Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 345 competitors, 219 men and 126 women, took part in 191 events in 22 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
| Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 345 (219 men and 126 women) in 22 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ian Taylor (opening) Malcolm Cooper (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Similarly to the previous two Summer Olympics, British athletes once again won five gold medals.
Medallists
edit| Medals by discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 
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Total | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Athletics | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Modern pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 57 | 45 | 102 |
| Boxing | 8 | – | 8 |
| Canoeing | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Cycling | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Diving | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Equestrian | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Fencing | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Judo | 7 | – | 7 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| Sailing | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Shooting | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Swimming | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
| Wrestling | 6 | – | 6 |
| Total | 219 | 126 | 345 |
Archery
editIn the fifth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal while Joanne Franks added another top eight finish in the women's individual and the women's team came in 5th.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Joanne Franks – Final (→ 7th place)
- Pauline Edwards – Quarterfinal (→ 17th place)
- Cheryl Sutton – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Leroy Watson – Quarterfinals (→ 18th place)
- Steven Hallard – 1/8 finals (→ 21st place)
- Richard Priestman – Preliminary Round (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Team Competition:
- Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 5th place)
Athletics
editMen's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1.500 metres
Men's 5.000 metres
Men's 10.000 metres
- First Round — 28:25.46
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)
- Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)
- Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 49.62 (2nd)
- Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th)
- Final — 48.69 (6th)
- Max Robertson
- Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance
- Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Heat — 3:04.18
- Semi Final — 3:04.60
- Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:31.40
- Semi Final — 8:18.31
- Final — 8:07.96 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 8:38.90
- Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 8:39.30
- Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 80.98 m
- Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place)
- Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Tony Mercer
- Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.77 m
- Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place)
- Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Daley Thompson — 8306 points (→ 4th place)
- 100 metres — 10.62 s
- Long Jump — 7.38 m
- Shot Put — 15.02 m
- High Jump — 2.03 m
- 400 metres — 49.06 s
- 110 m Hurdles — 14.72 s
- Discus Throw — 44.80 m
- Pole Vault — 4.90 m
- Javelin Throw — 64.04 m
- 1,500 metres — 4:45.11 s
- Alex Kruger — 7623 points (→ 24th place)
- 100 metres — 11.30 s
- Long Jump — 6.97 m
- Shot Put — 12.23 m
- High Jump — 2.15 m
- 400 metres — 49.98 s
- 110 m Hurdles — 15.38 s
- Discus Throw — 38.72 m
- Pole Vault — 4.60 m
- Javelin Throw — 54.34 m
- 1,500 metres — 4:37.84 s
- Greg Richards — 7237 points (→ 30th place)
- 100 metres — 11.50 s
- Long Jump — 7.09 m
- Shot Put — 12.94 m
- High Jump — 1.82 m
- 400 metres — 49.27 s
- 110 m Hurdles — 15.56 s
- Discus Throw — 42.32 m
- Pole Vault — 4.50 m
- Javelin Throw — 53.50 m
- 1,500 metres — 4:53.85 s
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 3'59:30 (→ 27th place)
- Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Heat — 3:28.52
- Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)
Women's Marathon
- Angie Pain — 2"30.51 (→ 10th place)
- Susan Tooby — 2"31.33 (→ 12th place)
- Susan Crehan — 2"36.57 (→ 32nd place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification – 50.92 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification – 68.44 m
- Final – 70.32 m (→
Silver Medal)
- Qualification – 56.70 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification – 56.00 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
- Qualification – 15.13 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification – 18.34 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification – 17.31 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place)
- Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place)
- Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place) - (withdrew after two events)
Boxing
editMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round – Defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) on points
- Second Round – Lost to Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria) on points
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- First Round – Defeated Domingo Damigella (Argentina) on points
- Second Round – Defeated Paul Fitzgerald (Ireland) on points
- Third Round – Lost to Regilio Tuur (Netherlands) on points
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) on points
Canoeing
editCycling
editSeventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
- Maria Blower — 2:00:52 (→ 6th place)
- Sally Hodge — 2:00:52 (→ 9th place)
- Lisa Brambani — 2:00:52 (→ 11th place)
Diving
editEquestrian
editFencing
edit13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
Gymnastics
editHockey
editMen's team competition
edit- Preliminary round (group A)
- Great Britain – South Korea 2-2
- Great Britain – Canada 3-0
- Great Britain – West Germany 1-2
- Great Britain – Soviet Union 3-1
- Great Britain – India 3-0
- Semi Finals
- Great Britain – Australia 3-2
- Final
- Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→
Gold Medal)
- Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→
- Team roster
- ( 1.) Ian Taylor (gk)
- ( 2.) Veryan Pappin (gk)
- ( 3.) David Faulkner
- ( 4.) Paul Barber
- ( 5.) Stephen Martin
- ( 6.) Jon Potter
- ( 7.) Richard Dodds
- ( 8.) Martyn Grimley
- ( 9.) Stephen Batchelor
- (10.) Richard Leman
- (11.) Jimmy Kirkwood
- (12.) Kulbir Bhaura
- (13.) Sean Kerly
- (14.) Robert Clift
- (15.) Imran Sherwani
- (16.) Russell Garcia
- Head coach: David Whitaker
Women's Team Competition
edit- Preliminary round (group A)
- Great Britain – Argentina 1-0
- Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-5
- Great Britain – United States 2-2
- Semi Finals
- Great Britain – South Korea 0-1
- Bronze Medal Match
- Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (→ Fourth place)
- Team roster
- Head coach: Dennis Hay
Judo
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1988. They won bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Richard Phelps – 5229 pts (→ 6th place)
- Dominic Mahony – 5047 pts (→ 16th place)
- Graham Brookhouse – 5000 pts (→ 21st place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse – 15276 pts (→ Bronze Medal)
Rhythmic gymnastics
editRowing
edit- (→ Gold Medal)
- (→
- (→ Bronze Medal)
- (→
- (→ 4th place)
- (→ 4th place)
- Nicholas Burfitt, Peter Beaumont, Terence Dillon, Anton Obholzer, Simon Jefferies, Salih Hassan, Richard Stanhope, Gavin Stewart, Stephen Turner
- (→ 4th place)
- (→ 9th place)
- (→ 8th place)
- (→ 6th place)
Sailing
editShooting
editSwimming
editMen's 50 m freestyle
- Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
- Heat – 23.67 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100 m freestyle
- Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200 m freestyle
- Heat – 1:51.22
- B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place)
- Heat – 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400 m freestyle
- Heat – 3:50.01
- Final – 3:50.16 (→ 7th place)
- Heat – 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 1500 m freestyle
- Heat – 15:17.56
- Final – 15:21.16 (→ 7th place)
- Heat – 15:38.75 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m backstroke
- Heat – 58.02 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
- Heat – 58.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m backstroke
- Heat – 2:03.79
- B-Final – 2:04.90 (→ 16th place)
- Heat – 2:04.70 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100 m breaststroke
- Heat – 1:02.19
- Final – 1:02.04 (→ Gold Medal)
- Heat – 1:04.23 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200 m breaststroke
- Heat – 2:14.58
- Final – 2:14.12 (→ Silver Medal)
- Heat – 2:18.51 (→ 15th place)
- B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100 m butterfly
- Heat – 53.34
- Final – 53.30 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat – 54.75
- B-Final – 55.22 (→ 16th place)
Men's 200 m butterfly
- Heat – 2:01.01
- B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place)
- Heat – 2:01.44
- B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m individual medley
- Heat – 2:05.55
- B-Final – 2:04.17 (→ 10th place)
- Heat – 2:05.56
- B-Final – 2:05.44 (→ 11th place)
Men's 400 m individual medley
- Heat – 4:27.22
- B-Final – 4:26.77 (→ 15th place)
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Heat – 3:23.71
- Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
- Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 50 m freestyle
- Heat – 27.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
- Heat – 27.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100 m freestyle
- Heat – 57.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
- Heat – 58.19 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 200 m freestyle
- Heat – 2:02.11
- B-Final – 2:01.66 (→ 10th place)
- Heat – 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 400 m freestyle
- Heat – 4:16.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
- Heat – 4:21.98 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 800 m freestyle
- Heat – 8:44.64 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
- Heat – 9:00.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m backstroke
- Heat – 1:04.62
- B-Final – 1:04.27 (→ 16th place)
- Heat – 1:04.75 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200 m backstroke
- Heat – 2:17.22
- B-Final – 2:18.20 (→ 12th place)
- Heat – 2:21.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100 m breaststroke
- Heat – 1:11.66
- B-Final – 1:11.95 (→ 16th place)
- Heat – 1:12.67 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m breaststroke
- Heat – 2:36.14 (→ 20th place)
- Heat – 2:41.12 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 100 m butterfly
- Heat – 1:02.76 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
- Heat – 1:03.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m butterfly
- Heat – 2:17.10
- B-Final – 2:17.11 (→ 15th place)
- Heat – 2:17.28
- B-Final – 2:18.66 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200 m individual medley
- Heat – 2:17.57
- B-Final – 2:19.20 (→ 11th place)
- Heat – 2:22.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m individual medley
- Heat – 5:01.34
- B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 24th place)
- Heat – 4:54.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Heat – 3:50.84 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
- Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Synchronized swimming
editThree synchronized swimmers represented Great Britain in 1988.
Table tennis
editTennis
editWomen's Singles Competition
- First Round – Defeated Belinda Cordwell (New Zealand) 4-6 7-5 6-2
- Second Round – Lost to Larisa Neiland (Soviet Union) 7-6 6-7 7-9
- First Round – Lost to Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 1-6 3-6
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editSee also
edit- Sally Jones, first woman BBC sports presenter at the Seoul Olympics.
References
edit- ^ "Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Republic of Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics