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

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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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 →

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]

Medalists[]

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

Schedule[]

  • All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Qualification Round
Group A Group B
25.09.1988 – ??:??h 25.09.1988 – ??:??h
Final Round
26.09.1988 – ??:??h

Abbreviations[]

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[]

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

Qualification[]

Group A[]

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[]

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[]

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Petra Felke (GDR) 72.62 74.68 66.12 66.76 71.12 68.38 74.68 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 61.98 67.46 66.58 64.86 67.82 70.32 70.32 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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[]

References[]

  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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