In total, 12 athletes including 11 men and one woman represented Bermuda in six different sports including athletics, boxing, equestrian, sailing, swimming and tennis.
Competitors
In total, 12 athletes represented Bermuda at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across six different sports.[1]
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 23 September 1988. Trott finished seventh in his heat in a time of 10.69 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[2]
The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 23 September 1988. Watson finished fifth in his heat in a time of one minute 50.16 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[3]
The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 24 September 1988. Douglas finished second in his heat in a time of 45.69 seconds as he advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals took place on 25 September 1988. Douglas finished eighth in his quarter-final in a time of 46.28 and he did not advance to the semi-finals.[4]
The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 26 September 1988. Douglas finished second in his heat in a time of 20.91 seconds as he advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals took place later the same day. Douglas finished third in his quarter-final in a time of 20.7 as he advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place on 28 September 1988. Douglas finished eighth in his semi-final in a time of 20.84 and he did not advance to the final.[5]
The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 29 September 1988. Watson finished 10th in his heat in a time of three minutes 46.49 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals.[6]
The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 23 September 1988. Wellman contested qualifying group B. His best jump of 15.47 m came on his third and final attempt but it was ultimately not far enough to advance to the final and he finished 34th overall.[7]
The qualifying round for the men's high jump took place on 24 September 1988. Saunders contested qualifying group A. He passed 2.28 m on his first attempt and advanced to the final in fourth place. The final took place the following day. Saunders passed 2.34 m on his first attempt but his attempts at 2.36 m and 2.38 m failed and he finished fifth overall – 2 cm behind the bronze medal winners.[8]
The first round of the light middleweight category took place on 20 September 1988. Paynter received a bye to the second round. The second round took place on 24 September 1988. Paynter defeated Johnny de Lima of Denmark to advance. The third round took place on 26 September 1988. Paynter lost to Vincenzo Nardiello of Italy.[9]
The eventing individual took place from 19 to 22 September 1988. Gray was ranked 37th in the dressage, 32nd in the cross-country and 30th in the show jumping as he finished in 31st place. Blackman did not finish.[10]
The seven races in the tornado took place from 20 to 27 September 1988. Bardgett and Astwood recorded their best finish in race five when they placed 12th. In total, the pair accumulated a net 135 points and finished 18th overall.[11]
The heats for the men's 100m breaststroke took place on 18 September 1988. Ruberry finished eighth in his heat in a time of one minute 9.49 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.[12]
The first round of the men's singles took place on 20 and 21 September 1988. Alger lost in straight sets, 6–3 6–4 6–2, to Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland.[13]
Bermuda did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.
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