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Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

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Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

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1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea. 61 competitors, including 43 men and 18 women, took part in 84 events in 13 sports.

Competitors

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Archery

Chinese Taipei entered three men and three women in the archery competition. The women fared much better than the men in the individual competition, but the men's team was able to advance to the final whereas the women were eliminated in the semifinal. Women's Individual Competition: * Lai Fang-Mei – Semifinal (→ 12th place) *

Liu Pi-Yu Liu Pi-yu (born 30 January 1969) is an archer who represented Chinese Taipei. Archery Liu finished fifteenth at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in the women's individual event. She also finished eleventh in the women's team event as part of the ...

– Quarterfinal (→ 15th place) * Chin Chiu-Yueh – Preliminary Round (→ 27th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Hu Pei-Wen – Preliminary Round (→ 31st place) * Yen Man-Sung – Preliminary Round (→ 42nd place) * Chiu Ping-Kun – Preliminary Round (→ 45th place) Women's Team Competition: * Lai, Liu, and Chin – Semifinal (→ 11th place) Men's Team Competition: * Hu, Yen, and Chiu – Final (→ 7th place)

Athletics

Men's Long Jump * Nai Hui-Fang ** Qualification — 7.45m (→ did not advance) Men's Decathlon * Lee Fu-an — 7517 points (→ 25th place) :# 100 metres — 11.00s :# Long Jump — 7.23m :# Shot Put — 13.15m :# High Jump — 2.03m :# 400 metres — 49.73s :# 110m Hurdles — 14.96s :# Discus Throw — 38.06m :# Pole Vault — 4.50m :# Javelin Throw — 52.82m :# 1.500 metres — 4:45.57s Women's 4 × 100 m Relay * Chang Fen-Hwa, Chen Wen-Ing, Chen Ya-Li, and Wang Shu-Hwa ** Heat — 46.21 (→ did not advance) Women's Heptathlon * Hsu Hui-Ing ** Final Result — 5290 points (→ 23rd place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Liu Hsin-Hung ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Lost to Thomas Chisenga (Zambia), 1:4

Cycling

Three cyclists, two men and one woman, represented Chinese Taipei in 1988. ; Men's road race *

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; Men's sprint * Lee Fu-hsiang ; Men's 1 km time trial * Lee Fu-hsiang ; Men's points race *

; Women's road race *

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; Women's sprint *

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Chinese Taipei in 1988. ; Men's foil *

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Yan Wing-Shean Yan Wing-shean (; born 20 June 1966) is a Taiwanese fencer. He competed in the individual foil and sabre events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

; Men's épée *

; Men's sabre *

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Chinese Taipei in 1988. Men's Individual Competition: * Li King-Ho — 4682pts (→ 44th place) * Chuang Tang-Fa — 4435pts (→ 54th place) Men's Team Competition: * Li, and Chuang — 9117pts (→ 20th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle * Chiang Chi-Li *# Heat – 25.26 (→ did not advance, 51st place) Men's 100 m Freestyle * Chiang Chi-Li *# Heat – 55.87 (→ did not advance, 63rd place) Men's 200 m Freestyle * Wu Ming-Hsun *# Heat – 2:00.43 (→ did not advance, 55th place) Men's 400 m Freestyle * Wu Ming-Hsun *# Heat – 4:06.66 (→ did not advance, 40th place) Men's 1500 m Freestyle * Wu Ming-Hsun *# Heat – 15:59.74 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Men's 100 m Breaststroke * Tsai Hsin-Yen *# Heat – 1:04.58 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke * Tsai Hsin-Yen *# Heat – 2:23.80 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Men's 200 m Individual Medley * Tsai Hsin-Yen *# Heat – 2:17.95 (→ did not advance, 49th place) * Chiang Chi-li *# Heat – 2:18.76 (→ did not advance, 51st place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle * Wang Chi *# Heat – 28.73 (→ did not advance, 41st place) * Sabrina Lum *# Heat – 28.82 (→ did not advance, 42nd place) Women's 100 m Freestyle * Wang Chi *# Heat – 1:01.72 (→ did not advance, 46th place) * Sabrina Lum *# Heat – 1:02.11 (→ did not advance, 48th place) Women's 200 m Freestyle * Chang Hui-Chien *# Heat – 2:11.50 (→ did not advance, 38th place) Women's 100 m Backstroke * Wang Chi *# Heat – 1:09.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Women's 200 m Backstroke * Wang Chi *# Heat – 2:36.60 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Women's 100 m Breaststroke *

Carwai Seto Carwai Seto (born 2 April 1973) is a Canadian breaststroke, freestyle and medley swimmer who represented Taiwan in international competition. She competed in five events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Olympic swimming Seto was born and raised i ...

*# Heat – 1:15.47 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) * Chen Yu-Fang *# Heat – 1:20.95 (→ did not advance, 39th place) Women's 200 m Breaststroke *

*# Heat – 2:42.31 (→ did not advance, 35th place) * Chen Yu-Fang *# Heat – 2:50.84 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Women's 100 m Butterfly * Chang Hui-Chien *# Heat – 1:07.36 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Women's 200 m Butterfly * Chang Hui-Chien *# Heat – 2:25.50 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley *

*# Heat – 2:27.72 (→ did not advance, 28th place) * Chen Yu-Fang *# Heat – 2:35.11 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Women's 400 m Individual Medley * Chang Hui-Chien *# Heat – 5:13.20 (→ did not advance, 27th place) * Chen Yu-Fang *# Heat – 5:28.15 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Wang Chi, Sabrina Lum,

, and Chang Hui-Chien *# Heat – 4:09.84 (→ did not advance, 15th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Wang Chi,

, Chang Hui-Chien, and Chen Yu-Fang *# Heat – 4:39.49 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Table tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
{{NOCin1988SummerOlympics Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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