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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Shot Put
The men's shot put event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 21 competitors from 17 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Friday September 23, 1988. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Ulf Timmermann of East Germany, the nation's second victory in the men's shot put. Randy Barnes of the United States took silver, the second straight Games that an American finished second. Werner Günthör earned Switzerland's first medal in the event, a bronze. Background This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were defending champion Alessandro Andrei of Italy, fifth-place finisher Werner Günthör of Switzerland, and tenth-place finisher Gert Weil of Chile. Günthör had won the 1987 world championship and 1986 European cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Seoul)
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), a.k.a. Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea. Design and construction This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Joseon white porcelain. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half-covered; seating capacity is 69,950. Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on the new stadium began in 1977 with the aim of staging the Asian Games in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In South Korea
South Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time ( UTC+9), which is abbreviated KST. South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time. From May 8 to October 9 in 1988, daylight saving time was tested to better accommodate the calendar of competitions held during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. History In 1434, inventor Jang Yeong-sil developed Korea's first automatic water clock, which King Sejong adapted as Korea's standard timekeeper. It is likely that Koreans used water clocks to keep time prior to this invention, but no concrete records of them exist. In 1437, Jang Yeong-sil, with Jeong Cho, created a bowl-shaped sundial called the ''angbu ilgu'' (), which King Sejong had placed in public so anyone could use it. In 1908, the Korean Empire adopted a standard time, GMT+08:30. In 1912, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Governor-General of Korea changed standard time to GMT+09:00 to align with Japan Standard Time. However, in 1954, the South Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Shatta
Ahmed Kamel Shatta (, born 27 January 1961) was an Egyptian former track and field athlete who represented Egypt in shot put, winning five silver medals in shot put at the African Championships in Athletics. He died on 4 May 2016 in Dubai, UAE (aged 55). Biography He also represented Egypt in 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... His personal best is 20.76 metres scored in 1988. Achievements References External links * * * 1961 births Living people Egyptian male shot putters Olympic athletes for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Yongfeng
Ma Yongfeng (born 28 November 1962) is a Chinese former shot putter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Chinese male shot putters Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Chinese sportsmen Chinese Athletics Championships winners Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Bodenmüller
Klaus Bodenmüller (born 6 September 1962) is an Austrian former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He is Austria's best ever performer in the event and holds the Austrian records at outdoors and indoors. A silver medal at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships made him the first Austrian to win a medal at the competition. His victory at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was the first time an Austrian had won a European shot put medal of any colour. He won a further bronze medal at the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was a two-time Olympian, having competed in 1988 and 1992 – he placed sixth in the latter year. At national level, he won six indoor shot put titles and five outdoors between 1992 and 1993. He ranked within the top twenty in the world by performance in the 1987 and 1993 seasons. Career Early life Born in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Achouch
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush () (born 18 November 1955) is an Egyptian former Track and Field, track and field athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. * Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984 African Championships in Athletics, 1984, 1985 African Championships in Athletics, 1985 and 1988 African Championships in Athletics, 1988. * Won a bronze medal at the Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games, 1987 All-Africa Games. - GBR Athletics Achievements See also *List of champions of Africa of athletics *Egyptian athletesReferences 1955 births Living people Egyptian male shot putters African Games bronze medalists for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Guðmundsson (athlete)
Pétur Guðmundsson (born 9 March 1962) is a retired shot putter and Highland games competitor from Iceland. He represented Iceland at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a police officer by profession. Career Shot put and discus Pétur's personal best shot put of , thrown on 10 November 1990 in Mosfellsbær ranked him the number 3 shot putter in the world during that year. His competition best is achieved at 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France where he won bronze. Pétur won five gold medals at Games of the Small States of Europe for shot put in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1997; and a gold and bronze in discus throw in 1997 and 1993 respectively. Highland games Pétur is also the world record holder in the Braemar Stone throw at three different weights: for (Estes Park, Colorado, 2000), for (Fredericksburg, Virginia, 2000) and for (Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1997), and is often regarded as one of the greatest stone throwers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Todorov (athlete)
Georgi Yanev Todorov (; born 7 March 1960 in Bolyarvo, Haskovo) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter. He finished eighth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships He also competed at the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the finals. His personal best throw was 21.01 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is .... This is the current Bulgarian record. - The Athletics Site References External links * * 1960 births Living people Bulgarian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Haskovo Province World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Tafralis
Gregory Louis Tafralis (April 9, 1958 – August 11, 2023) was an American track and field athlete. Early life and career Gregory Louis Tafralis was born in San Francisco, California, on April 9, 1958. He set the best world year performance in the men's shot put event in 1992. He competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place. He won two silver medals at the Pan American Games, first in 1987 and then in 1995. The second medal was taken away from him because of a positive test for steroids at an earlier meet. After his suspension ran out in 1999, Tafralis tested positive for a banned substance methandienone and was banned for life. His personal best throw was 21.98 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Los Gatos. Personal life and death His son Adam, was a college football quarterback for San Jose State University who currently plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Doehring
James F. Doehring (born January 27, 1962, in Santa Barbara, California) is a former American athlete who primarily competed in the shot put. In 1981, Doehring was the United States junior champion in shot put before being severely injured in a motorcycle accident. He recovered to earn a berth on the 1988 Summer Olympics team, finishing in eleventh place. In December 1990 Doehring tested positive for steroids and was given a two year suspension. He was reinstated in March 1992 due to "procedural improprieties" in the test. This allowed Doehring to compete for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won the silver medal in the men's shot put. The U.S. finished first and second in the event for the first time since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Krieger
Helmut Krieger (born 17 July 1958 in Sławięcice, Kędzierzyn-Koźle) is a male former track and field shot putter from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b .... He set his personal best (21.30 m) in the Men's shot put event in 1986. International competitions References * * 1958 births Living people Polish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Sportspeople from Kędzierzyn-Koźle Athletes from Opole Voivodeship Polish people of German descent Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen Competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Andersen (athlete)
Georg Arnfinn Andersen (born 7 January 1963) is a Norwegian shot putter. He represented IK Grane, IK Tjalve and Urædd Friidrett. Early in his international career he finished twelfth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships, tenth at the 1986 European Championships, sixth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships and tenth at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He then got his international breakthrough as he won bronze medals at the 1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final, 1989 World Indoor Championships, 1989 European Indoor Championships and 1990 European Championships and a silver at the 1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final.Norwegian international athletes - A In 1991 he originally won the silver medal at the |