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400 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	23 – 25 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	37 from 28 countries

Between 26 August 1977 and 4 June 1987, Edwin Moses won 107 consecutive finals in the 400 hurdles, and had won gold medals in both 1976 and 1984. He was finally beaten by Danny Harris, silver medalist in 1984. The best race of 1988 may have been the US Olympic Trials final in which the top five runners bettered 47.80, with Harris placing fifth in 47.76, as Moses won in 47.37, followed by André Phillips in 47.58. In Seoul, Phillips started fastest in the final, leading comfortably after the third hurdle. Moses kept the pressure on thru the eighth hurdle but could not maintain the pace and his legendary career would effectively end with a bronze medal. Phillips held on for the gold medal in a personal best 47.19, while Senegal’s Amadou Dia Bâ closed rapidly, also finishing in a personal best 47.23, and nearly catching Phillips.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1120	André Phillips	USA	49.34 (1 h5)	48.19 (1 h2)	47.19 (1)	Gold	OR
2	898	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	49.41 (1 h1)	48.48 (3 h2)	47.23 (2)	Silver
3	1114	Edwin Moses	USA	49.38 (1 h3)	47.89 (1 h1)	47.56 (3)	Bronze
4	1137	Kevin Young	USA	49.35 (1 h4)	48.56 (2 h1)	47.94 (4)
5	617	Winthrop Graham	JAM	49.40 (2 h5)	48.37 (2 h2)	48.04 (5)
6	402	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	49.62 (2 h4)	49.22 (4 h1)	48.69 (6)
7	386	Harald Schmid	FRG	49.77 (1 h2)	48.93 (3 h1)	48.76 (7)
8	372	Edgar Itt	FRG	50.10 (2 h3)	48.86 (4 h2)	48.78 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	661	Joseph Maritim	KEN	49.64 (3 h5)	49.50 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	142	Toma Tomov	BUL	49.66 (4 h5)	48.90 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	255	José Alonso	ESP	50.21 (3 h3)	49.57 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	658	Simon Kitur	KEN	49.88 (2 h2)	49.74 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	52	Klaus Ehrle	AUT	50.10 (2 h1)	51.04 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	81	Alain Cuypers	BEL	50.42 (3 h2)	49.75 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	156	John Graham	CAN	50.30 (3 h1)	51.33 (8 h1)	–
AC h2 r2/3	677	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.80 (3 h4)	– (DQ h2)	–
4 h1 r1/3	684	Hwang Hong-Cheol	KOR	50.52 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	247	Ahmed Abdelhalim	EGY	50.44 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	43	Leigh Miller	AUS	50.53 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	978	Jozef Kucej	TCH	49.89 (4 h4)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	425	Phil Harries	GBR	50.81 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	647	Ryoichi Yoshida	JPN	50.49 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	1156	Branislav Karaulić	YUG	51.32 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	1157	Rok Kopitar	YUG	50.54 (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	450	Max Robertson	GBR	50.67 (5 h5)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	712	Jasem Al-Dowaila	KUW	51.87 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	1169	Samuel Matete	ZAM	51.06 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	77	Allan Ince	BAR	52.76 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	905	Hamidou M'Baye	SEN	50.58 (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	130	Ahmed Hamada	BRN	51.34 (6 h5)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	783	Dambar Kunwar	NEP	56.80 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	879	Domingo Cordero	PUR	51.26 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	28	Oral Selkridge	ANT	53.44 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r1/3	915	Benjamin Grant	SLE	51.73 (7 h4)	–	–
7 h5 r1/3	707	Youssef Al-Dosari	KSA	53.51 (7 h5)	–	–
8 h2 r1/3	519	Jorge Fidel Ponce	HON	55.38 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h4 r1/3	296	Joe Rodan	FIJ	53.66 (8 h4)	–	–
DNS	955	Sven Nylander	SWE	– (DNS h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	23 September 1988
Format	Top three in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1120	André Phillips	USA	49.34	Q
2	1137	Kevin Young	USA	49.35	Q
3	1114	Edwin Moses	USA	49.38	Q
4	617	Winthrop Graham	JAM	49.40	Q
5	898	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	49.41	Q
6	402	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	49.62	Q
7	661	Joseph Maritim	KEN	49.64	Q
8	142	Toma Tomov	BUL	49.66	q
9	386	Harald Schmid	FRG	49.77	Q
10	677	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.80	Q
11	658	Simon Kitur	KEN	49.88	Q
12	978	Jozef Kucej	TCH	49.89
=13	52	Klaus Ehrle	AUT	50.10	Q
=13	372	Edgar Itt	FRG	50.10	Q
15	255	José Alonso	ESP	50.21	Q
16	156	John Graham	CAN	50.30	Q
17	81	Alain Cuypers	BEL	50.42	Q
18	247	Ahmed Abdelhalim	EGY	50.44
19	647	Ryoichi Yoshida	JPN	50.49
20	684	Hwang Hong-Cheol	KOR	50.52
21	43	Leigh Miller	AUS	50.53
22	1157	Rok Kopitar	YUG	50.54
23	905	Hamidou M'Baye	SEN	50.58
24	450	Max Robertson	GBR	50.67
25	425	Phil Harries	GBR	50.81
26	1169	Samuel Matete	ZAM	51.06
27	879	Domingo Cordero	PUR	51.26
28	1156	Branislav Karaulić	YUG	51.32
29	130	Ahmed Hamada	BRN	51.34
30	915	Benjamin Grant	SLE	51.73
31	712	Jasem Al-Dowaila	KUW	51.87
32	77	Allan Ince	BAR	52.76
33	28	Oral Selkridge	ANT	53.44
34	707	Youssef Al-Dosari	KSA	53.51
35	296	Joe Rodan	FIJ	53.66
36	519	Jorge Fidel Ponce	HON	55.38
37	783	Dambar Kunwar	NEP	56.80
DNS	955	Sven Nylander	SWE	–

