Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Cook Islands at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
IOC code COK
NOC Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website www.oceaniasport.com/cookis
in Seoul
Competitors7 (6 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer William Taramai [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Cook Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed and recognized in 1986. [2]

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Boxing 33
Weightlifting 22
Total617

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimePositionTimePositionTimePosition
William Taramai 400 m DNS-Did not advance
800 m 1:58.8067Did not advance

Women

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimePositionTimePositionTimePosition
Erin Tierney 100 m 12.5260Did not advance
200 m 26.1656Did not advance
Long Jump DNSDid not advance

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Zekaria Williams Flyweight Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Timofey Skryabin  (URS)
L0:5
Did not advance
Richard Pittman Featherweight Flag of Swaziland.svg  Dumsane Mabuza  (SWZ)
W4:1
Flag of Israel.svg  Ya'acov Shmuel  (ISR)
L5:0
Did not advance
Terepai Maea Lightweight Flag of Jamaica.svg  Mark Kennedy  (JAM)
LRSCO
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Joseph Kauvai Middle-heavyweight 85 kg26115 kg25200 kg25
Michael Tererui Heavyweight 105 kg18137.5 kg16242.5 kg16

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References

  1. "William Taramai". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. IOC. "Cook Islands" . Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics