Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Ireland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 61 competitors, 52 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website	olympics.ie
in Seoul
Competitors	61 (52 men and 9 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Wayne McCullough
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	2	1	3
Athletics	14	4	18
Boxing	7	–	7
Canoeing	4	0	4
Cycling	5	0	5
Equestrian	7	0	7
Judo	1	–	1
Rowing	3	0	3
Sailing	3	2	5
Swimming	3	2	5
Tennis	2	0	2
Wrestling	1	–	1
Total	52	9	61

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In Ireland's fourth appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Pereira Greene – Preliminary Round (→ 38th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Joseph Malone – Preliminary Round (→ 69th place)
• Noel Lynch – Preliminary Round (→ 74th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• Dick Hooper

• Final – 2"17.16 (→ 24th place)

• John Woods

• Final – 2"25.38 (→ 52nd place)

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

• Brendan Quinn

• Heat – 8:40.87
• Semi Final – 8:43.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Connor McCullagh

• Qualifying Heat – 68.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Terry McHugh

• Qualification – 76.46m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Carlos O'Connell – 7310 points (→ 29th place)

1. 100 metres – 11.26s
2. Long Jump – 6.90m
3. Shot Put – 12.41m
4. High Jump – 1.88m
5. 400 metres – 48.24s
6. 110m Hurdles – 15.61s
7. Discus Throw – 38.02m
8. Pole Vault – 4.40m
9. Javelin Throw – 52.68m
10. 1.500 metres – 4:32.06s

Women's 3.000m Steeplechase

• Anne Keenan-Buckley

Women's Marathon

• Ailish Smyth

• Final – 2"44.17 (→ 46th place)

• Marie Murphy-Rollins

• Final – 3"04.21 (→ 57th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Wayne McCullough

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Defeated Fred Mutuweta (Uganda), 5:0
• Third Round – Lost to Scott Olsen (Canada), 0:5

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Ireland in 1988.

Men's road race

• Cormac McCann
• John McQuaid
• Paul McCormack

Men's team time trial

• Philip Cassidy
• Cormac McCann
• John McQuaid
• Stephen Spratt

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Coxled Pairs

• Pat McDonagh – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
• Frank Moore – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)
• Liam Williams – 2nd in repechage (→ Unplaced)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stephen Cullen	200 m freestyle	1:57.90	50	—		Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	58.82	29	—		Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:06.98	27	—		Did not advance
Richard Gheel	200 m freestyle	2:01.73	57	—		Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	59.37	36	—		Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:05.71	25	—		Did not advance
Gary O'Toole	100 m breaststroke	1:05.34	34	—		Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:18.93	18	—		Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:07.77	20	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michelle Smith	100 m backstroke	1:06.22	27	—		Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:19.50	17	—		Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:25.53	26	—		Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	5:01.84	25	—		Did not advance
Aileen Convery	100 m backstroke	1:06.73	29	—		Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:19.91	18	—		Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Doubles Competition

• Owen Casey and Eoin Collins

• First Round – Lost to Amos Mansdorf and Gilad Bloom (Israel) 2-6 6-7 6-4 5-7

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics