The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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The Gambia at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of The Gambia.svg
IOC code GAM
NOC Gambia National Olympic Committee
Website www.gnoc.gm
in Seoul
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Dawda Jallow
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Gambia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Gambia sent 6 athletes, 5 male and 1 female to compete in two sports, athletics and wrestling. [1]

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 213
Wrestling 33
Total516

Athletics

The Gambia sent three athletes. [1]

Men
Athlete(s)EventsHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Dawda Jallow 400 m 46.91346.357Did not advance
Momodou N'Jie 800 m 1:55.577Did not advance
Women
Athlete(s)EventsHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jabou Jawo 100 m 12.278Did not advance

Wrestling

The Gambia sent three wrestlers. [1]

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Round 7
Result
RankFinal round
Result
Rank
Adama Damballey −74 kg Flag of Samoa.svg  Iutaga  (SAM)
W 4-0 T
BYEFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sejdi  (YUG)
L 0-4 T
Flag of Finland.svg  Rauhala  (FIN)
L 0-4 T
7Did not advance
Matarr Jarju −82 kg Flag of Argentina.svg  Iglesias  (ARG)
L 0-4 T
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Ito  (JPN)
L 0-4 T
13Did not advance
Bakary Sanneh −90 kg Flag of Austria.svg  Lins  (AUT)
L 0-4 T
Flag of Syria.svg  Al-Shamy  (SYR)
L 0-4 T
13Did not advance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gambia at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics