New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. 83 competitors, 67 men and 16 women, took part in 58 events in 16 sports.

Gold

• Bruce Kendall
  Bruce Kendall
  Anthony Bruce Kendall Anthony Bruce Kendall Anthony Bruce Kendall (born 27 June 1964 in Papakura, New Zealand is a 2 time Olympic medallist in sailing. Competing in boardsailing his first medal was a Bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, USA. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in...
  
   — Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard Individual Competition
• Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
• Mark Todd
  Mark Todd (equestrian)
  Mark James Todd, CBE is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Mark James Todd, CBE (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the...
  
   — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

Silver

• Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 m Kayak Pairs
• Rex Sellers
  Rex Sellers
  Rex Samuel Sellers MNZM is a yachtman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
   and Chris Timms
  Chris Timms
  Christopher Ian Timms was a yachtsman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:...
  
   — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition

Bronze

• Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
• Andrew Bennie
  Andrew Bennie
  Andrew Bennie is a New Zealand horseman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bennie, riding Grayshott, was in the New Zealand Three Day Event Team which finished third, along with Tinks Pottinger, Margaret Knighton and Mark Todd. In the individual Three Day Event at the...
  
  , Margaret Knighton
  Margaret Knighton
  Margaret "Marges" Knighton, in Sheffield is a New Zealand horsewoman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  , Tinks Pottinger
  Tinks Pottinger
  Judy "Tinks" Pottinger is a New Zealand horsewoman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Pottinger, riding Volunteer, was in the New Zealand Three Day Event Team which finished third, along with Andrew Bennie, Margaret Knighton and Mark Todd...
  
  , and Mark Todd
  Mark Todd (equestrian)
  Mark James Todd, CBE is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Mark James Todd, CBE (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the...
  
   — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• Eric Verdonk
  Eric Verdonk
  Eric Verdonk is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the single sculls. Verdonk almost repeated his bronze medal effort at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona finishing a very close fourth...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
• Andrew Bird
  Andrew Bird (rowing)
  Andrew Bird is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bird won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Ian Wright and Chris White...
  
  , Greg Johnston
  Greg Johnston (rower)
  Greg Johnston is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Johnston won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Ian Wright, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
  
  , George Keys
  George Keys
  George Keys is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Keys won Bronze in the coxed four along with Ian Wright, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
  
  , Chris White
  Chris White (rower)
  Chris White is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. White won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Ian Wright and Andrew Bird...
  
  , and Ian Wright
  Ian Wright (rower)
  Ian Wright is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Wright won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
• Lynley Hannen
  Lynley Hannen
  Lynley Hannen is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Along with Nikki Payne, Hannen won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs....
  
   and Nicola Payne
  Nicola Payne
  Nicola "Nikki" Payne, aka Mills, is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Along with Lynley Hannen, Payne won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs....
  
   — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
• Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 200 metre backstroke. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
• Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse was the standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. He swam at his first Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, Australia in 1982, when he was 17...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• John Cutler
  John Cutler (yachtsman)
  John Cutler is a competitive sailor for New Zealand who won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He was also selected for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and was a sailing coach for the New Zealand team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...
  
   — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Archery

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

Women's Individual Competition:

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

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• John Campbell
• Final — 2"14.08 (→ 12th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Simon Poelman
  Simon Poelman
  Simon Poelman is a former New Zealand decathlete, who has been described as New Zealand's best ever all-round athlete. His personal best of 8359 points is still a New Zealand national record. This was set at the national athletics championships in Christchurch 1987...
  
   — 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
  Lorraine Moller
  Lorraine Mary Moller is a former athlete from New Zealand who competed in track athletics and later specialised in the marathon. Moller's international career lasted over 20 years and included three Commonwealth and four Olympic Games...
  
  
• Final — 2"37.52 (→ 33rd place)

Women's Competition

• Anne Audain
  Anne Audain
  Anne Audain is a New Zealand middle and long distance athlete, competing in three Olympic Games. She has received the Member of the British Empire medal from Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand for her services to athletics worldwide and was born as Anne Garrett.At the age of 17 she came ninth in...
  
  
• Christine Pfitzinger
• Christine McMiken

Canoeing

Men's Flatwater Competition

• Grant Bramwell
  Grant Bramwell
  Grant Bramwell is a sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at Los Angeles in 1984 with Alan Thompson, Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald...
  
  
• Brent Clode
  Brent Clode
  Brent Clode is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:*...
  
  
• Ian Ferguson
• John McDonald
• Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald
  Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...
  
  
• Stephen Richards
  Stephen Richards (canoer)
  Stephen Richards is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...
  
