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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 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 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 0.35 seconds 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 ... [...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] |
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, achieved in August 1982 in Köln Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1. ... [...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 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. He took part 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 .... Personal bests References External links * Ari Suhonen'srace results ... [...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 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 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 for Saudi Arabia Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen {{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 runner. He competed in the men's 800 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 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 Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji Pacific Games medalists in athletics Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji {{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 metre and the 800 metre events. He participated in the 800 metre event at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, and in the 4 x 400 metres relay, at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. His personal best records 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 100 metres, or 100-mete ... during the heats at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References 1969 births Living people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Ismail Youssef
Ismail Mohamed Youssef (, 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 (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... 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 silver medalists for Qatar Asian Games athletes for Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners Arab Athletics Championships winners Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and ... [...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 Senegal's 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 United States records in t ... 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 20th-century Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yussuf Moli Yesky
Moli Yeski Yusef (born circa 1965) is a middle distance and long distance athlete who competed internationally for Chad. Early life Yusef was born on his parents' farm in Chad. He is estimated to have been born circa 1965, but he was described as of "indeterminate age" and could only guess he was around 30 years old in 1996 due to inadequate record-keeping. After spending the 1989 season running for Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, Yusef first came to Albuquerque, New Mexico to do altitude training in 1993, training with local coach Mike Mittelstaedt. Yusuf hoped to earn an athletic scholarship and attempted to convince local coaches based on past times he claimed to have run, including a 5K run time of 13:27 at a junior cross country championship in Algeria in the 1980s. Mittelstaedt eventually ended his relationship with Yusef due to poor running performance. Yusef went on run at Navajo Community College in 1995, but the track coach there also said that Yusef's purpor ... [...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 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 .... 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] |