Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. 252 competitors, 180 men and 72 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

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Gold

• Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
  
   — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
  
  , Men's 200 m Freestyle
• Debbie Flintoff-King
  Debbie Flintoff-King
  Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , Women's 400 m Hurdles
• Tracey Belbin
  Tracey Belbin
  Tracey Lee Belbin OAM is a former field hockey player from Australia, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
  
  , Deborah Bowman
  Deborah Bowman
  Debbie Bowman-Sullivan born 4, July, 1963 in Southport, Australia is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  , Sharon Buchanan
  Sharon Buchanan
  Sharon Lee Buchanan OAM is a retired field hockey forward, who competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984....
  
  , Lee Capes, Michelle Capes, Sally Carbon
  Sally Carbon
  Sally Carbon represented Australia from 1987 until 1994 in field hockey. She was a striker, midfielder and half back. Carbon was super fast and set up many goals for Australia during her 125 game career...
  
  , Elsbeth Clement, Loretta Dorman, Maree Fish, Rechelle Hawkes
  Rechelle Hawkes
  Rechelle Margaret Hawkes was the captain of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, for eight years and is one of only two Australian females to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996 and Seoul 1988.Hawkes also competed at...
  
  , Lorraine Hillas, Kathleen Partridge, Jackie Pereira, Sandra Pisoni, Kim Small, and Liane Tooth — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

Silver

• Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
  
   — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
  
  , Men's 400 m Freestyle
• Martin Vinnicombe
  Martin Vinnicombe
  James Martin Vinnicombe is a retired Australian track cyclist who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning a silver medal in 1000 metres time trial. He tested positive for steroids in 1991...
  
   — Cycling
  Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*...
  
  , Men's 1000 m Time Trial
• Dean Woods
  Dean Woods
  Dean Anthony Woods, OAM is an Australian racing cyclist from Wangaratta in Victoria known for his track cycling at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games...
  
   — Cycling
  Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*...
  
  , Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit
• Lisa Martin
  Lisa Martin
  Lisa Frances Martin is a retired female long-distance runner from Australia.At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul the 28-year-old won a silver medal in marathon, only 13 seconds behind Portuguese running star Rosa Mota. Other achievements include gold medals in marathon at the 1986 and 1990...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , Women's Marathon
• Grant Davies
  Grant Davies
  For the Welsh footballer see Grant Davies Grant Davies is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event....
  
   — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 336–50. &...
  
  , Men's K1 1000 m Kayak
• Grahame "Spike" Cheney
  Grahame Cheney
  Grahame Francis Cheney was an Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*1st round bye*Defeated Miguel González RSC 2...
  
   — Boxing
  Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries...
  
  , Men's Light-Welterweight (63.5 kg)

Bronze

• Julie McDonald — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
  
  , Women's 800 m Freestyle
• Liz Smylie and Wendy Turnbull
  Wendy Turnbull
  Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
  
   — Tennis
  Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Women's Doubles Team Competition
• Peter Foster and Kelvin Graham
  Kelvin Graham
  Kelvin Graham is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals with one in 1988 in K-2 1000 m and the second in 1992 in K-4 1000 m.-References:...
  
   — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 336–50. &...
  
  , Men's K2 1000 m Kayak
• Gary Neiwand
  Gary Neiwand
  Gary Neiwand is a retired Australian track cyclist, a former world champion, who won four Olympic medals during his career.-Early life and career:...
  
   — Cycling
  Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*...
  
  , Men's 1000 m Sprint
• Dean Woods
  Dean Woods
  Dean Anthony Woods, OAM is an Australian racing cyclist from Wangaratta in Victoria known for his track cycling at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games...
  
  , Brett Dutton, Steve McGlede, and Wayne McCarney — Cycling
  Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*...
  
  , Men's 4000 m Team Pursuit

Archery

In the fifth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent only men. They were not successful, with Simon Fairweather

Simon Fairweather

Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....

's 16th place the best ranking any individual received. The Australians did not qualify for the team semifinal.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Simon Fairweather
  Simon Fairweather
  Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....
  
   — 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

Men's Competition

Men's 200m

• Mark Garner
  Mark Garner
  Mark Garner is a retired sprinter from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . His best result was winning the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay at the 1988 World Junior Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• 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
  Andrew Lloyd
  Andrew Lloyd is best known for coming from behind in the last lap to take the 5000m gold medal in the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games....
  
