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Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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:

  • Pereira Greene – Preliminary Round (→ 38th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Joseph Malone – Preliminary Round (→ 69th place)
  • Noel Lynch – Preliminary Round (→ 74th place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

* Final – 2"17.16 (→ 24th place)
* Final – 2"25.38 (→ 52nd place)

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

* Heat – 8:40.87
* Semi Final – 8:43.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

* Qualifying Heat – 68.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

* Qualification – 76.46m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

# 100 metres – 11.26s
# Long Jump – 6.90m
# Shot Put – 12.41m
# High Jump – 1.88m
# 400 metres – 48.24s
# 110m Hurdles – 15.61s
# Discus Throw – 38.02m
# Pole Vault – 4.40m
# Javelin Throw – 52.68m
# 1.500 metres – 4:32.06s

Women's 3.000m Steeplechase

Women's Marathon

* Final – 2"44.17 (→ 46th place)
* Final – 3"04.21 (→ 57th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

* First Round – Bye
* Second Round – Defeated Fred Mutuweta (Uganda), 5:0
* Third Round – 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

  • Pat McDonagh – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
  • Frank Moore – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
  • Liam Williams – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)

Sailing

Swimming

Men
Women

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

* First Round – Lost to Amos Mansdorf and Gilad Bloom (Israel) 2-6 6-7 6-4 5-7

Wrestling

References