Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRL |
NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
Website | olympics |
in Seoul | |
Competitors | 61 (52 men and 9 women) in 12 sports |
Flag bearer | Wayne McCullough |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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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
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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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
[edit]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:
- Pereira Greene – Preliminary Round (→ 38th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Joseph Malone – Preliminary Round (→ 69th place)
- Noel Lynch – Preliminary Round (→ 74th place)
Athletics
[edit]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
- Carlos O'Connell – 7310 points (→ 29th place)
- 100 metres – 11.26s
- Long Jump – 6.90m
- Shot Put – 12.41m
- High Jump – 1.88m
- 400 metres – 48.24s
- 110m Hurdles – 15.61s
- Discus Throw – 38.02m
- Pole Vault – 4.40m
- Javelin Throw – 52.68m
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Five male cyclists represented Ireland in 1988.
Equestrianism
[edit]Judo
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Men's Coxled Pairs
- Pat McDonagh – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
- Frank Moore – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
- Liam Williams – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
Sailing
[edit]Swimming
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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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 | |||
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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
[edit]Men's Doubles Competition
- First Round – Lost to Amos Mansdorf and Gilad Bloom (Israel) 2-6 6-7 6-4 5-7
Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ireland at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[dead link ]
- ^ Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics