Sporting event delegation
Great Britain British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul , South Korea . 345 competitors, 219 men and 126 women, took part in 191 events in 22 sports.[1] Summer Olympic 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 (→ Bronze Medal ) Women's Team Competition :
Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 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 (→ no ranking) First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon
Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place) Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place) Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place) Men's 400 m Hurdles
Heat — 49.62 (2nd)
Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th)
Final — 48.69 (6th) Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Semi Final — 3:04.60
Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place) Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Heat — 8:31.40
Semi Final — 8:18.31
Final — 8:07.96 (→ Bronze Medal ) Heat — 8:38.90
Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance) Heat — 8:39.30
Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's Javelin Throw
Qualification — 80.98 m
Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place) Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance) Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance) Men's Discus Throw
Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance) Men's Hammer Throw
Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance) Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance) Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot Put
Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (→ did not advance) Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump
Qualification — 7.77 m
Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place) Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance) Qualification — 7.57 m (→ 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 (→ 27th place) Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place) Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place) Women's Marathon
Women's Discus Throw
Qualification – 50.92 m (→ did not advance) Women's Javelin Throw
Qualification – 68.44 m
Final – 70.32 m (→ Silver Medal ) Qualification – 56.70 m (→ did not advance) Qualification – 56.00 m (→ did not advance) Women's Shot Put
Qualification – 15.13 m (→ did not advance) Qualification – 18.34 m (→ did not advance) Qualification – 17.31 m (→ did not advance) Women's Heptathlon
Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place) Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place) Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place) - (withdrew after two events)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
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 (→ Bronze Medal )
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyle
Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Heat – 23.67 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 100 m freestyle
Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 200 m freestyle
Heat – 1:51.22
B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place) Heat – 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Men's 400 m freestyle
Heat – 3:50.01
Final – 3:50.16 (→ 7th place) Heat – 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 1500 m freestyle
Heat – 15:17.56
Final – 15:21.16 (→ 7th place) Heat – 15:38.75 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 100 m backstroke
Heat – 58.02 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Heat – 58.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 200 m backstroke
Heat – 2:03.79
B-Final – 2:04.90 (→ 16th place) Heat – 2:04.70 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Men's 100 m breaststroke
Heat – 1:02.19
Final – 1:02.04 (→ Gold Medal ) Heat – 1:04.23 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Men's 200 m breaststroke
Heat – 2:14.58
Final – 2:14.12 (→ Silver Medal ) Heat – 2:18.51 (→ 15th place)
B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 100 m butterfly
Heat – 53.34
Final – 53.30 (→ Bronze Medal ) Heat – 54.75
B-Final – 55.22 (→ 16th place) Men's 200 m butterfly
Heat – 2:01.01
B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place) Heat – 2:01.44
B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place) Men's 200 m individual medley
Heat – 2:05.55
B-Final – 2:04.17 (→ 10th place) Heat – 2:05.56
B-Final – 2:05.44 (→ 11th place) Men's 400 m individual medley
Heat – 4:27.22
B-Final – 4:26.77 (→ 15th place) Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place) Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place) Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's 50 m freestyle
Heat – 27.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Heat – 27.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 100 m freestyle
Heat – 57.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Heat – 58.19 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Women's 200 m freestyle
Heat – 2:02.11
B-Final – 2:01.66 (→ 10th place) Heat – 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 400 m freestyle
Heat – 4:16.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Heat – 4:21.98 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 800 m freestyle
Heat – 8:44.64 (→ did not advance, 16th place) Heat – 9:00.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Women's 100 m backstroke
Heat – 1:04.62
B-Final – 1:04.27 (→ 16th place) Heat – 1:04.75 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 200 m backstroke
Heat – 2:17.22
B-Final – 2:18.20 (→ 12th place) Heat – 2:21.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Women's 100 m breaststroke
Heat – 1:11.66
B-Final – 1:11.95 (→ 16th place) Heat – 1:12.67 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 200 m breaststroke
Heat – 2:36.14 (→ 20th place) Heat – 2:41.12 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Women's 100 m butterfly
Heat – 1:02.76 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Heat – 1:03.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 200 m butterfly
Heat – 2:17.10
B-Final – 2:17.11 (→ 15th place) Heat – 2:17.28
B-Final – 2:18.66 (→ 16th place) Women's 200 m individual medley
Heat – 2:17.57
B-Final – 2:19.20 (→ 11th place) Heat – 2:22.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 400 m individual medley
Heat – 5:01.34
B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 24th place) Heat – 4:54.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Heat – 3:50.84 (→ did not advance, 10th place) Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Great Britain in 1988.
Women's solo Women's duet
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
