| 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 1500 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 28 competitors, with two qualifying heats (28) before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
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| Gold | Paula Ivan Romania (ROU) |
| Silver | Laimutė Baikauskaitė Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Tetyana Samolenko Soviet Union (URS) |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:52.47 | Tatyana Kazankina | Zürich (SUI) | August 13, 1980 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:56.56 | Tatyana Kazankina | Moscow (URS) | August 1, 1980 |
The following Olympic record (in minutes) was set during this competition.
| Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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| September 26, 1988 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | 3:53.96 | OR |
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Ivan (ROU) | 3:53.96 | |
| Laimutė Baikauskaitė (URS) | 4:00.24 | |
| Tetyana Samolenko (URS) | 4:00.30 | |
| 4. | Christina Cahill (GBR) | 4:00.64 |
| 5. | Lynn Williams (CAN) | 4:00.86 |
| 6. | Andrea Hahmann (GDR) | 4:00.96 |
| 7. | Shireen Bailey (GBR) | 4:02.32 |
| 8. | Mary Slaney (USA) | 4:02.49 |
| 9. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 4:02.89 |
| 10. | Fatima Aouam (MAR) | 4:08.00 |
| 11. | Kim Gallagher (USA) | 4:16.25 |
| 12. | Debbie Bowker (CAN) | 4:17.95 |
| RANK | NON-QUALIFIERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | Elly van Hulst (NED) | 4:07.40 |
| 14. | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | 4:08.33 |
| 15. | Kirsty Wade (GBR) | 4:08.37 |
| 16. | Lyoubov Gurina (URS) | 4:08.59 |
| 17. | Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 4:08.64 |
| 18. | Vera Michallek (FRG) | 4:10.05 |
| 19. | Susan Sirma (KEN) | 4:10.13 |
| 20. | Cornelia Bürki (SUI) | 4:10.89 |
| 21. | Regina Jacobs (USA) | 4:18.09 |
| 22. | Letitia Vriesde (SUR) | 4:19.58 |
| 23. | ?? Khinkhinhtwe (BIR) | 4:20.92 |
| 24. | Noh Hea-Soon (KOR) | 4:26.05 |
| 25. | Daphrose Nyiramutuzo (RWA) | 4:32.31 |
| 26. | Laverne Bryan (ANT) | 4:39.73 |
| 27. | Joanne Smitton (PNG) | 4:46.49 |
| 28. | Rachel Thompson (SLE) | 5:31.42 |
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