1988 Summer Olympics / Athletics

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Athletics at the
XXIV Olympic Games
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Date: September 23 to October 2
Competition location: Korea SouthSouth Korea Seoul
Venue: Seoul Olympic Stadium
Decisions: Men: 24 / Women: 18
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space team Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals Total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 13 7th 6th 26th
2 Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 10 6th 10 26th
3 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 6th 11 10 27
4th KenyaKenya Kenya 4th 2 1 7th
5 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Bulgaria 2 1 1 4th
6th ItalyItaly Italy 1 1 1 3
7th AustraliaAustralia Australia 1 1 - 2
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1 1 - 2
Romania 1965Romania Romania 1 1 - 2
10 FinlandFinland Finland 1 - 1 2
MoroccoMorocco Morocco 1 - 1 2
12 PortugalPortugal Portugal 1 - - 1
13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain - 6th 2 8th
14th JamaicaJamaica Jamaica - 2 - 2
15th Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany - 1 3 4th
16 Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil - 1 1 2
17th SenegalSenegal Senegal - 1 - 1
18th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China - - 1 1
DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti - - 1 1
FranceFrance France - - 1 1
CanadaCanada Canada - - 1 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland - - 1 1

At the XXIV Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 , 42 competitions - 24 of them for men and 18 for women - were held in athletics . The venue was the Seoul Olympic Stadium .

Attendees

After the last two boycott games in Moscow and Los Angeles , this time there was no lack of so many nations with top athletes. In Seoul, too, as almost usual, there were politically motivated absenteeism by numerous nations. However, this was not as crucial as it was in 1980 and 1984 . The background for the new problems was the tussle about the co-hosting of the Games by North Korea . Ultimately, the following countries were missing: North Korea, Cuba , Nicaragua , Ethiopia , Albania , the Seychelles and Madagascar .

For the last time there were two separate German teams at the Olympic Games and the Soviet Union competed for the last time under this national designation at the Olympic Games. At the 1992 Games there should be a joint Soviet team again, which started as the Commonwealth of Independent States . Then the time of the USSR or CIS should finally be over. However , nobody knew all of this at the time of the Seoul Games .

Stadion

The Olympic Stadium was rebuilt to host the Olympic competitions. Not only the athletics competitions, but also the opening and closing ceremonies, the soccer finals and show jumping took place here. The capacity at the time of the Olympic Games in 1988 was around 100,000 spectators. Today the capacity is only about 70,000 spectators.

Competitions

In the competition offer there was an extension for women and a change in the javelin throw for men.

  • With the 10,000 meter run , a second long-distance track was added to the Olympic program. This meant that there were two long rail routes for women and men alike. However, the shorter of these two routes was 3,000 meters for women and 5,000 meters for men. That should change in 1996 . In the women's disciplines, there were further additions for the future. In the area of ​​jumps, throws and walking, there should be a gradual adjustment to the men's competition catalog later.
  • A new spear model was prescribed for men on April 1, 1986. The most important change was the shift of the center of gravity for the device further forward. There were two reasons.
    • The widths achieved with the earlier spears were now in dimensions that some sports facilities could no longer cope with - Uwe Hohn's world record since 1984 was 104.80 m.
    • The main reason was the angle of impact of the spear on the ground after the throw. In the earlier devices, this angle was often so flat that there was hardly any or even no visible impression and it was often very difficult to measure the distance. Again and again there were controversial decisions on the question of the validity or invalidity of a throw. This problem was reduced to a minimum with the new spears, because the angle of impact became steeper and the point of impact was thus clearly recognizable.

Otherwise, the men's offer has remained in the same form to this day - as of January 2018 - as has been practiced for a long time.

doping

One of the most spectacular doping cases in sports history took place here in Seoul in the men's 100-meter final . Canadian Ben Johnson was disqualified for a doping offense three days after his victory. However, the overall result of this race now, after several decades have passed, appears extremely questionable with today's knowledge. This 100-meter run has been described in some places as "the dirtiest race of all time". It was not just Ben Johnson who had a proven doping rule violation. Carl Lewis , who is still the official 100-meter Olympic champion , had previously been shown to have three banned substances in tests in the USA. The sixth, Johnson's compatriot Desai Williams , later confessed to taking illegal drugs. All other finalists with the exception of Calvin Smith , USA, and the Brazilian Robson da Silva were proven doping offenses in later years. With some hair-raising explanations and excuses, the athletes concerned tried to talk their way out.

A certain question arises in relation to the super sprinter of these games, Florence Griffith-Joyner, with her unequaled times over 100 and 200 meters . Her doping abuse has never been officially proven. However, there are certain hints and signs that at least lead to doubts. These include their enormous muscle mass, their jumps in performance, the testimony of a nurse and the numerous cover-ups of positive doping results known today in the United States. So there is no direct evidence, but an oppressive uncertainty remains.

Another superlative athlete in these games was the gold medalist in the long jump and heptathlon Jackie Joyner-Kersee , USA. There is no official evidence of doping abuse for them either, but in this case too there are doubts similar to those in the Florence Griffith-Joyner case.

Sporting successes

As is so often the case at such high points, the level of performance at these Olympic Games was extremely high for the athletes. Six world records were set in five disciplines . The Olympic record was set or improved 26 times in a further 23 disciplines .

The most successful nation was once again the USA , with thirteen Olympic athletics victories . Not far behind was the Soviet Union , which was able to record ten Olympic victories and with 26 medals, the same total number of gold, silver and bronze medals as the United States. The GDR achieved six Olympic victories and a total of 27 medals. Kenya followed with four Olympic victories , Bulgaria had two gold medalists in the ranks. For all other nations there was at most one gold medal in athletics.

For the individual athletes, the following services should be mentioned in particular:

Results men

100 m

space athlete country Time (s)
1 Carl Lewis United StatesUnited States United States 09.92 WR
2 Linford Christie United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 09.97
3 Calvin Smith United StatesUnited States United States 09.99
4th Dennis Mitchell United StatesUnited States United States 10.04
5 Robson da Silva Brazil 1968Brazil BRA 10.11
6th Desai Williams CanadaCanada CAN 10.11
7th Raymond Stewart JamaicaJamaica JAM 12.26
DSQ Ben Johnson CanadaCanada CAN

Final on September 24th

Wind: +1.1 m / s

Originally the first to finish first with a time of 9.79 s, Ben Johnson was stripped of the title three days later when found guilty of taking stanozolol .

200 m

space athlete country Time (s)
1 Joe DeLoach United StatesUnited States United States 19.75 OR
2 Carl Lewis United StatesUnited States United States 19.79
3 Robson da Silva Brazil 1968Brazil BRA 20.04
4th Linford Christie United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 20.09
5 Atlee Mahorn CanadaCanada CAN 20.39
6th Gilles Quénéhervé FranceFrance FRA 20.40
7th Michael Rosswess United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 20.51
8th Bruno Marie-Rose FranceFrance FRA 20.58

Final on September 28th

Wind: +1.7 m / s

400 m

space athlete country Time (s)
1 Steve Lewis United StatesUnited States United States 43.87
2 Harry Reynolds United StatesUnited States United States 43.93
3 Danny Everett United StatesUnited States United States 44.09
4th Darren Clark AustraliaAustralia OUT 44.55
5 Innocent Egbunike NigeriaNigeria NGR 44.72
6th Bert Cameron JamaicaJamaica JAM 44.94
7th Ian Morris Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago TRI 44.95
8th Mohamed Amer Al-Malky Oman 1985Oman GRANNY 45.03

Final on September 26th

800 m

space athlete country Time (min)
1 Paul Ereng KenyaKenya KEN 1: 43.45
2 Joaquim Cruz Brazil 1968Brazil BRA 1: 43.90
3 Said Aouita MoroccoMorocco MAR 1: 44.06
4th Peter Elliott United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 1: 44.12
5 Johnny Gray United StatesUnited States United States 1: 44.80
6th José Luíz Barbosa Brazil 1968Brazil BRA 1: 46.39
7th Donato Sabia ItalyItaly ITA 1: 48.03
8th Nixon Kiprotich KenyaKenya KEN 1: 49.55

Final on September 26th

1500 m

space athlete country Time (min)
1 Peter Rono KenyaKenya KEN 3: 35.96
2 Peter Elliott United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 3: 36.15
3 Jens-Peter Herold Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 3: 36.21
4th Steve Cram United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 3: 36.24
5 Steve Scott United StatesUnited States United States 3: 36.99
6th Han Kulker NetherlandsNetherlands NED 3: 37.08
7th Kipkoech Cheruiyot KenyaKenya KEN 3: 37.94
8th Marcus O'Sullivan IrelandIreland IRL 3: 38.39

