Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.
* Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
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a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.
Men's events
| 100 metres |
9.92 (WR) |
9.97 ER |
9.99 | |||
| 200 metres |
19.75 | 19.79 | 20.04 | |||
| 400 metres |
43.87 | 43.93 | 44.09 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:43.45 | 1:43.90 | 1:44.06 | |||
| 1500 metres |
3:35.96 | 3:36.15 | 3:36.21 | |||
| 5000 metres |
13:11.70 | 13:15.52 | 13:15.73 | |||
| 10,000 metres |
27:21.44 | 27:23.55 | 27:25.16 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles |
12.98 | 13.28 | 13.38 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles |
47.19 | 47.23 (NR) |
47.56 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
8:05.51 (OR) |
8:06.79 | 8:07.96 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Viktor Bryzhin Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Valentinovich Krylov is a former Soviet athlete. He was Soviet 100, 200 and 400 metres champion, and also Soviet indoor 200 metres in 1989.... Vladimir Muravyov Vitaliy Savin |
38.19 | Elliot Bunney Elliot Bunney Elliot John Bunney was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won the AAAs Junior championships in 1984, and 85. He was also a Scottish 100 metre champion in 85, 86, 89, 91,92, and 93... John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams... Mike McFarlane Linford Christie Linford Christie Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games... Clarence Callender* |
38.28 | Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships... Daniel Sangouma Daniel Sangouma Daniel Sangouma is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Biography:... Gilles Quenehervé Gilles Quénéhervé Gilles Quénéhervé is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Biography:At the 1987 World Championships in Rome he won the silver medal in a time of 20.16, which still stood as a French record for 21 years until it was broken by Christophe Lemaitre at the 2011 World... Max Morinière Max Morinière Max Morinière is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Biography:At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma and Gilles Quenehervé.At the 1990 European Championships in Split the... |
38.40 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Danny Everett Danny Everett Daniel Joseph Everett is a 400 metre runner from the United States. As a 21-year-old he participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the individual event and a gold medal with the United States 4x400 m relay... Steve Lewis Kevin Robinzine Kevin Robinzine Kevin Bernard Robinzine was a 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States, where he ran the third leg. The team equalled the world and Olympic record from 1968 in Mexico with 2:56.16.-References:... Butch Reynolds Butch Reynolds Harry "Butch" Reynolds is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for eleven years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a... Antonio McKay Antonio McKay Antonio McKay Sr. is a former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters.-Career:... * Andrew Valmon Andrew Valmon Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor... * |
2:56.16 | Howard Davis Howard Davis (athlete) Howard Davis was a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Jamaica in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Devon Morris, Winthrop Graham and Bertland Cameron.-References:... Devon Morris Devon Morris Devon Morris is a retired Jamaican sprinter who mainly competed over 400 metres. He won this distance at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and his personal best time was 45.49 s, achieved during the 1987 World Championships. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal with the... Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals.... Bert Cameron Bert Cameron Bertland Cameron is a retired Jamaican sprinter who mainly competed over 400 metres. He represented Jamaica at three consecutive editions of the Summer Olympics. Cameron won the 400 m title at the first World Championships in Athletics... Trevor Graham Trevor Graham Trevor Graham is a Jamaican-born former athletics coach, based in the United States. Following the BALCO scandal, the US Olympic Committee barred him indefinitely from all its training sites as a number of the athletes he was training had tested positive for drug abuse.-Athletics career:Graham was... * Howard Burnett Howard Burnett (athlete) Howard McNeal Burnett is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career. He is a one-time Olympian, making his only appearance in 1988 , when he won the silver medal with the men's 4x400 m relay team. Burnett only ran in the qualifying... * |
3:00.30 | Norbert Dobeleit Norbert Dobeleit Norbert Dobeleit is a German television personality and retired athlete. During his active career he represented West Germany and specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.... Edgar Itt Edgar Itt Edgar Itt was a West German athlete who competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Norbert Dobeleit, Jörg Vaihinger and Ralf Lübke. He finished in eight position in the final of the... Jörg Vaihinger Jörg Vaihinger Jörg Vaihinger was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt and Ralf Lübke.-References:... Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke is a retired West German athlete who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea he helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay bronze medal with his teammates Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt and Jörg Vaihinger... Mark Henrich* Bodo Kuhn* |
3:00.56 |
| Marathon |
2:10:32 | 2:10:47 | 2:10:59 | |||
| 20 kilometres walk |
1:19:57 | 1:20:00 | 1:20:14 | |||
| 50 kilometres walk |
3:38:29 (OR) |
3:38:56 | 3:39:45 | |||
| Long jump |
8.72 m | 8.49 m | 8.27 m | |||
| Triple jump |
17.61 m | 17.52 m | 17.42 m | |||
| High jump |
2.38 m | 2.36 m | 2.36 m | |||
| Pole vault |
5.90 m | 5.85 m | 5.80 m | |||
| Shot put |
22.47 m (OR) |
22.39 m | 21.99 m | |||
| Discus throw |
68.82 m | 67.48 m | 67.38 m | |||
| Hammer throw |
84.80 m (OR) |
83.76 m | 81.16 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
84.28 m | 84.12 m | 83.26 m | |||
| Decathlon |
8488 | 8399 | 8328 |
- Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping.
