Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
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| 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 | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
The Women's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 60 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (60), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Thursday September 29, 1988.
Medalists
| Gold | Florence Griffith-Joyner United States |
| Silver | Grace Jackson Jamaica |
| Bronze | Heike Drechsler East Germany |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 21.71 | Marita Koch |
Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR) | June 10, 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 21.81 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1984 |
The following World and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 1988 | Quarterfinal |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.76 s | OR | |
| September 29, 1988 | Semifinal | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.56 s | OR | WR |
| September 29, 1988 | Final | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.34 s | OR | WR |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.34(WR) |
 |
 Grace Jackson (JAM) |
21.72 |
 |
 Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
21.95 |
| 4. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
21.99 |
| 5. | Silke Möller (GDR) |
22.09 |
| 6. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
22.17 |
| 7. |  Maya Azarachvili (URS) |
22.33 |
| 8. | Galina Malchugina (URS) |
22.42 |
Semi finals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.56(WR) |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.07 |
| 3. | Silke Möller (GDR) |
22.15 |
| 4. | Maya Azarachvili (URS) |
22.33 |
| 5. |  Mary Onyali (NGR) |
22.43 |
| 6. | Katrin Krabbe (GDR) |
22.59 |
| 7. |  Pauline Davis (BAH) |
22.67 |
| 8. |  Andrea Thomas (FRG) |
22.91 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
22.13 |
| 2. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
22.27 |
| 3. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
22.53 |
| 4. | Galina Malchugina (URS) |
22.55 |
| 5. |  Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) |
22.67 |
| 6. |  Paula Dunn (GBR) |
23.14 |
| 7. |  Agnieszka Siwek (POL) |
23.20 |
| 8. |  Regula Aebi (SUI) |
23.33 |
Quarterfinals
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See also
- 1984 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Rome)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Barcelona)
References
- (English) Official Report
