| Fiji at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | FIJ |
| NOC | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 23 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Viliame Takayawa [1] |
| Officials | 10 |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Fiji competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed in 1949 and recognized by the IOC in 1955. [2]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | – | 3 |
| Sailing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Swimming | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Maloni Bole | 100 m | 11.19 | 91 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 22.44 | 63 | Did not advance | ||||
| Moses Khan | 1500 m | 4:03.20 | 55 | Did not advance | |||
| Albert Miller | 110 m Hurdles | 14.86 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Decathlon | 7016 pts | 32 | |||||
| Lui Muavesi | 800 m | 1:54.48 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| Bineshwar Prasad | 10,000 m | 33:30.43 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Marathon | 2:41:50 | 76 | |||||
| Joseph Rodan | 400 m | 48.69 | 56 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m Hurdles | 53.66 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Davendra Prakash Singh | 5000 m | DNS | - | Did not advance | |||
| 3000 m Steeplechase | 9:23.50 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Sainiana Tukana | 100 m hurdles | 15.50 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| Heptathlon | 2560 pts | 26 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||||
| Likou Ariu | Welterweight |  Soren Antman (SWE)LRSCH | Did not advance | |||||||
| Apete Temo | Light Welterweight |  Humberto Rodriguez (MEX)LRSCH | Did not advance | |||||||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First repechage round | Repechage quarterfinals | Repechage semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Josateki Basalusalu | −86 kg |  Vladimir Chestakov (RUS)L 0010-1011 | Did not advance |  Heng-An Chiu (TPE)L 0000-0122 | Did not advance | |||||
| Simione Kuruvoli | −78 kg |  Sodnom Erhembayar (MGL)L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Viliame Takayawa | −95 kg |  Stephane Traineau (FRA)L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | |||||||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| David Ashby Colin Dunlop Colin Philp, Sr. | Soling | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 143 | 19 |
| Tony Philp | Division II | 28 | DSQ | 18 | 23 | 18 | 27 | RET | 196 | 28 |
| Colin Philp Jr. | Finn | RET | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | DSQ | 20 | 194 | 29 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final B | Final A | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Jason Chute | 50 m freestyle | 26.46 | 62 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 58.14 | 70 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:09.05 | 60 | Did not advance | ||||
| Warren Sorby | 50 m freestyle | 25.64 | 57 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 56.66 | 66 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final B | Final A | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Angela Birch | 50 m freestyle | 29.01 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 1:02.91 | 51 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:16.79 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:13.48 | 37 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:39.20 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sharon Pickering | 100 m backstroke | 1:12.14 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:36.99 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:35.22 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:10.51 | 37 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cina Munch | 50 m freestyle | 28.55 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 1:03.06 | 52 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:18.45 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:12.03 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
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