United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympics United States
|games=1988 Summer
|competitors=
|sports=
|flagbearer=[[Evelyn Ashford]]
|gold=36
|silver=31
|bronze=27
|total=94
|rank=3
}}
The '''[[United States]]''' competed at the '''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]].
== Medals ==
===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold===
* [[Jay Barrs]] — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
* [[Carl Lewis]] — Athletics, Men's 100 metres, Men's Long Jump
* [[Joe DeLoach]] — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* [[Steve Lewis (athlete)|Steve Lewis]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Roger Kingdom]] — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
* [[Andre Phillips]] — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
* [[Danny Everett]], [[Steve Lewis (athlete)|Steve Lewis]], [[Butch Reynolds]], and [[Kevin Robinzine]] — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay
* [[Carl Lewis]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]] — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
* [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]] — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
* [[Evelyn Ashford]], [[Alice Brown]], [[Sheila Echols]], and [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]] — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay
* [[Louise Ritter]] — Athletics, Women's High Jump
* [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]] — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
* [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]] — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon
* [[Cynthia Brown]], [[Victoria Bullett]], [[Cynthia Cooper]], [[Anne Donovan]], [[Teresa Edwards]], [[Kamie Ethridge]], [[Jennifer Gillom]], [[Bridgette Gordon]], [[Andrea Lloyd]], [[Katrina McClain]], [[Suzie McConnell Serio|Suzanne McConnell]], and [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
* [[Kennedy McKinney]] — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
* [[Andrew Maynard (boxer)|Andrew Maynard]] — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
* [[Ray Mercer]] — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
* [[Greg Barton]] — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m Kayak Singles
* [[Greg Barton]] and [[Norman Bellingham]] — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000 m Kayak Pairs
* [[Greg Louganis]] — Diving, Men's Springboard
* [[Greg Louganis]] — Diving, Men's Platform
* [[Lynne Jewell]] and [[Allison Jolly]] — Sailing, Women's 470
* [[Matt Biondi]] — Swimming, Men's 50 m Freestyle
* [[Matt Biondi]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
* [[Matt Biondi]], [[Troy Dalbey]], [[Chris Jacobs (swimmer)|Chris Jacobs]], and [[Tom Jager]] — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
* [[Matt Biondi]], [[Matt Cetlinski]], [[Troy Dalbey]], and [[Doug Gjertsen]] — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
* [[David Berkoff]], [[Matt Biondi]], [[Chris Jacobs (swimmer)|Chris Jacobs]], and [[Richard Schroeder]] — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* [[Janet Evans]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
* [[Janet Evans]] — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
* [[Janet Evans]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Ken Flach]] and [[Robert Seguso]] — Tennis, Men's Doubles
* [[Zina Garrison]] and [[Pam Shriver]] — Tennis, Women's Doubles
* [[Craig Buck]], [[Bob Ctvrtlik]], [[Scott Fortune]], [[Karch Kiraly]], [[Ricci Luyties]], [[Douglas Partie]], [[Jon Root]], [[Eric Sato]], [[Dave Saunders (volleyball)|Dave Saunders]], [[Jeff Stork]], [[Troy Tanner]], and [[Steve Timmons]] — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
* [[John Smith (wrestler)|John Smith]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)
* [[Kenny Monday]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight (74 kg)
===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver===
* [[Jay Barrs]], [[Richard McKinney]], and [[Darrell Pace]] — Archery, Men's Team Competition
* [[Carl Lewis]] — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* [[Butch Reynolds]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Hollis Conway]] — Athletics, Men's High Jump
* [[Mike Powell (athlete)|Mike Powell]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[Randy Barnes]] — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
* [[Evelyn Ashford]] — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
* [[Valerie Brisco-Hooks]], [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]], [[Denean Howard-Hill]], and [[Diane Dixon]] — Athletics, Women's 4x400 m Relay
* [[Michael Carbajal]] — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
* [[Roy Jones]] — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
* [[Michelle Mitchell]] — Diving, Women's Platform
* [[Gregory Best]] — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
* [[Gregory Best]], [[Joe Fargis]], [[Lisa Jacquin]], and [[Anne Kursinski]] — Equestrian, Jumping Team
* [[Kevin Asano]] — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
* [[Thomas Bohrer]], [[Richard Kennelly]], [[David Krmpotich]], and [[Raoul Rodriguez]] — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
* [[Anne Marden]] — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
* [[Hal Haenel]] and [[Mark Reynolds (sailor)|Mark Reynolds]] — Sailing, Men's Star
* [[William Baylis]], [[Robert Billingham]] and [[John Kostecki]] — Sailing, Men's Soling
* [[Erich Buljung]] — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol
* [[Tom Jager]] — Swimming, Men's 50 m Freestyle
* [[Chris Jacobs (swimmer)|Chris Jacobs]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
* [[David Berkoff]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
* [[Matt Biondi]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
* [[David Wharton]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Beth Barr]], [[Janel Jorgensen]], [[Tracey McFarlane]], and [[Mary Wayte]] — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* [[Tracie Ruiz]] — Synchronised Swimming, Women's Solo
* [[Karen Josephson]] and [[Sarah Josephson]] — Synchronised Swimming, Women's Duet
* [[Tim Mayotte]] — Tennis, Men's Singles
* [[James Bergeson]], [[Gregory Boyer]], [[George Campbell (waterpolo)|George Campbell]], [[Jeffrey Campbell]], [[Jody Campbell]], [[Christopher Duplanty]], [[Michael Evans (waterpolo)|Michael Evans]], [[Douglas Kimbell]], [[Edward Klass]], [[Alan Mouchawar]], [[Kevin Robertson]], [[Terry Schroeder]], and [[Craig Wilson (water polo)|Craig Wilson]] — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
* [[Bruce Baumgartner]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze===
* [[Melanie Skillman]], [[Denise Parker]], and [[Debra Ochs]] — Archery, Women's Team Competition
* [[Calvin Smith]] — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
* [[Danny Everett]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Tonie Campbell]] — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
* [[Edwin Moses]] — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
* [[Larry Myricks]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[Kim Gallagher]] — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
* [[William Anderson]], [[Stacey Augmon]], [[Vernell Coles]], [[Jeffrey Grayer]], [[Hersey Hawkins]], [[Dan Majerle]], [[Daniel Manning]], [[Herman Reid]], [[Mitch Richmond]], [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], and [[Charles E. Smith (basketball)|Charles Smith]] — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
* [[Romallis Ellis]] — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
* [[Kenneth Gould]] — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
* [[Connie Parakevin-Young]] — Cycling, Women's Sprint
* [[Kelly McCormick]] — Diving, Women's Springboard
* [[Wendy Williams (diver)|Wendy Williams]] — Diving, Women's Platform
* [[Phoebe Mills]] — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
* [[Michael Swain]] — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
* [[Seth Bauer]], [[William Burden]], [[Jeffrey McLaughlin]], [[Peter Nordell]], [[Ted Patton]], [[John Pescatore]], [[John Rusher]], [[Jonathan Smith (rower)|Jonathan Smith]], and [[Michael Teti]] — Rowing, Men's Eights
* [[Michael Gebhardt]] — Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard
* [[Charles McKee]] and [[John Shadden]] — Sailing, Men's 470
* [[Matt Biondi]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
* [[Jill Sterkel]] — Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle
* [[Mary T Meagher]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
* [[Mitzi Kremer]], [[Dara Torres]], [[Laura Walker]], and [[Mary Wayte]] — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
* [[Brad Gilbert]] — Tennis, Men's Singles
* [[Zina Garrison]] — Tennis, Women's Singles
* [[Dennis Koslowski]] — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
* [[Nathaniel Carr]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight (68 kg)
* [[William Scherr]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight (100 kg)
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==Results by event==
===[[Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Archery]]===
The United States continued to be a strong contender in archery, though it found that [[South Korea|Korea]] had taken the top spot in the sport. [[Jay Barrs]] was the only non-Korean to win a gold medal for archery in Seoul. Two-time gold medallist [[Darrell Pace]] and [[1984]] silver medallist [[Richard McKinney]] joined Barrs in winning the team silver, while the women's team added a bronze medal despite not having any of the individual archers advance to the final.
'''Women's Individual Competition''':
* [[Melanie Skillman]] – Semi Final (→ 10th place)
* [[Denise Parker]] – 1/8 final (→ 21st place)
* [[Debra Ochs]] – Preliminary Round (→ 26th place)
'''Men's Individual Competition''':
* [[Jay Barrs]] – Final (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Richard McKinney]] – Final (→ 6th place)
* [[Darrell Pace]] – Semi Final (→ 9th place)
'''Women's Team Competition''':
* Skillman, Parker, and Ochs – Final (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Men's Team Competition''':
* Barrs, McKinney, and Pace – Final (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
===[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]===
====Men's Competition====
'''Men's 100 metres'''
* [[Carl Lewis]]
*# Heat — 10.14s
*# Semi Final — 9.97s
*# Final — 9.92s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Calvin Smith]]
*# Heat — 10.28
*# Semi Final — 10.15s
*# Final — 9.99s (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[Dennis Mitchell]]
*# Heat — 10.37
*# Semi Final — 10.23s
*# Final — 10.04s (→ 4th place)
'''Men's 200 metres'''
* [[Joe DeLoach]]
*# Heat — 20.56s
*# Semi Final — 20.06s
*# Final — 19.75s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Carl Lewis]]
*# Heat — 20.57s
*# Semi Final — 20.23s
*# Final — 19.79s (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Roy Martin]]
*# Heat — 20.54s
*# Semi Final — 20.62s (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 400 metres'''
* [[Steve Lewis (athlete)|Steve Lewis]]
*# Heat — 44.41s
*# Semi Final — 44.35s
*# Final — 43.87s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Butch Reynolds]]
*# Heat — 44.46s
*# Semi Final — 44.33s
*# Final — 43.93s (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Danny Everett]]
*# Heat — 44.83s
*# Semi Final — 44.36s
*# Final — 44.09s (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Men's 800 metres'''
* [[Johnny Gray]]
*# Heat — 1:48.83
*# Semi Final — 1:45.04
*# Final — 1:44.80 (→ 5th place)
* [[Mark Everett]]
*# Heat — 1:49.86 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 1500 metres'''
* [[Steve Scott]]
*# Heat — 3:41.57
*# Semi Final — 3:38.20
*# Final — 3:36.99 (→ 5th place)
* [[Jeff Atkinson (athlete)|Jeff Atkinson]]
*# Heat — 3:38.33
*# Semi Final — 3:39.12
*# Final — 3:40.80 (→ 10th place)
* [[Mark Deady]]
*# Heat — 3:41.91
*# Semi Final — 3:48.03 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 5.000 metres'''
* [[Sydney Maree]]
*# Heat — 13:47.85
*# Semi Final — 13:22.61
*# Final — 13:23.69 (→ 5th place)
* [[Doug Padilla]]
*# Heat — 13:58.45
*# Semi Final — 13:37.11 (→ did not advance)
* [[Terry Brahm]]
*# Heat — 14:37.98
*# Semi Final — 14:04.12 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 10.000 metres'''
* [[Bruce Bickford (athlete)|Bruce Bickford]]
:# First Round — 28:16.16
:# Final — 29:09.74 (→ 18th place)
* [[Pat Porter]]
:# First Round — 28:45.04 (→ did not advance)
* [[Steve Plasencia]]
:# First Round — did not finish (→ no ranking)
'''Men's 4x100m Relay'''
* [[Dennis Mitchell]], [[Albert Robinson (athlete)|Albert Robinson]], [[Calvin Smith]], and [[Lee McNeill]]
:# Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 4x400m Relay'''
* [[Andrew Valmon]], [[Kevin Robinzine]], [[Antonio McKay]], and [[Steve Lewis (athlete)|Steve Lewis]]
:# Heat — 3:02.16
:# Semi Final — 3:02.84
* [[Danny Everett]], [[Steve Lewis (athlete)|Steve Lewis]], [[Kevin Robinzine]], and [[Butch Reynolds]]
:# Final — 2:56.16 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
'''Men's Marathon'''
* [[Pete Pfitzinger]]
:# Final — 2"14:44 (→ 14th place)
* [[Ed Eyestone]]
:# Final — 2"19:09 (→ 29th place)
'''Men's 3.000m Steeplechase'''
* [[Henry Marsh]]
:# Heat — 8:33.89
:# Semi Final — 8:18.94
:# Final — 8:14.39 (→ 6th place)
* [[Brian Diemer]]
:# Heat — 8:38.40
:# Semi Final — 8:23.89 (→ did not advance)
* [[Brian Abshire]]
:# Heat — 8:36.56
:# Semi Final — 8:27.78 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's High Jump'''
* [[Hollis Conway]]
:# Qualification — 2.28m
:# Final — 2.36m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Jim Howard]]
:# Qualification — 2.25m
:# Final — 2.31m (→ 10th place)
* [[Brian Stanton]]
:# Qualification — 2.25m
:# Final — 2.31m (→ 11th place)
'''Men's Long Jump'''
* [[Carl Lewis]]
:# Qualification — 8.08m
:# Final — 8.73m (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Mike Powell]]
:# Qualification — 8.34m
:# Final — 8.49m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Larry Myricks]]
:# Qualification — 8.19m
:# Final — 8.27m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Men's Hammer Throw'''
* [[Lance Deal]]
:* Qualifying Heat — 73.66m (→ did not advance)
* [[Kenneth Flax]]
:* Qualifying Heat — 72.70m (→ did not advance)
* [[Jud Logan]]
:* Qualifying Heat — 72.64m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Shot Put'''
* [[Randy Barnes]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 20.83m
:* Final – 22.39m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Gregg Tafralis]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 19.71m
:* Final – 20.16m (→ 9th place)
* [[Jim Doehring]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 19.73m
:* Final – 19.27 (→ 11th place)
'''Men's Discus Throw'''
* [[Mac Wilkins]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 62.48m
:* Final – 65.90m (→ 5th place)
* [[Mike Buncic]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 63.16m
:* Final – 62.46m (→ 10th place)
* [[Randy Heisler]]
:* Qualifying Heat – 59.08m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Javelin Throw'''
* [[Tom Petranoff]]
:* Qualification — 77.48m (→ did not advance)
* [[Brian Crouser]]
:* Qualification — 72.72m (→ did not advance)
* [[David Stephens]]
:* Qualification — 78.42m (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Decathlon'''
* [[Tim Bright]] — 8216 points (→ 7th place)
:# 100 metres — 11.18s
:# Long Jump — 7.05m
:# Shot Put — 14.12m
:# High Jump — 2.06m
:# 400 metres — 49.34s
:# 110m Hurdles — 14.39s
:# Discus Throw — 41.68m
:# Pole Vault — 5.70m
:# Javelin Throw — 61.60m
:# 1.500 metres — 4:51.20s
* [[Dave Johnson (athlete)|David Johnson]] — 8180 points (→ 9th place)
:# 100 metres — 11.15s
:# Long Jump — 7.12m
:# Shot Put — 14.52m
:# High Jump — 2.03m
:# 400 metres — 49.15s
:# 110m Hurdles — 14.66s
:# Discus Throw — 42.36m
:# Pole Vault — 4.90m
:# Javelin Throw — 66.46m
:# 1.500 metres — 4:29.62s
'''Men's 50km Walk'''
* [[Marco Evoniuk]]
:* Final — 3'56:55 (→ 22nd place)
* [[Carl Schueler]]
:* Final — 3'57:44 (→ 23rd place)
* [[Andrew Kaestner]]
:* Final — 4'12:49 (→ 34th place)
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====Women's Competition====
'''Women's 4x400m Relay'''
* [[Lillie Leatherwood]], [[Sherri Howard]], [[Denean Howard]], and [[Diane Dixon]]
:* Heat — 3:25.86
* [[Denean Howard]], [[Diane Dixon]], [[Valerie Brisco-Hooks]], and [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]]
:* Final — 3:15.51 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
'''Women's Marathon'''
* [[Nancy Ditz]]
:* Final – 2:33:42 (→ 17th place)
* [[Margaret Groos]]
:* Final – 2:40:59 (→ 39th place)
* [[Cathy O'Brien]]
:* Final – 2:41:04 (→ 40th place)
'''Women's Discus Throw'''
* [[Carol Cady]]
:* Qualification – 62.72m
:* Final – 63.42m (→ 11th place)
* [[Ramona Pagel]]
:* Qualification – 57.50m (→ did not advance)
* [[Connie Price-Smith|Connie Price]]
:* Qualification – 57.04m (→ did not advance)
'''Women's Javelin Throw'''
* [[Donna Mayhew]]
:* Qualification – 63.24m
:* Final – 61.78m (→ 7th place)
* [[Lynda Sutfin]]
:* Qualification – 56.12m (→ did not advance)
* [[Karin Smith]]
:* Qualification – 57.94m (→ did not advance)
'''Women's Shot Put'''
* [[Bonnie Dasse]]
:* Qualification – 19.45m
:* Final – 17.60m (→ 12th place)
* [[Connie Price-Smith|Connie Price]]
:* Qualification – 17.09m (→ did not advance)
* [[Ramona Pagel]]
:* Qualification – 18.55m (→ did not advance)
'''Women's Heptathlon'''
* [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]]
:* Final Result — 7291 points (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Cindy Greiner]]
:* Final Result — 6297 points (→ 8th place)
* [[Wendy Brown (athlete)|Wendy Brown]]
:* Final Result — 5972 points (→ 18th place)
===[[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Basketball]]===
====Men's Team Competition====
*'''Preliminary Round (Group B)'''
:* Defeated Spain (97-53)
:* Defeated Canada (102-70)
:* Defeated Brazil (102-87)
:* Defeated China (108-57)
:* Defeated Egypt (102-35)
*'''Quarterfinals'''
:* Defeated Puerto Rico (94-57)
*'''Semifinals'''
:* Lost to Soviet Union (76-82)
*'''Final'''
:* Defeated Australia (78-49) → [[Image:Med_3.png]]'''Bronze Medal'''
*'''Team Roster'''
:*[[William Anderson]]
:*[[Stacey Augmon]]
:*[[Vernell Coles]]
:*[[Jeffrey Grayer]]
:*[[Hersey Hawkins]]
:*[[Dan Majerle]]
:*[[Daniel Manning]]
:*[[Herman Reid]]
:*[[Mitch Richmond]]
:*[[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]]
:*[[Charles E. Smith (basketball)|Charles Smith]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[John Thompson]]
===[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]===
'''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)'''
* [[Michael Carbajal]] → [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal'''
*# First round – Bye
*# Second round – Defeated [[Kwang-So Oh]] (KOR), 3:2
*# Third round – Defeated [[Hien Dang Hieu]] (VIE), RSC-1
*# Quarterfinals – Defeated [[Robert Olsen]] (CAN), 5:0
*# Semifinal – Defeated [[Róbert Isaszegi]] (HUN), 4:1
*# Final – Lost to [[Ivailo Marinov|Ivailo Marinov Khristov]] (BUL), 0:5
'''Flyweight (– 51 kg)'''
* [[Arthur Johnson]]
*# First Round — Defeated [[Andrea Mannai]] (ITA), 5:0
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Bishnu Bahadur Singh]] (NEP), RSC-2
*# Third Round — Lost to [[Kim Kwang-Sun]] (KOR), 0:5
'''Bantamweight (– 54 kg)'''
* [[Kennedy McKinney]] (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Erik Perez]] (GUY), RSC-1
*# Third Round — Defeated [[Shahuraj Birajdor]] (IND), walk-over
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Stephen Mwema]] (KEN), 5:0
*# Semifinals — Defeated [[Phajol Moolsan]] (THA), RSC-1
*# Final — Defeated [[Aleksandar Hristov]] (BUL), 5:0
'''Featherweight (– 57 kg)'''
* [[Kelcie Banks]]
*# First Round – Lost to [[Regilio Tuur]] (HOL) on knock-out
'''Lightweight (– 60 kg)'''
* [[Romallis Ellis]] (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Lee Kang-Su]] (KOR), 5:0
*# Third Round — Defeated [[Kassim Traoré]] (MLI), RSC-2
