Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
- † = Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping.
[edit] Women's events
- * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) |
6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7= |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= |  Romania (ROU) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10= |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10= |  Morocco (MAR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Senegal (SEN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Djibouti (DJI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
- Australia Athletics
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