Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups (29 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Monday September 26, 1988. The top 12 and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).[1]

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Pictogram of athletics
VenuesOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 25 (qualifications)
September 26 (finals)
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Winning distance74.68 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petra Felke
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fatima Whitbread
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Beate Koch
 East Germany
← 1984
1992 →

Medalists

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Gold Petra Felke
  East Germany
Silver Fatima Whitbread
  Great Britain
Bronze Beate Koch
  East Germany

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
25.09.1988 – ??:??h 25.09.1988 – ??:??h
Final Round
26.09.1988 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

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Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
OR olympic record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record   Petra Felke (GDR) 80.00 m September 9, 1988   Potsdam, East Germany
Olympic Record   Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 69.56 m August 6, 1984   Los Angeles, United States
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record   Petra Felke (GDR) 72.62 m September 26, 1988   Seoul, South Korea
74.68 m

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2   Petra Felke (GDR) 67.06 67.06 m #263
2 3   Beate Koch (GDR) 66.86 66.86 m #272
3 5   Natalya Yermolovich (URS) X 64.44 64.44 m #519
4 6   Zsuzsa Malovecz (HUN) 64.30 64.30 m
5 11   Denise Thiémard (SUI) 55.18 61.74 55.60 61.74 m
6 13   Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) 57.34 60.64 54.66 60.64 m
7 14   Beate Peters (FRG) X X 60.20 60.20 m
8 16   Laverne Eve (BAH) X 57.48 60.02 60.02 m
9 18   Trine Solberg (NOR) 57.76 56.90 58.82 58.82 m
10 19   Anna Verouli (GRE) 57.60 58.52 X 58.52 m
11 21   Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 54.18 56.70 56.26 56.70 m
12 22   Zhou Yuanxiang (CHN) 53.66 52.80 56.36 56.36 m
13 24   Lynda Sutfin (USA) 56.08 56.12 X 56.12 m
14 27   Céline Chartrand (CAN) 47.64 46.18 54.10 54.10 m
  Nadine Auzeil (FRA) X X X NM

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1   Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 54.90 X 68.44 68.44 m #253
2 4   Antoaneta Selenska (BUL) 50.84 61.62 64.60 64.60 m #52
3 7   Silke Renk (GDR) 63.64 63.64 m #284
4 8   Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) 63.32 63.32 m
5 9   Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) 58.56 X 63.24 63.24 m
6 10   Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) 62.82 58.54 59.82 62.82 m
7 12   Donna Mayhew (USA) 61.56 60.62 59.08 61.56 m #587
8 15   Tiina Lillak (FIN) 60.06 X 55.52 60.06 m
9 17   Li Baolian (CHN) 56.64 58.92 56.62 58.92 m
10 20   Karin Smith (USA) 57.42 53.86 57.94 57.94 m
11 23   Emi Matsui (JPN) 50.70 X 56.26 56.26 m
12 25   Sharon Gibson (GBR) 56.00 50.74 53.20 56.00 m
13 26   Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) X 54.28 50.84 54.28 m
14 28   Yu Chun-ok (KOR) X 44.92 48.26 48.26 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Petra Felke (GDR) 72.62 74.68 66.12 66.76 71.12 68.38 74.68 m
    Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 61.98 67.46 66.58 64.86 67.82 70.32 70.32 m
    Beate Koch (GDR) 67.30 65.66 66.48 62.04 65.64 66.02 67.30 m
4   Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) 64.34 67.00 63.12 63.42 63.10 X 67.00 m
5   Silke Renk (GDR) 60.86 58.74 63.98 64.60 64.74 66.38 66.38 m
6   Natalya Yermolovich (URS) 64.84 X X X X X 64.84 m
7   Donna Mayhew (USA) 57.52 X 61.78 59.72 X 56.74 61.78 m
8   Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) 60.76 60.12 56.66 X 59.64 58.28 60.76 m
9   Denise Thiémard (SUI) 57.58 57.20 58.54 58.54 m
10   Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) 58.20 55.86 56.46 58.20m
11   Antoaneta Selenska (BUL) 56.78 X X 56.78 m
12   Zsuzsa Malovecz (HUN) X 54.58 X 54.58 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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