Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympics Great Britain
|games=1988 Summer
|competitors=382
|sports=25
|flagbearer=[[Ian_Taylor_(field_hockey_player)|Ian Taylor]] (opening)
[[Malcolm Cooper]] (closing)
|gold=5
|silver=10
|bronze=9
|total=24
|rank=12
}}
The [[United Kingdom]] competed as '''Great Britain and Northern Ireland''' at the '''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea|Korea]]. British athletes have competed in every [[Summer Olympic Games]].
== Medals ==
===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold===
* [[Malcolm Cooper]] — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
* [[Adrian Moorhouse]] — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
* [[Steven Redgrave]] and [[Andy Holmes]] — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
* [[Michael McIntyre]] and [[Bryn Vaile]] — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
* [[Paul Barber (field hockey player)|Paul Barber]], [[Stephen Batchelor (field hockey player)|Stephen Batchelor]], [[Kulbir Bhaura]], [[Robert Clift]], [[Richard Dodds]], [[David Faulkner]], [[Russell Garcia (field hockey)|Russell Garcia]], [[Martyn Grimley]], [[Sean Kerly]], [[Jimmy Kirkwood]], [[Richard Leman]], [[Stephen Martin (field hockey player)|Stephen Martin]], [[Veryan Pappin]], [[Jon Potter]], [[Imran Sherwani]], and [[Ian Taylor (field hockey player)|Ian Taylor]] — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver===
* [[Linford Christie]] — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
* [[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]] — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres
* [[Colin Jackson]] — Athletics, Men's 110 metres Hurdles
* [[John Regis (athlete)|John Regis]], [[Elliot Bunney]], [[Linford Christie]], and [[Mike McFarlane]] — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay
* [[Liz McColgan]] — Athletics, Women's 10.000 metres
* [[Fatima Whitbread]] — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
* [[Alister Allan]] — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
* [[Nick Gillingham]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze===
* [[Leroy Watson]], [[Steven Hallard]], and [[Richard Priestman]] — Archery, Men's Team Competition
* [[Richard Phelps]], [[Dominic Mahony]], and [[Graham Brookhouse]] — Modern Pentathlon, 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
* [[Dennis Stewart]] — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)
* [[Steven Redgrave]], [[Andy Holmes]], and [[Patrick Sweeney (rower)|Patrick Sweeney]] — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
* [[Andrew Jameson]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
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==Results by event==
===[[Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics|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 (→ '''7th place''')
* [[Pauline Edwards]] – Quarterfinal (→ '''17th place''')
* [[Cheryl Sutton]] – Preliminary Round (→ '''51st place''')
'''Men's Individual Competition''':
* [[Leroy Watson]] – Quarterfinals (→ '''18th place''')
* [[Steven Hallard]] – 1/8 finals (→ '''21st place''')
* [[Richard Priestman]] – Preliminary Round (→ '''57th place''')
'''Men's Team Competition''':
* Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Women's Team Competition''':
* Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ '''5th place''')
===[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]===
'''Men's 10.000 metres'''
* [[Eamonn Martin]]
:# First Round — 28:25.46
:# Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* [[Steve Binns]]
:# First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Marathon'''
* [[Charlie Spedding]]
:* Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)
* [[Dave Long]]
:* Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)
* [[Kevin Forster]]
:* Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)
'''Men's 400m Hurdles'''
* [[Philip Harries]]
:* Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)
'''Men's 4x400m Relay'''
* [[Brian Whittle]], [[Paul Harmsworth]], [[Todd Bennett]], and [[Philip Brown (athlete)|Philip Brown]]
:* Heat — 3:04.18
* [[Brian Whittle]], [[Kriss Akabusi]], [[Todd Bennett]], and [[Philip Brown (athlete)|Philip Brown]]
:* Semi Final — 3:04.60
:* Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)
'''Men's 3.000m Steeplechase'''
* [[Mark Rowland]]
:# Heat — 8:31.40
:# Semi Final — 8:18.31
:# Final — 8:07.96 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[Eddie Wedderburn]]
:# Heat — 8:38.90
:# Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)
* [[Roger Hackney]]
:# Heat — 8:39.30
:# Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Javelin Throw'''
* [[Dave Ottley]]
:* Qualification — 80.98m
