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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Date Started: September 28, 1988
Date Finished: September 28, 1988
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 6.65 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| Silver: | Heike Drechsler |
| Bronze: | Galina Čisťakovová |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Belevskaya | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 7.06 | QU | |
| 2 | Galina Čisťakovová | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.97 | QU | |
| 3 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 26 | United States | USA | 6.96 | QU | |
| 4 | Sabine John | 30 | East Germany | GDR | 6.81 | QU | |
| 5 | Inesa Kravets | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.72 | 6.50 | QU |
| 6T | Heike Drechsler | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 6.72 | NM | QU |
| 6T | Nicole Boegman-Staines | 21 | Australia | AUS | 6.72 | NM | QU |
| 8 | Agata Jaroszek-Karczmarek | 24 | Poland | POL | 6.67 | QU | |
| 9 | Fiona May | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.66 | QU | |
| 10 | Xiong Qiying | 20 | China | CHN | 6.61 | QC | |
| 11 | Lene Demsitz | 29 | Denmark | DEN | 6.59 | QC | |
| 12 | Liu Shuzhen | 22 | China | CHN | 6.48 | QC | |
| 13 | Carol Lewis | 25 | United States | USA | 6.47 | ||
| 14 | Liao Wenfen | 25 | China | CHN | 6.44 | ||
| 15 | Marjon Wijnsma | 23 | Netherlands | NED | 6.39 | ||
| 16 | Sheila Echols | 23 | United States | USA | 6.37 | ||
| 17 | Kim Hagger | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.34 | 6.33 | |
| 18 | Shonel Ferguson | 30 | Bahamas | BAH | 6.34 | 6.21 | |
| 19 | Antonella Capriotti | 26 | Italy | ITA | 6.31 | ||
| 20 | Jolanta Bartczak | 24 | Poland | POL | 6.30 | ||
| 21 | Maroula Lambrou-Teloni | 35 | Cyprus | CYP | 6.29 | ||
| 22 | Ulrike Kleindl | 25 | Austria | AUT | 6.13 | ||
| 23 | Madeline de Jesús | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 6.08 | ||
| 24 | Park Suk-Ja | 18 | South Korea | KOR | 5.90 | ||
| 25 | Wang Shu-Hua | 19 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 5.87 | ||
| 26 | Jacqueline Ross | 18 | Saint Vincent | VIN | 5.50 | ||
| 27 | Juliana Yendork | 16 | Ghana | GHA | 5.40 | ||
| 28 | Melvina Vulah | 22 | Liberia | LBR | 5.23 | ||
| 29 | Mary Berkeley | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 5.04 | ||
| AC | Tracy Smith | 23 | Canada | CAN | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 26 | United States | USA | 6.96 | ||
| 2 | Sabine John | 30 | East Germany | GDR | 6.81 | ||
| 3 | Inesa Kravets | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.72 | 6.50 | |
| 4T | Nicole Boegman-Staines | 21 | Australia | AUS | 6.72 | NM | |
| 4T | Heike Drechsler | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 6.72 | NM | |
| 6 | Lene Demsitz | 29 | Denmark | DEN | 6.59 | ||
| 7 | Liu Shuzhen | 22 | China | CHN | 6.48 | ||
| 8 | Sheila Echols | 23 | United States | USA | 6.37 | ||
| 9 | Kim Hagger | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.34 | ||
| 10 | Antonella Capriotti | 26 | Italy | ITA | 6.31 | ||
| 11 | Jolanta Bartczak | 24 | Poland | POL | 6.30 | ||
| 12 | Maroula Lambrou-Teloni | 35 | Cyprus | CYP | 6.29 | ||
| 13 | Park Suk-Ja | 18 | South Korea | KOR | 5.90 | ||
| 14 | Juliana Yendork | 16 | Ghana | GHA | 5.40 | ||
| 15 | Melvina Vulah | 22 | Liberia | LBR | 5.23 | ||
| AC | Tracy Smith | 23 | Canada | CAN | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Belevskaya | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 7.06 | |
| 2 | Galina Čisťakovová | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.97 | |
| 3 | Agata Jaroszek-Karczmarek | 24 | Poland | POL | 6.67 | |
| 4 | Fiona May | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.66 | |
| 5 | Xiong Qiying | 20 | China | CHN | 6.61 | |
| 6 | Carol Lewis | 25 | United States | USA | 6.47 | |
| 7 | Liao Wenfen | 25 | China | CHN | 6.44 | |
| 8 | Marjon Wijnsma | 23 | Netherlands | NED | 6.39 | |
| 9 | Shonel Ferguson | 30 | Bahamas | BAH | 6.34 | |
| 10 | Ulrike Kleindl | 25 | Austria | AUT | 6.13 | |
| 11 | Madeline de Jesús | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 6.08 | |
| 12 | Wang Shu-Hua | 19 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 5.87 | |
| 13 | Jacqueline Ross | 18 | Saint Vincent | VIN | 5.50 | |
| 14 | Mary Berkeley | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 5.04 |