Final on October 1st

5000 m

space athlete country Time (min)
1 John Ngugi KenyaKenya KEN 13: 11.70
2 Dieter Baumann Germany BRBR Germany FRG 13: 15.52
3 Hansjörg Kunze Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 13: 15.73
4th Domingos Castro PortugalPortugal POR 13: 16.09
5 Sydney Maree United StatesUnited States United States 13: 23.69
6th Jack Buckner United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 13: 23.85
7th Stefano Mei ItalyItaly ITA 13: 26.17
8th Evgeni Ignatov Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 13: 26.41

Final on October 1st

10,000 m

space athlete country Time (min)
1 Brahim Boutayeb MoroccoMorocco MAR 27: 21.46 OR
2 Salvatore Antibo ItalyItaly ITA 27: 23.55
3 Kipkemboi Kimeli KenyaKenya KEN 27: 25.16
4th Jean-Louis Prianon FranceFrance FRA 27: 36.43
5 Arturo Barrios MexicoMexico MEX 27: 39.32
6th Hansjörg Kunze Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 27: 39.35
7th Paul Arpin FranceFrance FRA 27: 39.36
8th Moses Tanui KenyaKenya KEN 27: 47.23

Final on September 26th

marathon

space athlete country Time (h)
1 Gelindo Bordin ItalyItaly ITA 2:10:32
2 Douglas Wakiihuri KenyaKenya KEN 2:10:47
3 Ahmed Salah DjiboutiDjibouti DJI 2:10:59
4th Takeyuki Nakayama Japan 1870Japan JPN 2:11:05
5 Steve Moneghetti AustraliaAustralia OUT 2:11:49
6th Charlie Spedding United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 2:12:19
7th Juma Ikangaa TanzaniaTanzania TAN 2:13:06
8th Robert de Castella AustraliaAustralia OUT 2:13:07

October 2nd

110 m hurdles

space athlete country Time (s)
1 Roger Kingdom United StatesUnited States United States 12.98 OR
2 Colin Jackson United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 13.28
3 Tonie Campbell United StatesUnited States United States 13.38
4th Vladimir Shishkin Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 13.51
5 Jonathan Ridgeon United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 13.52
6th Tony Jarrett United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 13.54
7th Mark McKoy CanadaCanada CAN 13.61
8th Arthur Blake United StatesUnited States United States 13.96

Final on September 28th

Wind: +1.5 m / s

400 m hurdles

space athlete country Time (s)
1 Andre Phillips United StatesUnited States United States 47.19 OR
2 Amadou Dia Ba SenegalSenegal SEN 47.23
3 Edwin Moses United StatesUnited States United States 47.56
4th Kevin Young United StatesUnited States United States 47.94
5 Winthrop Graham JamaicaJamaica JAM 48.04
6th Kriss Akabusi United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 48.69
7th Harald Schmid Germany BRBR Germany FRG 48.76
8th Edgar Itt Germany BRBR Germany FRG 48.78

Final on September 25th

3000 m obstacle

space athlete country Time (min)
1 Julius Kariuki KenyaKenya KEN 8: 05.51 OR
2 Peter Koech KenyaKenya KEN 8: 06.79
3 Mark Rowland United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 8: 07.96
4th Alessandro Lambruschini ItalyItaly ITA 8: 12.17
5 William Van Dijck BelgiumBelgium BEL 8: 13.99
6th Henry Marsh United StatesUnited States United States 8: 14.39
7th Patrick Sang KenyaKenya KEN 8: 15.22
8th Bogusław Mamiński Poland 1980Poland POLE 8: 15.97

Final on September 30th

4 × 100 m relay

Final on October 1st

4 × 400 m relay

space country Athletes Time (min)
1 United StatesUnited States United States Danny Everett
Steve Lewis
Kevin Robinzine
Harry Reynolds
in the heats also:
Andrew Valmon
Antonio McKay
2: 56.16 WRe
2 JamaicaJamaica Jamaica Howard Davis
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron
in the heats also:
Howard Burnett
Trevor Graham
3: 00.30
3 Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany Norbert Dobeleit
Edgar Itt
Jörg Vaihinger
Ralf Lübke
in the preliminary also:
Mark Henrich
Bodo Kuhn
3: 00.56
4th Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR Jens Carlowitz
Mathias Schersing
Frank Möller
Thomas Schönlebe
in the preliminary stages also:
Michael Schimmer
3: 01.13
5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain Brian Whittle
Kriss Akabusi
Todd Bennett
Philip Brown
in the heats also:
Paul Harmsworth
3:02.00
6th AustraliaAustralia Australia Robert Ballard
Mark Garner
Miles Murphy
Darren Clark
in the heats also:
Leigh Miller
3: 02.49
7th NigeriaNigeria Nigeria Sunday Uti
Moses Ugbisie
Henry Amike
Innocent Egbunike
3: 02.50
8th KenyaKenya Kenya Tito Sawe
Lucas Sang
Paul Ereng
Simeon Kipkemboi
3: 04.69

Final on October 1st

20 km walking

space athlete country Time (h)
1 Jozef Pribilinec CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 1:19:57 OR
2 Ronald Weigel Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 1:20:00
3 Maurizio Damilano ItalyItaly ITA 1:20:14
4th José Marín SpainSpain ESP 1:20:34
5 Roman Mrázek CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 1:20:43
6th Mikhail Shchennikov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 1:20:47
7th Carlos Mercenario MexicoMexico MEX 1:20:53
8th Axel Noack Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 1:21:14

September 23rd

50 km of walking

space athlete country Time (h)
1 Vyacheslav Ivanenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 3:38:29 OR
2 Ronald Weigel Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 3:38:56
3 Hartwig Gauder Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 3:39:45
4th Alexandr Potashov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 3:41:00
5 José Marín SpainSpain ESP 3:43:03
6th Simon Baker AustraliaAustralia OUT 3:44:07
7th Bo Gustafsson SwedenSweden SWE 3:44:49
8th Raffaello Ducceschi ItalyItaly ITA 3:45:43

30. September

high jump

space athlete country Height (m)
1 Gennady Avdeenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 2.38 OR
2 Hollis Conway United StatesUnited States United States 2.36
3 Rudolf Powarnitsyn Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 2.36
Patrik Sjöberg SwedenSweden SWE 2.36
5 Clarence Saunders Bermuda 1910Bermuda BER 2.34
6th Dietmar Mögenburg Germany BRBR Germany FRG 2.34
7th Dalton Grant United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 2.31
Igor Paklin Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 2.31
Carlo Thränhardt Germany BRBR Germany FRG 2.31

Final on September 25th

Pole vault

space athlete country Height (m)
1 Sergei Bubka Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 5.90 OR
2 Radion Gataullin Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 5.85
3 Grigory Yegorov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 5.80
4th Earl Bell United StatesUnited States United States 5.70
5 Philippe Collet FranceFrance FRA 5.70
Thierry Vigneron FranceFrance FRA 5.70
7th István Bagyula Hungary 1957Hungary HUN 5.60
8th Philippe d'Encausse FranceFrance FRA 5.60

Final on September 28th

Long jump

space athlete country Width (m)
1 Carl Lewis United StatesUnited States United States 8.72
2 Mike Powell United StatesUnited States United States 8.49
3 Larry Myricks United StatesUnited States United States 8.27
4th Giovanni Evangelisti ItalyItaly ITA 8.08
5 Antonio Corgos SpainSpain ESP 8.03
6th László Szalma Hungary 1957Hungary HUN 8.00
7th Norbert Brige FranceFrance FRA 7.97
8th Leonid Voloshin Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 7.89

Final on September 26th

Triple jump

space athlete country Width (m)
1 Christo Markow Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 17.61 OR
2 Igor Lapschin Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 17.52
3 Alexandr Kovalenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 17.42
4th Oleg Prozenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 17.38
5 Charles Simpkins United StatesUnited States United States 17.29
6th Willie Banks United StatesUnited States United States 17.03
7th Ivan Slanař CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 16.75
8th Jacek Pastusiński Poland 1980Poland POLE 16.72

Final on September 24th

Shot put

space athlete country Width (m)
1 Ulf Timmermann Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 22.47 OR
2 Randy Barnes United StatesUnited States United States 22.39
3 Werner Günthör SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI 21.99
4th Udo Beyer Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 21.40
5 Remigius Machura CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 20.57
6th Gert Weil ChileChile CHI 20.38
7th Alessandro Andrei ItalyItaly ITA 20.36
8th Sergei Smirnov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 20.36