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Emil Chuprenski]] (BUL), 3:2
*# Semifinals — Lost to [[Andreas Zülow]] (GDR), 0:5
'''Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)'''
* [[Todd Foster]]
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Kampompo Miango]] (ZAI), KO-2
*# Third Round — Defeated [[Chun Jil-Chun]] (KOR), KO-2
*# Quarterfinals — Lost to [[Grahame Cheney]] (AUS), 2:3
'''Welterweight (– 67 kg)'''
* [[Kenneth Gould]] (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
*# First Round — Defeated [[Joseph Marva]] (TNZ), 4:1
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Alfred Addo Ankamah]] (GHA), 5:0
*# Third Round — Defeated [[Maselino Francis Masoe]] (ASA), 5:0
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Joni Nyman]] (FIN), 5:0
*# Semifinals — Lost to [[Laurent Boudouani]] (FRA), 1:4
'''Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)'''
* [[Roy Jones Jr.]] (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[M'tendere Makalamba]] (MLW), KO-1
*# Third Round — Defeated [[Michal Franek]] (CZE), 5:0
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Evgeni Zaytsev]] (URS), 5:0
*# Semifinals — Defeated [[Richard Woodhall]] (GBR), 5:0
*# Final — Lost to [[Park Si-Hun]] (KOR), 2:3
'''Middleweight (– 75 kg)'''
* [[Anthony Hembrick]]
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Lost to [[Ha Jong-Ho]] (KOR), walk-over
'''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)'''
* [[Andrew Maynard (boxer)|Andrew Maynard]] (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Mikaele Masoe]] (ASA), RSC-2
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Lajos Eros]] (HUN), 5:0
*# Semifinals — Defeated [[Henryk Petrich]] (POL), AB-3
*# Final — Defeated [[Nuramgomed Shanavazov]] (URS), 5:0
'''Heavyweight (– 91 kg)'''
* [[Ray Mercer]] (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Rudolf Gavenčiak]] (CZE), RSC-3
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Luigi Gaudiano]] (ITA), KO-1
*# Semifinals — Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (HOL), RSC-2
*# Final — Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (KOR), KO-1
'''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)'''
* [[Riddick Bowe]] (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Ikonomonya Botowamungu]] (AUT), KO-2
*# Quarterfinals — Defeated [[Peter Hrivnák]] (CZE), RSC-1
*# Semifinals — Defeated [[Aleksandr Miroshnichenko]] (URS), 5:0
*# Final — Lost to [[Lennox Lewis]] (CAN), RSC-2
===[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]===
'''Women's Individual Road Race'''
* [[Inga Benedict-Thompson]] — 2:00:52 (→ 8th place)
* [[Bunki Bankaitis-Davis]] — 2:00:52 (→ 14th place)
* [[Sally Zack]] — 2:00:52 (→ 16th place)
===[[Hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Hockey]]===
====Women's Team Competition====
The US women's field hockey team competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
* '''Preliminary Round (Group A)'''
:* [[United States women's national field hockey team|USA]] – [[Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] 1-3
:* [[United States women's national field hockey team|USA]] – [[Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Argentina]] 1-2
:* [[United States women's national field hockey team|USA]] – [[Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] 2-2
* '''Classification Matches'''
:* '''5th/8th place:''' [[United States women's national field hockey team|USA]] – [[West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics|West Germany]] 1-2
:* '''7th/8th place:''' [[United States women's national field hockey team|USA]] – [[Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Argentina]] 1-3 (→ '''8th place''')
*'''Team Roster'''
:* ( 1.) [[Patty Shea]] (gk)
:* ( 2.) [[Yolanda Hightower]]
:* ( 3.) [[Mary Koboldt]]
:* ( 4.) [[Marcia Pankratz]]
:* ( 5.) [[Cheryl Van Kuren]]
:* ( 6.) [[Diane Bracalente]]
:* ( 7.) [[Beth Beglin]]
:* ( 8.) [[Marcella Place]]
:* ( 9.) [[Sandy van der Heyden]]
:* (10.) [[Tracey Fuchs]]
:* (11.) [[Sheryl Johnson]]
:* (12.) [[Sandra Costigan]]
:* (13.) [[Christy Morgan]]
:* (14.) [[Barbara Marois]]
:* (15.) [[Megan Donnelly]]
:* (16.) [[Donna Lee (field hockey player)|Donna Lee]]
'''Head Coach''': [[Boudewijn Castelijn]]
===[[Modern Pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Modern Pentathlon]]===
'''Men's Individual Competition:'''
* [[Robert Nieman]] – 5034 pts (→ 18th place)
* [[Robert Stull]] – 4588 pts (→ 49th place)
* [[Michael Gostigan]] – 4023 pts (→ 60th place)
'''Men's Team Competition:'''
* Nieman, Stull, and Gostigan – 13645 pts (→ 16th place)
===[[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Soccer (football)]]===
* '''Preliminary Round (Group C)'''
:*Sept 18: [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] 1-1 [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
:*Sept 20: [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] 0-0 [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]]
:*Sept 22: [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] 2-4 Soviet Union<br/>
''Failed to qualify for second round.''
*'''Team Roster'''
:* ({{0}}1.) [[David Vanole]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]])
:* ({{0}}2.) [[Steve Trittschuh]]
:* ({{0}}3.) [[John Doyle (soccer)|John Doyle]]
:* ({{0}}4.) [[Kevin Crow]]
:* ({{0}}5.) [[Mike Windischmann]]
:* ({{0}}6.) [[Frank Klopas]]
:* ({{0}}7.) [[Jim Gabarra]]
:* ({{0}}8.) [[Rick Davis]]
:* ({{0}}9.) [[Brent Goulet]]
:* (10.) [[Peter Vermes]]
:* (11.) [[Eric Eichmann]]
:* (12.) [[Paul Krumpe]]
:* (13.) [[John Harkes]]
:* (14.) [[John Stollmeyer]]
:* (15.) [[Tab Ramos]]
:* (16.) [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]]
:* (17.) [[Desmond Armstrong]]
:* (18.) [[Jeff Duback]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]])
:* (19.) [[Brian Bliss]]
:* (20.) [[Paul Caligiuri]]
'''Head Coach''': [[Lothar Osiander]]
===[[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]===
'''Men's 50 m Freestyle'''
* [[Matt Biondi]]
*# Heat – 22.39
*# Final – 22.14 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Tom Jager]]
*# Heat – 22.61
*# Final – 22.36 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
'''Men's 100 m Freestyle'''
* [[Matt Biondi]]
*# Heat – 49.04
*# Final – 48.63 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Chris Jacobs (swimmer)|Chris Jacobs]]
*# Heat – 49.20
*# Final – 49.08 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
'''Men's 200 m Freestyle'''
* [[Matt Biondi]]
*# Heat – 1:48.39
*# Final – 1:47.99 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[Troy Dalbey]]
*# Heat – 1:48.96
*# Final – 1:48.86 (→ 7th place)
'''Men's 400 m Freestyle'''
* [[Matt Cetlinski]]
*# Heat – 3:50.82
*# Final – 3:48.09 (→ 4th place)
* [[Daniel Jorgensen]]
*# Heat – 3:52.64
*# B-Final – 3:55.34 (→ 14th place)
'''Men's 1500 m Freestyle'''
* [[Matt Cetlinski]]
*# Heat – 15:07.41
*# Final – 15:14.76 (→ 4th place)
* [[Lars Jorgensen]]
*# Heat – 15:39.51 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
'''Men's 100 m Backstroke'''
* [[David Berkoff]]
*# Heat – 54.51
*# Final – 55.18 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Jay Mortenson]]
*# Heat – 57.19
*# B-Final – 57.06 (→ 11th place)
'''Men's 200 m Backstroke'''
* [[Daniel Veatch]]
*# Heat – 2:01.73
*# Final – 2:02.26 (→ 7th place)
* [[Steve Bigelow]]
*# Heat – 2:03.64
*# B-Final – 2:02.95 (→ 10th place)
'''Men's 100 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Richard Schroeder]]
*# Heat – 1:03.05
*# Final – 1:02.55 (→ 6th place)
* [[Daniel Watters]]
*# Heat – 1:04.04
*# B-Final – 1:04.17 (→ 15th place)
'''Men's 200 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Mike Barrowman]]
*# Heat – 2:15.85
*# Final – 2:15.45 (→ 4th place)
* [[Kirk Stackle]]
*# Heat – 2:19.47 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
'''Men's 100 m Butterfly'''
* [[Matt Biondi]]
*# Heat – 53.46
*# Final – 53.01 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Jay Mortenson]]
*# Heat – 54.44
*# Final – 54.07 (→ 6th place)
'''Men's 200 m Butterfly'''
* [[Melvin Stewart]]
*# Heat – 1:59.78
*# Final – 1:59.19 (→ 5th place)
* [[Mark Dean (swimmer)|Mark Dean]]
*# Heat – 2:00.86
*# B-Final – 2:00.26 (→ 9th place)
'''Men's 200 m Individual Medley'''
* [[David Wharton]]
*# Heat – 2:04.64
*# B-Final – 2:03.05 (→ 9th place)
* [[Bill Stapleton]]
*# Heat – 2:05.32
*# B-Final – 2:06.82 (→ 16th place)
'''Men's 400 m Individual Medley'''
* [[David Wharton]]
*# Heat – 4:20.84
*# Final – 4:17.36 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Jeff Kostoff]]
*# Heat – 4:24.10
*# B-Final – 4:22.95 (→ 9th place)
'''Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Brent Lang]], [[Doug Gjertsen]], [[Shaun Jordan]], and [[Troy Dalbey]]
*# Heat – 3:19.52
* [[Chris Jacobs (swimmer)|Chris Jacobs]], [[Troy Dalbey]], [[Tom Jager]], and [[Matt Biondi]]
*# Final – 3:16.53 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
'''Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Craig Oppel]], [[Daniel Jorgensen]], [[Matt Cetlinski]], and [[Doug Gjertsen]]
*# Heat – 7:18.76
* [[Troy Dalbey]], [[Matt Cetlinski]], [[Doug Gjertsen]], and [[Matt Biondi]]
*# Final – 7:12.51 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
'''Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay'''
* [[David Berkoff]], [[Richard Schroeder]], [[Jay Mortenson]], and [[Tom Jager]]
*# Heat – 3:43.00
* [[David Berkoff]], [[Richard Schroeder]], [[Matt Biondi]], and [[Chris Jacobs (swimmer)|Chris Jacobs]]
*# Final – 3:36.93 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
<br>
'''Women's 50 m Freestyle'''
* [[Leigh Fetter]]
*# Heat – 25.91
*# Final – 25.78 (→ 5th place)
* [[Jill Sterkel]]
*# Heat – 26.02
*# Final – 25.71 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Women's 100 m Freestyle'''
* [[Dara Torres]]
*# Heat – 56.37
*# Final – 56.25 (→ 7th place)
* [[Mitzi Kremer]]
*# Heat – 56.97
*# B-Final – 56.83 (→ 12th place)
'''Women's 200 m Freestyle'''
* [[Mary Wayte]]
*# Heat – 1:59.50
*# Final – 1:59.04 (→ 4th place)
* [[Mitzi Kremer]]
*# Heat – 2:01.45
*# Final – 2:00.23 (→ 6th place)
'''Women's 400 m Freestyle'''
* [[Janet Evans]]
*# Heat – 4:10.12
*# Final – 4:03.85 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Tami Bruce]]
*# Heat – 4:10.73
*# Final – 4:08.16 (→ 4th place)
'''Women's 800 m Freestyle'''
* [[Janet Evans]]
*# Heat – 8:28.13
*# Final – 8:20.20 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Tami Bruce]]
*# Heat – 8:31.57
*# Final – 8:30.86 (→ 5th place)
'''Women's 100 m Backstroke'''
* [[Betsy Mitchell]]
*# Heat – 1:02.85
*# Final – 1:02.71 (→ 4th place)
* [[Beth Barr]]
*# Heat – 1:02.63
*# Final – 1:02.78 (→ 5th place)
'''Women's 200 m Backstroke'''
* [[Beth Barr]]
*# Heat – 2:13.91
*# Final – 2:12.39 (→ 4th place)
* [[Andrea Hayes]]
*# Heat – 2:14.77
*# Final – 2:15.02 (→ 6th place)
'''Women's 100 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Tracey McFarlane]]
*# Heat – 1:10.59
*# Final – 1:09.60 (→ 6th place)
* [[Susan Johnson (swimmer)|Susan Johnson]]
*# Heat – 1:11.09
*# B-Final – 1:11.08 (→ 13th place)
'''Women's 200 m Breaststroke'''
* [[Susan Rapp]]
*# Heat – 2:34.21
*# B-Final – 2:32.90 (→ 13th place)
* [[Tracey McFarlane]]
*# Heat – 2:32.11
*# B-Final – 2:33.46 (→ 14th place)
'''Women's 100 m Butterfly'''
* [[Janel Jorgensen]]
*# Heat – 1:00.97
*# Final – 1:00.48 (→ 5th place)
* [[Mary T Meagher]]
*# Heat – 1:11.09
*# B-Final – 1:00.97 (→ 7th place)
'''Women's 200 m Butterfly'''
* [[Mary T Meagher]]
*# Heat – 2:12.35
*# Final – 2:10.80 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[Trina Radke]]
*# Heat – 2:13.05
*# Final – 2:11.55 (→ 5th place)
'''Women's 200 m Individual Medley'''
* [[Whitney Hedgepeth]]
*# Heat – 2:17.45
*# Final – 2:17.99 (→ 8th place)
* [[Mary Wayte]]
*# Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
'''Women's 400 m Individual Medley'''
* [[Janet Evans]]
*# Heat – 4:43.04
*# Final – 4:37.76 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Erika Hansen]]
*# Heat – 4:50.03
*# B-Final – 4:51.93 (→ 11th place)
'''Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Laura Walker]], [[Paige Zemina]], [[Jill Sterkel]], and [[Mary Wayte]]
*# Heat – 3:45.10
* [[Mary Wayte]], [[Mitzi Kremer]], [[Laura Walker]], and [[Dara Torres]]
*# Final – 3:44.25 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay'''
* [[Betsy Mitchell]], [[Tracey McFarlane]], [[Mary T Meagher]], and [[Dara Torres]]
*# Heat – 4:10.38
* [[Beth Barr]], [[Tracey McFarlane]], [[Janel Jorgensen]], and [[Mary Wayte]]
*# Final – 4:07.90 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
===[[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Tennis]]===
'''Women's Singles Competition'''
* [[Chris Evert]]
*# First Round – Bye
*# Second Round – Defeated [[Sandra Cecchini]] (Italy) 6-2 6-2
