Sporting event delegation
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 .
Medallists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
[2]
Archery
In 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 :
Men's Individual Competition :
Men's Team Competition :
Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ Bronze Medal )
Women's Team Competition :
Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 5th place )
Athletics
Men'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)
Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance
Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
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
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
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
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
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
Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)
Women's Marathon
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
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
First Round — Lost to
Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Women's road race
Women's sprint
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's team competition
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
Great Britain – Australia 3-2
Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→
Gold Medal )
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary round (group A)
Great Britain – Argentina 1-0
Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-5
Great Britain – United States 2-2
Great Britain – South Korea 0-1
Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (→ Fourth place )
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1988. They won bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition :
Men's Team Competition :
Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse – 15276 pts (→ Bronze Medal )
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Men's coxless pair
(→
Gold Medal )
Men's coxed pair
(→
Bronze Medal )
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Eight
Women's double scull
Women's coxless pair
Women's coxed four
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men'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
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
Three synchronized swimmers represented Great Britain in 1988.
Women's solo
Women's duet
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
References
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