:* Final — 76.96m (→ 11th place)
* [[Roald Bradstock]]
:* Qualification — 75.96m (→ did not advance)
* [[Mick Hill (javelin thrower)|Mick Hill]]
:* Qualification — 77.20m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Discus Throw'''
* [[Paul Mardle]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 58.28m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Hammer Throw'''
* [[David Smith (athlete)|David Smith]]
:* Qualifying Heat — 69.12m (→ did not advance)
* [[Matthew Mileham]]
:* Qualifying Heat — 62.42m (→ did not advance)
* [[Michael Jones (athlete)|Michael Jones]]
:* Qualifying Heat — 70.38m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Shot Put'''
* [[Paul Edwards (athlete)|Paul Edwards]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 15.68m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Long Jump'''
* [[Mark Forsythe]]
:# Qualification — 7.77m
:# Final — 7.54m (→ 12th place)
* [[Stewart Faulkner]]
:# Qualification — 7.74m (→ did not advance)
* [[John King (athlete)|John King]]
:# Qualification — 7.57m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Decathlon'''
* [[Daley Thompson]] — 8306 points (→ 4th place)
:# 100 metres — 10.62s
:# Long Jump — 7.38m
:# Shot Put — 15.02m
:# High Jump — 2.03m
:# 400 metres — 49.06s
:# 110m Hurdles — 14.72s
:# Discus Throw — 44.80m
:# Pole Vault — 4.90m
:# Javelin Throw — 64.04m
:# 1.500 metres — 4:45.11s
* [[Alex Kruger]] — 7623 points (→ 24th place)
:# 100 metres — 11.30s
:# Long Jump — 6.97m
:# Shot Put — 12.23m
:# High Jump — 2.15m
:# 400 metres — 49.98s
:# 110m Hurdles — 15.38s
:# Discus Throw — 38.72m
:# Pole Vault — 4.60m
:# Javelin Throw — 54.34m
:# 1.500 metres — 4:37.84s
* [[Greg Richards]] — 7237 points (→ 30th place)
:# 100 metres — 11.50s
:# Long Jump — 7.09m
:# Shot Put — 12.94m
:# High Jump — 1.82m
:# 400 metres — 49.27s
:# 110m Hurdles — 15.56s
:# Discus Throw — 42.32m
:# Pole Vault — 4.50m
:# Javelin Throw — 53.50m
:# 1.500 metres — 4:53.85s
'''Men's 50km Walk'''
* [[Leslie Morton]]
:* Final — 3'59:30 (→ 27th place)
* [[Paul Blagg]]
:* Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)
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'''Women's 4x400m Relay'''
* [[Linda Keough]], [[Jennifer Stoute]], [[Janet Smith (athlete)|Janet Smith]], and [[Sally Gunnell]]
:# Heat — 3:28.52
* [[Linda Keough]], [[Jennifer Stoute]], [[Angela Piggford]], and [[Sally Gunnell]]
:# Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)
'''Women's Marathon'''
* [[Angela Pain]] — 2"30.51 (→ 10th place)
* [[Susan Tooby]] — 2"31.33 (→ 12th place)
* [[Susan Crehan]] — 2"36.57 (→ 32nd place)
'''Women's Discus Throw'''
* [[Jacqueline McKernan]]
:* Qualification – 50.92m (→ did not advance)
'''Women's Javelin Throw'''
* [[Fatima Whitbread]]
:* Qualification – 68.44m
:* Final – 70.32m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Tessa Sanderson]]
:* Qualification – 56.70m (→ did not advance)
* [[Sharon Gibson]]
:* Qualification – 56.00m (→ did not advance)
'''Women's Shot Put'''
* [[Yvonne Hanson-Nortey]]
:* Qualification – 15.13m (→ did not advance)
* [[Judy Oakes]]
:* Qualification – 18.34m (→ did not advance)
* [[Myrtle Augee]]
:* Qualification – 17.31m (→ did not advance)
'''Women's Heptathlon'''
* [[Kim Hagger]]
:* Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place)
* [[Joanne Mulliner]]
:* Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place)
* [[Judy Simpson]]
:* Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place)
===[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]===
'''Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)'''
* [[Mark Epton]]
:* First Round – Defeated [[Damber Bhatta]] (Nepal) on points
:* Second Round – Lost to [[Ivailo Marinov]] (Bulgaria) on points
'''Men's Flyweight (– 51kg)'''
* [[John Lyon (boxer)|John Lyon]]
:* First Round — Lost to [[Ramzan Gul]] (Turkey), on points (1:4)
'''Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)'''
* [[Da Anderson]]
:* First Round – Defeated [[Domingo Damigella]] (Argentina) on points
:* Second Round – Defeated [[Paul Fitzgerald]] (Ireland) on points
:* Third Round – Lost to [[Regilio Tuur]] (Netherlands) on points
'''Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)'''
* [[Henry Akinwande]]
:* First Round – Bye
:* Second Round – Lost to [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) on points
===[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]===
'''Women's Individual Road Race'''
* [[Maria Blower]] — 2:00:52 (→ 6th place)
* [[Sally Hodge]] — 2:00:52 (→ 9th place)
* [[Lisa Brambani]] — 2:00:52 (→ 11th place)
=== [[Hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Hockey]] ===
====Men's Team Competition====
*'''Preliminary Round (Group A)'''
:* Great Britain – South Korea 2-2
:* Great Britain – Canada 3-0
:* Great Britain – West Germany 1-2
:* Great Britain – Soviet Union 3-1
:* Great Britain – India 3-0
*'''Semi Finals'''
:* Great Britain – Australia 3-2
*'''Final'''
:* Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''')
*'''Team Roster'''
:* ( 1.) [[Ian Taylor (field hockey)|Ian Taylor]] (gk)
:* ( 2.) [[Veryan Pappin]] (gk)
:* ( 3.) [[David Faulkner]]
:* ( 4.) [[Paul Barber (field hockey)|Paul Barber]]
:* ( 5.) [[Stephen Martin (field hockey)|Stephen Martin]]
:* ( 6.) [[Jon Potter]]
:* ( 7.) [[Richard Dodds]]
:* ( 8.) [[Martyn Grimley]]
:* ( 9.) [[Stephen Batchelor (field hockey)|Stephen Batchelor]]
:* (10.) [[Richard Leman]]
:* (11.) [[Jimmy Kirkwood]]
:* (12.) [[Kulbir Bhaura]]
:* (13.) [[Sean Kerly]]
:* (14.) [[Robert Clift]]
:* (15.) [[Imran Sherwani]]
:* (16.) [[Russell Garcia (field hockey)|Russell Garcia]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[David Whitaker (field hockey)|David Whitaker]]
====Women's Team Competition====
*'''Preliminary Round (Group A)'''
:* Great Britain – Argentina 1-0
:* Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-5
:* Great Britain – United States 2-2
*'''Semi Finals'''
:* Great Britain – South Korea 0-1
*'''Bronze Medal Match'''
:* Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (→ '''Fourth place''')
*'''Team Roster'''
:* [[Jill Atkins]]
:* [[Wendy Banks]] (gk)
:* [[Gill Brown]]
:* [[Karen Brown (field hockey)|Karen Brown]]
:* [[Mary Nevill]]
:* [[Julie Cook]] (gk)
:* [[Vickey Dixon]]
:* [[Wendy Fraser]]
:* [[Barbara Hambly (field hockey)|Barbara Hambly]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|10px]]
:* [[Caroline Jordan]]
:* [[Violet McBride]]
:* [[Moira McLeod]]
:* [[Caroline Brewer]]
:* [[Jane Sixsmith]]
:* [[Kate Parker]]
:* [[Alison Ramsay]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Dennis Hay]]
=== [[Modern Pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Modern Pentathlon]] ===
'''Men's Individual Competition''':
* [[Richard Phelps]] – 5229 pts (→ 6th place)
* [[Dominic Mahony]] – 5047 pts (→ 16th place)
* [[Graham Brookhouse]] – 5000 pts (→ 21st place)
'''Men's Team Competition''':
* Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse – 15276 pts (→ '''Bronze Medal''')
===[[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]===
'''Men's 50 m Freestyle'''
* [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]]
*# Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
* [[Mike Fibbens]]
*# Heat – 23.67 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
'''Men's 100 m Freestyle'''
* [[Andy Jameson]]
*# Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
* [[Roland Lee]]
*# Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
'''Men's 200 m Freestyle'''
* [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]]
*# Heat – 1:51.22
*# B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place)
* [[Michael Green (swimmer)|Michael Green]]
*# Heat – 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
'''Men's 400 m Freestyle'''
* [[Kevin Boyd]]
*# Heat – 3:50.01
*# Final – 3:50.16 (→ 7th place)
* [[Tony Day]]
*# Heat – 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
'''Men's 1500 m Freestyle'''
* [[Kevin Boyd]]
*# Heat – 15:17.56
*# Final – 15:21.16 (→ 7th place)
* [[Tony Day]]
*# Heat – 15:38.75 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
'''Men's 100 m Backstroke'''
* [[Neil Harper]]
*# Heat – 58.02 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
* [[Neil Cochran]]
*# Heat – 58.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
'''Men's 200 m Backstroke'''
* [[Gary Binfield]]
*# Heat – 2:03.79
*# B-Final – 2:04.90 (→ 16th place)
* [[John Davey]]
*# Heat – 2:04.70 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
'''Men's 100 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Adrian Moorhouse]]
*# Heat – 1:02.19
*# Final – 1:02.04 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[James Parrack]]
*# Heat – 1:04.23 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
'''Men's 200 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Nick Gillingham]]
*# Heat – 2:14.58
*# Final – 2:14.12 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Adrian Moorhouse]]
*# Heat – 2:18.51 (→ 15th place)
*# B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
'''Men's 100 m Butterfly'''
* [[Andy Jameson]]
*# Heat – 53.34
*# Final – 53.30 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[Neil Cochran]]
*# Heat – 54.75
*# B-Final – 55.22 (→ 16th place)
'''Men's 200 m Butterfly'''
* [[Tim Jones (swimmer)|Tim Jones]]
*# Heat – 2:01.01
*# B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place)
* [[Nick Hodgson (swimmer)|Nick Hodgson]]
*# Heat – 2:01.44
*# B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place)
'''Men's 200 m Individual Medley'''
* [[John Davey]]
*# Heat – 2:05.55