*# Third Round – Lost to [[Raffaella Reggi]] (Italy) 6-2 4-6 1-6
* [[Zina Garrison]] → [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal'''
*# First Round – Bye
*# Second Round – Defeated [[Claudia Hernandez-Salas]] (Mexico) 6-1 6-4
*# Third Round – Defeated [[Barbara Paulus]] (Austria) 7-5 6-2
*# Quarterfinals – Defeated [[Pam Shriver]] (USA) 6-2 6-3
*# Semifinals – Lost to [[Steffi Graf]] (West Germany) 2-6 0-6
* [[Pam Shriver]]
*# First Round – Bye
*# Second Round – Defeated [[Jill Hetherington]] (Canada) 6-2 6-3
*# Third Round – Defeated [[Katerina Maleeva]] (Bulgaria) 6-3 3-6 6-2
*# Quarterfinals – Lost to [[Zina Garrison]] (USA) 2-6 3-6
'''Men's Doubles Competition'''
* [[Ken Flach]] and [[Robert Seguso]] → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal'''
*# First Round – Defeated [[Suharyadi Suharyadi]] and [[Donald Wailan-Walalangi]] (Indonesia) 6-3 6-1 7-5
*# Second Round – Defeated [[Gabor Koves]] and [[László Markovits]] (Hungary) 6-4 6-4 6-4
*# Quarterfinals – Defeated [[Morten Christensen]] and [[Michael Tauson]] (Denmark) 6-4 7-5 6-2
*# Semifinals – Defeated [[Miloslav Mečíř]] and [[Milan Šrejber]] (Czechoslovakia) 6-2 6-4 6-1
*# Final – Defeated [[Emilio Sánchez]] and [[Sergio Casal]] (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7
<br>
===[[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]]===
====Men's Team Competition====
* '''Preliminary Round (Group B)'''
:* United States – Japan 3-0 (15-13, 15-2, 15-2)
:* United States – The Netherlands 3-1 (15-7, 12-15, 15-1, 15-11)
:* United States – Argentina 3-2 (11-15, 11-15, 15-4, 17-15, 15-7)
:* United States – France 3-0 (17-15, 15-6, 15-13)
:* United States – Tunisia 3-0 (15-4, 15-6, 15-4)
* '''Semi Finals'''
:* United States – Brazil 3-0 (15-3, 15-5, 15-11)
* '''Final'''
:* United States – Soviet Union 3-1 (13-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-8) → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal'''
*'''Team Roster'''
:* [[Craig Buck]]
:* [[Bob Ctvrtlik]]
:* [[Scott Fortune]]
:* [[Karch Kiraly]]
:* [[Ricci Luyties]]
:* [[Doug Partie]]
:* [[Jon Root]]
:* [[Eric Sato]]
:* [[Dave Saunders (volleyball)|Dave Saunders]]
:* [[Jeff Stork]]
:* [[Steve Timmons]]
:* [[Troy Tanner]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Marvin Dunphy]]
====Women's Team Competition====
* '''Preliminary Round (Group B)'''
:* Lost to PR China (0-3)
:* Defeated Brazil (3-2)
:* Lost to Peru (2-3)
* '''Classification Matches'''
:* '''5th/8th place''': Lost to East Germany (1-3)
:* '''7th/8th place''': Defeated South Korea (3-2) → '''Seventh place'''
*'''Team Roster'''
:* [[Deitre Collins]]
:* [[Caren Kemner]]
:* [[Laurel Kessel]]
:* [[Liz Masakayan]]
:* [[Jayne McHugh]]
:* [[Melissa McLinden]]
:* [[Kim Oden]]
:* [[Prikeba Phipps]]
:* [[Angela Rock]]
:* [[Kimberly Ruddins]]
:* [[Liane Sato]]
:* [[Tammy Webb]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Terry Liskevych]]
===[[Water Polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Water Polo]]===
====Men's Team Competition====
* '''Preliminary Round (Group B)'''
:* Defeated Yugoslavia (7-6)
:* Lost to Spain (7-9)
:* Defeated China (14-7)
:* Defeated Greece (18-9)
:* Defeated Hungary (10-9)
* '''Semi Finals'''
:* Defeated Soviet Union (8-7)
* '''Final'''
:* Lost to Yugoslavia (7-9) → [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal'''
* '''Team Roster'''
:* [[Craig Wilson (water polo)|Craig Wilson]]
:* [[Kevin Robertson]]
:* [[James Bergeson]]
:* [[George Campbell (waterpolo)|George Campbell]]
:* [[Douglas Kimbell]]
:* [[Edward Klass]]
:* [[Alan Mouchawar]]
:* [[Jeffrey Campbell]]
:* [[Gregory Boyer]]
:* [[Terry Schroeder]]
:* [[Jody Campbell]]
:* [[Christopher Duplanty]]
:* [[Michael Evans (waterpolo)|Michael Evans]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Bill Barnett]]
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