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.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres 9.92(WR) 9.97(AR) 9.99 200 metres 19.75(OR) 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(OR) 27:23.55 27:25.16 110 metres hurdles 12.98(OR) 13.28 13.38400 metres hurdles 47.19(OR) 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 Muravyov Vitaliy Savin 38.19 Elliot Bunney John Regis Linford ChristieMike McFarlaneClarence Callender* 38.28 Bruno Marie-Rose Daniel Sangouma Gilles Quenehervé Max Morinière 38.40 4 × 400 metres relay Danny EverettSteve LewisKevin RobinzineButch ReynoldsAntonio McKay*Andrew Valmon* 2:56.16 Howard DavisDevon MorrisWinthrop GrahamBert CameronTrevor Graham*Howard Burnett* 3:00.30 Norbert DobeleitEdgar IttJörg VaihingerRalf LübkeMark Henrich*Bodo Kuhn* 3:00.56 Marathon 2:10:32 2:10:47 2:10:59 20 kilometres walk 1:19:57(OR) 1:20:00 1:20:14 50 kilometres walk 3:38:29(OR) 3:38:56 3:39:45 High jump 2.38 m(OR) 2.36 m 2.36 m Pole vault 5.90 m(OR) 5.85 m 5.80 m Long jump 8.72 m 8.49 m 8.27 m Triple jump 17.61 m(OR) 17.52 m 17.42 m Shot put 22.47 m(OR) 22.39 m 21.99 m Discus throw 68.82 m(OR) 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
Women 100 metres 10.54w(OR) 10.83w 10.85w 200 metres 21.34(WR) 21.72 21.95 400 metres 48.65(OR) 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(OR) 8:27.15 8:29.02 10,000 metres 31:05.21(OR) 31:08.44 31:19.82 100 metres hurdles 12.38(OR) 12.61 12.75 400 metres hurdles 53.17(OR) 53.18 53.63 4 × 100 metres relay Alice BrownSheila EcholsFlorence Griffith JoynerEvelyn AshfordDannette Young* 41.98 Silke MöllerKerstin BehrendtIngrid LangeMarlies Göhr 42.09 Lyudmila KondratyevaGalina MalchuginaMarina ZhirovaNatalya PomoshchnikovaMaia Azarashvili* 42.75 4 × 400 metres relay Tatyana LedovskayaOlga NazarovaMariya PiniginaOlha BryzhinaLyudmyla Dzhyhalova* 3:15.17(WR) Denean HowardDiane DixonValerie Brisco-HooksFlorence Griffith JoynerSherri Howard*Lillie Leatherwood* 3:15.51(AR) Dagmar NeubauerKirsten EmmelmannSabine BuschPetra MüllerGrit Breuer* 3:18.29 Marathon 2:25:40 2:25:53 2:26:21 High jump 2.03 m(OR) 2.01 m 1.99 m Long jump 7.40 m(OR) 7.22 m 7.11 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(OR) 70.32 m 67.30 m Heptathlon 7291(WR) 6897 6858
* = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Medal table
See also 1988 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.