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[[File:Program IAAF.jpg|thumb|Program IAAF 1988]]
{{Infobox games
| name       = 1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final
| logo       =
| size       = 
| host_city  = [[West Berlin]]
| dates      = 26 August
| stadium    = [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]
| athletes   = 
| events     = 17
| ind_prize  = 
| team_prize = 
| previous   = [[1987 IAAF Grand Prix Final|1987 Brussels]]
| next       = [[1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final|1989 Monte Carlo]] 
}}

The '''1988 [[IAAF Grand Prix Final]]''' was the fourth edition of the season-ending competition for the [[IAAF Grand Prix]] [[track and field]] circuit, organised by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]]. It was held on 26 August at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] in [[West Berlin]]. [[Saïd Aouita]] ([[5000 metres]]) and [[Paula Ivan]] ([[1500 metres]]) were the overall points winners 
of the tournament, with this being Aouita's second win at the completion following his 1986 victory.

==Medal summary==
===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|100 metres<br><small>(wind: +3.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Calvin Smith]]|USA}} || 10.12w
|{{flagathlete|[[Chidi Imoh]]|NGR}} || 10.16w
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Cooper (sprinter)|Brian Cooper]]|USA}} || 10.16w
|-
|800 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom McKean]]|GBR}} || 1:47.60
|{{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Coe]]|GBR}} || 1:47.87
|{{flagathlete|[[Dieudonné Kwizera]]|BDI}} || 1:48.25
|-
|One mile
|{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} || 3:56.21
|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Spivey]]|USA}} || 3:56.55
|{{flagathlete|[[José Luis González (athlete)|José Luis González]]|ESP}} || 3:56.67
|-
|5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[José Regalo]]|POR}} || 13:22.20
|{{flagathlete|[[Eamonn Martin]]|GBR}} || 13:22.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Domingos Castro]]|POR}} || 13:24.03
|-
|3000 metres steeplechase
|{{flagathlete|[[Julius Kariuki]]|KEN}} || 8:24.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Sang]]|KEN}} || 8:25.27
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Koech]]|KEN}} || 8:27.09
|-
|400 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[Danny Harris]]|USA}} || 49.29
|{{flagathlete|[[Amadou Dia Bâ]]|SEN}} || 49.50
|{{flagathlete|[[Dave Patrick]]|USA}} || 49.54
|-
|High jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}} || 2.33 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}} || 2.30 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Rudolf Povarnitsyn]]|URS}} || 2.27 m
|-
|Triple jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Conley, Sr.]]|USA}} || 17.59 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Oleg Protsenko]]|URS}} || 17.39 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Cannon (athlete)|Robert Cannon]]|USA}} || 16.87 m
|-
|Shot put
|{{flagathlete|[[Helmut Krieger]]|POL}} || 20.79 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Ron Backes]]|USA}} || 19.96 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Georg Andersen (athlete)|Georg Andersen]]|NOR}} || 19.70 m
|-
|Hammer throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Astapkovich]]|URS}} || 81.26 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Tibor Gécsek]]|HUN}} || 79.72 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Christoph Sahner]]|FRG}} || 77.96 m
|-
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|200 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Grace Jackson]]|JAM}} || 22.70
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Onyali]]|NGR}} || 22.80
|{{flagathlete|[[Pauline Davis-Thompson|Pauline Davis]]|BAH}} || 23.12
|-
|400 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]|CUB}} || 50.27
|{{flagathlete|[[Jillian Richardson]]|CAN}} || 50.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Grace Jackson]]|JAM}} || 51.11
|-
|1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Paula Ivan]]|ROM}} || 4:00.24
|{{flagathlete|[[Mitica Constantin]]|ROM}} || 4:04.97
|{{flagathlete|[[Elly van Hulst]]|NED}} || 4:06.52
|-
|5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Liz McColgan]]|GBR}} || 15:03.29
|{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Kristiansen]]|NOR}} || 15:10.89
|{{flagathlete|[[Jill Hunter]]|GBR}} || 15:17.77
|-
|100 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[Claudia Zaczkiewicz]]|FRG}} || 12.93
|{{flagathlete|[[Ulrike Denk]]|FRG}} || 12.96
|{{flagathlete|[[Marjan Olyslager]]|NED}} || 13.05
|-
|Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Hilda Ramos]]|CUB}} || 66.58 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Dagmar Galler]]|FRG}} || 61.72 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Maritza Martén]]|CUB}} || 60.88 m
|-
|Javelin throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Manuela Alizadeh]]|FRG}} || 62.52 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Beate Peters]]|FRG}} || 62.14 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Thyssen]]|FRG}} || 61.70 m
|}

