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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Date Started: September 23, 1988
Date Finished: September 23, 1988
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 20.20 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Ulf Timmermann |
| Silver: | Randy Barnes |
| Bronze: | Werner Günthör |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulf Timmermann | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 21.27 | QU | |
| 2 | Udo Beyer | 33 | East Germany | GDR | 20.97 | QU | |
| 3 | Randy Barnes | 22 | United States | USA | 20.83 | QU | |
| 4 | Werner Günthör | 27 | Switzerland | SUI | 20.70 | QU | |
| 5 | Sergey Smirnov | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 20.48 | QU | |
| 6 | Alessandro Andrei | 29 | Italy | ITA | 20.18 | 19.93 | QC |
| 7 | Gert Weil | 28 | Chile | CHI | 20.18 | 19.59 | QC |
| 8 | Remigius Machura | 28 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 20.16 | QC | |
| 9 | Georg Andersen | 25 | Norway | NOR | 20.05 | QC | |
| 10 | Helmut Krieger | 30 | Poland | POL | 19.75 | QC | |
| 11 | Jim Doehring | 26 | United States | USA | 19.73 | QC | |
| 12 | Gregg Tafralis | 30 | United States | USA | 19.71 | QC | |
| 13 | Georgi Todorov | 28 | Bulgaria | BUL | 19.68 | ||
| 14 | Pétur Guðmundsson | 26 | Iceland | ISL | 19.21 | ||
| 15 | Ahmed Mohamed Achouche | 32 | Egypt | EGY | 18.94 | ||
| 16 | Klaus Bodenmüller | 26 | Austria | AUT | 18.89 | ||
| 17 | Ma Yongfeng | 25 | China | CHN | 18.27 | ||
| 18 | Ahmed Kamel Shatta | 27 | Egypt | EGY | 17.61 | ||
| 19 | Paul Edwards | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | 17.28 | ||
| 20 | Mohamed Al-Zinkawi | 34 | Kuwait | KUW | 15.92 | ||
| 21 | Han Min-Su | 25 | South Korea | KOR | 15.68 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulf Timmermann | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 21.27 | ||
| 2 | Randy Barnes | 22 | United States | USA | 20.83 | ||
| 3 | Alessandro Andrei | 29 | Italy | ITA | 20.18 | 19.93 | |
| 4 | Gert Weil | 28 | Chile | CHI | 20.18 | 19.59 | |
| 5 | Jim Doehring | 26 | United States | USA | 19.73 | ||
| 6 | Georgi Todorov | 28 | Bulgaria | BUL | 19.68 | ||
| 7 | Klaus Bodenmüller | 26 | Austria | AUT | 18.89 | ||
| 8 | Ma Yongfeng | 25 | China | CHN | 18.27 | ||
| 9 | Ahmed Kamel Shatta | 27 | Egypt | EGY | 17.61 | ||
| 10 | Paul Edwards | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | 17.28 | ||
| 11 | Han Min-Su | 25 | South Korea | KOR | 15.68 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udo Beyer | 33 | East Germany | GDR | 20.97 | |
| 2 | Werner Günthör | 27 | Switzerland | SUI | 20.70 | |
| 3 | Sergey Smirnov | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 20.48 | |
| 4 | Remigius Machura | 28 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 20.16 | |
| 5 | Georg Andersen | 25 | Norway | NOR | 20.05 | |
| 6 | Helmut Krieger | 30 | Poland | POL | 19.75 | |
| 7 | Gregg Tafralis | 30 | United States | USA | 19.71 | |
| 8 | Pétur Guðmundsson | 26 | Iceland | ISL | 19.21 | |
| 9 | Ahmed Mohamed Achouche | 32 | Egypt | EGY | 18.94 | |
| 10 | Mohamed Al-Zinkawi | 34 | Kuwait | KUW | 15.92 |