Wheelchair racing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Mustapha Badid France3:33.51
Paul van Winkel Belgium3:33.61
Craig Blanchette United States3:34.37
4Farid Amarouche France3:50.40
5Gregor Golombek West Germany3:51.14
André Viger CanadaDNF
Robert Figl West GermanyDNF
Yoo Hee-sang South KoreaDNF

Women's 800 m wheelchair

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Sharon Hedrick United States2:11.49
Connie Hansen Denmark2:18.29
Candace Cable-Brooks United States2:18.68
4Ingrid Lauridsen Denmark2:28.24
5Jeannette Jansen Netherlands2:28.56
6Ann Cody-Morris United States2:28.78
7Monica Wetterström Sweden2:30.28
8Kang Hyung-soon South Korea3:16.28
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