| 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 Discus Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988.
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| Gold | Martina Hellmann East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Diana Gansky East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria (BUL) |
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 76.80 | Gabriele Reinsch | Neubrandenburg (GDR) | July 9, 1988 |
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| Olympic Record | 69.96 | Evelin Jahl | Moscow (URS) | August 1, 1980 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Distance | OR | WR |
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| September 29, 1988 | Final | Martina Hellmann (GDR) | 72.30m | OR |
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) | 66.52 m |
| 2. | Diana Gansky (GDR) | 65.40 m |
| 3. | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 64.68 m |
| 4. | Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS) | 64.32 m |
| 5. | Yu Hourun (CHN) | 62.86 m |
| 6. | Galina Murasova (URS) | 62.54 m |
| 7. | Ramona Pagel (USA) | 57.50 m |
| 8. | Connie Price (USA) | 57.04 m |
| 9. | Jacqueline McKernan (GBR) | 50.92 m |
| 10. | Kim Chun-Hee (KOR) | 45.88 m |
| — | Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck (CMR) | NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martina Hellmann (GDR) | 67.12 m |
| 2. | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 66.88 m |
| 3. | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | 65.92 m |
| 4. | Ellina Zvereva (URS) | 63.26 m |
| 5. | Carol Cady (USA) | 62.72 m |
| 6. | Hou Xuemei (CHN) | 62.64 m |
| 7. | Renata Katewicz (POL) | 60.34 m |
| 8. | Xing Ailan (CHN) | 59.26 m |
| 9. | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 53.82 m |
| 10. | Grace Apiafi (NGR) | 49.84 m |
| 11. | Siulolo Vao Ikavuka (TGA) | 44.94 m |
| RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Hellmann (GDR) | 72.30 m | 71.84 | 64.80 | 68.70 | 72.30 | 69.66 | 67.50 | |
| Diana Gansky (GDR) | 71.88 m | 65.58 | 66.14 | X | 65.82 | 71.88 | 68.08 | |
| Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | 69.74 m | 66.48 | 66.44 | 64.06 | 66.84 | 69.74 | 69.00 | |
| 4. | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 69.14 m | 63.62 | 65.74 | 65.56 | 67.24 | X | 69.14 |
| 5. | Ellina Zvereva (URS) | 68.94 m | X | 65.74 | 66.86 | X | X | 68.94 |
| 6. | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) | 67.84 m | 67.40 | X | 65.70 | 66.30 | 67.84 | 66.50 |
| 7. | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 67.26 m | 67.26 | 66.50 | 63.30 | 65.88 | 66.40 | X |
| 8. | Hou Xuemei (CHN) | 65.94 m | 63.44 | 63.88 | 65.18 | 65.94 | 65.50 | 65.06 |
| 9. | Yu Hourun (CHN) | 64.08 m | 62.94 | X | 64.08 | |||
| 10. | Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS) | 64.08 m | 64.08 | X | 45.88 | |||
| 11. | Carol Cady (USA) | 63.42 m | 60.82 | 61.06 | 63.42 | |||
| 12. | Galina Murasova (URS) | NM | X | X | X |
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