The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 345 competitors, 219 men and 126 women, took part in 191 events in 22 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Paul Barber, Stephen Batchelor, Kulbir Bhaura, Robert Clift, Richard Dodds, David Faulkner, Russell Garcia, Martyn Grimley, Sean Kerly, Jimmy Kirkwood, Richard Leman, Stephen Martin, Veryan Pappin, Jon Potter, Imran Sherwani, and Ian Taylor — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Malcolm Cooper — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
Michael McIntyre and Bryn Vaile — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
Adrian Moorhouse — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
Steve Redgrave and Andy Holmes — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Linford Christie — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Peter Elliott — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres
Colin Jackson — Athletics, Men's 110 metres Hurdles
John Regis, Elliot Bunney, Linford Christie, and Mike McFarlane — Athletics, Men's 4×100 metres Relay
Liz McColgan — Athletics, Women's 10.000 metres
Fatima Whitbread — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
Captain Mark Phillips, Karen Stracker, Virginia Holgate-Leng, and Ian Stark — Equestrian, Team Eventing
Ian Stark — Equestrian, Individual Eventing
Alister Allan — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
Nick Gillingham — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Leroy Watson, Steven Hallard, and Richard Priestman — Archery, Men's Team Competition
Mark Rowland — Athletics, Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
Yvonne Murray — Athletics, Women's 3.000 metres
Richard Woodhall — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
Virginia Holgate-Leng — Equestrian, Individual Eventing
Dennis Stewart — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)
Richard Phelps, Dominic Mahony, and Graham Brookhouse — Modern Pentathlon, Team Competition
Steve Redgrave, Andy Holmes, and Patrick Sweeney — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Andrew Jameson — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
In the fifth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal while Joanne Franks added another top eight finish in the women's individual and the women's team came in 5th.
Women's Individual Competition:
Joanne Franks – Final (→ 7th place)
Pauline Edwards – Quarterfinal (→ 17th place)
Cheryl Sutton – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Leroy Watson – Quarterfinals (→ 18th place)
Steven Hallard – 1/8 finals (→ 21st place)
Richard Priestman – Preliminary Round (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Team Competition:
Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 5th place)
Men's 100 metres
Linford Christie
Barrington Williams
John Regis
Men's 200 metres
Linford Christie
Michael Rosswess
John Regis
Men's 400 metres
Brian Whittle
Todd Bennett
Men's 800 metres
Peter Elliott
Steve Cram
Tom McKean
Men's 1.500 metres
Peter Elliott
Steve Cram
Steve Crabb
Men's 5.000 metres
Eamonn Martin
Jack Buckner
Gary Staines
Men's 10.000 metres
Eamonn Martin
First Round — 28:25.46
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Steve Binns
First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Charlie Spedding
Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)
Dave Long
Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)
Kevin Forster
Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Kriss Akabusi
Heat — 49.62 (2nd)
Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th)
Final — 48.69 (6th)
Max Robertson
Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance
Philip Harries
Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
Heat — 3:04.18
Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
Semi Final — 3:04.60
Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Mark Rowland
Heat — 8:31.40
Semi Final — 8:18.31
Final — 8:07.96 (→ Bronze Medal)
Eddie Wedderburn
Heat — 8:38.90
Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)
Roger Hackney
Heat — 8:39.30
Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
David Ottley
Qualification — 80.98 m
Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place)
Roald Bradstock
Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance)
Mick Hill
Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Paul Mardle
Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Dave Smith
Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)
Matthew Mileham
Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)
Michael Jones
Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Paul Edwards
Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Mark Forsythe
Qualification — 7.77 m
Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place)
Stewart Faulkner
Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
John King
Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Daley Thompson — 8306 points (→ 4th place)
100 metres — 10.62 s
Long Jump — 7.38 m
Shot Put — 15.02 m
High Jump — 2.03 m
400 metres — 49.06 s
110 m Hurdles — 14.72 s
Discus Throw — 44.80 m
Pole Vault — 4.90 m
Javelin Throw — 64.04 m
1,500 metres — 4:45.11 s
Alex Kruger — 7623 points (→ 24th place)
100 metres — 11.30 s
Long Jump — 6.97 m
Shot Put — 12.23 m
High Jump — 2.15 m
400 metres — 49.98 s
110 m Hurdles — 15.38 s
Discus Throw — 38.72 m
Pole Vault — 4.60 m
