Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 328 competitors, 223 men and 105 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.[1] Most Canadians remember this the Olympics for Ben Johnson, who won the gold medal and set a world record in the men's 100 metres, before being disqualified and his record deleted after he tested positive for stanozolol.
| Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 328 (223 men and 105 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Carolyn Waldo |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Lennox Lewis — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
- Carolyn Waldo — Synchronized swimming, Women's Solo
- Carolyn Waldo and Michelle Cameron — Synchronized swimming, Women's Duet
Silver
- Egerton Marcus — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Mark Tewksbury, Victor Davis, Sandy Goss, and Tom Ponting — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Bronze
- Dave Steen — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Raymond Downey — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Gina Smith, Cynthia Ishoy, Ashley Nicoll, and Eva-Maria Pracht — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Andrea Nugent, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr, and Lori Melien — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Frank McLaughlin and John Millen — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Team Competition
Archery
Canada was represented by three men and one woman in Seoul.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Brenda Cuming – Preliminary Round (→ 34th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- John McDonald – 1/8 final (→ 24th place)
- Daniel Desnoyers – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)
- Denis Canuel – Preliminary Round (→ 58th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- McDonald, Desnoyers, and Canuel – Preliminary Round (→ 16th place)
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 10.000 metres
- Paul McCloy
- Heat – 29:34.07 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Cyprian Enweani, Atlee Mahorn, Brian Morrison, Desai Williams
- 38,93 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Carl Folkes, John Graham, Paul Osland, Anton Skerritt
- 3:09,48 (→ 15th place)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Mark McKoy – 13,61 (→ 7th place)
- Stephen Kerho – DNF
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- John Graham – 51,33 (→ 15th place)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:51.25
- Semi Final — 8:19.99
- Final — 8:21.73 (→ 11th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Guillaume Leblanc – 1:21:29 (→ 10th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- François Lapointe – 3:48:15 (→ 14th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Mike Mahovlich
- Qualification — 69.44m (→ did not advance)
- Stephen Feraday
- Qualification — 73.32m (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Paul Just
- Qualification — 5.30m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Ray Lazdins
- Qualifying Heat – 57.94m (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Brian Marshall – 2,22 m (→ did not advance; tied for 17th place)
- Milton Ottey – 2,22 m (→ did not advance; tied for 17th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Bruny Surin – 7,73 m (→ 15th place)
- Glenroy Gilbert – 7,61 m (→ 22nd place)
- Ian James – 7,52 m (→ 25th place)
Men's Triple Jump
- Edrick Floreal – 16,11 m (→ 18th place)
- George Wright – 16,09 m (→ 19th place)
Men's Marathon
- Art Boileau – 2:18:20 (→ 28th place)
- Peter Maher – 2:24:49 (→ 46th place)
- Dave Edge – 2:32:19 (→ 67th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Dave Steen — 8328 points (→
- 100 metres — 11.18s
- Long Jump — 7.44m
- Shot Put — 14.20m
- High Jump — 1.97m
- 400 metres — 48.29s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.81s
- Discus Throw — 43.66m
- Pole Vault — 5.20m
- Javelin Throw — 64.16m
- 1.500 metres — 4:23.20s
- Michael Smith — 8083 points (→ 14th place)
- 100 metres — 10.99s
- Long Jump — 7.37m
- Shot Put — 13.61m
- High Jump — 1.97m
- 400 metres — 47.83s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.70s
- Discus Throw — 43.88m
- Pole Vault — 4.30m
- Javelin Throw — 66.54m
- 1.500 metres — 4:28.97s
Women's Competition
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Charmaine Crooks, Esmie Lawrence, Marita Payne, and Jillian Richardson
- Heat — 3:27.63
- Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Payne, and Jillian Richardson
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Odette Lapierre – 2:30:56 (→ 11th place)
- Lizanne Bussieres – 2:35:03 (→ 26th place)
- Ellen Rochefort – 2:36:44 (→ 31st place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Céline Chartrand
- Qualification – 54.10m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800m
- Renee Belanger – (→ 24th place)
Baseball
Canada competed in the Baseball tournament that was held as a demonstration sport. They finished 7th.
Basketball
Men's tournament
- Team roster
The following is the Canada roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  |
5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  |
5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | |
| 6 |  |
5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points average among tied; 4) Points average.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points average among tied; 4) Points average.
