Suriname at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Suriname competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games. Six competitors, four men and two women, took part in ten events in four sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Anthony Nesty — Swimming, Men's 100m Butterfly

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tommy Asinga	800 m	DSQ		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yvette Bonapart	100 m	12.27	56	Did not advance
	200 m	24.95	46	Did not advance
Letitia Vriesde	800 m	2:01.83	4 Q	2:02.34	8	Did not advance
	1500 m	4:19.58	22	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented Suriname in 1988.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Realdo Jessurun	Men's road race	4:32:56	64

Track

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Realdo Jessurun	Men's individual pursuit	DNF		Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohamed Madhar	−60 kg	—	Jae-Yeop Kim (KOR) L 0000-1000	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anthony Nesty	100 m butterfly	53.50	3 Q	Did not advance		53.00 OR
	200 m butterfly	2:00.17	8 Q	Did not advance		2:00.80	8

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database