The Women's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with four qualifying heats (29) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA