Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 345 competitors, 219 men and 126 women, took part in 191 events in 22 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medallists
Gold
- Paul Barber, Stephen Batchelor, Kulbir Bhaura, Robert Clift, Richard Dodds, David Faulkner, Russell Garcia, Martyn Grimley, Sean Kerly, Jimmy Kirkwood, Richard Leman, Stephen Martin, Veryan Pappin, Jon Potter, Imran Sherwani, and Ian Taylor — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Malcolm Cooper — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Michael McIntyre and Bryn Vaile — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
- Adrian Moorhouse — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Steve Redgrave and Andy Holmes — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Silver
- Linford Christie — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Peter Elliott — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres
- Colin Jackson — Athletics, Men's 110 metres Hurdles
- John Regis, Elliot Bunney, Linford Christie, and Mike McFarlane — Athletics, Men's 4×100 metres Relay
- Liz McColgan — Athletics, Women's 10.000 metres
- Fatima Whitbread — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Captain Mark Phillips, Karen Stracker, Virginia Holgate-Leng, and Ian Stark — Equestrian, Team Eventing
- Ian Stark — Equestrian, Individual Eventing
- Alister Allan — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Nick Gillingham — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Bronze
- Leroy Watson, Steven Hallard, and Richard Priestman — Archery, Men's Team Competition
- Mark Rowland — Athletics, Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
- Yvonne Murray — Athletics, Women's 3.000 metres
- Richard Woodhall — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Virginia Holgate-Leng — Equestrian, Individual Eventing
- Dennis Stewart — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight
- Richard Phelps, Dominic Mahony, and Graham Brookhouse — Modern Pentathlon, Team Competition
- Steve Redgrave, Andy Holmes, and Patrick Sweeney — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Andrew Jameson — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
Archery
In the fifth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal while Joanne Franks added another top eight finish in the women's individual and the women's team came in 5th.Women's Individual Competition:
- Joanne Franks - Final
- Pauline Edwards - Quarterfinal
- Cheryl Sutton - Preliminary Round
- Leroy Watson - Quarterfinals
- Steven Hallard - 1/8 finals
- Richard Priestman - Preliminary Round
- Watson, Hallard, and Priestman - Final
- Franks, Edwards, and Sutton - Final
Athletics
- Linford Christie
- Barrington Williams
- John Regis
- Linford Christie
- Michael Rosswess
- John Regis
- Brian Whittle
- Todd Bennett
- Peter Elliott
- Steve Cram
- Tom McKean
- Peter Elliott
- Steve Cram
- Steve Crabb
Men's 10.000 metres
- Eamonn Martin
- Steve Binns
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Kriss Akabusi
- Max Robertson
- Philip Harries
- Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
- Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
- Mark Rowland
- Eddie Wedderburn
- Roger Hackney
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Shot Put
- Tony Mercer
- Paul Edwards
Men's Decathlon
- Daley Thompson — 8306 points
- Alex Kruger — 7623 points
- Greg Richards — 7237 points
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Janet Smith, and Sally Gunnell
- Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford, and Sally Gunnell
- Angie Pain — 2"30.51
- Susan Tooby — 2"31.33
- Susan Crehan — 2"36.57
Women's Javelin Throw
- Fatima Whitbread
- Tessa Sanderson
- Sharon Gibson
Women's Heptathlon
Men's Light Flyweight
Men's Flyweight
Men's Featherweight
Men's Heavyweight
- Henry Akinwande
Canoeing
Cycling
Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Great Britain in 1988.;Men's road race
;Men's team time trial
;Men's sprint
;Men's individual pursuit
;Men's team pursuit
;Women's road race
- Maria Blower — 2:00:52
- Sally Hodge — 2:00:52
- Lisa Brambani — 2:00:52
- Louise Jones
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Tony Bartlett, Jonathan Davis, Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Donnie McKenzie
;Men's sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil
- Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Linda Strachan, Liz Thurley
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Final
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: David Whitaker
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Dennis Hay
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1988. They won bronze in the team event.Men's Individual Competition:
- Richard Phelps - 5229 pts
- Dominic Mahony - 5047 pts
- Graham Brookhouse - 5000 pts
- Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse - 15276 pts
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Men's coxless pair- Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave
- Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Patrick Sweeney,
- P R Mulkerrins, J N S Berrisford, M A H Buckingham, S Peel
- Martin Cross, D A Clift, J M Maxey, John Garrett, H V O Thomas
- N Burfitt, P Beaumont, T G Dillon, S A Obholzer, S Jefferies, Sal Hassan, Richard Stanhope, G B Stewart, S Turner
- S Andreae, A Gill
Women's coxed four
- F Johnston, K Grose, J Gough, S Smith, A Norrish
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyleMen's 100 m freestyle
Men's 200 m freestyle
Men's 400 m freestyle
Men's 1500 m freestyle
- Kevin Boyd
- Tony Day
Men's 200 m backstroke
Men's 100 m breaststroke
- Adrian Moorhouse
- James Parrack
- Nick Gillingham
- Adrian Moorhouse
- Andy Jameson
- Neil Cochran
Men's 200 m individual medley
- John Davey
- Neil Cochran
- Paul Brew
- John Davey
- Andy Jameson, Mark Foster, Mike Fibbens, and Roland Lee
- Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Roland Lee, and Andy Jameson
- Kevin Boyd, Paul Howe, Jonathan Broughton, and Roland Lee
- Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Mark Foster
Women's 100 m freestyle
- Annabelle Cripps
- June Croft
- Ruth Gilfillan
- June Croft
- Ruth Gilfillan
- June Croft
- Karen Mellor
- Tracey Atkin
Women's 200 m backstroke
- Kathy Read
- Helen Slatter
Women's 200 m breaststroke
- Susannah Brownsdon
- Helen Frank
- Caroline Foot
- Annabelle Cripps
Women's 200 m individual medley
Women's 400 m individual medley
- Tracey Atkin
- Susannah Brownsdon
- Annabelle Cripps, June Croft, Linda Donnelly, and Joanna Coull
- Katharine Read, Susannah Brownsdon, Caroline Foot, and Joanna Coull
Synchronized swimming
;Women's solo
;Women's duet
- Nicola Shearn
- Lian Goodwin
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition- Sara Gomer
- Clare Wood
Weightlifting