1988 in the sport of athletics

none 1988 in athletics Olympic Games 1987 1989 1988 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the year 1988 in athletics. International events African Championships Balkan Games European Indoor Championships Olympic Games World Cross Country Championships World Junior Championships World records Men EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE100 metresCarl Lewis USA9.9224 SeptemberSeoul, South Korea400 metresButch Reynolds USA43.2917 AugustZürich, Switzerland4 × 400 metres relayUSA• Danny Everett• Steve Lewis• Kevin Robinzine• Butch Reynolds2:56.161 OctoberSeoul, South KoreaHigh JumpJavier Sotomayor CUB2.43m8 SeptemberSalamanca, SpainPole vaultSergey Bubka URS6.05m9 JuneBratislava, CzechoslovakiaSergey Bubka URS6.06m10 JulyNice, FranceShot putUlf Timmermann GDR23.06m22 MayChania, GreeceMarathonBelayneh Dinsamo ETH 19752:06:5017 AprilRotterdam, Netherlands 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 EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE100 metresFlorence Griffith Joyner USA10.4916 JulyIndianapolis, United States200 metresFlorence Griffith Joyner USA21.5629 SeptemberSeoul, South KoreaFlorence Griffith Joyner USA21.3429 SeptemberSeoul, South Korea25,000 metresKarolina Szabó HUN1:29:29.222 AprilBudapest, Hungary30,000 metresKarolina Szabó HUN1:47:05.622 AprilBudapest, Hungary100 metres hurdlesYordanka Donkova BUL12.2120 AugustStara Zagora, Bulgaria4 × 400 m RelayURS• Tatyana Ledovskaya• Olga Nazarova• Mariya Pinigina• Olga Bryzgina3:15.171 OctoberSeoul, South KoreaLong jumpGalina Chistyakova URS7.52 m11 JuneLeningrad, Soviet UnionDiscus throwGabriele Reinsch GDR76.80 m9 JulyNeubrandenburg, East GermanyJavelin throwPetra Felke GDR80.00 m9 SeptemberPotsdam, East GermanyHeptathlonJackie Joyner-Kersee USA721516 JulyIndianapolis, United StatesJackie Joyner-Kersee USA729124 SeptemberSeoul, South Korea 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 Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 100 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Carl Lewis USA9.922.Linford Christie GBR9.97—Calvin Smith USA9.974.Joe DeLoach USA10.03—Dennis Mitchell USA10.03 200 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 200 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Joe DeLoach USA19.752.Carl Lewis USA19.793.Lorenzo Daniel USA19.874.Robson da Silva BRA20.045.Roy Martin USA20.05—Albert Robinson USA20.05 400 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 400 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Butch Reynolds USA43.292.Steve Lewis USA43.873.Danny Everett USA43.984.Roberto Hernández CUB44.225.Darren Clark AUS44.38 800 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 800 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Johnny Gray USA1:42.652.José Luíz Barbosa BRA1:43.203.Steve Cram GBR1:43.424.Paul Ereng KEN1:43.455.Saïd Aouita MAR1:43.86 1,500 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 1,500 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Steve Cram GBR3:30.952.Jim Spivey USA3:31.013.Saïd Aouita MAR3:32.694.Peter Elliott GBR3:32.945.Jens-Peter Herold GDR3:33.33 Mile RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Steve Cram GBR3:48.852.Peter Elliott GBR3:49.203.Jens-Peter Herold GDR3:49.224.Abdi Bile SOM3:49.405.Steve Scott USA3:50.09 3,000 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sydney Maree USA7:38.792.Brahim Boutayeb MAR7:43.223.Pierre Délèze SUI7:43.464.Paul Arpin FRA7:43.585.Saïd Aouita MAR7:43.65 5,000 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 5,000 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.John Ngugi KEN13:11.702.Dieter Baumann FRG13:15.523.José Regalo POR13:15.624.Hansjörg Kunze GDR13:15.735.Sydney Maree USA13:15.85 10,000 metres Main race this year: Men's Olympic 10,000 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Brahim Boutayeb MAR27:21.462.Eamonn Martin GBR27:23.063.Salvatore Antibo ITA27:23.554.Arturo Barrios MEX27:25.075.Kipkemboi Kimeli KEN27:25.16 Half marathon RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.John