New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors	83 (67 men, 16 women) in 16 sports
Officials	61
Flag bearer	Ian Ferguson
Medals Rank: 18	Gold 3	Silver 2	Bronze 8	Total 13
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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]

Medalists

Gold

• Bruce Kendall — Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard Individual Competition
• Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
• Mark Todd — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

Silver

• Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 m Kayak Pairs
• Rex Sellers and Chris Timms — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition

Bronze

• Paul MacDonald — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
• Andrew Bennie, Margaret Knighton, Tinks Pottinger, and Mark Todd — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• Eric Verdonk — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
• Andrew Bird, Greg Johnston, George Keys, Chris White, and Ian Wright — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
• Lynley Hannen and Nicola Payne — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
• Paul Kingsman — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
• Anthony Mosse — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• John Cutler — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Women's Individual Competition:

• Ann Shurrock — Preliminary round (→ 36th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• John Campbell

• Final — 2"14.08 (→ 12th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Simon Poelman — 8021 points (→ 16th place)

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

• Lorraine Moller

• Final — 2"37.52 (→ 33rd place)

Women's Competition

• Anne Audain
• Christine Pfitzinger
• Christine McMiken

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Flatwater Competition

• Grant Bramwell
• Brent Clode
• Ian Ferguson
• John McDonald
• Paul MacDonald
• Stephen Richards
• Alan Thompson

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Track Competition

• Gary Anderson
• Craig Connell
• Nigel Donnelly
• Tony Graham
• Andrew Whitford
• Stuart Williams

Men's Road Competition

• Brian Fowler
• Greg Fraine
• Gavin Stevens
• Paul Leitch
• Graeme Miller
• Wayne Morgan

Women's Individual Road Race

• Madonna Harris — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Eventing Competition

• Andrew Bennie
• Mark Todd
• Marges Knighton
• Tinks Pottinger

Jumping Competition

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

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented New Zealand in 1988.

Men's épée

• Martin Brill

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Rhythmic Competition

• Angela Walker

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• Brent Cooper
• Donna Guy-Halkyard
• Bill Vincent

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• Andrew Bird
• Campbell Clayton-Greene
• Geoff Cotter
• Bill Coventry
• Greg Johnston
• George Keys
• Neil Gibson
• Eric Verdonk
• Christopher White
• Ian Wright

Women's Competition

• Lynley Hannen
• Nicola Payne

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Leith Armit
• Earl Berry
• John Cutler
• Simon Daubney
• Tom Dodson
• Leslie Egnot
• Peter Evans
• Rex Sellers
• Jan Shearer
• Chris Timms
• Simon Mander
• Fiona Galloway
• Aran Hansen
• Brian Jones
• Murray Jones
• Bruce Kendall
• Greg Knowles

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Stephen Petterson
• Greg Yelavich
• John Farrell

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 52.33 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Paul Kingsman
  1. Heat – 57.80 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

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

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Anthony Beks
  1. Heat – 1:05.65 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

• Richard Lockhart
  1. Heat – 1:06.27 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Richard Lockhart
  1. Heat – 2:24.52 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

• Anthony Beks
  1. Heat – 2:27.26 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Anthony Mosse
  1. Heat – 54.63
  2. B-Final – 54.63 (→ 10th place)

• Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 56.31 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

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 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Paul Kingsman, Anthony Beks, Anthony Mosse, and Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 3:48.93 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

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

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• Barry Griffiths
• Peter Jackson

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Doubles Competition

• Bruce Derlin and Kelly Evernden
  1. First Round – Defeated Javier Frana and Martín Jaite (Argentina) 6-4 4-1 retired
  2. Second Round – Lost to Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald (Australia) 7-6 4-6 2-6 6-3 1-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Belinda Cordwell
  1. First Round – Lost to Sara Gomer (Great Britain) 6-4 5-7 2-6

Taekwondo (demonstration sport)

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

• Bronwyn Wilson
• Rosemary Wilson
• Kirsten Demanser
• Susan Graham

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• Kevin Blake

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle Competition

• Brent Hollamby
• Steven Reinsfield

References

1. ^ "New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1988/. Retrieved 2011-07-24.