| 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 | |||
These are the official results of the men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 29 nations competing.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Soviet Union (URS) Viktor Bryzhin Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Muravyov Vitaliy Savin |
Great Britain (GBR) Elliot Bunney Linford Christie Mike McFarlane John Regis |
France (FRA) Bruno Marie-Rose Max Morinière Gilles Quénéhervé Daniel Sangouma |
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 37.83 | Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
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| Olympic Record | 37.83 | Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| Soviet Union (URS) | • Viktor Bryzhin • Vladimir Krylov • Vladimir Muravyov • Vitaliy Savin |
38.19 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | • Elliot Bunney • John Regis • Mike McFarlane • Linford Christie |
38.28 | |
| France (FRA) | • Bruno Marie-Rose • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Max Morinière |
38.40 | |
| 4. | Jamaica (JAM) | • Christopher Faulknor • Gregory Meghoo • Clive Wright • John Mair |
38.47 |
| 5. | Italy (ITA) | • Ezio Madonia • Sandro Floris • Pierfrancesco Pavoni • Stefano Tilli |
38.54 |
| 6. | West Germany (FRG) | • Fritz Heer • Christian Haas • Peter Klein • Dirk Schweisfurth |
38.55 |
| 7. | Canada (CAN) | • Desai Williams • Atlee Mahorn • Cyprian Enweani • Brian Morisson |
38.93 |
| 8. | Hungary (HUN) | • György Bakos • Laszlo Karaffa • István Tatar • Attila Kovacs |
39.19 |
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