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Sprint, Men

Date	21 – 24 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Bel-lo-deu-rom, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	25 from 25 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

In 1985-87, all three medalists at the World Championships had been from East Germany. Lutz Heßlich, gold medalist in the 1980 sprint, was World Champion in 1985 and 1987 and runner-up in 1986. With only starter allowed per nation, Heßlich was chosen to represent East Germany. His victory was an easy one, given that his strongest competitors – his teammates – could not compete. Heßlich had the fastest qualifying time over 200 metres and then won eight consecutive races to win the gold medal. Without the 1984 Soviet-led boycott, this would likely have been a third consecutive gold medal for Heßlich.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	R1	R1 Rep	R2	Round Two Repêchage	QF	SF	Final
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	10.395 (1)	11.25 (1 h1)	–	11.04 (1 h1)	–	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	10.595 (3)	11.26 (1 h3)	–	11.10 (1 h3)	–	2 (1 h3)	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	Silver
3	Gary Neiwand	AUS	10.563 (2)	11.19 (1 h2)	–	– (3 h2)	11.57 (1 h3)	2 (1 h4)	0 (2 h1)	2 (1 h2)	Bronze
4	Eddie Alexander	GBR	10.930 (8)	11.40 (1 h8)	–	– (2 h1)	11.32 (1 h1)	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h2)	0 (2 h2)
5	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	10.704 (4)	11.21 (1 h4)	–	11.13 (1 h4)	–	0 (2 h4)	–	11.34 (1 h3)
6	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.032 (10)	11.34 (1 h7)	–	11.27 (1 h2)	–	1 (2 h2)	–	– (2 h3)
7	Frank Weber	FRG	10.919 (7)	– (2 h7)	11.55 (1 h2)	– (3 h3)	11.39 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	–	– (3 h3)
8	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	11.171 (14)	– (3 h3)	12.11 (1 h1)	– (2 h4)	11.31 (1 h4)	0 (2 h3)	–	– (4 h3)
2 h1 r4/7	Andrea Faccini	ITA	11.073 (12)	11.74 (1 h5)	–	– (3 h4)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–
2 h2 r4/7	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.144 (13)	– (2 h4)	11.26 (1 h4)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–
2 h3 r4/7	Fabrice Colas	FRA	10.857 (6)	10.77 (1 h6)	–	– (2 h3)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–
2 h4 r4/7	Hideki Miwa	JPN	11.063 (11)	– (2 h6)	11.56 (1 h3)	– (3 h1)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–
2 h1 r2/7	Gustavo Faris	ARG	11.187 (15)	– (3 h2)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r2/7	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	11.339 (18)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r2/7	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	11.475 (19)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r2/7	Ken Carpenter	USA	10.792 (5)	– (2 h5)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h1 r2/7	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	11.222 (17)	– (2 h1)	– (3 h1)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r2/7	Bailón Becerra	BOL	12.216 (24)	– (3 h8)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r2/7	Paul Réneau	BIZ	11.732 (20)	– (3 h4)	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h4 r2/7	Rosman Alwi	MAS	11.204 (16)	– (3 h1)	– (3 h4)	–	–	–	–	–
4 h1 r2/7	José Moreno	ESP	10.931 (9)	– (2 h8)	– (4 h1)	–	–	–	–	–
4 h2 r2/7	Colin Abrams	GUY	11.815 (21)	– (3 h5)	– (4 h2)	–	–	–	–	–
4 h3 r2/7	Michele Smith	CAY	12.055 (23)	– (3 h7)	– (4 h3)	–	–	–	–	–
4 h4 r2/7	Vincent Lynch	BAR	11.845 (22)	– (3 h6)	– (4 h4)	–	–	–	–	–
25 r1/8	Ira Fabian	ANT	12.817 (25)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	21 September 1988 — 10:00
Format	Top 24 advanced to round one.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	10.395	QOR
2	Gary Neiwand	AUS	10.563	Q
3	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	10.595	Q
4	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	10.704	Q
5	Ken Carpenter	USA	10.792	Q
6	Fabrice Colas	FRA	10.857	Q
7	Frank Weber	FRG	10.919	Q
8	Eddie Alexander	GBR	10.930	Q
9	José Moreno	ESP	10.931	Q
10	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.032	Q
11	Hideki Miwa	JPN	11.063	Q
12	Andrea Faccini	ITA	11.073	Q
13	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.144	Q
14	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	11.171	Q
15	Gustavo Faris	ARG	11.187	Q
16	Rosman Alwi	MAS	11.204	Q
17	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	11.222	Q
18	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	11.339	Q
19	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	11.475	Q
20	Paul Réneau	BIZ	11.732	Q
21	Colin Abrams	GUY	11.815	Q
22	Vincent Lynch	BAR	11.845	Q
23	Michele Smith	CAY	12.055	Q
24	Bailón Becerra	BOL	12.216	Q
25	Ira Fabian	ANT	12.817

