The Women's 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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, South Korea had an entrylist of 64 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (64), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Sunday September 25, 1988.

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	10.49	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...	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	July 16, 1988
Olympic Record	10.97	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...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 5, 1984

The following Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
September 24, 1988		10.88s	OR
September 24, 1988		10.62s	OR

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		10.54
		10.83
		10.85
4.		10.97
5.		10.97
6.		11.00
7.		11.26
8.		11.49

Semi finals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		10.99
2.		11.00
3.		11.02
4.		11.10
5.		11.12
6.		11.13
7.		11.21
8.		11.24

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		10.70
2.		10.91
3.		11.03
4.		11.06
5.		11.31
6.		11.35
7.		11.60
–		DNS

Quarter finals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		10.96
2.		11.03
3.		11.16
4.		11.21
5.		11.29
6.		11.51
7.		11.55
8.		11.75

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		10.88
2.		10.98
3.		10.99
4.		11.08
5.		11.27
6.		11.35
7.		11.45
8.		11.65

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		10.62
2.		11.03
3.		11.05
4.		11.10
5.		11.31
6.		11.35
7.		11.37
8.		11.63

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		10.96
2.		10.99
3.		11.13
4.		11.14
5.		11.37
6.		11.42
7.		11.59
8.		11.75

Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		11.09
2.		11.18
3.		11.39
4.		11.56
5.		11.85
6.		12.16
7.		12.27
8.		12.32

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		11.20
2.		11.22
3.		11.22
4.		11.71
5.		11.86
6.		11.90
7.		12.27
8.		12.27

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		11.12
2.		11.19
3.		11.34
4.		11.59
5.		11.71
6.		11.84
7.		12.18
8.		12.27

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		11.14
2.		11.27
3.		11.38
4.		11.49
5.		11.58
6.		11.67
7.		12.47
8.		12.52

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		11.10
2.		11.22
3.		11.43
4.		11.46
5.		11.60
6.		12.07
7.		12.11
8.		12.14

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		11.11
2.		11.15
3.		11.56
4.		11.62
5.		11.66
6.		11.74
7.		11.90
8.		12.62

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		10.88
2.		11.44
3.		11.61
4.		11.65
5.		11.84
6.		11.85
7.		12.16
8.		12.48

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		11.03
2.		11.26
3.		11.42
4.		11.64
5.		11.86
6.		11.88
7.		13.00
8.		15.12

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Rome)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 100 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 100 metres
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• 1991 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 100 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 59 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on August 27, 1991.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1992 Women's Olympic 100 metres (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres
  These are the official results of the women's 100 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats...