| Lawn bowls at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Lawn bowls | |
Lawn bowls at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events, five for men and one for women.
| Lawn bowls at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Lawn bowls | |
Lawn bowls at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events, five for men and one for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles 2–6 | Ken Bridgeman  Great Britain | John Gronow Great Britain | Neville Read  Australia |
| Men's singles LB1 | Ralph Foster Great Britain | Ho Joon Shon  South Korea | Chang Bok Lee South Korea |
| Men's singles LB3 | Peter Horne  New Zealand | Richard Coates Great Britain | John Forsberg Australia |
| Men's pairs 2–6 | Australia (AUS) Roy Fowler Stan Kosmala | Ireland (IRL) William Behan Francis Bell | Great Britain (GBR) Ken Bridgeman John Gronow |
| Men's pairs LB2 | Great Britain (GBR) Neil Shaw Bernard Wessier | Australia (AUS) David Boldery Clifford Swann | New Zealand (NZL) John Davies Peter Horne |
| Women's singles 2–6 | Teresa Mullen  Ireland | Patricia Kihungi  Kenya | Hazel Randall Great Britain |
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