New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code NZL
NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in Seoul
Competitors 83 (67 men, 16 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Ian Ferguson
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
8
Total
13
Officials 61
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908 · 1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 83 competitors, 67 men and 16 women, took part in 58 events in 16 sports.[1] In addition, New Zealand sent four women to compete in Taekwondo, which was one of the Olympic Games' demonstration sports. Sports administrator Bruce Ullrich was New Zealand's Chef de Mission, after previously having had that role for the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Medal Name Sport Event
 BronzeEric VerdonkRowingMen's single sculls
 BronzeGeorge Keys
Ian Wright
Greg Johnston
Chris White
Andrew Bird (cox)		RowingMen's coxed four
 BronzeLynley Hannen
Nikki Payne		RowingWomen's coxless pair

Archery

New Zealand's 1988 archery team included only one woman, veteran Ann Shurrock.

Women's individual competition:

Athletics

Men's marathon

  • Final — 2"14.08 (→ 12th place)

Men's decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.09s
  2. Long Jump — 7.08m
  3. Shot Put — 14.51m
  4. High Jump — 2.03m
  5. 400 metres — 49.89s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 14.78s
  7. Discus Throw — 43.20m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.90m
  9. Javelin Throw — 57.18m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:28.54s


Women's marathon

  • Final — 2"37.52 (→ 33rd place)

Women's competition

Canoeing

Men's flatwater competition

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists, twelve men and one woman, represented New Zealand in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Women's road race

Equestrian

Eventing competition

Jumping competition

  • Maurice Beatson
  • John Cottle
  • Harvey Wilson
  • Colin McIntosh
  • Mark Todd

Fencing

One male fencer represented New Zealand in 1988.

Men's épée

Judo

Men's competition

Rhythmic gymnastics

Women's rhythmic competition

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eric Verdonk Single sculls 7:18.69 1 SA/B Bye 7:11.98 3 FA 6:58.66 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Greg Johnston
Chris White
Andrew Bird (cox)		 Coxed pair 7:22.32 3 SA/B DNS
Campbell Clayton-Greene
Geoff Cotter
Bill Coventry
Neil Gibson		 Coxless four 6:06.75 2 SA/B Bye 6:06.60 4 FB 6:04.74 7
George Keys
Ian Wright
Greg Johnston
Chris White
Andrew Bird (cox)		 Coxed four 6:03.35 3 SA/B Bye 6:10.41 3 FA 6:15.78 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nikki Payne
Lynley Hannen		 Coxless pair 8:02.39 2 R 7:59.93 1 FA 7:35.68 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Sailing

New Zealand had thirteen competitors in Seoul; eleven men and two women.[3]

Men's two person dinghy

  • 6th place

Mixed windsurfer

  • 1st place (→ Gold medal)

Mixed one person dinghy

  • 3rd place (→ Bronze medal)

Mixed multihull

  • 2nd place (→ Silver medal)

Mixed three person keelboat

  • 7th place

Mixed two person heavyweight dinghy

  • 5th place

Women's two person dinghy

  • 9th place


Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m freestyle

Men's 100 m backstroke

Men's 200 m backstroke

  • Paul Kingsman
    1. Heat – 2:02.20
    2. Final – 2:00.48 (→ Bronze medal)

Men's 100 m breaststroke

Men's 200 m breaststroke

Men's 100 m butterfly

Men's 200 m butterfly

  • Anthony Mosse
    1. Heat – 1:58.71
    2. Final – 1:58.28 (→ Bronze medal)
  • Ross Anderson
    1. Heat – 2:02.40 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay


Women's 100 m backstroke

  • Sharon Musson
    1. Heat – 1:04.58
    2. B-Final – 1:04.17 (→ 15th place)
  • Sylvia Hume
    1. Heat – 1:05.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200 m backstroke

  • Sharon Musson
    1. Heat – 2:17.47
    2. B-Final – 2:16.06 (→ 10th place)
  • Sylvia Hume
    1. Heat – 2:21.55 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Table tennis

Men's competition

Tennis

Men's doubles competition

Women's singles competition

Weightlifting

Men's competition

  • Kevin Blake

Wrestling

Men's freestyle competition

  • Brent Hollamby
  • Steven Reinsfield

Demonstration sports

Taekwondo

Women's competition

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "New Zealand at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bruce Ullrich". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "New Zealand Sailing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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