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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Field	Value
event	Athletics
games	1988 Summer
image	Seoul Olympic Stadium.jpg
image_size	200px
caption	Host stadium (shown in 2020)
num_events	42
nations	149
competitors	1,617
prev	Los Angeles 1984
next	Barcelona 1992

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.

Medal summary

Men

Decathlon
Christian Schenk	8488	Torsten Voss	8399	Dave Steen	8328

Women

Heptathlon
Jackie Joyner-Kersee	7291
(WR)	Sabine John	6897	Anke Behmer	6858

- = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.

Medal table

References

Wikipedia Source

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