Zimbabwe at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 29 competitors, 23 men and 6 women, took part in 38 events in 10 sports.[1]

Zimbabwe at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ZIM
NOC	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
Website	www.zoc.co.zw
in Seoul
Competitors	29 (23 men and 6 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	James Gombedza
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932–1956 1960 1964 1968–1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1928-1964)

Archery

After not competing in the 1984 archery competition, Zimbabwe returned in 1988.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Merrellyn Tarr — Preliminary Round (→ 62nd place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Paul Bamber — Preliminary Round (→ 60th place)
• Alan Bryant — Preliminary Round (→ 72nd place)
• Wrex Tarr — Preliminary Round (→ 78th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Bamber, Bryant, and Tarr — Preliminary Round (→ 21st place)

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

• Elijah Nkala

• Heat — 46.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Stanley Mandebele

• Heat — 29:50.99 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• James Gombedza — 2"38.13 (→ 72nd place)

Women's Marathon

• Linda Hunter — 2"53.17 (→ 55th place)

Boxing

Cycling

Two male cyclists represented Zimbabwe in 1988.

Men's road race

• Pierre Gouws
• Gary Mandy

Men's 1 km time trial

• Gary Mandy

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

• Tracy Cox-Smyth reached Finals, came 12th.[2]

Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Vaughan Smith

• Heat — 25.29 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

• Graham Thompson

• Heat — 25.38 (→ did not advance, 53rd place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Vaughan Smith

• Heat — 53.58 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

• Graham Thompson

• Heat — 55.20 (→ did not advance, 60th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Vaughan Smith

• Heat — 1:56.13 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Brett Halford

• Heat — 1:02.95 (→ did not advance, 44th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Brett Halford

• Heat — 2:17.84 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Graham Thompson

• Heat — 1:00.13 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Graham Thompson

• Heat — 2:17.06 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

• Vaughan Smith

• Heat — 2:18.07 (→ did not advance, 50th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Catherine Fogarty

• Heat — 28.66 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Catherine Fogarty

• Heat — 1:02.47 (→ did not advance, 49th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Catherine Fogarty

• Heat — 2:13.44 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

• Mark Gurr and Philip Tuckniss

• First Round – Defeated Victor Caballero and Hugo Chapacu (Paraguay) 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
• Second Round – Lost to Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd (Sweden) 0-6 1-6 4-6

References

1. "Zimbabwe at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
2. Womens Springboard at Sports Reference

External links

• Official Olympic Reports