Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 345 competitors, 219 men and 126 women, took part in 191 events in 22 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medallists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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 Competition: Joanne Franks – Final (→ 7th place) Pauline Edwards – Quarterfinal (→ 17th place) Cheryl Sutton – Preliminary Round (→ 51st place)
Men's Individual Competition: Leroy Watson – Quarterfinals (→ 18th place) Steven Hallard – 1/8 finals (→ 21st place) Richard Priestman – Preliminary Round (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition: Watson, Hallard, and Priestman – Final (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Team Competition: Franks, Edwards, and Sutton – Final (→ 5th place)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Linford Christie
Barrington Williams
John Regis
Men's 200 metres
Linford Christie
Michael Rosswess
John Regis
Men's 400 metres
Brian Whittle
Todd Bennett
Men's 800 metres
Peter Elliott
Steve Cram
Tom McKean
Men's 1.500 metres
Peter Elliott
Steve Cram
Steve Crabb
Men's 5.000 metres
Eamonn Martin
Jack Buckner
Gary Staines
Men's 10.000 metres
Eamonn Martin
First Round — 28:25.46
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Steve Binns
First Round — 28:52.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Charlie Spedding
Final — 2"12:19 (→ 6th place)
Dave Long
Final — 2"16:18 (→ 21st place)
Kevin Forster
Final — 2"20:45 (→ 33rd place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Kriss Akabusi
Heat — 49.62 (2nd) Semi-Final — 49.22 (4th) Final — 48.69 (6th)
Max Robertson
Heat — 50.67 (5th → did not advance
Philip Harries
Heat — 50.81 (5th place → did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Brian Whittle, Paul Harmsworth, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
Heat — 3:04.18
Brian Whittle, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, and Philip Brown
Semi Final — 3:04.60
Final — 3:02.00 (→ 5th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Mark Rowland
Heat — 8:31.40
Semi Final — 8:18.31
Final — 8:07.96 (→ Bronze Medal)
Eddie Wedderburn
Heat — 8:38.90
Semi Final — 8:28.62 (→ did not advance)
Roger Hackney
Heat — 8:39.30
Semi Final — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
David Ottley
Qualification — 80.98 m
Final — 76.96 m (→ 11th place)
Roald Bradstock
Qualification — 75.96 m (→ did not advance)
Mick Hill
Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Paul Mardle
Qualifying Heat – 58.28 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Dave Smith
Qualifying Heat — 69.12 m (→ did not advance)
Matthew Mileham
Qualifying Heat — 62.42 m (→ did not advance)
Michael Jones
Qualifying Heat — 70.38 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Tony Mercer
Qualifying Heat – 16.28 m (→ did not advance) Paul Edwards Qualifying Heat – 15.68 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Mark Forsythe
Qualification — 7.77 m
Final — 7.54 m (→ 12th place)
Stewart Faulkner
Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
John King
Qualification — 7.57 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Daley Thompson — 8306 points (→ 4th place) 100 metres — 10.62 s Long Jump — 7.38 m Shot Put — 15.02 m High Jump — 2.03 m 400 metres — 49.06 s 110 m Hurdles — 14.72 s Discus Throw — 44.80 m Pole Vault — 4.90 m Javelin Throw — 64.04 m 1,500 metres — 4:45.11 s
Alex Kruger — 7623 points (→ 24th place) 100 metres — 11.30 s Long Jump — 6.97 m Shot Put — 12.23 m High Jump — 2.15 m 400 metres — 49.98 s 110 m Hurdles — 15.38 s Discus Throw — 38.72 m Pole Vault — 4.60 m Javelin Throw — 54.34 m 1,500 metres — 4:37.84 s
Greg Richards — 7237 points (→ 30th place) 100 metres — 11.50 s Long Jump — 7.09 m Shot Put — 12.94 m High Jump — 1.82 m 400 metres — 49.27 s 110 m Hurdles — 15.56 s Discus Throw — 42.32 m Pole Vault — 4.50 m Javelin Throw — 53.50 m 1,500 metres — 4:53.85 s