Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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The Women's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 60 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (60), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Thursday September 29, 1988.

At the 1988 Olympic Trials, her 21.77 American record already showed Florence Griffith-Joyner was going to be a contender against the East Germans who had dominated the sprints for the previous decade. Marita Koch had retired but her equal Heike Drechsler was here. In the quarter final round, Griffith-Joyner improved to 21.76, but then she had set the world record in the 100 metres in a pressure less quarter finals a month earlier. The semi-finals the following day showed she had more, her 21.56 was a .15 improvement on the world record. More than a quarter century later, the time still stands as the second fastest 200 metres ever run by a woman. The final was more impressive, Griffith-Joyner gradually making up the stagger on Grace Jackson to her outside and Merlene Ottey running about equal through the turn. From there she simply pulled away from the best in the world. The tall Jackson was able to separate from her Jamaican teammate but was still three long steps behind Griffith-Joyner. Inhibited by the tight turn of lane 1, Drechsler made a late rush on the inside to catch Ottey for bronze.

21.34 +1.3 knocked another .22 off her world record from earlier in the day. .37 taken from the world record on one day. The time has never been approached since. Jackson, in second place in this race missed the previous world record by .01 and did not look in contention. Five women have since surpassed Koch and Drechsler's world record, including 4th place Ottey twice.

Medalists

GoldFlorence Griffith-Joyner
 United States
SilverGrace Jackson
 Jamaica
BronzeHeike Drechsler
 East Germany

Records

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

World Record 21.71 East Germany Marita Koch Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR) June 10, 1979
Olympic Record 21.81 United States Valerie Brisco-Hooks Los Angeles (USA) August 9, 1984

The following World and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Athlete Time OR WR
September 28, 1988 Quarterfinal  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.76 s OR
September 29, 1988Semifinal  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.56 s OR WR
September 29, 1988Final  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 s OR WR

Results

Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States 22.51 Q
2 6 Grace Jackson Jamaica 22.66 Q
3 2 Nadezhda Georgieva Bulgaria 22.80 Q
4 2 Mary Onyali Nigeria 22.82 Q
5 3 Galina Malchugina Soviet Union 22.85 Q
6 7 Gwen Torrence United States 22.87 Q
7 2 Andrea Thomas West Germany 22.92 Q
8 1 Heike Drechsler East Germany 22.93 Q
9 6 Maya Azarachvili Soviet Union 22.98 Q
10 4 Merlene Ottey Jamaica 23.06 Q
11 3 Silke Möller East Germany 23.07 Q
12 7 Pauline Davis Bahamas 23.08 Q
13 1 Agnieszka Siwek Poland 23.10 Q
14 1 Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria 23.12 Q
15 5 Katrin Krabbe East Germany 23.14 Q
16 5 Muriel Leroy France 23.19 Q
17 7 Kerry Johnson Australia 23.20 Q
18 5 Regula Aebi Switzerland 23.22 q
19 8 Paula Dunn Great Britain 23.32 Q
20 3 Jolanta Janota Poland 23.40 Q
21 7 Simmone Jacobs Great Britain 23.47 q
22 4 Marie-José Pérec France 23.49 Q
23 7 Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo France 23.50 q
24 4 Silke Knoll West Germany 23.51 Q
25 3 Jocelyn Joseph Antigua and Barbuda 23.57 q
26 3 Marisa Masullo Italy 23.58 q
27 2 Anna Rita Angotzi Italy 23.59 q
28 4 Louise Stuart Great Britain 23.61 q
29 8 Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Brazil 23.71 Q
30 1 Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago 23.76 q
31 6 Norfalia Carabalí Colombia 23.78 Q
32 6 Yolande Straughn Barbados 23.81
33 8 Karin Janke West Germany 23.83 Q
34 1 Ximena Restrepo Colombia 24.00
35 8 Xie Zhiling China 24.01
36 2 Marina Skordi Greece 24.06
37 5 Zhang Xiaoqiong China 24.08
38 4 Joyce Odhiambo Kenya 24.26
39 4 Oliver Acii Uganda 24.39
40 6 Gaily Dube Zimbabwe 24.42
41 7 Claudia Acerenza Uruguay 24.46
42 2 Ruth Morris Virgin Islands 24.51
43 2 Agnes Griffith Grenada 24.79
44 6 Yvonne Hasler Liechtenstein 24.91
45 3 Woo Yang-ja South Korea 24.94
46 5 Ivette Bonapart Suriname 24.95
47 7 Chen Ya-Li Chinese Taipei 25.03
48 4 Judith Diankolela-Missengui Congo 25.20
49 2 Ng Ka Yi Hong Kong 25.35
50 1 Felicite Bada Benin 25.42
51 3 Melvina Wulah Liberia 25.46
52 5 Guilhermina da Cruz Angola 25.62
53 4 Evelyn Farrell Aruba 25.74
54 6 Aminata Diarra Mali 25.81
55 1 Mariama Ouiminga Burkina Faso 26.08
56 3 Erin Tierney Cook Islands 26.16
57 8 Olivette Daruhi Vanuatu 26.88
58 8 Rosa Mbuamangongo Equatorial Guinea 31.12
59 8 Pamela Marshall United States DNF
60 6 Maree Holland Australia DNS

Quarterfinals

First 4 from each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States 21.76 Q
2 3 Grace Jackson Jamaica 22.24 Q
3 2 Gwen Torrence United States 22.25 Q
4 2 Merlene Ottey Jamaica 22.30 Q
5 1 Maya Azarachvili Soviet Union 22.37 Q
6 1 Heike Drechsler East Germany 22.38 Q
7 2 Nadezhda Georgieva Bulgaria 22.60 Q
8 2 Katrin Krabbe East Germany 22.67 Q
9 4 Galina Malchugina Soviet Union 22.77 Q
10 3 Andrea Thomas West Germany 22.84 Q
11 3 Silke Möller East Germany 22.86 Q
12 1 Regula Aebi Switzerland 22.88 Q
12 2 Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria 22.88
14 4 Mary Onyali Nigeria 22.89 Q
15 4 Pauline Davis Bahamas 22.92 Q
16 4 Agnieszka Siwek Poland 22.96 Q
17 1 Kerry Johnson Australia 23.01
18 3 Paula Dunn Great Britain 23.04 Q
19 1 Silke Knoll West Germany 23.15
20 3 Muriel Leroy France 23.22
21 2 Anna Rita Angotzi Italy 23.33
22 2 Jolanta Janota Poland 23.34
23 4 Simmone Jacobs Great Britain 23.38
24 1 Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago 23.48
25 3 Marisa Masullo Italy 23.52
26 2 Louise Stuart Great Britain 23.59
26 3 Jocelyn Joseph Antigua and Barbuda 23.59
28 1 Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo France 23.63
29 4 Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Brazil 23.67
30 4 Karin Janke West Germany 23.87
31 3 Norfalia Carabalí Colombia 23.96
32 4 Marie-José Pérec France 24.22

Semi finals

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.56(WR)
2.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.07
3.  Silke Möller (GDR) 22.15
4.  Maya Azarachvili (URS) 22.33
5.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 22.43
6.  Katrin Krabbe (GDR) 22.59
7.  Pauline Davis (BAH) 22.67
8.  Andrea Thomas (FRG) 22.91


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.13
2.  Heike Drechsler (GDR) 22.27
3.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 22.53
4.  Galina Malchugina (URS) 22.55
5.  Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) 22.67
6.  Paula Dunn (GBR) 23.14
7.  Agnieszka Siwek (POL) 23.20
8.  Regula Aebi (SUI) 23.33

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34(WR)
 Grace Jackson (JAM) 21.72
 Heike Drechsler (GDR) 21.95
4.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 21.99
5.  Silke Möller (GDR) 22.09
6.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 22.17
7.  Maya Azarachvili (URS) 22.33
8.  Galina Malchugina (URS) 22.42

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