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Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics


FieldValue
NOCAUS
NOCnameAustralian Olympic Federation
gamesSummer Olympics
year1988
locationSeoul
competitors252 (180 men and 72 women)
sports24
flagbearerRic Charlesworth (opening)
Debbie Flintoff-King (closing)
rank15
gold3
silver6
bronze5
appearancesauto
seealso1906 Intercalated Games
ANZ (1908–1912)

Debbie Flintoff-King (closing) ANZ (1908–1912)

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

MedalNameSportEventDate
SwimmingMen's 200 metre freestyle19 September
AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles28 September
Australia women's national field hockey team
Field hockeyWomen's tournament30 September
CyclingMen's track time trial20 September
CyclingMen's individual pursuit22 September
AthleticsWomen's marathon23 September
SwimmingMen's 400 metre freestyle23 September
CanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metres1 October
BoxingLight welterweight2 October
CyclingMen's sprint24 September
CyclingMen's team pursuit24 September
SwimmingWomen's 800 metre freestyle24 September
TennisWomen's doubles28 September
CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 metres1 October

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotalTotal18072252
Archery303
Athletics161228
Basketball111122
Boxing44
Canoeing808
Cycling13417
Diving325
Equestrian8210
Fencing112
Field hockey161632
Football1717
Gymnastics123
Judo33
Modern pentathlon11
Rowing16016
Sailing11213
Shooting10212
Swimming141125
Synchronized swimming22
Table tennis123
Tennis336
Water polo1313
Weightlifting44
Wrestling33

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

AthleteEventRanking roundEighth-finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Christopher BlakeIndividual122841Did not advance
Simon FairweatherIndividual127611322331616Did not advance
Rodney WagnerIndividual118463Did not advance
Simon Fairweather
Christopher Blake
Rodney WagnerTeam368813Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

  • Steve Moneghetti
    • Final – 2"11.49 (→ 5th place)
  • Robert De Castella
    • Final – 2"13.07 (→ 8th place)
  • Bradley Camp
    • Final – 2"23.49 (→ 41st place)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Robert Ballard, Mark Garner, Leigh Miller, and Miles Murphy
    • Heat – 3:05.93
  • Miles Murphy, Mark Garner, Robert Ballard, and Darren Clark
    • Semi-final – 3:06.63
  • Robert Ballard, Mark Garner, Miles Murphy, and Darren Clark
    • Final – 3:02.49 (→ 6th place)

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

  • Debbie Flintoff-King, Maree Holland, Kerry Johnson, and Jenny Laurendet
    • Heat – did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

  • Lisa Martin
    • Final – 2:25:53 (→ [[Image:Med 2.png]] 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 (→ [[Image:Med 1.png]] 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

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

;Summary

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMOpposition
scoreOpposition
scoreOpposition
scoreOpposition
scoreOpposition
scoreRankOpposition
scoreOpposition
scoreOpposition
scoreRank
Australia men'sMen's tournament
W 81–77
L 69–91
W 106–67
L 78–98
W 95–753 Q
W 77–74
L 70–91
L 49–784
Australia women'sWomen's tournament
L 55–91
W 63–57
W 60–48N/AN/A1 QN/A
L 56–57
L 53–684

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

;Team roster

;Group play





;Quarterfinals

;Semifinals

;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

;Team roster

;Group play



;Semifinals

;Bronze medal match

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

;Men's road race

  • Edward Salas
  • Stephen Fairless
  • Scott Steward

;Men's team time trial

  • Stephen Fairless
  • Bruce Keech
  • Clayton Stevenson
  • Scott Steward

;Men's sprint

  • Gary Neiwand

;Men's 1 km time trial

  • Martin Vinnicombe

;Men's individual pursuit

  • Dean Woods

;Men's team pursuit

  • Brett Dutton
  • Wayne McCarney
  • Stephen McGlede
  • Dean Woods
  • Scott McGrory

;Men's points race

  • Robert Burns

;Women's road race

  • Elizabeth Hepple – 2:00:52 (→ 22nd place)
  • Donna Gould – 2:00:52 (→ 27th place)
  • Kathleen Shannon – 2:00:52 (→ 29th place)

;Women's sprint

  • Julie Speight

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

;Men

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRank
Graeme Banks3 m springboard499.4123Did not advance
Russell Butler470.1928Did not advance
Graeme Banks10 m platform462.8719Did not advance
Craig Rogerson469.4718Did not advance

;Women

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRank
Jennifer Donnet3 m springboard433.1711 Q432.8110
Julie Kent10 m platform339.9614Did not advance

