Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1792616 220479399 2008-06-20T01:47:29Z 165.228.181.164 /* Image:Med_2.png Silver */ {{Infobox Olympics Australia |games=1988 Summer |competitors=263 (189 men, 74 women) |sports= |flagbearer=[[Ric Charlesworth]] (opening)<br>[[Debbie Flintoff-King]] (closing) |gold=3 |silver=6 |bronze=5 |total=14 }} '''[[Australia]]''' competed at the '''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea|Korea]]. Australian athletes have competed in every [[Summer Olympic Games]]. ==Medals== ===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold=== * [[Duncan Armstrong]] &mdash; [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]], Men's 200 m Freestyle * [[Debbie Flintoff-King]] &mdash; [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|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]] &mdash; [[Hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Field Hockey]], Women's Team Competition ===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver=== * [[Duncan Armstrong]] &mdash; [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]], Men's 400 m Freestyle * [[Martin Vinnicombe]] &mdash; [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]], Men's 1000 m Time Trial * [[Dean Woods]] &mdash; [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]], Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit * [[Lisa Martin]] &mdash; [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Athletics]], Women's Marathon * [[Grant Davies]] &mdash; [[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]], Men's K1 1000 m Kayak * [[Grahame Cheney|Grahame "Spike" Cheney]] &mdash; [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]], Men's Light-Welterweight (63.5 kg) ===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze=== * [[Julie McDonald]] &mdash; [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]], Women's 800 m Freestyle * [[Liz Smylie]] and [[Wendy Turnbull]] &mdash; [[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Tennis]], Women's Doubles Team Competition * [[Peter Foster (canoeing)|Peter Foster]] and [[Kelvin Graham]] &mdash; [[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]], Men's K2 1000 m Kayak * [[Gary Neiwand]] &mdash; [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]], Men's 1000 m Sprint * [[Dean Woods]], [[Brett Dutton]], [[Steve McGlede]], and [[Wayne McCarney]] &mdash; [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]], Men's 4000 m Team Pursuit ==Results by event== ===Archery=== {{details|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:''' * [[Simon Fairweather]] &ndash; Quarterfinal, 16th place * C. Blake &ndash; Preliminary Round, 41st place * [[Rodney Wagner]] &ndash; Preliminary Round, 63rd place '''Men's Team Competition:''' * Fairweather, Blake, and Wagner &ndash; Preliminary Round, 13th place ===Athletics=== {{details|Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} ====Men's Competition==== '''Men's 200m''' * [[Mark Garner]] :* Heat &mdash; 21.09 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; 21.08 (→ did not advance, 26th place) '''Men's 400m''' * [[Robert Stone (athlete)|Robert Stone]] :* Heat &mdash; 46.52 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; 46.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place) * [[Miles Murphy]] :* Heat &mdash; 46.38 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; 45.93 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) '''Men's 1,500m''' * [[Pat Scammel]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:45.21 (→ did not advance, 35th place) '''Men's 5,000m''' * [[Andrew Lloyd]] :* Heat &mdash; 13:47.87 :* Semifinals &mdash; 13:42.49 (→ did not advance, 24th place) '''Men's 10,000m''' * [[Andrew Lloyd]] :* Heat &mdash; did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking) '''Men's Marathon''' * [[Steve Moneghetti]] :* Final &mdash; 2"11.49 (→ 5th place) * [[Robert De Castella]] :* Final &mdash; 2"13.07 (→ 8th place) * [[Bradley Camp]] :* Final &mdash; 2"23.49 (→ 41st place) '''Men's 4x400m Relay''' * [[Robert Ballard (athlete)|Robert Ballard]], [[Mark Garner]], [[Leigh Miller]], and [[Miles Murphy]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:05.93 * [[Miles Murphy]], [[Mark Garner]], [[Robert Ballard (athlete)|Robert Ballard]], and [[Darren Clark (athlete)|Darren Clark]] :* Semi Final &mdash; 3:06.63 * [[Robert Ballard (athlete)|Robert Ballard]], [[Mark Garner]], [[Miles Murphy]], and [[Darren Clark (athlete)|Darren Clark]] :* Final &mdash; 3:02.49 (→ 6th place) '''Men's 400m Hurdles''' * [[Leigh Miller]] :* Heat &mdash; 50.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place) '''Men's Long Jump''' * [[David Culbert]] :* Qualification &mdash; 7.64m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Decathlon''' * [[Simon Shirley]] &mdash; 8036 points (→ 15th place) :# 100 metres &mdash; 11.03s :# Long Jump &mdash; 7.45m :# Shot Put &mdash; 14.20m :# High Jump &mdash; 1.97m :# 400 metres &mdash; 48.84s :# 110m Hurdles &mdash; 15.44s :# Discus Throw &mdash; 41.68m :# Pole Vault &mdash; 4.70m :# Javelin Throw &mdash; 64.00m :# 1.500 metres &mdash; 4:27.48s '''Men's 20km Walk''' * [[Simon Baker (athlete)|Simon Baker]] :* Final &mdash; 1:21:47.0 (→ 11th place) * [[Andrew Jachno]] :* Final &mdash; 1:24:52.0 (→ 28th place) '''Men's 50km Walk''' * [[Simon Baker (athlete)|Simon Baker]] :* Final &mdash; 3:44:07.0 (→ 6th place) * [[Andrew Jachno]] :* Final &mdash; 3:53:23.0 (→ 19th place) '''Men's Discus Throw''' * [[Werner Reiterer]] :* Qualification &mdash; 59.78m (→ did not advance, 15th place) <br> ====Women's Competition==== '''Women's 100m''' * [[Kerry Johnson (athlete)|Kerry Johnson]] :* Heat &mdash; 11.44 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; 11.42 (→ did not advance, 24th place) '''Women's 200m''' * [[Kerry Johnson (athlete)|Kerry Johnson]] :* Heat &mdash; 23.20 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; 23.01 (→ did not advance, 18th place) '''Women's 400m''' * [[Maree Holland]] :* Heat &mdash; 52.29 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; 50.90 :* Semifinals &mdash; 50.24 :* Final &mdash; 51.25 (→ 8th place) '''Women's 3,000m''' * [[Jackie Perkins]] :* Heat &mdash; 9:01.82 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) '''Women's 10,000m''' * [[Carolyn Schuwalow]] :* Heat &mdash; 32:10.05 :* Final &mdash; 32:45.07 (→ 17th place) * [[Jackie Perkins]] :* Heat &mdash; 33:45.22 (→ did not advance, 31st place) '''Women's 4x400m Relay''' * [[Debra Flintoff-King]], [[Maree Holland]], [[Kerry Johnson (athlete)|Kerry Johnson]], and [[Jenny Laurendet]] :* Heat &mdash; did not start (→ no ranking) '''Women's Marathon''' * [[Lisa Martin]] :* Final &mdash; 2:25:53 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Women's 100m Hurdles''' * [[Jane Flemming]] :* Heat &mdash; 13.53 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking) '''Women's 400m Hurdles''' * [[Debbie Flintoff-King]] :* Heat &mdash; 54.99 :* Semifinals &mdash; 54.00 :* Final &mdash; 53.17 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Sally Fleming]] :* Heat &mdash; 56.08 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * [[Jenny Laurendet]] :* Heat &mdash; 56.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place) '''Women's High Jump''' * [[Christine Stanton]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.92m :* Final &mdash; 1.93m (→ 7th place) * [[Vanessa Browne-Ward]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.90m (→ did not advance, 13th place) '''Women's Long Jump''' * [[Nicole Boegman]] :* Qualification &mdash; 6.72m :* Final &mdash; 6.73m (→ 5th place) '''Women's Heptathlon''' * [[Jane Flemming]] :* Final Result &mdash; 6351 points (→ 7th place) ===Basketball=== {{details|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''' :*[[Ray Borner]] :*[[Mark Bradtke]] :*[[Wayne Carroll]] :*[[Mark Dalton]] :*[[Andrew Gaze]] :*[[Damian Keogh]] :*[[Luc Longley]] :*[[Darryl Pearce]] :*[[Larry Sengstock]] :*[[Robert Sibley]] :*[[Philip Smyth]] :*[[Andrew Vlahov]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Adrian Hurley]] ===[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]=== '''Women's Individual Road Race''' * [[Elizabeth Hepple]] &mdash; 2:00:52 (→ 22nd place) * [[Donna Gould]] &mdash; 2:00:52 (→ 27th place) * [[Kathleen Shannon]] &mdash; 2:00:52 (→ 29th place) ===Hockey=== {{details|Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} ====Men's Team Competition==== * '''Preliminary Round (Group A)''' :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Kenya]] 7&ndash;1 :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Argentina]] 4&ndash;0 :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] 3&ndash;2 :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Pakistan at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Pakistan]] 4&ndash;0 :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Spain]] 1&ndash;0 * '''Semi Finals''' :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] 2&ndash;3 * '''Bronze Medal Game''' :* [[Kookaburras (hockey)|Australia]] &mdash; [[Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] 1&ndash;2 (→ '''Fourth place''') * '''Team Roster''' :* ( 1.) [[Craig Davies]] (captain) :* ( 2.) [[Colin Batch]] :* ( 3.) [[John Bestall]] :* ( 4.) [[Warren Birmingham]] :* ( 5.) [[Rick Charlesworth]] :* ( 6.) [[Andrew Deane]] :* ( 7.) [[Michael York (field hockey player)|Michael York]] :* ( 8.) [[Mark Hager]] :* ( 9.) [[Jay Stacy]] :* (10.) [[Neil Hawgood]] :* (11.) [[Peter Noel]] (goalkeeper) :* (12.) [[Graham Reid]] :* (13.) [[Roger Smith (field hockey player)|Roger Smith]] :* (14.) [[Neil Snowden]] (goalkeeper) :* (15.) [[David Wansbrough]] :* (16.) [[Ken Wark]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Richard Aggiss]] ====Women's Team Competition==== * '''Preliminary Round (Group B)''' :* [[Hockeyroos|Australia]] &mdash; Canada 1&ndash;1 :* [[Hockeyroos|Australia]] &mdash; West Germany 1&ndash;0 :* [[Hockeyroos|Australia]] &mdash; South Korea 5&ndash;5 * '''Semi Finals''' :* [[Hockeyroos|Australia]] &mdash; The Netherlands 3&ndash;2 * '''Final''' :* [[Hockeyroos|Australia]] &mdash; South Korea 2&ndash;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]] (captain) :* ( 9.) [[Lee Capes]] :* (10.) [[Kim Small]] :* (11.) [[Sally Carbon]] :* (12.) [[Jackie Pereira]] :* (13.) [[Tracey Belbin]] :* (14.) [[Rechelle Hawkes]] :* (15.) [[Sharon Buchanan]] :* (16.) [[Maree Fish]] (goalkeeper) *'''Head Coach''': [[Brian Glencross]] ===Modern pentathlon=== {{details|Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Men's Individual Competition:''' * [[Alexander Watson (modern pentathlon)|Alexander Watson]] &ndash; 0 pt, 64th place '''Men's Team Competition:''' * Watson &ndash; 0 pt, 64th place ===Swimming=== {{details|Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Men's 50 m Freestyle''' * [[Andrew Baildon]] *# Heat &ndash; 22.99 *# Final &ndash; 23.15 (→ 8th place) * [[Tom Stachewicz]] *# Heat &ndash; 23.72 (→ did not advance, 27th place) '''Men's 100 m Freestyle''' * [[Andrew Baildon]] *# Heat &ndash; 50.34 *# Final &ndash; 50.23 (→ 6th place) * [[Tom Stachewicz]] *# Heat &ndash; 50.90 *# B-Final &ndash; 50.71 (→ 9th place) '''Men's 200 m Freestyle''' * [[Duncan Armstrong]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:48.86 *# Final &ndash; 1:47.25 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Tom Stachewicz]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:51.02 *# B-Final &ndash; 1:50.83 (→ 11th place) '''Men's 400 m Freestyle''' * [[Duncan Armstrong]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:50.64 *# Final &ndash; 3:47.15 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Ian Brown (swimmer)|Ian Brown]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:51.09 *# B-Final &ndash; 3:54.63 (→ 13th place) '''Men's 1500 m Freestyle''' * [[Michael McKenzie]] *# Heat &ndash; 15:19.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place) * [[Jason Plummer (swimmer)|Jason Plummer]] *# Heat &ndash; 15:22.85 (→ did not advance, 14th place) '''Men's 100 m Backstroke''' * [[Carl Wilson (swimmer)|Carl Wilson]] *# Heat &ndash; 58.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place) * [[Simon Upton (swimmer)|Simon Upton]] *# Heat &ndash; 59.06 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) '''Men's 200 m Backstroke''' * [[Simon Upton (swimmer)|Simon Upton]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) '''Men's 100 m Breaststroke''' * [[Ian McAdam]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:04.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) '''Men's 200 m Breaststroke''' * [[Ian McAdam]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place) '''Men's 100 m Butterfly''' * [[Jon Sieben]] *# Heat &ndash; 53.85 *# Final &ndash; 53.33 (→ 4th place) * [[David Wilson (swimmer)|David Wilson]] *# Heat &ndash; 55.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place) '''Men's 200 m Butterfly''' * [[David Wilson (swimmer)|David Wilson]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:59.02 *# Final &ndash; 1:59.20 (→ 6th place) * [[Martin Roberts]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:00.32 *# B-Final &ndash; 2:04.28 (→ 16th place) '''Men's 200 m Individual Medley''' * [[Robert Bruce (swimmer)|Robert Bruce]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:04.31 *# Final &ndash; 2:04.34 (→ 6th place) * [[Rob Woodhouse]] *# Heat 8 &ndash; 2:05.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place) '''Men's 400 m Individual Medley''' * [[Robert Bruce (swimmer)|Robert Bruce]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:25.15 *# B-Final &ndash; 4:24.33 (→ 11th place) * [[Rob Woodhouse]] *# Heat 5 &ndash; 4:25.60 *# B-Final &ndash; 4:26.14 (→ 14th place) '''Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay''' * [[Jason Plummer (swimmer)|Jason Plummer]], [[Ian Brown (swimmer)|Ian Brown]], [[Martin Roberts]], and [[Tom Stachewicz]] *# Heat &ndash; 7:21.46 * [[Tom Stachewicz]], [[Ian Brown (swimmer)|Ian Brown]], [[Jason Plummer (swimmer)|Jason Plummer]], and [[Duncan Armstrong]] *# Final &ndash; 7:15.23 (→ 4th place) '''Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay''' * [[Carl Wilson (swimmer)|Carl Wilson]], [[Ian McAdam]], [[Jon Sieben]], and [[Andrew Baildon]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:47.40 *# Final &ndash; 3:45.85 (→ 6th place) <br> '''Women's 50 m Freestyle''' * [[Karen van Wirdum]] *# Heat &ndash; 26.12 *# Final &ndash; 26.01 (→ 8th place) '''Women's 100 m Freestyle''' * [[Karen van Wirdum]] *# Heat &ndash; 56.84 *# B-Final &ndash; 57.04 (→ 14th place) * [[Susanne Baumer]] *# Heat &ndash; 57.76 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) '''Women's 200 m Freestyle''' * [[Sheridan Burge-Lopez]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:03.42 (→ did not advance, 20th place) * [[Susanne Baumer]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:04.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place) '''Women's 400 m Freestyle''' * [[Janelle Elford]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:11.07 *# Final &ndash; 4:10.64 (→ 5th place) * [[Sheridan Burge-Lopez]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:12.77 *# B-Final &ndash; 4:10.21 (→ 9th place) '''Women's 800 m Freestyle''' * [[Julie McDonald]] *# Heat &ndash; 8:29.68 *# Final &ndash; 8:22.93 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''') * [[Janelle Elford]] *# Heat &ndash; 8:32.14 *# B-Final &ndash; 8:30.94 (→ 6th place) '''Women's 100 m Backstroke''' * [[Nicole Livingstone]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:03.26 *# Final &ndash; 1:04.15 (→ 7th place) * [[Karen Lord]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:04.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place) '''Women's 200 m Backstroke''' * [[Nicole Livingstone]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:14.81 *# Final &ndash; 2:13.43 (→ 5th place) * [[Karen Lord]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:16.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place) *# B-Final &ndash; 2:18.78 (→ 14th place) '''Women's 100 m Breaststroke''' * [[Lara Hooiveld]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:11.40 *# B-Final &ndash; 1:11.26 (→ 15th place) '''Women's 200 m Breaststroke''' * [[Lara Hooiveld]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:39.97 (→ did not advance, 30th place) '''Women's 100 m Butterfly''' * [[Fiona Alessandri]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:01.90 *# B-Final &ndash; 1:02.51 (→ 13th place) '''Women's 200 m Butterfly''' * [[Donna Procter]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:18.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place) '''Women's 200 m Individual Medley''' * [[Jodie Clatworthy]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:17.29 *# Final &ndash; 2:16.31 (→ 4th place) * [[Donna Procter]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:21.79 (→ 19th place) '''Women's 400 m Individual Medley''' * [[Jodie Clatworthy]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:44.26 *# Final &ndash; 4:45.86 (→ 6th place) * [[Donna Procter]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:47.57 *# Final &ndash; 4:47.51 (→ 8th place) '''Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay''' * [[Nicole Livingstone]], [[Lara Hooiveld]], [[Fiona Alessandri]] and [[Karen van Wirdum]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:14.32 *# Final &ndash; 4:11.57 (→ 4th place) ===Tennis=== {{details|Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Men's Singles Competition''' * [[John Fitzgerald (tennis player)|John Fitzgerald]] *# First round &mdash; Lost to [[Grant Connell]] (Canada) 6-6 6-4 2-6 2-6 * [[Wally Masur]] *# First round &mdash; Defeated [[Luiz Mattar]] (Brazil) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4 *# Second round &mdash; Lost to [[Carl-Uwe Steeb]] (West Germany) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7 '''Men's Doubles Competition''' * [[Darren Cahill]] and [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]] *# First Round &ndash; Defeated [[Anastasios Bavelas]] and [[George Kalovelonis]] (Greece) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1 *# Second Round &ndash; Defeated [[Bruce Derlin]] and [[Kelly Evernden]] (New Zealand) 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1 *# Quarterfinals &ndash; Lost to [[Stefan Edberg]] and [[Anders Järryd]] (Sweden) 3-6 4-6 3-6 <br> '''Women's Singles Competition''' *[[Anne Minter]] *# First Round &mdash; Defeated [[Xochitl Escobedo]] (Mexico) 6-1 6-3 *# Second Round &mdash; Lost to [[Natasha Zvereva]] (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6 *[[Elizabeth Smylie]] *# First Round &ndash; Lost to [[Raffaella Reggi]] (Italy) 6-7 0-6 *[[Wendy Turnbull]] *# First Round &mdash; Defeated [[Clare Wood]] (Great Britain) 6-1 6-3 *# Second Round &mdash; Lost to [[Natasha Zvereva]] (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6 ===Water polo=== {{details|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''' :* [[Glenn Townsend]] :* [[Richard Pengelley]] :* [[Christopher Harrison]] :* [[Troy Stockwell]] :* [[Andrew Wightman]] :* [[Andrew Kerr (water polo)|Andrew Kerr]] :* [[Raymond Mayers]] :* [[Geoffrey Clark]] :* [[John Fox (water polo)|John Fox]] :* [[Christopher Wybrow]] :* [[Simon Asher]] :* [[Andrew Taylor (water polo)|Andrew Taylor]] :* [[Donald Cameron (water polo)|Donald Cameron]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Tom Hoad]] {{NOCin1988SummerOlympics}} [[Category:Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Australia at the Olympics|1988]]