tˈuː ʌvðɪ ˈeɪt fˈaɪnəlˌɪsts fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɡˈeɪmz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd: fˈɪfθplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃɚ dˈɜːk ɹˈɪktɚɹ ʌv ˈiːst dʒˈɜːməni nˈaʊ kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ fɔːɹ dʒˈɜːməni ænd ˈeɪtθplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃɚ ɹəɡˈeɪɹɪˌoʊ ɹɑːmˈɛɹoʊ ʌv bɹɐzˈɪl.
Two of the 8 finalists from the 1988 Games returned: fifth-place finisher Dirk Richter of East Germany (now competing for Germany) and eighth-place finisher Rogério Romero of Brazil.