Treacy IRL1:01:00 Marathon Main race this year: Men's Olympic Marathon RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Belayneh Dinsamo ETH 19752:06:502.Hussein Ahmed Salah DJI2:07:073.Abebe Mekonnen ETH 19752:07:354.Hiromi Taniguchi JPN2:07:405.Stephen Jones WAL2:08:20 Race Walking 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking 110m hurdles Main race this year: Men's Olympic 110m hurdles RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Roger Kingdom USA12.972.Colin Jackson GBR13.113.Mark McKoy CAN13.17—Tonie Campbell USA13.175.Aleksandr Markin URS13.20 400m hurdles Main race this year: Men's Olympic 400m hurdles RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Andre Phillips USA47.192.Amadou Dia Bâ SEN47.233.Edwin Moses USA47.374.Kevin Young USA47.725.Danny Harris USA47.74 3,000m steeplechase Main race this year: Men's Olympic 3,000m steeplechase RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Julius Kariuki KEN8:05.512.Peter Koech KEN8:06.793.Mark Rowland GBR8:07.964.Patrick Sang KEN8:12.005.Alessandro Lambruschini ITA8:12.17 High jump Main competition this year: Men's Olympic High Jump RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Javier Sotomayor CUB2.432.Sergey Malchenko URS2.38—Hennadiy Avdyeyenko URS2.384.Tom McCants USA2.37—Jerome Carter USA2.37—Sorin Matei ROU 19652.37—Patrik Sjöberg SWE2.37 Long jump Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Long Jump RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Carl Lewis USA8.762.Larry Myricks USA8.743.Mike Powell USA8.494.Leonid Voloshin URS8.465.Eric Metcalf USA8.44 Triple jump Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Triple Jump RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Khristo Markov BUL 197117.772.Igor Lapshin URS17.693.Oleg Protsenko URS17.684.Mike Conley USA17.595.Māris Bružiks URS17.56 Discus Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Discus Throw RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Jürgen Schult GDR70.462.Yuriy Dumchev URS70.303.Romas Ubartas URS70.064.Mike Buncic USA68.925.Vladimir Zinchenko URS68.88 Shot put Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Shot Put RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Ulf Timmermann GDR23.062.Werner Günthör SUI22.753.Randy Barnes USA22.424.Udo Beyer GDR22.105.Sergey Smirnov URS21.88 Hammer RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Yuriy Sedykh URS85.142.Sergey Litvinov URS84.803.Jüri Tamm URS84.164.Igor Nikulin URS83.785.Igor Astapkovich URS83.44 Javelin (new design) Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Javelin Throw RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Jan Železný TCH86.882.Tapio Korjus FIN86.503.Klaus Tafelmeier FRG85.964.Einar Vilhjálmsson ISL84.665.Silvio Warsönke GDR84.14 Pole vault Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Pole Vault RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Sergey Bubka URS6.062.Radion Gataullin URS5.953.Miroslaw Chmara POL5.904.Kory Tarpenning USA5.895.Earl Bell USA5.87 Decathlon Main competition this year: Men's Olympic Decathlon RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Christian Plaziat FRA85122.Valter Külvet EST85063.Christian Schenk GDR84884.Robert de Wit NED84475.Alexander Apaychev UKR8424 Women's Best Year Performers Main race this year: Women's Olympic 100 metres 100 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Florence Griffith Joyner USA10.492.Evelyn Ashford USA10.813.Sheila Echols USA10.834.Anelia Nuneva BUL 197110.855.Diane Williams USA10.86 200 metres Main race this year: Women's Olympic 200 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Florence Griffith Joyner USA21.342.Grace Jackson JAM21.723.Heike Drechsler GDR21.844.Pam Marshall USA21.935.Merlene Ottey JAM21.99 400 metres Main race this year: Women's Olympic 400 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Olga Bryzgina URS48.652.Olga Nazarova URS49.113.Petra Müller GDR49.304.Aelita Yurchenko URS49.475.Grace Jackson JAM49.57 800 metres Main race this year: Women's Olympic 800 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Inna Yevseyeva URS1:56.0—Nadiya Olizarenko URS1:56.03.Sigrun Wodars GDR1:56.104.Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB1:56.365.Paula Ivan ROU 19651:56.42 1,500 metres Main race this year: Women's Olympic 1,500 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paula Ivan ROU 19653:53.962.Mary Slaney USA3:58.923.Laimutė Baikauskaitė URS4:00.244.Tatyana Samolenko URS4:00.305.Regina Jacobs USA4:00.46 Mile RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Mary Slaney USA4:21.252.Paula Ivan ROU 19654:25.80 3,000 metres Main race this year: Women's Olympic 3,000 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Tatyana Samolenko URS8:26.532.Paula Ivan ROU 19658:27.153.Yvonne Murray GBR8:29.024.Yelena Romanova URS8:30.455.Natalya Artyomova URS8:31.67 5,000 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Liz McColgan GBR15:03.292.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR15:10.893.Olga Bondarenko URS15:11.164.Lynn Jennings USA15:11.835.Lynn Nelson USA15:12.7 10,000 metres Main race this year: Women's Olympic 10,000 metres RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Olga Bondarenko URS31:05.212.Liz McColgan GBR31:06.993.Yelena Zhupiyeva URS31:19.824.Kathrin Ullrich GDR31:26.795.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR31:31.37 Half marathon RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Grete Waitz NOR1:08:49 Marathon Main race this year: Women's Olympic Marathon RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Lisa Martin AUS2:23:512.Rosa Mota POR2:24:303.Ingrid Kristiansen NOR2:25:414.Katrin Dörre GDR2:26:215.Tatyana Polovinskaya URS2:27:05 Race Walking 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking 100m hurdles Main race this year: Women's Olympic 100m hurdles RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yordanka Donkova BUL 197112.212.Ginka Zagorcheva BUL 197112.48—Gloria Siebert GDR12.48—Nataliya Grygoryeva URS12.485.Cornelia Oschkenat GDR12.52 400m hurdles Main race this year: Women's Olympic 400m hurdles RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Debbie Flintoff-King AUS53.172.Tatyana Ledovskaya URS53.183.Ellen Fiedler GDR53.634.Sabine Busch GDR53.695.Sally Gunnell GBR54.03 High Jump Main competition this year: Women's Olympic High Jump RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Stefka Kostadinova BUL 19712.07 m2.Louise Ritter USA2.03 m3.Silvia Costa CUB2.02 m4.Olga Turchak URS2.00 m—Larisa Kositsyna URS2.00 m—Alina Astafei ROU 19652.00 m Long Jump Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Long Jump RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Galina Chistyakova URS7.52 m2.Heike Drechsler GDR7.48 m3.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.40 m4.Yelena Belevskaya URS7.36 m5.Yelena Khlopotnova URS7.29 m Shot put Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Shot Put RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Natalya Lisovskaya URS22.55 m2.Li Meisu CHN21.76 m3.Natalya Akhrimenko URS21.73 m4.Huang Zhihong CHN21.28 m5.Heike Hartwig GDR21.27 m Discus throw Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Discus Throw RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Gabriele Reinsch GDR76.80 m2.Ilke Wyludda GDR74.40 m3.Daniela Costian ROM73.84 m4.Diana Gansky GDR72.94 m5.Martina Hellmann GDR72.30 m Javelin (old design) Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Javelin Throw RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Petra Felke GDR80.00 m2.Tiina Lillak FIN73.30 m3.Tessa Sanderson GBR71.70 m4.Silke Renk GDR71.00 m5.Ivonne Leal CUB70.48 m Heptathlon Main competition this year: Women's Olympic Heptathlon RANK1988 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA72912.Sabine John GDR68973.Anke Behmer GDR68584.Chantal Beaugeant FRA67025.Ines Schulz GDR6660 Births 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 Deaths July 8 — Ray Barbuti (83), American athlete (b. 1905) References Year Lists 1988 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Category:Sport of athletics by year