  
• Alan Thompson

Cycling

Men's Track Competition

• Gary Anderson
  Gary Anderson (cyclist)
  Gary John Anderson is a former track and road cyclist from New Zealand who won an Olympic Bronze Medal. He finished third in the men's 4000m individual pursuit at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Anderson also won a total of 8 medals at the Commonwealth Games...
  
  
• Craig Connell
• Nigel Donnelly
• Tony Graham
• Andrew Whitford
• Stuart Williams

Men's Road Competition

• Brian Fowler
  Brian Fowler
  For the British polo player and Olympian, see Bryan Fowler.Brian Andrew Fowler is a retired cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He collected four medals at four consecutive Commonwealth Games during his career...
  
  
• Greg Fraine
• Gavin Stevens
• Paul Leitch
• Graeme Miller
• Wayne Morgan

Women's Individual Road Race

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

Equestrianism

Eventing Competition

• Andrew Bennie
  Andrew Bennie
  Andrew Bennie is a New Zealand horseman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bennie, riding Grayshott, was in the New Zealand Three Day Event Team which finished third, along with Tinks Pottinger, Margaret Knighton and Mark Todd. In the individual Three Day Event at the...
  
  
• Mark Todd
  Mark Todd (equestrian)
  Mark James Todd, CBE is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Mark James Todd, CBE (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the...
  
  
• Marges Knighton
• Tinks Pottinger
  Tinks Pottinger
  Judy "Tinks" Pottinger is a New Zealand horsewoman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Pottinger, riding Volunteer, was in the New Zealand Three Day Event Team which finished third, along with Andrew Bennie, Margaret Knighton and Mark Todd...
  
  

Jumping Competition

• Maurice Beatson
• Trudy Boyce
• John Cottle
• Harvey Wilson
• Colin McIntosh
• Mark Todd
  Mark Todd (equestrian)
  Mark James Todd, CBE is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Mark James Todd, CBE (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the...
  
  

Fencing

One male fencer represented New Zealand in 1988.

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée 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 23 to 24 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed.-Results:...

• Martin Brill
  Martin Brill
  Martin Brill is a New Zealand fencer. He competed in the individual épée events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Rhythmic gymnastics

Women's Rhythmic Competition

• Angela Walker

Judo

Men's Competition

• Brent Cooper
• Donna Guy-Halkyard
• Bill Vincent

Rowing

Men's Competition

• Andrew Bird
• Campbell Clayton-Greene
• Geoff Cotter
• Bill Coventry
• Greg Johnston
  Greg Johnston (rower)
  Greg Johnston is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Johnston won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Ian Wright, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
  
  
• George Keys
  George Keys
  George Keys is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Keys won Bronze in the coxed four along with Ian Wright, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
  
  
• Neil Gibson
• Eric Verdonk
  Eric Verdonk
  Eric Verdonk is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the single sculls. Verdonk almost repeated his bronze medal effort at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona finishing a very close fourth...
  
  
• Christopher White
• Ian Wright
  Ian Wright (rower)
  Ian Wright is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Wright won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
  
  

Women's Competition

• Lynley Hannen
  Lynley Hannen
  Lynley Hannen is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Along with Nikki Payne, Hannen won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs....
  
  
• Nicola Payne
  Nicola Payne
  Nicola "Nikki" Payne, aka Mills, is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Along with Lynley Hannen, Payne won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs....
  
  

Sailing

• Leith Armit
• Earl Berry
• John Cutler
  John Cutler (yachtsman)
  John Cutler is a competitive sailor for New Zealand who won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He was also selected for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and was a sailing coach for the New Zealand team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...
  
  
• Simon Daubney
• Tom Dodson
• Leslie Egnot
  Leslie Egnot
  Leslie Jean Egnot is an American-born yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at two Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
  
• Peter Evans
• Rex Sellers
  Rex Sellers
  Rex Samuel Sellers MNZM is a yachtman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  
• Jan Shearer
  Jan Shearer
  Janet "Jan" Lee Shearer is a New Zealand yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at 3 Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
  
• Chris Timms
  Chris Timms
  Christopher Ian Timms was a yachtsman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:...
  
  
• Simon Mander
• Fiona Galloway
• Aran Hansen
• Brian Jones
• Murray Jones
• Bruce Kendall
  Bruce Kendall
  Anthony Bruce Kendall Anthony Bruce Kendall Anthony Bruce Kendall (born 27 June 1964 in Papakura, New Zealand is a 2 time Olympic medallist in sailing. Competing in boardsailing his first medal was a Bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, USA. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in...
  
  
• Greg Knowles

Shooting

• Stephen Petterson
  Stephen Petterson
  Stephen Petterson is a competitive rifle shooter from New Zealand. A veteran of four Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games, he has won a total of four gold medals and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.He was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the closing ceremony of the 1994...
  
  
• Greg Yelavich
  Greg Yelavich
  Gregory Thomas Yelavich is a competitive pistol shooter from Auckland, New Zealand. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more Commonwealth Games medals than any other New Zealander...
  
  
• John Farrell

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Ross Anderson
  Ross Anderson (swimmer)
  Ross Woods Anderson is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for the latter country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Freestyle, and 100m and 200m Butterfly...
  
  
  1. Heat – 52.33 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 200 metre backstroke. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
  1. Heat – 57.80 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 200 metre backstroke. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
  1. Heat – 2:02.20
  2. Final – 2:00.48 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Anthony Beks
  Anthony Beks
  Anthony Johannes Joseph Maria Beks is a former breaststroke swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m and 200m Breaststroke. He was born in Christchurch.-External...
  
  
  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
  Anthony Beks
  Anthony Johannes Joseph Maria Beks is a former breaststroke swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m and 200m Breaststroke. He was born in Christchurch.-External...
  
  
  1. Heat – 2:27.26 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse was the standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. He swam at his first Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, Australia in 1982, when he was 17...
  
  
  1. Heat – 54.63
  2. B-Final – 54.63 (→ 10th place)

• Ross Anderson
  Ross Anderson (swimmer)
  Ross Woods Anderson is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for the latter country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Freestyle, and 100m and 200m Butterfly...
  
  
  1. Heat – 56.31 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse was the standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. He swam at his first Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, Australia in 1982, when he was 17...
  
  
  1. Heat – 1:58.71
  2. Final – 1:58.28 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Ross Anderson
  Ross Anderson (swimmer)
  Ross Woods Anderson is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for the latter country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Freestyle, and 100m and 200m Butterfly...
  
  
  1. Heat – 2:02.40 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman
  Paul Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 200 metre backstroke. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Anthony Beks
  Anthony Beks
  Anthony Johannes Joseph Maria Beks is a former breaststroke swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m and 200m Breaststroke. He was born in Christchurch.-External...
  
  , Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse
  Anthony Mosse was the standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. He swam at his first Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, Australia in 1982, when he was 17...
  
  , and Ross Anderson
  Ross Anderson (swimmer)
  Ross Woods Anderson is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for the latter country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Freestyle, and 100m and 200m Butterfly...
  
  
  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

Men's Competition

• Barry Griffiths
• Peter Jackson
  Peter Jackson (table tennis)
  Peter Jackson is a table tennis player representative of New Zealand. He competed in three Summer Olympics and two Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal at 2002 Commonwealth Games.-Career:...
  
  

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

• Bruce Derlin
  Bruce Derlin
  Bruce Phillip Derlin is a retired tennis player from New Zealand.Derlin represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There the left-hander lost in the second round of the men's doubles competition to Australia's Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald, while...
  
   and Kelly Evernden
  Kelly Evernden
  Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol...
  
  
  1. First Round – Defeated Javier Frana
     Javier Frana
     Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...
     
      and Martín Jaite
     Martín Jaite
     Martín Jaite is an Argentine right-handed former top-10 professional tour tennis player.Jaite's ATP highest tour ranking was World # 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a total of 12 titles and $1,873,881 in tour prize money during his career.Jaite's playing style leveraged his...
     
      (Argentina) 6-4 4-1 retired
  2. Second Round – Lost to Darren Cahill
     Darren Cahill
     Darren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
     
      and John Fitzgerald (Australia) 7-6 4-6 2-6 6-3 1-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Belinda Cordwell
  Belinda Cordwell
  Belinda Jane Cordwell is a retired female tennis player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she lost in the first round of the women's singles competition to Great Britain's Sara Gomer...
  
  
  1. First Round – Lost to Sara Gomer
     Sara Gomer
     Sara Louise Gomer is a former tennis player from Great Britain.Gomer competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
     
      (Great Britain) 6-4 5-7 2-6

Taekwondo (demonstration sport)

Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the first time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport twelve years later at the 2000 Games....

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

• Bronwyn Wilson
  Bronwyn Wilson
  Bronwyn Wilson is a former taekwondo competitor for New Zealand. She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Taekwondo was a demonstration sport....
  
  
• Rosemary Wilson
• Kirsten Demanser
• Susan Graham

Weightlifting

Men's Competition

• Kevin Blake

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle Competition

• Brent Hollamby
• Steven Reinsfield