Round One

Date	21 September 1988 — 13:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	11.25	Q
2	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	–
3	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	11.19	Q
2	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	–
3	Gustavo Faris	ARG	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	11.26	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–
3	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	11.21	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	–
3	Paul Réneau	BIZ	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Andrea Faccini	ITA	11.74	Q
2	Ken Carpenter	USA	–
3	Colin Abrams	GUY	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Fabrice Colas	FRA	10.77	Q
2	Hideki Miwa	JPN	–
3	Vincent Lynch	BAR	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.34	Q
2	Frank Weber	FRG	–
3	Michele Smith	CAY	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Eddie Alexander	GBR	11.40	Q
2	José Moreno	ESP	–
3	Bailón Becerra	BOL	–

Round One Repêchage

Date	21 September 1988 — 15:55
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	12.11	Q
2	Gustavo Faris	ARG	–
3	Eom Yeong-Seop	KOR	–
4	José Moreno	ESP	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frank Weber	FRG	11.55	Q
2	Nelson Mario Pons	ECU	–
3	Bailón Becerra	BOL	–
4	Colin Abrams	GUY	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Hideki Miwa	JPN	11.56	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–
3	Paul Réneau	BIZ	–
4	Michele Smith	CAY	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.26	Q
2	Ken Carpenter	USA	–
3	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–
4	Vincent Lynch	BAR	–

Round Two

Date	22 September 1988 — 10:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	11.04	Q
2	Eddie Alexander	GBR	–
3	Hideki Miwa	JPN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Erik Schoefs	BEL	11.27	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	–
3	Gary Neiwand	AUS	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	11.10	Q
2	Fabrice Colas	FRA	–
3	Frank Weber	FRG	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	11.13	Q
2	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	–
3	Andrea Faccini	ITA	–

Round Two Repêchage

Date	22 September 1988 — 11:40
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Eddie Alexander	GBR	11.32	Q
2	Andrea Faccini	ITA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frank Weber	FRG	11.39	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	11.57	Q
2	Fabrice Colas	FRA	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	11.31	Q
2	Hideki Miwa	JPN	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	22 September 1988 — 17:00
Format	Best 2 of 3 races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	10.60	10.50	Q
2	Frank Weber	FRG	0	loss	loss

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result	Race #3 Time / Result
1	Eddie Alexander	GBR	2	loss	11.81	10.79	Q
2	Erik Schoefs	BEL	1	10.96	loss	loss

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	2	11.77	11.05	Q
2	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	0	loss	loss

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	2	10.92	11.37	Q
2	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	0	loss	loss

Semi-Finals

Date	23 September 1988 — 20:10
Format	Best 2 of 3 races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	11.12	10.64	Q
2	Gary Neiwand	AUS	0	loss	loss

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	2	11.09	11.90	Q
2	Eddie Alexander	GBR	0	loss	loss

Final Round

Date	23 – 24 September 1988 — 17:15
Format	Best 2 of 3 races.

Heat 1/2

Time	24 September 1988 — 17:15

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	13.98	11.82
2	Nikolay Kovsh	URS	0	loss	loss

Heat 3/4

Time	24 September 1988 — 17:15

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	2	10.97	10.88
2	Eddie Alexander	GBR	0	loss	loss

Heat 5-8

Time	23 September 1988 — 20:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Vratislav Šustr	TCH	11.34
2	Erik Schoefs	BEL	–
3	Frank Weber	FRG	–
4	Maxwell Cheeseman	TTO	–