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1988 Olympic Games Seoul - Women's 100 m hurdles

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Host City: Seoul, South Korea

Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Date Started: September 28, 1988

Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Date Finished: September 30, 1988

Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals

(Competitors: 36; Countries: 24; Finalists: 8)

Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul

Overview by IAAF

Donkova, the world record holder, was favourite, and after Siebert ran the fastest heat ever (12.65), the Bulgarian asserted herself, setting an Olympic record 12.47 in the second round, with Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) running 12.62 behind her. Donkova won the first semi-final in 12.58 just ahead of Siebert (12.60), and Oschkenat took the other race in 12.63, as Narozhilenko failed to finish. Just as the USSR athlete had injured herself in the preceding round, so Oschkenat was affected in the final, and she was never a factor. Donkova dominated the race, leading from the gun and quickly building up a lead of a metre. This was extended to two at the finish, as she broke her own Olympic record. Zaczkiewicz finished quickly to edge Grigoryeva for the bronze.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

Yordanka Donkova had broken the world record four times within four weeks in 1986, and won the European Championships that year. But in 1987, she saw teammate Ginka Zagorcheva break her record and win the World Championships. In the first round at Seoul, Zagorcheva hit hurdles and did not finish, opening the way for Donkova. In the final, she was expected to be pushed by the GDR’s Cornelia Oschkenat, runner-up at the 1987 Worlds, and third at the 1986 Europeans. But Oschkenat had pulled a hamstring in the semi-final and finished last in the final, never a factor. Donkova won easily, setting Olympic records in both the semi-final and final.

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	12.21	Yordanka Donkova	Stara Zagora (BUL)	August 20, 1988
Olympic Record	12.56	Vera Komisova	Moscow (URS)	July 28, 1980

The following Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
September 29, 1988	Yordanka Donkova (BUL)	12.47s	OR
September 30, 1988	Yordanka Donkova (BUL)	12.38s	OR