- Quarterfinals
26 September 1988 21:30 |
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95–73 | |
| Scoring by half: 40–26, 55–47 | ||
| Pts: Divac 17 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Cvjetićanin, Divac, Petrović 2 |
Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Mungar, Walton 7 Asts: Hatch 2 | |
- Classification round 5–8
28 September 1998 14:30 |
| Canada |
96–91 | |
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 55–49 | ||
| Pts: Triano 27 Rebs: Raffin 8 Asts: Raffin 4 |
Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 6 Asts: Solozábal 5 | |
- Classification round 5/6
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Scott Olsen
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Washington Banian (Papua New Guinea), KO-1
- Third Round — Defeated Wayne McCullough (Ireland), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Michael Carbajal (United States), 0:5
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Jamie Pagendam
- First Round — Defeated Tserendorj Amarjargal (MGL), RSC-2
- Second Round — Lost to Kirkor Kirkorov (BUL), walk-over
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Asif Dar
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Phat Hongram (THA), RSC-2
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Howard Grant
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Andreas Otto (GDR), RSC-1
- Third Round — Lost to Lars Myrberg (SWE), 1:4
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Manny Sobral
- First Round — Lost to Joni Nyman (FIN), 1:4
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Raymond Downey →
- First Round — Defeated Jorge López (ARG), 5:0
- Second Round — Defeated Norbert Nieroba (FRG), 3:2
- Third Round — Defeated Abrar Hussain Syed (PAK), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Martin Kitel (SWE), 5:0
- Semifinals — Lost to Park Si-Hun (KOR), 0:5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Egerton Marcus →
- First Round — Defeated Emmanuel Legaspi (PHI), KO-1
- Second Round — Defeated Darko Dukić (YUG), KO-2
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Sven Ottke (FRG), 5:0
- Semifinals — Defeated Hussain Shah Syed (PAK), 4:1
- Final — Lost to Henry Maske (GDR), 0:5
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Brent Kosolofski
- First Round — Defeated Ahmed el-Masri (LEB), RSC-3
- Second Round — Lost to Andrea Magi (ITA), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Tom Glesby
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Gyula Alvics (HUN), RSC-2
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
- Lennox Lewis →
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Chris Odera (KEN), RSC-2
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Ulli Kaden (GDR), RSC-1
- Semifinals — Defeated Janusz Zarenkiewicz (POL), walk-over
- Final — Defeated Riddick Bowe (USA), RSC-2
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, seven men and four women, represented Canada in 1988.
Road competition
- Geneviève Robic-Brunet — 2:00:52 (→ 4th place)
- Kelly-Ann Way — 2:00:52 (→ 38th place)
- Sara Neil — 2:00:52 (→ 39th place)
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1988.
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Ross Rutledge (captain)
- Nick Sandhu
- Rick Albert
- Patrick Burrows
- Paul "Bubli" Chohan
- Chris Gifford
- Wayne Grimmer
- Ranjeet Rai
- Peter Milkovich
- Trevor Porritt
- Ian Bird
- Doug Harris
- Michael Muller
- Pat Caruso
- Ajay Dube (gk)
- Ken Goodwin (gk)
- Head Coach: Trevor Clark
Women's Team Competition
The women's field hockey team from Canada competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Sharon Bayes (gk)
- Wendy Baker (gk)
- Deb Covey
- Lisa Lyn
- Laura Branchaud
- Sandra Levy
- Kathryn Johnson
- Melanie Slade
- Penny Cooper
- Shona Schleppe
- Michelle Conn
- Liz Czenczek
- Sheila Forshaw
- Nancy Charlton
- Sara Ballantyne
- Sharon Creelman
- Head Coach: Marina van der Merwe
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight (60 kg)
Men's Half-Lightweight (66 kg)
Men's Lightweight (73 kg)
Men's Half-Middleweight (81 kg)
- Kevin Doherty
Men's Middleweight (90 kg)
Men's Half-Heavyweight (100 kg)
- Joseph Meli
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Lawrence Keyte – 4847 pts, 33rd place
- Nicholas Fekete – 4785 pts, 40th place
- Barry Kennedy – 4677 pts, 45th place
Men's Team Competition:
- Keyte, Fekete, and Kennedy – 14309 pts, 11th place
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Mark Andrews
- Heat – 23.44
- B-Final – 23.64 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Sandy Goss
- Heat – 50.81
- B-Final – 50.73 (→ 10th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Turlough O'Hare
- Heat – 3:55.35
- B-Final – 3:54.33 (→ 11th place)
- Gary Vandermeulen
- Heat – 3:57.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Christopher Chalmers
- Heat – 15:23.22 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
