The United States competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports.
USA finished outside of the top two in the overall medal count (third behind the Soviet Union and East Germany) for the first time and in the gold medal count for only the second time.
Jay Barrs – Archery, Men's Individual Competition
Carl Lewis – Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Joe DeLoach – Athletics, Men's 200 metres
Steve Lewis – Athletics, Men's 400 metres
Roger Kingdom – Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
Andre Phillips – Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Butch Reynolds, and Kevin Robinzine – Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Carl Lewis – Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Florence Griffith-Joyner – Athletics, Women's 100 metres
Florence Griffith-Joyner – Athletics, Women's 200 metres
Evelyn Ashford, Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, and Florence Griffith-Joyner – Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Louise Ritter – Athletics, Women's High Jump
Jackie Joyner-Kersee – Athletics, Women's Long Jump
Jackie Joyner-Kersee – Athletics, Women's Heptathlon
Cynthia Brown, Vicky Bullett, Cynthia Cooper, Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Kamie Ethridge, Jennifer Gillom, Bridgette Gordon, Andrea Lloyd, Katrina McClain, Suzanne McConnell, and Teresa Weatherspoon – Basketball, Women's Team Competition
Kennedy McKinney – Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
Andrew Maynard – Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
Ray Mercer – Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
Greg Barton – Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m Kayak Singles
Greg Barton and Norman Bellingham – Canoeing, Men's K2 1000 m Kayak Pairs
Greg Louganis – Diving, Men's Springboard
Greg Louganis – Diving, Men's Platform
Lynne Jewell and Allison Jolly – Sailing, Women's 470
Matt Biondi – Swimming, Men's 50 m Freestyle
Matt Biondi – Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
Matt Biondi, Troy Dalbey, Chris Jacobs, and Tom Jager – Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Matt Biondi, Matt Cetlinski, Troy Dalbey, and Doug Gjertsen – Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
David Berkoff, Matt Biondi, Chris Jacobs, and Richard Schroeder – Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Janet Evans – Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
Janet Evans – Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
Janet Evans – Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Ken Flach and Robert Seguso – Tennis, Men's Doubles
Zina Garrison and Pam Shriver – Tennis, Women's Doubles
Craig Buck, Bob Ctvrtlik, Scott Fortune, Karch Kiraly, Ricci Luyties, Douglas Partie, Jon Root, Eric Sato, Dave Saunders, Jeff Stork, Troy Tanner, and Steve Timmons – Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
John Smith – Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)
Kenny Monday – Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight (74 kg)
Jay Barrs, Richard McKinney, and Darrell Pace – Archery, Men's Team Competition
Carl Lewis – Athletics, Men's 200 metres
Butch Reynolds – Athletics, Men's 400 metres
Hollis Conway – Athletics, Men's High Jump
Mike Powell – Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Randy Barnes – Athletics, Men's Shot Put
Evelyn Ashford – Athletics, Women's 100 metres
Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Denean Howard-Hill, and Diane Dixon – Athletics, Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Michael Carbajal – Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Roy Jones – Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
Michelle Mitchell – Diving, Women's Platform
Gregory Best – Equestrian, Jumping Individual
Gregory Best, Joe Fargis, Lisa Jacquin, and Anne Kursinski – Equestrian, Jumping Team
Kevin Asano – Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
Thomas Bohrer, Richard Kennelly, David Krmpotich, and Raoul Rodriguez – Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Anne Marden – Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
Hal Haenel and Mark Reynolds – Sailing, Men's Star
William Baylis, Robert Billingham and John Kostecki – Sailing, Men's Soling
Erich Buljung – Shooting, Men's Air Pistol
Tom Jager – Swimming, Men's 50 m Freestyle
Chris Jacobs – Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
