Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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| Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul, South Korea 17 September 1988 – 2 October 1988 | |
| Competitors | 328 (223 men and 105 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Carolyn Waldo |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, held from 17 September to 2 October 1988. 328 competitors, 223 men and 105 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.[1] Most Canadians remember these Olympics for Ben Johnson, who won the gold medal and set a world record in the men's 100 metres, before being disqualified and his record deleted after he tested positive for stanozolol.
Medalists[edit]
Gold[edit]
- Lennox Lewis — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
- Carolyn Waldo — Synchronized swimming, Women's Solo
- Carolyn Waldo and Michelle Cameron — Synchronized swimming, Women's Duet
Silver[edit]
- Egerton Marcus — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Mark Tewksbury, Victor Davis, Sandy Goss, and Tom Ponting — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Bronze[edit]
- Dave Steen — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Raymond Downey — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Gina Smith, Cynthia Ishoy, Ashley Nicoll, and Eva Maria Pracht — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Andrea Nugent, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr, and Lori Melien — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Frank McLaughlin and John Millen — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Team Competition
Archery[edit]
Canada was represented by three men and one woman in Seoul.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Brenda Cuming – Preliminary Round (→ 34th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- John McDonald – 1/8 final (→ 24th place)
- Daniel Desnoyers – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)
- Denis Canuel – Preliminary Round (→ 58th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- McDonald, Desnoyers, and Canuel – Preliminary Round (→ 16th place)
Athletics[edit]
Men's Competition[edit]
Men's 10.000 metres
- Paul McCloy
- Heat – 29:34.07 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Cyprian Enweani, Atlee Mahorn, Brian Morrison, Desai Williams
- 38,93 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Carl Folkes, John Graham, Paul Osland, Anton Skerritt
- 3:09,48 (→ 15th place)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Mark McKoy – 13,61 (→ 7th place)
- Stephen Kerho – DNF
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- John Graham – 51,33 (→ 15th place)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:51.25
- Semi Final — 8:19.99
- Final — 8:21.73 (→ 11th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Guillaume Leblanc – 1:21:29 (→ 10th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- François Lapointe – 3:48:15 (→ 14th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Mike Mahovlich
- Qualification — 69.44m (→ did not advance)
- Stephen Feraday
- Qualification — 73.32m (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Paul Just
- Qualification — 5.30m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Ray Lazdins
- Qualifying Heat – 57.94m (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Brian Marshall – 2,22 m (→ did not advance; tied for 17th place)
- Milton Ottey – 2,22 m (→ did not advance; tied for 17th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Bruny Surin – 7,73 m (→ 15th place)
- Glenroy Gilbert – 7,61 m (→ 22nd place)
- Ian James – 7,52 m (→ 25th place)
Men's Triple Jump
- Edrick Floreal – 16,11 m (→ 18th place)
- George Wright – 16,09 m (→ 19th place)
Men's Marathon
- Art Boileau – 2:18:20 (→ 28th place)
- Peter Maher – 2:24:49 (→ 46th place)
- Dave Edge – 2:32:19 (→ 67th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Dave Steen — 8328 points (→
Bronze Medal)
- 100 metres — 11.18s
- Long Jump — 7.44m
- Shot Put — 14.20m
- High Jump — 1.97m
- 400 metres — 48.29s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.81s
- Discus Throw — 43.66m
- Pole Vault — 5.20m
- Javelin Throw — 64.16m
- 1.500 metres — 4:23.20s
- Michael Smith — 8083 points (→ 14th place)
- 100 metres — 10.99s
- Long Jump — 7.37m
- Shot Put — 13.61m
- High Jump — 1.97m
- 400 metres — 47.83s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.70s
- Discus Throw — 43.88m
- Pole Vault — 4.30m
- Javelin Throw — 66.54m
- 1.500 metres — 4:28.97s
Women's Competition[edit]
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Charmaine Crooks, Esmie Lawrence, Marita Payne, and Jillian Richardson
- Heat — 3:27.63
- Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Payne, and Jillian Richardson
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Odette Lapierre – 2:30:56 (→ 11th place)
- Lizanne Bussieres – 2:35:03 (→ 26th place)
- Ellen Rochefort – 2:36:44 (→ 31st place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Céline Chartrand
- Qualification – 54.10m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800m
- Renee Belanger – (→ 24th place)
Baseball[edit]
Canada competed in the Baseball tournament that was held as a demonstration sport. They finished 7th.
