The women's 3000 metres at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul, South Korea
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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
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1987 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Rome)
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1990 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Split)
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1991 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Tokyo)
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1992 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Barcelona)
References
External links
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Official Report
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5000 metres at the Olympics
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Women's events at the 1988 Summer Olympics