Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Athletics at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad  | |
|---|---|
Host stadium (shown in 2020)  | |
| No. of events | 42 | 
| Competitors | 1,617 from 149 nations | 
| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women | 
| 200 m | men | women | 
| 400 m | men | women | 
| 800 m | men | women | 
| 1500 m | men | women | 
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women | 
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | 
| 3000 m steeplechase  | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | 
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | 
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women | 
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women | 
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women | 
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women | 
| Discus throw | men | women | 
| Javelin throw | men | women | 
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.