The Women's 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

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 32 competitors, with four qualifying heats (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.

Medalists

Records

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

World Record	1:53.28	Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships....	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...  (FGR West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... )	July 26, 1983
Olympic Record	1:53.43	Nadezhda Olizarenko Nadezhda Olizarenko Nadezhda Fyodorovna Olizarenko is a retired athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.Olizarenko competed for Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russia in the 800 metres, where she won the gold medal ahead of country women Olga Mineyeva...	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...  (URS)	July 27, 1980

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		1:56.10
		1:56.64
		1:56.91
4.		1:57.50
5.		1:57.80
6.		1:59.37
7.		1:59.82
8.		2:00.77

Semi finals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		1:44.55
2.		1:44.75
3.		1:44.90
4.		1:44.94
5.		2:00.86
6.		2:01.86
7.		2:03.32
8.		2:05.27

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:58.44
2.		1:58.82
3.		1:59.10
4.		1:59.66
5.		1:59.85
6.		1:59.94
7.		2:00.15
8.		2:02.34

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 29 August 1990.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Women's Olympic 800 metres...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Monday August 26, 1991.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1992 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the women's 800 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats.-Medalists:-Records:...