Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the twenty-first time that the nation had competed, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer Olympics to that point. Great Britain competed under the IOC country code GBR.
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Medals
| Image:Olympic-rings.png | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Uk flag large.png Great Britain | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
Bronze
- Leroy Watson, Steven Hallard, and Richard Priestman - archery, men's team
- Richard Phelps, Dominic Mahony, and Graham Brookhouse - Modern Pentathlon, team
Results by event
Archery
In the fifth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal while Joanne Franks added another top eight finish in the women's individual and the women's team came in 5th.
Women's individual:
- Joanne Franks - final, 7th place
- Pauline Edwards - quarterfinal, 17th place
- Cheryl Sutton - preliminary round, 51st place
Men's individual:
- Leroy Watson - quarterfinal, 18th place
- Steven Hallard - 1/8 final, 21st place
- Richard Priestman - preliminary round, 57th place
Men's team:
- Watson, Hallard, and Priestman - final, bronze medal
Women's team:
- Franks, Edwards, and Sutton - final, 5th place
Modern Pentathlon
Individual:
- Richard Phelps - 5229 pts, 6th place
- Dominic Mahony - 5047 pts, 16th place
- Graham Brookhouse - 5000 pts, 21st place
Team:
- Phelps, Mahony, and Brookhouse - 15276pts, bronze medal
See also
- Sally Jones, first woman BBC sports presenter at the Seoul Olympics.
