Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates24 September 1988 (heats)
25 September 1988 (semi-finals)
26 September 1988 (final)
Competitors29 from 19 nations
Winning time1:56.10
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Sigrun Wodars
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Christine Wachtel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Kim Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1984
1992  

The Women's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list 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]

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Medalists

Gold Sigrun Wodars
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Silver Christine Wachtel
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Bronze Kim Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg United States

Records

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

World Record1:53.28 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová Munich (FGR)July 26, 1983
Olympic Record1:53.43 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nadiya Olizarenko Moscow (URS)July 27, 1980

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Sigrun Wodars Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:56.10
Silver medal icon.svg Christine Wachtel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:56.64
Bronze medal icon.svg Kim Gallagher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:56.91
4 Slobodanka Čolović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:57.50
5 Delisa Walton-Floyd Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.80
6 Inna Yevseyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:59.37
7 Maite Zúñiga Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:59.82
8 Diane Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:00.77

Semi finals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sigrun Wodars Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:57.21
2 Kim Gallagher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.39
3 Slobodanka Čolović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:57.49
4 Maite Zúñiga Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:58.85
5 Kirsty Wade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:00.86
6 Soraya Telles Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:01.86
7 Joetta Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:03.32
8 Nadiya Olizarenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:05.27


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Christine Wachtel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:58.44
2 Delisa Walton-Floyd Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:58.82
3 Inna Yevseyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:59.10
4 Diane Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:59.66
5 Gabi Lesch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:59.85
6 Shireen Bailey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:59.94
7 Dalya Matoussiavichene Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:00.15
8 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2:02.34

Qualifying heats

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Inna Yevseyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:01.59
2 Slobodanka Čolović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2:01.80
3 Shireen Bailey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.36
4 Sharon Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:03.49
5 Montserrat Pujol Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:03.73
6 Choi Se-Beom Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:06.65
7 Assumpta Achuo-Bei Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2:07.10
8 Christine Bakombo Flag of Zaire.svg  Zaire 2:11.00


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Christine Wachtel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:00.62
2 Joetta Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:00.83
3 Gabi Lesch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:00.95
4 Mayte Zúñiga Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:00.98
5 Mary Burzminski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:02.85
6 Shiny Abraham-Wilson Flag of India.svg  India 2:03.26
7 Maria Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2:04.36
8 Sheila Seebaluck Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2:08.93


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sigrun Wodars Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:02.24
2 Delisa Walton-Floyd Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:02.37
3 Soraya Telles Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:02.48
4 Dalya Matusevičienė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:02.57
5 Kirsty Wade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.75
6 Maureen Stewart Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:08.17
7 Laverne Bryan Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2:12.18
Sun SumeiFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DNS


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kim Gallagher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:01.70
2 Diane Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:01.79
3 Nadiya Olizarenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:01.81
4 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2:01.83
5 Hassiba Boulmerka Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2:03.33
6 Renée Belanger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:04.74
Rosa ColoradaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain DNS

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.