Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

The Women's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 60 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (60), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Thursday September 29, 1988.[1]

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date28 September 1988 (heats, quarter-finals)
29 September 1988 (semi-final, final)
Competitors59 from 43 nations
Winning time21.34 WR
Medalists
Florence Griffith-Joyner
 United States
Grace Jackson
 Jamaica
Heike Drechsler
 East Germany

At the 1988 Olympic Trials, her 21.77 American record already showed Florence Griffith-Joyner was going to be a contender against the East Germans who had dominated the sprints for the previous decade. Marita Koch had retired but her equal Heike Drechsler was here. In the quarter-final round, Griffith-Joyner improved to 21.76, but then she had set the world record in the 100 metres. The semi-finals the following day showed she had more, her 21.56 was a .15 improvement on the world record. More than a quarter century later, the time still stands as the second fastest 200 metres ever run by a woman. The final was more impressive, Griffith-Joyner gradually making up the stagger on Grace Jackson to her outside and Merlene Ottey running about equal through the turn. From there she simply pulled away from the best in the world. The tall Jackson was able to separate from her Jamaican teammate but was still three long steps behind Griffith-Joyner. Inhibited by the tight turn of lane 1, Drechsler made a late rush on the inside to catch Ottey for bronze.

21.34 knocked another .22 off her world record from earlier in the day (.37 taken from the world record on one day). The time has never been approached since. Jackson, in second place in this race missed the previous world record by .01 and did not look in contention. Five women have since surpassed Koch and Drechsler's world record, including 4th place Ottey twice.

Medalists

GoldFlorence Griffith-Joyner
 United States
SilverGrace Jackson
 Jamaica
BronzeHeike Drechsler
 East Germany

Records

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

World Record 21.71 Marita Koch Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR) June 10, 1979
Olympic Record 21.81 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Los Angeles (USA) August 9, 1984

The following World and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventAthleteTimeORWR
September 28, 1988Quarterfinal Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)21.76 sOR
September 29, 1988Semifinal Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)21.56 sORWR
September 29, 1988Final Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)21.34 sORWR

Results

Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Florence Griffith-Joyner United States22.51Q
26Grace Jackson Jamaica22.66Q
32Nadezhda Georgieva Bulgaria22.80Q
42Mary Onyali Nigeria22.82Q
53Galina Malchugina Soviet Union22.85Q
67Gwen Torrence United States22.87Q
72Andrea Thomas West Germany22.92Q
81Heike Drechsler East Germany22.93Q
96Maya Azarachvili Soviet Union22.98Q
104Merlene Ottey Jamaica23.06Q
113Silke Möller East Germany23.07Q
127Pauline Davis Bahamas23.08Q
131Agnieszka Siwek Poland23.10Q
141Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria23.12Q
155Katrin Krabbe East Germany23.14Q
165Muriel Leroy France23.19Q
177Kerry Johnson Australia23.20Q
185Regula Aebi Switzerland23.22q
198Paula Dunn Great Britain23.32Q
203Jolanta Janota Poland23.40Q
217Simmone Jacobs Great Britain23.47q
224Marie-José Pérec France23.49Q
237Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo France23.50q
244Silke Knoll West Germany23.51Q
253Jocelyn Joseph Antigua and Barbuda23.57q
263Marisa Masullo Italy23.58q
272Rita Angotzi Italy23.59q
284Louise Stuart Great Britain23.61q
298Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Brazil23.71Q
301Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago23.76q
316Norfalia Carabalí Colombia23.78Q
326Yolande Straughn Barbados23.81
338Karin Janke West Germany23.83Q
341Ximena Restrepo Colombia24.00
358Xie Zhiling China24.01
362Marina Skordi Greece24.06
375Zhang Xiaoqiong China24.08
384Joyce Odhiambo Kenya24.26
394Oliver Acii Uganda24.39
406Gaily Dube Zimbabwe24.42
417Claudia Acerenza Uruguay24.46
422Ruth Morris Virgin Islands24.51
432Agnes Griffith Grenada24.79
446Yvonne Hasler Liechtenstein24.91
453U Yang-ja South Korea24.94
465Ivette Bonapart Suriname24.95
477Chen Ya-Li Chinese Taipei25.03
484Judith Diankolela-Missengui Republic of the Congo25.20
492Ng Ka Yi Hong Kong25.35
501Felicite Bada Benin25.42
513Melvina Wulah Liberia25.46
525Guilhermina da Cruz Angola25.62
534Evelyn Farrell Aruba25.74
546Aminata Diarra Mali25.81
551Mariama Ouiminga Burkina Faso26.08
563Erin Tierney Cook Islands26.16
578Olivette Daruhi Vanuatu26.88
588Rosa Mbuamangongo Equatorial Guinea31.12
8Pamela Marshall United StatesDNF
6Maree Holland AustraliaDNS

Quarterfinals

First 4 from each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Florence Griffith-Joyner United States21.76Q
23Grace Jackson Jamaica22.24Q
32Gwen Torrence United States22.25Q
42Merlene Ottey Jamaica22.30Q
51Maya Azarachvili Soviet Union22.37Q
61Heike Drechsler East Germany22.38Q
72Nadezhda Georgieva Bulgaria22.60Q
82Katrin Krabbe East Germany22.67Q
94Galina Malchugina Soviet Union22.77Q
103Andrea Thomas West Germany22.84Q
113Silke Möller East Germany22.86Q
121Regula Aebi Switzerland22.88Q
122Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria22.88
144Mary Onyali Nigeria22.89Q
154Pauline Davis Bahamas22.92Q
164Agnieszka Siwek Poland22.96Q
171Kerry Johnson Australia23.01
183Paula Dunn Great Britain23.04Q
191Silke Knoll West Germany23.15
203Muriel Leroy France23.22
212Rita Angotzi Italy23.33
222Jolanta Janota Poland23.34
234Simmone Jacobs Great Britain23.38
241Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago23.48
253Marisa Masullo Italy23.52
262Louise Stuart Great Britain23.59
263Jocelyn Joseph Antigua and Barbuda23.59
281Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo France23.63
294Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Brazil23.67
304Karin Janke West Germany23.87
313Norfalia Carabalí Colombia23.96
324Marie-José Pérec France24.22

Semi finals

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.56(WR)
2.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.07
3.  Silke Möller (GDR) 22.15
4.  Maya Azarachvili (URS) 22.33
5.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 22.43
6.  Katrin Krabbe (GDR) 22.59
7.  Pauline Davis (BAH) 22.67
8.  Andrea Thomas (FRG) 22.91


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.13
2.  Heike Drechsler (GDR) 22.27
3.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 22.53
4.  Galina Malchugina (URS) 22.55
5.  Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) 22.67
6.  Paula Dunn (GBR) 23.14
7.  Agnieszka Siwek (POL) 23.20
8.  Regula Aebi (SUI) 23.33

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 (WR)
 Grace Jackson (JAM) 21.72
 Heike Drechsler (GDR) 21.95
4.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 21.99
5.  Silke Möller (GDR) 22.09
6.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 22.17
7.  Maya Azarachvili (URS) 22.33
8.  Galina Malchugina (URS) 22.42

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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