| 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 | |||
The Women's 400 metres Hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 35 competitors, with five qualifying heats (38 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Wednesday September 28, 1988.
Contents |
| Gold | Debbie Flintoff-King Australia (AUS) |
| Silver | Tatyana Ledovskaya Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Ellen Fiedler East Germany (GDR) |
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 52.94 | Marina Stepanova | Stuttgart (FGR) | September 17, 1986 |
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| Olympic Record | 54.61 | Nawal El Moutawakel | Los Angeles (USA) | August 8, 1984 |
The following Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25, 1988 | Quarterfinal | Ellen Fiedler (GDR) | 54.58 s | OR | |
| September 26, 1988 | Semifinal | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 54.00 s | OR | |
| September 28, 1988 | Final | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 53.17 s | OR |
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 53.17(OR) | |
| Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) | 53.18 | |
| Ellen Fiedler (GDR) | 53.63 | |
| 4. | Sabine Busch (GDR) | 53.69 |
| 5. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 54.03 |
| 6. | Gudrun Abt (FRG) | 54.04 |
| 7. | Tatyana Kourochkina (URS) | 54.39 |
| 8. | LaTanya Sheffield (USA) | 55.32 |
| RANK | FINAL | HEAT 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 54.00(OR) |
| 2. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) | 54.01 |
| 3. | LaTanya Sheffield (USA) | 54.36 |
| 4. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 54.48 |
| 5. | Anita Protti (SUI) | 54.56 |
| 6. | Susanne Losch (GDR) | 55.56 |
| 7. | Genowefa Błaszak (POL) | 56.76 |
| 8. | Gretha Tromp (NED) | 57.57 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ellen Fiedler (GDR) | 54.28 |
| 2. | Tatyana Kourochkina (URS) | 54.46 |
| 3. | Gudrun Abt (FRG) | 54.53 |
| 4. | Sabine Busch (GDR) | 54.71 |
| 5. | Cristina Pérez (ESP) | 55.23 |
| 6. | Elaine McLaughlin (GBR) | 55.91 |
| 7. | Schowonda Williams (USA) | 56.71 |
| 8. | Chantal Beaugeant (FRA) | 56.94 |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Susanne Losch (GDR) | 55.90 |
| 2. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) | 55.91 |
| 3. | Elaine McLaughlin (GBR) | 56.11 |
| 4. | Rose Tata-Muya (KEN) | 56.18 |
| 5. | Marie Womplou (CIV) | 57.35 |
| 6. | Christine Wynn (CAN) | 58.00 |
| 7. | Usha Pilavulakandi (IND) | 59.55 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sabine Busch (GDR) | 55.96 |
| 2. | Gretha Tromp (NED) | 56.11 |
| 3. | Genowefa Błaszak (POL) | 56.18 |
| 4. | Jennifer Laurendet (AUS) | 56.44 |
| 5. | Rosey Edeh (CAN) | 56.59 |
| 6. | Ruth Kyalisiima (UGA) | 59.62 |
| 7. | Nenita Adan (PHI) | 1:01.92 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ellen Fiedler (GDR) | 54.58(OR) |
| 2. | Anita Protti (SUI) | 54.81 |
| 3. | Tatyana Kourochkina (URS) | 55.04 |
| 4. | Latanya Sheffield (USA) | 55.61 |
| 5. | Maria Usifo (NGR) | 55.99 |
| 6. | Helga Halldorsdottir (ISL) | 58.99 |
| 7. | Kim Soon-Ja (KOR) | 59.78 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 54.99 |
| 2. | Cristina Pérez (ESP) | 55.29 |
| 3. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 55.44 |
| 4. | Irmgard Trojer (ITA) | 55.74 |
| 5. | Leslie Maxie (USA) | 57.60 |
| 6. | Barbara Johnson (IRL) | 58.61 |
| 7. | Fen-Hwa Chang (TPE) | 1:00.16 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gudrun Abt (FRG) | 55.72 |
| 2. | Schowonda Williams (USA) | 55.98 |
| 3. | Chantal Beaugeant (FRA) | 56.03 |
| 4. | Sally Hamilton-Fleming (AUS) | 56.08 |
| 5. | Liliana Chalá (ECU) | 57.15 |
| 6. | Semra Aksu (TUR) | 57.20 |
| 7. | Simone Laidlow (GBR) | 59.28 |
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