In total, seven athletes including six men and one woman represented Bolivia in six different sports including athletics, cycling, fencing, judo, swimming and weightlifting.
Competitors
In total, seven athletes represented Bolivia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across six different sports.[1]
The heats for the men's 10,000 m took place on 23 September 1988. Calizaya finished 10th in his heat in a time of 30 minues 35.01 seconds and he did not advance to the finals.[2]
The men's marathon took place on 2 October 1988. Camacho completed the course in two hours 34 minutes 41 seconds to finish 69th overall.[3]
The qualifying round of the men's sprint took place on 21 September 1988. Becerra recorded a time of 12.216 seconds and was ranked 24th. The first round took place later the same day. Becerra finished third in his race and transferred to the repechage. The first round of the repechage took place later the same day. Becerra finished third in his race and was eliminated from the competition.[4]
The men's 1 km time trial took place on 20 September 1988. Becerra completed the course in a time of one minute 13.513 seconds to finish 29th overall.[5]
The men's −60 kg category took place on 25 September 1988. Belmonte received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he lost by ippon to Sheu Tsay-chwan of Chinese Taipei.[8]
The heats for the women's 100m freestyle took place on 18 September 1988. Moreno finished second in her heat in a time of one minute 5.39 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.[9]
The heats for the women's 100m backstroke took place on 22 September 1988. Moreno finished second in her heat in a time of one minute 14.42 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.[10]
The heats for the women's 100m breaststroke took place on 23 September 1988. Moreno finished second in her heat in a time of one minute 22.62 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.[11]
The heats for the women's 50m freestyle took place on 25 September 1988. Moreno finished eighth in her heat in a time of 29.42 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals.[12]
In total, one Bolivian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Hernán Cortez in the –90 kg category.[1]
The −90 kg category took place on 25 September 1988. Cortez lifted 110 kg (snatch) and 140 kg (clean and jerk) for a combined score of 250 kg which placed him 23rd in the overall rankings.[13]
Bolivia did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.
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