The men's 800 metres 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 70 competitors, with nine qualifying heats (70), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.

Medalists

Records

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

World Record	1:41.73	Sebastian Coe	Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....  (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... )	June 10, 1981
Olympic Record	1:43.00	Joaquim Cruz Joaquim Cruz Joaquim Carvalho Cruz is a former Brazilian athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only four men to run the 800 m in less than 1:42....	Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 6, 1984

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		1:43.55
		1:43.90
		1:44.06
4.		1:44.12
5.		1:44.80
6.		1:46.39
7.		1:48.03
8.		1:49.55

Semi finals

• Held on Sunday 1988-09-25

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		1:44.55
  2.		1:44.75
  3.		1:44.90
  4.		1:44.94
  5.		1:45.09
  6.		1:45.11
  7.		1:47.30
  8.		1:47.43

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:44.71
2.		1:44.79
3.		1:44.99
4.		1:45.04
5.		1:45.12
6.		1:45.93
7.		1:45.95
8.		1:46.62

Quarter finals

• Held on Saturday 1988-09-24

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		1:46.10
  2.		1:46.38
  3.		1:46.62
  4.		1:46.97
  5.		1:47.07
  6.		1:48.02
  7.		1:50.85
  —		DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:45.96
2.		1:45.99
3.		1:46.20
4.		1:46.40
5.		1:46.55
6.		1:46.91
7.		1:47.27
8.		1:47.32

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		1:45.24
2.		1:45.30
3.		1:45.38
4.		1:45.68
5.		1:46.45
6.		1:46.47
7.		1:46.61
8.		1:48.01

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		1:46.58
2.		1:46.61
3.		1:46.65
4.		1:46.86
5.		1:46.93
6.		1:47.72
7.		1:48.12
8.		1:49.62

See also

• 1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 28 August 1986.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1984 Men's Olympic 800 metres...
  
  
• 1987 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday September 1,...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres 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 800 metres...