Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups (29 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Monday September 26, 1988. The top 12 and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).[1]

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Pictogram of athletics
VenuesOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 25 (qualifications)
September 26 (finals)
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Winning distance74.68 OR
Medalists
Petra Felke
 East Germany
Fatima Whitbread
 Great Britain
Beate Koch
 East Germany

Medalists

GoldPetra Felke
 East Germany
SilverFatima Whitbread
 Great Britain
BronzeBeate Koch
 East Germany

Schedule

  • All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Qualification Round
Group A Group B
25.09.1988 ??:??h 25.09.1988 ??:??h
Final Round
26.09.1988 ??:??h

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ORolympic record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record Petra Felke (GDR)80.00 m September 9, 1988 Potsdam, East Germany
Olympic Record Tessa Sanderson (GBR)69.56 m August 6, 1984 Los Angeles, United States
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Petra Felke (GDR)72.62 mSeptember 26, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
74.68 m

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
12 Petra Felke (GDR)67.0667.06 m
23 Beate Koch (GDR)66.8666.86 m
35 Natalya Yermolovich (URS)X64.4464.44 m
46 Zsuzsa Malovecz (HUN)64.30 64.30 m
511 Denise Thiémard (SUI)55.1861.7455.6061.74 m
613 Tuula Laaksalo (FIN)57.3460.6454.6660.64 m
714 Beate Peters (FRG)XX60.2060.20 m
816 Laverne Eve (BAH)X57.4860.0260.02 m
918 Trine Solberg (NOR)57.7656.9058.8258.82 m
1019 Anna Verouli (GRE)57.6058.52X58.52 m
1121 Tessa Sanderson (GBR)54.1856.7056.2656.70 m
1222 Zhou Yuanxiang (CHN)53.6652.8056.3656.36 m
1324 Lynda Sutfin (USA)56.0856.12X56.12 m
1427 Céline Chartrand (CAN)47.6446.1854.1054.10 m
 Nadine Auzeil (FRA)XXXNM

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
11 Fatima Whitbread (GBR)54.90X68.4468.44 m
24 Antoaneta Selenska (BUL)50.8461.6264.6064.60 m
37 Silke Renk (GDR)63.6463.64 m
48 Ingrid Thyssen (FRG)63.3263.32 m
59 Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS)58.56X63.2463.24 m
610 Päivi Alafrantti (FIN)62.8258.5459.8262.82 m
712 Donna Mayhew (USA)61.5660.6259.0861.56 m
815 Tiina Lillak (FIN)60.06X55.5260.06 m
917 Li Baolian (CHN)56.6458.9256.6258.92 m
1020 Karin Smith (USA)57.4253.8657.9457.94 m
1123 Emi Matsui (JPN)50.70X56.2656.26 m
1225 Sharon Gibson (GBR)56.0050.7453.2056.00 m
1326 Íris Grönfeldt (ISL)X54.2850.8454.28 m
1428 Yu Chun-ok (KOR)X44.9248.2648.26 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Petra Felke (GDR) 72.62 74.68 66.12 66.76 71.12 68.38 74.68 m
 Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 61.98 67.46 66.58 64.86 67.82 70.32 70.32 m
 Beate Koch (GDR) 67.30 65.66 66.48 62.04 65.64 66.02 67.30 m
4 Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) 64.34 67.00 63.12 63.42 63.10 X 67.00 m
5 Silke Renk (GDR) 60.86 58.74 63.98 64.60 64.74 66.38 66.38 m
6 Natalya Yermolovich (URS) 64.84 X X X X X 64.84 m
7 Donna Mayhew (USA) 57.52 X 61.78 59.72 X 56.74 61.78 m
8 Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) 60.76 60.12 56.66 X 59.64 58.28 60.76 m
9 Denise Thiémard (SUI) 57.58 57.20 58.5458.54 m
10 Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) 58.20 55.86 56.4658.20m
11 Antoaneta Selenska (BUL) 56.78 X X56.78 m
12 Zsuzsa Malovecz (HUN) X 54.58 X54.58 m

See also

  • 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
  • 1987 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
  • 1988 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
  • 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
  • 1991 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo)

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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