| 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 event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 48 competitors. The final was run on Monday September 26, 1988 in the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
Contents |
| Gold | Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Petra Müller East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Olga Nazarova Soviet Union (URS) |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 47.60 | Marita Koch | Canberra (AUS) | October 6, 1985 |
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| Olympic Record | 48.83 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | Los Angeles (USA) | August 6, 1984 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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| September 26, 1988 | Final | Olga Bryzgina (URS) | 48.65s | OR |
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Olga Bryzgina (URS) | 48.65(OR) | |
| Petra Müller (GDR) | 49.45 | |
| Olga Nazarova (URS) | 49.90 | |
| 4. | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | 50.16 |
| 5. | Diane Dixon (USA) | 50.72 |
| 6. | Denean Howard (USA) | 51.12 |
| 7. | Helga Arendt (FRG) | 51.17 |
| 8. | Maree Holland (AUS) | 51.25 |
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