1988 West German Athletics Championships

The 1988 West German Athletics Championships (Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften 1988) was the 88th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for West Germany. It was held on 22–24 July at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. It served as the selection meeting for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Championships
As in previous years, national championship titles were awarded in various places besides the main track and field championship.


 * Cross country running – Waiblingen, 12 March, with individual and team rankings in long and short course races
 * Marathon – Hamburg, 24 April, incorporated into the Hamburg Marathon with individual and team rankings
 * Racewalking – Eschborn, 24 April, with individual and team rankings in 10 km walk for women and 50 km walk for men
 * Mountain running – Bühlertal in the Black Forest, 1 October, incorporated into the Hundseck-Berglaufs
 * Relay – Lübeck, 10 July, incorporated in the German Junior Championships with 3 × 800 m relay for women and 4 × 800 m and 4 × 1500 m for men
 * Combined events – Rhede, 9–10 July, with individual and team rankings in men's decathlon and women's heptathlon
 * Road running – Herten, 11 September, with individual and team rankings in women's 15 km and men's 25 km
 * 100K run – Hamm-Heessen, 8 October with individual rankings for men and women, and a men's team ranking