==Points leaders==
===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Overall
|{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} || 63
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Conley, Sr.]]|USA}} || 61
|{{flagathlete|[[Danny Harris]]|USA}} || 58
|-
|100 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Chidi Imoh]]|NGR}} || 55
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Cooper (sprinter)|Brian Cooper]]|USA}} || 46
|{{flagathlete|[[Calvin Smith]]|USA}} || 43
|-
|800 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom McKean]]|GBR}} || 48
|{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} || 45
|{{flagathlete|[[Moussa Fall]]|SEN}} || 45
|-
|One mile
|{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} || 54
|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Spivey]]|USA}} || 39
|{{flagathlete|[[Sydney Maree]]|USA}} || 36
|-
|5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Eamonn Martin]]|GBR}} || 39
|{{flagathlete|[[Brahim Boutayeb]]|MAR}} || 37
|{{flagathlete|[[José Regalo]]|POR}} || 36
|-
|3000 metres steeplechase
|{{flagathlete|[[Julius Kariuki]]|KEN}} || 48
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Koech]]|KEN}} || 46
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Sang]]|KEN}} || 43
|-
|400 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[Danny Harris]]|USA}} || 58
|{{flagathlete|[[Amadou Dia Bâ]]|SEN}} || 51
|{{flagathlete|[[Nat Page]]|USA}} || 37
|-
|High jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}} || 57
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}} || 44
|{{flagathlete|[[Sorin Matei]]|ROM}} || 36.5
|-
|Triple jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Conley, Sr.]]|USA}} || 61
|{{flagathlete|[[Oleg Protsenko]]|URS}} || 55
|{{flagathlete|[[Juan Miguel López]]|CUB}} || 46
|-
|Shot put
|{{flagathlete|[[Remigius Machura]]|TCH}} || 51
|{{flagathlete|[[Ron Backes]]|USA}} || 50
|{{flagathlete|[[Georg Andersen (athlete)|Georg Andersen]]|NOR}} || 46
|-
|Hammer throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Tibor Gécsek]]|HUN}} || 48
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Astapkovich]]|URS}} || 31
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Nikulin (athlete)|Igor Nikulin]]|URS}} || 29
|-
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Overall
|{{flagathlete|[[Paula Ivan]]|ROM}} || 63
|{{flagathlete|[[Grace Jackson]]|JAM}} || 63
|{{flagathlete|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]|CUB}} || 57
|-
|200 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Grace Jackson]]|JAM}} || 63
|{{flagathlete|[[Dannette Young]]|USA}} || 49
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Onyali]]|NGR}} || 48
|-
|400 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]|CUB}} || 57
|{{flagathlete|[[Grace Jackson]]|JAM}} || 48
|{{flagathlete|[[Jillian Richardson]]|CAN}} || 44
|-
|1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Paula Ivan]]|ROM}} || 63
|{{flagathlete|[[Mitica Constantin]]|ROM}} || 47
|{{flagathlete|[[Elly van Hulst]]|NED}} || 41
|-
|5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Liz McColgan]]|GBR}} || 51
|{{flagathlete|[[Annette Sergent]]|FRA}} || 32
|{{flagathlete|[[Iulia Besliu]]|ROM}} || 28
|-
|100 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[Claudia Zaczkiewicz]]|FRG}} || 50
|{{flagathlete|[[Yordanka Donkova]]|BUL}} || 45
|{{flagathlete|[[Laurence Elloy]]|FRA}} || 42.5
|-
|Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Hilda Ramos]]|CUB}} || 42
|{{flagathlete|[[Maritza Martén]]|CUB}} || 38
|{{flagathlete|[[Tsvetanka Khristova]]|BUL}} || 23
|-
|Javelin throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Manuela Alizadeh]]|FRG}} || 46
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GDR}} || 45
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivonne Leal]]|CUB}} || 41
|}

==References==
*[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/gp.htm IAAF Grand Prix Final]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120816192656/http://www2.iaaf.org/GPF02/History/indexd84e.html?imgh=History IAAF Grand Prix Final archive] from IAAF

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