			Results

*100 m hurdles*	Women		Final	30 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.38	0.2	Yordanka Donkova	Bulgaria	BUL	28 Sep 61
2	12.61	0.2	Gloria Siebert	East Germany	GDR	13 Jan 64
3	12.75	0.2	Claudia Zaczkiewicz	West Germany	FRG	4 Jul 62
4	12.79	0.2	Natalya Grigoryeva	Soviet Union	URS	3 Dec 62
5	12.98	0.2	Florence Colle	France	FRA	4 Dec 65
6	12.99	0.2	Julie Baumann	Canada	CAN	17 Jun 64
7	13.14	0.2	Monique Ewanjé-Epée	France	FRA	11 Jul 67
8	13.73	0.2	Cornelia Oschkenat	East Germany	GDR	29 Oct 61
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Semifinal 1	30 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.58	0.5	Yordanka Donkova	Bulgaria	BUL	28 Sep 61
2	12.60	0.5	Gloria Siebert	East Germany	GDR	13 Jan 64
3	12.91	0.5	Julie Baumann	Canada	CAN	17 Jun 64
4	12.92	0.5	Florence Colle	France	FRA	4 Dec 65
5	12.93	0.5	Kerstin Knabe	East Germany	GDR	7 Jul 59
6	13.23	0.5	Lesley-Ann Skeete	Great Britain	GBR	20 Feb 67
7	13.29	0.5	LaVonna Martin-Floréal	United States	USA	18 Nov 66
8	13.51	0.5	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Semifinal 2	30 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.63	0.4	Cornelia Oschkenat	East Germany	GDR	29 Oct 61
2	12.75	0.4	Claudia Zaczkiewicz	West Germany	FRG	4 Jul 62
3	12.81	0.4	Natalya Grigoryeva	Soviet Union	URS	3 Dec 62
4	12.95	0.4	Monique Ewanjé-Epée	France	FRA	11 Jul 67
5	13.08	0.4	Marjan Olyslager	Netherlands	NED	8 Mar 62
6	13.13	0.4	Sally Gunnell	Great Britain	GBR	29 Jul 66
7	13.59	0.4	Jackie Humphrey	United States	USA	30 Sep 65
	DNF	0.4	Ludmila Engquist	Soviet Union	URS	21 Apr 64
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 1	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.47	1.3	Yordanka Donkova	Bulgaria	BUL	28 Sep 61
2	12.62	1.3	Ludmila Engquist	Soviet Union	URS	21 Apr 64
3	12.81	1.3	Kerstin Knabe	East Germany	GDR	7 Jul 59
4	12.90	1.3	Julie Baumann	Canada	CAN	17 Jun 64
5	13.00	1.3	Florence Colle	France	FRA	4 Dec 65
6	13.25	1.3	Jackie Humphrey	United States	USA	30 Sep 65
7	13.27	1.3	Lesley-Ann Skeete	Great Britain	GBR	20 Feb 67
	DNS	1.3	Jane Flemming	Australia	AUS	14 Apr 65
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 2	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.69	0.2	Cornelia Oschkenat	East Germany	GDR	29 Oct 61
2	12.69	0.2	Natalya Grigoryeva	Soviet Union	URS	3 Dec 62
3	13.02	0.2	Marjan Olyslager	Netherlands	NED	8 Mar 62
4	13.10	0.2	Monique Ewanjé-Epée	France	FRA	11 Jul 67
5	13.20	0.2	LaVonna Martin-Floréal	United States	USA	18 Nov 66
6	13.32	0.2	Wendy Jeal	Great Britain	GBR	21 Nov 60
7	13.58	0.2	Du Juan	China	CHN	18 Mar 68
8	13.95	0.2	Rita Schönenberger	Switzerland	SUI	3 Dec 62
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 3	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.74	1	Gloria Siebert	East Germany	GDR	13 Jan 64
2	12.87	1	Claudia Zaczkiewicz	West Germany	FRG	4 Jul 62
3	13.04	1	Sally Gunnell	Great Britain	GBR	29 Jul 66
4	13.22	1	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
5	13.42	1	Gretha Tromp	Netherlands	NED	21 Feb 64
6	14.37	1	Liu Huajin	China	CHN	7 Feb 60
	DNF	1	Maria Usifo	Nigeria	NGR	1 Aug 64
	DNF	1	Anne Piquereau	France	FRA	15 Jun 64
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 1	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.96	-0.3	Natalya Grigoryeva	Soviet Union	URS	3 Dec 62
2	13.13	-0.3	Kerstin Knabe	East Germany	GDR	7 Jul 59
3	13.20	-0.3	LaVonna Martin-Floréal	United States	USA	18 Nov 66
4	13.32	-0.3	Florence Colle	France	FRA	4 Dec 65
5	13.53	-0.3	Jane Flemming	Australia	AUS	14 Apr 65
6	13.81	-0.3	Sandra Tavares	Mexico	MEX	2 Sep 62
7	15.50	-0.3	Sainiana Tukana	Fiji	FIJ	25 May 62
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 2	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.65	0.1	Gloria Siebert	East Germany	GDR	13 Jan 64
2	12.76	0.1	Ludmila Engquist	Soviet Union	URS	21 Apr 64
3	13.00	0.1	Claudia Zaczkiewicz	West Germany	FRG	4 Jul 62
4	13.24	0.1	Jackie Humphrey	United States	USA	30 Sep 65
5	13.50	0.1	Maria Usifo	Nigeria	NGR	1 Aug 64
6	13.64	0.1	Dinah Yankey	Ghana	GHA	2 Feb 67
	DQ	0.1	Sylvia Dethiér	Belgium	BEL	20 May 65
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 3	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	13.04	0.5	Marjan Olyslager	Netherlands	NED	8 Mar 62
2	13.07	0.5	Julie Baumann	Canada	CAN	17 Jun 64
3	13.38	0.5	Lesley-Ann Skeete	Great Britain	GBR	20 Feb 67
4	13.72	0.5	Rita Schönenberger	Switzerland	SUI	3 Dec 62
5	14.01	0.5	Chen Wen-Xing	Chinese Taipei	TPE	10 Nov 64
6	14.36	0.5	Agrippina de la Cruz	Philippines	PHI	7 Nov 60
	DNF	0.5	Ginka Zagorcheva	Bulgaria	BUL	12 Apr 58
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 4	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.72	1.4	Cornelia Oschkenat	East Germany	GDR	29 Oct 61
2	13.02	1.4	Liu Huajin	China	CHN	7 Feb 60
3	13.18	1.4	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
4	13.18	1.4	Monique Ewanjé-Epée	France	FRA	11 Jul 67
5	13.32	1.4	Wendy Jeal	Great Britain	GBR	21 Nov 60
6	13.48	1.4	Gretha Tromp	Netherlands	NED	21 Feb 64
7	13.64	1.4	Bang Sin-Hye	South Korea	KOR	13 May 67
8	14.26	1.4	Cheung Suet-Yee	Hong Kong	HKG	29 Aug 65
*100 m hurdles*	Women		Heat 5	29 September

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	12.89	0.8	Yordanka Donkova	Bulgaria	BUL	28 Sep 61
2	13.26	0.8	Sally Gunnell	Great Britain	GBR	29 Jul 66
3	13.51	0.8	Du Juan	China	CHN	18 Mar 68
4	13.56	0.8	Anne Piquereau	France	FRA	15 Jun 64
5	13.97	0.8	Nancy Vallecilla	Ecuador	ECU	24 Nov 57
6	14.38	0.8	Manuela Marxer	Liechtenstein	LIE	5 Aug 65
	DQ	0.8	Dhammika Jinadasa	Sri Lanka	SRI	15 Mar 63