Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 70 competitors, with nine qualifying heats (70), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988. 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.