Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

competed in the

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for the first time at the

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. The Guam National Olympic Committee was formed in 1976 and recognized by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) in 1986.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Guam at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Results by event

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Men's Marathon * Fred Schumann — 2"49.52 (→ 86th place) * James Walker — 2"56.32 (→ 90th place) * Ricardo Taitano — 3"03.19 (→ 94th place) Women's Marathon * Julie Ogborn — 3"10.31 (→ 59th place) * Lourdes Klitzkie — 3"25.32 (→ 63rd place) * Mariana Ysrael — 3"42.23 (→ 64th place)

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Men's 100m Freestyle * Jonathan Sakovich *# Heat – 54.24 (→ did not advance, 53rd place) Men's 200m Freestyle * Jonathan Sakovich *# Heat – 1:57.72 (→ did not advance, 49th place) Men's 400m Freestyle * Jonathan Sakovich *# Heat – 4:06.89 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Men's 1500m Freestyle * Jonathan Sakovich *# Heat – 16:26.77 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 100m Backstroke * Patrick Sagisi *# Heat – 1:01.86 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Men's 200m Backstroke * Patrick Sagisi *# Heat – 2:15.82 (→ did not advance, 36th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley * Jonathan Sakovich *# Heat – 2:16.70 (→ did not advance, 45th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley * Jonathan Sakovich *# Heat – 4:44.78 (→ did not advance, 29th place out of 34)
Women's 50m Freestyle * Veronica Cummings *# Heat – 28.94 (→ did not advance, 43rd place) Women's 100m Freestyle * Veronica Cummings *# Heat – 1:02.63 (→ did not advance, 50th place) Women's 100m Butterfly * Barbara Gayle *# Heat – 1:12.84 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

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Reuben Tucker Reuben Tucker (born 30 December 1956) is a wrestler from Guam. He competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

, 90KGs

References

Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988, Volume 2 – Competition Summary and Results
Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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