The Women's 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

event at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 48 competitors. The final was run on Monday September 26, 1988 in the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	47.60	Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...  (AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... )	October 6, 1985
Olympic Record	48.83	Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 6, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
September 26, 1988	Final		48.65s	OR

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		48.65(OR)
		49.45
		49.90
4.		50.16
5.		50.72
6.		51.12
7.		51.17
8.		51.25

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Rome)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Women's Olympic 400 metres * 1991 Women's World Championships 400 metres...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 27 August 1991.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1992 Women's Olympic 400 metres (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres
  These are the official results of the women's 400 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 69 participating athletes, with nine qualifying heats.-Medalists:-Records:...