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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 Metres
The women's 3000 metres 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 ... had an entry list of 35 competitors, with two qualifying heats (35) before the final (15) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. The winning margin was 0.62 seconds which was the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by less than 0.8 seconds at the Olympics. Final Qualifying heats See also * 1987 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Rome) * 1990 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Split) * 1991 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Tokyo) * 1992 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Barcelona) References External links *Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metres 1 ... [...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] |
Mary Slaney
Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance and long-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships and was the world-record holder in the mile, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters. In total, she set 17 official and unofficial world records, and she was the first woman to break 4:20 for the mile. She also set 36 U.S. national records at distances ranging from 800 meters to 10,000 meters, and has held the U.S. record in the 2000 meters and 3000 meters since the early 1980s, while her 1500 meters record stood for 32 years and her mile record stood for 38 years. In 2003, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.Mary Slaney (Decker) at USA Track & Field Hall of Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Hunter
Jill Boltz (née Hunter, born 14 October 1966) is an English former distance runner who represented Great Britain at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. In 1991, she broke the World Best for 10 miles, with 51:41 in New York City. She also twice won the AAA Championships 10,000 metres title (1989, 1995). Biography Hunter was born in Hexham, Northumberland, England, and was a member of Blaydon Harriers Athletics Club and later Valli Harriers. She first came to prominence as a cross-country runner, finishing second to Angela Tooby at the 1988 UK world cross country trial, ahead of Zola Budd. At the 1988 World Cross Country Championships in Auckland she made the top ten, finishing ninth. In August, she finished second behind Yvonne Murray at the AAA Championships in the 3000 metres in 8:51.51, earning Olympic selection. Two weeks later, she ran her best ever 3000 metres at the Zuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiuting Wang
Wang Xiuting (; born 11 May 1965) is a Chinese former long-distance runner. She won the gold medal at the 1989 World 15km Road Race Championships, silver at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships, and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships. Career Born in Qingdao, Shandong province, Wang Xiuting rose to prominence with a victory in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul.Asian Games GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-12-28. She represented China in the long race at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and came in 28th place. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Brunet
Roberta Brunet (born 20 May 1965 in Aosta) is a former middle distance runner from Italy Biography Roberta Brunet won four medals, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at four editions of the Summer Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000), she has 41 caps in sixteen years in national team from 1983 to 2000. She won a bronze medal in the European Championships in 3,000 metres in 1990 and then won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1997 World Championships and a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres at the 1990 European Championships. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres. National titles Roberta Brunet has won 13 times the individual national championship. *5 wins in the 1500 metres (1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990) *6 wins in the 3000 metres (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994) *2 wins in the 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Qingmei
Chen Qingmei (born 4 April 1963) is a Chinese long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 3000 metres at 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 1963 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Chinese female long-distance runners Olympic female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for China Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Michallek
Vera Michelle, née Steiert (born 6 November 1958) is a retired (West) German middle and long-distance runner, born in Lindau. In her early career she competed in 3000 metres at the 1983 World Championships, without advancing from the heats. She finished fourth at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and also fourth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships. She later started doubling in both 1500 and 3000 metres. At the 1986 European Championships she did not reach the 1500 metres final, but finished tenth in the 3000 metres final. The same thing happened at the 1987 World Championships, only with an eleventh place in the 3000 final. At the 1988 Olympics she did not progress, neither from the 1500 nor the 3000 heat. Her indoor success continued. She finished fourth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships, won the silver medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships, fourth at the 1989 World Indoor Championships, but did not finish the 1989 European Indoor Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Kanuka-Williams
Lynn Kanuka-Williams ( Kanuka; born July 11, 1960) is a Canadian athlete from Regina, Saskatchewan. She competed in 3000m races, as well as a smaller number of 1500m races. She competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 3,000 metres where she won the bronze medal (in the race notable for the incident between Mary Decker and Zola Budd). Four years later in Seoul, South Korea she finished fifth in the 1500 metres. Additionally, she collected a bronze medal at the 1989 World Cross Country championships. Kanuka-Williams competed in the AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ... for the San Diego State Aztecs track and field team, finishing 5th in the 3000 m at the 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Achievement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Decker
Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, Married and maiden names, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance and long-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 metres, 1500 meters and 3000 metres, 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1983 World Championships and was the world-record holder in the mile run, mile, 5000 metres, 5000 meters and 10,000 metres, 10,000 meters. In total, she set 17 official and unofficial List of world records in athletics, world records, and she was the first woman to break 4:20 for mile run world record progression, the mile. She also set 36 United States records in track and field, U.S. national records at distances ranging from 800 meters to 10,000 meters, and has held the U.S. record in the 2000 meters and 3000 meters since the early 1980s, while her 1500 meters record stood for 32 years and her mile record stood for 38 years. In 2003, she was inducted into the National Track an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Scott-Bowker
Deborah Dawn "Debbie" Scott-Bowker (born 16 December 1958) is a Canadian former middle- and long-distance runner. A three-time Olympian for Canada (1984, 1988 and 1992), she reached the 1500 m final in 1984, and both the 1500 m and 3000 m finals in 1988. She was also a three-time World Championship finalist, reaching the 1500 m and 3000 m finals in 1987, and the 1500 m final in 1991. Her greatest international performance came at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games (the precursor of the IAAF World Indoor Championships), where she took the gold medal in the 3000 metres. Scott-Bowker competed at four Commonwealth Games (1978–90), winning silver medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 1500 m and 3000 m, and another silver in the 1500 m at the 1987 Pan American Games. She also competed for Canada at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on five occasions – her best placing at that event was eighth in 1981. Career Early care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Chalmers
Angela Chalmers (born September 6, 1963) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medallist in the 3000 metres, and a three-time Commonwealth gold medallist, winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994. Career Chalmers was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada to a mother from the Birdtail Sioux First Nation and a father of Scottish-Canadian ancestry. She was always an avid runner. She competed with the Canadian National Jr. Track Team, eventually receiving a scholarship to Northern Arizona University.Chiefs and Champions - Angela Chalmers Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in Kobe, Japan at the Universiade/FISU World University Games, where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in Arizona, she won the 1986 NCAA Division I cross country championships for Northern Arizona University. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
