Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In the fifth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent only men. They were not successful, with Simon Fairweather's 16th place the best ranking any individual received. The Australians did not qualify for the team semifinal.

Men

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Australia men's	Men's tournament	Puerto Rico W 81–77	Soviet Union L 69–91	Central African Republic W 106–67	Yugoslavia L 78–98	South Korea W 95–75	3 Q	Spain W 77–74	Yugoslavia L 70–91	United States L 49–78	4
Australia women's	Women's tournament	South Korea L 55–91	Bulgaria W 63–57	Soviet Union W 60–48	N/A	N/A	1 Q	N/A	Yugoslavia L 56–57	Soviet Union L 53–68	4

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

Australia men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Darryl Pearce 27 – (1960-10-15)15 October 1960 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 5 Robert Sibley (basketball) – PG 6 Phil Smyth 30 – (1958-05-11)11 May 1958 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) PF 7 Larry Sengstock 28 – (1960-03-04)4 March 1960 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G/F 8 Damian Keogh 26 – (1962-02-01)1 February 1962 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 9 Wayne Carroll 29 – (1959-02-16)16 February 1959 C 10 Luc Longley 19 – (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) G 11 Andrew Gaze 23 – (1965-07-24)24 July 1965 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) C 12 Mark Bradtke 19 – (1968-09-27)27 September 1968 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) F/C 13 Brad Dalton 29 – (1959-09-12)12 September 1959 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) F 14 Andrew Vlahov 19 – (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F/C 15 Ray Borner 26 – (1962-05-27)27 May 1962 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Head coach Adrian Hurley Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 September 1988

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	5	4	1	468	384	+84	9	Quarter-finals
2	Soviet Union	5	4	1	460	393	+67	9
3	Australia	5	3	2	429	408	+21	8
4	Puerto Rico	5	3	2	382	387	−5	8
5	Central African Republic	5	1	4	346	436	−90	6
6	South Korea	5	0	5	384	461	−77	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points average among tied; 4) Points average.

September 18

Australia	81–77	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 50–36, 31–41

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

September 20

Australia	69–91	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 35–53, 34–38

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

September 21

Australia	106–67	Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 57–35, 49–32

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

23 September 1988

Australia	78–98	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43–52, 35–46

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

24 September 1988

Australia	95–75	South Korea
Scoring by half: 51–39, 44–36

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Quarterfinals

26 September 1988 (1988-09-26) 16:30

Boxscore

Spain	74–77	Australia
Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–36
Pts: San Epifanio 17 Rebs: Martínez, Jiménez 7 Asts: Montero 3		Pts: Gaze 28 Rebs: Sengstock 5 Asts: 4 players 1

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Semifinals

28 September 1988 (1988-09-28)

Boxscore

Yugoslavia	91–70	Australia
Scoring by half: 44–31, 47–39
Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Petrović 3		Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Borner, Vlahov 4 Asts: Sengstock 4

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Bronze medal match

29 September 1998 (1998-09-29) 21:30

Boxscore

Australia	49–78	United States
Scoring by half: 29–52, 20–26
Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Sengstock 6 Asts: Smyth 2		Pts: Majerle, Richmond, Robinson 12 Rebs: Richmond, Robinson 7 Asts: Richmond 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Australia women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 4 Robyn Maher 28 – (1959-10-06)6 October 1959 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 5 Sandy Brondello 20 – (1968-08-20)20 August 1968 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 6 Jenny Cheesman 30 – (1957-11-02)2 November 1957 PG 7 Michele Timms 23 – (1965-06-28)28 June 1965 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 8 Donna Brown 24 – (1963-10-12)12 October 1963 9 Patricia Mickan 31 – (1957-03-12)12 March 1957 10 Julie Nykiel 19 – (1968-12-13)13 December 1968 11 Debbie Slimmon 21 – (1967-04-03)3 April 1967 12 Marina Moffa 24 – (1964-04-17)17 April 1964 13 Karen Dalton 27 – (1961-01-02)2 January 1961 14 Shelley Sandie 19 – (1969-01-22)22 January 1969 15 Maree White 28 – (1960-06-07)7 June 1960	Head coach Robbie Cadee Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 September 1988

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	178	196	−18	5	Semifinals
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	208	188	+20	5
3	Bulgaria	3	1	2	217	241	−24	4
4	South Korea	3	1	2	244	222	+22	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points average among tied; 4) Points average.

