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Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Ireland at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Seoul
Competitors61 (52 men and 9 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer Wayne McCullough
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 61 competitors, 52 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.[1]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 2 1 3
Athletics 14 4 18
Boxing 7 – 7
Canoeing 4 0 4
Cycling 5 0 5
Equestrian 7 0 7
Judo 1 – 1
Rowing 3 0 3
Sailing 3 2 5
Swimming 3 2 5
Tennis 2 0 2
Wrestling 1 – 1
Total 52 9 61

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In Ireland's fourth appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

  • Final – 2"17.16 (→ 24th place)
  • Final – 2"25.38 (→ 52nd place)

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

  • Heat – 8:40.87
  • Semi Final – 8:43.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualifying Heat – 68.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification – 76.46m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres – 11.26s
  2. Long Jump – 6.90m
  3. Shot Put – 12.41m
  4. High Jump – 1.88m
  5. 400 metres – 48.24s
  6. 110m Hurdles – 15.61s
  7. Discus Throw – 38.02m
  8. Pole Vault – 4.40m
  9. Javelin Throw – 52.68m
  10. 1.500 metres – 4:32.06s

Women's 3.000m Steeplechase

Women's Marathon

  • Final – 2"44.17 (→ 46th place)
  • Final – 3"04.21 (→ 57th place)

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • First Round – Bye
  • Second Round – Defeated Fred Mutuweta (Uganda), 5:0
  • Third Round – Lost to Scott Olsen (Canada), 0:5

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Ireland in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial

Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Coxled Pairs

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stephen Cullen 200 m freestyle 1:57.90 50 — Did not advance
100 m backstroke 58.82 29 — Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:06.98 27 — Did not advance
Richard Gheel 200 m freestyle 2:01.73 57 — Did not advance
100 m backstroke 59.37 36 — Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:05.71 25 — Did not advance
Gary O'Toole 100 m breaststroke 1:05.34 34 — Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:18.93 18 — Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:07.77 20 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michelle Smith 100 m backstroke 1:06.22 27 — Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:19.50 17 — Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:25.53 26 — Did not advance
400 m individual medley 5:01.84 25 — Did not advance
Aileen Convery 100 m backstroke 1:06.73 29 — Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:19.91 18 — Did not advance

Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Doubles Competition

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Ireland at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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