The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with five qualifying heats (38 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	47.02	Edwin Moses Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...	Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...  (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... )	August 31, 1983
Olympic Record	47.64	Edwin Moses Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...  (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... )	July 25, 1976

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
September 25, 1988	Final		47.19s	OR

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		47.19 (OR)
		47.23 (NR)
		47.56
4.		47.94
5.		48.04
6.		48.69
7.		48.76
8.		48.78

Semi finals

• Held on Saturday September 24, 1988

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		47.89
  2.		48.56
  3.		48.93
  4.		49.22
  5.		49.50
  6.		49.57
  7.		51.04
  8.		51.33

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		48.19
2.		48.37
3.		48.48
4.		48.86
5.		48.90
6.		49.74
7.		49.75
–		DSQ

Qualifying heats

• Held on Friday September 23, 1988

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		49.41
  2.		50.10
  3.		50.30
  4.		50.52
  5.		50.81
  6.		51.87
  7.		56.80
  —		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		49.77
2.		49.88
3.		50.42
4.		50.44
5.		50.49
6.		51.06
7.		51.26
8.		55.38

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		49.38
2.		50.10
3.		50.12
4.		50.53
5.		51.32
6.		52.76
7.		53.44

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		49.35
2.		49.62
3.		49.80
4.		49.89
5.		50.54
6.		50.58
7.		51.73
8.		53.66

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		49.34
2.		49.40
3.		49.64
4.		49.66
5.		50.67
6.		51.34
7.		53.51

See also

• 1987 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Rome)
• 1990 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
  These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 29 August 1990.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles...
  
  
• 1991 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
  These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.-Schedule:*All times are Japan...
  
  
• 1992 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
  These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:-Records:These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics....