Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 252 competitors, 180 men and 72 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era.
Medalists
Gold
- Duncan Armstrong — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Debbie Flintoff-King — Athletics, Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Tracey Belbin, Deborah Bowman, Sharon Buchanan, Lee Capes, Michelle Capes, Sally Carbon, Elsbeth Clement, Loretta Dorman, Maree Fish, Rechelle Hawkes, Lorraine Hillas, Kathleen Partridge, Jackie Pereira, Sandra Pisoni, Kim Small, and Liane Tooth — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition
Silver
- Duncan Armstrong — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Martin Vinnicombe — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Time Trial
- Dean Woods — Cycling, Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit
- Lisa Martin — Athletics, Women's Marathon
- Grant Davies — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m Kayak
- Grahame "Spike" Cheney — Boxing, Men's Light-Welterweight
Bronze
- Julie McDonald — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Liz Smylie and Wendy Turnbull — Tennis, Women's Doubles Team Competition
- 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
Archery
Men
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 200m- Mark Garner
- * Heat — 21.09
- * Quarterfinals — 21.08
- Robert Stone
- * Heat — 46.52
- * Quarterfinals — 46.04
- Miles Murphy
- * Heat — 46.38
- * Quarterfinals — 45.93
- Pat Scammel
- * Heat — 3:45.21
- Andrew Lloyd
- * Heat — 13:47.87
- * Semifinals — 13:42.49
- Andrew Lloyd
- * Heat — did not finish
- Steve Moneghetti
- * Final — 2"11.49
- Robert De Castella
- * Final — 2"13.07
- Bradley Camp
- * Final — 2"23.49
- 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
- Leigh Miller
- * Heat — 50.53
- David Culbert
- * Qualification — 7.64m
- Simon Shirley — 8036 points
- Simon Baker
- * Final — 1:21:47.0
- Andrew Jachno
- * Final — 1:24:52.0
- Simon Baker
- * Final — 3:44:07.0
- Andrew Jachno
- * Final — 3:53:23.0
- Werner Reiterer
- * Qualification — 59.78m
Women's Competition
- Kerry Johnson
- * Heat — 11.44
- * Quarterfinals — 11.42
- Kerry Johnson
- * Heat — 23.20
- * Quarterfinals — 23.01
- Maree Holland
- * Heat — 52.29
- * Quarterfinals — 50.90
- * Semifinals — 50.24
- * Final — 51.25
- Jackie Perkins
- * Heat — 9:01.82
- Carolyn Schuwalow
- * Heat — 32:10.05
- * Final — 32:45.07
- Jackie Perkins
- * Heat — 33:45.22
- Debra Flintoff-King, Maree Holland, Kerry Johnson, and Jenny Laurendet
- * Heat — did not start
- Lisa Martin
- * Final — 2:25:53
- Jane Flemming
- * Heat — 13.53
- * Quarterfinals — did not start
- Debbie Flintoff-King
- * Heat — 54.99
- * Semifinals — 54.00
- * Final — 53.17
- Sally Fleming
- * Heat — 56.08
- Jenny Laurendet
- * Heat — 56.44
- Christine Stanton
- * Qualification — 1.92m
- * Final — 1.93m
- Vanessa Browne
- * Qualification — 1.90m
- Nicole Boegman
- * Qualification — 6.72m
- * Final — 6.73m
- Jane Flemming
- * Final Result — 6351 points
Basketball
Men's tournament
;Team roster;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal match
Women's tournament
;Team roster;Group play
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal match
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Australia in 1988.;Men's road race
;Men's team time trial
- Stephen Fairless
- Bruce Keech
- Clayton Stevenson
- Scott Steward
- Gary Neiwand
- Martin Vinnicombe
- Dean Woods
- Brett Dutton
- Wayne McCarney
- Stephen McGlede
- Dean Woods
- Scott McGrory
;Women's road race
- Elizabeth Hepple — 2:00:52
- Donna Gould — 2:00:52
- Kathleen Shannon — 2:00:52
- Julie Speight
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Australia in 1988.;Men's foil
;Men's épée
- Robert Davidson
- Andrea Chaplin
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- * Australia — Kenya 7-1
- * Australia — Argentina 4-0
- * Australia — Netherlands 3-2
- * Australia — Pakistan 4-0
- * Australia — Spain 1-0
- Semi Finals
- * Australia — Great Britain 2-3
- Bronze Medal Game
- * Australia — Netherlands 1-2
- Team Roster
- * Craig Davies
- * Colin Batch
- * John Bestall
- * Warren Birmingham
- * Ric Charlesworth
- * Andrew Deane
- * Michael York
- * Mark Hager
- * Jay Stacy
- * Neil Hawgood
- * Peter Noel
- * Graham Reid
- * Roger Smith
- * Neil Snowden
- * David Wansbrough
- * Ken Wark
- Head Coach: Richard Aggiss
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- * Australia — Canada 1-1
- * Australia — West Germany 1-0
- * Australia — South Korea 5-5
- Semi Finals
- * Australia — The Netherlands 3-2
- Final
- * Australia — South Korea 2-0
- Team Roster
- * Kathleen Partridge
- * Elsbeth Clement
- * Liane Tooth
- * Loretta Dorman
- * Lorraine Hillas
- * Michelle Capes
- * Sandra Pisani
- * Deborah Bowman
- * Lee Capes
- * Kim Small
- * Sally Carbon
- * Jackie Pereira
- * Tracey Belbin
- * Rechelle Hawkes
- * Sharon Buchanan
- * Maree Fish
- Head Coach: Brian Glencross
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1988.Men's Individual Competition:
- Alexander Watson — 0 pt, 64th place
- Watson — 0 pt, 64th place
Rowing
- Ion Popa
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle- Andrew Baildon
- * Heat — 22.99
- * Final — 23.15
- Tom Stachewicz
- * Heat — 23.72
- Andrew Baildon
- * Heat — 50.34
- * Final — 50.23
- Tom Stachewicz
- * Heat — 50.90
- * B-Final — 50.71
- Duncan Armstrong
- * Heat — 1:48.86
- * Final — 1:47.25
- Tom Stachewicz
- * Heat — 1:51.02
- * B-Final — 1:50.83
- Duncan Armstrong
- * Heat — 3:50.64
- * Final — 3:47.15
- Ian Brown
- * Heat — 3:51.09
- * B-Final — 3:54.63
- Michael Bruce McKenzie
- * Heat — 15:19.36
- Jason Plummer
- * Heat — 15:22.85
- Carl Wilson
- * Heat — 58.40
- Simon Upton
- * Heat — 59.06
- Simon Upton
- * Heat — 2:05.08
- Ian McAdam
- * Heat — 1:04.56
- Ian McAdam
- * Heat — 2:19.68
- Jon Sieben
- * Heat — 53.85
- * Final — 53.33
- David Wilson
- * Heat — 55.54
- David Wilson
- * Heat — 1:59.02
- * Final — 1:59.20
- Martin Roberts
- * Heat — 2:00.32
- * B-Final — 2:04.28
- Robert Bruce
- * Heat — 2:04.31
- * Final — 2:04.34
- Rob Woodhouse
- * Heat 8 — 2:05.87
- Robert Bruce
- * Heat — 4:25.15
- * B-Final — 4:24.33
- Rob Woodhouse
- * Heat 5 — 4:25.60
- * B-Final — 4:26.14
- Jason Plummer, Ian Brown, Martin Roberts, and Tom Stachewicz
- * Heat — 7:21.46
- Tom Stachewicz, Ian Brown, Jason Plummer, and Duncan Armstrong
- * Final — 7:15.23
- Carl Wilson, Ian McAdam, Jon Sieben, and Andrew Baildon
- * Heat — 3:47.40
- * Final — 3:45.85
- Karen van Wirdum
- * Heat — 26.12
- * Final — 26.01
- Karen van Wirdum
- * Heat — 56.84
- * B-Final — 57.04
- Susanne Baumer
- * Heat — 57.76
- Sheridan Burge-Lopez
- * Heat — 2:03.42
- Susanne Baumer
- * Heat — 2:04.82
- Janelle Elford
- * Heat — 4:11.07
- * Final — 4:10.64
- Sheridan Burge-Lopez
- * Heat — 4:12.77
- * B-Final — 4:10.21
- Julie McDonald
- * Heat — 8:29.68
- * Final — 8:22.93
- Janelle Elford
- * Heat — 8:32.14
- * B-Final — 8:30.94
- Nicole Livingstone
- * Heat — 1:03.26
- * Final — 1:04.15
- Karen Lord
- * Heat — 1:04.69
- Nicole Livingstone
- * Heat — 2:14.81
- * Final — 2:13.43
- Karen Lord
- * Heat — 2:16.94
- * B-Final — 2:18.78
- Lara Hooiveld
- * Heat — 1:11.40
- * B-Final — 1:11.26
- Lara Hooiveld
- * Heat — 2:39.97
- Fiona Alessandri
- * Heat — 1:01.90
- * B-Final — 1:02.51
- Donna Procter
- * Heat — 2:18.17
- Jodie Clatworthy
- * Heat — 2:17.29
- * Final — 2:16.31
- Donna Procter
- * Heat — 2:21.79
- Jodie Clatworthy
- * Heat — 4:44.26
- * Final — 4:45.86
- Donna Procter
- * Heat — 4:47.57
- * Final — 4:47.51
- Nicole Livingstone, Lara Hooiveld, Fiona Alessandri and Karen van Wirdum
- * Heat — 4:14.32
- * Final — 4:11.57
Synchronized swimming
;Women's solo
;Women's duet
- Lisa Lieschke
- Semon Rohloff
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- John Fitzgerald
- * First round — Lost to Grant Connell 6-6 6-4 2-6 2-6
- Wally Masur
- * First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4
- * Second round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7
- Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald
- * First Round — Defeated Anastasios Bavelas and George Kalovelonis 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1
- * Second Round — Defeated Bruce Derlin and Kelly Evernden 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
- * Quarterfinals — Lost to Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd 3-6 4-6 3-6
- Anne Minter
- * First Round — Defeated Xochitl Escobedo 6-1 6-3
- * Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva 4-6 6-3 1-6
- Elizabeth Smylie
- * First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi 6-7 0-6
- Wendy Turnbull
- * First Round — Defeated Clare Wood 6-1 6-3
- * Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva 4-6 6-3 1-6
Water polo
- Preliminary Round
- * Lost to West Germany
- * Lost to Soviet Union
- * Lost to Italy
- * Defeated France
- * Defeated South Korea
- Classification Round
- * Defeated Spain
- * Lost to Hungary → 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
Weightlifting