| ABDI | Bile, winner of the men's 1500 metres at the 1987 World Championships (4) |
| CRAM | Steve ...., winner of the men's 1500 metres at the 1983 World Championships (4) |
| INGRID | Kristiansen, winner of the women's 10,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships (6) |
| NELLI | Cooman, winner of the women's 60 metres at the 1987 and 1989 World Indoor Championships (5) |
| MUIR | Laura, Scottish athlete who won silver in the women's 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (4) |
| WHITBREAD | Winner of the women's javelin at the 1987 World Championships (9) |
| HERB | .... Elliott, men's 1500 metres Olympic champion in 1960 (4) |
| RONO | Peter ...., men's 1500 metres Olympic champion in 1988 (4) |
| BILE | 1987 World Championships men's 1,500m gold medallist representing Somalia (4,4) |
| VOSS | Torsten .... , 1987 World Championships decathlon gold medallist (4) |
| WIGHTMAN | Jake, British runner who won the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships (8) |
| ROWAN | Norrie - - - , Scotland's tighthead v Romania at the 1987 World Cup (5) |
| PETERRONO | Men's 1500 metres Olympic champion in 1988 (5,4) |
| KEINO | Kip, gold medal for 1500 metres at Mexico and 3000-metre steeplechase at Munich. |
| JOSHKERR | Scottish middle-distance runner who won gold in the world 1500 metres final in 2023 (4,4) |
| LOCHORE | Brian, New Zealand rugby union player who coached the side to victory in the 1987 World Cup (7) |
| MIDDLEDISTANCE | 1500 metres, say, in front of the background (6,8) |
| GEORGEGALLOWAY | Controversial politician first elected as a Labour MP for Glasgow Hillhead at the 1987 general election |
| PLATOON | War movie named Best Picture at the 1987 Oscar ceremony (7) |
| GEE | ... Armytage, female jockey who won two races at the 1987 Cheltenham Festival (3) |
