Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Australia.svg
IOC code AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympics.com.au
in Seoul
Competitors252 (180 men and 72 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearers Ric Charlesworth (opening)
Debbie Flintoff-King (closing)
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia (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. [1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Duncan Armstrong Swimming Men's 200 metre freestyle 19 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Debbie Flintoff-King Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles 28 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Australia women's national field hockey team
Field hockey Women's tournament 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Martin Vinnicombe Cycling Men's track time trial 20 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Dean Woods Cycling Men's individual pursuit 22 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lisa Martin Athletics Women's marathon 23 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Duncan Armstrong Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle 23 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Grant Davies Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 1 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Grahame Cheney Boxing Light welterweight 2 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gary Neiwand Cycling Men's sprint 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Brett Dutton
Wayne McCarney
Stephen McGlede
Scott McGrory
Dean Woods
Cycling Men's team pursuit 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Julie McDonald Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Liz Smylie
Wendy Turnbull
Tennis Women's doubles 28 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Peter Foster
Kelvin Graham
Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres 1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 303
Athletics 161228
Basketball 111122
Boxing 44
Canoeing 808
Cycling 13417
Diving 325
Equestrian 8210
Fencing 112
Field hockey 161632
Football 1717
Gymnastics 123
Judo 33
Modern pentathlon 11
Rowing 16016
Sailing 11213
Shooting 10212
Swimming 141125
Synchronized swimming 22
Table tennis 123
Tennis 336
Water polo 1313
Weightlifting 44
Wrestling 33
Total18072252


Archery

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-finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Christopher Blake Individual 122841Did not advance
Simon Fairweather Individual 127611322331616Did not advance
Rodney Wagner Individual 118463Did not advance
Simon Fairweather
Christopher Blake
Rodney Wagner
Team 368813Did not advance

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 200m

Men's 400m

Men's 1,500m

Men's 5,000m

Men's 10,000m

Men's Marathon

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Long Jump

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres – 11.03s
  2. Long Jump – 7.45m
  3. Shot Put – 14.20m
  4. High Jump – 1.97m
  5. 400 metres – 48.84s
  6. 110m Hurdles – 15.44s
  7. Discus Throw – 41.68m
  8. Pole Vault – 4.70m
  9. Javelin Throw – 64.00m
  10. 1.500 metres – 4:27.48s

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's Discus Throw

Women's Competition

Women's 100m

Women's 200m

Women's 400m

Women's 3,000m

Women's 10,000m

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

Women's Marathon

Women's 100m Hurdles

Women's 400m Hurdles

Women's High Jump

Women's Long Jump

Women's Heptathlon

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
RankOpposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Australia men's Men's tournament Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
W 81–77
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
L 69–91
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
W 106–67
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
L 78–98
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 95–75
3 QFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 77–74
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
L 70–91
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 49–78
4
Australia women's Women's tournament Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
L 55–91
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
W 63–57
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
W 60–48
N/AN/A1 QN/AFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
L 56–57
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
L 53–68
4

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

Australia men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Darryl Pearce 27 – (1960-10-15)15 October 19601.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF 5 Robert Sibley 22 – (1966-07-10)10 July 19661.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 6 Phil Smyth 30 – (1958-05-11)11 May 19581.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PF 7 Larry Sengstock 28 – (1960-03-04)4 March 19601.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G/F 8 Damian Keogh 26 – (1962-02-01)1 February 19621.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
9 Wayne Carroll 29 – (1959-02-16)16 February 1959
C 10 Luc Longley 19 – (1969-01-19)19 January 19692.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
G 11 Andrew Gaze 23 – (1965-07-24)24 July 19652.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 12 Mark Bradtke 19 – (1968-09-27)27 September 19682.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
F/C 13 Brad Dalton 29 – (1959-09-12)12 September 19592.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 14 Andrew Vlahov 19 – (1969-04-01)1 April 19692.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F/C 15 Ray Borner 26 – (1962-05-27)27 May 19622.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Adrian Hurley
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 541468384+849 [a] Quarterfinals
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 541460393+679 [a]
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532429408+218 [b]
4Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 53238238758 [b]
5Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 514346436906 9th–12th classification round
6Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (H)505384461775
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Puerto Rico
18 September 1988
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8177Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half:50–36, 31–41

