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. 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
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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 (â Bronze Medal)
Women's Team Competition:
- Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (â 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 (â no ranking)
* First Round — 28:52.88 (â did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Final — 2"12:19 (â 6th place)
* Final — 2"16:18 (â 21st place)
* Final — 2"20:45 (â 33rd place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
* Heat — 49.62 (2nd)
* Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th)
* Final — 48.69 (6th)
* Heat — 50.67 (5th â did not advance
* Heat — 50.81 (5th place â did not advance)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 400 m Relay
* Heat — 3:04.18
* Semi Final — 3:04.60
* Final — 3:02.00 (â 5th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
* Heat — 8:31.40
* Semi Final — 8:18.31
* Final — 8:07.96 (â Bronze Medal)
* Heat — 8:38.90
* Semi Final — 8:28.62 (â did not advance)
* Heat — 8:39.30
* Semi Final — did not finish (â did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
* Qualification — 80.98 m
* Final — 76.96 m (â 11th place)
* Qualification — 75.96 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification — 77.20 m (â did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
* Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (â did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
* Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (â did not advance)
* Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (â did not advance)
* Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (â did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
* Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (â did not advance)
* Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (â did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
* Qualification — 7.77 m
* Final — 7.54 m (â 12th place)
* Qualification — 7.74 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification — 7.57 m (â 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 (â 27th place)
* Final — 4'00:07 (â 28th place)
<br> Women's 4 ÃÂ 400 m Relay
* Heat — 3:28.52
* Final — 3:26.89 (â 6th place)
Women's Marathon
Women's Discus Throw
* Qualification – 50.92 m (â did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
* Qualification – 68.44 m
* Final – 70.32 m (â Silver Medal)
* Qualification – 56.70 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification – 56.00 m (â did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
* Qualification – 15.13 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification – 18.34 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification – 17.31 m (â did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
* Final Result — 5975 points (â 17th place)
* Final Result — 5746 points (â 19th place)
* Final Result — 1951 points (â 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)
* First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
* 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.
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
Men
Women
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
* Great Britain – Australia 3-2
* Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (â Gold Medal)
* ( 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
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
* Great Britain – South Korea 0-1
* Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (â Fourth place)
* 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 MacLeod
* Caroline Brewer
* Jane Sixsmith
* Kate Parker
* Alison Ramsay
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 (â Bronze Medal)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Men's coxless pair
* (â Gold Medal)
Men's coxed pair
* (â Bronze Medal)
Men's coxless four
* (â 4th place)
Men's coxed four
* (â 4th place)
Eight
* (â 4th place)
Women's double scull
* (â 9th place)
Women's coxless pair
* (â 8th place)
Women's coxed four
* (â 6th place)
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyle
* Heat – 23.51 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
* Heat – 23.67 (â did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100 m freestyle
* Heat – 51.18 (â did not advance, 21st place)
* Heat – 51.20 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200 m freestyle
* Heat – 1:51.22
* B-Final – 1:51.99 (â 16th place)
* Heat – 1:53.03 (â did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400 m freestyle
* Heat – 3:50.01
* Final – 3:50.16 (â 7th place)
* Heat – 3:57.91 (â did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 1500 m freestyle
* Heat – 15:17.56
* Final – 15:21.16 (â 7th place)
* Heat – 15:38.75 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m backstroke
* Heat – 58.02 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
* Heat – 58.25 (â did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m backstroke
* Heat – 2:03.79
* B-Final – 2:04.90 (â 16th place)
* Heat – 2:04.70 (â did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100 m breaststroke
* Heat – 1:02.19
* Final – 1:02.04 (â Gold Medal)
* Heat – 1:04.23 (â did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200 m breaststroke
* Heat – 2:14.58
* Final – 2:14.12 (â Silver Medal)
* Heat – 2:18.51 (â 15th place)
* B-Final – scratched (â did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100 m butterfly
* Heat – 53.34
* Final – 53.30 (â Bronze Medal)
* Heat – 54.75
* B-Final – 55.22 (â 16th place)
Men's 200 m butterfly
* Heat – 2:01.01
* B-Final – 2:00.32 (â 10th place)
* Heat – 2:01.44
* B-Final – 2:01.09 (â 12th place)
Men's 200 m individual medley
* Heat – 2:05.55
* B-Final – 2:04.17 (â 10th place)
* Heat – 2:05.56
* B-Final – 2:05.44 (â 11th place)
Men's 400 m individual medley
* Heat – 4:27.22
* B-Final – 4:26.77 (â 15th place)
* Heat – DSQ (â did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m freestyle relay
* Heat – 3:23.71
* Final – 3:21.71 (â 7th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 200 m freestyle relay
* Heat – 7:29.77 (â did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m medley relay
* Heat – DSQ (â did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 50 m freestyle
* Heat – 27.14 (â did not advance, 25th place)
* Heat – 27.17 (â did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100 m freestyle
* Heat – 57.81 (â did not advance, 25th place)
* Heat – 58.19 (â did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 200 m freestyle
* Heat – 2:02.11
* B-Final – 2:01.66 (â 10th place)
* Heat – 2:03.63 (â did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 400 m freestyle
* Heat – 4:16.66 (â did not advance, 18th place)
* Heat – 4:21.98 (â did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 800 m freestyle
* Heat – 8:44.64 (â did not advance, 16th place)
* Heat – 9:00.04 (â did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m backstroke
* Heat – 1:04.62
* B-Final – 1:04.27 (â 16th place)
* Heat – 1:04.75 (â did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200 m backstroke
* Heat – 2:17.22
* B-Final – 2:18.20 (â 12th place)
* Heat – 2:21.66 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100 m breaststroke
* Heat – 1:11.66
* B-Final – 1:11.95 (â 16th place)
* Heat – 1:12.67 (â did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m breaststroke
* Heat – 2:36.14 (â 20th place)
* Heat – 2:41.12 (â did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 100 m butterfly
* Heat – 1:02.76 (â did not advance, 18th place)
* Heat – 1:03.34 (â did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m butterfly
* Heat – 2:17.10
* B-Final – 2:17.11 (â 15th place)
* Heat – 2:17.28
* B-Final – 2:18.66 (â 16th place)
Women's 200 m individual medley
* Heat – 2:17.57
* B-Final – 2:19.20 (â 11th place)
* Heat – 2:22.64 (â did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m individual medley
* Heat – 5:01.34
* B-Final – 4:55.92 (â 24th place)
* Heat – 4:54.66 (â did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m freestyle relay
* Heat – 3:50.84 (â did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m medley relay
* Heat – 4:16.18 (â 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
* 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
References