The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups (29 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Monday September 26, 1988. The top 12 and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).
Medalists
Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B25.09.1988 – ??:??h25.09.1988 – ??:??hFinal Round26.09.1988 – ??:??h
Abbreviations Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordOR olympic recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Records Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics World Record 80.00 m September 9, 1988 Potsdam, East Germany Olympic Record 69.56 m August 6, 1984 Los Angeles, United States Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Record 72.62 m September 26, 1988 Seoul, South Korea 74.68 m
Qualification
Group A RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote1231 2 67.06 — —67.06 m #2632 3 66.86 — — 66.86 m #2723 5 X 64.44 — 64.44 m #5194 6 64.30 — — 64.30 m 5 11 55.18 61.74 55.60 61.74 m 6 13 57.34 60.64 54.66 60.64 m 7 14 X X 60.20 60.20 m 8 16 X 57.48 60.02 60.02 m 9 18 57.76 56.90 58.82 58.82 m 10 19 57.60 58.52 X 58.52 m 11 21 54.18 56.70 56.26 56.70 m 12 22 53.66 52.80 56.36 56.36 m 13 24 56.08 56.12 X 56.12 m 14 27 47.64 46.18 54.10 54.10 m — — X X X NM
Group B RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote1231 1 54.90 X 68.44 68.44 m #2532 4 50.84 61.62 64.60 64.60 m #523 7 63.64 — — 63.64 m #2844 8 63.32 — — 63.32 m 5 9 58.56 X 63.24 63.24 m 6 10 62.82 58.54 59.82 62.82 m 7 12 61.56 60.62 59.08 61.56 m #5878 15 60.06 X 55.52 60.06 m 9 17 56.64 58.92 56.62 58.92 m 10 20 57.42 53.86 57.94 57.94 m 11 23 50.70 X 56.26 56.26 m 12 25 56.00 50.74 53.20 56.00 m 13 26 X 54.28 50.84 54.28 m 14 28 X 44.92 48.2648.26 m
Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistance123456 72.62 74.6866.12 66.76 71.12 68.38 74.68 m 61.98 67.46 66.58 64.86 67.82 70.3270.32 m 67.3065.66 66.48 62.04 65.64 66.0267.30 m 4 64.34 67.00 63.12 63.42 63.10 X67.00 m 5 60.86 58.74 63.98 64.60 64.74 66.3866.38 m 6 64.84 XXXXX64.84 m 7 57.52 X61.7859.72 X56.74 61.78 m 8 60.7660.12 56.66 X59.64 58.28 60.76 m 9 57.58 57.20 58.54 58.54 m 10 58.2055.86 56.46 58.20m 11 56.78XX 56.78 m 12 X54.58X 54.58 m
See also 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) 1987 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome) 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split) 1991 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo)
References
External links Official Report todor66