20 September 1988
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6991Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 35–53, 34–38

21 September 1988
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10667Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Scoring by half:57–35, 49–32

23 September 1988
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7898Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43–52, 35–46

24 September 1988
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg9575Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:51–39, 44–36
Quarterfinals
26 September 1988 (1988-9-26)
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg7477Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–36
Pts: San Epifanio 17
Rebs: Martínez, Jiménez 7
Asts: Montero 3
Pts: Gaze 28
Rebs: Sengstock 5
Asts:4 players 1
Semifinals
28 September 1988 (1988-9-28)
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg9170Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:44–31, 47–39
Pts: Petrović 24
Rebs: Divac 10
Asts: Petrović 3
Pts: Gaze 27
Rebs: Borner, Vlahov 4
Asts: Sengstock 4
Bronze medal match
29 September 1988 (1988-9-29)
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4978Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 29–52, 20–26
Pts: Gaze 17
Rebs: Sengstock 6
Asts: Smyth 2
Pts: Majerle, Richmond, Robinson 12
Rebs: Richmond, Robinson 7
Asts: Richmond 2

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [4]

Australia women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Robyn Maher 28 – (1959-10-06)6 October 19591.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 5 Sandy Brondello 20 – (1968-08-20)20 August 19681.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
6 Jenny Cheesman 30 – (1957-11-02)2 November 1957
PG 7 Michele Timms 23 – (1965-06-28)28 June 19651.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
8 Donna Brown 24 – (1963-10-12)12 October 1963
9 Patricia Mickan 31 – (1957-03-12)12 March 1957
10 Julie Nykiel 19 – (1968-12-13)13 December 1968
11 Debbie Slimmon 21 – (1967-04-03)3 April 1967
12 Marina Moffa 24 – (1964-04-17)17 April 1964
13 Karen Dalton 27 – (1961-01-02)2 January 1961
14 Shelley Sandie 19 – (1969-01-22)22 January 1969
15 Maree White 28 – (1960-06-07)7 June 1960
Head coach
Robbie Cadee
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321178196185 [a] Semifinals
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 321208188+205 [a]
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 312217241244 [b] Classification round
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (H)312244222+224 [b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bulgaria 1–0 South Korea
19 September 1988
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5591Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 20–41, 35–50
Pts: Gorman 11
Rebs: Gorman 8
Asts: Maher, Timms 3
Pts: Lee KJ 19
Rebs: Choi, Kim HS 4
Asts: Lee HS, Sung 2

22 September 1988
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6357Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half:31–30, 32–27
Pts: Maher 20
Rebs: Maher 9
Asts: Timms 3
Pts: Slavcheva 15
Rebs: Slavcheva 6
Asts: Slavcheva 2

25 September 1988 (1988-9-25)
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6048Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 30–30, 30–18
Pts: Maher 20
Rebs: Maher 8
Asts: Maher 6
Pts: Yakovleva 13
Rebs:4 players 4
Asts: Minkh 2
Semifinals
27 September 1988 (1988-9-27)
9:45
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5657Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–32, 26–25
Pts: Timms 19
Rebs: Dalton 8
Asts: Dalton, Maher 2
Pts: Mujanović 20
Rebs: Dornik, Mujanović, Nakić 4
Asts: Vangelovska 2
Bronze medal match
28 September 1988 (1988-9-28)
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5368Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 21–32, 32–36
Pts: Maher 22
Rebs: Maher, Timms 3
Asts: Maher 4
Pts: Savitskaya 16
Rebs: Yakovleva 7
Asts: Buryakina 2

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

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

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Graeme Banks 3 m springboard 499.4123Did not advance
Russell Butler 470.1928Did not advance
Graeme Banks 10 m platform 462.8719Did not advance
Craig Rogerson 469.4718Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jennifer Donnet 3 m springboard 433.1711 Q432.8110
Julie Kent 10 m platform 339.9614Did not advance

Equestrianism

Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's épée
Women's foil

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's team competition

Women's team competition

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's team competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Women's 800 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Two synchronized swimmers represented Australia in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition


Women's Singles Competition

Water polo

Men's team competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References

  1. "Australia at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  2. Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Women". FIBA . Retrieved 1 August 2018.