| Date | 25 – 26 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul |
| Participants | 30 from 16 countries |
Since 1976, every major title had been won by Yury Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov, with the obvious exception of the 1984 Olympics, when they could not compete because of the Soviet boycott. Litvinov was a slight favorite in Seoul as the 1983 and 1987 World Champion. Assisted by Jüri Tamm the Soviet threesome swept the medals in this event, as they had in 1976 and 1980. Litvinov led from the first round with 84.76 (278-1), which was good enough for gold, but improved slightly in round five with 84.80 (278-2¾). Sedykh added a silver to his golds from 1976 and 1980.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1046 | Sergey Litvinov |  URS | 81.24 (1) | 84.80 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1060 | Yury Sedykh | URS | 78.48 (3) | 83.76 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1064 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 79.68 (2) | 81.16 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 465 | Ralf Haber |  GDR | 78.16 (4) | 80.44 (4) | |||
| 5 | 397 | Heinz Weis |  FRG | 77.24 (7) | 79.16 (5) | |||
| 6 | 525 | Tibor Gécsek |  HUN | 77.12 (8) | 78.36 (6) | |||
| 7 | 535 | Imre Szitás | HUN | 76.24 (12) | 77.04 (7) | |||
| 8 | 138 | Ivan Tanev |  BUL | 76.84 (9) | 76.08 (8) | |||
| 9 | 299 | Harri Huhtala |  FIN | 77.34 (6) | 75.38 (9) | |||
| 10 | 56 | Hans Lindner |  AUT | 76.60 (10) | 75.36 (10) | |||
| 11 | 953 | Tore Gustafsson |  SWE | 76.44 (11) | 74.24 (11) | |||
| 12 | 475 | Gunther Rodehau | GDR | 78.12 (5) | 72.36 (12) | |||
| 13 QR | 381 | Christoph Sahner | FRG | 75.84 (13) | – | |||
| 14 QR | 136 | Plamen Minev | BUL | 74.46 (14) | – | |||
| 15 QR | 539 | József Vida | HUN | 74.30 (15) | – | |||
| 16 QR | 314 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 73.74 (16) | – | |||
| 17 QR | 1084 | Lance Deal |  USA | 73.66 (17) | – | |||
| 18 QR | 1092 | Ken Flax | USA | 72.70 (18) | – | |||
| 19 QR | 1105 | Jud Logan | USA | 72.64 (19) | – | |||
| 20 QR | 131 | Viktor Apostolov | BUL | 71.10 (20) | – | |||
| 21 QR | 602 | Lucio Serrani |  ITA | 70.50 (21) | – | |||
| 22 QR | 430 | Mick Jones |  GBR | 70.38 (22) | – | |||
| 23 QR | 454 | Dave Smith | GBR | 69.12 (23) | – | |||
| 24 QR | 550 | Conor McCullough |  IRL | 68.66 (24) | – | |||
| 25 QR | 30 | Andrés Charadía |  ARG | 68.26 (25) | – | |||
| 26 QR | 11 | Hakim Toumi |  ALG | 65.78 (26) | – | |||
| 27 QR | 711 | Waleed Al-Bekheet |  KUW | 63.86 (27) | – | |||
| 28 QR | 442 | Matt Mileham | GBR | 62.42 (28) | – | |||
| 29 QR | 694 | Lee Ju-Hyeong |  KOR | 55.98 (29) | – | |||
| AC QR | 1206 | Kjell Bystedt | SWE | – ( | – |
| Date | 25 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 77.00 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1046 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | 81.24 | ||
| 2 | 1064 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 79.68 | ||
| 3 | 1060 | Yury Sedykh | URS | 78.48 | ||
| 4 | 465 | Ralf Haber | GDR | 78.16 | ||
| 5 | 475 | Gunther Rodehau | GDR | 78.12 | ||
| 6 | 299 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 77.34 | ||
| 7 | 397 | Heinz Weis | FRG | 77.24 | ||
| 8 | 525 | Tibor Gécsek | HUN | 77.12 | ||
| 9 | 138 | Ivan Tanev | BUL | 76.84 | ||
| 10 | 56 | Hans Lindner | AUT | 76.60 | ||
| 11 | 953 | Tore Gustafsson | SWE | 76.44 | ||
| 12 | 535 | Imre Szitás | HUN | 76.24 | ||
| 13 | 381 | Christoph Sahner | FRG | 75.84 | ||
| 14 | 136 | Plamen Minev | BUL | 74.46 | ||
| 15 | 539 | József Vida | HUN | 74.30 | ||
| 16 | 314 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 73.74 | ||
| 17 | 1084 | Lance Deal | USA | 73.66 | ||
| 18 | 1092 | Ken Flax | USA | 72.70 | ||
| 19 | 1105 | Jud Logan | USA | 72.64 | ||
| 20 | 131 | Viktor Apostolov | BUL | 71.10 | ||
| 21 | 602 | Lucio Serrani | ITA | 70.50 | ||
| 22 | 430 | Mick Jones | GBR | 70.38 | ||
| 23 | 454 | Dave Smith | GBR | 69.12 | ||
| 24 | 550 | Conor McCullough | IRL | 68.66 | ||
| 25 | 30 | Andrés Charadía | ARG | 68.26 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Hakim Toumi | ALG | 65.78 | ||
