Wheelchair racing at the 1988 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 30 September 1988. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mustapha Badid 3:33.51 Paul van Winkel 3:33.61 Craig Blanchette 3:34.37 4 Farid Amarouche 3:50.40 5 Gregor Golombek 3:51.14 — André Viger — — Robert Figl — — Yoo Hee-sang —
Women's 800 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Sharon Hedrick 2:11.49 Connie Hansen 2:18.29 Candace Cable-Brooks 2:18.68 4 Ingrid Lauridsen 2:28.24 5 Jeannette Jansen 2:28.56 6 Ann Cody-Morris 2:28.78 7 Monica Wetterström 2:30.28 8 Kang Hyung-soon 3:16.28
See also Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
References
Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.