1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final

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.

Program IAAF 1988
1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host cityWest Berlin
Events17
Dates26 August
Main venueOlympiastadion

Medal summary

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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

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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

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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

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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

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