Final on September 23

Discus throw

space athlete country Width (m)
1 Jürgen Schult Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 68.82 OR
2 Romas Ubartas Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 67.48
3 Rolf Danneberg Germany BRBR Germany FRG 67.38
4th Yuri Dumchev Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 66.42
5 Mac Wilkins United StatesUnited States United States 65.90
6th Gejza Valent CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 65.80
7th Knut Hjeltnes NorwayNorway NOR 64.94
8th Alois Hannecker Germany BRBR Germany FRG 63.28

Final on October 1st

Hammer throw

1988 postage stamp
space athlete country Width (m)
1 Sergei Litvinov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 84.80 OR
2 Yuri Sedych Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 83.76
3 Jüri Tamm Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 81.16
4th Ralf Haber Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 80.44
5 Heinz Weis Germany BRBR Germany FRG 79.16
6th Tibor Gécsek Hungary 1957Hungary HUN 78.36
7th Imre Szitás Hungary 1957Hungary HUN 77.04
8th Ivan Tanev Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 76.08

Final on September 26th

Javelin throw

space athlete country Width (m)
1 Tapio Korjus FinlandFinland FIN 84.28
2 Jan Železný CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 84.12
3 Seppo Räty FinlandFinland FIN 83.26
4th Klaus Tafelmeier Germany BRBR Germany FRG 82.72
5 Viktor Jewsyukov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 82.32
6th Gerald White Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 81.30
7th Vladimir Ovchinnikov Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 79.12
8th Dag Wennlund SwedenSweden SWE 78.30

Final on September 25th

Decathlon

space athlete country Points
1 Christian Schenk Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 8488
2 Torsten Voss Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 8399
3 Dave Steen CanadaCanada CAN 8328
4th Daley Thompson United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 8306
5 Christian Plaziat FranceFrance FRA 8272
6th Alain Blondel FranceFrance FRA 8268
7th Tim Bright United StatesUnited States United States 8216
8th Robert de Wit NetherlandsNetherlands NED 8189

September 28th and 29th

Results women

100 m

space Athlete country Time (s)
1 Florence Griffith-Joyner United StatesUnited States United States 10.54
2 Evelyn Ashford United StatesUnited States United States 10.83
3 Heike Drechsler Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 10.85
4th Grace Jackson JamaicaJamaica JAM 10.97
5 Gwen Torrence United StatesUnited States United States 10.97
6th Natalia Pomoschtschnikowa Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 11.00
7th Juliet Cuthbert JamaicaJamaica JAM 11.26
8th Anelija Nunewa Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 11.49

Final on September 25th

Wind: +2.1 m / s

Florence Griffith-Joyner set an Olympic record with 10.88 seconds , which Evelyn Ashford equalized in the second round. Griffith-Joyner, on the other hand, increased to 10.62 seconds in the quarter-finals and was almost as fast as with excessive wind support in the final.

200 m

space Athlete country Time (s)
1 Florence Griffith-Joyner United StatesUnited States United States 21.34 WR
2 Grace Jackson JamaicaJamaica JAM 21.72
3 Heike Drechsler Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 21.95
4th Merlene Ottey JamaicaJamaica JAM 21.99
5 Silke Möller Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 22.09
6th Gwen Torrence United StatesUnited States United States 22.17
7th Maja Azarashvili Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 22.33
8th Galina Malschugina Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 22.42

Final on September 29th

Wind: +1.3 m / s

Florence Griffith-Joyner had already improved the Olympic record to 21.76 s in the quarterfinals and set a world record with 21.56 s in the semifinals . Just 100 minutes later, it exceeded this mark again in the final.

400 m

space Athlete country Time (s)
1 Olha Bryshina Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 48.65 OR
2 Petra Müller Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 49.45
3 Olga Nazarova Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 49.90
4th Valerie Brisco United StatesUnited States United States 50.16
5 Diane Dixon United StatesUnited States United States 50.72
6th Denean Howard United StatesUnited States United States 51.12
7th Helga Arendt Germany BRBR Germany FRG 51.17
8th Maree Holland AustraliaAustralia OUT 51.25

Final on September 26th

800 m

space Athlete country Time (min)
1 Sigrun Wodars Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 1: 56.10
2 Christine Wachtel Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 1: 56.64
3 Kim Gallagher United StatesUnited States United States 1: 56.91
4th Slobodanka Čolović YugoslaviaYugoslavia YUG 1: 57.50
5 Delisa Walton-Floyd United StatesUnited States United States 1: 57.80
6th Inna Yevseeva Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 1: 59.37
7th Maite Zúñiga SpainSpain ESP 1: 59.82
8th Diane Edwards United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 2: 00.77

