Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates23 September 1988 (heats)
24 September 1988 (quarter-finals)
25 September 1988 (semi-finals)
26 September 1988 (final)
Competitors46 from 33 nations
Winning time48.65 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Bryzgina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Petra Müller
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Olga Nazarova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1984
1992  

The women's 400 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 48 competitors. The final was run on Monday September 26, 1988, in the Seoul Olympic Stadium. [1]

Records

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

World Record47.60 Flag of East Germany.svg Marita Koch Canberra (AUS)October 6, 1985
Olympic Record48.83 Flag of the United States.svg Valerie Brisco-Hooks Los Angeles (USA)August 6, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

DateEventAthleteTimeORWR
September 26, 1988FinalFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bryzgina  (URS)48.65sOR

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Bryzgina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 48.65(OR)
Silver medal icon.svg Petra Müller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 49.45
Bronze medal icon.svg Olga Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 49.90
4 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.16
5 Diane Dixon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.72
6 Denean Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.12
7 Helga Arendt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 51.17
8 Maree Holland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.25

Semifinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Olga Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 49.11
2 Petra Müller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 49.50
3 Diane Dixon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.84
4 Denean Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.87
5 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 49.91
6 Ute Thimm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 50.28
7 Marita Payne Wiggins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50.29
8 Dagmar Neubauer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.92


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Olga Bryzgina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 49.33
2 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.90
3 Maree Holland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 50.24
4 Helga Arendt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 50.36
5 Kirsten Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.39
6 Cathy Rattray-Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.82
7 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.63
8 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 52.65

Quarter-finals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maree Holland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 50.90
2 Kirsten Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.02
3 Denean Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.02
4 Ute Thimm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 51.18
5 Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 51.32
6 Airat Bakare Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.86
7 Loreen Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.42
Nathalie Simon Flag of France.svg  France DNS


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Olga Bryzgina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.90
2 Diane Dixon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.98
3 Helga Arendt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.08
4 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.33
5 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.90
6 Évelyne Élien Flag of France.svg  France 53.36
7 Sun Sumei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53.58
8 Yolande Straughn Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 54.22


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Petra Müller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.45
2 Marita Payne Wiggins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.73
3 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 51.76
4 Cathy Rattray-Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.81
5 Linda Keough Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51.91
6 Yvonne van Dorp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53.50
7 Liliana Chalá Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 53.83
8 Mercy Kuttan-Mathews Flag of India.svg  India 53.93


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Olga Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 50.26
2 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.24
3 Dagmar Neubauer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.48
4 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.64
5 Céléstine N'Drin Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 52.04
6 Aïssatou Tandian Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 52.33
7 Fabienne Ficher Flag of France.svg  France 52.95
8 Blanca Lacambra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53.76

Qualifying heats

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Olga Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 52.18
2 Blanca Lacambra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53.04
3 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.58
4 Liliana Chalá Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 53.74
5 Pat Beckford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 54.39
6 Yang Gyeong-hui Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 58.18
7 Juliana Obiong Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1:07.58


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Dagmar Neubauer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 52.51
2 Marita Payne Wiggins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.70
3 Airat Bakare Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.83
4 Fabienne Ficher Flag of France.svg  France 53.42
5 Farida Kyakutewa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 56.00
6 Christine Bakombo Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 57.85


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 51.74
2 Petra Müller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.93
3 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.19
4 Loreen Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.13
5 Sun Sumei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53.46
6 Yolande Straughn Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 53.62


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Diane Dixon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.45
2 Ute Thimm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.79
3 Yvonne van Dorp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 52.84
4 Évelyne Élien Flag of France.svg  France 52.90
5 Marilyn Dewarder Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 54.76
6 May Sardouk Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1:00.01


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.96
2 Maree Holland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.29
3 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 53.27
4 Kirsten Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 54.02
5 Assumpta Achuo-Bei Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 55.22
6 Josephine Mary Singarayar Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 56.06
7 Lasnet Nkouka Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 57.19


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Olga Bryzgina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.94
2 Linda Keough Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.26
3 Cathy Rattray-Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.39
4 Céléstine N'Drin Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 52.48
5 Mercy Kuttan-Mathews Flag of India.svg  India 53.41
6 Ruth Morris Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 55.60
7 Barbara Selkridge Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 55.96


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Denean Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.26
2 Helga Arendt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.69
3 Aïssatou Tandian Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 52.95
4 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.06
5 Nathalie Simon Flag of France.svg  France 53.30
6 Chang Feng-hua Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 56.10
7 Agnes Griffith Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 57.09

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.