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800 metres, Women

Date	24 – 26 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	29 from 20 countries

The East German “twins” Sigrun Wodars and Christine Wachtel were ranked #1 and #2 in the world in 1987, and their career developed almost in parallel. They had been 1-2 at the 1987 World Championships, Wodars winning. But the top runner in 1988 was Cuban Ana Fidelia Quirot, who could not compete in Seoul because Cuba was one of the few boycotting nations that year. Wodars and Wachtel won their semi-finals and were favored in the final. They took the lead together, with Wodars slightly ahead thru 600 metres. Wachtel then took over, but Wodars passed her in the stretch for the gold medal. America’s Kim Gallagher, silver medalist in 1984, came on strongly for the bronze after looking like she might catch Wachtel.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	290	Sigrun Wodars	GDR	2:02.24 (1 h3)	1:57.21 (1 h1)	1:56.10 (1)	Gold
2	289	Christine Wachtel	GDR	2:00.62 (1 h2)	1:58.44 (1 h2)	1:56.64 (2)	Silver
3	567	Kim Gallagher	USA	2:01.70 (1 h4)	1:57.39 (2 h1)	1:56.91 (3)	Bronze
4	605	Slobodanka Čolović	YUG	2:01.80 (2 h1)	1:58.49 (3 h1)	1:57.50 (4)
5	566	Delisa Walton-Floyd	USA	2:02.37 (2 h3)	1:58.82 (2 h2)	1:58.70 (5)
6	520	Inna Yevseyeva	URS	2:01.59 (1 h1)	1:59.10 (3 h2)	1:59.37 (6)
7	141	Maite Zúñiga	ESP	2:00.98 (4 h2)	1:58.85 (4 h1)	1:59.82 (7)
8	217	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:01.79 (2 h4)	1:59.66 (4 h2)	2:00.77 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	252	Kirsty Wade	GBR	2:02.75 (5 h3)	2:00.86 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	189	Gaby Lesch	FRG	2:00.95 (3 h2)	1:59.85 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	42	Soraya Telles	BRA	2:02.48 (3 h3)	2:01.86 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	209	Shireen Bailey	GBR	2:02.36 (3 h1)	1:59.94 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	559	Joetta Clark	USA	2:00.83 (2 h2)	2:03.32 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	535	Dalia Matusevičienė	URS	2:02.57 (4 h3)	2:00.15 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	542	Nadezhda Olizarenko	URS	2:01.81 (3 h4)	2:05.27 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	486	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	2:01.83 (4 h4)	2:02.34 (8 h2)	–
4 h1 r1/3	368	Sharon Powell	JAM	2:03.49 (4 h1)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	139	Montserrat Pujol	ESP	2:03.73 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	63	Mary Burzminski	CAN	2:02.85 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	2	Hassiba Boulmerka	ALG	2:03.33 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	388	Choi Se-Beom	KOR	2:06.65 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	333	Shiny Abraham	IND	2:03.26 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	126	Maureen Stewart	CRC	2:08.17 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	61	Renée Bélanger	CAN	2:04.74 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	117	Assumpta Achuo-Bei	CMR	2:07.10 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	420	Maria Mutola	MOZ	2:04.36 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	4	Laverne Bryan	ANT	2:12.18 (7 h3)	–	–
8 h1 r1/3	608	Christine Bakombo	COD	2:11.00 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r1/3	422	Sheila Seebaluck	MRI	2:08.93 (8 h2)	–	–
DNS	134	Rosa Colorado	ESP	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	100	Sun Sumei	CHN	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	24 September 1988
Format	Top three in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	289	Christine Wachtel	GDR	2:00.62	Q
2	559	Joetta Clark	USA	2:00.83	Q
3	189	Gaby Lesch	FRG	2:00.95	Q
4	141	Maite Zúñiga	ESP	2:00.98	q
5	520	Inna Yevseyeva	URS	2:01.59	Q
6	567	Kim Gallagher	USA	2:01.70	Q
7	217	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:01.79	Q
8	605	Slobodanka Čolović	YUG	2:01.80	Q
9	542	Nadezhda Olizarenko	URS	2:01.81	Q
10	486	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	2:01.83	q
11	290	Sigrun Wodars	GDR	2:02.24	Q
12	209	Shireen Bailey	GBR	2:02.36	Q
13	566	Delisa Walton-Floyd	USA	2:02.37	Q
14	42	Soraya Telles	BRA	2:02.48	Q
15	535	Dalia Matusevičienė	URS	2:02.57	q
16	252	Kirsty Wade	GBR	2:02.75	q
17	63	Mary Burzminski	CAN	2:02.85
18	333	Shiny Abraham	IND	2:03.26
19	2	Hassiba Boulmerka	ALG	2:03.33
20	368	Sharon Powell	JAM	2:03.49
21	139	Montserrat Pujol	ESP	2:03.73
22	420	Maria Mutola	MOZ	2:04.36
23	61	Renée Bélanger	CAN	2:04.74
24	388	Choi Se-Beom	KOR	2:06.65
25	117	Assumpta Achuo-Bei	CMR	2:07.10
26	126	Maureen Stewart	CRC	2:08.17
27	422	Sheila Seebaluck	MRI	2:08.93
28	608	Christine Bakombo	COD	2:11.00
29	4	Laverne Bryan	ANT	2:12.18
DNS	100	Sun Sumei	CHN	–
DNS	134	Rosa Colorado	ESP	–

Heat #1

Time	14:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	520	Inna Yevseyeva	URS	2:01.59	Q
2	605	Slobodanka Čolović	YUG	2:01.80	Q
3	209	Shireen Bailey	GBR	2:02.36	Q
4	368	Sharon Powell	JAM	2:03.49
5	139	Montserrat Pujol	ESP	2:03.73
6	388	Choi Se-Beom	KOR	2:06.65
7	117	Assumpta Achuo-Bei	CMR	2:07.10
8	608	Christine Bakombo	COD	2:11.00

Heat #2

Time	14:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	289	Christine Wachtel	GDR	2:00.62	Q
2	559	Joetta Clark	USA	2:00.83	Q
3	189	Gaby Lesch	FRG	2:00.95	Q
4	141	Maite Zúñiga	ESP	2:00.98	q
5	63	Mary Burzminski	CAN	2:02.85
6	333	Shiny Abraham	IND	2:03.26
7	420	Maria Mutola	MOZ	2:04.36
8	422	Sheila Seebaluck	MRI	2:08.93

Heat #3

Time	14:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	290	Sigrun Wodars	GDR	2:02.24	Q
2	566	Delisa Walton-Floyd	USA	2:02.37	Q
3	42	Soraya Telles	BRA	2:02.48	Q
4	535	Dalia Matusevičienė	URS	2:02.57	q
5	252	Kirsty Wade	GBR	2:02.75	q
6	126	Maureen Stewart	CRC	2:08.17
7	4	Laverne Bryan	ANT	2:12.18
DNS	100	Sun Sumei	CHN	–

Heat #4

Time	14:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	567	Kim Gallagher	USA	2:01.70	Q
2	217	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:01.79	Q
3	542	Nadezhda Olizarenko	URS	2:01.81	Q
4	486	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	2:01.83	q
5	2	Hassiba Boulmerka	ALG	2:03.33
6	61	Renée Bélanger	CAN	2:04.74
DNS	134	Rosa Colorado	ESP	–

Semi-Finals

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

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	290	Sigrun Wodars	GDR	1:57.21	Q
2	567	Kim Gallagher	USA	1:57.39	Q
3	289	Christine Wachtel	GDR	1:58.44	Q
4	605	Slobodanka Čolović	YUG	1:58.49	Q
5	566	Delisa Walton-Floyd	USA	1:58.82	Q
6	141	Maite Zúñiga	ESP	1:58.85	Q
7	520	Inna Yevseyeva	URS	1:59.10	Q
8	217	Diane Edwards	GBR	1:59.66	Q
9	189	Gaby Lesch	FRG	1:59.85
10	209	Shireen Bailey	GBR	1:59.94
11	535	Dalia Matusevičienė	URS	2:00.15
12	252	Kirsty Wade	GBR	2:00.86
13	42	Soraya Telles	BRA	2:01.86
14	486	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	2:02.34
15	559	Joetta Clark	USA	2:03.32
16	542	Nadezhda Olizarenko	URS	2:05.27

Heat #1

Time	14:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	290	Sigrun Wodars	GDR	1:57.21	Q
2	567	Kim Gallagher	USA	1:57.39	Q
3	605	Slobodanka Čolović	YUG	1:58.49	Q
4	141	Maite Zúñiga	ESP	1:58.85	Q
5	252	Kirsty Wade	GBR	2:00.86
6	42	Soraya Telles	BRA	2:01.86
7	559	Joetta Clark	USA	2:03.32
8	542	Nadezhda Olizarenko	URS	2:05.27

Heat #2

Time	14:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	289	Christine Wachtel	GDR	1:58.44	Q
2	566	Delisa Walton-Floyd	USA	1:58.82	Q
3	520	Inna Yevseyeva	URS	1:59.10	Q
4	217	Diane Edwards	GBR	1:59.66	Q
5	189	Gaby Lesch	FRG	1:59.85
6	209	Shireen Bailey	GBR	1:59.94
7	535	Dalia Matusevičienė	URS	2:00.15
8	486	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	2:02.34

Final Round

Date	26 September 1988 — 13:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	290	Sigrun Wodars	GDR	1:56.10
2	289	Christine Wachtel	GDR	1:56.64
3	567	Kim Gallagher	USA	1:56.91
4	605	Slobodanka Čolović	YUG	1:57.50
5	566	Delisa Walton-Floyd	USA	1:58.70	1
6	520	Inna Yevseyeva	URS	1:59.37
7	141	Maite Zúñiga	ESP	1:59.82
8	217	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:00.77

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Sigrun Wodars-Grau		56.4