| Date | 28 – 29 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul |
| Participants | 59 from 42 countries |
East Germany had two of the favorites in Heike Drechsler-Daute, who had twice equaled the world record of 21.71, once in winning the European title; and Silke Gladisch, the 1987 World Champion. America’s top bet was Florence Griffith Joyner, second in this event 1984, but with the East Germans absent. She had been dominant at the US Olympic Trials, running 21.77 in the semi-finals for an American record, and shattering the 100 world record in 10.49. In Seoul Griffith Joyner had already won the 100 by over three metres. In the 200 she broke the US and Olympic record in the quarter-finals with 21.76, and then in the semi-finals, posted a world record 21.56. The final was highly anticipated but it was not much of a race as FloJo destroyed the field, winning by four metres from Jamaica’s Grace Jackson with Drechsler another two metres back in third. Her world record time of 21.34 was considered Beamonesque and still stood as the world record 20 years later.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 569 | Florence Griffith Joyner |  USA | 22.51 (1 h5) | 21.76 (1 h1) | 21.56 (1 h1) | 21.34 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 365 | Grace Jackson |  JAM | 22.66 (1 h6) | 22.24 (1 h3) | 22.13 (1 h2) | 21.72 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 261 | Heike Drechsler |  GDR | 22.93 (1 h1) | 22.38 (3 h1) | 22.27 (2 h2) | 21.95 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 367 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 23.06 (1 h4) | 22.30 (2 h2) | 22.07 (2 h1) | 21.99 (4) | |||
| 5 | 277 | Silke Möller | GDR | 23.07 (2 h3) | 22.86 (3 h3) | 22.15 (3 h1) | 22.09 (5) | |||
| 6 | 600 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.87 (1 h7) | 22.25 (1 h2) | 22.53 (3 h2) | 22.17 (6) | |||
| 7 | 511 | Maia Azarashvili |  URS | 22.98 (2 h6) | 22.37 (2 h1) | 22.33 (4 h1) | 22.33 (7) | |||
| 8 | 534 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.85 (1 h3) | 22.77 (1 h4) | 22.55 (4 h2) | 22.42 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | 428 | Mary Onyali |  NGR | 22.82 (2 h2) | 22.89 (2 h4) | 22.43 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 47 | Nadezhda Georgieva |  BUL | 22.80 (1 h2) | 22.60 (3 h2) | 22.67 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | 274 | Katrin Krabbe | GDR | 23.14 (2 h5) | 22.67 (4 h2) | 22.59 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 216 | Paula Dunn |  GBR | 23.32 (1 h8) | 23.04 (4 h3) | 23.14 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | 23 | Pauline Davis |  BAH | 23.08 (2 h7) | 22.92 (3 h4) | 22.67 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | 454 | Agnieszka Siwek |  POL | 23.10 (2 h1) | 22.96 (4 h4) | 23.20 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | 201 | Andrea Thomas |  FRG | 22.92 (3 h2) | 22.84 (2 h3) | 22.91 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | 475 | Regula Aebi |  SUI | 23.22 (4 h5) | 22.88 (4 h1) | 23.33 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | 15 | Kerry Johnson |  AUS | 23.20 (3 h7) | 23.01 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 427 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 23.12 (3 h1) | 22.88 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | 176 | Muriel Leroy |  FRA | 23.19 (3 h5) | 23.22 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | 224 | Simmone Jacobs | GBR | 23.47 (4 h7) | 23.38 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | 188 | Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.51 (3 h4) | 23.15 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | 348 | Rita Angotzi |  ITA | 23.59 (4 h2) | 23.33 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | 358 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.58 (5 h3) | 23.52 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | 38 | Magnólia Figueiredo |  BRA | 23.71 (2 h8) | 23.67 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | 501 | Angela Williams |  TTO | 23.76 (4 h1) | 23.48 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | 448 | Jolanta Janota | POL | 23.40 (3 h3) | 23.34 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | 5 | Jocelyn Joseph |  ANT | 23.57 (4 h3) | 23.59 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | 186 | Karin Janke | FRG | 23.83 (3 h8) | 23.87 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/4 | 163 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Balo | FRA | 23.50 (5 h7) | 23.63 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | 249 | Louise Stuart | GBR | 23.61 (4 h4) | 23.59 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 8 h3 r2/4 | 121 | Norfalia Carabalí |  COL | 23.78 (3 h6) | 23.96 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 8 h4 r2/4 | 177 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 23.49 (2 h4) | 24.22 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | 26 | Yolande Straughn |  BAR | 23.81 (4 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | 105 | Xie Zhiling |  CHN | 24.01 (4 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | 124 | Ximena Restrepo | COL | 24.00 (5 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | 301 | Marina Skordi |  GRE | 24.06 (5 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/4 | 382 | Joyce Odhiambo |  KEN | 24.26 (5 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r1/4 | 110 | Zhang Xiaoqiong | CHN | 24.08 (5 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r1/4 | 609 | Gailey Dube |  ZIM | 24.42 (5 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | 603 | Olivette Daruhi |  VAN | 26.88 (5 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | 34 | Félicite Bada |  BEN | 25.42 (6 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | 347 | Ruth Morris |  ISV | 24.51 (6 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | 402 | U Yang-Ja |  KOR | 24.94 (6 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | 503 | Oliver Acii |  UGA | 24.39 (6 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | 485 | Ivette Bonapart |  SUR | 24.95 (6 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h6 r1/4 | 409 | Yvonne Hasler |  LIE | 24.91 (6 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h7 r1/4 | 553 | Claudia Acerenza |  URU | 24.46 (6 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h8 r1/4 | 291 | Rosa Mbuamangongo |  GEQ | 31.12 (6 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | 55 | Mariama Ouiminga |  BUR | 26.08 (7 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/4 | 306 | Agnes Griffith |  GRN | 24.79 (7 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/4 | 616 | Melvina Vulah |  LBR | 25.46 (7 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r1/4 | 614 | Judith Diankoléla-Missengué |  CGO | 25.20 (7 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h5 r1/4 | 3 | Guilhermina da Cruz |  ANG | 25.62 (7 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h6 r1/4 | 419 | Aminata Diarra |  MLI | 25.81 (7 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h7 r1/4 | 497 | Chen Ya-Li |  TPE | 25.03 (7 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/4 | 315 | Ng Ka Yee |  HKG | 25.35 (8 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 h3 r1/4 | 119 | Erin Tierney |  COK | 26.16 (8 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 h4 r1/4 | 7 | Evelyn Farrell |  ARU | 25.74 (8 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| AC h8 r1/4 | 584 | Pam Marshall | USA | – (DNF h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 14 | Maree Holland | AUS | – (DNS h6) | – | – | – |