Final on September 26th

1500 m

space Athlete country Time (min)
1 Paula Ivan Romania 1965Romania ROME 3: 53.96 OR
2 Laima Baikauskaitė Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 4: 00.24
3 Tetiana Samolenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 4: 00.30
4th Christina Boxer-Cahill United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 4: 00.64
5 Lynn Williams CanadaCanada CAN 4: 00.86
6th Andrea Hahmann Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 4: 00.96
7th Shireen Bailey United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 4: 02.32
8th Mary Slaney United StatesUnited States United States 4: 02.49

Final on October 1st

3000 m

space Athlete country Time (min)
1 Tetiana Samolenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 8: 26.53 OR
2 Paula Ivan Romania 1965Romania ROME 8: 27.15
3 Yvonne Murray United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 8: 29.02
4th Elena Romanova Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 8: 30.45
5 Natalia Artyomova Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 8: 31.67
6th Vicki Huber United StatesUnited States United States 8: 37.25
7th Wendy Sly United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 8: 37.70
8th Lynn Williams CanadaCanada CAN 8: 38.43

Final on September 25th

10,000 m

space Athlete country Time (min)
1 Olga Bondarenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 31: 05.21 OR
2 Liz McColgan United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 31: 08.44
3 Elena Schupiyeva Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 31: 19.82
4th Kathrin Ullrich Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 31: 29.27
5 Francie Larrieu Smith United StatesUnited States United States 31: 35.52
6th Lynn Jennings United StatesUnited States United States 31: 39.93
7th Wang Xiuting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN 31: 40.23
8th Susan Lee CanadaCanada CAN 31: 50.51

Final on September 30th

marathon

space Athlete country Time (h)
1 Pink Mota PortugalPortugal POR 2:25:40
2 Lisa Martin AustraliaAustralia OUT 2:25:53
3 Katrin Dörre Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 2:26:21
4th Tatiana Polovinskaya Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 2:27:05
5 Zhao Youfeng China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN 2:27:06
6th Laura Fogli ItalyItaly ITA 2:27:49
7th Danièle Kaber LuxembourgLuxembourg LUX 2:29:23
8th Maria Curatolo ItalyItaly ITA 2:30:14

September 23rd

100 m hurdles

space Athlete country Time (s)
1 Jordanka Donkova Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 12.38 OR
2 Gloria Siebert Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 12.61
3 Claudia Zaczkiewicz Germany BRBR Germany FRG 12.75
4th Natalia Grigoryeva Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 12.79
5 Florence Colle FranceFrance FRA 12.98
6th Julie Rocheleau CanadaCanada CAN 12.99
7th Monique Éwanjé-Épée FranceFrance FRA 13.14
8th Cornelia Oschkenat Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 13.73

Final on September 30th

Wind: +0.2 m / s

400 m hurdles

space Athlete country Time (s)
1 Debbie Flintoff-King AustraliaAustralia OUT 53.17 OR
2 Tatiana Ledovskaya Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 53.18
3 Ellen Fiedler Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 53.63
4th Sabine Busch Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 53.69
5 Sally Gunnell United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 54.03
6th Gudrun Abbot Germany BRBR Germany FRG 54.04
7th Tatiana Kurochkina Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 54.39
8th LaTanya Sheffield United StatesUnited States United States 55.32

Final on September 28th

4 × 100 m relay

space country Athletes Time (s)
1 United StatesUnited States United States Alice Brown
Sheila Echol's
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Evelyn Ashford
in the preliminary also:
Dannette Young
41.98
2 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR Silke Möller
Kerstin Behrendt
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
42.09
3 Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Lyudmila Kondratjewa
Galina Maltschugina
Marina Schirowa
Natalja Pomoschtschnikowa
42.75
4th Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany Sabine Richter
Ulrike Sarvari
Andrea Thomas
Ute Thimm
42.76
5 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Bulgaria Tsvetanka Iliewa Valya
Demirewa
Nadezhda Georgieva
Jordanka Donkowa
43.02
6th Poland 1980Poland Poland Joanna Smolarek
Jolanta Janota
Ewa Pisiewicz
Agnieszka Siwek
43.93
7th FranceFrance France Françoise Leroux
Muriel Leroy
Laurence Bily
Patricia Girard
in the preliminary also:
Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo
44.02
DNS JamaicaJamaica Jamaica Ethlyn Tate
Grace Jackson
Juliet Cuthbert
Merlene Ottey

