The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Gambia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Gambia sent 6 athletes, 5 male and 1 female to compete in two sports, athletics and wrestling.^[1]

The Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Gambia
IOC code	GAM
NOC	Gambia National Olympic Committee
Website	www.gnoc.gm
in Seoul
Competitors	6 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Dawda Jallow
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.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	1	3
Wrestling	3	–	3
Total	5	1	6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Gambia sent three athletes.^[1]

Men

Athlete(s)	Events	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dawda Jallow	400 m	46.91	3	46.35	7	Did not advance
Momodou N'Jie	800 m	1:55.57	7	Did not advance

Women

Athlete(s)	Events	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jabou Jawo	100 m	12.27	8	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Gambia sent three wrestlers.^[1]

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool								Final round
		Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Round 7 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Adama Damballey	−74 kg	Iutaga (SAM) W 4-0 T	BYE	Sejdi (YUG) L 0-4 T	Rauhala (FIN) L 0-4 T	—			7	Did not advance
Matarr Jarju	−82 kg	Iglesias (ARG) L 0-4 T	Ito (JPN) L 0-4 T	—					13	Did not advance
Bakary Sanneh	−90 kg	Lins (AUT) L 0-4 T	Al-Shamy (SYR) L 0-4 T	—					13	Did not advance