Javelin Throw — 54.34 m
1,500 metres — 4:37.84 s
Greg Richards — 7237 points (→ 30th place)
100 metres — 11.50 s
Long Jump — 7.09 m
Shot Put — 12.94 m
High Jump — 1.82 m
400 metres — 49.27 s
110 m Hurdles — 15.56 s
Discus Throw — 42.32 m
Pole Vault — 4.50 m
Javelin Throw — 53.50 m
1,500 metres — 4:53.85 s
Men's 50 km Walk
Les Morton
Final — 3'59:30 (→ 27th place)
Paul Blagg
Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Janet Smith, and Sally Gunnell
Heat — 3:28.52
Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford, and Sally Gunnell
Final — 3:26.89 (→ 6th place)
Women's Marathon
Angie Pain — 2"30.51 (→ 10th place)
Susan Tooby — 2"31.33 (→ 12th place)
Susan Crehan — 2"36.57 (→ 32nd place)
Women's Discus Throw
Jacqueline McKernan
Qualification – 50.92 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Fatima Whitbread
Qualification – 68.44 m
Final – 70.32 m (→ Silver Medal)
Tessa Sanderson
Qualification – 56.70 m (→ did not advance)
Sharon Gibson
Qualification – 56.00 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Yvonne Hanson-Nortey
Qualification – 15.13 m (→ did not advance)
Judy Oakes
Qualification – 18.34 m (→ did not advance)
Myrtle Augee
Qualification – 17.31 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Kim Hagger
Final Result — 5975 points (→ 17th place)
Joanne Mulliner
Final Result — 5746 points (→ 19th place)
Judy Simpson
Final Result — 1951 points (→ 29th place) - (withdrew after two events)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Mark Epton
First Round – Defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) on points
Second Round – Lost to Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria) on points
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
John Lyon
First Round — Lost to Ramzan Gul (Turkey), on points (1:4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Da Anderson
First Round – Defeated Domingo Damigella (Argentina) on points
Second Round – Defeated Paul Fitzgerald (Ireland) on points
Third Round – Lost to Regilio Tuur (Netherlands) on points
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Henry Akinwande
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) on points
Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
Men's road race
Neil Hoban
Paul Curran
Mark Gornall
Men's team time trial
Phil Bateman
Harry Lodge
Ben Luckwell
David Spencer
Men's sprint
Eddie Alexander
Men's individual pursuit
Colin Sturgess
Men's team pursuit
Chris Boardman
Robert Coull
Simon Lillistone
Glen Sword
Women's road race
Maria Blower — 2:00:52 (→ 6th place)
Sally Hodge — 2:00:52 (→ 9th place)
Lisa Brambani — 2:00:52 (→ 11th place)
Women's sprint
Louise Jones
13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1988.
Men's foil
Pierre Harper
Bill Gosbee
Donnie McKenzie
Men's team foil
Tony Bartlett, Jonathan Davis, Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Donnie McKenzie
Men's épée
John Llewellyn
Hugh Kernohan
Men's sabre
Mark Slade
Women's foil
Liz Thurley
Fiona McIntosh
Linda Ann Martin
Women's team foil
Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Linda Strachan, Liz Thurley
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Great Britain – South Korea 2-2
Great Britain – Canada 3-0
Great Britain – West Germany 1-2
Great Britain – Soviet Union 3-1
Great Britain – India 3-0
Semi Finals
Great Britain – Australia 3-2
Final
Great Britain – West Germany 3-1 (→ Gold Medal)
Team Roster
( 1.) Ian Taylor (gk)
( 2.) Veryan Pappin (gk)
( 3.) David Faulkner
( 4.) Paul Barber
( 5.) Stephen Martin
( 6.) Jon Potter
( 7.) Richard Dodds
( 8.) Martyn Grimley
( 9.) Stephen Batchelor
(10.) Richard Leman
(11.) Jimmy Kirkwood
(12.) Kulbir Bhaura
(13.) Sean Kerly
(14.) Robert Clift
(15.) Imran Sherwani
(16.) Russell Garcia
Head Coach: David Whitaker
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Great Britain – Argentina 1-0
Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-5
Great Britain – United States 2-2
Semi Finals
Great Britain – South Korea 0-1
Bronze Medal Match
Great Britain – The Netherlands 1-3 (→ Fourth place)
Team Roster
Jill Atkins
Wendy Banks (gk)
Gill Brown
Karen Brown
Mary Nevill
Julie Cook (gk)
Vickey Dixon
Wendy Fraser
Barbara Hambly
Caroline Jordan
Violet McBride
Moira McLeod
Caroline Brewer
Jane Sixsmith
Kate Parker
Alison Ramsay
Head Coach: Dennis Hay
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1988. They won bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition:
Richard Phelps – 5229 pts (→ 6th place)
Dominic Mahony – 5047 pts (→ 16th place)
Graham Brookhouse – 5000 pts (→ 21st place)
Men's Team Competition:
Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse – 15276 pts (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's coxless pair
Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave
(→ Gold Medal)
Men's coxed pair
Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Patrick Sweeney,
(→ Bronze Medal)
Men's coxless four
P R Mulkerrins, J N S Berrisford, M A H Buckingham, S Peel
(→ 4th place)
Men's coxed four
Martin Cross, D A Clift, J M Maxey, John Garrett, H V O Thomas
(→ 4th place)
Eight
N Burfitt, P Beaumont, T G Dillon, S A Obholzer, S Jefferies, Sal Hassan, Richard Stanhope, G B Stewart, S Turner
(→ 4th place)
Women's double scull
S Andreae, A Gill
(→ 9th place)
Women's coxless pair
Alison Bonner, Kim Thomas
(→ 8th place)
Women's coxed four
F Johnston, K Grose, J Gough, S Smith, A Norrish
