Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Seoul
Competitors345 (219 men and 126 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearer Ian Taylor (opening)
Malcolm Cooper (closing)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
5
Silver
10
Bronze
9
Total
24
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

Medals by discipline
Discipline 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

Gold

Silver

Bronze


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)
  • 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

  • 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

  • Heat 3:28.52
  • 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)

  • Da Anderson

Men's Heavyweight ( 91 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) on points

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
  • Semi Finals
  • Great Britain Australia 3-2
  • Final
  • Great Britain West Germany 3-1 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: David Whitaker

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
  • Semi Finals
  • Great Britain South Korea 0-1
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Great Britain The Netherlands 1-3 (→ Fourth place)
  • Team Roster

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

  • (→ 4th place)

Men's coxed four

  • (→ 4th place)

Eight

  • (→ 4th place)

Women's double scull

  • (→ 9th place)

Women's coxless pair

  • (→ 8th place)

Women's coxed four

  • (→ 6th place)

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

  • 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

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

  1. "Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
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