The Women's Marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was held on Friday September 23, 1988. The race started at 09.30h local time and was won by Rosa Mota of Portugal. There were 70 competitors from 39 countries, with 64 finishers.[1]
Women's marathon at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul | |||||||||
Dates | September 23 | |||||||||
Competitors | 70 from 39 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:25:40 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
Gold | Rosa Mota Portugal |
Silver | Lisa Martin Australia |
Bronze | Katrin Dörre East Germany |
Abbreviations edit
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records edit
Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | London, United Kingdom |
Olympic Record | Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:24:52 | August 5, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
Season Best | Lisa Ondieki (AUS) | 2:23:51 | January 31, 1988 | Osaka, Japan |
Final rankings edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links edit
- (in English) Official report
- (in French) Marathon info