Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

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The Women's 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 64 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (64), four second-round races (32) and two semifinals (16), before the final (8) took off on Sunday September 25, 1988.^[1]

Records

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

The following Olympic records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

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Heat 2

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Heat 3

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Heat 4

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Heat 5

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Heat 6

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Heat 7

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Heat 8

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Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

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Quarterfinal 2

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Quarterfinal 3

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Quarterfinal 4

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Semifinals

Semifinal 1

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Semifinal 2

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Final

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See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Rome)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 100 metres (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Tokyo)
• 1992 Women's Olympic 100 metres (Barcelona)

References

1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Florence Griffith Joyner 1988 100m Finals". YouTube.

• (in English) Official Report