Malawi at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Malawi competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Sixteen competitors, all men, took part in sixteen events in three sports.^[1]

Malawi at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAW
NOC	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Seoul
Competitors	16 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	George Mambosasa
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960)

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	0	5
Boxing	7	–	7
Cycling	4	0	4
Total	16	0	16

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Odiya Silweya	200 metres	22.24	51	Did not advance
	400 metres	49.73	65	Did not advance
Kenneth Dzekedzeke	800 metres	1:50.60	46	Did not advance
	1500 metres	4:02.61	54	—	Did not advance
George Mambosasa	5000 metres	14:30.01	44	—	Did not advance
Charles Naveko	10,000 metres	31:23.53	39	—	Did not advance
George Mambosasa	Marathon	—	DNF
John Mwathiwa		—	2:51:43	87

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	Rank
Peter Ayesu	Flyweight	Bye	Mwangata (TAN) L 0–5	Did not advance
Evance Malenga	Featherweight	Tauatama (WSM) L 0–5	Did not advance
John Elson Mkangala	Lightweight	Bye	Cramne (SWE) L 0–5	Did not advance
Lyton Mphande	Light welterweight	Bhujel (NEP) W 5–0	Miango (ZAI) W Walkover	Mwamba (ZAM) L KO	Did not advance
Boston Simbeye	Welterweight	Ankamah (GHA) L KO	Did not advance
M'tendere Makalamba	Light middleweight	Bye	Jones, Jr. (USA) L KO	Did not advance
Helman Palije	Middleweight	Bye	Maske (GDR) L 0–5	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Malawi in 1988.

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Dyton Chimwaza	Road race	4:52:43	109
George Nayeja		DNF
Amadu Yusufu		DNF
Dyton Chimwaza Daniel Kaswanga George Nayeja Amadu Yusufu	Team time trial	2:32:37.6	30