Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Cook Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed and recognized in 1986.^[2]

Cook Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Cook Islands
IOC code	COK
NOC	Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	www.oceaniasport.com/cookis
in Seoul
Competitors	7 (6 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	William Taramai[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[3]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Boxing	3	–	3
Weightlifting	2	–	2
Total	6	1	7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
William Taramai	400 m	DNS	-	Did not advance
	800 m	1:58.80	67	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
Erin Tierney	100 m	12.52	60	Did not advance
	200 m	26.16	56	Did not advance
	Long Jump	DNS				Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zekaria Williams	Flyweight	Timofey Skryabin (URS) L 0:5	Did not advance
Richard Pittman	Featherweight		Dumsane Mabuza (SWZ) W 4:1	Ya'acov Shmuel (ISR) L 5:0	Did not advance
Terepai Maea	Lightweight		Mark Kennedy (JAM) L RSCO	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Joseph Kauvai	Middle-heavyweight	85 kg	26	115 kg	25	200 kg	25
Michael Tererui	Heavyweight	105 kg	18	137.5 kg	16	242.5 kg	16