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Wheelchair racing at the 1988 Summer Olympics 
Summary
Wheelchair racing at the 1988 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 30 September 1988. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mustapha Badid |  France |
3:33.51 | |
 |
Paul van Winkel |  Belgium |
3:33.61 | |
 |
Craig Blanchette |  United States |
3:34.37 | |
| 4 | Farid Amarouche | France |
3:50.40 | |
| 5 | Gregor Golombek |  West Germany |
3:51.14 | |
| — | André Viger |  Canada |
— | DNF |
| — | Robert Figl | West Germany |
— | DNF |
| — | Yoo Hee-sang |  South Korea |
— | DNF |
Women's 800 m wheelchair edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Sharon Hedrick | United States |
2:11.49 | |
| |
Connie Hansen |  Denmark |
2:18.29 | |
| |
Candace Cable-Brooks | United States |
2:18.68 | |
| 4 | Ingrid Lauridsen | Denmark |
2:28.24 | |
| 5 | Jeannette Jansen |  Netherlands |
2:28.56 | |
| 6 | Ann Cody-Morris | United States |
2:28.78 | |
| 7 | Monica Wetterström |  Sweden |
2:30.28 | |
| 8 | Kang Hyung-soon | South Korea |
3:16.28 |
See also edit
References edit
- Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.