Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Appearance
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 | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with five qualifying heats (38 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.
Medalists
Gold | Andre Phillips![]() |
Silver | Amadou Dia Ba![]() |
Bronze | Edwin Moses![]() |
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 47.02 | ![]() |
Koblenz (FRG) | August 31, 1983 |
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Olympic Record | 47.64 | ![]() |
Montreal (CAN) | July 25, 1976 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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September 25, 1988 | Final | ![]() |
47.19s | OR |
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME | LANE |
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47.19 (OR) | 6 |
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47.23 (NR) | 5 |
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47.56 | 3 |
4. | ![]() |
47.94 | 2 |
5. | ![]() |
48.04 | 4 |
6. | ![]() |
48.69 | 7 |
7. | ![]() |
48.76 | 1 |
8. | ![]() |
48.78 | 8 |
Semi finals
- Held on Saturday September 24, 1988
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME | LANE |
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1. | ![]() |
47.89 | 3 |
2. | ![]() |
48.56 | 5 |
3. | ![]() |
48.93 | 1 |
4. | ![]() |
49.22 | 6 |
5. | ![]() |
49.50 | 4 |
6. | ![]() |
49.57 | 8 |
7. | ![]() |
51.04 | 2 |
8. | ![]() |
51.33 | 7 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME | LANE |
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1. | ![]() |
48.19 | 5 |
2. | ![]() |
48.37 | 6 |
3. | ![]() |
48.48 | 4 |
4. | ![]() |
48.86 | 2 |
5. | ![]() |
48.90 | 3 |
6. | ![]() |
49.74 | 1 |
7. | ![]() |
49.75 | 7 |
– | ![]() |
DSQ | 8 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Friday September 23, 1988
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
49.41 |
2. | ![]() |
50.10 |
3. | ![]() |
50.30 |
4. | ![]() |
50.52 |
5. | ![]() |
50.81 |
6. | ![]() |
51.87 |
7. | ![]() |
56.80 |
— | ![]() |
DNS |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
49.77 |
2. | ![]() |
49.88 |
3. | ![]() |
50.42 |
4. | ![]() |
50.44 |
5. | ![]() |
50.49 |
6. | ![]() |
51.06 |
7. | ![]() |
51.26 |
8. | ![]() |
55.38 |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
49.38 |
2. | ![]() |
50.10 |
3. | ![]() |
50.12 |
4. | ![]() |
50.53 |
5. | ![]() |
51.32 |
6. | ![]() |
52.76 |
7. | ![]() |
53.44 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
49.35 |
2. | ![]() |
49.62 |
3. | ![]() |
49.80 |
4. | ![]() |
49.89 |
5. | ![]() |
50.54 |
6. | ![]() |
50.58 |
7. | ![]() |
51.73 |
8. | ![]() |
53.66 |
RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
49.34 |
2. | ![]() |
49.40 |
3. | ![]() |
49.64 |
4. | ![]() |
49.66 |
5. | ![]() |
50.67 |
6. | ![]() |
51.34 |
7. | ![]() |
53.51 |
See also
- 1987 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Barcelona)