Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men’s 800 metres Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.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. bronze medalist Saïd Aouita games 1988 Summer gold medalist Paul Ereng next event Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres previous event Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres siler medalist Joaquim Cruz Learn more... Loading...