Cayman Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Cayman Islands at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg
IOC code CAY
NOC Cayman Islands Olympic Committee
Website www.caymanolympic.org.ky
in Seoul
Competitors8 (7 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Alfred Ebanks
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Cayman Islands was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, eight athletes including seven men and one woman represented the Cayman Islands in two different sports including athletics and cycling.

Competitors

In total, eight athletes represented the Cayman Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across two different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Cycling 606
Total718

Athletics

In total, two Caymanian athletes participated in the athletics events – Paul Hurlston in the men's javelin throw and Michele Bush in the women's marathon. [1]

The qualifying round for the men's javelin throw took place on 24 September 1988. Hurlston contested qualifying group B. His best throw of 62.34 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 37th overall. [2]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Paul Hurlston Men's javelin throw 62.3437Did not advance

The women's marathon took place on 23 September 1988. Bush completed the course in two hours 51 minutes 30 seconds to finish 52nd overall. [3]

AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Michele Bush Women's marathon 2:51:3052

Cycling

In total, six Caymanian cycling participated in the athletics events – Nicholas Baker, Alfred Ebanks, Craig Merren, Perry Merren, Richard Pascal and Michele Smith. [1]

The men's team time trial took place on 18 September 1988. The Cayman Islands completed the course in a combined time of two hours 19 minutes eight seconds to finish 27th overall. [4]

The men's road race took place on 27 September 1988. Perry Merren completed the course in a time of four hours 32 minutes 56 seconds as he finished 58th overall. Pascal completed the course in a time of four hours 44 minutes 56 seconds as he finished 102nd overall. Smith did not finish. [5]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Perry Merren Road race 4:32:5658
Richard Pascal4:44:56102
Michele Smith DNF
Nicholas Baker
Alfred Ebanks
Craig Merren
Richard Pascal
Team time trial 2:19:08.027

The qualifying round of the men's sprint took place on 21 September 1988. Smith recorded a time of 12.055 seconds and was ranked 23rd. The first round took place later the same day. Smith finished third in his race and transferred to the repechage. The first round of the repechage took place later the same day. Smith finished fourth in his race and was eliminated from the competition. [6]

AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
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
Michele Smith Sprint 12.05523 QFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Schoefs  (BEL),
Flag of Germany.svg  Weber  (FRG)
L
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Miwa  (JPN),
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lee  (TPE),
Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Réneau  (BIZ)
L
Did not advance

The men's 1 km time trial took place on 20 September 1988. Smith completed the course in a time of one minute 11.820 seconds to finish 28th overall. [7]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Michele Smith Time trial 1:11.82028

The first round of the men's points race took place on 21 September 1999. Smith finished 15th in his race and was eliminated from the competition. [8]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
LapsPointsRankLapsPointsRank
Michele Smith Points race –1115Did not advance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cayman Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. "1988 Summer Olympics, Javelin Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. "1988 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. "1988 Summer Olympics, 100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. "1988 Summer Olympics, Road Race, Idividual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. "1988 Summer Olympics, Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. "1,000 metres Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. "1988 Summer Olympics, Points Race, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.