Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk
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The Men's 50 km Race Walk
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...

 event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while four walkers did not finish the race, held on Friday September 30, 1988.

Medalists


Abbreviations

  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
    DNS did not start
    NM no mark
    OR olympic record
    WR world record
    AR area record
    NR national record
    PB personal best
    SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record  3:38.17 May 25, 1986   Potsdam
Potsdam
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, East Germany
Olympic Record  3:47.26 August 11, 1984   Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles, California
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Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record  3:38.29 September 30, 1988   Seoul, South Korea

Final ranking

Rank Athlete Time Note
3:38:29 OR
3:38:56
3:39:45
4 3:41:00
5 3:43:03
6 3:44:07
7 3:44:49
8 3:45:43
9 3:46:31
10 3:47:04
11 3:47:14
12 3:47:31
13 3:48:09
14 3:48:15
15 3:49:22
16 3:50:28
17 3:50:46
18 3:51:36
19 3:53:23
20 3:53:34
21 3:55:57
22 3:56:55
23 3:57:44
24 3:58:31
25 3:59:13
26 3:59:23
27 3:59:30
28 4:00:07
29 4:00:07
30 4:01:31
31 4:03:12
32 4:04:56
33 4:08:08
34 4:12:49
35 4:25:24
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF
DISQUALIFIED (DSQ)
DSQ
DSQ
DSQ

See also

  • 1987 Men's World Championships 50km Walk (Rome)
    1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Saturday September 5, 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:...

  • 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking
    1988 Race Walking Year Ranking
    This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1988 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km...

  • 1990 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Split)
    1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of fifteen participating athletes, who finished the race.-Abbreviations:...

  • 1991 Men's World Championships 50km Walk (Tokyo)
    1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1991 World Championships held on Saturday August 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, with the start at 07:00h local time...

  • 1992 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Barcelona)
    Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 45 competitors, with seven athletes who were disqualified.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...

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