- Medalists
- Records
- Final
- Semi finals
- Qualifying heats
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 800 metres |games = 1988 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Olympic Stadium |dates = {{Date|1988-9-24}} (heats) {{Date|1988-9-25}} (semi-finals) {{Date|1988-9-26}} (final) |competitors = 29 |nations = 19 |win_value = 1:56.10 |longnames = yes |gold = Sigrun Wodars |goldNOC = GDR |silver = Christine Wachtel |silverNOC = GDR |bronze = Kim Gallagher |bronzeNOC = USA |prev = 1984 |next = 1992 }}{{AthleticsAt1988SummerOlympics}}The Women's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with four qualifying heats (29) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.[1] MedalistsSigrun Wodars|GDR|1988 Summer}} | Christine Wachtel|GDR|1988 Summer}} | Kim Gallagher|USA|1988 Summer}} |
RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics. World Record | 1:53.28 | TCH}} Jarmila Kratochvílová | Munich (FGR) | July 26, 1983 |
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Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | URS}} Nadezhda Olizarenko | Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
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FinalRANK | FINAL | TIME |
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| Sigrun Wodars|GDR|1988 Summer}} | 1:56.10 | | Christine Wachtel|GDR|1988 Summer}} | 1:56.64 | | Kim Gallagher|USA|1988 Summer}} | 1:56.91 | 4. | Slobodanka Čolović|YUG|1988 Summer}} | 1:57.50 | 5. | Delisa Walton-Floyd|USA|1988 Summer}} | 1:57.80 | 6. | Inna Yevseyeva|URS|1988 Summer}} | 1:59.37 | 7. | Maite Zúñiga|ESP|1988 Summer}} | 1:59.82 | 8. | Diane Edwards|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.77 |
Semi finalsRANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | Sigrun Wodars|GDR|1988 Summer}} | 1:57.21 | 2. | Kim Gallagher|USA|1988 Summer}} | 1:57.39 | 3. | Slobodanka Čolović|YUG|1988 Summer}} | 1:57.49 | 4. | Maite Zúñiga|ESP|1988 Summer}} | 1:58.85 | 5. | Kirsty Wade|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.86 | 6. | Soraya Telles|BRA|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.86 | 7. | Joetta Clark|USA|1988 Summer}} | 2:03.32 | 8. | Nadezhda Olizarenko|URS|1988 Summer}} | 2:05.27 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | Christine Wachtel|GDR|1988 Summer}} | 1:58.44 | 2. | Delisa Walton-Floyd|USA|1988 Summer}} | 1:58.82 | 3. | Inna Yevseyeva|URS|1988 Summer}} | 1:59.10 | 4. | Diane Edwards|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 1:59.66 | 5. | Gabi Lesch|FRG|1988 Summer}} | 1:59.85 | 6. | Shireen Bailey|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 1:59.94 | 7. | Dalya Matoussiavichene|URS|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.15 | 8. | Letitia Vriesde|SUR|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.34 |
Qualifying heatsRANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | Inna Yevseyeva|URS|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.59 | 2. | Slobodanka Čolović|YUG|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.80 | 3. | Shireen Bailey|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.36 | 4. | Sharon Powell|JAM|1988 Summer}} | 2:03.49 | 5. | Montserrat Pujol|ESP|1988 Summer}} | 2:03.73 | 6. | Choi Se-Beom|KOR|1988 Summer}} | 2:06.65 | 7. | Assumpta Achuo-Bei|CMR|1988 Summer}} | 2:07.10 | 8. | Christine Bakombo|ZAI|1988 Summer}} | 2:11.00 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | Christine Wachtel|GDR|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.62 | 2. | Joetta Clark|USA|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.83 | 3. | Gabi Lesch|FRG|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.95 | 4. | Mayte Zúñiga|ESP|1988 Summer}} | 2:00.98 | 5. | Mary Burzminski|CAN|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.85 | 6. | Shiny Abraham-Wilson|IND|1988 Summer}} | 2:03.26 | 7. | Maria Mutola|MOZ|1988 Summer}} | 2:04.36 | 8. | Sheila Seebaluck|MRI|1988 Summer}} | 2:08.93 |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | Sigrun Wodars|GDR|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.24 | 2. | Delisa Walton-Floyd|USA|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.37 | 3. | Soraya Telles|BRA|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.48 | 4. | Dalya Matusevičienė|URS|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.57 | 5. | Kirsty Wade|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 2:02.75 | 6. | Maureen Stewart|CRC|1988 Summer}} | 2:08.17 | 7. | Laverne Bryan|ANT|1988 Summer}} | 2:12.18 | — | Sun Sumei|CHN|1988 Summer}} | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | Kim Gallagher|USA|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.70 | 2. | Diane Edwards|GBR|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.79 | 3. | Nadezhda Olizarenko|URS|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.81 | 4. | Letitia Vriesde|SUR|1988 Summer}} | 2:01.83 | 5. | Hassiba Boulmerka|ALG|1988 Summer}} | 2:03.33 | 6. | Renée Belanger|CAN|1988 Summer}} | 2:04.74 | — | Rosa Colorada|ESP|1988 Summer}} | DNS |
See also- 1987 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Barcelona)
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/womens-800-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Games: Women's 800 metres |accessdate=21 October 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
External links- {{en icon}} Official Report
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