1988_in_athletics_(track_and_field)
1988 in the sport of athletics
Overview of the events of 1988 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1988 in athletics.
Quick Facts Major world events ...
| 1988 in athletics | |
|---|---|
| Major world events | Olympic Games |
← 1987 1989 → | |
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Men
More information EVENT, ATHLETE ...
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Carl Lewis (USA) |
9.92 | 24 September | Seoul, South Korea |
| 400 metres | Butch Reynolds (USA) |
43.29 | 17 August | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States (USA) • Danny Everett • Steve Lewis • Kevin Robinzine • Butch Reynolds |
2:56.16 | 1 October | Seoul, South Korea |
| High Jump |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.43m | 8 September | Salamanca, Spain |
| Pole vault |  Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.05m | 9 June | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.06m | 10 July | Nice, France | |
| Shot put |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
23.06m | 22 May | Chania, Greece |
| Marathon |  Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) |
2:06:50 | 17 April | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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- Carl Lewis finished behind Ben Johnson (9.79) who was disqualified for a failed drugs test
- 4 × 400 team equalled the record by the United States on October 20, 1968, by Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James and Lee Evans.
Women
More information EVENT, ATHLETE ...
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) |
10.49 | 16 July | Indianapolis, United States |
| 200 metres | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) |
21.56 | 29 September | Seoul, South Korea |
| Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) |
21.34 | 29 September | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 25,000 metres |  Karolina Szabó (HUN) |
1:29:29.2 | 22 April | Budapest, Hungary |
| 30,000 metres | Karolina Szabó (HUN) |
1:47:05.6 | 22 April | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100 metres hurdles |  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.21 | 20 August | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| 4 × 400 m Relay | Soviet Union (URS) • Tatyana Ledovskaya • Olga Nazarova • Mariya Pinigina • Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | 1 October | Seoul, South Korea |
| Long jump | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.52 m | 11 June | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Discus throw | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) |
76.80 m | 9 July | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
| Javelin throw | Petra Felke (GDR) |
80.00 m | 9 September | Potsdam, East Germany |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7215 | 16 July | Indianapolis, United States |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7291 | 24 September | Seoul, South Korea |
Close
- Many observers believe Griffith-Joyner's time of 10.49 should not have been accepted as a record due to excessive following wind
- Christyakova equalled the previous record of 7.45m with a prior jump
100 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 100 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
9.92 |
| 2. |  Linford Christie (GBR) |
9.97 |
| — | Calvin Smith (USA) |
9.97 |
| 4. | Joe DeLoach (USA) |
10.03 |
| — | Dennis Mitchell (USA) |
10.03 |
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200 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 200 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joe DeLoach (USA) |
19.75 |
| 2. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
19.79 |
| 3. | Lorenzo Daniel (USA) |
19.87 |
| 4. |  Robson da Silva (BRA) |
20.04 |
| 5. | Roy Martin (USA) |
20.05 |
| — | Albert Robinson (USA) |
20.05 |
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400 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 400 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Butch Reynolds (USA) |
43.29 |
| 2. | Steve Lewis (USA) |
43.87 |
| 3. | Danny Everett (USA) |
43.98 |
| 4. | Roberto Hernández (CUB) |
44.22 |
| 5. |  Darren Clark (AUS) |
44.38 |
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800 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 800 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:42.65 |
| 2. | José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) |
1:43.20 |
| 3. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
1:43.42 |
| 4. |  Paul Ereng (KEN) |
1:43.45 |
| 5. |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
1:43.86 |
Close
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 1,500 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:30.95 |
| 2. | Jim Spivey (USA) |
3:31.01 |
| 3. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:32.69 |
| 4. | Peter Elliott (GBR) |
3:32.94 |
| 5. | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) |
3:33.33 |
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Mile
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:48.85 |
| 2. | Peter Elliott (GBR) |
3:49.20 |
| 3. | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) |
3:49.22 |
| 4. |  Abdi Bile (SOM) |
3:49.40 |
| 5. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:50.09 |
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3,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
7:38.79 |
| 2. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) |
7:43.22 |
| 3. |  Pierre Délèze (SUI) |
7:43.46 |
| 4. |  Paul Arpin (FRA) |
7:43.58 |
| 5. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
7:43.65 |
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5,000 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 5,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Ngugi (KEN) |
13:11.70 |
| 2. |  Dieter Baumann (FRG) |
13:15.52 |
| 3. |  José Regalo (POR) |
13:15.62 |
| 4. | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) |
13:15.73 |
| 5. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
13:15.85 |
Close
10,000 metres
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 10,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) |
