Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.
Medal summary
Men
- † = Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping.
Women
- * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7= |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10= |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10= |  Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 | |
See also
References
- Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
- Australia Athletics
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