David Berkoff – Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
Matt Biondi – Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
David Wharton – Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Beth Barr, Janel Jorgensen, Tracey McFarlane, and Mary Wayte – Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Tracie Ruiz – Synchronised Swimming, Women's Solo
Karen Josephson and Sarah Josephson – Synchronised Swimming, Women's Duet
Tim Mayotte – Tennis, Men's Singles
James Bergeson, Greg Boyer, Peter Campbell, Jeffrey Campbell, Jody Campbell, Christopher Duplanty, Michael Evans, Douglas Kimbell, Edward Klass, Alan Mouchawar, Kevin Robertson, Terry Schroeder, and Craig Wilson – Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
Bruce Baumgartner – Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
Melanie Skillman, Denise Parker and Debra Ochs – Archery, Women's Team Competition
Calvin Smith – Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Danny Everett – Athletics, Men's 400 metres
Tonie Campbell – Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
Edwin Moses – Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
Larry Myricks – Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Kim Gallagher – Athletics, Women's 800 metres
William Anderson, Stacey Augmon, Vernell Coles, Jeffrey Grayer, Hersey Hawkins, Dan Majerle, Danny Manning, Herman Reid, Mitch Richmond, David Robinson and Charles Smith – Basketball, Men's Team Competition
Romallis Ellis – Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Kenneth Gould – Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Connie Paraskevin-Young – Cycling, Women's Sprint
Kelly McCormick – Diving, Women's Springboard
Wendy Williams – Diving, Women's Platform
Phoebe Mills – Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
Michael Swain – Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
Seth Bauer, William Burden, Jeffrey McLaughlin, Peter Nordell, Ted Patton, John Pescatore, Jack Rusher, Jonathan Smith and Michael Teti – Rowing, Men's Eights
Mike Gebhardt – Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard
Charles McKee and John Shadden – Sailing, Men's 470
Matt Biondi – Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
Jill Sterkel – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle
Mary T. Meagher – Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
Mitzi Kremer, Dara Torres, Laura Walker and Mary Wayte – Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Brad Gilbert – Tennis, Men's Singles
Zina Garrison – Tennis, Women's Singles
Dennis Koslowski – Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Nathaniel Carr – Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight (68 kg)
William Scherr – Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight (100 kg)
The United States continued to be a strong contender in archery, though it found that Korea had taken the top spot in the sport. Jay Barrs was the only non-Korean to win a gold medal for archery in Seoul. Two-time gold medallist Darrell Pace and 1984 silver medallist Richard McKinney joined Barrs in winning the team silver, while the women's team added a bronze medal despite not having any of the individual archers advance to the final.
Women's Individual Competition:
Melanie Skillman – Semi Final (→ 10th place)
Denise Parker – 1/8 final (→ 21st place)
Debra Ochs – Preliminary Round (→ 26th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Jay Barrs – Final (→ Gold Medal)
Richard McKinney – Final (→ 6th place)
Darrell Pace – Semi Final (→ 9th place)
Women's Team Competition:
Skillman, Parker, and Ochs – Final (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Team Competition:
Barrs, McKinney, and Pace – Final (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 100 metres
Carl Lewis
Heat – 10.14s
Semi Final – 9.97s
Final – 9.92s (→ Gold Medal)
Calvin Smith
Heat – 10.28
Semi Final – 10.15s
Final – 9.99s (→ Bronze Medal)
Dennis Mitchell
Heat – 10.37
Semi Final – 10.23s
Final – 10.04s (→ 4th place)
Men's 200 metres
Joe DeLoach
Heat – 20.56s
Semi Final – 20.06s
Final – 19.75s (→ Gold Medal)
Carl Lewis
Heat – 20.57s
Semi Final – 20.23s
Final – 19.79s (→ Silver Medal)
Roy Martin
Heat – 20.54s
Semi Final – 20.62s (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
Steve Lewis
Heat – 44.41s
Semi Final – 44.35s
Final – 43.87s (→ Gold Medal)
Butch Reynolds
Heat – 44.46s
Semi Final – 44.33s
