| Chinese Taipei at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TPE |
| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 61 (43 men, 18 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lee Fu-an |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Republic of China (1924–1948) | |
The Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 61 competitors, including 43 men and 18 women, took part in 84 events in 13 sports. [1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fencing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 5 | – | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | – | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 7 | – | 7 |
| Wrestling | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 43 | 18 | 61 |
Chinese Taipei entered three men and three women in the archery competition. The women fared much better than the men in the individual competition, but the men's team was able to advance to the final whereas the women were eliminated in the semifinal.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Men's Long Jump
Men's Decathlon
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Women's Heptathlon
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Three cyclists, two men and one woman, represented Chinese Taipei in 1988.
Two fencers, both men, represented Chinese Taipei in 1988.
Two male pentathletes represented Chinese Taipei in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
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 Breaststroke
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 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 Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
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