New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Seoul
Competitors	83 (67 men, 16 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Ian Ferguson
Medals Ranked 18th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 2 8 13
Officials	61
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Australasia (1908 · 1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 83 competitors, 67 men and 16 women, took part in 58 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medallists

Gold

• Bruce Kendall — Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard Individual Competition
• Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
• Mark Todd — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

Silver

• Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 m Kayak Pairs
• Rex Sellers and Chris Timms — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition

Bronze

• Paul MacDonald — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
• Andrew Bennie, Margaret Knighton, Tinks Pottinger, and Mark Todd — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• Paul Kingsman — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
• Anthony Mosse — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• John Cutler — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
03 ! Bronze	Verdonk, EricEric Verdonk	Rowing	Men's single sculls
03 ! Bronze	Bird !George Keys Ian Wright Greg Johnston Chris White Andrew Bird (cox)	Rowing	Men's coxed four
03 ! Bronze	Hannen, LynleyLynley Hannen Nikki Payne	Rowing	Women's coxless pair

Archery

New Zealand's 1988 archery team included only one woman, veteran Ann Shurrock.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Ann Shurrock — Preliminary round (→ 36th place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• John Campbell

• Final — 2"14.08 (→ 12th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Simon Poelman — 8021 points (→ 16th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.09s
2. Long Jump — 7.08m
3. Shot Put — 14.51m
4. High Jump — 2.03m
5. 400 metres — 49.89s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.78s
7. Discus Throw — 43.20m
8. Pole Vault — 4.90m
9. Javelin Throw — 57.18m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:28.54s

Women's Marathon

• Lorraine Moller

• Final — 2"37.52 (→ 33rd place)

Women's Competition

• Anne Audain
• Christine Pfitzinger
• Christine McMiken

Canoeing

Men's Flatwater Competition

• Grant Bramwell
• Brent Clode
• Ian Ferguson
• John McDonald
• Paul MacDonald
• Stephen Richards
• Alan Thompson

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists, twelve men and one woman, represented New Zealand in 1988.

Men's road race

• Graeme Miller
• Brian Fowler
• Wayne Morgan

Men's team time trial

• Brian Fowler
• Greg Fraine
• Paul Leitch
• Gavin Stevens

Men's 1 km time trial

• Tony Graham

Men's individual pursuit

• Gary Anderson

Men's team pursuit

• Craig Connell
• Nigel Donnelly
• Andrew Whitford
• Stuart Williams

Women's road race

• Madonna Harris

Equestrianism

Eventing Competition

• Andrew Bennie
• Mark Todd
• Marges Knighton
• Tinks Pottinger

Jumping Competition

• Maurice Beatson
• Trudy Boyce
• John Cottle
• Harvey Wilson
• Colin McIntosh
• Mark Todd

Fencing

One male fencer represented New Zealand in 1988.

Men's épée

• Martin Brill

Rhythmic gymnastics

Women's Rhythmic Competition

• Angela Walker

Judo

Men's Competition

• Brent Cooper
• Donna Guy-Halkyard
• Bill Vincent

Rowing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eric Verdonk	Single sculls	7:18.69	1 SA/B	Bye		7:11.98	3 FA	6:58.66	03 !
Greg Johnston Chris White Andrew Bird (cox)	Coxed pair	7:22.32	3 SA/B	DNS
Campbell Clayton-Greene Geoff Cotter Bill Coventry Neil Gibson	Coxless four	6:06.75	2 SA/B	Bye		6:06.60	4 FB	6:04.74	7
George Keys Ian Wright Greg Johnston Chris White Andrew Bird (cox)	Coxed four	6:03.35	3 SA/B	Bye		6:10.41	3 FA	6:15.78	03 !

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikki Payne Lynley Hannen	Coxless pair	8:02.39	2 R	7:59.93	1 FA	7:35.68	03 !

Sailing

• Leith Armit
• Earl Berry
• John Cutler
• Simon Daubney
• Tom Dodson
• Leslie Egnot
• Peter Evans
• Rex Sellers
• Jan Shearer
• Chris Timms
• Simon Mander
• Fiona Galloway
• Aran Hansen
• Brian Jones
• Murray Jones
• Bruce Kendall
• Greg Knowles

Shooting

• Stephen Petterson
• Greg Yelavich
• John Farrell
• John Woolley

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 52.33 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Paul Kingsman
  1. Heat – 57.80 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Paul Kingsman
  1. Heat – 2:02.20
  2. Final – 2:00.48 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Anthony Beks
  1. Heat – 1:05.65 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
• Richard Lockhart
  1. Heat – 1:06.27 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Richard Lockhart
  1. Heat – 2:24.52 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
• Anthony Beks
  1. Heat – 2:27.26 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Anthony Mosse
  1. Heat – 54.63
  2. B-Final – 54.63 (→ 10th place)
• Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 56.31 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Anthony Mosse
  1. Heat – 1:58.71
  2. Final – 1:58.28 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 2:02.40 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Paul Kingsman, Anthony Beks, Anthony Mosse, and Ross Anderson
  1. Heat – 3:48.93 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Sharon Musson
  1. Heat – 1:04.58
  2. B-Final – 1:04.17 (→ 15th place)
• Sylvia Hume
  1. Heat – 1:05.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Sharon Musson
  1. Heat – 2:17.47
  2. B-Final – 2:16.06 (→ 10th place)
• Sylvia Hume
  1. Heat – 2:21.55 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Table tennis

Men's Competition

• Barry Griffiths
• Peter Jackson

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

• Bruce Derlin and Kelly Evernden
  1. First Round – Defeated Javier Frana and Martín Jaite (Argentina) 6-4 4-1 retired
  2. Second Round – Lost to Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald (Australia) 7-6 4-6 2-6 6-3 1-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Belinda Cordwell
  1. First Round – Lost to Sara Gomer (Great Britain) 6-4 5-7 2-6

Taekwondo (demonstration sport)

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

• Bronwyn Wilson
• Rosemary Wilson
• Kirsten Demanser
• Susan Graham

Weightlifting

Men's Competition

• Kevin Blake

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle Competition

• Brent Hollamby
• Steven Reinsfield

References