Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Medallists

Competitors

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

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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:

• Joanne Franks – Final (→ 7th place)
• Pauline Edwards – Quarterfinal (→ 17th place)
• Cheryl Sutton – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Leroy Watson – Quarterfinals (→ 18th place)
• Steven Hallard – 1/8 finals (→ 21st place)
• Richard Priestman – Preliminary Round (→ 57th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Team Competition:

• Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 5th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Linford Christie
• Barrington Williams
• John Regis

Men's 200 metres

• Linford Christie
• Michael Rosswess
• John Regis

Men's 400 metres

• Brian Whittle
• Todd Bennett

Men's 800 metres

• Peter Elliott
• Steve Cram
• Tom McKean

Men's 1.500 metres

• Peter Elliott
• Steve Cram
• Steve Crabb

Men's 5.000 metres

• Eamonn Martin
• Jack Buckner
• Gary Staines

Men's 10.000 metres

• Eamonn Martin :* First Round — 28:25.46 :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Steve Binns :* First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Charlie Spedding :* Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)

• Dave Long :* Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)

• Kevin Forster :* Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Kriss Akabusi :* Heat — 49.62 (2nd) :* Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th) :* Final — 48.69 (6th)

• Max Robertson :* Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance

• Philip Harries :* Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown :* Heat — 3:04.18
• Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown :* Semi Final — 3:04.60 :* Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Mark Rowland :* Heat — 8:31.40 :* Semi Final — 8:18.31 :* Final — 8:07.96 (→ [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] Bronze Medal)

• Eddie Wedderburn :* Heat — 8:38.90 :* Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)

• Roger Hackney :* Heat — 8:39.30 :* Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• David Ottley :* Qualification — 80.98 m :* Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place)

• Roald Bradstock :* Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance)

• Mick Hill :* Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Paul Mardle :* Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Dave Smith :* Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)

• Matthew Mileham :* Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)

• Michael Jones :* Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Tony Mercer :* Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (→ did not advance)
• Paul Edwards :* Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Mark Forsythe :* Qualification — 7.77 m :* Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place)

• Stewart Faulkner :* Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)

• John King :* Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Daley Thompson — 8306 points (→ 4th place) :* 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

• Alex Kruger — 7623 points (→ 24th place) :* 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

• Greg Richards — 7237 points (→ 30th place) :* 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

• Les Morton :* Final — 3'59:30 (→ 27th place)

• Paul Blagg :* Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place) Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Janet Smith, and Sally Gunnell :* Heat — 3:28.52

• Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford, and Sally Gunnell :* Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)

Women's Marathon

• Angie Pain — 2"30.51 (→ 10th place)
• Susan Tooby — 2"31.33 (→ 12th place)
• Susan Crehan — 2"36.57 (→ 32nd place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Jacqueline McKernan :* Qualification – 50.92 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Fatima Whitbread :* Qualification – 68.44 m :* Final – 70.32 m (→ [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal)

• Tessa Sanderson :* Qualification – 56.70 m (→ did not advance)

• Sharon Gibson :* Qualification – 56.00 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Yvonne Hanson-Nortey :* Qualification – 15.13 m (→ did not advance)

• Judy Oakes :* Qualification – 18.34 m (→ did not advance)

• Myrtle Augee :* Qualification – 17.31 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Kim Hagger :* Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place)

• Joanne Mulliner :* Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place)

• Judy Simpson :* Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place) - (withdrew after two events)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Mark Epton :* First Round – Defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) on points :* Second Round – Lost to Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria) on points

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• John Lyon :* First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Dave Anderson :* 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)

• Henry Akinwande :* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) on points

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 Great Britain in 1988.

;Men's road race

• Neil Hoban
• Paul Curran
• Mark Gornall

;Men's team time trial

• Phil Bateman
• Harry Lodge
• Ben Luckwell
• David Spencer

;Men's sprint

• Eddie Alexander

;Men's individual pursuit

• Colin Sturgess

;Men's team pursuit

• Chris Boardman
• Robert Coull
• Simon Lillistone
• Glen Sword

;Women's road race

• Maria Blower — 2:00:52 (→ 6th place)
• Sally Hodge — 2:00:52 (→ 9th place)
• Lisa Brambani — 2:00:52 (→ 11th place)

;Women's sprint

• Louise Jones

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

;Men

;Women

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.

;Men's foil

• Pierre Harper
• Bill Gosbee
• Donnie McKenzie

;Men's team foil

• Tony Bartlett, Jonathan Davis, Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Donnie McKenzie

;Men's épée

• John Llewellyn
• Hugh Kernohan

;Men's sabre

• Mark Slade

;Women's foil

• Liz Thurley
• Fiona McIntosh
• Linda Ann Martin

;Women's team foil

• Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Linda Strachan, Liz Thurley

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) :* 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

• Semi Finals :* Great Britain – Australia 3-2

• Final :* Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→ [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal)

• Team roster :* ( 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

• Head coach: David Whitaker

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

• Semi Finals :* Great Britain – South Korea 0-1

• Bronze Medal Match :* Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (→ Fourth place)

• Team roster :* 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

• Head coach: Dennis Hay

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1988. They won bronze in the team event.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Richard Phelps – 5229 pts (→ 6th place)
• Dominic Mahony – 5047 pts (→ 16th place)
• Graham Brookhouse – 5000 pts (→ 21st place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse – 15276 pts (→ Bronze Medal)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's coxless pair

• Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave :* (→ [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] Gold Medal)

Men's coxed pair

• Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Patrick Sweeney, :* (→ [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] Bronze Medal)

Men's coxless four

• Simon Berrisford, Mark Buckingham, Peter Mulkerrins, Stephen Peel :* (→ 4th place)