*# B-Final – 2:04.17 (→ 10th place)
* [[Neil Cochran]]
*# Heat – 2:05.56
*# B-Final – 2:05.44 (→ 11th place)
'''Men's 400 m Individual Medley'''
* [[Paul Brew]]
*# Heat – 4:27.22
*# B-Final – 4:26.77 (→ 15th place)
* [[John Davey]]
*# Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
'''Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Andy Jameson]], [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]], [[Mike Fibbens]], and [[Roland Lee]]
*# Heat – 3:23.71
* [[Mike Fibbens]], [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]], [[Roland Lee]], and [[Andy Jameson]]
*# Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place)
'''Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Kevin Boyd]], [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]], [[Jonathan Broughton]], and [[Roland Lee]]
*# Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
'''Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay'''
* [[Neil Harper]], [[Adrian Moorhouse]], [[Andy Jameson]], and [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]]
*# Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
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'''Women's 50 m Freestyle'''
* [[Alison Sheppard]]
*# Heat – 27.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
* [[Annabelle Cripps]]
*# Heat – 27.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
'''Women's 100 m Freestyle'''
* [[Annabelle Cripps]]
*# Heat – 57.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
* [[June Croft]]
*# Heat – 58.19 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
'''Women's 200 m Freestyle'''
* [[Ruth Gilfillan]]
*# Heat – 2:02.11
*# B-Final – 2:01.66 (→ 10th place)
* [[June Croft]]
*# Heat – 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
'''Women's 400 m Freestyle'''
* [[Ruth Gilfillan]]
*# Heat – 4:16.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
* [[June Croft]]
*# Heat – 4:21.98 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
'''Women's 800 m Freestyle'''
* [[Karen Mellor (swimmer)]]
*# Heat – 8:44.64 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
* [[Tracey Atkin]]
*# Heat – 9:00.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
'''Women's 100 m Backstroke'''
* [[Kathy Read]]
*# Heat – 1:04.62
*# B-Final – 1:04.27 (→ 16th place)
* [[Sharon Page]]
*# Heat – 1:04.75 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
'''Women's 200 m Backstroke'''
* [[Kathy Read]]
*# Heat – 2:17.22
*# B-Final – 2:18.20 (→ 12th place)
* [[Helen Slatter]]
*# Heat – 2:21.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
'''Women's 100 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Susannah Brownsdon]]
*# Heat – 1:11.66
*# B-Final – 1:11.95 (→ 16th place)
* [[Margaret Hohmann]]
*# Heat – 1:12.67 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
'''Women's 200 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Susannah Brownsdon]]
*# Heat – 2:36.14 (→ 20th place)
* [[Helen Frank]]
*# Heat – 2:41.12 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
'''Women's 100 m Butterfly'''
* [[Caroline Foot]]
*# Heat – 1:02.76 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
* [[Annabelle Cripps]]
*# Heat – 1:03.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
'''Women's 200 m Butterfly'''
* [[Helen Bewley]]
*# Heat – 2:17.10
*# B-Final – 2:17.11 (→ 15th place)
* [[Lynne Wilson]]
*# Heat – 2:17.28
*# B-Final – 2:18.66 (→ 16th place)
'''Women's 200 m Individual Medley'''
* [[Jean Hill (swimmer)|Jean Hill]]
*# Heat – 2:17.57
*# B-Final – 2:19.20 (→ 11th place)
* [[Zara Long]]
*# Heat – 2:22.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
'''Women's 400 m Individual Medley'''
* [[Tracey Atkin]]
*# Heat – 5:01.34
*# B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 24th place)
* [[Susannah Brownsdon]]
*# Heat – 4:54.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
'''Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Annabelle Cripps]], [[June Croft]], [[Linda Donnelly]], and [[Joanna Coull]]
*# Heat – 3:50.84 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
'''Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay'''
* [[Katharine Read]], [[Susannah Brownsdon]], [[Caroline Foot]], and [[Joanna Coull]]
*# Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
===[[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Tennis]]===
'''Women's Singles Competition'''
* [[Sara Gomer]]
*# First Round – Defeated [[Belinda Cordwell]] (New Zealand) 4-6 7-5 6-2
*# Second Round – Lost to [[Larisa Neiland]] (Soviet Union) 7-6 6-7 7-9
* [[Clare Wood]]
*# First Round – Lost to [[Wendy Turnbull]] (Australia) 1-6 3-6
== See also ==
* [[Sally Jones]], first woman [[BBC]] sports presenter at the Seoul Olympics.
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