Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games:
Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Round One
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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Date Started: September 30, 1988
Date Finished: September 30, 1988
Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
| Rank |
Team |
NOC |
T(A) |
|
| 1 |
Soviet Union |
URS |
42.88 |
QU |
| 2 |
West Germany |
FRG |
42.99 |
QU |
| 3 |
France |
FRA |
43.43 |
QU |
| 4 |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
43.92 |
QU |
| 5 |
Colombia |
COL |
45.46 |
QC |
| 6 |
Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
46.21 |
|
| Rank |
Team |
NOC |
T(A) |
|
| 1 |
East Germany |
GDR |
42.92 |
QU |
| 2 |
Jamaica |
JAM |
43.50 |
QU |
| 3 |
Canada |
CAN |
43.92 |
QU |
| 4 |
China |
CHN |
44.29 |
QU |
| 5 |
Italy |
ITA |
44.33 |
QC |
| 6 |
Greece |
GRE |
45.44 |
QC |
| 7 |
South Korea |
KOR |
45.83 |
|
| Rank |
Team |
NOC |
T(A) |
|
| 1 |
United States |
USA |
42.39 |
QU |
| 2 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
43.91 |
QU |
| 3 |
Netherlands |
NED |
43.96 |
QU |
| 4 |
Poland |
POL |
43.98 |
QU |
| 5 |
Ghana |
GHA |
44.12 |
QC |
| 6 |
Uganda |
UGA |
46.55 |
|