Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Vanuatu competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Vanuatu at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVAN
NOCVanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/vanuatu
in Seoul
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 213
Boxing 1–1
Total314

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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[2] 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.[3]
  • Paululum was disqualified for being a pound overweight due to having a breakfast before the weigh-in.[4]

References
  1. Vanuatu at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  2. The Ultimate Olympic Quiz Book. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789350294888.
  3. Kabongo's Sports Reference Profile
  4. The Ultimate Olympic Quiz Book. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789350294888.


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