title: 1987 European Aquatics Championships
text: # 1987 European Aquatics Championships
  
  The 1987 European Aquatics Championships, organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation, were held in an indoor pool (50 m) in Strasbourg, France from 16 August to 23 August 1987. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming (women) and water polo. For the first time the 50 m freestyle event was included in the tournament.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (France)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | East Germany | 18 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
  | 2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
  | 3 | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
  | 4 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
  | 5 | France* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
  | 6 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
  | 7 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 8 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 9 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
  | 11 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 13 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 14 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 14 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 50 m freestyle | Jörg Woithe (GDR) | Gennadiy Prigoda (URS) | Stefan Volery (SUI) |
  | 100 m freestyle | Sven Lodziewski (GDR) | Stéphan Caron (FRA) | Dirk Richter (GDR) |
  | 200 m freestyle | Anders Holmertz (SWE) | Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) | Michael Groß (FRG) |
  | 400 m freestyle | Uwe Dassler (GDR) | Rainer Henkel (FRG) | Thomas Fahrner (FRG) |
  | 1500 m freestyle | Rainer Henkel (FRG) | Uwe Dassler (GDR) | Stefan Pfeiffer (FRG) |
  | 100 m backstroke | Sergei Zabolotnov (URS) | Frank Baltrusch (GDR) | Frank Hoffmeister (FRG) |
  | 200 m backstroke | Sergei Zabolotnov (URS) | Igor Polyansky (URS) | Frank Baltrusch (GDR) |
  | 100 m breaststroke | Adrian Moorhouse (GBR) | Dmitry Volkov (URS) | Gianni Minervini (ITA) |
  | 200 m breaststroke | József Szabó (HUN) | Sergey Sokolovskiy (URS) | Adrian Moorhouse (GBR) |
  | 100 m butterfly | Andy Jameson (GBR) | Michael Groß (FRG) | Benny Nielsen (DEN) |
  | 200 m butterfly | Michael Groß (FRG) | Benny Nielsen (DEN) | Vadim Yaroshchuk (URS) |
  | 200 m individual medley | Tamás Darnyi (HUN) | Vadim Yaroshchuk (URS) | Raik Hannemann (GDR) |
  | 400 m individual medley | Tamás Darnyi (HUN) | József Szabó (HUN) | Patrick Kühl (GDR) |
  | 4×100 m freestyle relay | East Germany Dirk Richter Thomas Flemming Steffen Zesner Sven Lodziewski | West Germany Peter Sitt Michael Groß Rolf-Dieter Maltzann Thomas Fahrner | Soviet Union Gennadiy Prigoda Vladimir Shemetov Venyamin Tayanovich Vladimir Tkacenko |
  | 4×200 m freestyle relay | West Germany Peter Sitt Rainer Henkel Thomas Fahrner Michael Groß | East Germany Lars Hinneburg Thomas Flemming Steffen Zesner Sven Lodziewski | Sweden Tommy Werner Michael Söderlund Anders Holmertz Markus Eriksson |
  | 4×100 m medley relay | Soviet Union Igor Polyansky Dmitry Volkov Konstantin Petrov Gennadiy Prigoda | Great Britain Neil Cochran Adrian Moorhouse Andy Jameson Roland Lee | East Germany Frank Baltrusch Christian Poswiat Thomas Dressler Sven Lodziewski |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 50 m freestyle | Tamara Costache (ROU) | Katrin Meissner (GDR) | Christiane Pielke (FRG) |
  | 100 m freestyle | Kristin Otto (GDR) | Manuela Stellmach (GDR) | Tamara Costache (ROU) |
  | 200 m freestyle | Heike Friedrich (GDR) | Manuela Stellmach (GDR) | Luminița Dobrescu (ROU) |
  | 400 m freestyle | Heike Friedrich (GDR) | Astrid Strauss (GDR) | Stela Pura (ROU) |
  | 800 m freestyle | Anke Möhring (GDR) | Astrid Strauss (GDR) | Judith Csabai (HUN) |
  | 100 m backstroke | Kristin Otto (GDR) | Svenja Schlicht (FRG) | Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR) |
  | 200 m backstroke | Cornelia Sirch (GDR) | Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR) | Svenja Schlicht (FRG) |
  | 100 m breaststroke | Silke Hörner (GDR) 1:07.91 WR | Manuela Dalla Valle (ITA) | Sylvia Gerasch (GDR) |
  | 200 m breaststroke | Silke Hörner (GDR) | Ingrid Lempereur (BEL) | Svetlana Kuzmina (URS) |
  | 100 m butterfly | Kristin Otto (GDR) | Birte Weigang (GDR) | Catherine Plewinski (FRA) |
  | 200 m butterfly | Kathleen Nord (GDR) | Birte Weigang (GDR) | Stela Pura (ROU) |
  | 200 m individual medley | Cornelia Sirch (GDR) | Daniela Hunger (GDR) | Noemi Lung (ROU) |
  | 400 m individual medley | Noemi Lung (ROU) | Yelena Dendeberova (URS) | Kathleen Nord (GDR) |
  | 4×100 m freestyle relay | East Germany Manuela Stellmach Heike Friedrich Kristin Otto Katrin Meissner | Netherlands Marianne Muis Diana van der Plaats Mildred Muis Karin Brienesse | West Germany Stephanie Bofinger Svenja Schlicht Christiane Pielke Karin Seick |
  | 4×200 m freestyle relay | East Germany Manuela Stellmach Heike Friedrich Astrid Strauss Anke Möhring | Romania Luminița Dobrescu Stela Pura Anca Patrascoiu Noemi Lung | West Germany Svenja Schlicht Heike Höller Julia Lebek Birgit Schulz-Lohberg |
  | 4×100 m medley relay | East Germany Kristin Otto Silke Hörner Birte Weigang Manuela Stellmach | Italy Lorenza Vigarani Manuela Dalla Valle Ilaria Tocchini Silvia Persi | West Germany Svenja Schlicht Britta Dahm Susanne Schuster Christiane Pielke |
  
  ## Diving
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 m springboard | Albin Killat (FRG) | Niki Stajković (AUT) | Aleksandr Gladchenko (URS) |
  | 10 m platform | Georgiy Chogovadze (URS) | Jan Hempel (GDR) | Arsen Dzhavadian (URS) |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 m springboard | Daphne Jongejans (NED) | Marina Babkova (URS) | Brita Baldus (GDR) |
  | 10 m platform | Yelena Miroshina (URS) | Anzhela Stasyulevich (URS) | Silke Abicht (GDR) |
  
  ## Synchronized swimming
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Solo | Muriel Hermine (FRA) | Alexandra Worisch (AUT) | Karin Singer (SUI) |
  | Duet | Muriel Hermine and Karine Schuler (FRA) | Edith Boss and Karin Singer (SUI) | Tatyana Titova and Irina Zhukova (URS) |
  | Team competition | France (FRA) Muriel Hermine Karine Schuler Anne Capron Gaelle Quelin Odile Petit Marianne Aeschbacher Catherine Hameon Anne-Caroline Mathieu | Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Titova Irina Zhukova Maria Chernyaeva Ekaterina Lavrik Elena Dolzhenko Vera Artyomova Khristina Falasinidi Elena Foschevskaya | Switzerland (SUI) Karin Singer Edith Boss Claudia Muralt Claudia Peczinka Adriana Giovanoli Daniela Giovanoli Daniela Jordi Christine Lippuner |
  
  ## Water polo
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's team competition | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Italy |
  | Women's team competition | Netherlands | Hungary | France |
  