| Papua New Guinea at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PNG (NGU used at these Games) |
| NOC | Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 11 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pinye Malaibi |
| Officials | 9 |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Papua New Guinea competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Aaron Dupnai | 10,000 m | 32:50.63 | 41 | Did not advance | |||||
| Marathon | 2:41:47 | 75 | |||||||
| John Hou | 100 m | 10.96 | 82 | Did not advance | |||||
| Johnd Siguria | 800 m | 1:56.12 | 63 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | 4:07.04 | 57 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Takale Tuna | 200 m | 21.95 | 53 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m | 47.87 | 47 | 47.48 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Polonie Avek | 1500 m | 4:46.49 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| 3000 m | DNF | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Iammogapi Launa | Heptathlon | 4566 pts | 25 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Jonas Bade | Light Welterweight |  Anoumou Aguiar (TOG)LDSQ | Did not advance | ||||||
| Washington Banian | Light Flyweight |  Scotty Olson (CAN)LKOH | Did not advance | ||||||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Graham Numa | Division II | 42 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 42 | 34 | 301 | 44 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Pinye Malaibi | Lightweight | 105 kg | 20 | 125 kg | 20 | 230 kg | 19 |
| Roger Token | Middleweight | 110 kg | 21 | 145 kg | 20 | 255 kg | 20 |
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