Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code: AUS
NOC: Australian Olympic Committee
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1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors 263 (189 men, 74 women) 
Flag Bearer Ric Charlesworth (opening)
Debbie Flintoff-King (closing)
Medals Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
14
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896190019041908* • 1912* • 19201924192819321936194819521956196019641968197219761980198419881992199620002004
*with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Olympic Games appearances
19241928193219361948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921994199820022006

Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

  • Grant Davies — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m Kayak

[edit] Bronze

  • Peter Foster and Kelvin Graham — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000 m Kayak
  • Gary Neiwand — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint
  • Dean Woods, Brett Dutton, Steve McGlede, and Wayne McCarney — Cycling, Men's 4000 m Team Pursuit

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In the fifth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent only men. They were not successful, with Simon Fairweather's 16th place the best ranking any individual received. The Australians did not qualify for the team semifinal.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Simon Fairweather – Quarterfinal, 16th place
  • C. Blake – Preliminary Round, 41st place
  • Rodney Wagner – Preliminary Round, 63rd place

Men's Team Competition:

  • Fairweather, Blake, and Wagner – Preliminary Round, 13th place

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2"11.49 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 2"13.07 (→ 8th place)
  • Bradley Camp
  • Final — 2"23.49 (→ 41st place)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Robert Ballard, Mark Garner, Leigh Miller, and Miles Murphy
  • Heat — 3:05.93
  • Miles Murphy, Mark Garner, Robert Ballard, and Darren Clark
  • Semi Final — 3:06.63
  • Robert Ballard, Mark Garner, Miles Murphy, and Darren Clark
  • Final — 3:02.49 (→ 6th place)

Men's Long Jump

  1. Qualification — 7.64m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Simon Shirley — 8036 points (→ 15th place)
  1. 100 metres — 11.03s
  2. Long Jump — 7.45m
  3. Shot Put — 14.20m
  4. High Jump — 1.97m
  5. 400 metres — 48.84s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 15.44s
  7. Discus Throw — 41.68m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
  9. Javelin Throw — 64.00m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:27.48s

Men's 50km Walk

  • Simon Baker
  • Final — 3'44:07 (→ 6th place)
  • Andrew Jachno
  • Final — 3'53:23 (→ 19th place)


Women's 4x400m Relay

  • Debra Flintoff-King, Maree Holland, Kerry Johnson, and Jennifer Laurendet
  1. Heat — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Semi Finals
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • Team Roster

Head Coach: Richard Aggiss

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Semi Finals
  • Final
  • Australia — South Korea 2–0 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster
  • ( 1.) Kathleen Partridge (goalkeeper)
  • ( 2.) Elsbeth Clement
  • ( 3.) Liane Tooth
  • ( 4.) Loretta Dorman
  • ( 5.) Lorraine Hillas
  • ( 6.) Michelle Capes
  • ( 7.) Sandra Pisoni
  • ( 8.) Deborah Bowman (captain)
  • ( 9.) Lee Capes
  • (10.) Kim Small
  • (11.) Sally Carbon
  • (12.) Jackie Pereira
  • (13.) Tracey Belbin
  • (14.) Rechelle Hawkes
  • (15.) Sharon Buchanan
  • (16.) Maree Fish (goalkeeper)

Head Coach: Brian Glencross

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Alexander Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

Men's Team Competition:

  • Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Tom Stachewicz
    1. Heat – 23.72 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Tom Stachewicz
    1. Heat – 50.90
    2. B-Final – 50.71 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Tom Stachewicz
    1. Heat – 1:51.02
    2. B-Final – 1:50.83 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Ian Brown
    1. Heat – 3:51.09
    2. B-Final – 3:54.63 (→ 13th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Jason Plummer
    1. Heat – 15:22.85 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Carl Wilson
    1. Heat – 58.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
  • Simon Upton
    1. Heat – 59.06 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Simon Upton
    1. Heat – 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Ian McAdam
    1. Heat – 1:04.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Ian McAdam
    1. Heat – 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Jon Sieben
    1. Heat – 53.85
    2. Final – 53.33 (→ 4th place)
  • David Wilson
    1. Heat – 55.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • David Wilson
    1. Heat – 1:59.02
    2. Final – 1:59.20 (→ 6th place)
  • Martin Roberts
    1. Heat – 2:00.32
    2. B-Final – 2:04.28 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Robert Bruce
    1. Heat – 2:04.31
    2. Final – 2:04.34 (→ 6th place)
  • Rob Woodhouse
    1. Heat 8 – 2:05.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Robert Bruce
    1. Heat – 4:25.15
    2. B-Final – 4:24.33 (→ 11th place)
  • Rob Woodhouse
    1. Heat 5 – 4:25.60
    2. B-Final – 4:26.14 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay


Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Susanne Baumer
    1. Heat – 57.76 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Sheridan Burge-Lopez
    1. Heat – 2:03.42 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Susanne Baumer
    1. Heat – 2:04.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Janelle Elford
    1. Heat – 4:11.07
    2. Final – 4:10.64 (→ 5th place)
  • Sheridan Burge-Lopez
    1. Heat – 4:12.77
    2. B-Final – 4:10.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Julie McDonald
    1. Heat – 8:29.68
    2. Final – 8:22.93 (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)
  • Janelle Elford
    1. Heat – 8:32.14
    2. B-Final – 8:30.94 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Karen Lord
    1. Heat – 1:04.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Karen Lord
    1. Heat – 2:16.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
    2. B-Final – 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Lara Hooiveld
    1. Heat – 1:11.40
    2. B-Final – 1:11.26 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Lara Hooiveld
    1. Heat – 2:39.97 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Fiona Alessandri
    1. Heat – 1:01.90
    2. B-Final – 1:02.51 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Donna Procter
    1. Heat – 2:18.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Jodie Clatworthy
    1. Heat – 2:17.29
    2. Final – 2:16.31 (→ 4th place)
  • Donna Procter
    1. Heat – 2:21.79 (→ 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Jodie Clatworthy
    1. Heat – 4:44.26
    2. Final – 4:45.86 (→ 6th place)
  • Donna Procter
    1. Heat – 4:47.57
    2. B-Final – 4:47.51 (→ 16th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

[edit] Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

[edit] Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to West Germany (11-13)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-11)
  • Lost to Italy (5-7)
  • Defeated France (7-6)
  • Defeated South Korea (13-2)
  • Classification Round (Group D)
  • Defeated Spain (8-7)
  • Lost to Hungary (5-13) → 8th place
  • Team Roster
  • Glenn Townsend
  • Richard Pengelley
  • Christopher Harrison
  • Troy Stockwell
  • Andrew Wightman
  • Andrew Kerr
  • Raymond Mayers
  • Geoffrey Clark
  • John Fox
  • Christopher Wybrow
  • Simon Asher
  • Andrew Taylor
  • Donald Cameron

Head Coach: Tom Hoad