19 September 1988 19:30

Boxscore

Australia	55–91	South Korea
Scoring by half: 20–41, 35–50
Pts: Gorman 11 Rebs: Gorman 8 Asts: Maher, Timms 3		Pts: Lee KJ 19 Rebs: Choi, Kim HS 4 Asts: Lee HS, Sung 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

22 September 1988 19:30

Boxscore

Australia	63–57	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 31–30, 32–27
Pts: Maher 20 Rebs: Maher 9 Asts: Timms 3		Pts: Slavcheva 15 Rebs: Slavcheva 6 Asts: Slavcheva 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

25 September 1998 (1998-09-25) 21:30

Boxscore

Australia	60–48	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 30–30, 30–18
Pts: Maher 20 Rebs: Maher 8 Asts: Maher 6		Pts: Yakovleva 13 Rebs: 4 players 4 Asts: Minkh 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Semifinals

27 September 1998 (1998-09-27) 9:45

Boxscore

Australia	56–57	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–32, 26–25
Pts: Timms 19 Rebs: Dalton 8 Asts: Dalton, Maher 2		Pts: Mujanović 20 Rebs: Dornik, Mujanović, Nakić 4 Asts: Vangelovska 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Bronze medal match

28 September 1998 (1998-09-28) 21:30

Boxscore

Australia	53–68	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 21–32, 32–36
Pts: Maher 22 Rebs: Maher, Timms 3 Asts: Maher 4		Pts: Savitskaya 16 Rebs: Yakovleva 7 Asts: Buryakina 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Australia in 1988.

Men's road race

• Edward Salas
• Stephen Fairless
• Scott Steward

Men's team time trial

• Stephen Fairless
• Bruce Keech
• Clayton Stevenson
• Scott Steward

Men's sprint

• Gary Neiwand

Men's 1 km time trial

• Martin Vinnicombe

Men's individual pursuit

• Dean Woods

Men's team pursuit

• Brett Dutton
• Wayne McCarney
• Stephen McGlede
• Dean Woods
• Scott McGrory

Men's points race

• Robert Burns

Women's road race

• Elizabeth Hepple — 2:00:52 (→ 22nd place)
• Donna Gould — 2:00:52 (→ 27th place)
• Kathleen Shannon — 2:00:52 (→ 29th place)

Women's sprint

• Julie Speight

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Australia in 1988.

Men's foil

• Robert Davidson

Men's épée

• Robert Davidson

Women's foil

• Andrea Chaplin

One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Alexander Watson — 0 pt, 64th place

Men's Team Competition:

