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Sprint, Men

Date	21 – 24 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Bel-lo-deu-rom, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	25 from 25 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

In 1985-87, all three medalists at the World Championships had been from East Germany. Lutz Heßlich, gold medalist in the 1980 sprint, was World Champion in 1985 and 1987 and runner-up in 1986. With only starter allowed per nation, Heßlich was chosen to represent East Germany. His victory was an easy one, given that his strongest competitors – his teammates – could not compete. Heßlich had the fastest qualifying time over 200 metres and then won eight consecutive races to win the gold medal. Without the 1984 Soviet-led boycott, this would likely have been a third consecutive gold medal for Heßlich.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	Gold
2	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	Silver
3	Gary Neiwand	AUS	Bronze
4	Eddie Alexander	GBR
5	Vratislav Šustr	TCH
6	Erik Schoefs	BEL
7	Frank Weber	FRG
8	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO
2 h1 r4/7	Andrea Faccini	ITA
2 h2 r4/7	Curt Harnett	CAN
2 h3 r4/7	Fabrice Colas	FRA
2 h4 r4/7	Hideki Miwa	JPN
2 h1 r2/7	Gustavo Faris	ARG
2 h2 r2/7	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU
2 h3 r2/7	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE
2 h4 r2/7	Ken Carpenter	USA
3 h1 r2/7	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR
3 h2 r2/7	Bailón Becerra	BOL
3 h3 r2/7	Paul Réneau	BIZ
3 h4 r2/7	Rosman Alwi	MAS
4 h1 r2/7	José Moreno	ESP
4 h2 r2/7	Colin Abrams	GUY
4 h3 r2/7	Michele Smith	CAY
4 h4 r2/7	Vincent Lynch	BAR
25 r1/8	Ira Fabian	ANT

Qualifying Round (21 September 1988 — 10:00)

Top 24 advanced to round one.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	10.395	QOR
2	Gary Neiwand	AUS	10.563	Q
3	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	10.595	Q
4	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	10.704	Q
5	Ken Carpenter	USA	10.792	Q
6	Fabrice Colas	FRA	10.857	Q
7	Frank Weber	FRG	10.919	Q
8	Eddie Alexander	GBR	10.930	Q
9	José Moreno	ESP	10.931	Q
10	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.032	Q
11	Hideki Miwa	JPN	11.063	Q
12	Andrea Faccini	ITA	11.073	Q
13	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.144	Q
14	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	11.171	Q
15	Gustavo Faris	ARG	11.187	Q
16	Rosman Alwi	MAS	11.204	Q
17	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	11.222	Q
18	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	11.339	Q
19	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	11.475	Q
20	Paul Réneau	BIZ	11.732	Q
21	Colin Abrams	GUY	11.815	Q
22	Vincent Lynch	BAR	11.845	Q
23	Michele Smith	CAY	12.055	Q
24	Bailón Becerra	BOL	12.216	Q
25	Ira Fabian	ANT	12.817

Round One (21 September 1988 — 13:00)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	11.25	Q
2	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	–
3	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	11.19	Q
2	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	–
3	Gustavo Faris	ARG	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	11.26	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–
3	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	11.21	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	–
3	Paul Réneau	BIZ	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Andrea Faccini	ITA	11.74	Q
2	Ken Carpenter	USA	–
3	Colin Abrams	GUY	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Fabrice Colas	FRA	10.77	Q
2	Hideki Miwa	JPN	–
3	Vincent Lynch	BAR	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.34	Q
2	Frank Weber	FRG	–
3	Michele Smith	CAY	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eddie Alexander	GBR	11.40	Q
2	José Moreno	ESP	–
3	Bailón Becerra	BOL	–

Round One Repêchage (21 September 1988 — 15:55)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	12.11	Q
2	Gustavo Faris	ARG	–
3	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	–
4	José Moreno	ESP	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Frank Weber	FRG	11.55	Q
2	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	–
3	Bailón Becerra	BOL	–
4	Colin Abrams	GUY	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Hideki Miwa	JPN	11.56	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–
3	Paul Réneau	BIZ	–
4	Michele Smith	CAY	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.26	Q
2	Ken Carpenter	USA	–
3	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–
4	Vincent Lynch	BAR	–

Round Two (22 September 1988 — 10:00)

Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	11.04	Q
2	Eddie Alexander	GBR	–
3	Hideki Miwa	JPN	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.27	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	–
3	Gary Neiwand	AUS	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	11.10	Q
2	Fabrice Colas	FRA	–
3	Frank Weber	FRG	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	11.13	Q
2	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	–
3	Andrea Faccini	ITA	–

Round Two Repêchage (22 September 1988 — 11:40)

Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eddie Alexander	GBR	11.32	Q
2	Andrea Faccini	ITA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Frank Weber	FRG	11.39	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	11.57	Q
2	Fabrice Colas	FRA	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	11.31	Q
2	Hideki Miwa	JPN	–

Quarter-Finals (22 September 1988 — 17:00)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	Q
2	Frank Weber	FRG	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Eddie Alexander	GBR	2	Q
2	Erik Schoefs	BEL	1

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	2	Q
2	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	0

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	2	Q
2	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	0

Semi-Finals (23 September 1988 — 20:10)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	Q
2	Gary Neiwand	AUS	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	2	Q
2	Eddie Alexander	GBR	0

Final Round (23 – 24 September 1988 — 17:15)

Best two of three races.

Match 1/2 (24 September 1988 — 17:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2
2	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	0

Match 3/4 (24 September 1988 — 17:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	2
2	Eddie Alexander	GBR	0

Match 5-8 (23 September 1988 — 20:30)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	11.34
2	Erik Schoefs	BEL	–
3	Frank Weber	FRG	–
4	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	–