Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 70 competitors, with nine qualifying heats (70), four second-round races (32) and two semifinals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.[1]
Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 23 September 1988 (heats) 24 September 1988 (quarter-finals) 25 September 1888 (semi-finals) 26 September 1988 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 70 from 52 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:43.55 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 | ||
Summary
The final started out as a battle for the pole as José Luiz Barbosa and his teammate Joaquim Cruz led through the first turn, with Nixon Kiprotich in close pursuit. Barbosa was the first across the break line but Kiprotich ran hard down the backstretch to demand the lead. At the beginning of the second turn, Cruz tried to get around Barbosa. He was successful for a moment, the Barbosa accelerated and moved onto challenging position on Kiprotich's shoulder. Coming off the second turn, Barbosa put a finishing move on Kiprotich, but it was only the first lap, Barbosa getting the bell at a fast 49.54. Johnny Gray, known for this kind of destructive first lap was back in a more conservative fifth place, just behind Peter Elliott. Through the third turn, Saïd Aouita came forward from lagging at the back to move into challenging position behind Elliott. Paul Ereng followed Aouita from the back. His head bobbing, Kiprotich strained past Barbosa down the backstretch, but Cruz and Elliott were right with him, the defending champion Cruz continuing and edging ahead in the middle of the final turn. Kiprotich faded while Elliott and Aouita were challenging on Cruz's shoulder. Weaving his way around Barbosa and then Kiprotich, Ereng moved behind Elliott. Coming off the turn, Cruz accelerated, opening a 2-metre gap on his three pursuers, but his departure left a gap between Elliott and the curb, which Ereng gladly raced through. With more speed than the others, Ereng drifted to the outside, passing a helpless Cruz, who could only turn and look at who was passing him. Ereng ran away for gold while Cruz struggled. Further to the outside, Aouita took a run at Elliott, but ran into his elbow. Deterred for a moment, Aouita took a second run at Elliott, edging ahead for bronze, but too far back to catch Cruz for silver.
Medalists
Gold | Paul Ereng |
Silver | Joaquim Cruz |
Bronze | Saïd Aouita |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:41.73 | Florence (ITA) | June 10, 1981 | |
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Olympic Record | 1:43.00 | Los Angeles (USA) | August 6, 1984 |
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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1:43.55 | ||
1:43.90 | ||
1:44.06 | ||
4. | 1:44.12 | |
5. | 1:44.80 | |
6. | 1:46.39 | |
7. | 1:48.03 | |
8. | 1:49.55 |
Semifinals
- Held on Sunday 1988-09-25
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 1:44.55 | |
2. | 1:44.75 | |
3. | 1:44.90 | |
4. | 1:44.94 | |
5. | 1:45.09 | |
6. | 1:45.11 | |
7. | 1:47.30 | |
8. | 1:47.43 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 1:44.71 | |
2. | 1:44.79 | |
3. | 1:44.99 | |
4. | 1:45.04 | |
5. | 1:45.12 | |
6. | 1:45.93 | |
7. | 1:45.95 | |
8. | 1:46.62 |
Quarter-finals
- Held on Saturday 1988-09-24
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 1:46.10 | |
2. | 1:46.38 | |
3. | 1:46.62 | |
4. | 1:46.97 | |
5. | 1:47.07 | |
6. | 1:48.02 | |
7. | 1:50.85 | |
— | DNF |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 1:45.96 | |
2. | 1:45.99 | |
3. | 1:46.20 | |
4. | 1:46.55 | |
5. | 1:46.91 | |
6. | 1:47.27 | |
7. | 1:47.32 | |
DISQ |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | 1:45.24 | |
2. | 1:45.30 | |
3. | 1:45.38 | |
4. | 1:45.68 | |
5. | 1:46.45 | |
6. | 1:46.47 | |
7. | 1:46.61 | |
8. | 1:48.01 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | 1:46.58 | |
2. | 1:46.61 | |
3. | 1:46.65 | |
4. | 1:46.86 | |
5. | 1:46.93 | |
6. | 1:47.72 | |
7. | 1:48.12 | |
8. | 1:49.62 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Friday 1988-09-23
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 1:47.82 | |
2. | 1:48.68 | |
3. | 1:49.04 | |
4. | 1:49.14 | |
5. | 1:49.84 | |
6. | 1:50.72 | |
7. | 1:51.03 | |
8. | 1:57.97 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 1:47.65 | |
2. | 1:47.77 | |
3. | 1:47.84 | |
4. | 1:48.20 | |
5. | 1:48.61 | |
6. | 1:51.71 | |
7. | 1:54.48 | |
— | DSQ |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | 1:48.83 | |
2. | 1:48.90 | |
3. | 1:48.97 | |
4. | 1:49.01 | |
5. | 1:49.03 | |
6. | 1:50.60 | |
7. | 1:52.95 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | 1:48.90 | |
2. | 1:48.99 | |
3. | 1:49.09 | |
4. | 1:49.86 | |
5. | 1:50.16 | |
6. | 1:51.58 | |
7. | 1:52.35 | |
8. | 1:56.12 |
RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
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1. | 1:49.67 | |
2. | 1:49.76 | |
3. | 1:49.89 | |
4. | 1:50.38 | |
5. | 1:50.48 | |
6. | 1:52.08 | |
7. | 1:53.76 | |
8. | 1:57.88 |
RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
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1. | 1:47.32 | |
2. | 1:47.48 | |
3. | 1:47.74 | |
4. | 1:48.08 | |
5. | 1:48.49 | |
6. | 1:55.24 | |
7. | 1:55.57 | |
8. | 1:58.43 |
RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
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1. | 1:46.83 | |
2. | 1:46.99 | |
3. | 1:47.11 | |
4. | 1:47.32 | |
5. | 1:47.96 | |
6. | 1:52.17 | |
— | DSQ | |
— | DSQ |
RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
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1. | 1:46.14 | |
2. | 1:46.32 | |
3. | 1:46.49 | |
4. | 1:46.76 | |
5. | 1:47.16 | |
6. | 1:51.16 | |
7. | 1:53.34 |
RANK | HEAT 9 | TIME |
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1. | 1:47.16 | |
2. | 1:47.24 | |
3. | 1:47.36 | |
4. | 1:47.67 | |
5. | 1:49.31 | |
6. | 1:53.23 | |
7. | 1:55.95 | |
8. | 1:58.80 |
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
References
- "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Games: Men's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
External links
- (in English) Official Report