The 5th badminton world championship was held from May 18 to May 24, 1987 in Beijing ( PRC ).
Overall medal standings
| No. | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one |  China | five | 2 | 3 | ten |
| 2 |  The Republic of Korea | 0 | one | 3 | four |
| 3 |  Denmark | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| four |  Malaysia | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| five |  Indonesia | 0 | 0 | one | one |
 England | 0 | 0 | one | one |
Medalists
| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men. Singles | Yang yang | Morten Frost | Zhao Jianhua |
| Ichuk Sugiarto | |||
| Women. Singles | Han Aiping | Li Linway | Zheng Yuli |
| Gu Jiamin | |||
| Men. Doubles | Lee Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kielsen |
| Pak Chu Bon Kim moon soo | |||
| Women. Doubles | Lin Ying Guan Weizhen | Li Linway Han Aiping | Kim Young Ja Jung Soo Young |
| Jung Myung-hee Hwang Hye Young | |||
| Mixed | Wang Penzhen Shi Fanjing | Lee Duc Chun Jung Myung-hee | Martin Dew Jillian jillx |
| He iming Yang Xinfang |