Final wind 3.0m/s time L React. 1. Florence Griffith Joyner United States10.54s w 3 0.131 2. Evelyn Ashford United States10.83s 6 0.176 3. Heike Drechsler East Germany10.85s 5 0.143 4. Grace Jackson Jamaica10.97s 8 0.168 5. Gwen Torrence United States10.97s 1 0.148 6. Natalia Pomochtchnikova Soviet Union11.00s 2 0.141 7. Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica11.26s 7 0.165 8. Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria11.49s 4 0.140
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Seoul 69,950. 64 competitors from 42 nations.
World Record: 10.49s Florence Griffith-Joyner, United States Indianapolis, United States July 16, 1988 Olympic Record: 10.97s Evelyn Ashford, United States Los Angeles, United States August 5, 1984
Semi 1 time 1. Evelyn Ashford United States10.99s 2. Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria11.00s 3. Gwen Torrence United States11.02s 4. Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica11.10s 5. Silke Moeller East Germany11.12s 6. Marlies Goehr East Germany11.13s 7. Lioudmila Kondratieva Soviet Union11.21s 8. Marina Jirova Soviet Union11.24s
Semi 2 time 1. Florence Griffith Joyner United States10.70s 2. Heike Drechsler East Germany10.91s 3. Natalia Pomochtchnikova Soviet Union11.03s 4. Grace Jackson Jamaica11.06s 5. Ulrike Sarvari West Germany11.12s 6. Pauline Davis Bahamas11.12s 7. Nelli Cooman Netherlands11.13s -. Merlene Ottey JamaicaDNS
Griffith Joyner had developed, at the age of 28, from being a top sprinter
in 1987 capable of 10.90-11.00 on her best days, to 10.60-10.70 in
1988. She ran an unbelievable 10.49 in the US Trials, which was ratified
as a world record although felt by many to be wind-assisted.
Nevertheless, she had the next-fastest run, 10.61, and was considered
unbeatable for Seoul. She duly set an Olympic record in the heats with
10.88, which Ashford equalled in the second round. In the next race
“Flo-Jo” ran 10.62, beating Cuthbert and 1980 winner Kondratyeva by
4m. Ashford (10.99) and Griffith Joyner (10.70w) won their semi-finals.
The final saw Flo-Jo superior in every department. Her reaction time
was the quickest at 0.131 seconds, and by 40m she was threatened only
by Nuneva, who was 0.02 seconds behind. Nuneva (who was confusingly
listed under her unfamiliar married name of Vechernikova) pulled
a muscle just before 80m, and hobbled across the line in last place. Up
ahead, Griffith Joyner had switched gears at 60m, and her advantage of
0.12 seconds at 60m more than doubled in the next 30m to 0.26 seconds.
With a high knee lift and a long stride which made her look
almost as though she was prancing Flo-Jo was unlike any other woman
sprinter before or since. A huge smile creased her face for the last 20m
of the race, and she crossed the line with her 48th stride of the race
nearly 3m ahead of Ashford, who got away from Drechsler in the last 15m.
Quarter 1 time 1. Heike Drechsler East Germany10.96s 2. Merlene Ottey Jamaica11.03s 3. Ulrike Sarvari West Germany11.16s 4. Pauline Davis Bahamas11.21s 5. Angela Bailey Canada11.29s 6. Els Vader Netherlands11.51s 7. Yumei Tian China11.55s 8. Francoise Leroux France11.75s
Quarter 2 time 1. Evelyn Ashford United States10.88s =OR 2. Natalia Pomochtchnikova Soviet Union10.98s 3. Marlies Goehr East Germany10.99s 4. Nelli Cooman Netherlands11.08s 5. Angela Issajenko Canada11.27s 6. Joanna Smolarek Poland11.35s 7. Angela Williams Trinidad Tobago11.45s 8. Amparo Caicedo Colombia11.65s
