1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final

1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city West Berlin, West Germany
Events 17
Dates 13 September
Main venue Olympiastadion
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The 1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fourth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 13 September at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin, West Germany. Saïd Aouita (5000 metres) and Paula Ivan (1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament, with this being Aouita's second win at the completion following his 1986 victory.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +3.0 m/s)
 Calvin Smith (USA) 10.12w  Chidi Imoh (NGR) 10.16w  Brian Cooper (USA) 10.16w
800 metres  Tom McKean (GBR) 1:47.60  Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:47.87  Dieudonné Kwizera (BDI) 1:48.25
One mile  Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3:56.21  Jim Spivey (USA) 3:56.55  José Luis González (ESP) 3:56.67
5000 metres  José Regalo (POR) 13:22.20  Eamonn Martin (GBR) 13:22.88  Domingos Castro (POR) 13:24.03
3000 metres steeplechase  Julius Kariuki (KEN) 8:24.52  Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:25.27  Peter Koech (KEN) 8:27.09
400 m hurdles  Danny Harris (USA) 49.29  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) 49.50  Dave Patrick (USA) 49.54
High jump  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 2.33 m  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.30 m  Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) 2.27 m
Triple jump  Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) 17.59 m  Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.39 m  Robert Cannon (USA) 16.87 m
Shot put  Helmut Krieger (POL) 20.79 m  Ron Backes (USA) 19.96 m  Georg Andersen (NOR) 19.70 m
Hammer throw  Igor Astapkovich (URS) 81.26 m  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) 79.72 m  Christoph Sahner (FRG) 77.96 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
200 metres  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.70  Mary Onyali (NGR) 22.80  Pauline Davis (BAH) 23.12
400 metres  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 50.27  Jillian Richardson (CAN) 50.52  Grace Jackson (JAM) 51.11
1500 metres  Paula Ivan (ROM) 4:00.24  Mitica Constantin (ROM) 4:04.97  Elly van Hulst (NED) 4:06.52
5000 metres  Liz McColgan (GBR) 15:03.29  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 15:10.89  Jill Hunter (GBR) 15:17.77
100 m hurdles  Claudia Zaczkiewicz (FRG) 12.93  Ulrike Denk (FRG) 12.96  Marjan Olyslager (NED) 13.05
Discus throw  Hilda Ramos (CUB) 66.58 m  Dagmar Galler (FRG) 61.72 m  Maritza Martén (CUB) 60.88 m
Javelin throw  Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) 62.52 m  Beate Peters (FRG) 62.14 m  Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) 61.70 m

Points leaders

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Saïd Aouita (MAR) 63  Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) 61  Danny Harris (USA) 58
100 metres  Chidi Imoh (NGR) 55  Brian Cooper (USA) 46  Calvin Smith (USA) 43
800 metres  Tom McKean (GBR) 48  Saïd Aouita (MAR) 45  Moussa Fall (SEN) 45
One mile  Saïd Aouita (MAR) 54  Jim Spivey (USA) 39  Sydney Maree (USA) 36
5000 metres  Eamonn Martin (GBR) 39  Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) 37  José Regalo (POR) 36
3000 metres steeplechase  Julius Kariuki (KEN) 48  Peter Koech (KEN) 46  Patrick Sang (KEN) 43
400 m hurdles  Danny Harris (USA) 58  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) 51  Nat Page (USA) 37
High jump  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 57  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 44  Sorin Matei (ROM) 36.5
Triple jump  Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) 61  Oleg Protsenko (URS) 55  Juan Miguel López (CUB) 46
Shot put  Remigius Machura (TCH) 51  Ron Backes (USA) 50  Georg Andersen (NOR) 46
Hammer throw  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) 48  Igor Astapkovich (URS) 31  Igor Nikulin (URS) 29

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Paula Ivan (ROM) 63  Grace Jackson (JAM) 63  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 57
200 metres  Grace Jackson (JAM) 63  Dannette Young (USA) 49  Mary Onyali (NGR) 48
400 metres  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 57  Grace Jackson (JAM) 48  Jillian Richardson (CAN) 44
1500 metres  Paula Ivan (ROM) 63  Mitica Constantin (ROM) 47  Elly van Hulst (NED) 41
5000 metres  Liz McColgan (GBR) 51  Annette Sergent (FRA) 32  Iulia Besliu (ROM) 28
100 m hurdles  Claudia Zaczkiewicz (FRG) 50  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) 45  Laurence Elloy (FRA) 42.5
Discus throw  Hilda Ramos (CUB) 42  Maritza Martén (CUB) 38  Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 23
Javelin throw  Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) 46  Petra Felke (GDR) 45  Ivonne Leal (CUB) 41

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