Final – 43.93s (→ Silver Medal)
Danny Everett
Heat – 44.83s
Semi Final – 44.36s
Final – 44.09s (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 800 metres
Johnny Gray
Heat – 1:48.83
Semi Final – 1:45.04
Final – 1:44.80 (→ 5th place)
Mark Everett
Heat – 1:49.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
Steve Scott
Heat – 3:41.57
Semi Final – 3:38.20
Final – 3:36.99 (→ 5th place)
Jeff Atkinson
Heat – 3:38.33
Semi Final – 3:39.12
Final – 3:40.80 (→ 10th place)
Mark Deady
Heat – 3:41.91
Semi Final – 3:48.03 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
Sydney Maree
Heat – 13:47.85
Semi Final – 13:22.61
Final – 13:23.69 (→ 5th place)
Doug Padilla
Heat – 13:58.45
Semi Final – 13:37.11 (→ did not advance)
Terry Brahm
Heat – 14:37.98
Semi Final – 14:04.12 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
Bruce Bickford
First Round – 28:16.16
Final – 29:09.74 (→ 18th place)
Pat Porter
First Round – 28:45.04 (→ did not advance)
Steve Plasencia
First Round – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Dennis Mitchell, Albert Robinson, Calvin Smith, and Lee McNeill
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Andrew Valmon, Kevin Robinzine, Antonio McKay, and Steve Lewis
Heat – 3:02.16
Semi Final – 3:02.84
Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, and Butch Reynolds
Final – 2:56.16 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's Marathon
Pete Pfitzinger
Final – 2"14:44 (→ 14th place)
Ed Eyestone
Final – 2"19:09 (→ 29th place)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
Henry Marsh
Heat – 8:33.89
Semi Final – 8:18.94
Final – 8:14.39 (→ 6th place)
Brian Diemer
Heat – 8:38.40
Semi Final – 8:23.89 (→ did not advance)
Brian Abshire
Heat – 8:36.56
Semi Final – 8:27.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
Hollis Conway
Qualification – 2.28m
Final – 2.36m (→ Silver Medal)
Jim Howard
Qualification – 2.25m
Final – 2.31m (→ 10th place)
Brian Stanton
Qualification – 2.25m
Final – 2.31m (→ 11th place)
Men's Long Jump
Carl Lewis
Qualification – 8.08m
Final – 8.73m (→ Gold Medal)
Mike Powell
Qualification – 8.34m
Final – 8.49m (→ Silver Medal)
Larry Myricks
Qualification – 8.19m
Final – 8.27m (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Hammer Throw
Lance Deal
Qualifying Heat – 73.66m (→ did not advance)
Kenneth Flax
Qualifying Heat – 72.70m (→ did not advance)
Jud Logan
Qualifying Heat – 72.64m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Randy Barnes
Qualifying Heat – 20.83m
Final – 22.39m (→ Silver Medal)
Gregg Tafralis
Qualifying Heat – 19.71m
Final – 20.16m (→ 9th place)
Jim Doehring
Qualifying Heat – 19.73m
Final – 19.27 (→ 11th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Mac Wilkins
Qualifying Heat – 62.48m
Final – 65.90m (→ 5th place)
Mike Buncic
Qualifying Heat – 63.16m
Final – 62.46m (→ 10th place)
Randy Heisler
Qualifying Heat – 59.08m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Tom Petranoff
Qualification – 77.48m (→ did not advance)
Brian Crouser
Qualification – 72.72m (→ did not advance)
Dave Stephens
Qualification – 78.42m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Tim Bright – 8216 points (→ 7th place)
100 metres – 11.18s
Long Jump – 7.05m
Shot Put – 14.12m
High Jump – 2.06m
400 metres – 49.34s
110m Hurdles – 14.39s
Discus Throw – 41.68m
Pole Vault – 5.70m
Javelin Throw – 61.60m
1.500 metres – 4:51.20s
David Johnson – 8180 points (→ 9th place)
100 metres – 11.15s
Long Jump – 7.12m
Shot Put – 14.52m
High Jump – 2.03m
400 metres – 49.15s
110m Hurdles – 14.66s
Discus Throw – 42.36m
Pole Vault – 4.90m
Javelin Throw – 66.46m
1.500 metres – 4:29.62s
Men's 50 km Walk
Marco Evoniuk
Final – 3'56:55 (→ 22nd place)
Carl Schueler
Final – 3'57:44 (→ 23rd place)
Andrew Kaestner
Final – 4'12:49 (→ 34th place)
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Denean Howard, and Diane Dixon
Heat – 3:25.86
Denean Howard, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, and Florence Griffith-Joyner
Final – 3:15.51 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Marathon
Nancy Ditz
Final – 2:33:42 (→ 17th place)
Margaret Groos
Final – 2:40:59 (→ 39th place)
Cathy O'Brien
Final – 2:41:04 (→ 40th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Carol Cady
Qualification – 62.72m
Final – 63.42m (→ 11th place)
Ramona Pagel
Qualification – 57.50m (→ did not advance)
Connie Price
Qualification – 57.04m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Donna Mayhew