  
• Heat — 13:47.87
• Semifinals — 13:42.49 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 10,000m

• Andrew Lloyd
  Andrew Lloyd
  Andrew Lloyd is best known for coming from behind in the last lap to take the 5000m gold medal in the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games....
  
  
• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's Marathon

• Steve Moneghetti
  Steve Moneghetti
  Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti is an Australian long-distance runner. Moneghetti has a degree in civil engineering, a graduate diploma in education and an honorary doctorate from the University of Ballarat...
  
  
• Final — 2"11.49 (→ 5th place)

• Robert De Castella
  Robert de Castella
  Robert Francois de Castella, MBE is an Australian former world champion marathon runner. He is widely known as "Deek" or "Deeks" to the Australian public, and "Tree" to his competitors due to his thick legs and inner calm...
  
  
• Final — 2"13.07 (→ 8th place)

• Bradley Camp
• Final — 2"23.49 (→ 41st place)

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Robert Ballard, Mark Garner
  Mark Garner
  Mark Garner is a retired sprinter from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . His best result was winning the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay at the 1988 World Junior Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Leigh Miller, and Miles Murphy
• Heat — 3:05.93
• Miles Murphy, Mark Garner
  Mark Garner
  Mark Garner is a retired sprinter from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . His best result was winning the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay at the 1988 World Junior Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Robert Ballard, and Darren Clark
  Darren Clark
  Darren Edward Clark is a retired Australian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time of 44.38 seconds, achieved at the 1988 Olympics, is the current Oceanian record....
  
  
• Semi Final — 3:06.63
• Robert Ballard, Mark Garner
  Mark Garner
  Mark Garner is a retired sprinter from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . His best result was winning the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay at the 1988 World Junior Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Miles Murphy, and Darren Clark
  Darren Clark
  Darren Edward Clark is a retired Australian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time of 44.38 seconds, achieved at the 1988 Olympics, is the current Oceanian record....
  
  
• Final — 3:02.49 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

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

Men's Long Jump

• David Culbert
• Qualification — 7.64m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Simon Shirley
  Simon Shirley
  Simon Shirley is a retired decathlete from Australia, who finished in fifteenth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He is a two-time national champion in the men's decathlon.-Achievements:...
  
   — 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 20 km Walk

• Simon Baker
  Simon Baker (athlete)
  Simon Francis Baker is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country in four consecutive Olympic Games: 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:21:47.0 (→ 11th place)

• Andrew Jachno
  Andrew Jachno
  Andrew Jachno is a retired male race walker from Australia. He set his personal best in the men's 50 km in 1988. Jachno is a two-time national champion.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:24:52.0 (→ 28th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Simon Baker
  Simon Baker (athlete)
  Simon Francis Baker is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country in four consecutive Olympic Games: 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 3:44:07.0 (→ 6th place)

• Andrew Jachno
  Andrew Jachno
  Andrew Jachno is a retired male race walker from Australia. He set his personal best in the men's 50 km in 1988. Jachno is a two-time national champion.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 3:53:23.0 (→ 19th place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Werner Reiterer
  Werner Reiterer
  Werner Reiterer is an Austrian-born retired discus thrower and shot putter from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . His best result was winning the title in the men's discus throw at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada...
  
  
• Qualification — 59.78m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

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

• Lisa Martin
  Lisa Martin
  Lisa Frances Martin is a retired female long-distance runner from Australia.At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul the 28-year-old won a silver medal in marathon, only 13 seconds behind Portuguese running star Rosa Mota. Other achievements include gold medals in marathon at the 1986 and 1990...
  
  
• Final — 2:25:53 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 100m Hurdles

• Jane Flemming
  Jane Flemming
  Jane Christina Flemming is a former Australian Olympic track and field athlete. She completed her HSC in 1982 at Mater Christi College, Belgrave...
  
  
• Heat — 13.53
• Quarterfinals — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Debbie Flintoff-King
  Debbie Flintoff-King
  Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:...
  
  
• Heat — 54.99
• Semifinals — 54.00
• Final — 53.17 (→ 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

• Christine Stanton
  Christine Stanton
  Christine Frances Stanton is a retired high jumper from Australia, who was born as Christine Annison. She set her personal best on 1985-01-26, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Adelaide, South Australia...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.92m
• Final — 1.93m (→ 7th place)

• Vanessa Browne-Ward
  Vanessa Browne-Ward
  Vanessa Carol Browne-Ward is a retired high jumper from Australia, who set her personal best on 12 February 1989, jumping 1.98 metres at a meet in Perth, Western Australia...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's Long Jump

• Nicole Boegman
  Nicole Boegman
  Nicole Boegman-Stewart, formerly married Staines is a retired Australian long jumper.Her personal best jump was 6.87 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Gateshead. Wind aided best 7.12 metres achieved in Sestriere, 1995. The Australian, and Oceanian, record currently belongs to Bronwyn Thompson...
  
  
• Qualification — 6.72m
• Final — 6.73m (→ 5th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Jane Flemming
  Jane Flemming
  Jane Christina Flemming is a former Australian Olympic track and field athlete. She completed her HSC in 1982 at Mater Christi College, Belgrave...
  
  
• Final Result — 6351 points (→ 7th place)

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
• Ray Borner
  Ray Borner
  Ray Helmut Borner AM is a former Australian basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League...
  
  
• Mark Bradtke
  Mark Bradtke
  Mark Robert Bradtke is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played mainly in Australia's National Basketball League but also had a single stint in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996-97...
  
  
• Wayne Carroll
• Mark Dalton
• Andrew Gaze
  Andrew Gaze
  Andrew Barry Casson Gaze is Australia's best known basketball player, and one of its most successful. He is considered as the greatest player in the history of the NBL....
  
  
• Damian Keogh
• Luc Longley
  Luc Longley
  Lucien James "Luc" Longley is a retired Australian professional basketball player, who was the first Australian to play in the NBA, where he played for eleven seasons...
  
  
• Darryl Pearce
• Larry Sengstock
  Larry Sengstock
  Larry Sengstock is a retired Australian basketball player and the current CEO of Basketball Australia and NBL....
  
  
• Robert Sibley
• Philip Smyth
• Andrew Vlahov
  Andrew Vlahov
  Andrew Mitchell Vlahov is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League of Australia from 1991 through till the 2001/2002 season...
  
  
• Head Coach: Adrian Hurley
  Adrian Hurley
  Dr Adrian Hurley OAM is a former Australian basketball coach and a former player. He is now retired and is presently President of Basketball NSW and serves on advisory committees for Basketball Australia and the National Basketball League....
  
  

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)

Fencing

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Australia in 1988.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 20 to 21 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

• Robert Davidson
  Robert Davidson (fencer)
  Robert Davidson is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 23 to 24 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed.-Results:...

• Robert Davidson
  Robert Davidson (fencer)
  Robert Davidson is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 21 to 22, 1988. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.-Results:...

• Andrea Chaplin
  Andrea Chaplin
  Andrea Chaplin is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Kenya
  Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  - Gold:* Paul Ereng — Athletics, Men's 800 metres* Peter Rono — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres* John Ngugi — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres* Julius Kariuki — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase...
  
   7–1
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Argentina
  Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Argentina competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 118 competitors, 93 men and 25 women, took part in 53 events in 18 sports.-Medalists:-Archery:Argentina first appeared at the Olympic archery competition in 1988...
  
   4–0
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Netherlands
  Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The Netherlands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.- Gold:* Monique Knol — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race...
  
   3–2
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Pakistan
  Pakistan at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Pakistan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Medalists:Bronze medal won by Syed Hussain Shah in the men's middleweight boxing competition-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Mohammad Afzal Khan...
  
   4–0
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Spain
  Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Spain competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 229 competitors, 200 men and 29 women, took part in 130 events in 24 sports.- Gold:* José Doreste — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition- Silver:...
  
   1–0
• Semi Finals
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Great Britain 2–3
• Bronze Medal Game
• Australia
  Kookaburras (hockey)
  The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
  
   — Netherlands
  Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The Netherlands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.- Gold:* Monique Knol — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race...
  
   1–2 (→ Fourth place)

• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Craig Davies (captain)
• ( 2.) Colin Batch
  Colin Batch
  Colin Batch is a former international field hockey player from Australia. Batch is currently a professional hockey coach based in Belgium where he is the head coach of the Belgium national hockey team the Red Lions...
  
  
• ( 3.) John Bestall
• ( 4.) Warren Birmingham
• ( 5.) Rick Charlesworth
• ( 6.) Andrew Deane
• ( 7.) Michael York
• ( 8.) Mark Hager
  Mark Hager
  Mark William Hager is a former field hockey player from Australia, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. After the fourth place in 1988 he won the bronze medal with The Kookaburras at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• ( 9.) Jay Stacy
  Jay Stacy
  Jay Jason Stacy is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.-References:* *...
  
  
• (10.) Neil Hawgood
  Neil Hawgood
  Neil Hawgood is a former Australian field hockey player who represented Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played in 7 games, scoring five goals, as the Australian team finished in fourth position....
  
  
• (11.) Peter Noel (goalkeeper)
• (12.) Graham Reid
  Graham Reid
  Graham Reid is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
  
• (13.) Roger Smith
• (14.) Neil Snowden (goalkeeper)
• (15.) David Wansbrough
• (16.) Ken Wark
  Ken Wark
  Kenneth "Ken" Christopher Wark is a former field hockey fullback from Australia, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. After winning the silver medal in 1992 he ended his career with the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Head Coach: Richard Aggiss

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Australia
  Hockeyroos
  The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
  
   — Canada 1–1
• Australia
  Hockeyroos
  The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
  
   — West Germany 1–0
• Australia
  Hockeyroos
  The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
  
   — South Korea 5–5
• Semi Finals
• Australia
  Hockeyroos
  The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
  
   — The Netherlands 3–2
• Final
• Australia
  Hockeyroos
  The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
  
   — 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
  Deborah Bowman
  Debbie Bowman-Sullivan born 4, July, 1963 in Southport, Australia is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
   (captain)
• ( 9.) Lee Capes
• (10.) Kim Small
• (11.) Sally Carbon
  Sally Carbon
  Sally Carbon represented Australia from 1987 until 1994 in field hockey. She was a striker, midfielder and half back. Carbon was super fast and set up many goals for Australia during her 125 game career...
  
  
• (12.) Jackie Pereira
• (13.) Tracey Belbin
  Tracey Belbin
  Tracey Lee Belbin OAM is a former field hockey player from Australia, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
  
  
• (14.) Rechelle Hawkes
  Rechelle Hawkes
  Rechelle Margaret Hawkes was the captain of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, for eight years and is one of only two Australian females to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996 and Seoul 1988.Hawkes also competed at...
  
  
• (15.) Sharon Buchanan
  Sharon Buchanan
  Sharon Lee Buchanan OAM is a retired field hockey forward, who competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984....
  
  
• (16.) Maree Fish (goalkeeper)
• Head Coach: Brian Glencross

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Alexander Watson — 0 pt, 64th place

Men's Team Competition:

• Watson — 0 pt, 64th place

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Andrew Baildon
  Andrew Baildon
  Andrew James Baildon is a former freestyle swimming champion from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988....
  
  
• Heat — 22.99
• Final — 23.15 (→ 8th place)

• Tom Stachewicz
• Heat — 23.72 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Andrew Baildon
  Andrew Baildon
  Andrew James Baildon is a former freestyle swimming champion from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988....
  
  
• Heat — 50.34
• Final — 50.23 (→ 6th place)

• Tom Stachewicz
• Heat — 50.90
• B-Final — 50.71 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 1:48.86
• Final — 1:47.25 (→ Gold Medal)

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

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 3:50.64
• Final — 3:47.15 (→ Silver Medal)

• Ian Brown
  Ian Brown (swimmer)
  Ian Robert Brown is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics. He made his debut in 1988. His best Olympic result was the fifth place, four years later in Barcelona, Spain, in the Men's 400m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 3:51.09
• B-Final — 3:54.63 (→ 13th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Michael Bruce McKenzie
• Heat — 15:19.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

• Jason Plummer
  Jason Plummer (swimmer)
  Jason Robert Plummer is a former Australian freestyle swimmer, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Plummer was a member of the St. Peters Swim Club in Brisbane. At the 1985 National Championships he won silver in 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle finishing behind fellow Queenslander...
  
  
• Heat — 15:22.85 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Carl Wilson
• Heat — 58.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

• Simon Upton
• Heat — 59.06 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

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

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

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

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

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

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jon Sieben
  Jon Sieben
  Jonathan Scott Sieben is an Australian former butterfly swimmer active in the 1980s, who won gold in the 200 m butterfly at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics....
  