Women's events
| 100 metres |
10.54w | 10.83w | 10.85w | |||
| 200 metres |
21.34 (WR) |
21.72 | 21.95 | |||
| 400 metres |
48.65 | 49.45 | 49.90 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:56.10 | 1:56.64 | 1:56.91 | |||
| 1500 metres |
3:53.96 (OR) |
4:00.24 | 4:00.30 | |||
| 3000 metres |
8:26.53 | 8:27.15 | 8:29.02 | |||
| 10,000 metres |
31:05.21 | 31:08.44 | 31:19.82 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles |
12.38 | 12.61 | 12.75 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles |
53.17 | 53.18 | 53.63 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Alice Brown Alice Brown (athlete) Alice Regina Brown is a retired American sprinter. She was a silver medalist in the 1984 Olympic 100m final in a time of 11.13 seconds... Sheila Echols Sheila Echols Sheila Ann Echols is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, alongside team mates Alice Brown, 100 m gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and 100 m silver medalist Evelyn... Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the "fastest woman of all time" based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged... Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford is a retired American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. She has run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics... Dannette Young Dannette Young Dannette Louise Young is a former American athlete. Young won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, she won a silver medal.... * |
41.98 | Silke Gladisch-Moller Kerstin Behrendt Kerstin Behrendt Kerstin Behrendt is a former German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres during her career.... Ingrid Brestrich-Lange Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Lange, née Brestrich, divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marlies Oelsner-Gohr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years... |
42.09 | Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Andreyevna Kondratyeva is a Russian athlete, who competed for the USSR and is the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion.... Galina Malchugina-Chermoshanskaya Marina Zhirova Marina Zhirova Marina Zhirova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres, training at Trudovye Rezervy in Moscow Oblast.... Natalya Pomoshchnikova |
42.75 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Mariya Pingina Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... Liudmila Dzhigalova* |
3:15.17 (WR) |
Denean Howard-Hill Diane Dixon Diane Dixon Diane Lynn Dixon is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Denean Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks and Florence Griffith... Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m... Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the "fastest woman of all time" based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged... Sherri Howard Sherri Howard Sherri Howard is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is the older sister of 1988 relay teammate Denean Howard.She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S... * Lillie Leatherwood Lillie Leatherwood Lillie Mae Leatherwood is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S... * |
3:15.51 | Dagmar Rubsam-Neubauer Kirsten Siemon-Emmelmann Sabine Busch Sabine Busch Sabine Busch is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She was born in Erfurt.At the 1982 European Championships she finished fourth in the 400 metres hurdles, but won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with teammates Kirsten... Petra Muller Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events.... * |
3:18.29 |
| Marathon |
2:25:40 | 2:25:53 | 2:26:21 | |||
| Long jump |
7.40 m (OR) |
7.22 m | 7.11 m | |||
| High jump |
2.03 m | 2.01 m | 1.99 m | |||
| Shot put |
22.24 m | 21.07 m | 21.06 m | |||
| Discus throw |
72.30 m (OR) |
71.88 m | 69.74 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
74.68 m | 70.32 m | 67.30 m | |||
| Heptathlon |
7291 (WR) |
6897 | 6858 |
* Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Medal table
| 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |