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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 70 competitors from 53 nations, with nine qualifying heats (70), four second-round races (32) and two semifinals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Paul Ereng of Kenya, the first time a Kenyan runner had won the 800 metres; the nation had previously taken silver in 1968 and bronze in 1964 and 1972. Joaquim Cruz of Brazil did not defend his 1984 gold, finishing second; the silver medal made him the ninth man to win two medals in the event. Saïd Aouita took bronze, Morocco's first medal in the men's 800 metres. Summary The final started out as a battle for the pole as José Luíz Barbosa and his teammate Joaquim Cruz led through the first turn, with Nixon Kiprotich in close pursuit. Barbosa was the first across the break line but Kiprotich ran har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Seoul)
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), also known as 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 Korean Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half covered. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faouzi Lahbi
Faouzi Lahbi (born 2 March 1960) is a retired Moroccan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He competed at the 1983 World Championships, and at the 1984 Olympics he competed in both 800 metres and 1500 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships. He went on to finish fifth in the final at the 1987 World Championships and also competed at the 1988 Olympic Games. On the regional level he won the silver medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games and the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games, and the silver medal at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie. His personal best times were 1.44.66 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Koblenz; and 2.17.90 minutes in the 1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Suhonen
Ari Suhonen (born 19 December 1965 in Porvoo) is a Finnish former middle distance runner. Suhonen was the best Finnish middle distance runner during the late 1980s and the early 1990s and he still holds the national record in the 800 metres, 1.44,10, ran in Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ... on 16 August 1989. He won national championships in the 800 metres nine times in a row, in the years 1985–1993. He also won the 1500 metres event in the same competition five times, in 1986-1989 and 1993. He was the European Indoor Champion of the 1500 metres in 1988. He also won bronze in the 800 metres of the European Indoor Championships in 1987. Personal bests External links * Ari Suhonen'srace results at the database of Tilastopaja OY 1965 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji Bakr Al-Qahtani
Haji Bakr Al-Qahtani (born 6 November 1964) is a Saudi Arabian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Saudi Arabian male sprinters Saudi Arabian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Saudi Arabia Place of birth missing (living people) {{SaudiArabia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lui Muavesi
Lui Muavesi (born 25 February 1966) is a Fijian former middle-distance running, middle-distance runner. He competed in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1966 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Fijian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Fiji Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Fijian people 21st-century Fijian people {{Fiji-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eversley Linley
Eversley Augustus Linley (born 1 November 1969) is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres and the 800 metres. He participated in the 800 metres at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, and in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. His personal best times are 46.55 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1992, and 1:48.58 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in 1992 (indoor). He holds the national record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:06.52 minutes, achieved with teammates Eswort Coombs, Thomas Dickson and Erasto Sampson Erasto Kambon Sampson (born 23 June 1975) is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 100 metres and 400 metres. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he participated in the 100 metres, the 4 x 100 metres relay and the ... during the heats at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References 1969 births Living people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male sprinters Saint V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Tae-Gyeong
Yu Tae-gyeong (born 27 August 1961) is a South Korean middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1961 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics South Korean male sprinters South Korean male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for South Korea Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Ismail Youssef
Ismail Mohamed Youssef ( ar, إسماعيل محمد يوسف, born 10 August 1967) is a Qatari middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Qatari male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Qatar Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners {{Qatar-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Cram
Stephen Cram, (born 14 October 1960) is a British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", after his home town, Cram set world records in the 1,500 m, 2,000 m, and the mile during a 19-day period in the summer of 1985. He was the first man to run 1,500 m under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. He won the 1 500 m gold medal at the 1983 World Championships and the 1,500 m silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. In 2000, Cram co-founded international children’s charity COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas) with British Army Major Jim Panton after running the Bosnia Comrades ultramarathon in 1998. Cram remains chairman of COCO, an organisation which currently provides education to children living in poor, remote parts of East Africa. In 2008, Cram was appointed Chancellor of the University of Sunderland, replacing Lord Puttnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babacar Niang
Babacar Niang (born 9 September 1958) is a retired Senegalese- French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He remains the national record holder in the 1000 metres dating back to 1983. In 1995, he briefly held the masters M35 world record for 800m, which lasted only a month before his contemporary Johnny Gray John Lee Gray Jr. (born June 19, 1960) is a retired American world class 800 meter runner from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s and the holder of the 600m world best. A four-time-Olympian (1984-1996) in 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 at a ... contested and beat the record. Achievements External links * * * 1958 births Living people Senegalese male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Senegal French sportspeople of Senegalese descent {{Senegal-athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yussuf Moli Yesky
Yussuf Moli Yesky (born January 1, 1965) is a middle distance and long distance athlete who competed internationally for Chad Yesky represented Chad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he competed in the 800 metres where he finished eighth in his heat and therefore did not qualify for the next round, four years later he competed in the 5000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he finished 14th in heat, therefore did not qualify for the final. References 1965 births Living people Olympic athletes for Chad Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Chadian male middle-distance runners Chadian male long-distance runners {{chad-ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porfirio Méndez
Porfirio Méndez (18 April 1966 – 24 January 2017) was a Paraguayan middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... He died of a heart attack while running. References External links * 1966 births 2017 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Paraguayan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Paraguay Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay Place of birth missing 20th-century Paraguayan people 21st-century Paraguayan people {{Paraguay-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
