Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
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.
At the 1988 Olympic Trials, her 21.77 American record already showed Florence Griffith-Joyner was going to be a contender against the East Germans who had dominated the sprints for the previous decade. Marita Koch had retired but her equal Heike Drechsler was here. In the quarter final round, Griffith-Joyner improved to 21.76, but then she had set the world record in the 100 metres in a pressure less quarter finals a month earlier. The semi-finals the following day showed she had more, her 21.56 was a .15 improvement on the world record. More than a quarter century later, the time still stands as the second fastest 200 metres ever run by a woman. The final was more impressive, Griffith-Joyner gradually making up the stagger on Grace Jackson to her outside and Merlene Ottey running about equal through the turn. From there she simply pulled away from the best in the world. The tall Jackson was able to separate from her Jamaican teammate but was still three long steps behind Griffith-Joyner. Inhibited by the tight turn of lane 1, Drechsler made a late rush on the inside to catch Ottey for bronze.
21.34 +1.3 knocked another .22 off her world record from earlier in the day. .37 taken from the world record on one day. The time has never been approached since. Jackson, in second place in this race missed the previous world record by .01 and did not look in contention. Five women have since surpassed Koch and Drechsler's world record, including 4th place Ottey twice.
Medalists
Gold | Florence Griffith-Joyner![]() |
Silver | Grace Jackson![]() |
Bronze | Heike Drechsler![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 21.71 | ![]() |
Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR) | June 10, 1979 |
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Olympic Record | 21.81 | ![]() |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1984 |
The following World and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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September 28, 1988 | Quarterfinal | ![]() | 21.76 s | OR | |
September 29, 1988 | Semifinal | ![]() | 21.56 s | OR | WR |
September 29, 1988 | Final | ![]() | 21.34 s | OR | WR |
Results
Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | ![]() | 22.51 | Q |
2 | 6 | Grace Jackson | ![]() | 22.66 | Q |
3 | 2 | Nadezhda Georgieva | ![]() | 22.80 | Q |
4 | 2 | Mary Onyali | ![]() | 22.82 | Q |
5 | 3 | Galina Malchugina | ![]() | 22.85 | Q |
6 | 7 | Gwen Torrence | ![]() | 22.87 | Q |
7 | 2 | Andrea Thomas | ![]() | 22.92 | Q |
8 | 1 | Heike Drechsler | ![]() | 22.93 | Q |
9 | 6 | Maya Azarachvili | ![]() | 22.98 | Q |
10 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | ![]() | 23.06 | Q |
11 | 3 | Silke Möller | ![]() | 23.07 | Q |
12 | 7 | Pauline Davis | ![]() | 23.08 | Q |
13 | 1 | Agnieszka Siwek | ![]() | 23.10 | Q |
14 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() | 23.12 | Q |
15 | 5 | Katrin Krabbe | ![]() | 23.14 | Q |
16 | 5 | Muriel Leroy | ![]() | 23.19 | Q |
17 | 7 | Kerry Johnson | ![]() | 23.20 | Q |
18 | 5 | Regula Aebi | ![]() | 23.22 | q |
19 | 8 | Paula Dunn | ![]() | 23.32 | Q |
20 | 3 | Jolanta Janota | ![]() | 23.40 | Q |
21 | 7 | Simmone Jacobs | ![]() | 23.47 | q |
22 | 4 | Marie-José Pérec | ![]() | 23.49 | Q |
23 | 7 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo | ![]() | 23.50 | q |
24 | 4 | Silke Knoll | ![]() | 23.51 | Q |
25 | 3 | Jocelyn Joseph | ![]() | 23.57 | q |
26 | 3 | Marisa Masullo | ![]() | 23.58 | q |
27 | 2 | Anna Rita Angotzi | ![]() | 23.59 | q |
28 | 4 | Louise Stuart | ![]() | 23.61 | q |
29 | 8 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo | ![]() | 23.71 | Q |
30 | 1 | Angela Williams | ![]() | 23.76 | q |
31 | 6 | Norfalia Carabalí | ![]() | 23.78 | Q |
32 | 6 | Yolande Straughn | ![]() | 23.81 | |
33 | 8 | Karin Janke | ![]() | 23.83 | Q |
34 | 1 | Ximena Restrepo | ![]() | 24.00 | |
35 | 8 | Xie Zhiling | ![]() | 24.01 | |
36 | 2 | Marina Skordi | ![]() | 24.06 | |
37 | 5 | Zhang Xiaoqiong | ![]() | 24.08 | |
38 | 4 | Joyce Odhiambo | ![]() | 24.26 | |
39 | 4 | Oliver Acii | ![]() | 24.39 | |
40 | 6 | Gaily Dube | ![]() | 24.42 | |
41 | 7 | Claudia Acerenza | ![]() | 24.46 | |
42 | 2 | Ruth Morris | ![]() | 24.51 | |
43 | 2 | Agnes Griffith | ![]() | 24.79 | |
44 | 6 | Yvonne Hasler | ![]() | 24.91 | |
45 | 3 | Woo Yang-ja | ![]() | 24.94 | |
46 | 5 | Ivette Bonapart | ![]() | 24.95 | |
47 | 7 | Chen Ya-Li | ![]() | 25.03 | |
48 | 4 | Judith Diankolela-Missengui | ![]() | 25.20 | |
49 | 2 | Ng Ka Yi | ![]() | 25.35 | |
50 | 1 | Felicite Bada | ![]() | 25.42 | |
51 | 3 | Melvina Wulah | ![]() | 25.46 | |
52 | 5 | Guilhermina da Cruz | ![]() | 25.62 | |
53 | 4 | Evelyn Farrell | ![]() | 25.74 | |
54 | 6 | Aminata Diarra | ![]() | 25.81 | |
55 | 1 | Mariama Ouiminga | ![]() | 26.08 | |
56 | 3 | Erin Tierney | ![]() | 26.16 | |
57 | 8 | Olivette Daruhi | ![]() | 26.88 | |
58 | 8 | Rosa Mbuamangongo | ![]() | 31.12 | |
59 | 8 | Pamela Marshall | ![]() | DNF | |
60 | 6 | Maree Holland | ![]() | DNS |
Quarterfinals
First 4 from each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semifinals.
Semi finals
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
21.56(WR) |
2. | ![]() |
22.07 |
3. | ![]() |
22.15 |
4. | ![]() |
22.33 |
5. | ![]() |
22.43 |
6. | ![]() |
22.59 |
7. | ![]() |
22.67 |
8. | ![]() |
22.91 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
22.13 |
2. | ![]() |
22.27 |
3. | ![]() |
22.53 |
4. | ![]() |
22.55 |
5. | ![]() |
22.67 |
6. | ![]() |
23.14 |
7. | ![]() |
23.20 |
8. | ![]() |
23.33 |
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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21.34(WR) |
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21.72 |
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21.95 |
4. | ![]() |
21.99 |
5. | ![]() |
22.09 |
6. | ![]() |
22.17 |
7. | ![]() |
22.33 |
8. | ![]() |
22.42 |
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