Archery

Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These events included team competitions for the first time in modern Olympic archery. Men's and women's individual competitions continued to be part of the schedule as well....

• Merrellyn Tarr — Preliminary Round (→ 62nd place)

• Paul Bamber — Preliminary Round (→ 60th place)
• Alan Bryant — Preliminary Round (→ 72nd place)
• Wrex Tarr
  Wrex Tarr
  Wrex Tarr was a Rhodesian comedian, news presenter and archer. He was most famous for his records, "Futi Chilapalapa" and "Cream of Chilapalapa".- Early life :...
  
   — Preliminary Round (→ 78th place)

• Bamber, Bryant, and Tarr — Preliminary Round (→ 21st place)

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:...

• Stanley Mandebele
• Heat — 29:50.99 (→ did not advance)

• James Gombedza — 2"38.13 (→ 72nd place)

• Linda Elizabeth Hunter — 2"53.17 (→ 55th place)

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...

• Vaughan Smith
• Heat — 25.29 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

• Graham Thompson
• Heat — 25.38 (→ did not advance, 53rd place)

• Vaughan Smith
• Heat — 53.58 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

• Graham Thompson
• Heat — 55.20 (→ did not advance, 60th place)

• Vaughan Smith
• Heat — 1:56.13 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

• Brett Halford
• Heat — 1:02.95 (→ did not advance, 44th place)

• Brett Halford
• Heat — 2:17.84 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

• Graham Thompson
• Heat — 1:00.13 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

• Graham Thompson
• Heat — 2:17.06 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

• Vaughan Smith
• Heat — 2:18.07 (→ did not advance, 50th place)

• Catherine Fogarty
• Heat — 28.66 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

• Catherine Fogarty
• Heat — 1:02.47 (→ did not advance, 49th place)

• Catherine Fogarty
• Heat — 2:13.44 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

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....

• Mark Gurr
  Mark Gurr
  Mark Gurr is a retired tennis player from Zimbabwe, who represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he lost in the first round of the men's singles competition to Spain's Sergio Casal.-References:*...
  
   and Philip Tuckniss
  Philip Tuckniss
  Philip Tuckniss is a retired tennis player from Zimbabwe, who represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
  
  
• First Round – Defeated Victor Caballero
  Victor Caballero
  Victor Caballero is a former tennis player from Paraguay, 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 qualifier Zeeshan Ali from India.-References:...
  
   and Hugo Chapacu
  Hugo Chapacu
  Hugo Chapacú is a former tennis player, who represented Paraguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by qualifier Andrei Cherkasov from the Soviet Union. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on October 19, 1987, when he became the...
  
   (Paraguay) 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
• Second Round – 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) 0-6 1-6 4-6