Zimbabwe at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Zimbabwe at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | ZIM | ||||||||
| NOC | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 29 (23 men and 6 women) in 10 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | James Gombedza | ||||||||
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Zimbabwe competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 29 competitors, 23 men and 6 women, took part in 38 events in 10 sports.[1]
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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 Elizabeth Hunter — 2"53.17 (→ 55th place)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Two male cyclists represented Zimbabwe in 1988.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Women's 3m Springboard
- Tracy Cox-Smyth reached Finals, came 12th.[2]
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's Doubles Competition
- 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
- ↑ "Zimbabwe at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/DIV/womens-springboard.html
External links
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