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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At the 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
Olympic history (summary)
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Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

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

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

For more details on this topic, see Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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

For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 200m

  • Heat — 21.09
  • Quarterfinals — 21.08 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m

  • Robert Stone
  • Heat — 46.52
  • Quarterfinals — 46.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
  • Miles Murphy
  • Heat — 46.38
  • Quarterfinals — 45.93 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 1,500m

  • Pat Scammel
  • Heat — 3:45.21 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 5,000m

  • Andrew Lloyd
  • Heat — 13:47.87
  • Semifinals — 13:42.49 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 10,000m

  • Andrew Lloyd
  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)

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 400m Hurdles

  • Leigh Miller
  • Heat — 50.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.64m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  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 20km Walk

  • Simon Baker
  • Final — 1:21:47.0 (→ 11th place)
  • Andrew Jachno
  • Final — 1:24:52.0 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50km Walk

  • Simon Baker
  • Final — 3:44:07.0 (→ 6th place)
  • Andrew Jachno
  • Final — 3:53:23.0 (→ 19th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 59.78m (→ did not advance, 15th place)


[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 100m

  • Kerry Johnson
  • Heat — 11.44
  • Quarterfinals — 11.42 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200m

  • Kerry Johnson
  • Heat — 23.20
  • Quarterfinals — 23.01 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m

  • Maree Holland
  • Heat — 52.29
  • Quarterfinals — 50.90
  • Semifinals — 50.24
  • Final — 51.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 3,000m

  • Jackie Perkins
  • Heat — 9:01.82 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 10,000m

  • Carolyn Schuwalow
  • Heat — 32:10.05
  • Final — 32:45.07 (→ 17th place)
  • Jackie Perkins
  • Heat — 33:45.22 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 4x400m Relay

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

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:25:53 (→ Image:Med_2.png Silver Medal)

Women's 100m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.53
  • Quarterfinals — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 54.99
  • Semifinals — 54.00
  • Final — 53.17 (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal)
  • Sally Fleming
  • Heat — 56.08 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Jenny Laurendet
  • Heat — 56.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.92m
  • Final — 1.93m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.72m
  • Final — 6.73m (→ 5th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 6351 points (→ 7th place)

[edit] Basketball

For more details on this topic, see Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round
  • Defeated Puerto Rico (81-77)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (69-91)
  • Defeated Central African Republic (106-67)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (78-98)
  • Defeated South Korea (95-75)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated Spain (77-74)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (70-91)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to United States (49-78) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

[edit] Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Elizabeth Hepple — 2:00:52 (→ 22nd place)
  • Donna Gould — 2:00:52 (→ 27th place)
  • Kathleen Shannon — 2:00:52 (→ 29th place)

[edit] Hockey

For more details on this topic, see Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

[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

[edit] Modern pentathlon

For more details on this topic, see Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Alexander Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

Men's Team Competition:

  • Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

[edit] Swimming

For more details on this topic, see Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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. Final – 4:47.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

[edit] Tennis

For more details on this topic, see Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition


Women's Singles Competition

[edit] Water polo

For more details on this topic, see Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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