Qualification – 63.24m
Final – 61.78m (→ 7th place)
Lynda Sutfin
Qualification – 56.12m (→ did not advance)
Karin Smith
Qualification – 57.94m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Bonnie Dasse
Qualification – 19.45m
Final – 17.60m (→ 12th place)
Connie Price
Qualification – 17.09m (→ did not advance)
Ramona Pagel
Qualification – 18.55m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Final Result – 7291 points (→ Gold Medal)
Cindy Greiner
Final Result – 6297 points (→ 8th place)
Wendy Brown
Final Result – 5972 points (→ 18th place)
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Spain (97-53)
Defeated Canada (102-70)
Defeated Brazil (102-87)
Defeated China (108-57)
Defeated Egypt (102-35)
Quarterfinals
Defeated Puerto Rico (94-57)
Semifinals
Lost to Soviet Union (76-82)
Final
Defeated Australia (78-49) → Bronze Medal
Team Roster
William Anderson
Stacey Augmon
Vernell Coles
Jeffrey Grayer
Hersey Hawkins
Dan Majerle
Daniel Manning
Herman Reid
Mitch Richmond
David Robinson
Charles Smith
Head Coach: John Thompson
Light Flyweight (— 48 kg)
Michael Carbajal → Silver Medal
First round – Bye
Second round – Defeated Kwang-So Oh (KOR), 3:2
Third round – Defeated Hien Dang Hieu (VIE), RSC-1
Quarterfinals – Defeated Robert Olsen (CAN), 5:0
Semifinal – Defeated Róbert Isaszegi (HUN), 4:1
Final – Lost to Ivailo Marinov Khristov (BUL), 0:5
Flyweight (— 51 kg)
Arthur Johnson
First Round – Defeated Andrea Mannai (ITA), 5:0
Second Round – Defeated Bishnu Bahadur Singh (NEP), RSC-2
Third Round – Lost to Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR), 0:5
Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
Kennedy McKinney (→ Gold Medal)
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Erik Perez (GUA), RSC-1
Third Round – Defeated Shahuraj Birajdor (IND), walk-over
Quarterfinals – Defeated Stephen Mwema (KEN), 5:0
Semifinals – Defeated Phajol Moolsan (THA), RSC-1
Final – Defeated Aleksandar Khristov (BUL), 5:0
Featherweight (— 57 kg)
Kelcie Banks
First Round – Lost to Regilio Tuur (NED) on knock-out
Lightweight (— 60 kg)
Romallis Ellis (→ Bronze Medal)
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Lee Kang-Su (KOR), 5:0
Third Round – Defeated Kassim Traoré (MLI), RSC-2
Quarterfinals – Defeated Emil Chuprenski (BUL), 3:2
Semifinals – Lost to Andreas Zülow (GDR), 0:5
Light Welterweight (— 63.5 kg)
Todd Foster
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Kampompo Miango (ZAI), KO-2
Third Round – Defeated Chun Jil-Chun (KOR), KO-2
Quarterfinals – Lost to Grahame Cheney (AUS), 2:3
Welterweight (— 67 kg)
Kenneth Gould (→ Bronze Medal)
First Round – Defeated Joseph Marwa (TNZ), 4:1
Second Round – Defeated Alfred Addo Ankamah (GHA), 5:0
Third Round – Defeated Maselino Masoe (ASA), 5:0
Quarterfinals – Defeated Joni Nyman (FIN), 5:0
Semifinals – Lost to Laurent Boudouani (FRA), 1:4
Light Middleweight (— 71 kg)
Roy Jones Jr. (→ Silver Medal)
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated M'tendere Makalamba (MLW), KO-1
Third Round – Defeated Michal Franek (TCH), 5:0
Quarterfinals – Defeated Yevgeni Zaytsev (URS), 5:0
Semifinals – Defeated Richard Woodhall (GBR), 5:0
Final – Lost to Park Si-Hun (KOR), 2:3
Middleweight (— 75 kg)
Anthony Hembrick
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Lost to Ha Jong-Ho (KOR), walk-over
Light Heavyweight (— 81 kg)
Andrew Maynard (→ Gold Medal)
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Mikaele Masoe (ASA), RSC-2
Quarterfinals – Defeated Lajos Eros (HUN), 5:0
Semifinals – Defeated Henryk Petrich (POL), AB-3
Final – Defeated Nuramgomed Shanavazov (URS), 5:0
Heavyweight (— 91 kg)
Ray Mercer (→ Gold Medal)
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Rudolf Gavenčiak (TCH), RSC-3
Quarterfinals – Defeated Luigi Gaudiano (ITA), KO-1
Semifinals – Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (NED), RSC-2
Final – Defeated Baik Hyun-Man (KOR), KO-1
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Riddick Bowe (→ Silver Medal)
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Ikonomonya Botowamungu (AUT), KO-2
Quarterfinals – Defeated Peter Hrivnák (TCH), RSC-1
Semifinals – Defeated Aleksandr Miroshnichenko (URS), 5:0
Final – Lost to Lennox Lewis (CAN), RSC-2
Nineteen cyclists, fifteen men and four women, represented the United States in 1988. Connie Paraskevin-Young won bronze in the women's sprint.
Men's road race
Bob Mionske
Scott McKinley
Craig Schommer
Men's team time trial
Norman Alvis
Jim Copeland
Tony Palmer
Andy Paulin
Men's sprint
Ken Carpenter
Men's 1 km time trial
Bobby Livingston
Men's individual pursuit
David Brinton
Men's team pursuit
Dave Lettieri
Michael McCarthy
Leonard Nitz
Carl Sundquist
Men's points race
Frankie Andreu
Women's road race
Inga Thompson – 2:00:52 (→ 8th place)
Bunki Bankaitis-Davis – 2:00:52 (→ 14th place)
Sally Zack – 2:00:52 (→ 16th place)
Women's sprint
Connie Paraskevin-Young
19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented the United States in 1988.
Men's foil
Peter Lewison
Mike Marx
Dave Littell
Men's team foil
Peter Lewison, Dave Littell, Mike Marx, Greg Massialas, George Nonomura
Men's épée
Stephen Trevor
Rob Stull
Robert Marx
Men's team épée
Robert Marx, Lee Shelley, Rob Stull, Stephen Trevor
Men's sabre
Steve Mormando
Peter Westbrook
Mike Lofton
Men's team sabre
Bob Cottingham, Paul Friedberg, Mike Lofton, Steve Mormando, Peter Westbrook
Women's foil
Caitlin Bilodeaux
Sharon Monplaisir
Mary O'Neill
Women's team foil
Caitlin Bilodeaux, Elaine Cheris, Sharon Monplaisir, Mary O'Neill, Molly Sullivan
Preliminary Round (Group C)
Sept 18: USA 1-1 Argentina
Sept 20: USA 0-0 South Korea
Sept 22: USA 2-4 Soviet Union
Failed to qualify for second round.
Team Roster
(01.) David Vanole (GK)
(02.) Steve Trittschuh
(03.) John Doyle
(04.) Kevin Crow
(05.) Mike Windischmann
(06.) Frank Klopas
(07.) Jim Gabarra
(08.) Rick Davis
(09.) Brent Goulet
(10.) Peter Vermes
(11.) Eric Eichmann
(12.) Paul Krumpe
(13.) John Harkes
(14.) John Stollmeyer
(15.) Tab Ramos
(16.) Bruce Murray
(17.) Desmond Armstrong
(18.) Jeff Duback (GK)
(19.) Brian Bliss
(20.) Paul Caligiuri
Head Coach: Lothar Osiander
The US women's field hockey team competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
Preliminary Round (Group A)
USA – Netherlands 1-3
USA – Argentina 1-2
USA – Great Britain 2-2
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: USA – West Germany 1-2
7th/8th place: USA – Argentina 1-3 (→ 8th place)
Team Roster
( 1.) Patty Shea (gk)
( 2.) Yolanda Hightower
( 3.) Mary Koboldt
( 4.) Marcia Pankratz
( 5.) Cheryl Van Kuren
( 6.) Diane Bracalente
( 7.) Beth Beglin
( 8.) Marcella Place
( 9.) Sandra Vander-Heyden
(10.) Tracey Fuchs
(11.) Sheryl Johnson
(12.) Sandra Costigan
(13.) Christy Morgan
(14.) Barbara Marois
(15.) Megan Donnelly
(16.) Donna Lee
Head Coach: Boudewijn Castelijn
Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Robert Nieman – 5034 pts (→ 18th place)
Robert Stull – 4588 pts (→ 49th place)
Michael Gostigan – 4023 pts (→ 60th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Nieman, Stull, and Gostigan – 13645 pts (→ 16th place)
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Matt Biondi
Heat – 22.39
Final – 22.14 (→ Gold Medal)
Tom Jager
Heat – 22.61
Final – 22.36 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Matt Biondi
Heat – 49.04
Final – 48.63 (→ Gold Medal)
Chris Jacobs
Heat – 49.20
Final – 49.08 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Matt Biondi
Heat – 1:48.39
Final – 1:47.99 (→ Bronze Medal)
Troy Dalbey
Heat – 1:48.96
Final – 1:48.86 (→ 7th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Matt Cetlinski
Heat – 3:50.82
Final – 3:48.09 (→ 4th place)
Dan Jorgensen
Heat – 3:52.64
B-Final – 3:55.34 (→ 14th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Matt Cetlinski
Heat – 15:07.41
Final – 15:14.76 (→ 4th place)
Lars Jorgensen
Heat – 15:39.51 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
David Berkoff
Heat – 54.51
Final – 55.18 (→ Silver Medal)
Jay Mortenson
Heat – 57.19
B-Final – 57.06 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Dan Veatch
Heat – 2:01.73
Final – 2:02.26 (→ 7th place)
Steve Bigelow
Heat – 2:03.64
B-Final – 2:02.95 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Richard Schroeder
Heat – 1:03.05
Final – 1:02.55 (→ 6th place)
Daniel Watters
Heat – 1:04.04
B-Final – 1:04.17 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Mike Barrowman
Heat – 2:15.85
Final – 2:15.45 (→ 4th place)
Kirk Stackle
Heat – 2:19.47 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Matt Biondi
Heat – 53.46
Final – 53.01 (→ Silver Medal)
Jay Mortenson
Heat – 54.44
Final – 54.07 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Melvin Stewart
Heat – 1:59.78
Final – 1:59.19 (→ 5th place)
Mark Dean
Heat – 2:00.86
B-Final – 2:00.26 (→ 9th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
David Wharton
Heat – 2:04.64
B-Final – 2:03.05 (→ 9th place)
Bill Stapleton
Heat – 2:05.32
B-Final – 2:06.82 (→ 16th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
David Wharton
Heat – 4:20.84
Final – 4:17.36 (→ Silver Medal)
Jeff Kostoff
Heat – 4:24.10
B-Final – 4:22.95 (→ 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Brent Lang, Doug Gjertsen, Shaun Jordan, and Troy Dalbey
Heat – 3:19.52
Chris Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Jager, and Matt Biondi
Final – 3:16.53 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Craig Oppel, Dan Jorgensen, Matt Cetlinski, and Doug Gjertsen
Heat – 7:18.76
Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, and Matt Biondi
Final – 7:12.51 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
David Berkoff, Richard Schroeder, Jay Mortenson, and Tom Jager
Heat – 3:43.00
David Berkoff, Richard Schroeder, Matt Biondi, and Chris Jacobs
Final – 3:36.93 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Leigh Ann Fetter
Heat – 25.91
Final – 25.78 (→ 5th place)
Jill Sterkel
Heat – 26.02
Final – 25.71 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Dara Torres
Heat – 56.37
Final – 56.25 (→ 7th place)
Mitzi Kremer
Heat – 56.97
B-Final – 56.83 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Mary Wayte
Heat – 1:59.50
Final – 1:59.04 (→ 4th place)
Mitzi Kremer
Heat – 2:01.45
Final – 2:00.23 (→ 6th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Janet Evans
Heat – 4:10.12
Final – 4:03.85 (→ Gold Medal)
Tami Bruce
Heat – 4:10.73
Final – 4:08.16 (→ 4th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Janet Evans
Heat – 8:28.13
Final – 8:20.20 (→ Gold Medal)
Tami Bruce
Heat – 8:31.57
Final – 8:30.86 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Betsy Mitchell
Heat – 1:02.85
Final – 1:02.71 (→ 4th place)
Beth Barr
Heat – 1:02.63
Final – 1:02.78 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Beth Barr
Heat – 2:13.91
Final – 2:12.39 (→ 4th place)
Andrea Hayes
Heat – 2:14.77
Final – 2:15.02 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Tracey McFarlane
Heat – 1:10.59
Final – 1:09.60 (→ 6th place)
Susan Johnson
Heat – 1:11.09
B-Final – 1:11.08 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Susan Rapp
Heat – 2:34.21
B-Final – 2:32.90 (→ 13th place)
Tracey McFarlane
Heat – 2:32.11
B-Final – 2:33.46 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Janel Jorgensen
Heat – 1:00.97
Final – 1:00.48 (→ 5th place)
Mary T. Meagher
Heat – 1:11.09
B-Final – 1:00.97 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Mary T. Meagher
Heat – 2:12.35
Final – 2:10.80 (→ Bronze Medal)
Trina Radke
Heat – 2:13.05
Final – 2:11.55 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Whitney Hedgepeth
Heat – 2:17.45
Final – 2:17.99 (→ 8th place)
Mary Wayte
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Janet Evans
Heat – 4:43.04
Final – 4:37.76 (→ Gold Medal)
Erika Hansen
Heat – 4:50.03
B-Final – 4:51.93 (→ 11th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Laura Walker, Paige Zemina, Jill Sterkel and Mary Wayte
Heat – 3:45.10
Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker and Dara Torres
Final – 3:44.25 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Betsy Mitchell, Tracey McFarlane, Mary T. Meagher and Dara Torres
Heat – 4:10.38
Beth Barr, Tracey McFarlane, Janel Jorgensen and Mary Wayte
Final – 4:07.90 (→ Silver Medal)
Three synchronized swimmers represented the United States in 1988.
Women's solo
Tracie Ruiz
Karen Josephson
Sarah Josephson
Women's duet
Karen Josephson
Sarah Josephson
Women's Singles Competition
Chris Evert
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Sandra Cecchini (Italy) 6-2 6-2
Third Round – Lost to Raffaella Reggi (Italy) 6-2 4-6 1-6
Zina Garrison → Bronze Medal
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Claudia Hernandez-Salas (Mexico) 6-1 6-4
Third Round – Defeated Barbara Paulus (Austria) 7-5 6-2
Quarterfinals – Defeated Pam Shriver (USA) 6-2 6-3
Semifinals – Lost to Steffi Graf (West Germany) 2-6 0-6
Pam Shriver
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Jill Hetherington (Canada) 6-2 6-3
Third Round – Defeated Katerina Maleeva (Bulgaria) 6-3 3-6 6-2
Quarterfinals – Lost to Zina Garrison (USA) 2-6 3-6
Men's Doubles Competition
Ken Flach and Robert Seguso → Gold Medal
First Round – Defeated Suharyadi Suharyadi and Donald Wailan-Walalangi (Indonesia) 6-3 6-1 7-5
Second Round – Defeated Gábor Köves and László Markovits (Hungary) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Quarterfinals – Defeated Morten Christensen and Michael Tauson (Denmark) 6-4 7-5 6-2
Semifinals – Defeated Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber (Czechoslovakia) 6-2 6-4 6-1
Final – Defeated Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7
Preliminary Round (Group B)
United States – Japan 3-0 (15-13, 15-2, 15-2)
United States – The Netherlands 3-1 (15-7, 12-15, 15-1, 15-11)
United States – Argentina 3-2 (11-15, 11-15, 15-4, 17-15, 15-7)
United States – France 3-0 (17-15, 15-6, 15-13)
United States – Tunisia 3-0 (15-4, 15-6, 15-4)
Semi Finals
United States – Brazil 3-0 (15-3, 15-5, 15-11)
Final
United States – Soviet Union 3-1 (13-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-8) → Gold Medal
Team Roster
Craig Buck
Bob Ctvrtlik
Scott Fortune
Karch Kiraly
Ricci Luyties
Doug Partie
Jon Root
Eric Sato
Dave Saunders
Jeff Stork
Steve Timmons
Troy Tanner
Head Coach: Marv Dunphy
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to PR China (0-3)
Defeated Brazil (3-2)
Lost to Peru (2-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to East Germany (1-3)
7th/8th place: Defeated South Korea (3-2) → Seventh place
Team Roster
Deitre Collins
Caren Kemner
Laurel Kessel
Liz Masakayan
Jayne McHugh
Melissa McLinden
Kim Oden
Prikeba Phipps
Angela Rock
Kimberly Ruddins
Liane Sato
Tammy Webb
Head Coach: Terry Liskevych
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Yugoslavia (7-6)
Lost to Spain (7-9)
Defeated China (14-7)
Defeated Greece (18-9)
Defeated Hungary (10-9)
Semi Finals
Defeated Soviet Union (8-7)
Final
Lost to Yugoslavia (7-9) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Craig Wilson
Kevin Robertson
James Bergeson
Peter Campbell
Douglas Kimbell
Edward Klass
Alan Mouchawar
Jeffrey Campbell
Greg Boyer
Terry Schroeder
Jody Campbell
Christopher Duplanty
Michael Evans
Head Coach: Bill Barnett
Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg
Curt White – 14th place