27:21.46 |
| 2. | Eamonn Martin (GBR) |
27:23.06 |
| 3. |  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) |
27:23.55 |
| 4. |  Arturo Barrios (MEX) |
27:25.07 |
| 5. | Kipkemboi Kimeli (KEN) |
27:25.16 |
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Half marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  John Treacy (IRL) |
1:01:00 |
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Marathon
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) |
2:06:50 |
| 2. |  Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) |
2:07:07 |
| 3. | Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) |
2:07:35 |
| 4. |  Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) |
2:07:40 |
| 5. |  Stephen Jones (WAL) |
2:08:20 |
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Race Walking
Main article: 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking
110m hurdles
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 110m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roger Kingdom (USA) |
12.97 |
| 2. | Colin Jackson (GBR) |
13.11 |
| 3. |  Mark McKoy (CAN) |
13.17 |
| — | Tonie Campbell (USA) |
13.17 |
| 5. | Aleksandr Markin (URS) |
13.20 |
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400m hurdles
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 400m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
47.19 |
| 2. |  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
47.23 |
| 3. | Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.37 |
| 4. | Kevin Young (USA) |
47.72 |
| 5. | Danny Harris (USA) |
47.74 |
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3,000m steeplechase
- Main race this year: Men's Olympic 3,000m steeplechase
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Julius Kariuki (KEN) |
8:05.51 |
| 2. | Peter Koech (KEN) |
8:06.79 |
| 3. | Mark Rowland (GBR) |
8:07.96 |
| 4. | Patrick Sang (KEN) |
8:12.00 |
| 5. | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) |
8:12.17 |
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High jump
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic High Jump
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.43 |
| 2. | Sergey Malchenko (URS) |
2.38 |
| — | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) |
2.38 |
| 4. | Tom McCants (USA) |
2.37 |
| — | Jerome Carter (USA) |
2.37 |
| — |  Sorin Matei (ROU) |
2.37 |
| — |  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.37 |
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Long jump
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Long Jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.76 |
| 2. | Larry Myricks (USA) |
8.74 |
| 3. | Mike Powell (USA) |
8.49 |
| 4. | Leonid Voloshin (URS) |
8.46 |
| 5. | Eric Metcalf (USA) |
8.44 |
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Triple jump
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Triple Jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Khristo Markov (BUL) |
17.77 |
| 2. | Igor Lapshin (URS) |
17.69 |
| 3. | Oleg Protsenko (URS) |
17.68 |
| 4. | Mike Conley (USA) |
17.59 |
| 5. | Māris Bružiks (URS) |
17.56 |
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Discus
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Discus Throw
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
70.46 |
| 2. | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
70.30 |
| 3. | Romas Ubartas (URS) |
70.06 |
| 4. | Mike Buncic (USA) |
68.92 |
| 5. | Vladimir Zinchenko (URS) |
68.88 |
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Shot put
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Shot Put
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
23.06 |
| 2. | Werner Günthör (SUI) |
22.75 |
| 3. | Randy Barnes (USA) |
22.42 |
| 4. | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.10 |
| 5. | Sergey Smirnov (URS) |
21.88 |
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Hammer
Main article: 1988 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
85.14 |
| 2. | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
84.80 |
| 3. | Jüri Tamm (URS) |
84.16 |
| 4. | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
83.78 |
| 5. | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
83.44 |
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Javelin (new design)
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Javelin Throw
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jan Železný (TCH) |
86.88 |
| 2. |  Tapio Korjus (FIN) |
86.50 |
| 3. | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
85.96 |
| 4. |  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
84.66 |
| 5. | Silvio Warsönke (GDR) |
84.14 |
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Pole vault
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Pole Vault
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.06 |
| 2. | Radion Gataullin (URS) |
5.95 |
| 3. |  Miroslaw Chmara (POL) |
5.90 |
| 4. | Kory Tarpenning (USA) |
5.89 |
| 5. | Earl Bell (USA) |
5.87 |
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Decathlon
- Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Decathlon
More information RANK, POINTS ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christian Plaziat (FRA) |
8512 |
| 2. |  Valter Külvet (EST) |
8506 |
| 3. | Christian Schenk (GDR) |
8488 |
| 4. |  Robert de Wit (NED) |
8447 |
| 5. |  Alexander Apaychev (UKR) |
8424 |
Close
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 100 metres
100 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) |
10.49 |
| 2. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
10.81 |
| 3. | Sheila Echols (USA) |
10.83 |
| 4. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
10.85 |
| 5. | Diane Williams (USA) |
10.86 |
Close
200 metres
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 200 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) |
21.34 |
| 2. |  Grace Jackson (JAM) |
21.72 |
| 3. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
21.84 |
| 4. | Pam Marshall (USA) |
21.93 |
| 5. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
21.99 |
Close
400 metres
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 400 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olga Bryzgina (URS) |
48.65 |
| 2. | Olga Nazarova (URS) |
49.11 |
| 3. | Petra Müller (GDR) |
49.30 |
| 4. | Aelita Yurchenko (URS) |
49.47 |
| 5. | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
49.57 |
Close
800 metres
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 800 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Inna Yevseyeva (URS) |
1:56.0 |
| — | Nadiya Olizarenko (URS) |
1:56.0 |
| 3. | Sigrun Wodars (GDR) |
1:56.10 |
| 4. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:56.36 |
| 5. | Paula Ivan (ROU) |
1:56.42 |
Close
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 1,500 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paula Ivan (ROU) |
3:53.96 |
| 2. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
3:58.92 |
| 3. | Laimutė Baikauskaitė (URS) |
4:00.24 |
| 4. | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
4:00.30 |
| 5. | Regina Jacobs (USA) |
4:00.46 |
Close
Mile
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
4:21.25 |
| 2. | Paula Ivan (ROU) |
4:25.80 |
Close
3,000 metres
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 3,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
8:26.53 |
| 2. | Paula Ivan (ROU) |
8:27.15 |
| 3. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
8:29.02 |
| 4. | Yelena Romanova (URS) |
8:30.45 |
| 5. | Natalya Artyomova (URS) |
8:31.67 |
Close
5,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Liz McColgan (GBR) |
15:03.29 |
| 2. |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
15:10.89 |
| 3. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
15:11.16 |
| 4. | Lynn Jennings (USA) |
15:11.83 |
| 5. | Lynn Nelson (USA) |
15:12.7 |
Close
10,000 metres
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 10,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
31:05.21 |
| 2. | Liz McColgan (GBR) |
31:06.99 |
| 3. | Yelena Zhupiyeva (URS) |
31:19.82 |
| 4. | Kathrin Ullrich (GDR) |
31:26.79 |
| 5. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
31:31.37 |
Close
Half marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grete Waitz (NOR) |
1:08:49 |
Close
Marathon
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lisa Martin (AUS) |
2:23:51 |
| 2. | Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:24:30 |
| 3. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:25:41 |
| 4. | Katrin Dörre (GDR) |
2:26:21 |
| 5. | Tatyana Polovinskaya (URS) |
2:27:05 |
Close
Race Walking
Main article: 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking
100m hurdles
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 100m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.21 |
| 2. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.48 |
| — | Gloria Siebert (GDR) |
12.48 |
| — | Nataliya Grygoryeva (URS) |
12.48 |
| 5. | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) |
12.52 |
Close
400m hurdles
- Main race this year: Women's Olympic 400m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) |
53.17 |
| 2. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) |
53.18 |
| 3. | Ellen Fiedler (GDR) |
53.63 |
| 4. | Sabine Busch (GDR) |
53.69 |
| 5. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) |
54.03 |
Close
High Jump
- Main competition this year: Women's Olympic High Jump
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.07 m |
| 2. | Louise Ritter (USA) |
2.03 m |
| 3. | Silvia Costa (CUB) |
2.02 m |
| 4. | Olga Turchak (URS) |
2.00 m |
| — | Larisa Kositsyna (URS) |
2.00 m |
| — | Alina Astafei (ROU) |
2.00 m |
Close
Long Jump
- Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Long Jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.52 m |
| 2. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.48 m |
| 3. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.40 m |
| 4. | Yelena Belevskaya (URS) |
7.36 m |
| 5. | Yelena Khlopotnova (URS) |
7.29 m |
Close
Shot put
- Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Shot Put
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
22.55 m |
| 2. |  Li Meisu (CHN) |
21.76 m |
| 3. | Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) |
21.73 m |
| 4. | Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
21.28 m |
| 5. | Heike Hartwig (GDR) |
21.27 m |
Close
Discus throw
- Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Discus Throw
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) |
76.80 m |
| 2. | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) |
74.40 m |
| 3. |  Daniela Costian (ROM) |
73.84 m |
| 4. | Diana Gansky (GDR) |
72.94 m |
| 5. | Martina Hellmann (GDR) |
72.30 m |
Close
Javelin (old design)
- Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Javelin Throw
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Felke (GDR) |
80.00 m |
| 2. | Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
73.30 m |
| 3. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) |
71.70 m |
| 4. | Silke Renk (GDR) |
71.00 m |
| 5. | Ivonne Leal (CUB) |
70.48 m |
Close
Heptathlon
- Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Heptathlon
More information RANK, POINTS ...
| RANK | 1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7291 |
| 2. | Sabine John (GDR) |
6897 |
| 3. | Anke Behmer (GDR) |
6858 |
| 4. | Chantal Beaugeant (FRA) |
6702 |
| 5. | Ines Schulz (GDR) |
6660 |
Close
- January 17 — Anna Bulgakova, Russian hammer thrower
- January 21 — Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
- January 26 — Gilbert Yegon, Kenyan long-distance runner
- April 29 — Jan Kudlička, Czech pole vaulter
- May 20 — Yomara Hinestroza, Colombian sprinter
- May 26 — Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower
- June 22 — Yekaterina Yevseyeva, Kazakh high jumper
- July 5 — Vincent Chepkok, Kenyan long-distance runner
- August 4 — Liam Zamel-Paez, Australian high jumper
- August 10 — Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Kenyan marathon runner
- August 24 — Matteo Galvan, Italian sprinter
- August 29 — Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, English sprinter
- September 5 — Chu Yafei, Chinese race walker
- October 31 — Eglė Balčiūnaitė, Lithuanian middle-distance runner
- December 17 — David Rudisha, Kenyan middle-distance runner
- July 8 — Ray Barbuti (83), American athlete (b. 1905)