Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date24 September 1988 (heats, quarter-finals)
25 September 1988 (semi-finals, final)
Competitors64 from 41 nations
Winning time10.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Florence Griffith-Joyner
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Evelyn Ashford
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Heike Drechsler
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1984
1992  
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The Women's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 64 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (64), four second-round races (32) and two semifinals (16), before the final (8) took off on Sunday September 25, 1988. [1]

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record10.49 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith-Joyner Indianapolis (USA)July 16, 1988
Olympic Record10.97 Flag of the United States.svg Evelyn Ashford Los Angeles (USA)August 5, 1984

The following Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
September 24, 1988Flag of the United States.svg  Florence Griffith-Joyner  (USA)10.88OR
September 24, 1988Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)10.88=OR
September 24, 1988Flag of the United States.svg  Florence Griffith-Joyner  (USA)10.62OR

Results

Heats

Heat 1

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Anelia Nuneva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 11.09Q
2 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.18Q
3 Paula Dunn Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.39Q
4 Tian Yumei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.56q
5 Voula Patoulidou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11.85
6Melvina VulahFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 12.16
7 Félicite Bada Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg  Benin 12.27
8 Farida Kyakutewa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 12.32

Heat 2

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pauline Davis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.20Q
2 Nelli Cooman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.22Q
3 Marlies Göhr Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.22Q
4 Jolanta Janota Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.71
5 Sandy Myers Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11.86
6Méryem OumezdiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 11.90
7 Yvette Bonapart Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 12.27
8Aminata DiarraFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 12.27

Heat 3

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.12Q
2 Lyudmila Kondratyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.19Q
3 Laurence Bily Flag of France.svg  France 11.34Q
4 Amparo Caicedo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11.59q
5 Marisa Masullo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.71
6 Ewa Pisiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.84
7 Ng Ka Yee Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 12.18
8 Jabou Jawo Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 12.27

Heat 4

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.14Q
2 Silke Möller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.27Q
3 Els Vader Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.38Q
4 Sabine Richter Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.49q
5 Françoise Leroux Flag of France.svg  France 11.58q
6 Lydia de Vega Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 11.67
7 Guilhermina da Cruz Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 12.47
8 Erin Tierney Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 12.52

Heat 5

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.10Q
2 Marina Zhirova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.22Q
3 Joanna Smolarek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.43Q
4 Andrea Thomas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.46q
5 Julie Rocheleau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.60q
6 Gaily Dube Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12.07
7 Claudia Acerenza Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 12.11
8Judith Diankoléla-MissenguéFlag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 12.14

Heat 6

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Natalia Pomoshchnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.11Q
2 Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.15Q
3 Simmone Jacobs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.56Q
4 Angela Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.62q
5 Liu Shaomei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.66
6 Lee Young-sook Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 11.74
7 Joyce Odhiambo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11.90
8 Mariama Ouiminga Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 12.62

Heat 7

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Florence Griffith-Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.88Q, OR
2 Kerry Johnson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.44Q
3 Angela Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.61Q
4 Patricia Girard Flag of France.svg  France 11.65
5 Zhang Caihua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.84
6 Gisèle Ongollo Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 11.85
7 Chen Ya-li Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 12.16
8 Evelyn Farrell Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 12.48

Heat 8

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.03Q
2 Ulrike Sarvari Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.26Q
3 Angella Issajenko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.42Q
4 Dinah Yankey Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.64q
5 Rossella Tarolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.86
6 Helen Miles Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.88
7 Olivette Daruhi Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 13.00
8Mala SakonhninhomFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 15.12

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.96Q
2 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.03Q
3 Ulrike Sarvari Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.16Q
4 Pauline Davis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.21Q
5 Angela Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.29
6 Els Vader Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.51
7 Tian Yumei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.55
8 Françoise Leroux Flag of France.svg  France 11.75

Quarterfinal 2

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.88Q, =OR
2 Natalia Pomoishchnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.98Q
3 Marlies Göhr Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.99Q
4 Nelli Cooman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.08Q
5 Angella Issajenko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.27
6 Joanna Smolarek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.35
7 Angela Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.45
8 Amparo Caicedo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11.65

Quarterfinal 3

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Florence Griffith-Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.62Q, OR
2 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.03Q
3 Lyudmila Kondratyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.05Q
4 Silke Möller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.10Q
5 Simmone Jacobs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.31
6 Laurence Bily Flag of France.svg  France 11.35
7 Andrea Thomas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.37
8 Dinah Yankey Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.63

Quarterfinal 4

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Anelia Nuneva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 10.96Q
2 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.99Q
3 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.13Q
4 Marina Zhirova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.14Q
5 Paula Dunn Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.37
6 Kerry Johnson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.42
7 Sabine Richter Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.59
8 Julie Rocheleau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.75

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.99Q
2 Anelia Nuneva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 11.00Q
3 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.02Q
4 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.10Q
5 Silke Möller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.12
6 Marlies Göhr Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.13
7 Lyudmila Kondratyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.21
8 Marina Zhirova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.24

Semifinal 2

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Florence Griffith-Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.70Q
2 Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.91Q
3 Natalia Pomoshchnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.03Q
4 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.06Q
5 Ulrike Sarvari Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.12
6 Pauline Davis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.12
7 Nelli Cooman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.13
Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS

Final

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RankLaneAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg3 Florence Griffith-Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.54
Silver medal icon.svg6 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.83
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.85
48 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.97
51 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.97
62 Natalia Pomoshchnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.00
77 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.26
84 Anelia Nuneva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 11.49

[2]

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Florence Griffith Joyner 1988 100m Finals". YouTube .