Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, 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, 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.

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
Key:
 * Summary
 * OT – Overtime.

Men's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Group play


 * Quarterfinals


 * Classification round 5–8


 * Classification round 5/6

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

Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1988.


 * Individual
 * Pool stages


 * Elimination phase


 * Team

Men

 * Team


 * Individual

Women

 * Team


 * Individual

Hockey
Key:
 * Summary
 * FT – After full time.
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Men's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Ross Rutledge (captain)
 * Nick Sandhu
 * Rick Albert
 * Patrick Burrows
 * Paul "Bubli" Chohan
 * Chris Gifford
 * Wayne Grimmer
 * Ranjeet Rai
 * Peter Milkovich
 * Trevor Porritt
 * Ian Bird
 * Doug Harris
 * Michael Muller
 * Pat Caruso
 * Ajay Dube (gk)
 * Ken Goodwin (gk)
 * Head Coach: Trevor Clark


 * Group play


 * Classification 9th-12th


 * 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


 * Sharon Bayes (gk)
 * Wendy Baker (gk)
 * Deb Covey
 * Lisa Lyn
 * Laura Branchaud
 * Sandra Levy
 * Kathryn Johnson
 * Melanie Slade
 * Penny Cooper
 * Shona Schleppe
 * Michelle Conn
 * Liz Czenczek
 * Sheila Forshaw
 * Nancy Charlton
 * Sara Ballantyne
 * Sharon Creelman
 * Head Coach: Marina van der Merwe


 * Group play


 * Classification 5th-8th place


 * Fifth place match

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

Wrestling

 * Greco-Roman


 * Freestyle