Canada
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competed at the
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
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,
South Korea
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, held from 17 September to 2 October 1988. 328 competitors, 223 men and 105 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.
Most Canadians remember these Olympics for
Ben Johnson Ben, Benjamin or Benny Johnson may refer to:
In sports Association football
* Ben Johnson (footballer, born 2000), English footballer
* Ben Johnson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player
Other codes of football
*Ben Johnson (Australian foot ...
, who won the gold medal and set a world record in the men's 100 metres, before being
disqualified and his record deleted after he tested positive for stanozolol.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
Canada was represented by three men and one woman in Seoul.
;Men
;Women
Athletics
;Men
;Track and road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Decathlon
;Women
;Track and road events
;Field events
Basketball
;Summary
Men's tournament
;Team roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinals
;Classification round 5–8
;Classification round 5/6
Boxing
Canoeing
;Men
;Women
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, seven men and four women, represented Canada in 1988.
Road
;Men
;Women
Track
;Sprint
;Time trial
;Points race
Diving
;Men
;Women
Equestrianism
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1988.
;Individual
;Pool stages
;Elimination phase
;Team
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
;Team
;Individual
Women
;Team
;Individual
Rhythmic
Hockey
;Summary
Men's tournament
;Team roster
*
Ross Rutledge (captain)
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Nick Sandhu
Hargurnek Singh Sandhu (born January 26, 1962 in Jamsher Khas, Jalandhar, Punjab, India), known as "Nick" or "Niki", is an Indian-born Canadian former field hockey defender.
Sandhu participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada, sta ...
*
Rick Albert
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Patrick Burrows
Patrick Burrows (born November 5, 1959, in Barrie, Ontario) is a former field hockey defender from Canada. He played in the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988, and was an assistant coach for Canada's 2000
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*
Paul "Bubli" Chohan
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Chris Gifford
*
Wayne Grimmer
*
Ranjeet Rai
*
Peter Milkovich
Peter Milkovich (born October 17, 1966) is a Canadian field hockey player and coach. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As ...
*
Trevor Porritt
*
Ian Bird
*
Doug Harris
*
Michael Muller
*
Pat Caruso
*
Ajay Dube (gk)
*
Ken Goodwin (gk)
*Head Coach:
Trevor Clark
;Group play
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;Classification 9th-12th
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;11th place match
Women's tournament
The
women's field hockey team from Canada competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics.
;Team roster
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Sharon Bayes (gk)
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Wendy Baker (gk)
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Deb Covey
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Lisa Lyn
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Laura Branchaud
*
Sandra Levy
Sandra Elizabeth Levy (born 3 December 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former field hockey player, who represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The Toronto, Ontario nativ ...
*
Kathryn Johnson
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Melanie Slade
*
Penny Cooper
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Shona Schleppe
Shona Schleppe (born 27 July 1963) is a Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of W ...
*
Michelle Conn
Michelle "Mary" Conn (born September 17, 1963 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former field hockey player from Canada. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Ca ...
*
Liz Czenczek
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Sheila Forshaw
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Nancy Charlton
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Sara Ballantyne
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Sharon Creelman
*Head Coach:
Marina van der Merwe
;Group play
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;Classification 5th-8th place
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;Fifth place match
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1988.
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Sailing
;Men
;Women
;Open
Shooting
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Canada in 1988.
Table tennis
;Men
;Women
Tennis
;Men
;Women
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Greco-Roman
;Freestyle
References
External links
sports-reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canada At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988
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Summer Olympics