Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BAR
NOC	Barbados Olympic Association
Website	www.olympic.org.bb
in Seoul
Competitors	17 (16 men and 1 woman) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Elvis Forde
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960 S)

Barbados was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Barbados Olympic Association.

In total, 17 athletes including 16 men and one woman represented Barbados in seven different sports including athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, judo, sailing and swimming.

Competitors

In total, 17 athletes represented Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across seven different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	1	6
Boxing	2	–	2
Cycling	2	0	2
Diving	1	0	1
Judo	1	–	1
Sailing	4	0	4
Swimming	1	0	1
Total	16	1	17

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, six Barbadian athletes participated in the athletics events – Henrico Atkins, Elvis Forde, Allan Ince, Richard Louis, Seibert Straughn and Yolande Straughn. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Henrico Atkins	Men's 100 metres	11.01	85	Did not advance
	Men's 200 metres	21.98	54	Did not advance
Elvis Forde	Men's 400 metres	46.47	22 Q	46.59	31	Did not advance
Richard Louis		46.80	36	Did not advance
Seibert Straughn		47.37	44	Did not advance
Allan Ince	Men's 400 metres hurdles	52.76	32	—	Did not advance
Seibert Straughn Richard Louis Allan Ince Elvis Forde	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	3:06.03	9 q	—	3:06.93	11	Did not advance
Yolande Straughn	Women's 200 metres	23.81	33	Did not advance
	Women's 400 metres	53.62	30 q	54.22	31	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, two Barbadian athletes participated in the boxing events – Gregory Griffith in the welterweight category and Sean Knight in the lightweight category. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sean Knight	Lightweight	Tamez  (MEX) W 5–0	Tszyu  (URS) L RSC R1	Did not advance
Gregory Griffith	Welterweight	Bye	Furnigov  (BUL) L KO	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, two Barbadian athletes participated in the cycling events – Roderick Chase in the men's men's 1 km time trial and the men's points race and Vincent Lynch in the men's sprint. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Vincent Lynch	Sprint	11.845	22 Q	Colas  (FRA),   Miwa  (JPN) L	Harnett  (CAN),   Carpenter  (USA),   Alwi  (MAS) L	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Roderick Chase	Time trial	1:09.994	24

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Laps	Points	Rank	Laps	Points	Rank
Roderick Chase	Points race	DNF			Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Barbadian athlete participated in the diving events – Christopher Honey in the 3 m springboard. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Christopher Honey	3 m springboard	347.22	33	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Barbadian athlete participated in the judo events – James Waithe in the men's –86 kg category. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
							Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
James Waithe	86 kg	Bye	Liu  (CHN) L Ippon	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, four Barbadian athletes participated in the sailing events – Shane Atwell in the finn, Howard Palmer and Michael Green in the star and Brian Talma in the men's division II. ^[1]

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Brian Talma	Division II	52	43	45	41	25	43	33	230	33
Shane Atwell	Finn	33	34	33	34	40	32	25	191	28
Howard Palmer Michael Green	Star	28	24	20	18	13	23	16	114	14

Source: ^[2]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, one Barbadian athlete participated in the swimming events – Paul Yelle in the men's 50 m freestyle, the men's 100 m freestyle and the men's 100 m butterfly. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paul Yelle	50 metre freestyle	25.15	49	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	55.35	61	Did not advance
	100 metre butterfly	57.36	34	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

References

1. "Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. "Barbados at the 1988 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2025.