Great Britain at The 1988 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Linford Christie
  • Barrington Williams
  • John Regis

Men's 200 metres

  • Linford Christie
  • Michael Rosswess
  • John Regis

Men's 400 metres

  • Brian Whittle
  • Todd Bennett

Men's 800 metres

  • Peter Elliott
  • Steve Cram
  • Tom McKean

Men's 1.500 metres

  • Peter Elliott
  • Steve Cram
  • Steve Crabb

Men's 5.000 metres

  • Eamonn Martin
  • Jack Buckner
  • Gary Staines

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Eamonn Martin
  • First Round — 28:25.46
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Steve Binns
  • First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Charlie Spedding
  • Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)
  • Dave Long
  • Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)
  • Kevin Forster
  • Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Philip Harries
  • Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)

Men's 4×400 m Relay

  • Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
  • Heat — 3:04.18
  • Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
  • Semi Final — 3:04.60
  • Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Mark Rowland
  • Heat — 8:31.40
  • Semi Final — 8:18.31
  • Final — 8:07.96 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Eddie Wedderburn
  • Heat — 8:38.90
  • Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)
  • Roger Hackney
  • Heat — 8:39.30
  • Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • David Ottley
  • Qualification — 80.98 m
  • Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place)
  • Roald Bradstock
  • Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance)
  • Mick Hill
  • Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Paul Mardle
  • Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Dave Smith
  • Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)
  • Matthew Mileham
  • Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)
  • Mick Jones
  • Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Paul Edwards
  • Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Mark Forsythe
  • Qualification — 7.77 m
  • Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place)
  • Stewart Faulkner
  • Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
  • John King
  • Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Daley Thompson — 8306 points (→ 4th place)
  • 100 metres — 10.62 s
  • Long Jump — 7.38 m
  • Shot Put — 15.02 m
  • High Jump — 2.03 m
  • 400 metres — 49.06 s
  • 110 m Hurdles — 14.72 s
  • Discus Throw — 44.80 m
  • Pole Vault — 4.90 m
  • Javelin Throw — 64.04 m
  • 1,500 metres — 4:45.11 s
  • Alex Kruger — 7623 points (→ 24th place)
  • 100 metres — 11.30 s
  • Long Jump — 6.97 m
  • Shot Put — 12.23 m
  • High Jump — 2.15 m
  • 400 metres — 49.98 s
  • 110 m Hurdles — 15.38 s
  • Discus Throw — 38.72 m
  • Pole Vault — 4.60 m
  • Javelin Throw — 54.34 m
  • 1,500 metres — 4:37.84 s
  • Greg Richards — 7237 points (→ 30th place)
  • 100 metres — 11.50 s
  • Long Jump — 7.09 m
  • Shot Put — 12.94 m
  • High Jump — 1.82 m
  • 400 metres — 49.27 s
  • 110 m Hurdles — 15.56 s
  • Discus Throw — 42.32 m
  • Pole Vault — 4.50 m
  • Javelin Throw — 53.50 m
  • 1,500 metres — 4:53.85 s

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Les Morton
  • Final — 3'59:30 (→ 27th place)
  • Paul Blagg
  • Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)


Women's 4×400 m Relay

  • Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Janet Smith, and Sally Gunnell
  • Heat — 3:28.52
  • Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford, and Sally Gunnell
  • Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Angela Pain — 2"30.51 (→ 10th place)
  • Susan Tooby — 2"31.33 (→ 12th place)
  • Susan Crehan — 2"36.57 (→ 32nd place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Jacqueline McKernan
  • Qualification – 50.92 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Fatima Whitbread
  • Qualification – 68.44 m
  • Final – 70.32 m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Tessa Sanderson
  • Qualification – 56.70 m (→ did not advance)
  • Sharon Gibson
  • Qualification – 56.00 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Yvonne Hanson-Nortey
  • Qualification – 15.13 m (→ did not advance)
  • Judy Oakes
  • Qualification – 18.34 m (→ did not advance)
  • Myrtle Augee
  • Qualification – 17.31 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Kim Hagger
  • Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place)
  • Joanne Mulliner
  • Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place)
  • Judy Simpson
  • Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place)

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