| 27 | 711 | Waleed Al-Bekheet | KUW | 63.86 | ||
| 28 | 442 | Matt Mileham | GBR | 62.42 | ||
| 29 | 694 | Lee Ju-Hyeong | KOR | 55.98 | ||
| 1206 | Kjell Bystedt | SWE | – |
| Date | 25 September 1988 — 9:00 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 79.68 | 79.68 | - | - | ||
| 2 | 12 | Yury Sedykh | URS | 78.48 | 78.48 | - | - | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ralf Haber | GDR | 78.16 | 75.64 | 78.16 | - | ||
| 4 | 2 | Gunther Rodehau | GDR | 78.12 | x | 78.12 | - | ||
| 5 | 11 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 77.34 | 75.98 | 77.34 | - | ||
| 6 | 8 | Tibor Gécsek | HUN | 77.12 | x | 77.12 | - | ||
| 7 | 10 | Imre Szitás | HUN | 76.24 | 74.98 | 76.24 | 73.82 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 73.74 | 72.44 | 73.74 | x | ||
| 9 | 5 | Viktor Apostolov | BUL | 71.10 | x | x | 71.10 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Dave Smith | GBR | 69.12 | x | x | 69.12 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Hakim Toumi | ALG | 65.78 | 65.78 | 65.72 | x | ||
| 12 | 6 | Matt Mileham | GBR | 62.42 | 59.94 | 62.42 | x | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lee Ju-Hyeong | KOR | 55.98 | x | x | 55.98 | ||
| 14 | Kjell Bystedt | SWE | – | x | x | x |
| Date | 25 September 1988 — 10:15 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | 81.24 | 81.24 | - | - | ||
| 2 | 13 | Heinz Weis | FRG | 77.24 | 76.40 | 76.70 | 77.24 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Ivan Tanev | BUL | 76.84 | 76.84 | x | x | ||
| 4 | 8 | Hans Lindner | AUT | 76.60 | 76.60 | 74.54 | x | ||
| 5 | 14 | Tore Gustafsson | SWE | 76.44 | 72.90 | 73.14 | 76.44 | ||
| 6 | 15 | Christoph Sahner | FRG | 75.84 | 75.84 | 72.42 | 72.46 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Plamen Minev | BUL | 74.46 | 74.46 | 70.22 | x | ||
| 8 | 5 | József Vida | HUN | 74.30 | 70.60 | 74.30 | 72.50 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Lance Deal | USA | 73.66 | x | 71.72 | 73.66 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Ken Flax | USA | 72.70 | x | 72.70 | 72.24 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Jud Logan | USA | 72.64 | 69.46 | 72.46 | 72.64 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lucio Serrani | ITA | 70.50 | 70.50 | x | 70.00 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Mick Jones | GBR | 70.38 | 70.38 | x | 68.94 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Conor McCullough | IRL | 68.66 | x | x | 68.66 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Andrés Charadía | ARG | 68.26 | 66.86 | 66.02 | 68.26 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Waleed Al-Bekheet | KUW | 63.86 | 62.78 | 60.14 | 63.86 |
| Date | 26 September 1988 — 12:40 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | Round #4 Distance | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | 84.80 | 84.76 | 83.82 | 83.86 | 83.98 | 84.80 | 83.80 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Yury Sedykh | URS | 83.76 | 80.96 | 83.62 | 83.44 | 83.44 | x | 83.76 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 81.16 | 80.94 | 81.16 | x | x | x | x | ||
| 4 | 2 | Ralf Haber | GDR | 80.44 | 78.92 | 78.72 | 79.18 | x | 78.88 | 80.44 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Heinz Weis | FRG | 79.16 | 78.50 | 76.80 | x | 77.70 | 78.98 | 79.16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Tibor Gécsek | HUN | 78.36 | 78.18 | 76.52 | 74.36 | 77.82 | x | 78.36 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Imre Szitás | HUN | 77.04 | 76.00 | 76.40 | 76.20 | 75.66 | 76.10 | 77.04 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Ivan Tanev | BUL | 76.08 | 75.56 | 75.76 | x | 75.28 | 75.54 | 76.08 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 75.38 | 75.26 | 75.38 | 75.08 | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 7 | Hans Lindner | AUT | 75.36 | 75.36 | 75.14 | 75.28 | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 6 | Tore Gustafsson | SWE | 74.24 | 74.24 | 73.32 | x | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 10 | Gunther Rodehau | GDR | 72.36 | x | x | 72.36 | – | – | – |