  
• Heat — 53.85
• Final — 53.33 (→ 4th place)

• David Wilson
• Heat — 55.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• David Wilson
• Heat — 1:59.02
• Final — 1:59.20 (→ 6th place)

• Martin Roberts
• Heat — 2:00.32
• B-Final — 2:04.28 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Robert Bruce
• Heat — 2:04.31
• Final — 2:04.34 (→ 6th place)

• Rob Woodhouse
  Rob Woodhouse
  Robert "Rob" Woodhouse is a former Australian Olympic swimmer, specializing in medley swimming. He is now a prominent sports agent and company director...
  
  
• Heat 8 — 2:05.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Robert Bruce
• Heat — 4:25.15
• B-Final — 4:24.33 (→ 11th place)

• Rob Woodhouse
  Rob Woodhouse
  Robert "Rob" Woodhouse is a former Australian Olympic swimmer, specializing in medley swimming. He is now a prominent sports agent and company director...
  
  
• Heat 5 — 4:25.60
• B-Final — 4:26.14 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Jason Plummer
  Jason Plummer (swimmer)
  Jason Robert Plummer is a former Australian freestyle swimmer, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Plummer was a member of the St. Peters Swim Club in Brisbane. At the 1985 National Championships he won silver in 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle finishing behind fellow Queenslander...
  
  , Ian Brown
  Ian Brown (swimmer)
  Ian Robert Brown is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics. He made his debut in 1988. His best Olympic result was the fifth place, four years later in Barcelona, Spain, in the Men's 400m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  , Martin Roberts, and Tom Stachewicz
• Heat — 7:21.46
• Tom Stachewicz, Ian Brown
  Ian Brown (swimmer)
  Ian Robert Brown is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics. He made his debut in 1988. His best Olympic result was the fifth place, four years later in Barcelona, Spain, in the Men's 400m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  , Jason Plummer
  Jason Plummer (swimmer)
  Jason Robert Plummer is a former Australian freestyle swimmer, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Plummer was a member of the St. Peters Swim Club in Brisbane. At the 1985 National Championships he won silver in 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle finishing behind fellow Queenslander...
  
  , and Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan Armstrong
  Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
  
  
• Final — 7:15.23 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Carl Wilson, Ian McAdam, Jon Sieben
  Jon Sieben
  Jonathan Scott Sieben is an Australian former butterfly swimmer active in the 1980s, who won gold in the 200 m butterfly at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics....
  
  , and Andrew Baildon
  Andrew Baildon
  Andrew James Baildon is a former freestyle swimming champion from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988....
  
  
• Heat — 3:47.40
• Final — 3:45.85 (→ 6th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Karen van Wirdum
  Karen Van Wirdum
  Karen Tracey van Wirdum is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Heat — 26.12
• Final — 26.01 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Karen van Wirdum
  Karen Van Wirdum
  Karen Tracey van Wirdum is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Heat — 56.84
• B-Final — 57.04 (→ 14th place)

• Susanne Baumer
• Heat — 57.76 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Sheridan Burge-Lopez
• Heat — 2:03.42 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Susanne Baumer
• Heat — 2:04.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Janelle Elford
• Heat — 4:11.07
• Final — 4:10.64 (→ 5th place)

• Sheridan Burge-Lopez
• Heat — 4:12.77
• B-Final — 4:10.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Julie McDonald
• Heat — 8:29.68
• Final — 8:22.93 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Janelle Elford
• Heat — 8:32.14
• B-Final — 8:30.94 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Nicole Livingstone
  Nicole Livingstone
  Nicole Dawn Livingstone OAM is a retired Australian Olympic swimmer and a television sports commentator and radio presenter. Livingstone competed for Australia in three summer Olympics - 1988, 1992, and 1996 - winning both individual and team medals...
  
  
• Heat — 1:03.26
• Final — 1:04.15 (→ 7th place)

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

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Nicole Livingstone
  Nicole Livingstone
  Nicole Dawn Livingstone OAM is a retired Australian Olympic swimmer and a television sports commentator and radio presenter. Livingstone competed for Australia in three summer Olympics - 1988, 1992, and 1996 - winning both individual and team medals...
  
  
• Heat — 2:14.81
• Final — 2:13.43 (→ 5th place)

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

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

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

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

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

Women's 100 m Butterfly

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

Women's 200 m Butterfly

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

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jodie Clatworthy
• Heat — 2:17.29
• Final — 2:16.31 (→ 4th place)

• Donna Procter
• Heat — 2:21.79 (→ 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jodie Clatworthy
• Heat — 4:44.26
• Final — 4:45.86 (→ 6th place)

• Donna Procter
• Heat — 4:47.57
• Final — 4:47.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Nicole Livingstone
  Nicole Livingstone
  Nicole Dawn Livingstone OAM is a retired Australian Olympic swimmer and a television sports commentator and radio presenter. Livingstone competed for Australia in three summer Olympics - 1988, 1992, and 1996 - winning both individual and team medals...
  