Men's coxed four

• Martin Cross, Adam Clift, John Maxey, John Garrett, Vaughan Thomas :* (→ 4th place)

Eight

• Nicholas Burfitt, Peter Beaumont, Terence Dillon, Anton Obholzer, Simon Jefferies, Salih Hassan, Richard Stanhope, Gavin Stewart, Stephen Turner :* (→ 4th place)

Women's double scull

• Sally Andreae, Alison Gill :* (→ 9th place)

Women's coxless pair

• Alison Bonner, Kim Thomas :* (→ 8th place)

Women's coxed four

• Fiona Johnston, Kate Grose, Joanne Gough, Susan Smith, Alison Norrish :* (→ 6th place)

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

• Mark Foster :* Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

• Mike Fibbens :* Heat – 23.67 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m freestyle

• Andy Jameson :* Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Roland Lee :* Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m freestyle

• Paul Howe :* Heat – 1:51.22 :* B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place)

• Michael Green :* Heat – 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 400 m freestyle

• Kevin Boyd :* Heat – 3:50.01 :* Final – 3:50.16 (→ 7th place)

• Tony Day :* Heat – 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 1500 m freestyle

• Kevin Boyd :* Heat – 15:17.56 :* Final – 15:21.16 (→ 7th place)

• Tony Day :* Heat – 15:38.75 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m backstroke

• Neil Harper :* Heat – 58.02 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

• Neil Cochran :* Heat – 58.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200 m backstroke

• Gary Binfield :* Heat – 2:03.79 :* B-Final – 2:04.90 (→ 16th place)

• John Davey :* Heat – 2:04.70 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100 m breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse :* Heat – 1:02.19 :* Final – 1:02.04 (→ [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] Gold Medal)

• James Parrack :* Heat – 1:04.23 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 200 m breaststroke

• Nick Gillingham :* Heat – 2:14.58 :* Final – 2:14.12 (→ [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] Silver Medal)

• Adrian Moorhouse :* Heat – 2:18.51 (→ 15th place) :* B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m butterfly

• Andy Jameson :* Heat – 53.34 :* Final – 53.30 (→ [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] Bronze Medal)

• Neil Cochran :* Heat – 54.75 :* B-Final – 55.22 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m butterfly

• Tim Jones :* Heat – 2:01.01 :* B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place)

• Nick Hodgson :* Heat – 2:01.44 :* B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200 m individual medley

• John Davey :* Heat – 2:05.55 :* B-Final – 2:04.17 (→ 10th place)

• Neil Cochran :* Heat – 2:05.56 :* B-Final – 2:05.44 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m individual medley

• Paul Brew :* Heat – 4:27.22 :* B-Final – 4:26.77 (→ 15th place)

• John Davey :* Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

• Andy Jameson, Mark Foster, Mike Fibbens, and Roland Lee :* Heat – 3:23.71
• Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Roland Lee, and Andy Jameson :* Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

• Kevin Boyd, Paul Howe, Jonathan Broughton, and Roland Lee :* Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Mark Foster :* Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 50 m freestyle

• Alison Sheppard :* Heat – 27.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Annabelle Cripps :* Heat – 27.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m freestyle

• Annabelle Cripps :* Heat – 57.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• June Croft :* Heat – 58.19 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 200 m freestyle

• Ruth Gilfillan :* Heat – 2:02.11 :* B-Final – 2:01.66 (→ 10th place)

• June Croft :* Heat – 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 400 m freestyle

• Ruth Gilfillan :* Heat – 4:16.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• June Croft :* Heat – 4:21.98 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 800 m freestyle

• Karen Mellor (swimmer) :* Heat – 8:44.64 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

• Tracey Atkin :* Heat – 9:00.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100 m backstroke

• Kathy Read :* Heat – 1:04.62 :* B-Final – 1:04.27 (→ 16th place)

• Sharon Page :* Heat – 1:04.75 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200 m backstroke

• Kathy Read :* Heat – 2:17.22 :* B-Final – 2:18.20 (→ 12th place)

• Helen Slatter :* Heat – 2:21.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100 m breaststroke

• Susannah Brownsdon :* Heat – 1:11.66 :* B-Final – 1:11.95 (→ 16th place)

• Margaret Hohmann :* Heat – 1:12.67 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m breaststroke

• Susannah Brownsdon :* Heat – 2:36.14 (→ 20th place)

• Helen Frank :* Heat – 2:41.12 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 100 m butterfly

• Caroline Foot :* Heat – 1:02.76 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Annabelle Cripps :* Heat – 1:03.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m butterfly

• Helen Bewley :* Heat – 2:17.10 :* B-Final – 2:17.11 (→ 15th place)

• Lynne Wilson :* Heat – 2:17.28 :* B-Final – 2:18.66 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m individual medley

• Jean Hill :* Heat – 2:17.57 :* B-Final – 2:19.20 (→ 11th place)

• Zara Long :* Heat – 2:22.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m individual medley

• Tracey Atkin :* Heat – 5:01.34 :* B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 24th place)

• Susannah Brownsdon :* Heat – 4:54.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

• Annabelle Cripps, June Croft, Linda Donnelly, and Joanna Coull :* Heat – 3:50.84 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

• Katharine Read, Susannah Brownsdon, Caroline Foot, and Joanna Coull :* Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three synchronized swimmers represented Great Britain in 1988.

;Women's solo

• Nicola Shearn
• Lian Goodwin
• Joanne Seeburg

;Women's duet

• Nicola Shearn
• Lian Goodwin

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Singles Competition

• Sara Gomer :* 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

• Clare Wood :* First Round – Lost to Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 1-6 3-6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

References

1. "Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com.
2. [https://www.olympedia.org/countries/KOR/editions/22 Republic of Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics]