The 1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fourth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 26 August at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Saïd Aouita (5000 metres) and Paula Ivan (1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament, with this being Aouita's second win at the completion following his 1986 victory.
| Host city | West Berlin |
|---|---|
| Events | 17 |
| Dates | 26 August |
| Main venue | Olympiastadion |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +3.0 m/s) |
 Calvin Smith (USA) |
10.12w |  Chidi Imoh (NGR) |
10.16w | Brian Cooper (USA) |
10.16w |
| 800 metres |  Tom McKean (GBR) |
1:47.60 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:47.87 |  Dieudonné Kwizera (BDI) |
1:48.25 |
| One mile |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:56.21 | Jim Spivey (USA) |
3:56.55 |  José Luis González (ESP) |
3:56.67 |
| 5000 metres |  José Regalo (POR) |
13:22.20 | Eamonn Martin (GBR) |
13:22.88 | Domingos Castro (POR) |
13:24.03 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |  Julius Kariuki (KEN) |
8:24.52 | Patrick Sang (KEN) |
8:25.27 | Peter Koech (KEN) |
8:27.09 |
| 400 m hurdles | Danny Harris (USA) |
49.29 |  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
49.50 | Dave Patrick (USA) |
49.54 |
| High jump |  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.33 m |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.30 m |  Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) |
2.27 m |
| Triple jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) |
17.59 m | Oleg Protsenko (URS) |
17.39 m | Robert Cannon (USA) |
16.87 m |
| Shot put |  Helmut Krieger (POL) |
20.79 m | Ron Backes (USA) |
19.96 m |  Georg Andersen (NOR) |
19.70 m |
| Hammer throw | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
81.26 m |  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
79.72 m |  Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
77.96 m |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres |  Grace Jackson (JAM) |
22.70 | Mary Onyali (NGR) |
22.80 |  Pauline Davis (BAH) |
23.12 |
| 400 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
50.27 |  Jillian Richardson (CAN) |
50.52 | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
51.11 |
| 1500 metres |  Paula Ivan (ROM) |
4:00.24 | Mitica Constantin (ROM) |
4:04.97 |  Elly van Hulst (NED) |
4:06.52 |
| 5000 metres | Liz McColgan (GBR) |
15:03.29 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
15:10.89 | Jill Hunter (GBR) |
15:17.77 |
| 100 m hurdles | Claudia Zaczkiewicz (FRG) |
12.93 | Ulrike Denk (FRG) |
12.96 | Marjan Olyslager (NED) |
13.05 |
| Discus throw | Hilda Ramos (CUB) |
66.58 m | Dagmar Galler (FRG) |
61.72 m | Maritza Martén (CUB) |
60.88 m |
| Javelin throw | Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) |
62.52 m | Beate Peters (FRG) |
62.14 m | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) |
61.70 m |
Points leaders edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
63 | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) |
61 | Danny Harris (USA) |
58 |
| 100 metres | Chidi Imoh (NGR) |
55 | Brian Cooper (USA) |
46 | Calvin Smith (USA) |
43 |
| 800 metres | Tom McKean (GBR) |
48 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
45 | Moussa Fall (SEN) |
45 |
| One mile | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
54 | Jim Spivey (USA) |
39 | Sydney Maree (USA) |
36 |
| 5000 metres | Eamonn Martin (GBR) |
39 | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) |
37 | José Regalo (POR) |
36 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Julius Kariuki (KEN) |
48 | Peter Koech (KEN) |
46 | Patrick Sang (KEN) |
43 |
| 400 m hurdles | Danny Harris (USA) |
58 | Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
51 | Nat Page (USA) |
37 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
57 | Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
44 | Sorin Matei (ROM) |
36.5 |
| Triple jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) |
61 | Oleg Protsenko (URS) |
55 | Juan Miguel López (CUB) |
46 |
| Shot put |  Remigius Machura (TCH) |
51 | Ron Backes (USA) |
50 | Georg Andersen (NOR) |
46 |
| Hammer throw | Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
48 | Igor Astapkovich (URS) |
31 | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
29 |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Paula Ivan (ROM) |
63 | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
63 | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
57 |
| 200 metres | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
63 | Dannette Young (USA) |
49 | Mary Onyali (NGR) |
48 |
| 400 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
57 | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
48 | Jillian Richardson (CAN) |
44 |
| 1500 metres | Paula Ivan (ROM) |
63 | Mitica Constantin (ROM) |
47 | Elly van Hulst (NED) |
41 |
| 5000 metres | Liz McColgan (GBR) |
51 |  Annette Sergent (FRA) |
32 | Iulia Besliu (ROM) |
28 |
| 100 m hurdles | Claudia Zaczkiewicz (FRG) |
50 |  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
45 | Laurence Elloy (FRA) |
42.5 |
| Discus throw | Hilda Ramos (CUB) |
42 | Maritza Martén (CUB) |
38 | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) |
23 |
| Javelin throw | Manuela Alizadeh (FRG) |
46 |  Petra Felke (GDR) |
45 | Ivonne Leal (CUB) |
41 |
References edit
- IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.
External links edit
- IAAF Grand Prix Final archive from IAAF