| Samoa at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SAM (WSM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 11 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Henry Smith [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Western Samoa competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 7 | – | 7 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Wrestling | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Henry Smith | Discus | 49.40m | 25 | Did not advance | |
| 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 | Light Middleweight |  Vincenzo Nardiello (ITA)LKOH | Did not advance | |||||||
| Avaavau Avaavau | Light Welterweight |  Khalid Rahilou (MAR)LRSCO | Did not advance | |||||||
| Tiui Faamaoni | Bantamweight |  Moumouni Siuley (NIG)LRSCH | Did not advance | |||||||
| Viliamu Lesiva | Middleweight |  Darko Dukic (YUG)LRSCO | Did not advance | |||||||
| Asomua Naea | Welterweight |  Humberto Aranda (CRC)LRSCH | Did not advance | |||||||
| Ulaipalota Tauatama | Featherweight |  Evance Malenga (MAW)W5-0 |  Tomasz Nowak (POL)LWO | Did not advance | ||||||
| Pua Ulberg | Light Heavyweight | Andrea Magi (ITA) L0-5 | Did not advance | |||||||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Taveuni Ofisa | Lightweight | 107.5 kg | 19 | 142.5 kg | 16 | 250 kg | 18 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Uati Iutaga | 74 kg |  Adama Damballey (GAM)L 0-4
| 13th in group 26th overall | Did not advance |
| Fred Solovi | 100 kg |  Leri Khabelov (URS)L 0-4
| 9th in group 17th overall | Did not advance |
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