Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Australia – Flag bearers
IOC code  AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympics.com.au
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors 252 (180 men and 72 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearer Ric Charlesworth (opening)
Debbie Flintoff-King (closing)
Medals
Rank: 15		 Gold
3		 Silver
6		 Bronze
5		 Total
14
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*with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
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Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 252 competitors, 180 men and 72 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports.[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold medal.svg Gold

[edit] Silver medal.svg Silver

[edit] Bronze medal.svg Bronze

[edit] Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In the fifth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent only men. They were not successful, with Simon Fairweather's 16th place the best ranking any individual received. The Australians did not qualify for the team semifinal.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Fairweather, Blake, and Wagner — Preliminary Round, 13th place

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 200m

  • Heat — 21.09
  • Quarterfinals — 21.08 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m

  • Heat — 46.52
  • Quarterfinals — 46.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
  • Heat — 46.38
  • Quarterfinals — 45.93 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 1,500m

  • Heat — 3:45.21 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 5,000m

  • Heat — 13:47.87
  • Semifinals — 13:42.49 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 10,000m

  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2"11.49 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 2"13.07 (→ 8th place)
  • Final — 2"23.49 (→ 41st place)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Heat — 3:05.93
  • Semi Final — 3:06.63
  • Final — 3:02.49 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 50.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.64m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.03s
  2. Long Jump — 7.45m
  3. Shot Put — 14.20m
  4. High Jump — 1.97m
  5. 400 metres — 48.84s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 15.44s
  7. Discus Throw — 41.68m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
  9. Javelin Throw — 64.00m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:27.48s

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:21:47.0 (→ 11th place)
  • Final — 1:24:52.0 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 3:44:07.0 (→ 6th place)
  • Final — 3:53:23.0 (→ 19th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 59.78m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 100m

  • Heat — 11.44
  • Quarterfinals — 11.42 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200m

  • Heat — 23.20
  • Quarterfinals — 23.01 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m

  • Heat — 52.29
  • Quarterfinals — 50.90
  • Semifinals — 50.24
  • Final — 51.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 3,000m

  • Heat — 9:01.82 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 10,000m

  • Heat — 32:10.05
  • Final — 32:45.07 (→ 17th place)
  • Heat — 33:45.22 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 4x400m Relay

  • Heat — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:25:53 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

Women's 100m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.53
  • Quarterfinals — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 54.99
  • Semifinals — 54.00
  • Final — 53.17 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 56.08 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Heat — 56.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.92m
  • Final — 1.93m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.72m
  • Final — 6.73m (→ 5th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 6351 points (→ 7th place)

[edit] Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round
  • Defeated Puerto Rico (81-77)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (69-91)
  • Defeated Central African Republic (106-67)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (78-98)
  • Defeated South Korea (95-75)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated Spain (77-74)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (70-91)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to United States (49-78) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Individual Road Race

[edit] Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Australia in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Women's foil

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Semi Finals
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • Team Roster

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Semi Finals
  • Final
  • Australia — South Korea 2–0 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster

[edit] Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Watson — 0 pt, 64th place

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 22.99
  • Final — 23.15 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 23.72 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 50.34
  • Final — 50.23 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 50.90
  • B-Final — 50.71 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:48.86
  • Final — 1:47.25 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 1:51.02
  • B-Final — 1:50.83 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 3:50.64
  • Final — 3:47.15 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 3:51.09
  • B-Final — 3:54.63 (→ 13th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15:19.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  • Heat — 15:22.85 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 58.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
  • Heat — 59.06 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:04.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 53.85
  • Final — 53.33 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 55.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:59.02
  • Final — 1:59.20 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 2:00.32
  • B-Final — 2:04.28 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:04.31
  • Final — 2:04.34 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat 8 — 2:05.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:25.15
  • B-Final — 4:24.33 (→ 11th place)
  • Heat 5 — 4:25.60
  • B-Final — 4:26.14 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:21.46
  • Final — 7:15.23 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:47.40
  • Final — 3:45.85 (→ 6th place)


Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 26.12
  • Final — 26.01 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 56.84
  • B-Final — 57.04 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 57.76 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:03.42 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Heat — 2:04.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:11.07
  • Final — 4:10.64 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 4:12.77
  • B-Final — 4:10.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:29.68
  • Final — 8:22.93 (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 8:32.14
  • B-Final — 8:30.94 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:03.26
  • Final — 1:04.15 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 1:04.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:14.81
  • Final — 2:13.43 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:16.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  • B-Final — 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:11.40
  • B-Final — 1:11.26 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:39.97 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:01.90
  • B-Final — 1:02.51 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:18.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:17.29
  • Final — 2:16.31 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 2:21.79 (→ 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:44.26
  • Final — 4:45.86 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 4:47.57
  • Final — 4:47.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:14.32
  • Final — 4:11.57 (→ 4th place)

[edit] Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

  • First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar (Brazil) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4
  • Second round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7

Men's Doubles Competition


Women's Singles Competition

  • First Round — Defeated Clare Wood (Great Britain) 6-1 6-3
  • Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6

[edit] Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to West Germany (11-13)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-11)
  • Lost to Italy (5-7)
  • Defeated France (7-6)
  • Defeated South Korea (13-2)
  • Classification Round (Group D)
  • Defeated Spain (8-7)
  • Lost to Hungary (5-13) → 8th place
  • Team Roster

[edit] Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Australia at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1988/. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
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