Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

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. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.

Silver

• Nurfitriyana Saiman
  Nurfitriyana Saiman
  Nurfitriyana Saiman is an Indonesian female archer who won the first ever medal for Indonesia in a Summer Olympic Games.She was born in Jakarta.Her team won the silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  , Kusuma Wardhani, and Lilies Handayani — Archery, Women's Team Competition

Archery

In Indonesia's fourth Olympic archery competition, the women's team won the nation's first Olympic medal of any sport. Their one-point lead over the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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 put them in a tie with the United States

United States

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 for second place behind the dominant Korean

South Korea

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 team and guaranteeing the Indonesians a medal. A 72-67 shootout victory made it a silver

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Nurfitriyana Saiman
  Nurfitriyana Saiman
  Nurfitriyana Saiman is an Indonesian female archer who won the first ever medal for Indonesia in a Summer Olympic Games.She was born in Jakarta.Her team won the silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
   – Semifinal (→ 9th place)
• Kusuma Wardhani – 1/8 final (→ 19th place)
• Lilies Handayani – Preliminary Round (→ 30th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Syafrudin Mawi – Preliminary Round (→ 48th place)

Women's Team Competition:

• Saiman, Wardhani, and Handayani – Final (→ Silver Medal)

Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres

• Eduardus Nabunome
  1. Heat – 29:55.23 (→ did not advance)

Fencing

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

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 20 to 21 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

• Alkindi
  Alkindi (fencer)
  Alkindi is an Indonesian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 21 to 22, 1988. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.-Results:...

• Silvia Koeswandi
  Silvia Koeswandi
  Silvia Koeswandi is an Indonesian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Richard Sam Bera
  1. Heat – 24.63 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

• Wirmandi Sugriat
  1. Heat – 25.55 (→ did not advance, 55th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Richard Sam Bera
  1. Heat – 53.59 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Richard Sam Bera
  1. Heat – 1:57.60 (→ did not advance, 48th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Richard Sam Bera
  1. Heat – 4:08.70 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Wirmandi Sugriat
  1. Heat – 1:06.22 (→ did not advance, 44th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Wirmandi Sugriat
  1. Heat – 2:26.17 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Wirmandi Sugriat
  1. Heat – 2:13.90 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

• Wirmandi Sugriat
  1. Heat – 2:13.93 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Yayuk Basuki
  Yayuk Basuki
  Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997...
  
  
  1. First Round — Lost to Catherine Suire
     Catherine Suire
     Catherine Suire is a former tennis player from France, who competed as a lucky loser for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on May 14, 1984, when she became the...
     
     (France) 3-6, 6-3, 0-6

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database