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
Rank: 15		 Gold
3		 Silver
6		 Bronze
5		 Total
14
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Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

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Medalists

Image:Med_1.png Gold

Image:Med_2.png Silver

Image:Med_3.png Bronze

Results by event

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:

Men's Team Competition:

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

Athletics

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

Men's Competition

Men's 200m

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

Men's 400m

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

Men's 1,500m

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

Men's 5,000m

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

Men's 10,000m

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

Men's Marathon

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

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Heat — 3:05.93
  • Semi Final — 3:06.63
  • Final — 3:02.49 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • 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

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

Men's 50km Walk

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

Men's Discus Throw

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


Women's Competition

Women's 100m

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

Women's 200m

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

Women's 400m

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

Women's 3,000m

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

Women's 10,000m

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

Women's 4x400m Relay

  • 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)
  • Heat — 56.08 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • 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)

Basketball

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

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

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

Hockey

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

Men's Team Competition

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

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Semi Finals
  • Final
  • Australia — South Korea 2–0 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster

Modern pentathlon

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

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Watson – 0 pt, 64th place

Swimming

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

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

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

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Julie McDonald
    1. Heat – 8:29.68
    2. Final – 8:22.93 (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)

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

Women's 200 m Butterfly

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

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Donna Procter
    1. Heat – 4:47.57
    2. Final – 4:47.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

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

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
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