Ireland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 61 competitors, 52 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
In Ireland's fourth appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
Men's Marathon
* Final â 2"17.16 (â 24th place)
* Final â 2"25.38 (â 52nd place)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
* Heat â 8:40.87
* Semi Final â 8:43.34 (â did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
* Qualifying Heat â 68.66m (â did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
* Qualification â 76.46m (â did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
# 100 metres â 11.26s
# Long Jump â 6.90m
# Shot Put â 12.41m
# High Jump â 1.88m
# 400 metres â 48.24s
# 110m Hurdles â 15.61s
# Discus Throw â 38.02m
# Pole Vault â 4.40m
# Javelin Throw â 52.68m
# 1.500 metres â 4:32.06s
Women's 3.000m Steeplechase
Women's Marathon
* Final â 2"44.17 (â 46th place)
* Final â 3"04.21 (â 57th place)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* First Round â Bye
* Second Round â Defeated Fred Mutuweta (Uganda), 5:0
* Third Round â Lost to Scott Olsen (Canada), 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Five male cyclists represented Ireland in 1988.
Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Equestrianism
Judo
Rowing
Men's Coxled Pairs
Sailing
Swimming
Men
Women
Tennis
Men's Doubles Competition
* First Round â Lost to Amos Mansdorf and Gilad Bloom (Israel) 2-6 6-7 6-4 5-7
Wrestling
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