2:47:35

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