Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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 |
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.
Similarly to the previous two Summer Olympics, British athletes once again won five gold medals.
Medallists
Medals by discipline | |||||
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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 |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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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
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:
- 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
Men's 100 metres
- Linford Christie
- Barrington Williams
- John Regis
Men's 200 metres
- Linford Christie
- Michael Rosswess
- John Regis
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
- Peter Elliott
- Steve Cram
- Tom McKean
Men's 1.500 metres
- Peter Elliott
- Steve Cram
- Steve Crabb
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)
- Dave Long
- 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
- Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
- Heat — 3:04.18
- Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
- 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)
- Mick Hill
- Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Dave Smith
- Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)
- Michael Jones
- Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Tony Mercer
- Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (→ did not advance)
- Paul Edwards
- 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)
- John King
- 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
- Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Janet Smith, and Sally Gunnell
- 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
Men'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)
- John Lyon
- First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Dave Anderson
- 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
Cycling
Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
- Neil Hoban
- Paul Curran
- Mark Gornall
- Phil Bateman
- Harry Lodge
- Ben Luckwell
- David Spencer
- Maria Blower — 2:00:52 (→ 6th place)
- Sally Hodge — 2:00:52 (→ 9th place)
- Lisa Brambani — 2:00:52 (→ 11th place)
- Louise Jones
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
- Tony Bartlett, Jonathan Davis, Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Donnie McKenzie
- John Llewellyn
- Hugh Kernohan
- Mark Slade
- Liz Thurley
- Fiona McIntosh
- Linda Ann Martin
- Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Linda Strachan, Liz Thurley
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
- ( 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
- 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
- Jill Atkins
- Wendy Banks (gk)
- Gill Brown
- Karen Brown
- Mary Nevill
- Julie Cook (gk)
- Vickey Dixon
- Wendy Fraser
- Barbara Hambly (c)
- Caroline Jordan
- Violet McBride
- Moira McLeod
- Caroline Brewer
- Jane Sixsmith
- Kate Parker
- Alison Ramsay
- Head coach: Dennis Hay
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three 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
Rowing
- (→ Gold Medal)
- Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Patrick Sweeney,
- (→ Bronze Medal)
- Simon Berrisford, Mark Buckingham, Peter Mulkerrins, Stephen Peel
- (→ 4th place)
- Martin Cross, Adam Clift, John Maxey, John Garrett, Vaughan Thomas
- (→ 4th place)
- Nicholas Burfitt, Peter Beaumont, Terence Dillon, Anton Obholzer, Simon Jefferies, Salih Hassan, Richard Stanhope, Gavin Stewart, Stephen Turner
- (→ 4th place)
- (→ 9th place)
- Alison Bonner, Kim Thomas
- (→ 8th place)
- Fiona Johnston, Kate Grose, Joanne Gough, Susan Smith, Alison Norrish
- (→ 6th place)
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyle
- Mark Foster
- 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)
- Roland Lee
- Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200 m freestyle
- Paul Howe
- Heat – 1:51.22
- B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place)
- Michael Green
- 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)
- John Davey
- 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
- Tim Jones
- Heat – 2:01.01
- B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place)
- Nick Hodgson
- Heat – 2:01.44
- B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m individual medley
- John Davey
- 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)
- John Davey
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Andy Jameson, Mark Foster, Mike Fibbens, and Roland Lee
- Heat – 3:23.71
- Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Roland Lee, and Andy Jameson
- Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
- Kevin Boyd, Paul Howe, Jonathan Broughton, and Roland Lee
- Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
- Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Mark Foster
- 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
- Karen Mellor (swimmer)
- 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)
- Helen Frank
- 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
- Jean Hill
- 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.
- Nicola Shearn
- Lian Goodwin
- Joanne Seeburg
Table tennis
Tennis
Women'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
Wrestling
See also
- Sally Jones, first woman BBC sports presenter at the Seoul Olympics.
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