Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | VAN |
| NOC | Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Olivette Daruhi[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Vanuatu competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Athletics
[edit]- Track events
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Baptiste Firiam | 400 m | 51.77 | 73 | Did not advance | |||
| Jerry Jeremiah | 100 m | 10.96 | 82 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 22.01 | 55 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Olivette Daruhi | 100 m | 13.00 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 26.88 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| James Iahuat | Middleweight |  Kabongo (ZAI)L RSCH |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Issac Iapatu | Light Middleweight |  Abrar-Hussain Syed (PAK)L WO |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Edouard Paululum[3] | Bantamweight |  Alexandre Artemiev (URS)L WO |
Did not advance | |||||||
- Iahuat's contest was stopped in the first round after 1 minute 13 seconds due to a head blow.[4]
- Paululum was disqualified for being a pound overweight due to having a breakfast before the weigh-in.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olivette Daruhi". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- ^ The Ultimate Olympic Quiz Book. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789350294888.
- ^ Kabongo's Sports Reference Profile
- ^ The Ultimate Olympic Quiz Book. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789350294888.
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