1988 Summer Olympics / Participant (New Zealand)

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New Zealand took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the South Korean capital Seoul with 88 athletes and 61 officials.

The flag bearer was Ian Ferguson .

Medalist

The athletes won 13 medals, including three gold medals. That was two more medals than at the summer games four years earlier. Nevertheless, it was only 18th place in the medal table.

gold

• Ian Ferguson & Paul MacDonald - Kayak, 500 meter twos
• Mark Todd - riding, eventing, individual classification
• Bruce Kendall - sailing, wind glider

silver

• Ian Ferguson & Paul MacDonald - kayak, 1000 meter twos
• Rex Sellers & Chris Timms - sailing, tornado crew

bronze

• Paul MacDonald - Canoe, single kayak, 500 meters
• Andrew Bennie , Margaret Knighton , Tinks Pottinger & Mark Todd - horse riding, eventing, crew
• Eric Verdonk - Rowing, One
• Andrew Bird , Greg Johnston , George Keys , Chris White & Ian Wright - rowing, foursome with helmsman
• Lynley Hannen & Nicola Payne - rowing, two without helmswoman
• Paul Kingsman - swim, 200 yards back
• Anthony Mosse - swimming, 200 meter butterfly
• John Cutler - Sailing, Finn

Participants by sport

Archery

Women

• Ann Shurrock

  36th place

fencing

• Martin Brill

  Epee: 7th place

Weightlifting

• Kevin Blake

  1st heavyweight: DNF

Judo

Men

• Brent Cooper

  Half light weight: 5th place

• Bill Vincent

  Middleweight: 13th place

canoe

• Ian Ferguson

  Two-person kayak, 500 meters: gold

  Two-person kayak, 1000 meters: silver

• Paul MacDonald

  Single kayak, 500 meters: bronze

  Two-person kayak, 1000 meters: gold

  Two-person kayak, 1000 meters: silver

• Alan Thompson

  Single kayak, 1000 meters: 6th place

• Grant Bramwell , Brent Clode , John MacDonald & Stephen Richards

  Quad kayak, 1000 meters: semi-finals

athletics

Men

• John Campbell

  Marathon: 12th place

• Simon Poelman

  Decathlon: 16th place

Women

• Anne Audain

  10,000 meters: 11th place

• Christine McMiken

  10,000 meters: heats

• Lorraine Moller

  Marathon: 33rd place

• Christine Pfitzinger

  3000 meters: heats

Cycling

Men

• Gary Anderson

  4000 meters individual pursuit: 7th place

• Brian Fowler

  Road race: 75th place

• Tony Graham

  1000 meter time trial: 7th place

• Graeme Miller

  Road race: 8th place

• Wayne Morgan

  Road race: DNF

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

  Road race: 75th place

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

  4000 meters team pursuit: preliminary round

Women

• Madonna Harris

  Road race: DNF

horse riding

• Maurice Beatson

  Jumping, singles: 48th place in qualification

  Jumping, team: 12th place

• Andrew Bennie

  Versatility, singles: 20th place

  Versatility, team: bronze

• John Cottle

  Jumping, singles: DNF

• Marges Knighton

  Versatility, Individual: DNF

  Versatility, team: bronze

• Colin McIntosh

  Jumping, team: 12th place

• Tinks Pottinger

  Versatility, singles: 5th place

  Versatility, team: bronze

• Mark Todd

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: 12th place

  Versatility, Singles: Gold

  Versatility, team: bronze

• Harvey Wilson

  Jumping, singles: 55th place in the qualification

  Jumping, team: 12th place

• Trudy Boyce (reserve; no use)

Rhythmic sports gymnastics

• Angela Walker

  32nd place in qualification

Wrestling

• Brent Hollamby

  Freestyle, Bantamweight: 4th round

• Steve Reinsfield

  Freestyle, featherweight: 2nd round

rowing

Men

• Eric Verdonk

  One: bronze

• Andrew Bird , Greg Johnston & Chris White

  Two with helmsman: not started in the semi-finals

• Campbell Clayton-Greene , Geoffrey Cotter , Bill Coventry & Neil Gibson

  Four without a helmsman: 7th place

• Andrew Bird , Greg Johnston , George Keys , Chris White & Ian Wright

  Four with helmsman: bronze

Women

• Lynley Hannen & Nicola Payne

  Two without a helmsman: bronze

shoot

• John Farrell

  Skeet: 51st place

• Stephen Petterson

  Small caliber, lying: 10th place

• John Woolley

  Skeet: 33rd place

• Greg Yelavich

  free pistol: 19th place

swim

Men

• Ross Anderson

  100 meters freestyle: 36th place

  100 meter butterfly: 25th place

  200 meter butterfly: 20th place

• Anthony Beks

  100 meters chest: 39th place

  200 meters chest: 42nd place

• Paul Kingsman

  100 meters back: 19th place

  200 meters back: bronze

• Richard Lockhart

  100 meters chest: 46th place

  200 meters chest: 36th place

• Anthony Mosse

  100 meter butterfly: 10th place

  200 meter butterfly: bronze

• Ross Anderson, Anthony Beks, Paul Kingsman, Anthony Mosse

  400 meter layer relay: 11th place

Women

• Sylvia Hume

  100 meters back: 25th place

  200 meters back: 21st place

• Sharon Musson

  100 meters back: 15th place

  200 meters back: 10th place

sailing

• Bruce Kendall

  Windsurfing gold

• John Cutler

  Finn: Bronze

• Peter Evans & Simon Mander

  Men, 470s: 6th place

• Fiona Galloway & Janet Shearer

  Women, 470s: 9th place

• Murray Jones & Greg Knowles

  Flying Dutchman: 5th place

• Rex Sellers & Chris Timms

  Tornado: silver

• Simon Daubney , Tom Dodson & Aran Hansen

  Soling: 7th place

• Leith Armit , Earl Berry , Leslie Egnot & Brian Jones (reserve; no use)

tennis

Men

• Bruce Derlin

  Doubles: 2nd round

• Kelly Evernden

  Singles: 2nd round

  Doubles: 2nd round

Women

• Belinda Cordwell

  Singles: 1st round

Table tennis

Men

• Barry Griffiths

  Singles: 41st place

  Doubles: 29th place

• Peter Jackson

  Doubles: 29th place

Web links

• New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics (English)
• New Zealand Olympic team from 1988 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )