| Date | 23 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul | |
| Format | Top 2 in each heat and next 4 fastest advanced to the semi-finals. | |
| Olympic Record | 9.99 (0.2 m/s) / Carl Lewis | |
| Time | 13:15 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.2 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Linford Christie | 10.11 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Dennis Mitchell | 10.13 | |||
| 3 | 6 | John Mair | 10.41 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Charles-Louis Seck | 10.42 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Li Tao | 10.53 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Kennedy Ondiek | 10.57 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Ousmane Diarra | 10.61 | |||
| 5 | Ben Johnson | [10.17] | 2 |
| Time | 13:20 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.7 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Desai Williams | 10.16 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Arnaldo Oliveira | 10.25 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Vladimir Krylov | 10.26 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Attila Kovács | 10.27 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Michele Lazazzera | 10.50 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Thierry Lauret | 10.51 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Zheng Chen | 10.72 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Chidi Imoh | 11.44 |
| Time | 13:25 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.9 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ray Stewart | 10.25 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Juan Núñez | 10.33 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Sven Matthes | 10.36 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | 10.41 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Javier Arqués | 10.43 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Amadou M'Baye | 10.45 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Barrington Williams | 10.55 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Christian Haas | 10.57 |
| Time | 13:30 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.2 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Calvin Smith | 10.16 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Olapade Adeniken | 10.30 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Andreas Berger | 10.34 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Emmanuel Tuffour | 10.37 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Talal Mansour | 10.38 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Stevens | 10.50 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Cheng Hsin-Fu | 10.54 | |||
| 8 | 1 | György Fetter | 10.55 |
| Time | 13:35 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 1.4 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Carl Lewis | 9.99 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Robson da Silva | 10.24 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Isiaq Adeyanju | 10.32 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Pier-Francesco Pavoni | 10.33 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Vitaly Savin | 10.36 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Koji Kurihara | 10.49 | |||
| 7 | 2 | István Tatár | 10.68 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Issa Alassane-Ousséni | 10.83 |
| Time | 13:40 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | John Myles-Mills | 10.21 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Mardi Lestari | 10.32 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Max Morinière | 10.37 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Ezio Madonia | 10.38 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Peter Wekesa | 10.43 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Sim Deok-Seop | 10.55 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Andrew Smith | 10.63 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Cai Jianming | 10.76 |