Heat #1

Time	11:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	898	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	49.41	Q
2	52	Klaus Ehrle	AUT	50.10	Q
3	156	John Graham	CAN	50.30	Q
4	684	Hwang Hong-Cheol	KOR	50.52
5	425	Phil Harries	GBR	50.81
6	712	Jasem Al-Dowaila	KUW	51.87
7	783	Dambar Kunwar	NEP	56.80
DNS	955	Sven Nylander	SWE	–

Heat #2

Time	11:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	386	Harald Schmid	FRG	49.77	Q
2	658	Simon Kitur	KEN	49.88	Q
3	81	Alain Cuypers	BEL	50.42	Q
4	247	Ahmed Abdelhalim	EGY	50.44
5	647	Ryoichi Yoshida	JPN	50.49
6	1169	Samuel Matete	ZAM	51.06
7	879	Domingo Cordero	PUR	51.26
8	519	Jorge Fidel Ponce	HON	55.38

Heat #3

Time	11:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1114	Edwin Moses	USA	49.38	Q
2	372	Edgar Itt	FRG	50.10	Q
3	255	José Alonso	ESP	50.21	Q
4	43	Leigh Miller	AUS	50.53
5	1156	Branislav Karaulić	YUG	51.32
6	77	Allan Ince	BAR	52.76
7	28	Oral Selkridge	ANT	53.44

Heat #4

Time	11:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1137	Kevin Young	USA	49.35	Q
2	402	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	49.62	Q
3	677	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.80	Q
4	978	Jozef Kucej	TCH	49.89
5	1157	Rok Kopitar	YUG	50.54
6	905	Hamidou M'Baye	SEN	50.58
7	915	Benjamin Grant	SLE	51.73
8	296	Joe Rodan	FIJ	53.66

Heat #5

Time	11:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1120	André Phillips	USA	49.34	Q
2	617	Winthrop Graham	JAM	49.40	Q
3	661	Joseph Maritim	KEN	49.64	Q
4	142	Toma Tomov	BUL	49.66	q
5	450	Max Robertson	GBR	50.67
6	130	Ahmed Hamada	BRN	51.34
7	707	Youssef Al-Dosari	KSA	53.51

Semi-Finals

Date	24 September 1988
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1114	Edwin Moses	USA	47.89	Q
2	1120	André Phillips	USA	48.19	Q
3	617	Winthrop Graham	JAM	48.37	Q
4	898	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	48.48	Q
5	1137	Kevin Young	USA	48.56	Q
6	372	Edgar Itt	FRG	48.86	Q
7	142	Toma Tomov	BUL	48.90
8	386	Harald Schmid	FRG	48.93	Q
9	402	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	49.22	Q
10	661	Joseph Maritim	KEN	49.50
11	255	José Alonso	ESP	49.57
12	658	Simon Kitur	KEN	49.74
13	81	Alain Cuypers	BEL	49.75
14	52	Klaus Ehrle	AUT	51.04
15	156	John Graham	CAN	51.33
DQ	677	Gideon Yego	KEN	–

Heat #1

Time	16:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1114	Edwin Moses	USA	47.89	Q
2	1137	Kevin Young	USA	48.56	Q
3	386	Harald Schmid	FRG	48.93	Q
4	402	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	49.22	Q
5	661	Joseph Maritim	KEN	49.50
6	255	José Alonso	ESP	49.57
7	52	Klaus Ehrle	AUT	51.04
8	156	John Graham	CAN	51.33

Heat #2

Time	16:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1120	André Phillips	USA	48.19	Q
2	617	Winthrop Graham	JAM	48.37	Q
3	898	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	48.48	Q
4	372	Edgar Itt	FRG	48.86	Q
5	142	Toma Tomov	BUL	48.90
6	658	Simon Kitur	KEN	49.74
7	81	Alain Cuypers	BEL	49.75
DQ	677	Gideon Yego	KEN	–

Final Round

Date	25 September 1988 — 13:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1120	André Phillips	USA	47.19	0.150	OR
2	898	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	47.23	0.220
3	1114	Edwin Moses	USA	47.56	0.209
4	1137	Kevin Young	USA	47.94	0.214
5	617	Winthrop Graham	JAM	48.04	0.191
6	402	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	48.69	0.223
7	386	Harald Schmid	FRG	48.76	0.205
8	372	Edgar Itt	FRG	48.78	0.187