Quarter 3 time 1. Florence Griffith Joyner United States10.62s OR 2. Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica11.03s 3. Lioudmila Kondratieva Soviet Union11.05s 4. Silke Moeller East Germany11.10s 5. Simmone Jacobs Great Britain11.31s 6. Laurence Bily France11.35s 7. Andrea Thomas West Germany11.37s 8. Dinah Yankey Ghana11.63s
Quarter 4 time 1. Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria10.96s 2. Gwen Torrence United States10.99s 3. Grace Jackson Jamaica11.13s 4. Marina Jirova Soviet Union11.14s 5. Paula Dunn Great Britain11.37s 6. Kerry Johnson Australia11.42s 7. Sabine Richter West Germany11.59s 8. Julie Rocheleau Canada11.75s
Heats - Saturday, 24th September
Heat 1 time 1. Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria11.09s 2. Grace Jackson Jamaica11.18s 3. Paula Dunn Great Britain11.39s 4. Yumei Tian China11.56s 5. Paraskevi Patoucidou Greece11.85s 6. Melvina Wulah Liberia12.16s 7. Marie Felicite Bada Benin12.27s 8. Farida Kyakutema Uganda12.32s
Heat 2 time 1. Pauline Davis Bahamas11.20s 2. Nelli Cooman Netherlands11.22s 3. Marlies Goehr East Germany11.22s 4. Jolanta Janota Poland11.71s 5. Sandra Myers Spain11.86s 6. Marian Oumezdi Marocco11.90s 7. Ivette Bonapart Suriname12.27s 8. Aminata Diarra Mali12.87s
Heat 3 time 1. Gwen Torrence United States11.12s 2. Lioudmila Kondratieva Soviet Union11.19s 3. Laurence Bily France11.34s 4. Amparo Caicedo Colombia11.59s 5. Marisa Masullo Italy11.71s 6. Ewa Pisiewicz Poland11.84s 7. Ka Yi Ng Hong Kong12.18s 8. Jabou Jawo Gambia12.27s
Heat 4 time 1. Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica11.14s 2. Silke Moeller East Germany11.27s 3. Els Vader Netherlands11.38s 4. Sabine Richter West Germany11.49s 5. Francoise Leroux France11.58s 6. Lydia De Vega Philippines11.67s 7. Guilhermina Cruz Angola12.47s 8. Erin Tierney Cook Islands12.52s
Heat 5 time 1. Evelyn Ashford United States11.10s 2. Marina Jirova Soviet Union11.22s 3. Joanna Smolarek Poland11.43s 4. Andrea Thomas West Germany11.46s 5. Julie Rocheleau Canada11.60s 6. Gaily Dube Zimbabwe12.07s 7. Claudia Acerenza Uruguay12.11s 8. Judith-P Diankolela-Missengui Congo12.14s
Heat 6 time 1. Natalia Pomochtchnikova Soviet Union11.11s 2. Heike Drechsler East Germany11.15s 3. Simmone Jacobs Great Britain11.56s 4. Angela Williams Trinidad Tobago11.62s 5. Shaomei Liu China11.66s 6. Young-Sook Lee South Korea11.74s 7. Joyce Odhiambo Kenya11.90s 8. Mariama Ouiminga Burundi12.62s
Heat 7 time 1. Florence Griffith Joyner United States10.88s OR 2. Kerry Johnson Australia11.44s 3. Angela Bailey Canada11.61s 4. Patricia Girard France11.65s 5. Caihua Zhang China11.84s 6. Gisele Ongollo Gabon11.85s 7. Ya-Li Chen Chinese Taipei12.16s 8. Evelyn Farrell Aruba12.48s
Heat 8 time 1. Merlene Ottey Jamaica11.03s 2. Ulrike Sarvari West Germany11.26s 3. Angela Issajenko Canada11.42s 4. Dinah Yankey Ghana11.64s 5. Rossella Tarolo Italy11.86s 6. Helen Miles Great Britain11.88s 7. Olivette Daruhi Vanuatu13.00s 8. Mala Sakonninhom Laos15.12s
Final Splits time L React. 20m 40m 50m 60m 80m 1. Florence Griffith Joyner United States10.54s w 3 0.131 3.08s 5.04s 5.97s 6.90s 8.69s 2. Evelyn Ashford United States10.83s 6 0.176 3.18s 5.15s 6.08s 7.02s 8.90s 3. Heike Drechsler East Germany10.85s 5 0.143 3.14s 5.14s 6.08s 7.02s 8.91s 4. Grace Jackson Jamaica10.97s 8 0.168 3.20s 5.17s 6.14s 7.10s 9.01s 5. Gwen Torrence United States10.97s 1 0.148 3.11s 5.13s 6.10s 7.06s 8.95s 6. Natalia Pomochtchnikova Soviet Union11.00s 2 0.141 3.18s 5.18s 6.16s 7.12s 9.03s 7. Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica11.26s 7 0.165 3.16s 5.16s 6.10s 7.08s 9.02s 8. Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria11.49s 4 0.140 3.08s 5.06s 6.00s 6.94s 8.90s
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