The men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kirk Baptiste United States
|
Bruno Marie-Rose France
|
Robson da Silva Brazil
|
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kirk Baptiste | United States |
20.91 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | James Butler | United States |
20.97 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bruno Marie-Rose | France |
21.12 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Robson da Silva | Brazil |
21.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Donovan Reid |  Great Britain |
21.30 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Gilles Quénéhervé | France |
21.39 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Nikolay Razgonov |  Soviet Union |
21.42 | |
| 8 | 1 | Cyprian Enweani |  Canada |
21.48 | |
| 8 | 2 | Erwin Skamrahl |  West Germany |
21.48 | |
| 10 | 1 | Dazel Jules |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.57 | |
| 11 | 3 | Clive Wright |  Jamaica |
21.73 | |
| 12 | 2 | Attila Kovács |  Hungary |
21.79 | |
| 13 | 1 | Leandro Peñalver |  Cuba |
21.95 | |
| 14 | 2 | Harouna Palé |  Burkina Faso |
22.20 | |
| 15 | 3 | Neville Hodge |  United States Virgin Islands |
22.26 | |
| 3 | Antonio Sánchez |  Spain |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Vladimir Krylov | Soviet Union |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Marco Mautinho |  Peru |
DNS |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Kirk Baptiste | United States |
20.73 | CR, PB |
 |
5 | Bruno Marie-Rose | France |
20.89 | |
 |
2 | Robson da Silva | Brazil |
20.92 | |
| 4 | 6 | Gilles Quénéhervé | France |
20.97 | |
| 5 | 3 | James Butler | United States |
21.05 | |
| 6 | 1 | Donovan Reid | Great Britain |
21.53 |