  , Lara Hooiveld, Fiona Alessandri and Karen van Wirdum
  Karen Van Wirdum
  Karen Tracey van Wirdum is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Heat — 4:14.32
• Final — 4:11.57 (→ 4th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• John Fitzgerald
  John Fitzgerald (tennis player)
  John Basil Fitzgerald OAM is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.-Playing career:...
  
  
• First round — Lost to Grant Connell
  Grant Connell
  Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s....
  
   (Canada) 6-6 6-4 2-6 2-6

• Wally Masur
  Wally Masur
  Wally Masur is a tennis coach, television commentator, and former professional tennis player from Sydney, Australia....
  
  
• First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar
  Luiz Mattar
  Luiz Mattar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1986–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles , and World No. 55 in doubles...
  
   (Brazil) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4
• Second round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb
  Carl-Uwe Steeb
  Carl-Uwe Steeb is a former professional tennis player from Germany.Steeb turned professional in 1986. He won his first top-level singles title in 1989 in Gstaad...
  
   (West Germany) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7

Men's Doubles Competition

• Darren Cahill
  Darren Cahill
  Darren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
  
   and John Fitzgerald
• First Round — Defeated Anastasios Bavelas
  Anastasios Bavelas
  Anastasios Bavelas is a male former tennis player from Greece.Bavelas represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, partnering George Kalovelonis. The pair was eliminated in the first round there...
  
   and George Kalovelonis
  George Kalovelonis
  George Kalovelonis is a former tennis player from Greece, who represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by fellow lucky loser Bong-Soo Kim from South Korea...
  
   (Greece) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1
• Second Round — Defeated Bruce Derlin
  Bruce Derlin
  Bruce Phillip Derlin is a retired tennis player from New Zealand.Derlin represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There the left-hander lost in the second round of the men's doubles competition to Australia's Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald, while...
  
   and Kelly Evernden
  Kelly Evernden
  Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol...
  
   (New Zealand) 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Stefan Edberg
  Stefan Edberg
  Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
  
   and Anders Järryd
  Anders Järryd
  Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
  
   (Sweden) 3-6 4-6 3-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Anne Minter
  Anne Minter
  Anne Minter is a former tennis player from Australia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour: 1987 Taipei, Singapore; 1988 Puerto Rico; 1989 Taipei...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Xochitl Escobedo
  Xóchitl Escobedo
  Xóchitl Escobedo is a retired female tennis player from Mexico, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She reached her career-high singles ranking on November 20, 1989, when she became the number 284 of the world.-References:*...
  
   (Mexico) 6-1 6-3
• Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva
  Natasha Zvereva
  Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings...
  
   (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6

• Elizabeth Smylie
  Elizabeth Smylie
  Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi
  Raffaella Reggi
  Raffaella Reggi is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, expressiveness and gesticulations....
  
   (Italy) 6-7 0-6

• Wendy Turnbull
  Wendy Turnbull
  Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Clare Wood
  Clare Wood
  Clare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998...
  
   (Great Britain) 6-1 6-3
• Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva
  Natasha Zvereva
  Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings...
  
   (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6

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
  Christopher Harrison
  Christopher Harrison was the first Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, serving with Governor Jonathan Jennings. Harrison was briefly acting governor while Jennings' was conducting negotiation with the native tribes in northern Indiana, and later resigned from office over a dispute with Jennings...
  
  
• Troy Stockwell
• Andrew Wightman
• Andrew Kerr
• Raymond Mayers
• Geoffrey Clark
• John Fox
• Christopher Wybrow
• Simon Asher
• Andrew Taylor
• Donald Cameron
• Head Coach: Tom Hoad
  Tom Hoad
  Tom Hoad is an Australian water polo coach and former player. In 1968, he was appointed to International Swimming Federation , the world governing body for swimming and was chairman of the 1998 World Swimming Championships held in Perth, Western Australia. He is currently a director of the...
  
  

See also

• Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
  Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
  Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their thirteenth of 13 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.-External links:*...
  
  
• Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
  Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
  Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their fourteenth of 14 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.-Athletics:* Simon Arkell — Men's Pole Vault...