Basketball[edit]
Men's tournament[edit]
- Team roster
The following is the Canada roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Spain
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5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Brazil
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5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Canada
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5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China
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5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 |  Egypt
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
- Quarterfinals
26 September 1988
21:30 |
Yugoslavia  |
95–73 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 40–26, 55–47 | ||
| Pts: Divac 17 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Cvjetićanin, Divac, Petrović 2 |
Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Mungar, Walton 7 Asts: Hatch 2 | |
- Classification round 5–8
28 September 1998
14:30 |
| Canada |
96–91 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 55–49 | ||
| Pts: Triano 27 Rebs: Raffin 8 Asts: Raffin 4 |
Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 6 Asts: Solozábal 5 | |
- Classification round 5/6
30 September 1988
09:45 |
| Brazil |
106–90 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 43–39, 63–51 | ||
| Pts: Schmidt 41 Rebs: Pipoka 17 Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2 |
Pts: Triano 29 Rebs: Hatch 10 Asts: Yearwood 3 | |
Boxing[edit]
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Scott Olsen
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Washington Banian (Papua New Guinea), KO-1
- Third Round — Defeated Wayne McCullough (Ireland), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Michael Carbajal (United States), 0:5
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Jamie Pagendam
- First Round — Defeated Tserendorj Amarjargal (MGL), RSC-2
- Second Round — Lost to Kirkor Kirkorov (BUL), walk-over
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Asif Dar
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Phat Hongram (THA), RSC-2
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Howard Grant
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Andreas Otto (GDR), RSC-1
- Third Round — Lost to Lars Myrberg (SWE), 1:4
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Manny Sobral
- First Round — Lost to Joni Nyman (FIN), 1:4
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Raymond Downey → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Defeated Jorge López (ARG), 5:0
- Second Round — Defeated Norbert Nieroba (FRG), 3:2
- Third Round — Defeated Abrar Hussain Syed (PAK), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Martin Kitel (SWE), 5:0
- Semifinals — Lost to Park Si-Hun (KOR), 0:5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Egerton Marcus →
Silver Medal
- First Round — Defeated Emmanuel Legaspi (PHI), KO-1
- Second Round — Defeated Darko Dukić (YUG), KO-2
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Sven Ottke (FRG), 5:0
- Semifinals — Defeated Hussain Shah Syed (PAK), 4:1
- Final — Lost to Henry Maske (GDR), 0:5
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Brent Kosolofski
- First Round — Defeated Ahmed el-Masri (LEB), RSC-3
- Second Round — Lost to Andrea Magi (ITA), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Tom Glesby
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Gyula Alvics (HUN), RSC-2
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
- Lennox Lewis →
Gold Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Chris Odera (KEN), RSC-2
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Ulli Kaden (GDR), RSC-1
- Semifinals — Defeated Janusz Zarenkiewicz (POL), walk-over
- Final — Defeated Riddick Bowe (USA), RSC-2
Canoeing[edit]
Cycling[edit]
Eleven cyclists, seven men and four women, represented Canada in 1988.
Road competition[edit]
- Geneviève Robic-Brunet — 2:00:52 (→ 4th place)
- Kelly-Ann Way — 2:00:52 (→ 38th place)
- Sara Neil — 2:00:52 (→ 39th place)
Track competition[edit]
Diving[edit]
Equestrianism[edit]
Fencing[edit]
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1988.
Gymnastics[edit]
Hockey[edit]
Men's Team Competition[edit]
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Trevor Clark
Women's Team Competition[edit]
The women's field hockey team from Canada competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Marina van der Merwe
Judo[edit]
Men's Extra-Lightweight (60 kg)
Men's Half-Lightweight (66 kg)
Men's Lightweight (73 kg)
Men's Half-Middleweight (81 kg)
Men's Middleweight (90 kg)
Men's Half-Heavyweight (100 kg)
Modern pentathlon[edit]
Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Lawrence Keyte – 4847 pts, 33rd place
- Nicholas Fekete – 4785 pts, 40th place
- Barry Kennedy – 4677 pts, 45th place
Men's Team Competition:
- Keyte, Fekete, and Kennedy – 14309 pts, 11th place
Rhythmic gymnastics[edit]
Rowing[edit]
Sailing[edit]
Shooting[edit]
Swimming[edit]
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Mark Andrews
- Heat – 23.44
- B-Final – 23.64 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Sandy Goss
- Heat – 50.81
- B-Final – 50.73 (→ 10th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Turlough O'Hare
- Heat – 3:55.35
- B-Final – 3:54.33 (→ 11th place)
- Gary Vandermeulen
- Heat – 3:57.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Christopher Chalmers
- Heat – 15:23.22 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
- Harry Taylor
- Heat – 15:30.31 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mark Tewksbury
- Heat – 56.20
- Final – 56.09 (→ 5th place)
- Sean Murphy
- Heat – 56.20
- Final – 56.32 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Sean Murphy
- Heat – 2:03.81 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Mark Tewksbury
- Heat – 2:04.02 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Victor Davis
- Heat – 1:02.48
- Final – 1:02.38 (→ 4th place)
- Cameron Grant
- Heat – 1:05.10 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Jonathan Cleveland
- Heat – 2:16.87
- Final – 2:17.10 (→ 7th place)
- Cameron Grant
- Heat – 2:17.62
- B-Final – 2:18.36 (→ 14th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Tom Ponting
- Heat – 54.31
- Final – 54.09 (→ 7th place)
- Vlastimil Černý
- Heat – 54.66
- B-Final – 54.79 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Tom Ponting
- Heat – 2:00.08
- Final – 1:58.91 (→ 4th place)
- Jon Kelly
- Heat – 1:59.40
- Final – 1:59.48 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Gary Anderson
- Heat – 2:04.00
- Final – 2:06.35 (→ 8th place)
- Darren Ward
- Heat – 2:07.84 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Jon Kelly
- Heat – 4:24.62
- B-Final – 4:25.02 (→ 12th place)
- Michael Meldrum
- Heat – 4:31.74 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Mark Andrews, Stephen Vandermeulen, Vlastimil Černý, and Sandy Goss
- Heat – 3:23.85 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Turlough O'Hare, Darren Ward, Donald Haddow, and Gary Vandermeulen
- Heat – 7:26.28
- Turlough O'Hare, Sandy Goss, Donald Haddow, and Gary Vandermeulen
- Final – 7:24.91 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Mark Tewksbury, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, and Sandy Goss
- Heat – 3:44.56
- Final – 3:39.28 (→
Silver Medal)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Kristin Topham
- Heat – 26.50
- B-Final – 26.45 (→ 12th place)
- Andrea Nugent
- Heat – 26.60 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Andrea Nugent
- Heat – 57.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Jane Kerr
- Heat – 57.55 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Patricia Noall
- Heat – 2:02.31
- B-Final – 2:00.77 (→ 9th place)
- Jane Kerr
- Heat – 2:04.92 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Patricia Noall
- Heat – 4:15.90
- B-Final – 4:14.70 (→ 13th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Debra Wurzburger
- Heat – 8:36.24 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Lori Melien
- Heat – 1:04.29
- B-Final – 1:03.87 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Lori Melien
- Heat – 2:20.45 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Allison Higson
- Heat – 1:09.39
- Final – 1:08.86 (→ 4th place)
- Keltie Duggan
- Heat – 1:10.95
- B-Final – 1:10.58 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Allison Higson
- Heat – 2:29.67
- Final – 2:29.60 (→ 7th place)
- Guylaine Cloutier
- Heat – 2:34.36
- B-Final – 2:33.55 (→ 15th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Jane Kerr
- Heat – 1:02.91 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Andrea Nugent
- Heat – 1:03.69 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Mojca Cater
- Heat – 2:13.21
- B-Final – 2:12.66 (→ 9th place)
- Donna McGinnis
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Allison Higson
- Heat – 2:19.54
- B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Kathy Bald, Kristin Topham, Allison Higson, and Jane Kerr
- Heat – 3:49.20
- Kathy Bald, Patricia Noall, Andrea Nugent, and Jane Kerr
- Final – 3:46.75 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Lori Melien, Keltie Duggan, Jane Kerr, and Patricia Noall
- Heat – 4:14.23
- Lori Melien, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr, and Andrea Nugent
- Final – 4:10.49 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final – 4:10.49 (→
Synchronized swimming[edit]
Three synchronized swimmers represented Canada in 1988.
Table tennis[edit]
Tennis[edit]
Men's Singles Competition
- Grant Connell
- First Round — Defeated John Fitzgerald (Australia) 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-2
- Second Round — Lost to Javier Sánchez (Spain) 4-6, 4-6, 2-6
- Martin Laurendeau
- First Round — Lost to Anders Järryd (Sweden) 6-7, 6-4, 5-7, 5-7
- Chris Pridham
- First Round — Lost to Martín Jaite (Argentina) 1-6, 3-6, 2-6
Women's Singles Competition
- Jill Hetherington
- First Round — Defeated Ilana Berger (Israel) 6-1, 6-4
- Second Round — Lost to Pam Shriver (USA) 2-6, 3-6
- Helen Kelesi
- First Round – Lost to Gisele Miró (Brazil) 5-7, 5-7
- Carling Bassett-Seguso
- First Round — Lost to Nathalie Tauziat (France) 6-7, 1-6
Weightlifting[edit]
Wrestling[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Canada at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