(→ 6th place)
Men's 50 m freestyle
Mark Foster
Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Mike Fibbens
Heat – 23.67 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100 m freestyle
Andy Jameson
Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Roland Lee
Heat – 51.20 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200 m freestyle
Paul Howe
Heat – 1:51.22
B-Final – 1:51.99 (→ 16th place)
Michael Green
Heat – 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400 m freestyle
Kevin Boyd
Heat – 3:50.01
Final – 3:50.16 (→ 7th place)
Tony Day
Heat – 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 1500 m freestyle
Kevin Boyd
Heat – 15:17.56
Final – 15:21.16 (→ 7th place)
Tony Day
Heat – 15:38.75 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m backstroke
Neil Harper
Heat – 58.02 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Neil Cochran
Heat – 58.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m backstroke
Gary Binfield
Heat – 2:03.79
B-Final – 2:04.90 (→ 16th place)
John Davey
Heat – 2:04.70 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100 m breaststroke
Adrian Moorhouse
Heat – 1:02.19
Final – 1:02.04 (→ Gold Medal)
James Parrack
Heat – 1:04.23 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200 m breaststroke
Nick Gillingham
Heat – 2:14.58
Final – 2:14.12 (→ Silver Medal)
Adrian Moorhouse
Heat – 2:18.51 (→ 15th place)
B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100 m butterfly
Andy Jameson
Heat – 53.34
Final – 53.30 (→ Bronze Medal)
Neil Cochran
Heat – 54.75
B-Final – 55.22 (→ 16th place)
Men's 200 m butterfly
Tim Jones
Heat – 2:01.01
B-Final – 2:00.32 (→ 10th place)
Nick Hodgson
Heat – 2:01.44
B-Final – 2:01.09 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m individual medley
John Davey
Heat – 2:05.55
B-Final – 2:04.17 (→ 10th place)
Neil Cochran
Heat – 2:05.56
B-Final – 2:05.44 (→ 11th place)
Men's 400 m individual medley
Paul Brew
Heat – 4:27.22
B-Final – 4:26.77 (→ 15th place)
John Davey
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Andy Jameson, Mark Foster, Mike Fibbens, and Roland Lee
Heat – 3:23.71
Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Roland Lee, and Andy Jameson
Final – 3:21.71 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Kevin Boyd, Paul Howe, Jonathan Broughton, and Roland Lee
Heat – 7:29.77 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m fedley relay
Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Mark Foster
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 50 m freestyle
Alison Sheppard
Heat – 27.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Annabelle Cripps
Heat – 27.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100 m freestyle
Annabelle Cripps
Heat – 57.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
June Croft
Heat – 58.19 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 200 m freestyle
Ruth Gilfillan
Heat – 2:02.11
B-Final – 2:01.66 (→ 10th place)
June Croft
Heat – 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 400 m freestyle
Ruth Gilfillan
Heat – 4:16.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
June Croft
Heat – 4:21.98 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 800 m freestyle
Karen Mellor (swimmer)
Heat – 8:44.64 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Tracey Atkin
Heat – 9:00.04 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m backstroke
Kathy Read
Heat – 1:04.62
B-Final – 1:04.27 (→ 16th place)
Sharon Page
Heat – 1:04.75 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200 m backstroke
Kathy Read
Heat – 2:17.22
B-Final – 2:18.20 (→ 12th place)
Helen Slatter
Heat – 2:21.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100 m breaststroke
Susannah Brownsdon
Heat – 1:11.66
B-Final – 1:11.95 (→ 16th place)
Margaret Hohmann
Heat – 1:12.67 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m breaststroke
Susannah Brownsdon
Heat – 2:36.14 (→ 20th place)
Helen Frank
Heat – 2:41.12 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 100 m butterfly
Caroline Foot
Heat – 1:02.76 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Annabelle Cripps
Heat – 1:03.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m butterfly
Helen Bewley
Heat – 2:17.10
B-Final – 2:17.11 (→ 15th place)
Lynne Wilson
Heat – 2:17.28
B-Final – 2:18.66 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200 m individual medley
Jean Hill
Heat – 2:17.57
B-Final – 2:19.20 (→ 11th place)
Zara Long
Heat – 2:22.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m individual medley
Tracey Atkin
Heat – 5:01.34
B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 24th place)
Susannah Brownsdon
Heat – 4:54.66 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Annabelle Cripps, June Croft, Linda Donnelly, and Joanna Coull
Heat – 3:50.84 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Katharine Read, Susannah Brownsdon, Caroline Foot, and Joanna Coull
Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Three synchronized swimmers represented Great Britain in 1988.
Women's solo
Nicola Shearn
Lian Goodwin
Joanne Seeburg
Women's duet
Nicola Shearn
Lian Goodwin
Women's Singles Competition
Sara Gomer
First Round – Defeated Belinda Cordwell (New Zealand) 4-6 7-5 6-2
Second Round – Lost to Larisa Neiland (Soviet Union) 7-6 6-7 7-9
Clare Wood
First Round – Lost to Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 1-6 3-6