Final on October 1st

4 × 400 m relay

space country Athletes Time (min)
1 Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Tazzjana Lyadouskaja
Olga Nazarowa
Marija Pinigina
Olha Bryshina
in the preliminary also:
Lyudmyla Jyhalowa
3: 15.17 WR
2 United StatesUnited States United States Denean Howard
Diane Dixon
Valerie Brisco
Florence Griffith-Joyner
in the preliminary also:
Lillie Leatherwood
Sherri Howard
3: 15.51
3 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR Dagmar Neubauer
Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Petra Müller
in the preliminary stages also:
Grit Breuer
3: 18.29
4th Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany Ute Thimm
Helga Arendt
Andrea Thomas
Gudrun Abt
in the preliminary stages also:
Michaela Schabinger
Gisela Kinzel
3: 22.49
5 JamaicaJamaica Jamaica Sandie Richards
Andrea Thomas
Cathy Rattray-Williams
Sharon Powell
in the preliminary also:
Sandie Richards
3: 23.13
6th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain Linda Keough
Jennifer Stoute
Angela Piggford
Sally Gunnell
3: 26.89
7th FranceFrance France Fabienne Ficher
Nathalie Simon
Nadine Debois
Évelyne Élien
3: 29.37
DNF CanadaCanada Canada Charmaine Crooks
Molly Killingbeck
Marita Wiggins
Jillian Richardson
in the preliminary also:
Esmie Lawrence

Final on October 1st

high jump

space Athlete country Height (m)
1 Louise Ritter United StatesUnited States United States 2.03 OR
2 Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 2.01
3 Tamara Bykowa Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 1.99
4th Olga Turchak Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 1.96
5 Galina Astafei Romania 1965Romania ROME 1.93
Lyudmila Andonova Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 1.93
7th Christine Stanton AustraliaAustralia OUT 1.93
8th Diana Davies United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 1.90
Kim Hee-sun Korea Sud 1949South Korea COR 1.90

Final on September 30th

Long jump

space Athlete country Width (m)
1 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United StatesUnited States United States 7.40 OR
2 Heike Drechsler Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 7.22
3 Galina Chistjakova Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 7.11
4th Elena Belevskaya Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 7.04
5 Nicole Boegman AustraliaAustralia OUT 6.73
6th Fiona May United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 6.62
7th Agata Karczmarek Poland 1980Poland POLE 6.60
8th Sabine John Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 6.55

Final on September 29th

Shot put

space Athlete country Width (m)
1 Natalia Lisovskaya Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 22.24
2 Kathrin Neimke Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 21.07
3 Li Meisu China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN 21.06
4th Ines Müller Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 20.37
5 Claudia Losch Germany BRBR Germany FRG 20.27
6th Heike Hartwig Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 20.20
7th Natalia Achrimenko Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 20.13
8th Huang Zhihong China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN 19.82

Final on October 1st

Discus throw

space Athlete country Width (m)
1 Martina Hellmann Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 72.30 OR
2 Diana Gansky Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 71.88
3 Tsvetanka Christova Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 69.74
4th Svetla Mitkowa Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria BUL 69.14
5 Elina Swerava Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 68.94
6th Zdeňka Šilhavá CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH 67.84
7th Gabriele Reinsch Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 67.26
8th Hou Xuemei China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN 65.94

Final on September 29th

Javelin throw

space Athlete country Width (m)
1 Petra Felke Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 74.68 OR
2 Fatima Whitbread United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 70.32
3 Beate Koch Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 67.30
4th Irina Kostyuchenkova Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 67.00
5 Silke Renk Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 66.38
6th Natalja Yermolowitsch Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 64.84
7th Donna Mayhew United StatesUnited States United States 61.78
8th Ingrid Thyssen Germany BRBR Germany FRG 60.76

Final on September 26th

Heptathlon

space Athlete country Points
1 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United StatesUnited States United States 7291 WR
2 Sabine John Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 6897
3 Anke Behmer Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 6858
4th Natalia Schubenkova Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 6540
5 Remigija Sablovskaitė Soviet UnionSoviet Union URS 6456
6th Ines Schulz Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 6411
7th Jane Flemming AustraliaAustralia OUT 6351
8th Cindy Greiner United StatesUnited States United States 6297

September 23rd and 24th

literature

Web links

Video

Individual evidence

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