• Watson — 0 pt, 64th place

• Ion Popa

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Andrew Baildon
  • Heat — 22.99
  • Final — 23.15 (→ 8th place)
• Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat — 23.72 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Andrew Baildon
  • Heat — 50.34
  • Final — 50.23 (→ 6th place)
• Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat — 50.90
  • B-Final — 50.71 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Duncan Armstrong
  • Heat — 1:48.86
  • Final — 1:47.25 (→ Gold Medal)
• Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat — 1:51.02
  • B-Final — 1:50.83 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Duncan Armstrong
  • Heat — 3:50.64
  • Final — 3:47.15 (→ Silver Medal)
• Ian Brown
  • Heat — 3:51.09
  • B-Final — 3:54.63 (→ 13th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Michael Bruce McKenzie
  • Heat — 15:19.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
• Jason Plummer
  • Heat — 15:22.85 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Carl Wilson
  • Heat — 58.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
• Simon Upton
  • Heat — 59.06 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Simon Upton
  • Heat — 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Ian McAdam
  • Heat — 1:04.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Ian McAdam
  • Heat — 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jon Sieben
  • Heat — 53.85
  • Final — 53.33 (→ 4th place)
• David Wilson
  • Heat — 55.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• David Wilson
  • Heat — 1:59.02
  • Final — 1:59.20 (→ 6th place)
• Martin Roberts
  • Heat — 2:00.32
  • B-Final — 2:04.28 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Robert Bruce
  • Heat — 2:04.31
  • Final — 2:04.34 (→ 6th place)
• Rob Woodhouse
  • Heat 8 — 2:05.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Robert Bruce
  • Heat — 4:25.15
  • B-Final — 4:24.33 (→ 11th place)
• Rob Woodhouse
  • Heat 5 — 4:25.60
  • B-Final — 4:26.14 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Jason Plummer, Ian Brown, Martin Roberts, and Tom Stachewicz
  • Heat — 7:21.46
• Tom Stachewicz, Ian Brown, Jason Plummer, and Duncan Armstrong
  • Final — 7:15.23 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Carl Wilson, Ian McAdam, Jon Sieben, and Andrew Baildon
  • Heat — 3:47.40
  • Final — 3:45.85 (→ 6th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Karen van Wirdum
  • Heat — 26.12
  • Final — 26.01 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Karen van Wirdum
  • Heat — 56.84
  • B-Final — 57.04 (→ 14th place)
• Susanne Baumer
  • Heat — 57.76 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Sheridan Burge-Lopez
  • Heat — 2:03.42 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
• Susanne Baumer
  • Heat — 2:04.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Janelle Elford
  • Heat — 4:11.07
  • Final — 4:10.64 (→ 5th place)
• Sheridan Burge-Lopez
  • Heat — 4:12.77
  • B-Final — 4:10.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Julie McDonald
  • Heat — 8:29.68
  • Final — 8:22.93 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Janelle Elford
  • Heat — 8:32.14
  • B-Final — 8:30.94 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Nicole Livingstone
  • Heat — 1:03.26
  • Final — 1:04.15 (→ 7th place)
• Karen Lord
  • Heat — 1:04.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Nicole Livingstone
  • Heat — 2:14.81
  • Final — 2:13.43 (→ 5th place)
• Karen Lord
  • Heat — 2:16.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  • B-Final — 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Lara Hooiveld
  • Heat — 1:11.40
  • B-Final — 1:11.26 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Lara Hooiveld
  • Heat — 2:39.97 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Fiona Alessandri
  • Heat — 1:01.90
  • B-Final — 1:02.51 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Donna Procter
  • Heat — 2:18.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jodie Clatworthy
  • Heat — 2:17.29
  • Final — 2:16.31 (→ 4th place)
• Donna Procter
  • Heat — 2:21.79 (→ 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jodie Clatworthy
  • Heat — 4:44.26
  • Final — 4:45.86 (→ 6th place)
• Donna Procter
  • Heat — 4:47.57
  • Final — 4:47.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Nicole Livingstone, Lara Hooiveld, Fiona Alessandri and Karen van Wirdum
  • Heat — 4:14.32
  • Final — 4:11.57 (→ 4th place)

Two synchronized swimmers represented Australia in 1988.

Women's solo

• Lisa Lieschke
• Semon Rohloff

Women's duet

• Lisa Lieschke
• Semon Rohloff

Men's Singles Competition

• John Fitzgerald
  • First round — Lost to Grant Connell (Canada) 6-6 6-4 2-6 2-6
• Wally Masur
  • First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar (Brazil) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4
  • Second round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7

Men's Doubles Competition

• Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald
  • First Round — Defeated Anastasios Bavelas and George Kalovelonis (Greece) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1
  • Second Round — Defeated Bruce Derlin and Kelly Evernden (New Zealand) 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd (Sweden) 3-6 4-6 3-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Anne Minter
  • First Round — Defeated Xochitl Escobedo (Mexico) 6-1 6-3
  • Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6
• Elizabeth Smylie
  • First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi (Italy) 6-7 0-6
• Wendy Turnbull
  • First Round — Defeated Clare Wood (Great Britain) 6-1 6-3
  • Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to West Germany (11-13)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-11)
  • Lost to Italy (5-7)
  • Defeated France (7-6)
  • Defeated South Korea (13-2)
• Classification Round (Group D)
  • Defeated Spain (8-7)
  • Lost to Hungary (5-13) → 8th place
• Team Roster
  • Glenn Townsend
  • Richard Pengelley
  • Christopher Harrison
  • Troy Stockwell
  • Andrew Wightman
  • Andrew Kerr
  • Raymond Mayers
  • Geoffrey Clark
  • John Fox
  • Christopher Wybrow
  • Simon Asher
  • Andrew Taylor
  • Donald Cameron
• Head Coach: Tom Hoad

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