| Date | 28 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 3 in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Time | 10:30 |
|---|---|
| Wind | -0.3 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 22.93 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Agnieszka Siwek | POL | 23.10 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 23.12 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Angela Williams | TTO | 23.76 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Ximena Restrepo | COL | 24.00 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Félicite Bada | BEN | 25.42 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Mariama Ouiminga | BUR | 26.08 |
| Time | 10:35 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.9 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 22.80 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.82 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Andrea Thomas | FRG | 22.92 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Rita Angotzi | ITA | 23.59 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Marina Skordi | GRE | 24.06 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Ruth Morris | ISV | 24.51 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Agnes Griffith | GRN | 24.79 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Ng Ka Yee | HKG | 25.35 |
| Time | 10:40 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.2 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.85 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Silke Möller | GDR | 23.07 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Jolanta Janota | POL | 23.40 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Jocelyn Joseph | ANT | 23.57 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.58 | ||
| 6 | 5 | U Yang-Ja | KOR | 24.94 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Melvina Vulah | LBR | 25.46 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Erin Tierney | COK | 26.16 |
| Time | 10:45 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.7 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 23.06 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 23.49 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.51 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Louise Stuart | GBR | 23.61 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Joyce Odhiambo | KEN | 24.26 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Oliver Acii | UGA | 24.39 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Judith Diankoléla-Missengué | CGO | 25.20 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Evelyn Farrell | ARU | 25.74 |
| Time | 10:50 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.7 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 22.51 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Katrin Krabbe | GDR | 23.14 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Muriel Leroy | FRA | 23.19 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Regula Aebi | SUI | 23.22 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Zhang Xiaoqiong | CHN | 24.08 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Ivette Bonapart | SUR | 24.95 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Guilhermina da Cruz | ANG | 25.62 |
| Time | 10:55 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.0 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.66 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Maia Azarashvili | URS | 22.98 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Norfalia Carabalí | COL | 23.78 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Yolande Straughn | BAR | 23.81 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Gailey Dube | ZIM | 24.42 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Yvonne Hasler | LIE | 24.91 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Aminata Diarra | MLI | 25.81 | ||
| 2 | Maree Holland | AUS | – |
| Time | 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.6 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.87 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 23.08 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Kerry Johnson | AUS | 23.20 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Simmone Jacobs | GBR | 23.47 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Balo | FRA | 23.50 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Claudia Acerenza | URU | 24.46 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Chen Ya-Li | TPE | 25.03 |
| Time | 11:05 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.6 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Paula Dunn | GBR | 23.32 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Magnólia Figueiredo | BRA | 23.71 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Karin Janke | FRG | 23.83 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Xie Zhiling | CHN | 24.01 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Olivette Daruhi | VAN | 26.88 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Rosa Mbuamangongo | GEQ | 31.12 | ||
| 3 | Pam Marshall | USA | – |
| Date | 28 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 569 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 21.76 | ||
| 2 | 365 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.24 | ||
| 3 | 600 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.25 | ||
| 4 | 367 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.30 | ||
| 5 | 511 | Maia Azarashvili | URS | 22.37 | ||
| 6 | 261 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 22.38 | ||
| 7 | 47 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 22.60 | ||
| 8 | 274 | Katrin Krabbe | GDR | 22.67 | ||
| 9 | 534 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.77 | ||
| 10 | 201 | Andrea Thomas | FRG | 22.84 | ||
| 11 | 277 | Silke Möller | GDR | 22.86 | ||
| =12 | 475 | Regula Aebi | SUI | 22.88 | ||
| =12 | 427 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 22.88 | ||
| 14 | 428 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.89 | ||
| 15 | 23 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 22.92 | ||
| 16 | 454 | Agnieszka Siwek | POL | 22.96 | ||
| 17 | 15 | Kerry Johnson | AUS | 23.01 | ||
| 18 | 216 | Paula Dunn | GBR | 23.04 | ||
| 19 | 188 | Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.15 | ||
| 20 | 176 | Muriel Leroy | FRA | 23.22 | ||
| 21 | 348 | Rita Angotzi | ITA | 23.33 | ||
| 22 | 448 | Jolanta Janota | POL | 23.34 | ||
| 23 | 224 | Simmone Jacobs | GBR | 23.38 | ||
| 24 | 501 | Angela Williams | TTO | 23.48 | ||
| 25 | 358 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.52 | ||
| =26 | 249 | Louise Stuart | GBR | 23.59 | ||
| =26 | 5 | Jocelyn Joseph | ANT | 23.59 | ||
| 28 | 163 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Balo | FRA | 23.63 | ||
| 29 | 38 | Magnólia Figueiredo | BRA | 23.67 | ||
| 30 | 186 | Karin Janke | FRG | 23.87 | ||
| 31 | 121 | Norfalia Carabalí | COL | 23.96 | ||
| 32 | 177 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 24.22 |
| Time | 13:15 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.7 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 21.76 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Maia Azarashvili | URS | 22.37 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 22.38 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Regula Aebi | SUI | 22.88 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Kerry Johnson | AUS | 23.01 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.15 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Angela Williams | TTO | 23.48 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Balo | FRA | 23.63 |
| Time | 13:20 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.7 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.25 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.30 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 22.60 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Katrin Krabbe | GDR | 22.67 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 22.88 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Rita Angotzi | ITA | 23.33 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Jolanta Janota | POL | 23.34 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Louise Stuart | GBR | 23.59 |
| Time | 13:25 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.24 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Andrea Thomas | FRG | 22.84 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Silke Möller | GDR | 22.86 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Paula Dunn | GBR | 23.04 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Muriel Leroy | FRA | 23.22 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.52 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Jocelyn Joseph | ANT | 23.59 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Norfalia Carabalí | COL | 23.96 |
| Time | 13:30 |
|---|---|
| Wind | -0.5 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.77 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.89 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 22.92 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Agnieszka Siwek | POL | 22.96 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Simmone Jacobs | GBR | 23.38 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Magnólia Figueiredo | BRA | 23.67 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Karin Janke | FRG | 23.87 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 24.22 |
| Date | 29 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 569 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 21.56 | ||
| 2 | 367 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.07 | ||
| 3 | 365 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.13 | ||
| 4 | 277 | Silke Möller | GDR | 22.15 | ||
| 5 | 261 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 22.27 | ||
| 6 | 511 | Maia Azarashvili | URS | 22.33 | ||
| 7 | 428 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.43 | ||
| 8 | 600 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.53 | ||
| 9 | 534 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.55 | ||
| 10 | 274 | Katrin Krabbe | GDR | 22.59 | ||
| =11 | 23 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 22.67 | ||
| =11 | 47 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 22.67 | ||
| 13 | 201 | Andrea Thomas | FRG | 22.91 | ||
| 14 | 216 | Paula Dunn | GBR | 23.14 | ||
| 15 | 454 | Agnieszka Siwek | POL | 23.20 | ||
| 16 | 475 | Regula Aebi | SUI | 23.33 |
| Time | 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.7 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 21.56 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.07 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Silke Möller | GDR | 22.15 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Maia Azarashvili | URS | 22.33 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.43 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Katrin Krabbe | GDR | 22.59 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 22.67 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Andrea Thomas | FRG | 22.91 |
| Time | 15:05 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.8 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.13 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 22.27 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.53 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.55 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 22.67 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Paula Dunn | GBR | 23.14 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Agnieszka Siwek | POL | 23.20 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Regula Aebi | SUI | 23.33 |
| Date | 29 September 1988 — 16:40 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.3 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 21.34 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 21.72 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 21.95 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 21.99 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Silke Möller | GDR | 22.09 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.17 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Maia Azarashvili | URS | 22.33 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 22.42 |