- Harry Taylor
- Heat – 15:30.31 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mark Tewksbury
- Heat – 56.20
- Final – 56.09 (→ 5th place)
- Sean Murphy
- Heat – 56.20
- Final – 56.32 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Sean Murphy
- Heat – 2:03.81 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Mark Tewksbury
- Heat – 2:04.02 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Victor Davis
- Heat – 1:02.48
- Final – 1:02.38 (→ 4th place)
- Cameron Grant
- Heat – 1:05.10 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Jonathan Cleveland
- Heat – 2:16.87
- Final – 2:17.10 (→ 7th place)
- Cameron Grant
- Heat – 2:17.62
- B-Final – 2:18.36 (→ 14th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Tom Ponting
- Heat – 54.31
- Final – 54.09 (→ 7th place)
- Vlastimil Černý
- Heat – 54.66
- B-Final – 54.79 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Tom Ponting
- Heat – 2:00.08
- Final – 1:58.91 (→ 4th place)
- Jon Kelly
- Heat – 1:59.40
- Final – 1:59.48 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Gary Anderson
- Heat – 2:04.00
- Final – 2:06.35 (→ 8th place)
- Darren Ward
- Heat – 2:07.84 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Jon Kelly
- Heat – 4:24.62
- B-Final – 4:25.02 (→ 12th place)
- Michael Meldrum
- Heat – 4:31.74 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Mark Andrews, Stephen Vandermeulen, Vlastimil Černý, and Sandy Goss
- Heat – 3:23.85 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Turlough O'Hare, Darren Ward, Donald Haddow, and Gary Vandermeulen
- Heat – 7:26.28
- Turlough O'Hare, Sandy Goss, Donald Haddow, and Gary Vandermeulen
- Final – 7:24.91 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Mark Tewksbury, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, and Sandy Goss
- Heat – 3:44.56
- Final – 3:39.28 (→
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Kristin Topham
- Heat – 26.50
- B-Final – 26.45 (→ 12th place)
- Andrea Nugent
- Heat – 26.60 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Andrea Nugent
- Heat – 57.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Jane Kerr
- Heat – 57.55 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Patricia Noall
- Heat – 2:02.31
- B-Final – 2:00.77 (→ 9th place)
- Jane Kerr
- Heat – 2:04.92 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Patricia Noall
- Heat – 4:15.90
- B-Final – 4:14.70 (→ 13th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Debra Wurzburger
- Heat – 8:36.24 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Lori Melien
- Heat – 1:04.29
- B-Final – 1:03.87 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Lori Melien
- Heat – 2:20.45 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Allison Higson
- Heat – 1:09.39
- Final – 1:08.86 (→ 4th place)
- Keltie Duggan
- Heat – 1:10.95
- B-Final – 1:10.58 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Allison Higson
- Heat – 2:29.67
- Final – 2:29.60 (→ 7th place)
- Guylaine Cloutier
- Heat – 2:34.36
- B-Final – 2:33.55 (→ 15th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Jane Kerr
- Heat – 1:02.91 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Andrea Nugent
- Heat – 1:03.69 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Mojca Cater
- Heat – 2:13.21
- B-Final – 2:12.66 (→ 9th place)
- Donna McGinnis
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Allison Higson
- Heat – 2:19.54
- B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Kathy Bald, Kristin Topham, Allison Higson, and Jane Kerr
- Heat – 3:49.20
- Kathy Bald, Patricia Noall, Andrea Nugent, and Jane Kerr
- Final – 3:46.75 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Lori Melien, Keltie Duggan, Jane Kerr, and Patricia Noall
- Heat – 4:14.23
- Lori Melien, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr, and Andrea Nugent
- Final – 4:10.49 (→
- Final – 4:10.49 (→
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Canada in 1988.
- Women's solo
- Carolyn Waldo
- Michelle Cameron
- Karin Larsen
- Women's duet
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- Grant Connell
- First Round — Defeated John Fitzgerald (Australia) 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-2
- Second Round — Lost to Javier Sánchez (Spain) 4-6, 4-6, 2-6
- Martin Laurendeau
- First Round — Lost to Anders Järryd (Sweden) 6-7, 6-4, 5-7, 5-7
- Chris Pridham
- First Round — Lost to Martín Jaite (Argentina) 1-6, 3-6, 2-6
Women's Singles Competition
- Jill Hetherington
- First Round — Defeated Ilana Berger (Israel) 6-1, 6-4
- Second Round — Lost to Pam Shriver (USA) 2-6, 3-6
- Helen Kelesi
- First Round – Lost to Gisele Miró (Brazil) 5-7, 5-7
- Carling Bassett-Seguso
- First Round — Lost to Nathalie Tauziat (France) 6-7, 1-6
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Canada at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links
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