my-server
← Wiki

Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 252 competitors, 180 men and 72 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery

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

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 200m

  • Mark Garner
  • Heat – 21.09
  • Quarterfinals – 21.08 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m

  • Robert Stone
  • Heat – 46.52
  • Quarterfinals – 46.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
  • Miles Murphy
  • Heat – 46.38
  • Quarterfinals – 45.93 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 1,500m

  • Pat Scammel
  • Heat – 3:45.21 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 5,000m

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

Men's 10,000m

  • Andrew Lloyd
  • Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's Marathon

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Leigh Miller
  • Heat – 50.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's Long Jump

  • David Culbert
  • Qualification – 7.64m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Simon Shirley – 8036 points (→ 15th place)
# 100 metres – 11.03s
# Long Jump – 7.45m
# Shot Put – 14.20m
# High Jump – 1.97m
# 400 metres – 48.84s
# 110m Hurdles – 15.44s
# Discus Throw – 41.68m
# Pole Vault – 4.70m
# Javelin Throw – 64.00m
# 1.500 metres – 4:27.48s

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Simon Baker
  • Final – 1:21:47.0 (→ 11th place)
  • Andrew Jachno
  • Final – 1:24:52.0 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Simon Baker
  • Final – 3:44:07.0 (→ 6th place)
  • Andrew Jachno
  • Final – 3:53:23.0 (→ 19th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Werner Reiterer
  • Qualification – 59.78m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 100m

  • Kerry Johnson
  • Heat – 11.44
  • Quarterfinals – 11.42 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200m

  • Kerry Johnson
  • Heat – 23.20
  • Quarterfinals – 23.01 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m

  • Maree Holland
  • Heat – 52.29
  • Quarterfinals – 50.90
  • Semifinals – 50.24
  • Final – 51.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 3,000m

  • Jackie Perkins
  • Heat – 9:01.82 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 10,000m

  • Carolyn Schuwalow
  • Heat – 32:10.05
  • Final – 32:45.07 (→ 17th place)
  • Jackie Perkins
  • Heat – 33:45.22 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

Women's Marathon

  • Lisa Martin
  • Final – 2:25:53 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 100m Hurdles

  • Jane Flemming
  • Heat – 13.53
  • Quarterfinals – did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Debbie Flintoff-King
  • Heat – 54.99
  • Semifinals – 54.00
  • Final – 53.17 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Sally Fleming
  • Heat – 56.08 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Jenny Laurendet
  • Heat – 56.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's High Jump

  • Christine Stanton
  • Qualification – 1.92m
  • Final – 1.93m (→ 7th place)
  • Vanessa Browne
  • Qualification – 1.90m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Nicole Boegman
  • Qualification – 6.72m
  • Final – 6.73m (→ 5th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Jane Flemming
  • final result – 6351 points (→ 7th place)

Basketball

Summary

Men's tournament

Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

Team roster
Group play
Semifinals
Bronze medal match

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Australia in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

Men
Women

Equestrianism

Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's épée
Women's foil

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's team competition

Women's team competition

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's team competition:

  • Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Andrew Baildon
  • Heat – 22.99
  • Final – 23.15 (→ 8th place)
  • Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat – 23.72 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Andrew Baildon
  • Heat – 50.34
  • Final – 50.23 (→ 6th place)
  • Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat – 50.90
  • B-Final – 50.71 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Duncan Armstrong
  • Heat – 1:48.86
  • Final – 1:47.25 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat – 1:51.02
  • B-Final – 1:50.83 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Duncan Armstrong
  • Heat – 3:50.64
  • Final – 3:47.15 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Ian Brown
  • Heat – 3:51.09
  • B-Final – 3:54.63 (→ 13th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Michael Bruce McKenzie
  • Heat – 15:19.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  • Jason Plummer
  • Heat – 15:22.85 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Carl Wilson
  • Heat – 58.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
  • Simon Upton
  • Heat – 59.06 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Simon Upton
  • Heat – 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Ian McAdam
  • Heat – 1:04.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Ian McAdam
  • Heat – 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Jon Sieben
  • Heat – 53.85
  • Final – 53.33 (→ 4th place)
  • David Wilson
  • Heat – 55.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • David Wilson
  • Heat – 1:59.02
  • Final – 1:59.20 (→ 6th place)
  • Martin Roberts
  • Heat – 2:00.32
  • B-Final – 2:04.28 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Robert Bruce
  • Heat – 2:04.31
  • Final – 2:04.34 (→ 6th place)
  • Rob Woodhouse
  • Heat 8 – 2:05.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Robert Bruce
  • Heat – 4:25.15
  • B-Final – 4:24.33 (→ 11th place)
  • Rob Woodhouse
  • Heat 5 – 4:25.60
  • B-Final – 4:26.14 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

<br> Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Karen van Wirdum
  • Heat – 26.12
  • Final – 26.01 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Karen van Wirdum
  • Heat – 56.84
  • B-Final – 57.04 (→ 14th place)
  • Susanne Baumer
  • Heat – 57.76 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Sheridan Burge-Lopez
  • Heat – 2:03.42 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Susanne Baumer
  • Heat – 2:04.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Janelle Elford
  • Heat – 4:11.07
  • Final – 4:10.64 (→ 5th place)
  • Sheridan Burge-Lopez
  • Heat – 4:12.77
  • B-Final – 4:10.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Julie McDonald
  • Heat – 8:29.68
  • Final – 8:22.93 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Janelle Elford
  • Heat – 8:32.14
  • B-Final – 8:30.94 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Nicole Livingstone
  • Heat – 1:03.26
  • Final – 1:04.15 (→ 7th place)
  • Karen Lord
  • Heat – 1:04.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Nicole Livingstone
  • Heat – 2:14.81
  • Final – 2:13.43 (→ 5th place)
  • Karen Lord
  • Heat – 2:16.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  • B-Final – 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Lara Hooiveld
  • Heat – 1:11.40
  • B-Final – 1:11.26 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Lara Hooiveld
  • Heat – 2:39.97 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Fiona Alessandri
  • Heat – 1:01.90
  • B-Final – 1:02.51 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Donna Procter
  • Heat – 2:18.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Jodie Clatworthy
  • Heat – 2:17.29
  • Final – 2:16.31 (→ 4th place)
  • Donna Procter
  • Heat – 2:21.79 (→ 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Jodie Clatworthy
  • Heat – 4:44.26
  • Final – 4:45.86 (→ 6th place)
  • Donna Procter
  • Heat – 4:47.57
  • Final – 4:47.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Two synchronized swimmers represented Australia in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

<br> Women's Singles Competition

Water polo

Men's team competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References