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

;Men's foil

  • Robert Davidson

;Men's épée

  • Robert Davidson

;Women's foil

  • Andrea Chaplin

Football

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (Group A)
    • Australia – Kenya 7–1
    • Australia – Argentina 4–0
    • Australia – Netherlands 3–2
    • Australia – Pakistan 4–0
    • Australia – Spain 1–0
  • Semi-finals
    • Australia – Great Britain 2–3
  • Bronze Medal Game
    • Australia – Netherlands 1–2 (→ Fourth place)
  • Team Roster
    • ( 1.) Craig Davies (captain)
    • ( 2.) Colin Batch
    • ( 3.) John Bestall
    • ( 4.) Warren Birmingham
    • ( 5.) Ric Charlesworth
    • ( 6.) Andrew Deane
    • ( 7.) Michael York
    • ( 8.) Mark Hager
    • ( 9.) Jay Stacy
    • (10.) Neil Hawgood
    • (11.) Peter Noel (goalkeeper)
    • (12.) Graham Reid
    • (13.) Roger Smith
    • (14.) Neil Snowden (goalkeeper)
    • (15.) David Wansbrough
    • (16.) Ken Wark
  • Head coach: Richard Aggiss

Women's team competition

  • Preliminary round (Group B)
    • Australia – Canada 1–1
    • Australia – West Germany 1–0
    • Australia – South Korea 5–5
  • Semi-finals
    • Australia – The Netherlands 3–2
  • Final
    • Australia – South Korea 2–0 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster
    • ( 1.) Kathleen Partridge (goalkeeper)
    • ( 2.) Elsbeth Clement
    • ( 3.) Liane Tooth
    • ( 4.) Loretta Dorman
    • ( 5.) Lorraine Hillas
    • ( 6.) Michelle Capes
    • ( 7.) Sandra Pisani
    • ( 8.) Deborah Bowman (captain)
    • ( 9.) Lee Capes
    • (10.) Kim Small
    • (11.) Sally Carbon
    • (12.) Jackie Pereira
    • (13.) Tracey Belbin
    • (14.) Rechelle Hawkes
    • (15.) Sharon Buchanan
    • (16.) Maree Fish (goalkeeper)
  • Head coach: Brian Glencross

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Alexander Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

Men's team competition:

  • Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

  • Ion Popa

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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 (→ [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 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 (→ [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 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

  • Jason Plummer, Ian Brown, Martin Roberts, and Tom Stachewicz
    • Heat – 7:21.46
  • Tom Stachewicz, Ian Brown, Jason Plummer, and Duncan Armstrong
    • Final – 7:15.23 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Carl Wilson, Ian McAdam, Jon Sieben, and Andrew Baildon
    • Heat – 3:47.40
    • Final – 3:45.85 (→ 6th place) 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 (→ [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 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

  • Nicole Livingstone, Lara Hooiveld, Fiona Alessandri and Karen van Wirdum
    • Heat – 4:14.32
    • Final – 4:11.57 (→ 4th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two synchronized swimmers represented Australia in 1988.

;Women's solo

  • Lisa Lieschke
  • Semon Rohloff

;Women's duet

  • Lisa Lieschke
  • Semon Rohloff

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

  • John Fitzgerald
    • First round – Lost to Grant Connell (Canada) 6-6 6-4 2-6 2-6
  • Wally Masur
    • First round – Defeated Luiz Mattar (Brazil) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4
    • Second round – Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7

Men's Doubles Competition

  • Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald
    • First round – Defeated Anastasios Bavelas and George Kalovelonis (Greece) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1
    • Second round – Defeated Bruce Derlin and Kelly Evernden (New Zealand) 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
    • Quarterfinals – Lost to Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd (Sweden) 3-6 4-6 3-6 Women's Singles Competition
  • Anne Minter
    • First round – Defeated Xochitl Escobedo (Mexico) 6-1 6-3
    • Second round – Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6
  • Elizabeth Smylie
    • First round – Lost to Raffaella Reggi (Italy) 6-7 0-6
  • Wendy Turnbull
    • First round – Defeated Clare Wood (Great Britain) 6-1 6-3
    • Second round – Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (Group A)
    • Lost to West Germany (11-13)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (4-11)
    • Lost to Italy (5-7)
    • Defeated France (7-6)
    • Defeated South Korea (13-2)
  • Classification Round (Group D)
    • Defeated Spain (8-7)
    • Lost to Hungary (5-13) → 8th place
  • Team Roster
    • Glenn Townsend
    • Richard Pengelley
    • Christopher Harrison
    • Troy Stockwell
    • Andrew Wightman
    • Andrew Kerr
    • Raymond Mayers
    • Geoffrey Clark
    • John Fox
    • Christopher Wybrow
    • Simon Asher
    • Andrew Taylor
    • Donald Cameron
  • Head coach: Tom Hoad

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

References

  1. "Australia at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com.
  2. [https://www.olympedia.org/countries/AUS/editions/22 Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics]
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